A horrific nightmare and one unbelievable survival. In Liverpool, England, 1856, Captain Alexander Kelley manned a sailship bound for New York with over 100 passengers, mostly Irish immigrants searching for a better life in North America. Passenger, Thomas W. Nye, is among them and what he shares of his harrowing tale is not for the faint of heart. This is the story of the John Rutledge.

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Lake Baikal contains an astonishing 23% of the world's freshwater! It is the oldest lake on earth and has a biodiverse ecosystem in and around the lake. But did you know it also has a spooky history? Learn all about it this week as Chantel takes us through its journey, you'll never know what creatures we will meet along the way.

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A large ship is found sailing the seas without a life on board. With no obvious signs of what happened, the mystery of The Mary Celeste lives on in popular culture as a ghost story. Listen in as we tell the true tale of this ghost ship, and perhaps you’ll find that fact is more terrifying than fiction.

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In 1795, a young boy was lured toward Oak Island, Nova Scotia after seeing a mysterious green light. He discovers a circular depression in the ground and asks his friends to help him dig. What they find leads to over two centuries of treasure hunting that is still going on to this day. Are these efforts worthwhile? Has the mystery been solved? What was found? Join us this week as we learn about this cryptic island!

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Everyone has a favourite shark and most people can only name a few. Chantel does a deep dive (pun intended) on all things sharks from their beginning millions of years ago, to their birth cycles, and some of the lesser-known (but equally cool) species. This episode is sharks on sharks on sharks. Happy swimming!

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Sharks have captured people’s interests, and deep fears, for thousands of years and none were as large, powerful or impressive as the largest ever known shark species: The Megalodon. Listen in as Meg tells you all about her namesake, The Megalodon, a shark that existed 23 - 3.6 million years ago. We’re kidding that Meghan named after the shark, but wouldn’t that be cool?

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In 1935, a tiger shark was captured off Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, and displayed in an aquarium. Days later, a shocking turn of events occurs when the shark vomits what appears to be a severed human arm, launching a full-scale investigation into who could be the real killer.

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On August 10, 2000, one of the worst Submarine disasters took place. 118 men were trapped at the bottom of the Barents Sea, but no one was looking for them. Join us this week as Chantel takes us through the events of this tragedy.

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Kimberly McAndrew was a shy, sweet young woman from a small town in Nova Scotia who had just moved to Halifax for University. Classes were starting in a few short weeks and she was excited for her next chapter to begin. She left work around 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 12, 1989 and was never seen again. This cold case may include multiple missing and murdered women with more than a few suspects. Someone knows something.

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It became the most famous ship in the world after tragically sinking in April 1912. RMS Titanic was lost for 73 years until Robert Ballard and his team located the wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Join us this week as we discuss the wreck; diving into the many controversies over salvage rights, historical preservation, and respect for those who died.

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