Episode 33: Executive Producers

Executive Producers, Jane Root and Graham Booth, undertook the most epic project of their career with the National Geographic series Welcome To Earth. In this episode, Jane and Graham speak with host Chris Albert about the vision for the genre-busting series, which spanned 92 shoots, 34 countries a…

Episode 32: Sound

In this episode, host Chris Albert is joined by Emmy-nominated sound mixer, Tony Volante, who contributed his expertise to two current National Geographic films, Fauci and We Feed People. Volante shares his approach for designing sound on documentaries that blend archival footage, talking-head inte…

Episode 31: Editors

Joining host Chris Albert for this episode are National Geographic film editors Felix Black (Welcome To Earth), Jenny Nelson (Life Below Zero) and Andrew Morreale (We Feed People). The editors share what it takes to piece together a cohesive story out of hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of foot…

Episode 30: Directors

Host Chris Albert is joined by three award-winning National Geographic directors to discuss their latest documentaries. National Geographic director Ron Howard’s film, We Feed People follows chef Jose Andres and his team of volunteers at World Central Kitchen. Joining Ron are John Hoffman and Janet…

Episode 29: Score

Academy-Award nominated and Emmy-winning composer, Daniel Pemberton, joins host Chris Albert to discuss his electronic-infused score for National Geographic’s Welcome To Earth. Daniel, a prolific composer of soundtracks for The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, and more, s…

Episode 28: Cinematographers

National Geographic Cinematographers Brendan McGinty and Sim Houtman share stories of the ambitious undertakings of their respective docu-series, Welcome to Earth and Life Below Zero. McGinty and Houtman explain to host Chris Albert how they, and their cameras, faced extreme conditions, whether dan…

Episode 27: “Secrets of the Whales” Part 2 with Executive Producer, Writer and Director Brian Armstrong & Composer Raphaelle Thibault

Executive producer/writer/director Brian Armstrong explains the challenges of directing the “stars” of National Geographic’s documentary series “Secrets of the Whales,” streaming now on Disney+  During three years of filming, Armstrong and his crew had to be prepared for almost any possibility whil…

Episode 26: "Genius: Aretha" Part 4 – Behind the Scenes with Executive Producer and Director Anthony Hemingway

Executive Producer and Director Anthony Hemingway joins host Stacey Wilson Hunt to discuss National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha”.  Anthony reveals how a career that began as a production assistant progressed to directing and producing, which eventually earned him an Emmy® Award.

Episode 25: "Genius: Aretha" Part 3 - Becoming Aretha with Cynthia Erivo, Coree Moreno and Terrell Mullin

Oscar-nominated, Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo discusses her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha”, a performance that has been called “incandescent” by The New York Times. To project both confidence and vulnerability, and sing Aretha’s songs -- a…

Episode 24: "IMPACT with Gal Gadot" – Behind the Scenes with Women of Wonder Gal Gadot and Vanessa Roth

"National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot" executive producer and host Gal Gadot and executive producer and series director Vanessa Roth join host Stacey Wilson Hunt to discuss how they were inspired to make this compelling new six-part short-form documentary series. Gal, the respected a…