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Guardians of the River

by Wild Bird Trust, NGOWP, House of Pod

2021 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcast Award winner at Tribeca Film Festival and Jackson Wild Film Festival. This is the story of the guardians of the Okavango water system and their monumental task: conserve a remote, near pristine environment facing threats from all sides. This podcast follows what happens when worlds connect, and at times collide, with the common goal of protecting a place

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(3 translated) Mil vozes de Tempué (português)

Devido a conflitos civis, minas terrestres, estradas danificadas e uma pista de aterragem abandonada, uma vila com o nome de Tempué está desconectada do resto de Angola.

Apr 18 2022
41 min

(5 translated) On the Edge of Home - Setswana

Okavango Delta ke sekao sa gore go ka nna jang ha batho ba tsaa tsia dikhumo tsa tholego. Le thokometswe ka fa molaong ke legotla la UNESCO. It's the world's 1,000th UNES

Mar 15 2022
38 min

8. The Runway

In the final episode of this season, we ask the biggest question of all; the one that persists beneath many of the world's most pressing headlines, and haunts us in the f

Aug 12 2021
47 min

7. The Land at the End of the World

In Eastern Angola, a group of lakes might occupy some of the least visited corners of the planet. They feel like a world without industrial development, proof that humans

Aug 5 2021
43 min

6. Koki's Plan

Koketso Mookodi, also known as Koki, is a Motswana who didn't learn about the Okavango Delta until she found herself living in the Delta in her 20's, being stalked by a f

Jul 22 2021
39 min

5. The Edge of Home

The Okavango Delta is what happens when people pay attention to the environmental wealth of a place. It's the world's 1,000th UNESCO World Heritage site. And for its anim

Jul 15 2021
43 min

4. The Smallest Dragonfly

In some Angolan traditions, magic is not just something people sit around campfires and talk about late at night, it lives in customs and day-to-day life. Owls are believ

Jul 8 2021
42 min

3. A Thousand Voices of Tempué

Due to civil conflicts, landmines, broken roads, and a decommissioned runway, a town called Tempué is cut off from the rest of Angola. As powers rise and fall, the town h

Jun 24 2021
42 min

2. Ghost Elephants of Lisima

A population of elephants in Angola lives in hiding, and only a few villages know their secret. But one big hint to their whereabouts stands tall in the main rotunda of t

Jun 17 2021
40 min

1. Power to Protect

A team of scientists and tribes members embark on an epic four-month National Geographic expedition to follow a trickle of water 1,500-kilometers across Southern Africa.

Jun 10 2021
43 min

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#33
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#167 ▼ 62 Nature US

What listeners say

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Great prep while getting ready for a trip to the Okavango Delta. This gave me a better depth of knowledge and helped me understand the complexity of issues.

4932850658 · Aug 2024

Without being hyperbolic, this is one of the best podcasts I have listened to. The lush audio brings one directly to Angola and Botswana, and the storytelling is deeply thoughtful and intentional in considering The complexities of preserving such a rich and important ecosystem. I hope to hear more from this team!

TimjoBrown · Sep 2022

I can’t say enough how much I enjoyed this podcast. It has allowed me to understand the full aspect well as much as possible on how many factors need to be taken into consideration when trying to conserve an area or species and how we are all inter-related. I really enjoyed learning about the different country and hope and pray that Angola is featured more in the future.

Birdie-Diana · Apr 2022

One of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to! The production, audio, narration, story , points of view just went together so well. Kerrlen Costa you are indeed a powerful person . I’d love to hear more of these.

thalefant · Mar 2022

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