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Lifes Tough, Explorers Are TOUGHER!Author: Richard Wiese
Exploring is an innate part of being human. Richard Wiese, spends 30 minutes every week with some of the worlds most compelling adventurers, explorers, and socio-environmental advocates, listening to their distinct adventures, unique discoveries, projects & goals, while discovering their multitude of challenges, surprises, triumphs and set-backs they encounter along the way. Join Richard as he pulls back the curtain on what its like to travel around the world and beyond; explore some of the most exotic and often dangerous places; and uncover what makes people, places and our planet so special. Language: en Genres: Documentary, Nature, Science, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Mikael Strandberg: Planet's Most Extreme Explorer
Wednesday, 3 September, 2025
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, host Richard Wiese speaks with legendary explorer Mikael Strandberg, whose journeys span deserts, ice, jungles, and cities—but who calls parenting his toughest and most rewarding expedition.Strandberg recounts cycling 1,600 kilometers with his two daughters, teaching them independence through trial and error, and embracing the chaos of raising kids in outdoor settings. He contrasts his Siberian journeys, where -50°C tested survival, with his time in Greenland, where isolation, personal challenges, and his daughter’s sudden diagnosis with uveitis reshaped his understanding of endurance. This is Life's Tough, Explorers Are Tougher, with your host, Richard Weiss. Scratch the surface of an explorer and you'll find an adventure and a great story. This show is about their tales. This podcast is a proud supporter of the Explorers Club and the EC50 Initiative. 50 people changing the world that the world needs to know about. For more information, go to explorers.org.
