The Story presents: Planet Hope - the penguin guardian of Patagonia
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.
From oil spills to climate change, penguins are on the frontline of environmental change. Pablo García Borboroglu has spent more than three decades rescuing colonies, moving shipping lanes, and protecting over 32 million acres of penguin habitat. He joins Adam Vaughan to share what it takes to keep these charismatic seabirds alive in a rapidly changing world.
Host: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.
Guest: Pablo García Borboroglu, Founder of the Global Penguin Society and Rolex Award Laureate.
Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia
Sound Designer: David Crackles
This podcast is advertiser funded.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Manveen. On the story today, we're bringing you something a little bit different. |
| 0:05.4 | It's from another Times podcast, Planet Hope. And in each episode, our environment editor, Adam Vaughn, |
| 0:12.1 | meets the people on the front line of science and conservation, from penguin gardens in Patagonia |
| 0:18.5 | to pioneering neuroscientists in Switzerland, to see how people are trying to help the world. |
| 0:25.4 | And we think you'll really enjoy it. |
| 0:35.8 | Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its perpetual planet initiative. |
| 0:41.3 | For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers, pushing the boundaries of human endeavour to help them achieve countless historic feats. |
| 0:51.3 | Over time, the companies moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery |
| 0:55.3 | to protecting the planet. Through the perpetual planet initiative, Rolex stands alongside |
| 1:02.2 | explorers, scientists and entrepreneurs, supporting their work to build a better future for all |
| 1:08.4 | life on Earth. Whether it's by supporting coral restoration, |
| 1:12.4 | rewilding ecosystems, |
| 1:14.1 | or technological breakthroughs that can help people walk again, |
| 1:17.6 | the Perpetual Planet Initiative |
| 1:18.7 | is all about long-term solutions |
| 1:20.9 | and long-term commitment, |
| 1:23.2 | as you'll find out in this episode. |
| 1:38.0 | Music as you'll find out in this episode. Hello, I'm Adam Vaughn, Environment Editor at the Times, |
| 1:42.4 | and this is Planet Hope. |
| 1:44.6 | In this series, we meet the remarkable people working on the front lines of science, |
| 1:50.4 | conservation and innovation, as they tackle the biggest challenges facing our planet. |
| 1:56.7 | With the support of the Perpetual Planet Initiative, they're turning their ideas into action |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Times, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Times and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.