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Josh Pugh's Cult Heroes

Polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE: "I couldn’t remember a single thought I had all day"

Season 1, Ep. 10

The first merchandise from Josh Pugh's Cult Heroes is now available, the series 1 tea towel. It features self portraits from all of our guests from our debut series!


Get yours here - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1608673468/series-1-tea-towel


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This week we talk to polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE.


We talk to Felicity about how her first job out of university was in the Antarctic, what it takes to travel alone for months at a time and what characteristics she looks for in a potential candidate to join her on an expedition.


You can follow find Felicity on Twitter here.


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Hosted by Josh Pugh and Connor Kent

Produced by Connor Kent and Joe Power

Recorded at ITN Studios

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