Episode 90: The sinking of the Vasa

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🗓️ 18 September 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Let's go back almost four hundred years to a time when sailing ships steered their way across the oceans of the world, whether it be for travel, exploration, or war. In Sweden, King Gustav II Adolph wanted four new ships be added to the country's navy, including an impressive ship featuring two gun decks - the Vasa. Then she sank twenty minutes into her maiden voyage. Three hundred and thirty years later, however, the Vasa would rise out of the sea once again.

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matteris. And before I get started recording the episode today, I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. First of all, I wanted to apologize for the lateness of this particular episode. But the reason for that is because a couple of weeks ago, I got my puppy. If you want to see pictures of him, it's actually on the Facebook. His name is
0:22.5	Professor Pancakes, but I've been calling him the professor or professor, which sounds more
0:27.1	dignified. He is a beagle and basset mix, I think. He is kind of tan and cream colored and
0:37.4	very, very cute.
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