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

Episode #8: Jacque-Yves Cousteau - French Explorer of the Undersea World

Episode #4: Roald Amundsen - Norwegian Hero of Polar Exploration
  • National Anthem of Norway