Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the Northwest Passage is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen by Stephen R. Bown
- John Cabot: Find out how Cabot helped kick-start England’s transatlantic voyages of discovery (Royal Museums Greenwich)
- John Cabot a.k.a. Giovanni Caboto (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
- Discovery of a £16 Advance Sheds Light on John Cabot’s Adventures (The New York Times)
- Searching for the Northwest Passage (Royal Museums Greenwich)
- As Global Warming Thaws Northwest Passage, a Cruise Sees Opportunity (The New York Times)
- No More Crystal Serenity in the Northwest Passage (HighNorthNews.com)
- I’ve lived in Venice for 8 years. Why are cruise ships still stopping here when they’ve been banned? (EuroNews.com)
- Venice finally bans cruise ships from its lagoon (CNN Travel)
- As Arctic ship traffic increases, narwhals and other unique animals are at risk (The Conversation)
- First global review on the status, future of Arctic marine mammals (University Of Washington news release)
- Melting Arctic Opens Passages for Invasive Species (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center news release)
- In an Increasingly Noisy Arctic, Will Narwhals Fall Silent? (The New Yorker)
- Is the Arctic set to become a main shipping route? (BBC News)
- How a Fake Mountain Range Slowed Down Arctic Exploration (Atlas Obscura)
- HMS Terror and Erebus (Royal Museums Greenwich)
- Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
- 19 Facts About the Franklin Expedition, the Real-Life Inspiration for The Terror (Mental Floss)
- Lady Jane Franklin, the Woman Who Fueled 19th-Century Polar Exploration (Atlas Obscura)
- Roald Amundsen: Polar Explorer (Royal Museums Greenwich)
- Vessels: The Polar Ship Gjøa (FRAM – The Polar Exploration Museum)
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Antarctica
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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