The People and Tech That Power Nat Geo

Overheard at National Geographic

National Geographic

Science, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

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Cameras that drop miles beneath the ocean surface. Handmade art that reveals the secrets of archeological sites and extinct animals. For 135 years, National Geographic has pioneered new ways of exploring and illuminating our world—and now you can meet a few of the people who make it possible. Join Nathan Lump, National Geographic’s editor in chief, and Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic Society, for a tour of the cutting-edge Exploration Technology Lab and a look inside the studio where original, scientifically accurate art comes to life. Then, play along with a fun trivia game based on sounds from the National Geographic Soundbank recorded by explorers around the world. For more information on this episode, visit natgeo.com/overheard. Want more? Learn more about the people in this episode, including editor in chief Nathan Lump, National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler, and senior graphics editor Fernando Baptista. See how the National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab is illuminating Earth’s largest, yet least explored habitat: the deep ocean. Also explore: Want to hear more about how Nat Geo creates all-new tech for Explorers and photographers? Meet photo engineer Tom O’Brien, the real-life MacGyver in Nat Geo’s basement, in a previous episode of Overheard. See the first issue of National Geographic from 1888, which cost 50 cents and had zero photographs—those wouldn’t appear for another 17 years. If you like what you hear and want to support more content like this, please consider a National Geographic subscription. Go to natgeo.com/exploremore to subscribe today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	When you think about 135 year old institution, you might think of something that's
0:40.0	fussy or tradition bound. This is Nathan Lump. He's national geographic's editor-in-chief.
0:46.0	The 11th person to lead this magazine. And nowadays, that job includes a lot more than just a magazine.
0:53.0	There's also TikTok and this podcast and an Instagram feed with hundreds of millions of followers.
0:59.7	We're standing in a room called the Exploration Technology Lab with Denley Delaney,
1:04.3	who's a senior manager of this lab and Jill Tiefenthaler, the CEO of the National Geographic Society.
1:11.0	This is where Nat Geo engineers design cameras that study the bottom of the ocean
1:16.0	and create critter camps that let us see the world through the eyes of a shark.
1:19.8	I think what you see here in the lab with the technology that Denley's describing and the vision
1:26.6	that Jill's describing for how the society continues to grow and evolve.
1:29.9	What you're really perceiving is a modern institution that is really looking at both where we are today
1:35.9	and also where we're going to go. And I think that's really exciting when you think about what the next 135 years means.
1:42.1	I'm Jacob Pinnert, senior producer on the Nat Geo Audio Team.
1:50.0	And this is Overheard, a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have at Nat Geo
1:55.4	and follow them to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world.
1:59.6	This week, to celebrate National Geographics 135th birthday, Nathan and I take you on a behind the scenes
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