Best Ralph Velasco Podcasts (2024)

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Racing Across Canada: Ladi and Monique the Stars of BBC's Race Across the World 57:13

1M ago57:13

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In this episode, the hosts, Roifield Brown from the wilds of Southern Ontario and Claire Astbury from Swindon, as they dive into an exhilarating discussion with Monique and Ladi the dynamic father-daughter duo from the latest season of the BBC's "Race Across the World." They've traversed Canada by land, facing the challenges of navigation without m…

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Social Media Cartography with Alex the Map Nerd 1:03:48

6M ago1:03:48

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Guest: Alex, the Map Nerd In this episode, we're joined by Alex, the social media sensation known as the Map Nerd, who has taken the digital world by storm with his unique insights into maps and geography. From the bustling streets of Birmingham to the serene landscapes of Lille in Northern France, we journey through tales of passion, discovery, an…

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Uncharted Horizons: Pallet Bo's Epic Journey Around the World 56:37

10M ago56:37

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Palle Bo a Danish radio producer and modern digital nomad who aims to visit all the countries in the world. In today's captivating conversation, Clare and Roifield have the pleasure of diving into the extraordinary journey of Palle, a Danish radio producer and intrepid explorer. For the first 51 years of his life, Palle found himself rooted in the …

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Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories 58:37

1y ago58:37

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This month we look at the LGBTQIA+ community that has always found ways to exist and bond. Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell have brought together a team of authors to tell stories of spaces, from educational and institutional to re-appropriated and beyond, in their colorful and detailed book Queer Spaces. This book pays homage to the past, …

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Ken Field 1:08:39

1+ y ago1:08:39

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Ken is an academic cartographer and geographer from the UK who lives in California since 2011 he teaches, talks and writes about cartography,and makes maps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Simon Kuestenmacher - Random Maps: The World in Over 100 Unusual Maps 1:02:31

1+ y ago1:02:31

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Roifield and Claire speak to the map man himself about his new book https://www.amazon.com/Random-Maps-World-Over-Unusual/dp/1914317068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Listen to podcasts from Roifield Brown 1:48

1+ y ago1:48

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10 American Presidents Podcast DumTeeDum - A show about BBC Radio's 'The Archers' How Jamaica Conquered the World Intelligent Speech - interviews, conversations and presentations of ideas Map Corner Mid-Atlantic - conversations about US, UK and world politics The Race Directors Podcast - F1 The Things That Made England Hosted on Acast. See acast.co…

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Ralph Velasco - The Continental DRIFTER 1:00:27

1+ y ago1:00:27

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Ralph Velasco is the Founder and CEO (Chief Experience Officer) of PhotoEnrichment Adventures and Alla Campagna Experiences, as well as a travel photography instructor and seasoned international guide who has photographed in over 70 countries on 6 continents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Russell Heath - travelled to the Sahara, the jungles, the savannahs of Africa and into southern Asia. 55:09

2y ago55:09

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In his teens, Russell Heath hitchhiked to Alaska and lived in a cabin on the banks of the Tanana River; in his twenties, he lived in Italy and then travelled overland across the Sahara, through the jungles and over the savannas of Africa and into southern Asia. In his thirties, he sailed alone around the world in a 25-foot wooden boat; in his forti…

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Rosemary J Brown - Following Nellie Bly 1:03:59

2y ago1:03:59

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Rosemary J Brown Freelance is a writer, world traveller, and adventurer, who has lived in Canada, US, England and France. Now residing in London she has written a bio of one of the great pioneering women adventures of the 19th century the intrepid journalist Nellie Bly who raced through a ‘man’s world’ — alone and literally with just the clothes on…

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Joni Seager author of the Woman's Atlas 1:11:13

2y ago1:11:13

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Joni Seager has created a comprehensive and accessible analysis of up-to-the-minute global data on the key issues facing women today: equality, motherhood, feminism, the culture of beauty, women at work, in her 5th edition of her woman's atlas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Eian Ray - Redmapper 56:39

