The Explorers Podcast

Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing for England, becomes the first European to land in North America since Leif Erikson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The father and son duo of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson found the colony of Greenland, and become the first Europeans to arrive in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zebulon Pike sets off into the Louisiana Territory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American explorers, including Zebulon Pike, set out to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balboa sets off to find the mysterious sea on the other side of the mountains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balboa and the Spanish quest for gold leads him to establish the first permanent European colony in the Americas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juan Sebastián Elcano takes the reins of the fleet as they try and finish the circumnavigation of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magellan and the Armada de Molucca set sail across the Pacific in search of the Spice Islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magellan sets sail for South America to find the strait that will take him to the Western Sea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a look at the background that led Magellan to undertake his expedition to the Spice Islands, including the rejection by his native land, Portugal. He then must navigate the intrigue of the Spanish court to assemble his fleet - the Armada de Molucca.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices