Fly Me To The North Pole, Balloon Man

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In 1897, Swedish engineer and aeronaut Salomon August Andrée led two other men on a hot air balloon expedition to the North Pole that quickly went incredibly awry. After crashing their balloon in a literal no man's land, the three had to fend off the harsh elements, polar bears, and the decay of their own sanity for months before ultimately succumbing to their bitter demise. The entire misfortune was documented through journals and hundreds of photographs that were found decades later and serves as a cautionary tale to never trust a glory chaser.

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0:38.2	Thank you very much. On today's episode, we talk about when believing in yourself goes horribly wrong.
0:45.6	It turns out the haters are often right. And perhaps a just trust me bro trip to the Arctic
0:52.4	is often a bad idea, especially if you do it in a balloon.
0:58.9	Sit back and relax and listen about the Swedish hero that never was.
1:08.7	Welcome to Softcore History. Welcome back to Softcore History.
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1:14.9	I'm your host for the week, Dan Register, joined as always by Rob Fox.
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1:25.6	I got the Eagles jersey over the hoodie.
1:29.0	Not just any Eagles jersey, too, a Cooper DeGine jersey.
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