Interviews

Exclusive: Dr. Bruce Means on Explorer: The Last Tepui, Alex Honnold, and Earth Day’s importance

This coming Earth Day, learn why the Tepuis—like the Amazon and the Galapagos—are a treasure trove of biodiversity worth saving. The Disney+ Earth Day special, Explorer: The Last Tepui, from National Geographic, features elite climber Alex Honnold and a world-class climbing team led by National Geographic Explorer and climber Mark Synnott on a death-defying mission deep in

Explorer examines Human tower-building: Phil Keoghan joins the Castells of Catalonia

Monsters and Critics was embedded with the production team of National Geographic Channel as they filmed tonight’s episode of Explorer. The action comes from the Catalonia region in northeastern Spain, a region that also contains the Pyrenees Mountains. Catalonia (Catalunya) is made up of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Barcelona was where we

Exclusive: Nat Geo Explorer’s EP Gretchen Eisele on why there’s ‘nothing like it on TV’

In 2010, National Geographic celebrated the 25th anniversary of Explorer, the longest-running documentary series in cable television history. Monsters and Critics was invited back in April of 2010 to go to DC for the festive event with National Geographic Channel’s executive VP of content Steve Burns and Michael Rosenfeld, president of National Geographic Television, as the