WIKIPEDIA SPECIAL: The Whaleship Essex, with Joey Howlett

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Research Hole

Val Howlett

26 episodes

2 months ago

a podcast where writer Val Howlett talks to artists about the research holes they fall down on the way to their projects

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a podcast where writer Val Howlett talks to artists about the research holes they fall down on the way to their projects

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WIKIPEDIA SPECIAL: The Whaleship Essex, with Joey Howlett

Research Hole

1 hour 10 minutes 20 seconds

3 years ago

WIKIPEDIA SPECIAL: The Whaleship Essex, with Joey Howlett

THAR she blows! Welcome to our first “Wikipedia Special,” an episode where someone tells us a story that you could otherwise find by reading one wikipedia page. Today’s page: “Essex (whaleship),” a story that features 300 turtles, a really big whale, and some difficult decisions. Historical figures Captain Pollard, Owen Chase, Michael Joy, and asshole Thomas Chapel make up our cast of characters. A fun activity: keep count of the working whale boats, keep count of the survivors. The wiki page is your built-in content warning - read it first if you have trouble with gross or unsavory material. SHOW NOTES: Our star of the episode: the wikipedia article Essex (whaleship). I don’t have a ton of additional links to share with you, because the entire story came from this one Wikipedia article, but I couldn’t help looking up: A “Nantucket sleighride” is the dragging of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale, according to wikipedia. Some basic facts about sperm whales: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sperm-whaleIn the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of The Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick is a book that came out in 2001. A movie with the same name came out in 2015, starring Chris Hemsworth as a young Owen Chase. Wifi - learn what it stands for on our friend wikipedia! (or by listening to the end of this episode)Watch “Up to Here,” a short film by Joey Howlett, Steve Harrellson, and Luke Sarre on youtube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAX8F6a3Rl4

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