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June 6, 2025 4 mins
Josh Gates is a renowned American explorer, archaeologist, and television personality best known for hosting and producing adventure-driven series such as Expedition UnknownDestination Truth, and Expedition X

He will be bringing his live show, Josh Gates Live!, to Asheville on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. "An Evening of Legends, Mysteries, and Tales of Adventure" promises an exciting journey through Gates' most thrilling expeditions, combining humor, adventure, and behind-the-scenes insights from his television series. Doors open at 7:00 PM, with the show starting at 8:00 PM. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, Star family, we have got a very special
guest with us today. He's an American explorer archaeologist. He's
all over the Discovery Channel. He's got shows like Expedition Unknown, Destination,
Truth Expedition X. A degree in archaeology. You went to
Tuft's University and you've been to over one hundred countries.

(00:21):
Please welcome Josh Gates to the show.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Hello, Hello, Hey, how are you.

Speaker 3 (00:27):
We're doing very well.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
We're excited about your show here in Nashville Thomas Wilf
Auditorium on Sunday, Doors open at seven, show starts at eight.
First off, where are you at? Where ECN is from?
What are you into right now?

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Well, we're driving, we're headed that way. We did a
show in Detroit last night. I'm headed to Columbus, Ohio
right now, and then we get down into Charleston, West
Virginia and then over to Ashville. Saving the Best for
a LAS.

Speaker 3 (00:50):
All right, good, we like that. I love that.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
So again, the show is Sunday night, doors open at seven.
A lot of us have watched your TV shows on
Discovery Channel. What can we expect out of the live
in person show?

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Well, you know, if if folks are fans of Expedition Unknown,
then it'll be a great chance to learn more about
the series. See some behind the scenes footage. These some
clips that have never aired before. If you don't know
the show, It's really an evening of legends and mystery
and adventure and we're going to be talking about all
sorts of fun stuff from you know, archaeological mysteries to ghosts,
to monsters and all sorts of cool stuff. So a

(01:27):
really really fun night, uh for folks to you know,
come out and have an adventure.

Speaker 3 (01:31):
So would you say that this is a great event
for the whole family?

Speaker 2 (01:35):
Totally. Absolutely. We've tons of kids that come to the show.
We had some awesome kids come last night in their
adventure hats and compasses and you know all that stuff.
It's really funn easy.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, you have a wide array of things that you've
investigated and brought to the people over the years. I've
always wondered, is there one historical mystery, uh that like
almost keeps you up at night? Is there one that
that you are so entrenched in that even in your
personal time when you're not working, that you think about.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Oh, there's a few. I think my white Whale you know,
if I had like Jeff Bezos money, you could just
roam the planet doing anything. I'd go be looking for
Amelia Airhart in the Pacific full time. I would love
to see her plane found. And it is the ultimate
needle and the ultimate haystack. But that's kind of like
you know, I'm a huge fan of air Heart and
I would love to see her plane recovered.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Very awesome, that would be amazing. Well, again, the show
is Sunday night at seven o'clock.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
For the doors, show starts at eight and if you
want to buy tickets, and again, like Josh said, it's
great for the entire family. Tickets at hairs Cherokee Centerashville
dot com. That's Hairscherokee Center, Ashville dot com. Josh Gates,
what's next for you professionally?

Speaker 3 (02:44):
Obviously you're on the road. Now what else are you
working on?

Speaker 2 (02:47):
Yeah, we have a new season of Expedition Unknown that
airs in under two weeks. Actually, we're back on Discovery
on June eighteenth, and we've got a whole new crop
of amazing adventures. We're going to be talking about a
lot of those in Ashville, but we're going to be
doing a big special in the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
We're going to be looking for pirate treasure from the
Female Pirate and Bonnie. We're going to be looking for

(03:08):
lost Nazi submarines, you name it, where we're doing it.
So it's going to be a whole new Adventures coming
to Discovery just a few weeks.

Speaker 3 (03:14):
Very exciting. That is fantastic. Now, can I ask you've
been involved with Shark Week in the past. Do you
see yourself involved with Shark Week this year?

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Yes, we're doing a couple of I'm not in the
water this year. They've decided to let me keep my
limbs in pact this year. But we're doing on my
other series, Expedition Files, we're doing the Shark Week special,
and my other show, Expedition X has a really cool
Shark Week show this year that I'm also involved in.
So we'll definitely be participating in what is obviously the

(03:44):
most important week of the year, Shark Week.

Speaker 3 (03:45):
I love that, Josh. I'm a history nut. You are
my kind of guy.

Speaker 1 (03:49):
Man. I'm telling you what, This is going to be
one awesome show on Sunday. Big thanks for calling in
and taking time to talk with us.

Speaker 3 (03:57):
Again.

Speaker 1 (03:57):
The show is Sunday night, Thomas Wolf Auditorium, Yours open
at seven. Show starts today and tickets are on sale
right now at Harris Cherokee Centerashville dot com. They're going fast,
so don't waste any time.

Speaker 3 (04:08):
Buye those up.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
Josh, Thank you so much, Save travels to you, and
we will see you here in Asheville on Sunday.

Speaker 2 (04:15):
Can't wait. Thanks so much, guys, We'll see the show

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