The Geographical Podcast

In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, we’re in the Faroe Islands, where a unique new project is getting tourists to do the hard work of maintaining the islands’ natural sites.  

In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, journalists Marcello Rossi and Davide Mancini report from Spain, where an endangered salt lagoon has been granted its own legal rights – similar to those of a person. 

In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine and website.

This week, we join writer and photographer Anthony Ham in Australia's Great Sandy Desert to meet a once-extinct marsupial that's returned to the outback: the mala. 

You can see Anthony's images of Australia's native wildlife in the link above. 

In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, share Nick Danziger's work to document the devastating impact of sickle cell disease on local communities who often struggle to access essential medical care. You can see Nick's images in the link above. 

On Friday 13 August, we are hosting a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Nick, who is answering any questions readers might have about his latest project and his wider work. Want to know how photojournalists find their stories or what makes an award-winning photograph? Now is your chance to ask. Did you miss the AMA? You can still take a look through questions others have asked, and Nick's responses. 

Also in this episode, we hear how a local group in Tanzania is helping rural communities to secure rights to their ancestral lands.

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In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, we report on the campaign to save Mexico’s famous cenotes – natural sinkholes that form the second longest underwater cave system in the world, as well as the country’s largest and most important freshwater aquifer – from the construction of the Maya Train.

Also in this episode, we hear how from a researcher who has discovered evidence of giant viruses in Greenland, and what they could mean for the melting ice sheet. 

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In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, we hear how – worldwide – nature conservation is working.  

Also in this episode, we visit an unusual British sports stadium in the Cotswolds, home to a unique version of the Olympic games. This story is part of our Discovering Britain series, which explores Britain's landscapes through a collection of walks compiled by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Discover our latest walk here, or take a look through some of the other walks in the collection. 

In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, we investigate the impact of new visa regulations on the UK’s fishing industry. With support from Journalismfund Europe, investigative journalists Christine Ro, Laura Cole, Aliya Bashir and Imran Muzaffar report on a situation that some in the industry fear could threaten the future of fishing in the UK.  

Also in this episode, we hear how protecting just 1.2 per cent of the Earth could save thousands of endangered species from extinction.

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In this episode of The Geographical Podcast, we read out articles from our print magazine or website.

This week, we head into the mountains with Dawn Hollis, a historian at St Andrews University, whose research focuses on the history of mountains and mountain-climbing. For many hillwalkers and mountaineers, mountains are something to be conquered – but it hasn’t always been this way. As famous peaks such as Everest become increasingly, and dangerously, crowded, Hollis wonders whether there are better ways to appreciate our highlands.

Also in this episode, we hear how the Iberian lynx, once one of the world’s rarest cats, has made such a remarkable recovery that it’s no longer considered endangered, and we find out what it's like to live and work in some of the world's most inhospitable environments. 

This week, we head into the Ecuadorian Amazon, where Indigenous leader and environmental activist Nemonte Nenquimo has spent the last decade fighting to protect her ancestral territory, the forest ecosystem and her way of life, from encroaching oil companies.
We also hear from Andrew Brookes, a geographer at King’s College London and a regular contributor to Geographical on why the increasingly common comparisons between the space race and the global environmental crisis are misleading and counter-productive.

You can buy a copy of Nenquimo's new memoir, We Will Not Be Saved, which tells her story of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest. 

In this bonus episode, we interview recent Whitley Award winner Aristide Kamla and hear all about his work, conserving Cameroon's marine wildlife