Music Heard In Explorers Podcasts
Episode #94: Alexander von Humboldt - German Explorer of Latin America, Part 5
- “Mother Nature’s Son” written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and performed by Sheryl Crow
Episode #93: Alexander von Humboldt - German Explorer of Latin America, Part 4
- “Time To Move On” written and performed by Tom Petty
Episode #92: Alexander von Humboldt - German Explorer of Latin America, Part 3
- “Orinoco” written and performed by Oscar D’Leon
Episode #91: Alexander von Humboldt - German Explorer of Latin America, Part 2
- “Southern Cross” written by Stephen Stills and performed by Jimmy Buffett
Episode #90: Alexander von Humboldt - German Explorer of Latin America, Part 1
- “Talk About the Passion” written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe; Performed by R.E.M.
Episode #89: Alessandro Volta - Italian Explorer of Electricity, Part 2
- “Electricity” composed by Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey and performed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Episode #88: Alessandro Volta - Italian Explorer of Electricity, Part 2
- “Electricity (Drugs)” written and performed by Talking Heads
Episode #87: Alessandro Volta - Italian Explorer of Electricity, Part 1
- “Static Shock” written by Nick Tolar and performed by Herzog
Episode #86: Matilda Coxe Stevenson - American Explorer of Zuni Culture, Part 2
- “Zuni Dawn” composed and performed by Robert Tree Cody
- “Perfect World” written by Amy Ray and performed by Indigo Girls
Episode #85: Matilda Coxe Stevenson - American Explorer of Zuni Culture, Part 1
- “Zuni Dawn” composed and performed by Robert Tree Cody
- “Ladies of the Canyon” written and performed by Joni Mitchell
Episode #84: Charlie Duke - American Explorer of the Moon, Part 4
- “That’s Amore” written by Harry Warren and Jack Brooks and performed by Dean Martin
Episode #83: Charlie Duke - American Explorer of the Moon, Part 3
- “The Blue Danube” composed by Johann Strauss II and performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Herbert von Karajan)
Episode #82: Charlie Duke - American Explorer of the Moon, Part 2
- “Come Fly With Me” written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn; performed by Frank Sinatra
Episode #81: Charlie Duke - American Explorer of the Moon, Part 1
- “Blue Moon” written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and performed by The Mavericks
Episode #80: Violet Cressy-Marcks - English Explorer of the Amazon & Andes, Part 2
- “Dile a Tu Esposa” written and performed by Laura Canales
Episode #79: Violet Cressy-Marcks - English Explorer of the Amazon & Andes, Part 1
- “Welcome to the Jungle” written by Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, and Izzy Stradlin and performed by Etta James
Episode #78: Joshua Slocum - British-American Sailor of the Seas, Part 3
- "La Mer" composed by Charles Trenet and performed by Knightsbridge
- “Blow Wind Blow" written and performed by Muddy Waters
Episode #77: Joshua Slocum - British-American Sailor of the Seas, Part 2
- "La Mer" composed by Charles Trenet and performed by Knightsbridge
- “Heave Away" traditional song performed by The Fables
Episode #76: Joshua Slocum - British-American Sailor of the Seas, Part 1
- "La Mer" composed by Charles Trenet and performed by Knightsbridge
- “Long Way from Home" written by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall and performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall, et al.
