Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to Armchair Explorer.
Sum up your podcast in three sentences
The Armchair Explorer podcast is adventure storytelling set to music and cinematic effects. In each episode, one of the world’s greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. No long-winded interviews, just straight to the heart of the action.
Who is your ideal listener? Who loves your show?
Adventurers, explorers, travel addicts, lovers of the outdoors.
What made you start this podcast?
I wanted to tell stories that inspire people to fall in love with the outdoors, live life to the full and get out there and explore this amazing planet of ours.
What have you learned about your subject thanks to this podcast?
Every episode I try and share the story of not just that adventure but also the wisdom the guest learned along the way. Those insights continue to inspire me and teach me about life every day.
What has your experience of podcasting been? What do you love / hate about the process?
Adding the soundtrack at the end is perhaps the most satisfying part of the process because that’s when the whole story comes alive. I’m also incredibly lucky to meet so many amazing people and share their stories.
I don’t hate anything about it, but it’s a big production. I do most of it myself and it can take 30-40hrs to put an episode together.
If someone wants to start listening to your podcast, which episode would you recommend they start with? Why?
For pure adventure, Ed Stafford walking the Amazon is hard to beat, or George Bullard kayaking from Greenland to Scotland. For something deeper, Below Another Sky with mountaineer Rick Ridgeway is a beautiful and heartbreaking story.
If people want to find you online, where can they do so?
@armchairexplorerpodcast on Instagram & Facebook, and www.armchair-explorer.com
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