Out of Eden Walk
To rediscover time, go for a walk
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been walking across continents for his project, the Out of Eden Walk. In that time, his perception of the flow of time has changed drastically from his former sedentary life. He joins Host Marco Werman to explain what he means by that, and shares his discovery of what he calls “walking time.”
Walking around the world takes a village
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a global walk from Ethiopia to Tierra del Fuego, off the coast of South America. But such a walk wouldn’t be possible without help along the way. That’s why he has walked alongside dozens of walking partners on his journey so far. Salopek joined Host Marco Werman to explain how his walking partners keep him moving and what being part of his project means to them.
Out of Eden Walk: When you walk across entire continents, police take notice
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he’s been stopped by law enforcement 120 times. Those encounters range from friendly stops, to detentions, and some things in between. He has even been logging those stops on an online map. He joins Host Carolyn Beeler to talk about that map and share stories about his walk-ins with the law.
Out of Eden Walk: Is the world closing its doors?
Migration is as old as humanity itself. In today’s world, it ebbs and flows as nations change their border policies with the times. Paul Salopek is a National Geographic Explorer who has been retracing the global path of the earliest humans on foot for the past 13 years. In that time, he has witnessed significant migration in real time. He joins Host Marco Werman to share his observations on how migration’s role in the global zeitgeist has changed.
What foods power a walk around the globe?
“You gotta try the local cuisine” — that’s the advice given to any traveler headed beyond their own borders. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been on a continuous trip away from home for almost 13 years. That means a lot of eating. Salopek tells Host Marco Werman about some of his most memorable meals.
Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific community’s best guess for the likely path of early human migration. While walking through China, he visited the Academy of Sciences and met with paleoanthropologists there, who shared their discoveries that cast some doubt on some popular theories of human evolution. He joins Host Carolyn Beeler to share what he learned.