The Art of Adventure
Hosted by Hugh and Hugh Taylor · Arthur Beale
4.6from 84 ratings
- 21
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 84
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About The Art of Adventure
The Art of Adventure is a weekly podcast from Arthur Beale hosted by Hugh Taylor. Each episode dives into one extraordinary journey, from history’s most famous names to overlooked pioneers and modern trailblazers. Along the way, we ask what these stories reveal about the real art of adventure: the preparation, the doubt, the grit, the judgement - and the tiny choices that change everything. New episodes every Wednesday.
- Publisher
- Arthur Beale
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Feb 2026
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 21 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Big Hop: The Forgotten Race to Fly the Atlantic Non-Stop
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Race for Timbuktu: The Hunt for Africa's City of Gold
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Denali 1967: The Worst Climbing Disaster in North American History (Part 2)
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The Big Hop: The Forgotten Race to Fly the Atlantic Non-Stop
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And it's worth probably at this stage reminding yourself what the competition was. The transatlantic crossing had to be between either USA, Canada and Britain or Ireland. It had to be completed within 72 hours and it had to be nonstop. Exactly. What that meant in practice was that the shortest distance between North America and Britain and Ireland was actually from Newfoundland in North America to the west coast of Ireland. That was the shortest distance. That was about 2000 miles. I mean, it was described as the big hop and it really was a big hop over the Atlantic. And everybody also knew that if you were going to do that, that would be the route you'd have to take because there'd be no chance with the engines and fuel of the day that you could travel longer nonstop. […]
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- Charlie English
- Andy Hall
- Charlie Walker
- Michael Cullinane
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Who hosts The Art of Adventure?
Hugh and Hugh Taylor host the show. Published by Arthur Beale.
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