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Explorer At Large
Host for History, Discovery, Nat Geo, Smithsonian, and NASA. Based in Santa Fe, NM when not traveling/filming/diving/exploring 🤠
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Into The Unknown: The Search For Life •⁠ (Post 3 of 3)⁠ •⁠ The locations one gets to visit and explore to make a series are life changing. The expert one gets to interview are an honor to meet and engage with. But after all the miles and years on the road, it's the people on one's crew that end up meaning the most. This is just one of the teams I was fortunate to work with for Into The Unknown. We shot this group photo in Utah on the Salt Flats. It was the last episode of a long 19-month season of filming Into The Unknown. The camaraderie of the production team is the heart and soul of documentary series, and the relationships I have with my colleagues (past, present, and-- I hope--future) is what keeps me coming back for more and more adventures and insights. ⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #lifeonearth #extremophiles #IShotThisWithARemoteTrigger #ThatsMeOnTheFarLeft.
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Into The Unknown: The Search For Life •⁠ (Post 2 of 3)⁠ • Extremophiles are microorganisms that live in places scientists didn't think anything could be alive. Some are also re-defining our understanding of what life is. Here, I've hiked miles underground (and put on a protective suit) to look at extremophiles found in the Snowy River cave.⁠ •⁠ Photo by Corey Rich (@coreyrichproductions) for Discovery Channel ⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #lifeonearth #extremophiles #snowyriver #bunnysuit
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Into The Unknown: The Search For Life •⁠ (Post 1 of 3)⁠ •⁠ For millennia people have assumed that because we live on Earth, life must have started here. But scientists are now seriously considering that life may have come here from Mars, having navigated the hazards of deep space to take up residence on Earth. On this episode of Into The Unknown, I gained access to places only NASA scientists are typically allowed on my quest through the American West for the true story.⁠ •⁠ Seen here with my crew squeezing my our through narrow passages on our way to the Snowy River Cave in New Mexico. Photo by Corey Rich (@coreyrichproductions) for Discovery Channel ⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #lifeonearth #extremophiles #claustrophobia #betweenarockandanotherrock
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Into The Unknown: Living with Mummies •⁠ (Post 3 of 3)⁠ •⁠ Another great part of this experience (there were many) was getting to hang out with mummy expert Dr. Ron Beckett of the Bioanthropology Research Institute at Quinnipiac University. We brought Ron in to assess the health of the Anga's sacred mummies and help reduce the degrading effects of time and weather. Rather than bring modern conservation materials with him, though, Ron decided to use local materials from the jungle, so he could then teach the villagers how to preserve the mummies once we left. Absolutely brilliant. Plus it was great fun to experiment and figure out what techniques, materials, and plants worked and what didn't. ⁠ •⁠ Seen here with Chief Gemtasu's father Moimango (the mummy seated in the chair) and his son Yandeng behind.⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #papuanewguinea #png #mummies #gemtasu #moimango #DragonBreathTechnique
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Into The Unknown: Living with Mummies •⁠ (Post 2 of 3)⁠ •⁠ If you're curious how I ended up sitting across from that village chief, it's thanks to this woman here -- German photojournalist, climber, and world traveler Ulla Lohmann. Ulla had been living with and photographing the Anga people on and off for years. When Chief Gemtasu asked her if she knew anyone who could help share his knowledge of mummification with the world through a documentary, she said "actually, I saw this guy on TV who might be perfect for that." ⁠ •⁠ Note: Full disclosure, I don't know if Ulla said that at all. I just know that she reached out to the Discovery Channel and Discovery called me saying, in one of the best messages ever "There's a village chief in Papua New Guinea who wants you to come and help document a sacred mummification ritual." So let's just go with this version of the story, shall we?⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #papuanewguinea #png #mummies #gemtasu #moimango #ThankYouUlla.
