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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 3

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Life Sciences

4.36K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they do it? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss the sheer scale of the Pacific Ocean and environmental navigation. (originally published 7/13/2021)

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch.

0:05.7

It's moving from side to side. You're getting very sleepy.

0:11.6

Great. Now that I've hypnotized you against your will, you're going to start liking long-form journalism.

0:16.2

Like so much. You're going to listen to a podcast where the host interviews a writer about their long-form story every week.

0:23.6

I'm that host.

0:25.0

Listen to Story of the Week on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

0:30.3

Hi, it's Bethany Frankel. My time on the Real Housewives of New York is a few years behind me.

0:35.5

And now I'm ready to put the real back into the Real Housewives.

0:38.8

That's where my new podcast Rewives comes in. This isn't your typical rewatch podcast.

0:43.7

I'm bringing on unexpected thought leaders and celebrities to give their take on the chaos.

0:48.3

In my first episode, I dig into the scary island, Rooney Episode with Elizabeth Moss.

0:53.6

It's one of my favorite shows I've ever done, so don't miss it.

0:57.2

Listen to Rewives with Bethany Frankel on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

1:06.1

I'm Danish Ward's host of Stealing Superman, a new I Heart original podcast about the most unlikely art heist of all time.

1:15.8

It was Nick Cage's own personal national treasure.

1:20.1

At a 1999 New Year's Eve party, someone snatched Cage's priceless comics.

1:27.8

But who? Listen to Stealing Superman on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your favorite shows.

1:41.4

Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. This is Robert Lam.

1:44.4

And I'm Joe McCormick and it's Saturday, time to go into the vault. This is part three of the series we've been running this week.

1:50.6

There are episodes on Pacific Island navigation. This episode originally aired on July 13th, 2021.

1:58.2

I remember the series very fondly, so we hope you enjoy it.

2:02.1

Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of I Heart Radio.

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