Aug 26, 20261h 10m
Around 7.000 languages are spoken worldwide. But about every two weeks, one of them disappears along with the last person who speaks it. Linguist Dr. Mary Walworth dedicates her work to languages that are often on the...
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Unfolding Maps
Hosted by Erik Lorenz · society · DE
About this Podcast:
This travel podcast travels the unbeaten path. Unfolding Maps talks to adventurers of all dimensions about their expeditions and the experiences that shaped them. Join the host, Erik Lorenz, in his conversations with globetrotters, who are best-selling writers, award-winning photographers and critically-acclaimed filmmakers. Through the pens and lenses of these border crossers, Unfolding Maps tells stories that encourage us to step out of familiar spaces, to venture to the other side of borders, and to savor the magic moments in between – big and small. Open your eyes to adventure – with Unfolding Maps. More info at www.unfoldingmaps.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is Unfolding Maps about?
This travel podcast travels the unbeaten path. Unfolding Maps talks to adventurers of all dimensions about their expeditions and the experiences that shaped them. Join the host, Erik Lorenz, in his conversations with globetrotters, who are best-selling writers, award-winning photographers and critically-acclaimed filmmakers.
Who hosts Unfolding Maps?
Unfolding Maps is hosted by Erik Lorenz. The show has published 41 episodes to date.
What has Unfolding Maps covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#41: Where Languages Disappear, Fieldwork on Remote Pacific Islands | with Linguist Dr. Mary Walworth" (26 August 2026, 70 minutes), "#40: Al Mennie on Big Wave Surfing, Night Swimming and Finding your Moon" (28 July 2026, 67 minutes), and "#39: Guardian of Beauty, My 10 Years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with Patrick Bringley" (25 February 2026, 82 minutes).
How often does Unfolding Maps publish?
Unfolding Maps publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 41 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Unfolding Maps?
Booking probability for Unfolding Maps is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Unfolding Maps requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Unfolding Maps's contact route on record: verified email.
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Erik Lorenz hosts Unfolding Maps, a society podcast with 41 episodes published.
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Jul 28, 20261h 7mAl Mennie is one of the best big-wave surfers of all time — but it wasn't the giant waves that had the biggest impact on him. When the world shut down in 2020, the Northern Irish surfer began swimming alone at night in...
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#39: Guardian of Beauty – My 10 Years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – with Patrick Bringley
Feb 25, 20261h 22mWhat happens when you consciously leave behind the fast pace of life and devote ten years to wonder? Patrick Bringley once worked at The New Yorker, one of the world's most prestigious magazines. But after his brother...
Oct 5, 20241h 50mImagine standing on a mountain, right at the edge of a cliff. Below you, the ground drops steeply. Then you take a step forward— and let yourself fall. You spread your arms and – after a few seconds – begin to fly...
Apr 20, 202453 minA giant whale shark gracefully swims beneath a fishing boat, its massive form capable of capsizing the small vessel with a single movement. This captivating moment was captured by the renowned Mexican environmental...
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Mar 13, 20241h 15mSteep rock faces, surrounded by vast glaciers and massive icebergs floating far below on the ocean - Greenland's nature is truly unique. Not only in terms of the landscape but also because Greenland’s glaciers and ice...
May 31, 20231h 10mPowerful, loving, and wise – elephants hold a great fascination for people worldwide. And yet they are threatened with extinction. Due to ivory trade and loss of habitat through humans, populations have been decreasing...
Apr 19, 202346 minWhat does real success really mean? How can we effectively fight against climate change and for nature? And what to make of the protests of the "last generation"? Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE talks about all this and...
Apr 5, 202352 minFrom a childhood close to nature in Jamaica, to a youth marked by violent experiences in England, to an unforgettable walk to the North Pole that would change everything – that's how you could describe the life of...
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#32: A Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood – a Journey from Gangster to Movie Star with Danny Trejo
Jan 18, 202357 minThis time at Unfolding Maps - not a climber, not a cyclist, not a desert photographer, but: Hollywood's most famous and beloved villain! Danny Trejo was shot, stabbed, decapitated, blown up, hanged, flattened by...
Jun 1, 20221h 14mWhat can we learn from the tribes in the rainforest of New Guinea? What are the greatest dangers facing humanity and the earth today, and how can they be overcome? These are some of the many questions we address in this...
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#30: The Power of the Wild – with Bear Grylls
Apr 30, 202240 minIn this very special episode, we welcome a real survival icon: Bear Grylls has become known worldwide as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. Trained from a young age in martial arts, Bear...
Mar 23, 202253 minChris Burkard, born in 1986, is many things: he is an adventurer, photographer, creative director, speaker, author, father, husband, surfer, certified yoga instructor ... and first and foremost, a storyteller. He...
Nov 10, 20211h 17m“I just think back to that first time I got a proper look at Antarctica: There was something about the simplicity and the beauty and the perfectness of it all that made me want to scoop it all up and somehow contain it...
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#27: Extreme Adventures, extreme Life – with Mike Horn
Jul 17, 20211 hour"One of the most amazing things about Mike Horn's life is that it still hasn't come to an end." This sentence sums up the life of this episode’s guest quite well: Mike Horn is introduced again and again as one of the...
Jun 2, 20211h 54mIn this episode the tables are turned. Instead of asking them, Erik answers questions – such as: What can we learn from travel? How can storytelling change the world? How do we experience adventures and what does that...
Apr 28, 202153 minA childhood in the shadow of a Cold War border - this is how Kapka Kassabova grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria. After studying in Sofia and emigrating with her family to New Zealand, Kapka Kassabova, now a writer, poet and...
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#24: Hope for our Planet – with Dr. Jane Goodall
Apr 17, 202147 min60 years of research on social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. And decades of commitment to animal welfare and environmental protection. This episode’s guest is the world-famous British ethologist and...
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#23: A Walk in the Woods – with Eric Adams (Manowar)
Apr 3, 20211h 56mA winter walk in the woods with an icon of heavy metal: Eric Adams is world-famous as the singer of the American band Manowar. In episode 16 of Unfolding Maps, he has already talked about another passion that shapes his...
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#22: The Spirit of a Rock Climber – with Maureen Beck
Mar 3, 20211 hourMaureen (Mo) Beck was born without her left hand, but that didn’t stop her from starting to climb at the age of 12 – to prove everyone wrong, who thought this sport might not be for her. By now she has won multiple...
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