A spontaneous and unrehearsed interview.

Welcome to episode 86. My voice cracked there a little bit. You hear that? This is Curiosityness. I am

Travis DeRose. Thank you for being here. This is the show where we interview interesting people and learn about

interesting stuff. And that's what we're going to do for you this time. Did you know that there's

still lighthouse keepers? I didn't, but there are. And I talked to one of them. His name is

Spencer Wilson. And we're going to learn all about what it means to be a lighthouse keeper in 2020, in the modern world.

We're going to learn about what the lighthouses are like, the amenities, how he gets utilities,

how he gets utilities, does he have internet, what a typical day is like, his responsibilities,

what he does he get bored out there, is he alone? Can he have a family? There's a lot of

stuff to talk about food supplies, what he has to do in regards to weather and stuff. So it's crazy.

Let's get to the episode. Here is Spence Wilson.

All right, Spence, we're on.

How you doing?

Hey, doing well.

Thanks.

Thanks for being here, man.

You're a lighthouse keeper.

They still exist.

They do.

Yes, Canada still has 27 lighthouses in BC and 23 lighthouses on the East Coast that are still in operation

with keepers. Nice. Man, yeah, it's very cool to find this stuff

because, I mean, you probably get asked about it all the time, but I

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