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It's July.

July and here in Texas things are hot.

But I know much of the country has been experiencing a bit of a heat wave and this is no

contest. We can all agree it's not comfortable out there.

Still if this summer is going to be anything like last years, here in Dallas we're looking forward

to two months of a hundred degree plus weather, reaching up to 105,

110 on some days. That's nuts. Now last year, seeking a reprieve, I whisked my

family away to the UK for a few weeks and let me tell you the difference was appreciated

Even when Britain itself was experiencing its own heat wave

It was still 15 or 20 degrees cooler than it would have been in Texas.

So as I stare down this year's summer, maybe there's another place to escape to,

even farther north than the small Midlands town we were visiting. How about a lot farther north,

like King William Island in Nunavut, the northernmost territory of Canada.

Looking at average temperature data, it seems like the highs in July are only about 60 degrees.

Break out your sweaters.

But wait, this island, it has a history, and on today's Saturday matinee we bring you an episode from the podcast

Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs which tells the story of the Franklin Expedition of 1845.

Two ships, the HMS Arabrebus and the HMS terror, aimed to explore

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