2+ y ago56:39

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RedMapper believe in the democratization of space exploration. Using modern mapping technology they build tools that bring the planetary surface within reach of students, educators, and space enthusiasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Matt Douglas - The Educator Podcast 1:08:59

2+ y ago1:08:59

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The Educator Podcast is presented by Matt Douglas, a longtime educator, former history teacher and life coach for teens and young adults. Each episode pulls back the curtain on a unique topic, from the most famous Civil War battles to the hidden world of professional comedians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Map Men 59:08

2+ y ago59:08

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Map Men is a series of educational YouTube videos co-presented with Mark Cooper-Jones. The series premiered in 2016. It consists of around 5 minutes long videos about specific maps and abnormalities considering them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Wander Woman Phoebe Smith 1:01:44

2+ y ago1:01:44

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Phoebe Smith is an adventurer, presenter, broadcaster, author, photographer, speaker and podcast host. By day she is award-winning travel writer, broadcaster and presenter, host of the Wander Woman Podcast and Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com. By night she’s an extreme sleeping outdoors adventurer who thrives on heading to the wildest loc…

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TTIM 191 – Ibarionex Perello and Diversity in Photography 56:34

3y ago56:34

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A few weeks ago I had a conversation on this podcast with our common friend Valérie Jardin. Most of the discussion we had was centered around an article published on the New York Daily News and titled When your photograph harms me: New York should look to curb unconsensual photography of women. It would have been easy to discount the article as yet…

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MC-23 Davide Guimarães Martins 58:29

3y ago58:29

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We speak to Portuguese Chef Davide Guimarães Martins living in Washington D.C, he is the creator of the Podcast Turning Chickens and Breaking Dishes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TTIM 190 – Mattias Sjölund and the Magic of Scandinavia 44:39

3y ago44:39

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Our guest this week is Swedish landscape photographer Mattias Sjölund. Mattias has an inherent passion for photographing and hiking in nature. He is the founder of Foto Magica, one of the leading organizers of photo tours and workshops in Scandinavia. We asked Mattias about his favorite wilderness locations in and around Sweden and discovered a num…

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Matt Bishop, an Australian in Rome 43:28

3y ago43:28

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Matt Bishop, our guest for this week’s episode of the podcast, is an Australian who visited Italy many years ago, fell in love with the place and one of its people and never looked back. Matt was raised up in the small seaside town of Sorrento, Australia. During his childhood years there was certainly a strong artistic background that influenced hi…

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Jordana Wright in Belize 33:00

3y ago33:00

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We're super happy to have again as a guest on our podcast Jordana Wright, who we already interviewed in episode TTIM 104 – Jordana Wright and The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel Photography. Jordana says of herself: "I’ve had a camera in my hand for over 75% of my life. Originally it was a plastic point-and-shoot and a fresh roll of Kodak but these da…

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Else Kramer, the Photosopher 42:40

3y ago42:40

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This week's guest of the show is Else Kramer, who likes to define herself as a Renaissance woman, a photosopher, making the visible invisible, a coach to gifted women and a wearer of polka-dot dresses. Here is how Else talks about herself on her website: "I spend most of my day looking at the world in wonder, marvelling at all the amazing miracles …

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MC-22 Rudyard Lynch - Alternative History - Whatifalthist 59:26

3y ago59:26

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We speak to Rudyard Lynch of the popular YouTube channel WhatifAltHist. WhatifAltHist is a channel about how history could have been different. It explores how the past and present could have been different using examples from our present timeline, geography, culture and reasoning. The channel is dedicated to alternate histories (Example:What if th…

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Darlene Hildebrandt and Artificial Intelligence 43:20

3y ago43:20

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Darlene Hildebrandt is the creator of Digital Photo Mentor. She has been a professional photographer for over 30 years, and as such, she has photographed everything from soup to hay—literally—including doing food photography; weddings; family portraits; corporate events and products. After a forced change of direction (a.k.a. divorce), she left her…

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Valérie Jardin on Consensual Street Photography 43:19

3y ago43:19

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Our guest on this week’s episode of the podcast is Valérie Jardin. Valérie is a visual storyteller recognized internationally for her street photography. She leads workshops worldwide, writes books, produces a weekly podcast, and is an official X Photographer for Fujifilm USA. We asked Valérie for her thoughts on an article by Levi Sim, provocative…

