Geographical podcasts

Geographical’s monthly podcast takes subjects from the magazine and delves further, including interviews with authors, experts, scientists and journalists


Nenquimo’s feather crown and red band of achiote have come to symbolise the campaign to protect the Amazon

The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: The fight for the Amazon

This week: An Indigenous activist's fight for the Amazon and why the space race isn't a good comparison for the environmental crisis
Jun 21, 2024
The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Saving Ecuador’s last condors

The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Saving Ecuador’s last condors

This week: Saving condors, an Egyptian mystery, and reverse migration in China
May 29, 2024
Harvesting rooibos in South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains

The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: A fairer deal for rooibos farmers

In this episode of Editor's Picks: the science of shipwrecks, Antarctic tourism and a new agreement that will benefit rooibos farmers
May 22, 2024
The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Tracking the elusive snow leopard

The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Tracking the elusive snow leopard

In this episode of Editor's Picks: tracking leopards in Ladakh, a bizarre new policy in Malaysia and the terrifying story of climate change and brain health
May 15, 2024
The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Hunting the world’s biggest flower

The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Hunting the world’s biggest flower

In this episode of Editor's Picks: a new perspective on African hospitals, good news in conservation, hunting the world's largest flower
May 1, 2024
Editor’s Picks BONUS: Tommy Trenchard on treating clubfoot

Editor’s Picks BONUS: Tommy Trenchard on treating clubfoot

In this bonus edition of Editor's Picks, writer Tommy Trenchard shares his experience of writing about clubfoot in Zimbabwe
May 1, 2024
The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Why tourists are returning to Iraq

The Geographical Podcast, Editor’s Picks: Why tourists are returning to Iraq

Tune-in to Episode 2 to hear stories from the magazine and website read aloud
Apr 26, 2024
Patience puts on a brace, part of the treatment that has transformed her life

The Geographical Podcast: Editor’s Picks

In our new podcast, tune-in to articles from the magazine and website read aloud
Apr 16, 2024
The Geographical Podcast: Can Desertification Be Stopped?

The Geographical Podcast: Can Desertification Be Stopped?

The world's drylands and their inhabitants are under threat. We speak to the scientists hoping to stop the spread of desertification
Apr 21, 2023
The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria

The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria

Syria's 11-year civil war has left the country devastated, but life goes on despite the decade-long conflict
Aug 30, 2022
Podcast: Rewilding lost ecosystems

Podcast: Rewilding lost ecosystems

Rewilding has the power to safeguard species and restore lost ecosystems, but getting it right isn't always a walk in the park
Jul 22, 2022
Podcast: The challenges faced by small-scale fishers

Podcast: The challenges faced by small-scale fishers

The small-scale fishers that feed coastal communities worldwide face mounting threats, from disputed waters to climate change
Jun 28, 2022
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