I recorded these interviews at the Australian Antarctic Festival in August 2024. I release them now in lieu of historical narrative episodes I should have ready but don't because reasons.
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158_Mawson_Station
Phil Law and J. Lauritsen Lines join forces to finally get the ANARE a continental toehold.
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1:10:36
157_The_Final_Experiment
What do you get if you cross religion with flat Earthers and Antarctica? A cross podcaster and little else.
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157_Libertarians_on_ice
Coming back at yer, six months late and barely on topic, episode 157 addresses the increasingly loud and dunderheaded online chatter about escaping society and trying to establish society, only with more ice and surprise cannibalism. Libertarians probably don't listen to my output, but any that do can dig a well, actually, and throw themselves down it before getting in touch to try to correct me on where I got their politics, reading preferences, and predictions about their Antarctic ventures wrong.
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155_TAE_and_IGY_foreshadowing
You don't just throw a Trans-Antarctic Expedition or an International Geophysical Year together. These things take planning. Here's some background on the planners and introductions to some of the doers.
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