In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex -- Part 2

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Tooth & Claw

True Crime, Comedy, Nature, Science

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 100 minutes

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In the aftermath of a strange and violent encounter with a sperm whale, the crew of the whale ship Essex are now left to brave the open ocean with nothing but a few small boats to carry them. Drastic and tragic measures were taken in their fight to survive. Watch here: https://youtu.be/KzlT5LOoyrM ~~ Mint Mobile: Get Mint Mobile's 3-month 5GB plan for $45 upfront ($15/mo.) as a new customer at https://mintmobile.com/TOOTH; taxes and fees extra. Ollie Pet Food: Go to https://ollie.com/tooth and use code tooth to get 60% off your first box! Rocket Money: Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at https://RocketMoney.com/CLAW Graza Olive Oil: Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/tooth and use promo code TOOTH today for 10% off your first order of olive oil! 3 Day Blinds: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to https://3DayBlinds.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 everyone. Welcome to Tooth and Claw podcast. We have our wildlife biologist,
0:18.7	Wes Larson, with us, and he specializes in sperm whales
0:23.7	and then we have
0:25.4	Mike Smith
0:27.0	he's the best in the business
0:29.6	Yes that's a gosh dang fact
0:32.2	I'm Jeff Larson and you may recognize me
0:36.2	from Philson magazine in like 2016 what
0:43.2	16 yeah I had my picture I was writing an ATV on there you did you looked handsome
0:50.1	you might recognize Jeff for that time he was up in a tree in that movie, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
0:57.5	Or Rocket League.
0:59.1	It just looks exactly like, and that's like, dude, that was Leonardo DiCaprio. That is a compliment, Jeff.
1:04.5	There was a time in college where a friend tagged me in Leonardo DiCaprio in the tree with that smile.
1:13.7	Yeah.
1:13.9	And I thought it was a picture of me that he got from when I was younger.
1:17.6	Yeah.
1:18.9	It's kind of half really compliment and half like big in soul.
1:24.1	I mean it purely as like you could be mistaken for an A-list celebrity is all I'm saying.
1:29.6	Yeah, I agree.
1:31.4	I think either of you could.
1:32.6	I think you're just a couple of handsome.
1:35.2	Who would you mistake Mike?
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