Podcast Episodes

160 - Endeavour

Episode 160

We look more closely at the ship that will be taking Cook and his crew into the Pacific for his first voyage, such as how she was acquired by the Royal Navy, her overall physical characteristics and …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

159 - Scientific Struggles

Episode 159

What was Cook's first voyage actually hoping to achieve? What was the background of the collaboration between the Royal Society and the Admiralty? The answers to these questions and more in this epis…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

158 - Humble Beginnings

Episode 158

Here he is, the big one! Today we look at the childhood and early career of possibly the most famous person in New Zealand's history; James Cook.

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Published on 5 months ago

157 - Around the World in 1769: Sweden and Britain

Episode 157

For the final part of our tour across the globe we head to the chiller parts of Europe to see what was going on for them during this exciting period!

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Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

156 - Around the World in 1769: Conclave

Episode 156

The pope is dead, time to elect a new pope!

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

155 - Around the World in 1769: France and the USA

Episode 155

Today we continue heading further west to hear about two great friends with rather exciting futures ahead of them!

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

154 - Around the World in 1769: India and Iran

Episode 154

Today we continue our world tour as we talk about what was going on in India and Iran in the year 1769 with the History of Fresh Produce and the History of Persia!

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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

153 - Around the World in 1769: China

Episode 153

As we are approaching a rather pivotal point in Aotearoa's history, I thought it might be good to take some time to get some context of what else is going in around the world (and also give you somet…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

152 - Tinirau and the Whale

Episode 152

We haven't had one of these in a while! A Māori story about a man, his whale and the woman who saves the day.

Warning: (spoilers) Involves animal death

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Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

151 - Tuna (Eels)

Episode 151

I'm currently in deep in the research of our next major explorer and I need a bit more time to get that all done since it's a big-un! To tide you over there is going to be some episodes that are a bi…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago