HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 5 – A conversation with Hubert Sagnières

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

As a follow up to the Investigator series, we interviewed Hubert Sagnières - the author of "For Glory, Not Gold." We talk about a wide range of topics, including the Investigator, exploration in general, his inspirations, and plans for the future. It is a nice way to wrap up our series. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers Visit https://rexmd.com/explorers and get up to 95% off ED treatment Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code EXPLORERS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to https://saily.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.0	town Hello and welcome to the Explorers podcast.
1:19.4	Today we have a conversation with Ubert Sanger, the author of For Glory Not Gold,
1:24.3	the book that we gave away in conjunction with our most recent series, which was on
1:27.9	the HMS Investigator.
1:29.7	I had the pleasure of doing this interview from the Explorers Club in New York City at the North
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