The stories behind-the-camera are nearly as exciting as the ones that are shown in National Geographic’s new eight-part series Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. In this episode, Peabody Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller tells host Stacey Wilson Hunt about the risks she and her crew were willing to take to get incredible inside access to black markets around the globe. She gained the trust of the people who inhabit these secretive underground worlds, she says, by approaching them without judgment and found that the people operating these smuggling networks are “more like us than we like to think.”   

The stories behind-the-camera are nearly as exciting as the ones that are shown in National Geographic&rsquo;s new eight-part series&nbsp;Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. In this episode, Peabody Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller tells host Stacey Wilson Hunt about the risks she and her crew were willing to take to get incredible inside access to black markets around the globe. She gained the trust of the people who inhabit these secretive underground worlds, she says, by approaching them without judgment and found that the people operating these smuggling networks are &ldquo;more like us than we like to think.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;

THE MAKING OF is an ongoing podcast series from National Geographic Channels and National Geographic Documentary Films featuring in-depth interviews with some of the talented people responsible for the network’s award-worthy programming. Hosted by Chris Albert, National Geographic EVP of Global Communications & Talent Relations, the series features discussions with individuals who are both in front of the camera and also those behind the scenes.

THE MAKING OF is an ongoing podcast series from National Geographic Channels and National Geographic Documentary Films featuring in-depth interviews with some of the talented people responsible for the network&rsquo;s award-worthy programming. Hosted by Chris Albert, National Geographic EVP of Global Communications &amp; Talent Relations, the series features discussions with individuals who are both in front of the camera and also those behind the scenes.

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