Jon grew up on the shores of a wooded lake in Connecticut, and he attended Phillips Academy, Andover and then Brown University. Jon earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Colorado, in 1971. The same year, in honor of Earth Day 1, Jon co-authored the first environmental science textbook in the United States. It sold 100,000 copies and speaheaded the development of environmental science curricula in North America. Jon Turk has written over 27 books in his lifetime. Jon began wandering the globe, visiting people and places that were so far from my childhood upbringing. Over the decades, Jon has kayaked across the North Pacific and around Cape Horn, mountain biked through the Gobi desert, made first climbing ascents of big walls on Baffin Island, and first ski descents in the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzia. In the summer of 2011, Jon Turk and Erik Boomer circumnavigated Ellesmere Island: 1,485 miles in 104 days. Jon is 67 years old, and still blessed with fantastic health. Jon's body and he have an agreement. Jon will take it to places where they have fun; it takes Jon to places where they have fun. They're a team, Jon's body and he. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Recorded on location in Australia on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. One of 5,000 indigenous Aboriginal Australian groups & the longest continuous living culture on earth. Indigenous Australians have occupied Australia for at least 40,000-60,000+ years. They have evolved with the land, changing it & changing with it. This interview features Russell Dawson, Didjeridu player & director of Koomurri. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Recorded on location in "the science boat" floating down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon Nation Park. An interview with Dr. Larry Stevens & Jeri Ledbetter featuring: Biodiversity in The Grand Canyon pre & post Glen Canyon Dam. History of the proposed & implemented Dam sites in The Grand Canyon...plus an inside look at the anatomy of Glen Canyon Dan including its faults. Larry still works as a whitewater guide in the Grand Canyon in addition to being the curator of Ecology at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff & is the senior ecologist for the Grand Canyon Wild lands Counsel. Jeri is a pilot, geographer, environmental activist & whitewater guide in the Grand Canyon. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Recorded on location on an isolated island 20 miles off the Pacific Coast of Panama. Mandela interviews Nancy Berkstreser, an adventurous mother of two girls whom she gave birth to on a 60 foot catamaran sailboat. Nancy and her husband, Temme, are building a home in the jungles off the coast of Panama. Nancy is a very athletic woman who enjoys Yoga, wind surfing & adventuring around with her family. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Recorded on an isolated island 20 miles off the Pacific Coast of Panama. Mandela interviews Temme Berkstresser, a 2nd generation boat builder, adventurer & wizard. Temme was a professional windsurfer & grew up on a sailboat for 12 years in the Caribbean and Bahamas. Temme also built his own cat sailboat & sails it through the Bahamas & Central America with his family. His two daughters were born on their sailboat & they two are little adventurers. Temme's family purchased land on an isolated island off the coast of Panama, where they are building a home in the jungle. Temme also own, operates and builds jet skis for his company SUPERFREAK SKIS. Temme is also a talented ocean surfer, motocross athlete & inventor. Get bonus content on Patreon

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An interview with Mandela's mother, Jeani. Jeani van Eeden grew up on a wheat farm in Montana & graduated from the UM & survival school in the early 60s. Hired by United Airlines as a "stewardess" in 1963, she worked as an international flight attendant for over 40 years. Jeani has traveled independently & extensively throughout China, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australia & The Pacific Rim. Enjoy the history of 50+ years of aviation. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Wayne Coe arrived in Vietnam at the age of 19 & left with over 14,000 hours of flying experience. After the war, Wayne flew all over West Africa working as the pilot for the president of Mali. Wayne rode his motorcycle all over West Africa delivering medicine and shoes to those in need. Wayne also worked on secret ops in South America depositing mirrors on the tops of mountains in the Andes as well as feeding his passion for skin diving off the California coast. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Recorded on location in Southwestern India...an interview with three individual hard working women. First we will sit on the sand near the Arabian Sea with Eshota, who has been cutting coconuts everyday with machete for the past thirty years. Then we will sit on the floor of a small shop in an alley with Lakshmi and her baby to learn about the hardships of farming during the heat of an Indian summer and raising a family. Finally, we will visit the home of Syamala to learn about Indian cooking & womens' rights on the Indian subcontinent Get bonus content on Patreon

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Jill Heinerth is a pioneering underwater explorer & filmmaker. Jill has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. Recognized as a leading technical diver, she is one of the world’s experts on rebreather technology & has been featured in Time Magazine, PBS, National Geographic & Hollywood movie sets. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Pratik Patel is the founder of The African Wildlife Trust. In the 1930s there were over 10 million elephants roaming the continent of Africa, today there are less than 400,000. Every year 35,000+ elephants are killed and 40% of females found dead are pregnant. One elephant is slaughtered every 15 minutes...and this is in protected areas! If this does not change elephants will become extinct in less than 10 years. The largest market for ivory is China, where it is considered a status symbol. Africa has lost 90% of its elephant population in the last 50 years.

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