A podcast about discovery, inspiration, and our journeys off the map and into the impossible.
Why We Explore
Claim This Podcastby Steven Carson
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5 episodes
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Podcast Overview
A podcast about discovery, inspiration, and our journeys off the map and into the impossible.
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Publishing Since
2/4/2026
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Recent Episodes
April 30, 2026
The Art of Living Underwater: Part 2
<p>Whether using a scuba tank or a submarine, the Art of Living Underwater, as Sir Edmond Halley called it, is a complex one. Though oceans cover 71% of our planet, their depths are, in some ways, less accessible to us than the edge of space. And sometimes, the overconfident, greedy, impatient, destructive process of exploring those depths can bring out the worst in us.</p> <p>This is part two of a two-part series examining why, despite the crushing pressure and freezing cold, despite failures and fatalities, despite the deep sea turning the very chemistry of our bodies against us, the world underwater stirs in us what Jules Verne called "that tendency which disposes the human mind in favour of the marvelous."</p> <p>Written and produced by Steven Carson</p> <p>Cover Art by Bree Seeley</p> <p>Music by Audionautix.com</p>
March 13, 2026
The Art of Living Underwater: Part 1
<p>From early diving bells to Oceangate, our history beneath the waves has been a tug-of-war between finding riches and breakthroughs, and paying a dreadful price in pursuit of them. It's a history marked by astonishing discoveries, technological achievements, missteps and expeditions that traded precautions for progress.</p> <p>This is part one of a two-part series examining why, despite the crushing pressure and freezing cold, despite failures and fatalities, despite the deep sea turning the very chemistry of our bodies against us, the world underwater stirs in us what Jules Verne called "that tendency which disposes the human mind in favour of the marvelous."</p> <p>Written and produced by Steven Carson</p> <p>Cover Art by Bree Seeley</p> <p>Music by Audionautix.com</p>
March 3, 2026
Fieldnotes 001: Jules Verne
<p>In this short Fieldnotes episode of Why We Explore, we correct some inaccuracies from our last episode, share some stories that didn't make the cut, and give an introduction to the writer who might as well be the patron saint of this podcast: Jules Verne.</p> <p>Written and produced by Steven Carson</p> <p>Cover Art by Bree Seeley</p> <p>Music by Audionautix.com</p>
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