110. Antarctica: The Continent that wouldn’t be Conquered

Empire

Jack Davenport

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🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Antarctica, the great land of ice. It was first spotted in the early years of the 19th century but it wasn't until 1895 that humans, in the form of a Norwegian expedition, actually landed on one of the world's most inhospitable places. With that expedition the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration begun. Over the next 20 years some of history's great adventurers attempted to tame the continent. Scott of the Antarctic, Roald Amundsen, and the protagonist of this week's story, Ernest Shackleton. A true hero who has been immortalised due to his legendary leadership of his expedition aboard the Endurance. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Gabrielle Walker to discuss Shackleton's voyage on the Endurance. For bonus episodes, ad-free listening, reading lists, book discounts, a weekly newsletter, and a chat community. Sign up at https://empirepod.supportingcast.fm/ Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: [email protected] Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.1	W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello and me William Empire with me Anita Arnand.
0:33.2	And me, William Drumpel.
0:35.2	I'm very excited this week because we've got somebody I really hugely
0:38.6	admire respect and I like.
0:40.3	Yeah, she's my mate in Curry, because I come around to the Curry evenings around at mine and Gabriel
0:46.6	were not just being my friend, which is enough of an accolade, but author of Antarctica,
0:50.8	an intimate portrait of the world's most mysterious continent.
0:53.7	It is honestly an amazing book and which is why I really wanted her on one of our three ships
1:00.0	because she's
1:04.7	so many things.
1:05.7	She's a scientist, she's an adventurer, public speaker, has just come back from Copp.
1:10.4	28 is when we're recording.
1:12.1	Let's not talk about Copp yet because that's still hanging in the balance. We're about to get communicate from them.
1:17.0	We don't know what it's going to say yet.
1:18.0	So not only is she all of those things, but she's here to talk about
1:22.6	HMS endurance and the reason that I really wanted Gabriel on this
1:26.6	podcast is because in her writing and in her experiences and in the things that
1:30.8	she's told me she makes Antarctica just as much a character as
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