Planet Visionaries

A podcast by Rolex and The Washington Post Creative Group - Thursdays

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39 Episodes

  1. Season 3 Trailer

    Published: 5/4/2023

  2. Putting Indigenous expertise on the map

    Published: 12/7/2022

  3. Engineering an end to ‘hidden hunger’

    Published: 11/9/2022

  4. The small town taking on climate change

    Published: 10/19/2022

  5. What are ‘deep' reefs’?

    Published: 9/12/2022

  6. Exploring Earth’s underground secrets

    Published: 8/12/2022

  7. Diving to Chile’s hidden depths

    Published: 7/14/2022

  8. Meet Africa’s “Father of Turtles”

    Published: 6/24/2022

  9. How one man is saving hundreds of species

    Published: 5/27/2022

  10. Two pioneers talk bold new solutions to wildlife conservation

    Published: 4/29/2022

  11. Season 2 Trailer

    Published: 4/29/2022

  12. The scientist turning plastics into possibility

    Published: 1/6/2022

  13. Using sound technology to protect the rainforest

    Published: 12/30/2021

  14. A glaciologist's unexpected discovery

    Published: 12/2/2021

  15. Peru's protector of the seas

    Published: 10/7/2021

  16. The man who predicts eruptions

    Published: 9/2/2021

  17. The penguin protector

    Published: 7/29/2021

  18. The ocean explorer turned environmentalist

    Published: 6/24/2021

  19. Planet Visionaries Trailer

    Published: 6/15/2021

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Planet Visionaries spotlights climate innovators who are helping to solve some of the world’s most challenging environmental issues. In each episode, host Alex Honnold, an adventure rock climber and outdoor advocate, will talk to one of those leaders to learn about their work, background and what motivates them to preserve the earth. Listeners will hear from the world’s most renowned ocean explorer, a man who has dedicated his life to protecting penguins, a volcanologist who found a way to predict eruptions and a Peruvian biologist who is safeguarding sea life with the help of coastal communities. Taken together, the podcast will offer an intimate portrait of the diverse and dynamic people who are at the forefront of the quest to keep the planet perpetual.