Season 3 of National Geographic’s Overheard Podcast returns on Tuesday, June 16

                                                    by Frank Racioppi

In the first two seasons of National Geographic's Overheard podcast, listeners learned about why it's good for kids to lie; why there are the zombie mice on Marion Island ; why Indonesia may be due for a massive tsunami and why the survival of the northern white rhino in Sudan is intertwined with our own survival.

Season three of of National Geographic’s Overheard at National Geographic Podcast, returns on Tuesday, June 16. Host Peter Gwin, Editor at Large at National Geographic, will be joined for the first time by co-host Amy Briggs, Executive Editor of National Geographic History magazine, as they invite listeners along a journey with real-life adventurers that goes beyond photography and journalism, while tapping their imagination through an audio escapade of discovery.

“Just because we’re stuck inside for the time being doesn’t mean discovery stops,” observes Peter Gwin.

Season Three drops June 16 with episodes to delight and enlighten listeners.

Smuggled dinosaur bones. Man-made glaciers. An audacious quest to find the world’s southernmost tree. Each week, you’ll be introduced to the explorers, photographers and scientists at the edges of our big, bizarre, and breathtaking world.

“For decades, National Geographic's photography and journalism have been at the core of everything we create,” says Whitney Johnson, Vice President and Director of Visuals and Immersive Experiences at Nat Geo. “Now co-hosts Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs bring the DNA of Nat Geo - our commitment to deeply-reported, immersive storytelling - directly to the next generation of smart, curious people.”

“This season, with everyone locked down, we especially wanted to take listeners on some fun journeys out into the world,” notes co-host Peter Gwin.

“From the strange case of a stolen dinosaur to a brilliant new invention for watering crops in the Himalayas to tracking coyotes as they spread throughout the Americas--we're covering a lot of fascinating territory,” Gwin adds.

According to Amy Briggs, co-host and executive editor of National Geographic’s History magazine, “In addition to being a huge history nerd, I'm also a giant podcast junkie. Despite some jitters about being the new kid, it's a thrill to be part of the Overheard team. I can't wait for the world to hear what we've got cooked up in Season Three.”

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In this season, spanning eight weeks (one episode per week), co-hosts Peter and Amy explore how one mechanical engineer tackles climate change by creating artificial glaciers to irrigate his home; combating wildlife from taking over a small town; the world’s first female vertebrate paleontologist and her mission to restore dinosaur fossils from Mongolia; and the hero fungus that helps crops survive during climate change, among others.

Overheard at National Geographic unearths the world of science, adventure and exploration and helps us open our eyes and ears to the wonders of our planet.