The Survivors

Death defying acts of survival are fascinating. Join us as we go in depth discussing true stories of survival scenarios - from shipwrecks to horrific crimes - and almost everything in between. The only thing they have in common is someone survived to tell the tale.

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Episode 1: The Whaleship Essex

January 06, 2021 • TheHillsHaveEars • Season 1 • Episode 1

The harrowing tale of the survivors of the whaleship Essex, which was sunk by a sperm whale in 1821. What follows is their desperate race for rescue.

This episode contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some listeners.

Listener discretion is advised.

SOURCES:
In The Heart Of The Sea (Book) by Nathaniel Philbrick

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(whaleship)