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A Conversation With Charlotte Brett 40:03

3y ago40:03

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Charlotte Brett is a landscape and travel photographer based just outside London. With a passion to see and photograph diverse places around the world, in recent years she has travelled to China, Morocco, Cuba, Ecuador and The Seychelles. As well as capturing big landscapes and cityscapes, Charlotte loves to photograph the details, colours and peop…

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Storytelling 51:35

3y ago51:35

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Does every picture tell a story? What does it actually take to create storytelling photographs? This week, Ugo, Ralph and special guest Kav Dadfar discuss the ins and outs of storytelling in travel photography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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An Interview with Colby Brown 44:26

3y ago44:26

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In episode 182 Ugo interviews Colby Brown. We have wanted to interview Colby for a long time and, thanks also to the pandemic, we finally managed to find him stuck at home long enough us to be able to arrange this. Colby Brown is a photographer, photo educator and author based out of Eastern Pennsylvania. Specializing in landscape, travel and human…

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MC-21 VanDeGraph 55:14

3y ago55:14

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This month we talk to VanDeGraph about his map related YouTube channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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One-on-One with Ugo and Ralph 41:21

3y ago41:21

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In this episode Ugo and Ralph catch up after a few months and discuss their recent travels, to Italy and Turkey respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Pete DeMarco in Singapore 57:09

3y ago57:09

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After a looong pause, The Traveling Image Makers podcast is back on the air and an old friend is back too! Pete DeMarco, who has previously on the show in episodes TTIM 96 – Peter DeMarco in Asia and TTIM 146 – Matt Brandon and Pete DeMarco in Malaysia is an American expat currently living in Asia. He recently spent some time living in Singapore an…

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MC-20 Father Bill Miller - personal pilgrimages and The Last Howlelujah 59:58

3y ago59:58

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This month we speak to Father Bill Miller, an Episcopal priest who set off on a cross-country road trip with his terminally ill dog, not knowing if the dog would make it back home,. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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MC-19 An Atlas of Extinct Countries - Gideon Defoe 1:02:18

3+ y ago1:02:18

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This month we are talking to author Gideon Defoe, about his book An Atlas of Extinct Countries We have an audio postcard from Andy Gladwin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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MC-18 Fun with flags with Ted Kaye 1:09:00

3+ y ago1:09:00

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Good flags and bad flags are discussed by Ted Kaye who has studied vexillography for 20 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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MC-17 Deidre Mask - The Address Book 1:05:57

3+ y ago1:05:57

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We take regular postal addresses for granted in parts of the world, so it was thought provoking for us to consider how it is just another form of invisible privilege. We speak to the author of the brilliant tome the Address book about what your address can reveal your race and class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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MC-16 Anton Thomas - Artist Cartographer 57:21

3+ y ago57:21

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Presently based in Melbourne, Australia. Born and raised in New Zealand, Anton draws detailed maps with colour pencil and pen. He spent almost 4,000 hours or 5 years creating an incredibly detailed view of the North America. https://www.antonthomasart.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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MC-15 Map Board games - Ready Steady Roll - Darrell Cannon 52:27

3+ y ago52:27

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Sorry about the Roifield's audio! This month we look at map related board games with Darrell Cannon, via Zoom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Luka Esenko and PhotoHound 38:28

4y ago38:28

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This week's guest on the podcast is premiere outdoor photographer, photo workshop leader and PhotoHound app co-creator Luka Esenko. Ralph "sat down" with Luka to get an update on what he's been up to lately and he asked him in-depth questions about why the switch from Snapp Guides to PhotoHound, an app that is extremely useful for photographers in …

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MC-14 Matt Breen from the Explorers podcast 1:00:07

4y ago1:00:07

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Matt Breen is the host from the Explorers podcast, he talks to us about the men from the age of discovery. We also have an audio postcard from Ken McDonald and the Map Corner Quiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tomás Tigchelaar Lourenço and Give Sea Life a Hand 38:41