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Into The Unknown: The Search for Noah’s Ark •⁠ (Post 3 of 3)⁠ •⁠ If you've seen the show, you might recall this most unusual hole in the ground. It's a Stone Age well located under what today is a resort in Paphos, Cyprus. Archaeozoologist Dr. Paul Croft and I rappelled into the well to look at neolithic bones that shed light on what animals were here 12,000 years ago and how they might have gotten to this island (hint: it might have been by ark).⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #italy #israel #armenia #ark #noah #noahsark #greatflood
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Into The Unknown: The Search for Noah’s Ark •⁠ (Post 2 of 3)⁠ •⁠ See that gold and silver case behind the glass? See the wood inside that gold and silver case? According to Father Ktrij Devejian, an American-Armenian priest at the Holy Cathedral of Etchmiadzin in Armenia, that's a piece of Noah's Ark. In one of the more enjoyable interviews I've had over the years, Father Ktrij and I had an honest discussion about whether or not this could really be from the ark and what role faith plays in that determination.⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #italy #israel #armenia #ark #noah #noahsark #greatflood #StillDontKnowIfItsReal
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Into The Unknown: The Search for Noah’s Ark •⁠ (Post 1 of 3)⁠ •⁠ For thousands of years, the story of Noah’s Ark and the great flood has been passed down the generations. But did the flood of Genesis really happen? On this episode of Into The Unknown, I investigated a compelling new theory about the truth behind this extraordinary story, traveling from Israel to Armenia to Italy on the hunt for clues, finally ending at an archaeological site in Cyprus with some pretty interesting information.⁠ •⁠ That sloping peak in the background? That's Mount Etna, a volcano in Sicily that erupted so violently 8.000 years ago that it may have caused a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea. Perhaps memories of this "flood" are connected to stories of Noah and his ark? ⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #italy #israel #armenia #ark #noah #noahsark #greatflood #YesItWasWindy #StillMissingHenryMyHat
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Into The Unknown: Egypt's Lost King •⁠ (Post 3 of 3)⁠ •⁠ Over the course of 50 shows in the archaeology genre, I have been on the ground, sifting through sand on fewer than 5 of them. Why? I suspect that's because watching someone use a brush and blower to reveal a piece of stone, bone, or pottery doesn't make the most captivating television. It also takes a lot of time, and there's no guarantee one will find anything. So I get it, but I have to say that the patience, persistence, discipline, and skill that archaeologists put into field work impresses me deeply and I wish more shows (even mine) could spend more time shining a spotlight on that.⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #egypt #akhenaten #pharaoh #18thdynasty #thatsafibula
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Into The Unknown: Egypt's Lost King •⁠ (Post 2 of 3)⁠ •⁠ While crossing the Nile, the weather shifted dramatically. The wind picked up and soon the sky was hazy orange. A sandstorm was soon upon us, shutting down production until it cleared. Just prior to putting all our cameras away, we got this pic of me and archaeologist Dr. Barry Kemp discussing, oh I don't know, how dangerous it might be to be on a barge on the Nile during a sandstorm.⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #egypt #akhenaten #pharaoh #18thdynasty #sandstormonthenile
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Into The Unknown: Egypt's Lost King •⁠ (Post 1 of 3)⁠ •⁠ The 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten — father of Tutankhamen and husband of Nefertiti — was perhaps the most controversial pharaoh in history. He abandoned the old gods of Egypt and adopted monotheism. He abandoned the capital and built a new city in the desert to worship his new god, the Aten. On this episode, I explored the family and the landscape of Akhenaten on a quest for clues to explain the actions of “the heretic king.”⁠ •⁠ This shot was taken by cameraman (and longtime friend) Paul Kirsop just before we got on a barge to cross the Nile.⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #egypt #akhenaten #pharaoh #18thdynasty #clearlyneededhenryhere
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Into The Unknown: When Elephants Attack •⁠ (Post 3 of 3)⁠ •⁠ The lighting here looks fake, doesn't it? Almost like a green screen image. But it's not -- it's an amazing shot by the very talented photographer Yoray Liberman, who joined my crew for part of this journey. After seeing remains of elephants and sign of elephants, it was a moment of pure joy to be among a large herd of healthy, living elephants in the bush.⁠ •⁠ @JoshBernstein #explorer #educator #storyteller #IntoTheUnknown @Discovery #TVhost #JBarchives #curiosity #archaeology #IndianaJones #travel #instatravel #adventure #wanderlust #exploration #documentaryTV #culture #dreamjobs #history #ancient #traveltheworld #behindthescenes #africa #elephants #safari #poaching #wildlife #animals #nature #conservation
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