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The White Vault

Real Adventures in Svalbard - Part 2

The White Vault

Fool and Scholar Productions

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.65.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Join the creators of The White Vault as we travel to Svalbard and interview naturalists, historians, and researchers. Please consider supporting The White Vault: Patreon.com/foolandscholar Credits: Edited, Produced, Mixed, Mastered, with Music and Narration by Dayn Leonardson "Super Aquatic Polar Expedition" "Within Research Lab 12" & "Zodiac Through Glacial Bay" written and performed by Brandon Boone, with flutes by Andrew Goodwin & additional synth by Travis Vengroff Hosted by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff Featuring Interviews with: Captain Martin Graser Alexandra Kristjansdottir Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Special thanks to Carol & Harvey Vengroff, without whom this adventure would not have been possible. Big thanks to our sponsor Nomono - who provided the gear used to record this episode! All interviews were recorded on the Nomono Sound Capsule - Learn more at nomono.co/ This is a Fool and Scholar Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Alison Larkin, writer, comedian and narrator and host of the Jane Austen

0:09.5

podcast with Alison Larkin. Whether you're a diehard Austin fan or you have yet to be

0:15.3

introduced, I'm here to bring her stories into the 21st century and offer you some new

0:21.6

perspectives along with other Jane Austen lovers. I couldn't start this show with anything

0:27.0

other than pride and prejudice, her most famous novel and a truly timeless love story.

0:33.1

Elizabeth Bennett is a young woman who has no interest in letting her mother marry

0:38.1

her off to someone she doesn't love and Mr. Darcy is a proud, rich aristocrat with strong

0:45.8

opinions on the sort of woman he may one day tolerate enough to marry. Though seemingly

0:52.6

at odds due to their you guessed it, pride and prejudice, their complicated slow-burn romance

1:00.2

is sure to make even the cynics swoon. Be sure to listen and subscribe to the Jane Austen

1:07.3

podcast with Alison Larkin, wherever you get your podcasts.

1:22.6

Dating back to the 1400s, explores from across the world begin to search for a way through

1:27.6

the Arctic Sea to establish new trade routes around the world. After centuries of attempts

1:32.6

and failures, a way through the Arctic seemed to be a myth, a legend. But we know it now

1:37.4

as the northwest passage, so we obviously found a way through. The journey of getting there

1:42.7

claimed no small portion of human lives, but it also provides a beautiful experience for

1:47.9

the modern-day nature enthusiasts.

2:17.9

The Arctic Blunge, the polar, and it was cold.

2:29.9

It was cold. I think somebody said that the water was 27 degrees Fahrenheit, but of course

2:36.3

it's not frozen because it's sea water, salt water, and it was again a fantastic experience.

2:43.9

So, not everything in the Arctic is a tragedy, and in fact the Arctic Sea provides an unforgettable

2:52.3

experience. On the ocean's surface, a series of icebergs drift with a tide, and ships

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