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National geographic world
National Geographic World is a weekly radio talk show lasting one hour that investigates hundreds of explorers and scientists in the field of geography. Peter Laufer, the host of the National Geographic World show, calls out experts from all over the world. This show is hugely successful due to fascinating and inspiring stories told in the course of this show.
National Geographic World Show 18 depicted an underwater photographer David Doubilet who has been capturing images below the surface since he was 12 years old.
National Geographic World Show 19 depicted the National Geographic writer Tim McGirk, who talked about his search. Also Greg Stemm expounded on his dive for shipwreck treasures.
National Geographic World Show 20 surveyed the issue of American school kids’ incapacity to locate the Pacific Ocean on a map, a figure that appalled National Geographic chief cartographer Allen Carroll. The romance and value of maps was also discussed for about an hour.
National Geographic World Show 21 presented explorers whose work was featured in the March issue of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld compared the state of being in the outer space with climbing the summit of Denali. Robert Young Pelton taked about a tour of Baghdad’s Green Zone. Michael McRae revealed some details from his expedition to Burundi to track down a legendary, 21-foot long, man-eating crocodile named Gustave.
National Geographic World Show 22 captured the empty quarter in the Arabian Peninsula with National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz. National Geographic’s new Editor in Chief Chris Johns talked about the migration of Africans in the Americas with Howard Dodson, director of the Schomburg Center.
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