Erin Ranney: Filming The Matriarchs of the Animal Kingdom (Wildlife Stories through the lens)

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience In this gentle close to our episode, I sit down with Valerie Gagné, better known as The Running Panda, to reflect on what it means to find adventure close to home and give back to the communities that shape us. LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE HERE For Valerie, the pay-it-forward moment is clear: Impossible2Possible. It’s an organisation that helped open her eyes to what she was capable of and one she continues to...

17 Touko 4min

🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! In this vivid close to our conversation, explorer and wilderness guide Anders Anderson shares a heartfelt call to adventure – one that goes beyond thrill-seeking and into the soul of the rainforest. LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE Anders urges listeners to travel with intention: to seek out the deep, breathing jungles of the world – from South America to West Africa to Indonesia – and meet the people who li...

16 Touko 6min

🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! In this RECAP EPISODE, I sit down with former Royal Marine and adventurer Mitch Hutchcraft before he completed what's been dubbed the "world's longest triathlon." Over 240 days, Mitch swam the English Channel, cycled nearly 12,000 km across 19 countries, ran 900 km to Kathmandu, and trekked 365 km to Everest Base Camp before summiting Mount Everest. LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE But beyond th...

15 Touko 3min

🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! In this RECAP EPISOE (listen to the full episode here) , filmmaker and expedition leader Matt Pycroft shares two closing reflections that land like calls to both action and awareness. The first—a Call to Adventure—challenges how we define the word “adventure” itself. Matt offers a twofold prompt: shift your mindset, and shift your map. You don’t need a plane ticket or a passport to have a meaningful experie...

14 Touko 9min

🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! In this closing chapter of our conversation on SEASON 3 Episode 1 (LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE HERE) I ask expedition leader Oli France to leave us with two things: a Call to Adventure and a Pay It Forward—traditions we close every episode with on Adventure Diaries. Oli’s call? A challenge rooted in simplicity and discovery. Start where you are—literally. Find the lowest and highest points in your county, ...

13 Touko 4min

🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! It’s been a couple of months since season 3 ended—but we’re back. Season Three wrapped on March 20th, and now, hot on its heels, Season Four arrives May 29th, carrying with it 15 new stories that reach across landscapes, cultures, and the human spirit. We kick off with Megan Hine—wilderness guide, survivalist, and creative force behind some of TV’s biggest adventure shows. It’s a conversation that pulls bac...

11 Touko 6min

🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 Gerhard Czerner: Biking Down Kilimanjaro and Across the Glaciers of the Karakoram In this extraordinary episode of Adventure Diaries, we meet Gerhard Czerner—mountain biker, climber, and master of taking two wheels where no trail exists. Gerhard has redefined what’s possible in adventure travel, combining a childhood love for biking with a fearless pas...

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