THE PLANETWALK ARCHIVE
Stories from the journey.
Follow the Africa journey, explore John’s watercolor journals, and watch or listen to his talks and media appearances.
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PLANETWALK ON SCREENFilms
The Oscar-shortlisted documentary, and Planetwalker, a feature film in development.
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JOHN’S PAINTING JOURNALWatercolors
A record of noticing the world, one watercolor at a time. Explore artwork from John Francis’s walking journals.
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WATCH. LISTEN. LEARN.Talks and Media
Talks, interviews, videos, and media coverage exploring John Francis’s journey and message.
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2025-09-11 / AFRICA DISPATCHViews from Walking Africa Day 1 and Day 2
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2025-09-07 / AFRICA DISPATCHStories from
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Taking N12 to Botswana.
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2025-04-19 / IN THE NEWSAARP Interview: Dr. John Francis, 79, Walks in Kindness for the Earth
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2025-04-19 / IN THE NEWSStories from
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All Walk, No Talk – John Francis featured in The Commons
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2025-02-25 / PLANETWALK NEWSStories from
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Planetwalk: ASPIRE One In Transit to the Moon and a Permanent Home There
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2024-12-19 / PLANETWALK NEWSPlanetwalker Film Shortlisted for Academy Award
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2022-07-11 / IN THE NEWSBBC Interview: Why I stopped talking for 17 years
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2021-08-27 / VIDEOStories from
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Acquaintance with Nature
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2019-02-01 / PLANETWALK NEWSStories from
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A Night of Philosophy Talk and Interview
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2017-05-05 / PLANETWALK NEWSDr. John Francis Speaking at Earth Day event at Western Washington University
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2017-02-09 / PLANETWALK NEWS2016 Year in Review and Walking Forward into 2017
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2016-12-21 / IN THE NEWSStories from
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The Guardian: I didn’t speak for 17 years
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