Ep. 229: Storm Chasing & Global Exploration Holiday Flashback - George Kourounis
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2016
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Since a young boy, George Kourounis has been intrigued with Earth's forces of nature and the amazing weather patterns it throws at us. His adventurous life has landed him in the middle of tornadoes, deep inside caves 900 ft below ground, hurricanes, forest fires and erupting volcanoes. George shares his passion for this way of life as the host of Angry Planet and has filmed various documentaries including some for the National Geographic Channel, CNN and the BBC.
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| 0:00.0 | The one time that I was the most filled with awe, like jaw-dropping awe, was on a |
| 0:07.2 | caving expedition that I did a few years ago in Mexico. |
| 0:11.0 | There's a place called Nica, and it was only recently discovered. |
| 0:14.8 | There's a silver mine in north central Mexico. |
| 0:16.8 | There were miners that were 900 feet underground, and they accidentally broke into a chamber. |
| 0:23.3 | This chamber was about the size of a basketball court, and it was filled with the largest |
| 0:29.2 | crystals that anyone has ever seen, these white selenite gypsum crystals. |
| 0:35.1 | Some of them were 30 feet long and weighed 55 tons. |
| 0:40.0 | This is the Adventure Sports podcast brought to you by 180TAC. |
| 0:44.4 | Get out there and have some fun. |
| 0:48.8 | Episode 229, a global exploration holiday flashback with George Corunus. |
| 1:05.7 | Hey guys, this is Travis. |
| 1:07.4 | For this holiday flashback episode, I thought I would replay my interview with George Corrinus. |
| 1:12.0 | George is the host of the TV show Angry Planet. I had a great time listening to his stories of his global adventures, exploring caves, volcanoes, and islands. I enjoyed this one, and I wanted to bring it back for those who might not have heard it. This weekend is Christmas. We hope you guys have a happy and safe time with your loved ones over the holidays. |
| 1:28.4 | Thank you so much for listening to the show. We're anxious to bring you another year filled with adventure inspiration. |
| 1:34.0 | Until then, enjoy George. |
| 1:38.8 | A life full of adventure doesn't always involve sports. |
| 1:42.5 | George Carunis is with me today to discuss just how true this is. |
| 1:46.1 | George has been a storm chaser since 1997 and has been documenting tornadoes, hurricanes, |
| 1:51.0 | blizzards, floods, hail, lightning, and much, much more for the Angry Planet TV series, |
| 1:55.5 | as well as the National Geographic Channel. |
| 1:58.0 | He's found himself hanging inside active volcanoes in Ethiopia and filming on the |
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