4y ago38:41

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Tomás Tigchelaar Lourenço, our guest for this episode of the podcast, is not a photographer, but he is using the power of photographs to effect some powerful change in the world. In December of 2017 Tomás started the @GiveSealifeAHand Cleanup movement on Instagram. This movement started during a beach walk in Portugal, when talking about ocean plas…

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Kav Dadfar 43:46

4y ago43:46

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Our guest for this week’s episode of the podcast is Kav Dadfar. Kav is a professional writer and travel and landscape photographer, based on the outskirts of London, in leafy Surrey. Kav has worked on various assignments as well as for commercial clients. His travel images are represented by various high-end stock agencies such as 4Corners Images a…

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Paul Zizka in the Icy Wilderness 48:45

4y ago48:45

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Our guest for this week’s episode of the podcast is Canadian nature photographer and adventurer Paul Zizka. From the peaks of the Canadian Rockies to iceberg-laden seas off the coast of Greenland, Paul’s journey to capture the “under-documented” is a testament to his passion for exploration, his creative vision and fierce sense of determination. Th…

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MC-13 Map Corner "live" talks to Simon Kuestenmacher and the listeners 1:10:08

4y ago1:10:08

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Claire and Roifield have a Zoom chat with Twitter's Mr Maps Simon Kuestenmacher plus 10 listeners give us their audio postcards and answer some questions on geography live! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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MC-12 How big is a city and paper maps with Paul McGonigal of OS 1:41:04

4y ago1:41:04

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This month we answer listener calls from Kevin from Washington State and Richard from Melbourne and we speak to OS Product Manager Paul McGonigal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Valérie Jardin in France 53:35

4y ago53:35

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We're really excited to have back on the show one of our favorite guests and best friend, street photographer extraordinaire Valérie Jardin. Valérie is a French photographer, currently residing in the United States. She is self-taught and worked for several years as a commercial photographer. Today, Valérie is known internationally through her work…

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Andrew Gibson and Travel Photography When You Can’t Travel 38:14

4y ago38:14

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Nowadays travel to most of the world has sadly become impossible. Photographers, and especially travel photographers, are trying to find ways to keep their juices flowing while they can’t go very far or, in some cases, are not even allowed to leave their home. Andrew Gibson is a photographer who has been forced to cancel all his travel plans in the…

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TTIM 173 – Carnival in Rio de Janeiro 34:36

4y ago34:36

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Our co-host Ralph Velasco recently returned from spending a few days at one of the most popular festivals in the world: the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On this week’s episode of the podcast, he shares with us his experience and gives some useful tips for those wanting to partake in it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa…

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Darlene Hildebrandt and the Venice Carnival 22:01

4y ago22:01

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One of our favorite guests is back on the show! When Ugo interviewed Darlene Hildebrandt in episode 85, she expressed her intention to come to Venice for the Carnival and join the workshop that Ugo leads there every year. Darlene is the creator of Digital Photo Mentor. She has been a professional photographer for over 30 years, and photography educ…

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MC-11 Gender and Geography and Valerie Hudson at The Stats Women Project 1:10:42

4y ago1:10:42

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The WomanStats Project is a team of approximately twelve undergraduate research assistants, seven graduate research assistants, thirteen principal investigators, and over 120 former student assistants. We are dedicated to the continual expansion of the WomanStats Database, as well as the pursuit of our research agenda assessing the relationship bet…

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Pia Parolin in Madagascar 56:47

4y ago56:47

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Madagascar is a fabulous but also very troubled country. Its separation from Africa, millions of years ago, made it into a somewhat isolated an unique ecosystems with animals and plants that can only be found there. When people came to the island, they started exploiting its vast natural riches and now that ecosystem is on the brink of collapse. Th…

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Valentina Tamborra, I Am The Border 43:38

4y ago43:38

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What does it mean to live on the border? It might be the border between humanity’s last dwelling at the edge of the Arctic, or the thin red line between continents, where migrants are trapped in a limbo and forgotten, or mountains of trash, where a few desperate people live precariously between life and death. Valentina Tamborra, the guest of this …

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