Looking for Wonder with Aaron Millar

Audience

On this episode of the Audience podcast, Stuart and Aaron Millar discuss his travel and adventure podcast, Armchair Explorer. On his podcast, Aaron showcases some of the world’s greatest adventurers. He shares their stories and their journeys to help inspire his listeners.

Today he talks about how he curates each topic and episode, shares his message and motivation behind Armchair Explorer, and talks about how we don’t have to go out to the Gobi desert to find adventure. Pulling great stories from your interviewees doesn’t always come easy. Aaron shares how he is able to get the best from his guests.

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Today you’ll learn about:

• Where Aaron’s love of adventure came from
• The development of Armchair Explorer
• How great explorers and adventurers can inspire
• How Aaron sources his topics for episodes
• The journey is a vehicle for other stories
• Facing dangerous extraordinary moments
• Our responsibility, as travelers, not to imprint our own values on other cultures
• Conservation projects and looking for adventure in your own backyard
• The importance of “just going for it”

Resources/Links:

The Blue Dot Perspective: https://www.thebluedotperspective.com

Armchair Explorer: https://www.armchair-explorer.com

Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/

Castos, private podcast: https://academy.castos.com/privatepodcast/

Castos, website: https://castos.com/

Castos, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/castos

Clubhouse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8729ZpWpmIw

Stuart's Other Podcast: https://obscureballpod.com/

Episodes of Armchair Explorer sampled:

If I live Until Morning

https://www.armchair-explorer.com/podcast/episode/7acd050a/if-i-live-until-morning-cheating-death-on-the-john-muir-trail-with-jean-muenchrath

Hitchiking to Pamplona

https://www.armchair-explorer.com/podcast/episode/4d5e875d/hitchhiking-to-pamplona-with-comedian-andy-smart

Kayak the Kwanza

https://www.armchair-explorer.com/podcast/episode/477cc357/kayak-the-kwanza-the-world-record-paddle-down-angolas-longest-river-with-travel-author-oscar-scafidi