Episode #75: Elizabeth Blackburn - Australian-American Explorer of Telomeres, Part 2
- "Microcosmos" composed by Christopher MacDonald and performed by Telomere
- “As Long As I Live" written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler and performed by Diana Krall
Episode #74: Elizabeth Blackburn - Australian-American Explorer of Telomeres, Part 1
- "Microcosmos" composed by Christopher MacDonald and performed by Telomere
- “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" written and performed by U2
Episode #73: Francis Garnier - French Explorer of the Mekong, Part 5
- "Punleu Prey Viel" - traditional Khmer music performed by Yeum Sang
- “Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old Tucky Home" written by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young/music by George W. Meyer, and performed by Merle Travis
Episode #72: Francis Garnier - French Explorer of the Mekong, Part 4
- "Punleu Prey Viel" - traditional Khmer music performed by Yeum Sang
- “So Tired” written by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie and performed by Eric Clapton
Episode #71: Francis Garnier - French Explorer of the Mekong, Part 3
- "Punleu Prey Viel" - traditional Khmer music performed by Yeum Sang
- “Like a Rolling Stone” written and performed by Bob Dylan
Episode #70: Francis Garnier - French Explorer of the Mekong, Part 2
- "Punleu Prey Viel" - traditional Khmer music performed by Yeum Sang
- "Over the Waterfall" written and performed by Robert Earl Keen
Episode #69: Francis Garnier - French Explorer of the Mekong, Part 1
- "Punleu Prey Viel" - traditional Khmer music performed by Yeum Sang
- "Bon Voyage" - traditional French song performed by Enrique Ugarte
Episode #68: Alexandra David-Néel - French Explorer of Tibet, Part 3
- "Every Road Leads Me Back to You" written by Diane Warren and performed by Bette Midler
Episode #67: Alexandra David-Néel - French Explorer of Tibet, Part 2
- "Don't Come Around Here No More" written and performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and David A. Stewart
Episode #66: Alexandra David-Néel - French Explorer of Tibet, Part 1
- "Hit the Road, Jack" written by Percy Mayfield and performed by Ray Charles
Episode #65: Fridtjof Nansen - Norwegian Explorer of Greenland and the Arctic, Part 4
- "North Pole" composed and performed by Robert Dreyfus
- "I Walk the Line" written and performed by Johnny Cash
Episode #64: Fridtjof Nansen - Norwegian Explorer of Greenland and the Arctic, Part 3
- "North Pole" composed and performed by Robert Dreyfus
- "Two of Us" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles
Episode #63: Fridtjof Nansen - Norwegian Explorer of Greenland and the Arctic, Part 2
- "North Pole" composed and performed by Robert Dreyfus
- "Norwegian Wood" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles
Episode #62: Fridtjof Nansen - Norwegian Explorer of Greenland and the Arctic, Part 1
- "North Pole" composed and performed by Robert Dreyfuss
Episodes #58 - 61: Charles Houston - American Explorer of K2
- Just the sound of howling wind during a snowstorm, high up the mountain…
Episode #57: Fan Jinshi - Chinese Explorer of the Dunhuang Caves
- "Buddhist Chant" composed and performed by Fan Weiqing and Wang Heng
- "Silk Road" composed and performed by Sounds Unlimited
Episode #56: Katherine Routledge - English Explorer of Easter Island
- "Moai - Magie der Steinkolosse" composed and performed by Eric Andrescu
- "Island" composed and performed by Brad Prevedoros
Episode #55: Léon Foucault - French Explorer of Light and Motion, Part 3
- "Industrial Revolution - Overture" composed by Jean Michel Jarre and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Albert's Gyroscope" composed and performed by Toulouse Engelhardt
Episode #54: Léon Foucault - French Explorer of Light and Motion, Part 2
- "Industrial Revolution - Overture" composed by Jean Michel Jarre and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Swing From Paris" composed and performed by Django Reinhardt
Episode #53: Léon Foucault - French Explorer of Light and Motion, Part 1
- "Industrial Revolution - Overture" composed by Jean Michel Jarre and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light" written by Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, and Harry James and performed by Vera Lynn
Episode #52: Rosaly Lopes - Brazilian Explorer of Alien Volcanoes
- "Volcano" written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Henry Dailey and performed by Jimmy Buffett
Episode #51: Katherine Johnson - American Pioneer of Spaceflight Engineering
- "Fly Me To the Moon" written by Bart Howard and performed by Nicole Henry
Episode #50: Michael Ventris - English Decipherer of Linear B
- "Chasapikos" (English translation: "Questions Without Answers") written and performed by Mikis Theodorakis
- "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" written by William Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe and performed by R.E.M.
