Earth stories, science lives, human impact.
Her Impact has moved into global geotourism storytelling, with episodes centered on geoparks, protected landscapes, cultural heritage, and the people who care for them. Its archive also profiles women in science whose work shaped climate research, ocean science, biomedical discovery, and plant history.
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Her Impact is a place-based science and heritage show with a clear sense of mission. It began around stories of women, leadership, purpose, and scientific achievement, then shifted into a new chapter centered on global geotourism. The change is not a clean break. It feels like an expansion. The show still looks for people whose work deserves more attention, but now it also looks at landscapes as active storytellers. Geoparks, national parks, protected areas, volcanic trails, ancient rock formations, and community destinations become its new field of view. The tone is welcoming and direct. It favors explanation over polish. A listener hears questions about how a place is cared for, how visitors learn from it, and how local people become part of its interpretation. The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark episode is especially revealing. Carol Glinson describes maps, signage, archaeological sites, visitor facilities, local businesses, training programs, and the everyday work of helping guides, guesthouses, restaurants, and coach drivers share basic knowledge with visitors. That practical detail gives the show its strength. Her Impact is interested in heritage as something maintained by people, not just admired from a distance. Its older science-biography episodes add another layer. Elizabeth Shaman, Katsuko Saruhashi, Flossie Wong Stoll, and Eunice Newton Foote are presented as women whose curiosity and persistence mattered beyond their own laboratories. The episodes connect botany, genetics, ocean science, biomedical research, greenhouse gases, education, migration, women's rights, and resistance to political pressure. Some passages are more conversational than tightly produced, but the intent is consistent. The show wants overlooked work to be named. It wants landscapes to be interpreted with care. It suits listeners drawn to sustainable travel, public history, Earth science, and biographies of women whose contributions were larger than their recognition.
Made for: Her Impact suits listeners who enjoy accessible science history, sustainable travel, cultural heritage, and stories about people caring for significant places. It is especially relevant for those interested in women in science and geotourism.
What sets it apart: The show links two kinds of overlooked inheritance: the landscapes that need interpretation and the women whose scientific work deserves recognition. Its best moments are practical and grounded, showing how heritage is protected through guides, signs, training, communities, and everyday stewardship.
Her Impact is a podcast exploring the people shaping geotourism, conservation, and cultural heritage around the world. Each episode dives into remarkable landscapes—from geoparks to community-led destinations—through conversations with those protecting and interpreting them. Host Konstantia uncovers how geology, culture, food, biodiversity, and local traditions come together to create meaningful, sustainable travel experiences. It’s a show for listeners who love nature, place-based stories, and the impact people make on the world.
A dolmen, a car park, and geology training for coach drivers: your travel curiosity gets unusually practical.
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A grounded look at how local knowledge helps a geopark share landscape and cultural heritage.
The episode frames the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark as a lived-in meeting point of landscape, heritage, and local explanation. Carol Glinson, the geopark's manager, starts from childhood drives through the area and her own connection to the west of Ireland, then moves into…
A warm, grounded look at how the Burren's heritage reaches everyday visitors.
Her Impact frames Carol Glinson's work with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark as a practical look at how heritage becomes legible to visitors.
Messy women, sharp history, Regency receipts.
Feminist history with wine-night velocity.
Women’s history with drinks, jokes, and bite.
Difficult women, messy histories, sharp company.
Gold Rush California, told through its women
One overlooked woman, one storyteller, one live room.
["Carol Glinson says the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark in County Clare spans about 560 square kilometers, with karst, caves, fossils, and hydrology shaping the landscape.", "She traces the project from a county-council visitor-management job and 2008 Geopark consultations to UNESCO-linked recertification every four years.", "The Burren Ecotourism Network grew from 11 or 12 businesses to more than 70, while OPW partnerships, interpretive signage, and Leave No Trace training help manage sites like Pallinabarone dolmen and the Cliffs of Moher.", "The interview also covers Galway Bay oysters, winterage cattle traditions, climate-action communication through art and music, and her advice to women in conservation: build relationships, listen, and collaborate."]
Carol Glinson says the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark was shaped by a 2008 consultation and a four-year recertification cycle that lets the community refuse to reapply.
Host Costantina announces a shift in her podcast from leadership stories to geotourism, focusing on global landscapes and the people who protect them.
Host Costantina announces a rebranding of Her Impact podcast to focus on geotourism stories, exploring landscapes and cultures worldwide.
This episode of Hair Impact profiles Elisabeth Schiemann, a German botanist and geneticist who defied the Nazis and advanced the understanding of cultivated plant history.
This episode explores the life of Katsuko Saruhashi, a scientist who studied ocean chemistry and fallout, and her journey from a curious child to a pioneering woman in science.
This episode tells the inspiring story of Flossie Wong-Staal, a pioneering scientist in HIV research, from her childhood in China to her groundbreaking work.
Host Gassandra Gileos introduces Maria Sibylla Merian, a 17th-century botanical artist known for her detailed drawings of the natural world, whose work is preserved in the British Museum.
Her Impact host Gossandria Gileos dedicates this dog-science episode to Alvin, her 11-year-old companion.
This episode explores what science reveals about death and dying, addressing the universal fear of mortality and the process of end of life.
The host introduces the concept of self-love and its six science-based benefits, sharing personal insights on how self-love can improve health and lifestyle.