In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex -- Part 1

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

Tooth & Claw

True Crime, Comedy, Nature, Science

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Whaling, it turns out, is not an easy endeavor. One ship found out the very hard way just how deadly the practice can be, covered here by Wes in part 1 of this new series by Tooth & Claw. Watch here: https://youtu.be/hyV6evjgHiI ~~ Remi: Go to https://shopremi.com/TOOTH and use code TOOTH at checkout for 50% off your new night guard. Coast: Get up to $2,000 credit for your business when you get started at https://coastpay.com/CLAW. Terms apply Smalls: For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to https://Smalls.com/tooth Hims: To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/TOOTHFabric: Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family—apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/TOOTH ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/toothandclawpodcast ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to you by QCODE. Support the show and get access to an extensive library of exclusive episodes like this by supporting the show on Patreon or joining the Grizzly Club on Apple Podcasts. For the latest updates on the show and all things wildlife, follow us at toothandclawpod.com and social: Instagram: @ToothandClawPodcast Twitter: @ToothandClawPod Wes: @GrizKid Jeff: @jefe_larson Mike: @mikey3ds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody. Welcome back to Tooth and Claw podcast. We have our wildlife biologist, Wes Larson.
0:23.7	He's the reason we keep coming back for more.
0:25.1	He's the man.
0:26.6	I am not the star. If he can't do it, no one can.
0:29.2	And then we have Mike Smith with us.
0:34.2	Pretty replaceable.
0:36.3	Yeah, I'd say expendable. I would say of the three of us yeah no i mean come on
0:42.0	i've been planning my exit strategy for use you have oh yeah what is it first of all i got to get out of
0:48.0	these pants you guys up to speed on the whole raw denim deal uh no yeah's pretty, it's limiting my movement.
0:55.5	So basically what it is is you buy a pair of, this is what I've learned from research
0:59.4	on the internet, you buy a pair of pants and then you wear them for six months to break
1:05.1	them in and then they start feeling pretty comfortable from what I've gathered.
1:08.8	Oh yeah.
1:09.3	That seems like a bad deal. I didn't know what I was getting myself into. This is crazy. It is how people get like their favorite pairs of pants ever. Yeah. And you may not recognize me. I got blue hair. If you're on YouTube, you're probably like, oh, I thought it was brown and then pink and now it's blue.
1:29.3	Yeah.
1:29.9	But I'm Jeff.
1:30.7	You're wilding, dude.
1:31.5	The three most popular cotton candy colors.
1:34.6	Brown.
1:37.1	Yeah, chocolate, right?
1:39.6	Oh, man.
1:40.4	Ew.
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