Episode 606: The Tragedy of the Batavia Part II - Batavia's Graveyard

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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The nautical tale of the Batavia continues this week as the boys follow the path of the Dutch merchant ship's treacherous maiden voyage along the southern tip of Africa, where after enduring harsh conditions, lack of food, the spread of disease, and a brewing mutiny, one missed turn would alter the fate of all passengers onboard.

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0:00.0	There's no place to escape to.
0:02.9	This is the last podcast.
0:05.0	On the left.
0:07.2	That's when the cannibalism started.
0:12.3	Who's that?
0:14.9	Oh, shit!
0:20.7	I don't drone on.
0:24.2	I'm pretty succinct.
0:25.6	People have said that about my bits.
0:27.3	Yeah.
0:27.7	People say, Henry, what a great self-editor.
0:31.8	Which is why today I'm going to start with,
0:34.5	we're not going to do the big song.
0:37.8	We're not starting with a sea shanty.
0:40.0	No.
0:40.2	Gurney's requested it.
0:41.9	Yeah, of course.
0:42.8	But I drew...
0:43.8	I'm drawing a line of the water.
0:45.4	Yeah, Gurney's a big fan of sea shanties
0:47.5	doesn't want to hear his butcher him.
0:48.9	Do you want to hear it?
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