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Trump lies about his accomplishments - and these famous Polar explorers did, too / From the archive
When you learned in school about the fabled drama of Robert E. Peary and Frederick Cook - how they raced each other to be the first explorer to reach the North Pole - did your teachers explain that this was an early example where public figures lied to gain glory? oth The New York Times and New Y…
Who Discovered the North Pole?
100 years ago this week, the front page of the Capital Journal had an article titled: “Cook insists on discovery of the North Pole”. The article describes a letter written by Frederick a. Cook (who wrote the letter from a federal prison Leavenworth where he was serving time for mail fraud) where h…
Classic Scurvy: The Belgica Expedition
A wooden ship locked in Antarctic ice for 13 months. A captain who wouldn’t turn back. A doctor who broke the rules and saved the crew with the world’s least appetizing “medicine.” We tell the raw, human story of the Belgica—part survival epic, part scientific milestone, and a cautionary tale about…
Ep 102: "Darrell Hartman I Presume?" with Darrell Hartman
This poignant and thought provoking episode is about a battle waged on two fronts. One on the frigid and treacherous waters of the Arctic Ocean and the other on the front page of America's early 20th century print media. This week Nora and Craig welcome renowned author and native Mainer, Darrell Ha…
January 31, 2002: Hollow Planets - Jan Lamprecht
Art Bell speaks with Jan Lamprecht, calling from Johannesburg, South Africa, about his book Hollow Planets and the feasibility of worlds with vast internal cavities. Lamprecht challenges conventional assumptions about Earth's interior, noting that everything below 20 miles is known only through sei…
Shackleton - Part 1: What the ice gets, the ice keeps
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November 21, 1915. The Endurance, trapped in Antarctic pack ice for months, finally breaks apart under impossible pressure. Sir Ernest Shackleton watches his ship—his home, his sanctuary—succumb to the ice and slip beneath the surface. The dream of crossing Antarctica is over. N…
The North Pole Scandal
In the autumn of 1909, the American explorer Frederick Cook arrived in Copenhagen, claiming to have become the first person to reach the North Pole. His dramatic return had been eagerly anticipated, but one young journalist was skeptical. Philip Gibbs contested Cook's version of events, calling him…
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night with Julian Sancton
I spoke with writer and The Hollywood Reporter editor Julian Sancton about his New York Times bestselling book, Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Penguin, 2021). Julian tells the jaw-dropping story of the 1897 Belgian expedition to Antarctica and…
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night with Julian Sancton
I spoke with writer and The Hollywood Reporter editor Julian Sancton about his New York Times bestselling book, Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Penguin, 2021). Julian tells the jaw-dropping story of the 1897 Belgian expedition to Antarctica and…
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night with Julian Sancton
I spoke with writer and The Hollywood Reporter editor Julian Sancton about his New York Times bestselling book, Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Penguin, 2021). Julian tells the jaw-dropping story of the 1897 Belgian expedition to Antarctica and…
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