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The Nerd Herd (Monthly)
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$5
/mo- 150+ (and counting) ad-free, fact-checked stories from around the globe
- 50+ interviews, lectures, and conversations with global experts
- Votes to assign Intrepid Interludes to our storyteller in residence
- Exclusive expedition dispatches — including notes, videos, photos, and updates from the field
- $5 in patronage credits every year to directly support the journalists that inspire you
The Alliance (Monthly)
(Start your 3-day free trial today!)
$13
/mo- 150+ (and counting) ad-free, fact-checked stories from around the globe
- 50+ interviews, lectures, and conversations with global experts
- Votes to assign Intrepid Interludes to our storyteller in residence
- Exclusive expedition dispatches — including notes, videos, photos, and updates from the field
- $20 in patronage credits every year to directly support the journalists that inspire you
- 5 Pathfinder votes to choose the winner of our annual $18,000 documentary and expedition grant
- Admission to in-person and virtual Pathfinder film premieres, plus live Q+As with the filmmakers
- And more!
What’s Included
Get access to the fully immersive, acclaimed Hidden Compass reading experience — 150+ (and counting) ad-free, fact-checked stories from around the globe.
Explore 50+ interviews, lectures, and conversations with industry experts on topics from marine conservation to accelerator physics to Indigenous community-led exploration.
Vote to assign stories to our storyteller in residence and choose the recipient of our annual Pathfinder Prize — an $18,000 documentary film and expedition grant.
Attend annual, in-person and virtual Pathfinder short documentary film premieres, including live Q+As with the filmmakers.
Hear from our storytellers and expeditioners via exclusive dispatches — including notes, videos, photos, and updates from the field.
Get up to $20 in credit every year to contribute directly to the storytellers in our magazine who inspire you the most.
Award-Winning Stories
Video Library
Pathfinder and Intrepid Interlude Voting
Film Premieres
Behind-the-Scenes Expedition Content
Patronage Credits
What’s Included
Award-Winning Stories
Get access to the fully immersive, acclaimed Hidden Compass reading experience — 150+ (and counting) ad-free, fact-checked stories from around the globe.
Video Library
Explore 50+ interviews, lectures, and conversations with industry experts on topics from marine conservation to accelerator physics to Indigenous community-led exploration.
Pathfinder and Intrepid Interlude Voting
Vote to assign stories to our storyteller in residence and choose the recipient of our annual Pathfinder Prize — an $18,000 documentary film and expedition grant.
Film Premieres
Attend annual, in-person and virtual Pathfinder short documentary film premieres, including live Q+As with the filmmakers.
Behind-the-Scenes Expedition Content
Hear from our storytellers and expeditioners via exclusive dispatches — including notes, videos, photos, and updates from the field.
Patronage Credits
Get up to $20 in credit every year to contribute directly to the storytellers in our magazine who inspire you the most.