Episode #49: Arthur Evans - English Explorer of the Aegean Bronze Age, Part 2
- "Palace of Knossos" written and performed by Etostone
- "Who Are You" written by Pete Townshend and performed by The Who
Episode #48: Arthur Evans - English Explorer of the Aegean Bronze Age, Part 1
- "Balkan Rhapsody" written and performed by Monolis Karantinis
- "Idi Lepi" written and performed by Seka Aleksic
Episode #47: Helen Thayer - New Zealand Explorer of the Magnetic North Pole, Part 2
- The end of this podcast included a sound clip of Helen Thayer speaking during an interview
Episode #46: Helen Thayer - New Zealand Explorer of the Magnetic North Pole, Part 1
- “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” written by Frank Loesser and performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan
Episode #45: Jessica Watson - Australian Circumnavigator of the World
- “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” written by Jimmy Buffett and performed by CMH World
- “Working On a Dream” written and performed by Bruce Springsteen
Episode #44: Carl Sagan - American Explorer of the Cosmos, Part 3
- NASA Recordings of electromagnetic energy as Space Probes Voyager 1 and 2 passed by Saturn
- Music from the Motion Picture Contact
Episode #43: Carl Sagan - American Explorer of the Cosmos, Part 2
- NASA Recordings of electromagnetic energy as Space Probes Voyager 1 and 2 passed by Jupiter’s Moon Io
- “The Blue Danube” composed by Johann Strauss and conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
Episode #42: Carl Sagan - American Explorer of the Cosmos, Part 1
- NASA Recordings of electromagnetic energy as Space Probes Voyager 1 and 2 passed by the planet Jupiter
- “The Enterprise” composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
Episode #41: Agnes and Margaret Smith - Scottish Explorers of the Ancient Biblical World, Part 2
- “Santa Catharina Monastery in the Sinai Desert” performed by Eldad Lidor
- “Ave Maria” - music composed by Franz Schubert and performed by Delores O’Riordan
Episode #40: Agnes and Margaret Smith - Scottish Explorers of the Ancient Biblical World, Part 1
- “Scotland the Brave” performed by The Auld Town Band & Pipes
- “Climbing Higher Mountains” - traditional song performed by Aretha Franklin
Episode #39: Mary Anning - English Explorer of the Jurassic World
- “Sympathy For the Devil” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and performed by Gail Swanson
Episode #38: Hubert Wilkins - Australian Aviator & Polar Explorer, Part 3
- “Catch the Wind” written and performed by Donovan
Episode #37: Hubert Wilkins - Australian Aviator & Polar Explorer, Part 2
- “Let It Be” written by Paul McCartney & John Lennon and performed by John Denver
Episode #36: Hubert Wilkins - Australian Aviator & Polar Explorer, Part 1
- “Walk of Life” written by Mark Knopfler and performed by Dire Straits
Episode #35: Elpida Hadjidaki - Greek Explorer of the Ancient Mediterranean World
- “Crete” - traditional Greek song performed by Peter Mathers
- “To Karavi” (“The Boat”) - performed by Giorgos Zambetas, Popi Asteriadi & Ta Paidia Ap’Tin Patra
Episode #34: Tom Crean - Irish Explorer of Antarctica
- “Wearin’ O’ the Green” - trad. Irish ballad performed by Prickly Pear
- “Irish Rover” - traditional irish song performed by Kevin Collins
Episode #33: Freya Stark - British Explorer of the Middle East, Part 3
- “Tizi Ouzou” written and performed by Ouerdia
- “Stockton Gala Days” written and performed by 10,000 Maniacs
Episode #32: Freya Stark - British Explorer of the Middle East, Part 2
- “Yemen” composed and performed by Djivan Gasparyan and Erkan Ogur
- “I’m Moving Along” written by Johnny Starr and performed by Patsy Cline
Episode #31: Freya Stark - British Explorer of the Middle East, Part 1
- “Mesopotamia” written and performed by Alephra
- “Go Your Own Way” written by Lindsey Buckingham and performed by Fleetwood Mac
Episodes #28 - 30: John Wesley Powell - American Explorer of the Western United States
- Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Dances With Wolves composed by John Barry
Episode #27: Mildred Cable and Eva & Francesca French - English Explorers of the Gobi Desert, Part 2
- “Gobi” composed and performed by Musique de eerie
- “Slow Boat to China” written by Frank Loesser and performed by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow
Episode #26: Mildred Cable and Eva & Francesca French - English Explorers of the Gobi Desert, Part 1
