295
Episodes
91
Transcribed
2,804
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2016
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About The Explorers Podcast

The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.

Publisher
Matt Breen
Category
education · history · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
1 Oct 2016
Latest episode
9 Sept 2026

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91 of 295 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Walter Raleigh - Part 4 - The Search for El Dorado

  2. 1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Exploring an Explorers Podcast Tour

  3. 31 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Walter Raleigh - Part 3 - War with Spain, the fate of the Roanoke Colony, and secret marriages

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Walter Raleigh - Part 4 - The Search for El Dorado

Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Raleigh had always talked about following up on the information, and now was the perfect time to go. But before we sell off to the new world, I want to give you a little information about El Dorado. The tale of El Dorado was first heard about by the Spanish around 1530 or so. The basic story goes like this. In the jungles of South America, there was a city on a great lake. There lived a great priest slash king. He went around naked, covered only in resin. Every day the city's people would coat the man in gold dust, which would adhere to him due to the resin. The priest would then bathe in the lake, and thus the waters were said to be full of gold. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)
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1,504 ratings
Spotify
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1,300 ratings

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