TED Radio Hour

What it takes to be an Antarctic explorer today

Ariel Waldman is a filmmaker and Antarctic explorer who first appeared in our 2021 episode, "<a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/978759720/through-the-looking-glass">Through the Looking Glass</a>." Since then, she has written a new book and returned to Antarctica with a new mission. For this bonus episode, producer Matthew Cloutier reached out to get an update. This bonus episode was previously shared only with our TED Radio Hour+ supporters. To get access to all of our bonus content, listen to the show sponsor-free and support our work at NPR, sign up for TED Radio Hour+ at <a href="https://plus.npr.org/ted">plus.npr.org/ted</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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