- “Song of Baptism” - traditional Mongolian Folk Song performed by Altanceceg
- “Desert Rose” written and performed by Sting
Episode #25: Mina Benson Hubbard - Canadian Explorer of Labrador, Part 2
- “Canadian Two-Step” performed by Jambalaya
- “That’s Just the Woman In Me” written by Kimberly Rew and performed by Celine Dion
Episode #24: Mina Benson Hubbard - Canadian Explorer of Labrador, Part 1
- “Helpless” written and performed by Neil Young
- “River” written by Joni Mitchell and performed by Sarah McLachlan
Episode #23: Francisco de Orellana - Spanish Explorer of the Amazon, Part 2
- “My Back Pages” written by Bob Dylan and performed by Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Neil Young, Roger McGuinn, and Tom Petty
Episode #22: Francisco de Orellana - Spanish Explorer of the Amazon, Part 1
- “Ride the River” written and performed by J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton
Episode #21: Mireya Mayor - American Anthropologist and Explorer of the Wild
- “Mi Tierra” written by Estefano and performed by Gloria Estefan
Episode #20: Ibn Battuta - Moroccan Explorer of the Eastern Hemisphere, Part 2
- “Marrakech” - traditional Moroccan song performed by Ahmed Drief
- “Come a Long Way” written and performed by Michelle Shocked
Episode #19: Ibn Battuta - Moroccan Explorer of the Eastern Hemisphere, Part 1
- “La Illah Illa Allah” - traditional Moroccan song performed by Nour Eddine
- “These Are Days” written and performed by 10,000 Maniacs
Episode #18: Frank Worsley - New Zealand Navigator of the Polar Seas
- “Oran na Maighdinn Mhara” (The Mermaid’s Song) composed by Hector Zazou and performed by Elisabeth Kaplan and the Quadriga Consort
- “Spanish Ladies” - traditional English sea shanty performed by Hughie Jones
Episode #17: May French Sheldon - American Explorer of East Africa
- “Maigisa” performed by the Ereto Maasai Women Group & Kotosadida
- “Mbube” written by Solomon Linda and performed by Miriam Makeba
Episode #16: William & Caroline Herschel- German-British Explorers of the Night Sky
- “Oboe Concerto in C Major: II - Adagio” composed by William Herschel and performed by David Jerome, Richard Woodhams & The Mozart Orchestra
- “The Throne Room/End Title” from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Soundtrack composed and conducted by John Williams
Episode #15: Hiram Bingham - American Explorer of Machu Picchu
- “El Condor Pasa” written by Daniel Alomia Robles based on traditional Andean folk tunes and performed by the Andes Group
- “The Raiders March” written by John Williams and performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Episode #14: John Franklin - British Explorer of the Arctic, Part 2
- “Lady Franklin’s Lament” written by Lady Jane Franklin and performed by Sinead O’Connor
Episode #13: John Franklin - British Explorer of the Arctic, Part 1
- “Sailing” - written by Gavin Sutherland and performed by Orinoco Haven
- “Sloop John B” - traditional West Indies folk song, performed by The Beach Boys
Episode #12: Kira Salak and Her Solo Journey Through Papua New Guinea
- Ceremonial Group Drumming, Ilib Kuwo - from Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea
- “Run Through the Jungle” - written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Episode #11: Georg Steller - German Naturalist and Explorer of Russia & Alaska
- “Cossack Dance” - traditional Russian folk song performed by the Starlite Singers
- “Back in the USSR” - written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and performed by the Beatles
Episode #10: Peggy Whitson - American Space Explorer and NASA’s Chief Astronaut
- “Main Title from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” - composed by James Horner and performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
- “One Around the Moon” - written by Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman and performed by Peggy Lee
Episode #9: Isabella Bird - Pioneer 19th Century English Explorer
- “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” - written by Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg and performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Episode #8: Jacque-Yves Cousteau - French Explorer of the Undersea World
- “Calypso” - written and performed by John Denver
Episode #4: Roald Amundsen - Norwegian Hero of Polar Exploration
- National Anthem of Norway