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The Great Human Race

Airing back on February 1st 2016, The Great Human Race followed two adventurers, Bill Schindler, an anthropologist, and Cat Bigney, a survival expert, for 35,000 miles — from the cradle of civilization to the New World — as they attempted to live like our most primitive ancestors did.

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Dr. Bill Schindler is only 1 of 2 humans who has lived 2.5 million years of evolution in just 6 months . . .

Airing back in February 2016, The Great Human Race followed two adventurers, Bill Schindler, an anthropologist, and Cat Bigney, a survival expert, for 35,000 miles — from the cradle of civilization to the New World — as they attempted to live like our most primitive ancestors did.

They survived in the harshest locations ever occupied by ancient humans, and utilized only the tools and technology available to people in a predetermined time period. They encountered the same challenges that our ancestors once faced, and overcame them in a similar fashion – by adapting their technology and behavior, and in essence, evolving throughout the course of an episode. The big question to be answered is “Can modern humans survive in the same way primitive humans did?” Each episode took our cast to a new location. They were placed in a specific time period and follow a migration route that our ancestors travelled in pursuit of food and resources.

Interested in Watching the Great Human Race?

You can download the Episodes individually or the whole 10-episode season

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Two adventurers journey across the globe and follow in the footsteps of the earliest humans in order to test if modern man has what it takes to survive as our primitive ancestors did.

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The 10 Great Human Race Episodes

Bill in the tundra of Alaska

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: 1ST AMERICANS

Bill with reed boat in GHR

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: ADRIFT

Bill & Cat in Republic of Georgia

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: CAVE

GHR101 flintknapping

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: DAWN

Bill flintknapping on Fire episode

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: FIRE

Riding the Mongolian Steppe

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: HERD

Butchering in Episode 3 of GHR

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: HUNT

Bill cooking a yak brain in Mongolia

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: ICE

Bill with Salmon in Washington

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: PIONEER

Making fire in Episode 4

National Geographic | The Great Human Race: THIRST

Wondering how NatGeo ever found Dr. Bill?

Check out the article below in the Wall Street Journal by Ashley Mateo. You’ll never guess how they found this “Professor of Bushcraft.” It will certainly teach you to check your junk mail.

Wall Street Journal | Is LinkedIn a Waste of Time?

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THERE ARE over 673 million users on LinkedIn, but “most people have an account because they’ve been told they should or need to have one—then they never use it or update it,” said Andrew Selepak, Ph.D., director of the graduate program in social media at University of Florida.

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Video Clips from The Great Human Race

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | A Scare in the Night

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Bringing the Meat to Higher Ground

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Constructing a Reed Boat

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Entering a Salmon Graveyard

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | From the Hunted to the Hunter

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Scorpion Kill Survival Skills

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Setting Up Camp in a Tree

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Sparking a Fire

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Two Routes to the Americas

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Wading Through a Swamp

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Waste Not, Want Not

The Great Human Race | National Geographic | Wolf Scraps for Dinner

Photo of camera view of Bill filming the Great Human Race with African man holding boom mic
This simple picture holds a powerful message for me about what I learned while filming The Great Human Race. Luke Cormack starred at my face literally for months as he filmed me around the world and he noticed how my eyes brightened and my face (not to mention my body) transformed as I ate real, nutrient-dense food just like our ancestors did.

Media on The Great Human Race

Born Primal | Episode 51: Dr. Bill Schindler, The Great Human Race.

#51: Dr. Bill Schindler, The Great Human Race description
Co-Star, Dr. Bill Schindler of National Geographic Channel’s new show The Great Human Race joins me today for the return of an all new season of the Born Primal show! The founder of Ancestral Insight, Dr. Bill Schindler is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

Picture of Five Lessons from The Great Human Race

Instec Insights | 5 Lessons from the Great Human Race online.

In February 2016 the National Geographic channel launched The Great Human Race. The show stars experimental archeologist Bill Schindler and survival instructor Cat Bigney as they track the evolution of humanity by exploring how early humans survived their environments. It’s part history and part survival, and full of rich lessons that are very applicable to business.

Church Hill Man stars in NatGeo Show

Kent County News | Church Hill man co-stars in ‘The Great Human Race’

Washington College Professor Bill Schindler, uses a stone as a hammer while his co-host Cat Bigney looks on during a scene from “The Great Human Race.” The show premiered Feb. 1 and airs at 10 p.m. Mondays on the National Geographic Channel.

Baltimore Sun Article

Baltimore Sun | Maryland Professor roughs it for National Geographic and primitive experience

“The Great Human Race,” a weekly television series that began airing on the National Geographic Channel on Feb. 1 will conclude its 10th and final episode Monday. The series features Bill Schindler, an associate professor of anthropology at Washington College in Chestertown.

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It was quite a world-wide adventure that changed our entire family!

Collage of images of Dr. Bill from each episode of the Great Human Race
We made this photo collage for Bill when he finished filming (right before Thanksgiving in 2015). The picture in the middle was taken when he landed after filming the last two episodes in Mongolia. We were so happy to have him home safe!

In just 3 short months:

  • Bill found the email in his junk mail on January 27, 2015 (read article above if you missed this part).
  • He had a Skype on January 30, 2015 with the casting director followed by a Skype with NatGeo on February 18, 2015.
  • On February 25th, Bill left for a “chemistry test” in North Carolina to see how he would partner with the female co-star. It must have went well because he was offered the role!
  • The show was announced on April 15, 2015 and Bill flew to Tanzania to start filming on April 26th!

What a whirlwind and life changing experience that has directly impacted Bill’s research and his Eat Like a Human approach to health!

National Geographic Studios produced The Great Human Race for National Geographic. For National Geographic Studios, executive producers were Brian Lovett and Peter DeLasho; executive vice president was Jeff Hasler. For NGC, executive producer was Robert Palumbo; vice president of production was Matt Renner; and president, original programming and production, was Tim Pastore.

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