We Are Explorers Podcast
This show celebrates the humans within Australia & New Zealand's adventure community. The We Are Explorers team delve into the minds of this renegade collective - community leaders, athletes, photographers, trail builders, store owners....the list goes on...but each is united by one thing: adventure has shaped who they are and how they lead their lives. The goal of this podcast is to tickle your ears and imaginations enough to live a little more adventurously.
Check in fortnightly to hear Henry, Tim and Amy have a yarn.
Check in fortnightly to hear Henry, Tim and Amy have a yarn.
Episodes
57 episodes
This Marsupial Was Thought to be Extinct For Over 100 Years – Wildlife Ahead Ep #6
When a species becomes ‘un-extinct’, how can their population be bolstered in the wild, but also be reintroduced into culture? Once plentiful in South-West Western Australia, the Gilbert’s potoroo was thought to be extinct for over a hundred ye...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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How Cooked is the Great Barrier Reef, Really? – Wildlife Ahead Ep #5
Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef is a beloved international icon, and home to diverse sea life. A tourist hotspot for Australians and people all over the world, the reef sees about 2 million visitors each year. However, its plight is also well k...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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34:16
How Rethinking the Australian Dream Can Help Save Koala and Platypus Populations – Wildlife Ahead Ep #4
The Australian housing crisis isn't just affecting people, it’s causing an animal housing crisis too. With countless new developments popping up all over the country, James and Elysee talk to experts to find out exactly how it's affecting wildl...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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43:22
These Endangered Fish Walk on Their Hands Along the Sea Floor – Wildlife Ahead Ep #3
A fish that can’t swim, the rarest fish in the world, needs a hand.Our hosts James and Elysee are in south-east Tasmania, home to several species of handfish, a curious creature that ‘walks’ along the sea bed on fins modified to look lik...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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We Searched the Proposed Great Koala National Park for Flying Possums – Wildlife Ahead Ep #2
The long-awaited Great Koala National Park in NSW's Mid-North Coast was announced in September 2025, and will protect over 400,000 hectares of native forest and countless endangered animals including koalas, Greater gliders, and Yellow-bellied ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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40:39
We Visited Victoria’s Desert to Find Elusive Composting Birds – Wildlife Ahead #1
Like the brushturkey but much more elusive, the Malleefowl is a majestic bird on the decline.James and Elysee track this bird down in the desert-like Mallee region of north-west Victoria, where they learn about its laborious lifestyle an...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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35:29
Introducing 'Wildlife Ahead'
Welcome to 'Wildlife Ahead', a podcast mini-series about Australia’s unique and threatened animals and the passionate people working to save them from extinction. This six-part series follows journalists and podcast hosts & crea...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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2:00
Why Outback Mike Wants to See The NSW Campground Booking System Removed
This week we have a special edition of the podcast as we get Outback Mike AKA Mike Atkinson's take on the NSW National Park's proposal regarding camping fees. Mike brought the changes to the public's attention through an
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21:56
#3.17 Outdoor Scene Ins & Outs 2025, ExplorerFest Q&A and Tim’s Big Decision on Mountain Biking
In this week’s episode, hosts Tim & Amy answer all your ExplorerFest questions, go through their ins & outs for 2025, and discuss their upcoming adventures.ExplorerFest is our first time venturing into the festival space, and in...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:01:06
#3.16 Combining Marine Biology & Photography Took This Explorer to Antarctica
We Are Explorers Podcast host, Amy Fairall, chats with Jayden O’Neill (in person!), whose laundry list of titles includes We Are Explorers contributor, MOMENTS film category winner, and National Geographic Photo Instructor and Naturalist. By co...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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41:45
#3.15 Outdoor horror stories, washing and repairing outdoor gear, and a food dehydration update
Hosts Tim and Amy have been chatting all things spooky in the outdoors, with inspo and tales from our readers.What’s the spookiest thing that’s happened to you on the trail? Maybe you’ve walked through spiderwebs before sunrise or droppe...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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45:16
#3.14 Dr Sheddy is the World's Only Sailing Vet
