410 - The Exploding Whale of Florence Oregon (with NICK MASON)

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

On the 9th of November, 1970, a 45-foot sperm whale carcass washed up on the shore of Florence, Oregon. The way they decided to dispose of it has become a thing of legend. The Weekly Planet's Nick Mason joins us for this wild ride!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.ohs.org/blog/beached-whale-blow-up.cfm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/exploding-whale

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/oregon-whale-explosion-anniversary/

https://www.theexplodingwhale.com/evidence/resources/transcript

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-17285112

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-12/wa-leads-way-using-explosives-to-euthanase-sick-beached-whales/7081946

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0:00.0	Matt, here just before we jump into this week's episode, Dave, what are we telling people?
0:03.7	We're coming to Brisbane, you and I are coming up to do some live podcast,
0:07.9	who knew it was Matt Stewart on one Saturday, and the day after on Sunday we're doing a live book
0:11.6	cheat, guesting on each other shows, and then both nights doing some stand-up comedy at Good Chat
0:16.2	Comedy Club, and you can come along. That's this week, we're talking at 2023, even if you listen
0:21.2	to an old episode. It is this week. Second and third of September, who knew it Matt Stewart,
0:26.4	then a stand-up show on the Saturday, book cheat, then a stand-up show on the Sunday.
0:30.4	I'm going to be on Dave's pod. Dave's going to be on my pod. We're both still in the stand-up show,
0:34.6	trying out pretty much brand new material. Some of it's going to be absolutely dog shit, to be honest.
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1:30.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of Do Go On. My name is Jess Perkins and as always,
1:35.4	I'm joined by Matt Stewart. Hey Jess, that's very good. You sounded just like Dave.
1:40.7	You said you can't remember what he says. I couldn't, and I'm sorry if that's a problem.
1:45.9	It is. And I had to do it because I had to because Dave is a galavanting. He's swimming with pigs
1:54.0	you would just tell me. Yeah, he's overseas. He's having a... Which I think is a rude way to
1:58.5	describe Americans, but now he's swimming with literal pigs. I believe so. He's on the
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