For generations, Rolex has supported pioneers who push the boundaries of human endeavour. Today, that legacy continues with a commitment to a new kind of exploration: safeguarding our planet’s future.
In partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, Planet Visionaries is the landmark series hosted by world-renowned climber and founder of the Honnold Foundation, Alex Honnold. This isn’t a podcast about problems; it’s a podcast about solutions.
From rewilding entire landscapes to turning the tide on ocean pollution, we highlight the work of those who are reshaping what’s possible. Featuring intimate conversations with National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes, chemical biologist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, broadcaster Bertie Gregory and CEO of the National Geographic Society Jill Tiefenthaler. Planet Visionaries is an inspiring testament to human ingenuity in the face of immense challenges.
Join us to hear how a new generation of visionaries is building a healthier, more sustainable world for us all.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
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Planet Visionaries – Ep 7: Krithi K. Karanth on How to Live Alongside Tigers and Elephants
mardi 10 novembre 2026 • Durée 34:17
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with Krithi K. Karanth, 2026 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, about her work reducing human-animal conflict in India.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Personal photographs provided by Krithi Karanth.
To learn more about the Centre for Wildlife Studies.
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
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Planet Visionaries – Ep 6: Rosa Vásquez Espinoza protecting the Amazon’s stingless bees
mardi 3 novembre 2026 • Durée 34:56
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with Rolex Awards Laureate Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, a chemical biologist who tackles deforestation in the Amazon by protecting stingless bees.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Personal photographs provided by Rosa Vásquez Espinoza.
To learn more about Rosa’s work on wild pollinators and the Amazon: Rosavespinoza.com
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
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Planet Visionaries – Ep 5: Lidia Oxí on Indigenous Led Education and Community Power
mardi 27 octobre 2026 • Durée 25:28
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with Lidia Oxí, National Director of World Connect Guatemala and one of the leading voices in indigenous led development. Oxí’s work centers on building systems that enable communities to design their own solutions – from education and climate resilience to leadership pathways for girls and young women.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Personal photographs provided by Lidia Oxí, MAIA Impact School, and World Connect Guatemala.
To learn more about MAIA and World Connect, visit Maiaimpact.org and Worldconnect.global
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts
and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
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Planet Visionaries – Ep 4: Carrying Jane Goodall’s Legacy Forward with Anna Rathmann
Saison 6 · Épisode 4
mardi 20 octobre 2026 • Durée 34:00
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with Anna Rathmann, Executive Director of the Jane Goodall Institute USA. Carrying Goodall’s vision forward, she focuses on chimpanzee protection, research and youth empowerment.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Personal photographs provided by Anna Rathmann and the Jane Goodall Institute.
To learn more about the Jane Goodall Institute, visit Janegoodall.org
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts
and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Planet Visionaries – Ep 3: Reviving New York Harbor with Pete Malinowski
mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 31:16
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with Pete Malinowski, President and CEO of the Billion Oyster
Project.
Raised on Fishers Island, Malinowski leads the effort to restore 1 billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035, using recycled shells, reefs and community action to revive its ecosystem.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Personal photographs provided by Pete Malinowski and the Billion Oyster Project.
To learn more about the Billion Oyster Project, visit Billionoysterproject.org.
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony
Music Podcasts production.
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Planet Visionaries – Ep 2: Power to the People with Honnold Foundation’s Emily Teitsworth
mardi 6 octobre 2026 • Durée 24:10
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with Emily Teitsworth, Executive Director of the Honnold Foundation. Teitsworth leads a global network of more than 100 grassroots partners across 30 countries, using community-scale solar to expand access to renewable energy.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Personal photographs provided by Emily Teitsworth and the Honnold Foundation.
To find out more about the Honnold Foundation’s work, visit Honnoldfoundation.org
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
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Planet Visionaries – Ep 1: Exploring the Amazon’s Hidden Worlds with Tom Peschak
Saison 6 · Épisode 1
mardi 22 septembre 2026 • Durée 27:52
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with National Geographic Explorer and photographer Tom
Peschak, who documented 396 days crossing the Amazon basin as part of the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Personal photographs provided by Tom Peschak. Video by Otto Amazon Expedition images courtesy of
the National Geographic Society and the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative.
Thanks also to the scientists featured in the expedition, including Fernando Trujillo, Jimena Valderrama, Mariana Pasqualini Nafrías, Angelo Bernardino, and the Andean mountaineering teams who supported the high-altitude research.
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
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Planet Visionaries - Ep 20: Stories of Hope, Science and Action
Saison 5 · Épisode 20
mardi 5 mai 2026 • Durée 31:31
Throughout Season 5 of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold has spoken with extraordinary people leading innovation in conservation, science and technology. In this episode, he revisits the most powerful moments—from Miranda Wang who transforms previously unrecyclable plastics into high-value materials to Kris Tompkins who is restoring vast South America ecosystems. These stories bridge the gap between scientific innovation and the human spirit, proving that protecting our planet is entirely possible when passion meets action.
Whether you’re discovering the series for the first time or have been with us all season, this episode captures the spirit of Planet Visionaries: that protecting our planet is entirely possible.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Photographs and footage credits:
National Geographic; Tompkins Foundation, Rewilding Argentina, Rewilding Chile; AmberCycle, Novoloop; SeaLegacy; The Solutions Project; CETI; KaraSolar; Sanku; Canada's National Arts Centre; Lightspring Solar; The Honnold Foundation; NeuroRestore; Mission Blue and Noe Langronier for Coral Gardens; Lianna Nixon Photography; Ocean Discovery League images courtesy of Susan Poulton; Oceancensus.
Also huge thanks to all of the guests below for providing images:
Pablo Borboroglu, Bertie Gregory, Kris Tompkins, Miranda Wang, Shay Sethi, Alice Eady, Malaika Vaz, Paul Nicklen, Cristina Mittermeier, Mark Ruffalo, Gloria Walton, David Gruber, Oliver Utne, Felix Brooks-church, Ben Mirin, Xiye Bastida, Joseph McNeil, Gregoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Titouan Bernicot, Sylvia Earle, Fernando Trujillo, David Doubilet, Jennifer Hayes, Allison Fong, Andrew Thurber, Sheena Talma and Katy Croff Bell.
To find out more about the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Planet Visionaries – Ep 19: Deep-ocean discovery with Sheena Talma and Katy Croff Bell
Planet Visionaries – Ep 18: The Hidden Ocean with Andrew Thurber and Allison Fong
Saison 5 · Épisode 18
mardi 21 avril 2026 • Durée 30:22
In this episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, host Alex Honnold speaks with marine biologist Andrew Thurber and microbial oceanographer Allison Fong, who are National Geographic Explorers and key members of the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions. Thurber studies how deep-sea microbes regulate carbon and methane, while Fong explores how polar microbes underpin fragile ecosystems.
Together they reveal how microscopic life quietly shapes the stability of our
planet.
For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers. Over time, the company has moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside the inspiring people who are dedicated to building a better future for all life on Earth.
Credits:
Stills and footage courtesy: Andrew Thurber, Allison Fong and Lianna Nixon
Photography: www.liannanixon.com
To find out more about Feel Think Studios and the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions
Theme and score by Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music, produced by Russell Emanuel.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts.
Thank you to On Air Presents. for their creative, branding and marketing support.
Planet Visionaries is a podcast in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, and a Sony Music Podcasts production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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