Dr Sheddy's story is one many people can relate to – finding out your career isn't exactly what you thought it'd be and trying to make sense of it all. But the way Sheddy found balance is pretty unique.Leaving a veterinary clinic in Aust...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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31:24
#3.13 Enter the hiking snack wormhole! Listener favourites, dehydrated meals, how Tim & Amy eat while hiking + Overland Track plans
After a huge call from our Assistant Editor that Jatz Tim Tams are better than the originals, we got to thinking – what weird and wonderful snacks do our audience take hiking? We threw the question out to you on Instagram and people came back w...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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42:30
#3.12 How Nature Saved Kane Ford’s Life
Please note! This article and podcast contain references to mental health and suicide.This week Tim is joined by Kane Ford, a Movember ambassador, and founder and guide for Get Outside Austral...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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36:31
#3.11 Are Waterfalls Overrated? We Unpack Your Outdoor Hot Takes
We recently asked about your hot takes and controversial opinions on the outdoors. Tune in to find out which takes they agree with and which they think are just plain wrong. If you have an outdoor hot take you’ve been keeping from the world, no...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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42:34
#3.10 The Unusual Journey That Led to the Founding of Fractel
From studying spatial science at uni to being diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition that changed how he lives, Matt’s story is a tale of dealing with challenges as they come and turning passion and community into a career. Join We Are Exp...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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33:06
#3.09 Tim and Amy Chat Olympics, MOMENTS, & Recent News
In this week’s episode, our hosts unpack how MOMENTS entries are going and the harmony between creativity and the outdoors. They yarn about outdoor sports in the Olympics, and how different this ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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42:02
#3.08 2 Mates, 15,000km, 700 bird species, & $100,000 to Build an East Timor School
Join We Are Explorers Podcast host, Tim Ashelford, as he learns how Cezary & Leo dreamt up this unique gap year, and what's gone down in the first six months. Joining the podcast from the Western Treatment Plant (yep, a sewage treatment far...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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32:50
#3.07 Tim and Amy on Misadventure & What's New at WAE
Join our hosts as they recap some recent articles that have captured your imagination and take a deep dive into the world of misadventure. They also talk about the recent launch of Explorer Bas...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:44
#3.06 How Disability Support Led Brendan Waters to a Career Outside
Brendan Waters set up his disability service provider Limitless Ability because he believed disability care should be individually tailored to each client. From group camping to gold panning, listen on to hear how he is providing people with di...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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41:46
#3.05 Tim and Amy Chat Conservation & Accessibility
Join We Are Explorers Podcast hosts, Tim Ashelford and Amy Fairall in this week’s episode without all the distractions that come with doing a bushwalk at the same time. They chat about recent articles that’ve been published about co...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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41:07
#3.04 We Chatted With The Winner of Alone Australia Season 2
On the 64th day of the show, the winner of Alone Australia Season 2 was crowned. We Are Explorers were lucky enough to record this chat with the winner. *Alone Australia Season 2 Finale spoilers below*We Are Explorers hos...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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18:22
#3.03 Divya Gordon Makes Filmmaking While Skiing Look Easy
Divya Gordon is a visionary outdoor filmmaker who produced and directed the recently released film Maven, showcasing the women at the forefront of Australia's backcountry skiing community.We Are Explorers host Amy Fairall had the chance...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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38:30
#3.02 Walk and Talk With Hosts Tim and Amy
Join We Are Explorers hosts Tim Ashelford and Amy Fairall as they take you on a walk through Sydney Harbour. Find out what the hosts do at We Are Explorers, hear some of their tales from past adventures and what they both have coming up.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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52:48
#3.01 Rick J Petersen Has Been Preparing for Alone Australia Season 2 His Whole Life
Alone Australia Season 2 will premiere on Wednesday 27th of March at 7:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand. We Are Explorers host Tim Ashelford talks with Alone Australia contestant Rick J Petersen on how he developed his surv...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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28:07