New Series – RGS Presents: The Future of Exploration
How is exploration changing? Why does it matter now more than ever before?
Our new podcast series asks what it means to explore in a rapidly changing world. Across 10 episodes, host Matt Pycroft interviews a leading thinker, scientist or explorer to examine the practical and the philosophical questions that define modern discovery.
Episodes are released every two weeks starting Tuesday 30 June 2026. Get early access by heading to our YouTube channel and be the first to watch.
RGS Presents: The Future of Exploration is available in both audio and video formats on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 1 - Bruce Parry
Renowned explorer, documentarian and Indigenous rights advocate Bruce Parry joins host Matt Pycroft to explore how the meaning of exploration is shifting in a time of environmental crisis and increasing global connection.
Release date: Monday 15 July exclusively on YouTube. Tuesday 30 July on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Next live recording - Tim Marshall
On Wednesday 29 July, award-winning journalist and author Tim Marshall joins Matt Pycroft for a live recording at the Society. In this conversation, attention turns beyond Earth, exploring the emerging geopolitics of space.
As nations and private companies race to expand their presence beyond our planet, what does exploration mean in this new frontier?
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