Hidden Compass: The Podcast
Join Hidden Compass co-founders and podcast co-hosts Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann as they bring you stories from their award-winning magazine, and go behind the scenes with each storyteller to see what inspired them to venture to the frontiers of courage and curiosity. Season 1’s theme is “What Have I Done?”
Episodes
16 episodes
A Constant Push for Perfection
With the end of a year comes the end of a season. For the last episode of Hidden Compass: The Podcast, Season 2, co-hosts Sabine and Sivani present a story and a conversation all about finding hope and wonder despite — and maybe even <...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:03:58
Wartime in the Woods
It’s the penultimate episode of season 2 and Sabine and Sivani are feeling contemplative — jumping into thoughts about the discomfort of the Internet and the voices that need to be heard. This episode’s story, “Wartime in the Woods,” is a beaut...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:19:55
Just Another Adventure Story
We hope you’re ready for “Just Another Adventure Story” — one of our earliest photo features, this remarkable story presents itself as not a remarkable story, which is, in fact, what makes it a remarkable story. If that doesn’t make sense yet: ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:39:46
Indefensible Escobar
From taboos in the margins of a journalist’s notebook to Viking battlefields, season 2 of Hidden Compass: The Podcast has taken us to some compelling places. In episode 5, we find ourselves even further down the rabbit hole of our them...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:01:41
Invasion
We’re halfway through Season 2 of Hidden Compass: The Podcast, and co-hosts Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann can barely believe it. There’s so much more to dig into with the season’s theme: “What Have I Done?” The roots o...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:02:24
You Should Be Dancing
Three episodes into the second season of Hidden Compass: The Podcast, and we’re delving even deeper into the intellectual and emotional weeds of season two’s theme: “What Have I Done?”On today’s episode, co-hosts Sabine K. Bergm...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:22:53
The Raven-Feeder’s Island
Welcome back to Hidden Compass: The Podcast, where we venture to the frontiers of courage and curiosity and ask the question of season two’s theme: “What Have I Done?”On today’s episode, co-hosts Sabine K. Bergmann and Sivani Babu sit w...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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54:18
The Age of Conquest
Welcome back to Hidden Compass: The Podcast! Co-hosts and Hidden Compass co-founders Sabine K. Bergmann and Sivani Babu have missed you — and can’t wait to share a brand-new season featuring not only stories from our award-winning maga...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:31:52
Sweet as Challah
For our last episode of season 1, we welcome queer Russian-Jewish refugee storyteller and activist — and former Hidden Compass editor — Sonya Pevzner to Hidden Compass, The Podcast. As always, Sonya blows us away by her courag...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:15:58
Journey of a Golden Soul
On today’s show, travel writer and former documentary filmmaker Martha Ezell joins co-hosts (and Hidden Compass co-founders) Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann to chat about beautiful insects, generational wisdom, and the testosterone-filled ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:07:27
Trick of the Light
On today’s podcast, San Diego-based journalist and essayist Annelise Jolley is here to speak with co-hosts (and Hidden Compass co-founders) Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann about challenging victim narratives, surreal clubbing, and the meanin...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:19:08
Ice Bear
Today our very own co-host and Hidden Compass co-founder, Sivani Babu, is in the hot seat at Hidden Compass, The Podcast! Sivani is an award-winning nature photographer and journalist, and she talks with co-host Sabine K. Berg...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:20:41
The Medusa of Time
Today we welcome professor, science educator, and storyteller Daniel Hudon to Hidden Compass, The Podcast to talk about bringing ancient beings to life, the story humanity tells itself, and fossil beds that shine to us like beacons. Bu...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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59:10
The Beauty and Violence Beneath Our Feet
And just like that, we’re at our third episode of Hidden Compass, The Podcast! Each week, Hidden Compass co-founders and podcast co-hosts Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann bring you stories from their award-winning magazine, and go be...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:06:56