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June 3, 2021
The Joy of Grit with Bruce Kirkby

Joining us for this week’s Virtual Speaker Series session, acclaimed explorer and travel writer Bruce Kirkby brought stories from some of his adventures around the world and the insight he’s …
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September 9, 2020
Blue Sky Kingdom: Bruce Kirkby on His New Memoir and Life in Quarantine

With a new book coming out soon and coronavirus-related restrictions keeping recreational travel to a minimum, we thought now might be a good time to catch up with explorer and …
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August 21, 2020
Into the Planet: New Documentary Short on Diver Jill Heinerth

In a new documentary short for Red Bull, legendary award-winning diver Jill Heinerth shares about what drew her to diving in the first place, what drives her to keep doing …
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February 23, 2018
An Extraordinary Adventure across Namibia

Inspirational Adventurer Ray Zahab wants people to know they are extraordinary. A former sedentary “pack a day smoker”, Ray turned his life around in 1999 when he decided to get …
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September 19, 2017
Chris Hadfield’s The Darkest Dark Nominated for Book Award

The moment he picked up a guitar, we knew there was more than space exploration to astronaut Chris Hadfield’s stellar resume. Then he added even more of a creative twist …
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January 22, 2016
Chris Hadfield: Moon Colonisation Is ‘Obvious’ Next Step

“Good morning, Earth!” That is how Colonel Chris Hadfield—writing on Twitter—woke up the world every day while living for five months aboard the International Space Station. Through his 21-years as …
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December 1, 2015
Chris Hadfield Meets Randall Munroe: ‘Are we alone in the universe?’

The Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spent five months in 2012 and 2013 twirling around the Earth in command of the International Space Station. Hadfield guesses he made several thousand orbits …
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