Nat Geo Premieres New Podcast “Into The Depths” About Slave Shipwrecks

You have to admire National Geographic. Founded in 1888, the organization has excelled at stunning images of our world in all its natural glory.

So when the visual is your historical strength, moving into the audio with no images is an exercise in courage, determination, and a confidence in your people.

When National Geographic launched the Overheard podcast nine seasons ago, questions abounded about whether this legacy organization could do for audio what it did for the visual.

Whitney Johnson, Vice President and Director of Visuals and Immersive Experiences at National Geographic, commented in a Q&A about podcasting, “Audio represents a big opportunity. It’s an opportunity to do journalism differently. And it’s an opportunity to reach the next generation of smart, curious people via a platform that we’re just starting to develop. It’s also an incredibly — and increasingly — competitive space.

With podcasting success with Overheard, National Geographic has tackled an audio project that has historical, social, and racial significance.

National Geographic has launched “Into The Depths,” which is a poignant six-part audio series that follows Tara Roberts, a National Geographic Explorer and Storyteller, who follows a team of…