Time to Eat the Dogs
A Podcast About Science, History, and ExplorationThe Abominable Snowman
Dr. Carolin Roeder talks about the Soviet search for the abominable snowman and parallels to other wildman legends in the United States and elsewhere. Roeder facilitates research collaboration between the Freie Universität in Berlin and other European universities as part of the Una Europa project. She is the author of the essay “Cold War Creatures: Soviet Science and the Problem of the Abominable Snowman” in Ice and Snow in the Cold War: Histories of Extreme Climatic Environments
The Lessons of the 1996 Everest Disaster
Markus Hällgren talks about the 1996 Everest disaster from the perspective of business and management. Hällgren is a professor of management and organization at Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå University. He is the founder and leader of the interdisciplinary research profile “Extreme Environments – Everyday Decisions” (www.tripleED.com) as well as co-founder and organizer of the International network “Organising Extreme Contexts.”
A Window to Heaven: The Daring First Ascent of Denali
Patrick Dean talks about the first successful ascent of Denali in 1913. Dean is a writer and executive director of the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance. He’s the author of A Window to Heaven: The Daring First Ascent of Denali: America’s Wildest Peak
Replay: Sovietistan
Erika Fatland talks about her long journey through the Central Asian republics and the legacy of Soviet influence there. Fatland is the author of many books and essays including Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Erika Fatland
Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Eric Berger talks about the rise of SpaceX and its eccentric, mercurial founder Elon Musk. Berger is a Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. He’s the author of Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
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