Mother Nature Will Kill You

Haley and Jillian are reunited after a long COVID driven hiatus and try something different--telling short survival stories about big wave surfing.  Jillian talks about the big wave accidents of Garrett McNamara, Maya Gabeira, and Shawn Dollar, and Haley talked about the harrowing experiences of Billy Kemper and Andrew Cotton. 

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The Wave, Susan Casey 

What's the tallest wave ever recorded on earth?, Harry Baker, Live Science

The biggest waves in the world, Surfer Today

Big Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara on His Chase For The ‘100 Foot Wave’, Kelsey Snell, NPR

How Garrett McNamara Recovered From the Wipeout of a Lifetime, Hans Aschim, Men’s Journal

Surfer Billy Kemper says he gilmpsed at death after a wave broke his pelvis in half, Don Riddell, CNN

How Big-Wave Surfer Billy Kemper Recovered From His Injuries, Jon Coen, Surfer.com

Maya Gabeira: I Just Thought “This Is It, I’m Going To Die, Lou Boyd, The Red Bulletin

‘My red badge of courage’: when female big-wave surfers wipeout - and get back in, Jim Kempton, The Guardian

My Greatest Challenge, Andrew Cotton, Redbull.com

How Pro Surfer Shawn Dollar Stayed Calm- and Alive - During the “Terrifying” Accident That Broke His Neck In 4 Places, Jeff Truesdell, People

The Dangers of Surfing Big Waves and Brain Injuries, Dashel Pierson, Surfline

Life After Near Death: Shawn Dollar, Neal Kearney, Santa Cruz Waves

Corey returns for a second time as a cohost while Haley continues recuperating, and regales us with his trials with Texas storm fronts and chest deep mud.  Then Jillian tells the tale of the horrifying nine month reign of the Tsavo Lions and the ultimate British Safari bro.  

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Man-Eaters of Tsavo, Paul Raffaele, Smithsonian Magazine

Tsavo Man Eaters, Annetta Black, Atlas Obscura

Tsavo Lions: The Man-Eating Lions, Safaris Africana

Tsavo Lions, Field Museum of Chicago Blog

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures, Lieutenant Colonel J.H. Patterson

Jillian drags a guest host on the show while Haley is out sick, and he has a lot to tell us about avoiding lightning while in a boat.  Then, Jillian and Corey discuss the ultimate astronaut LARP, HI-SEAS Mars. 

Sources

HI-SEAS

When A Mars Simulation Goes Wrong, Marina Koren, The Atlantic

The Habitat, Lisa Levy, Gimlet Media 

Haley and Jillian discuss a news story in which a polar bear climbed onto a woman's roof after hitching a ride from the Arctic on an Iceberg, and Jillian gets into some true crime/survival combo with the story of Terry Jo Dupperault and her harrowing experience on the open sea.  

Sources

'I looked right into his face': St. Anthony woman recounts her too-close-for-comfort encounter with curious polar bear, Diane Crocker, Saltwire

The Horrific Survival Tale of the 11-Year-Old Girl Who Was Orphaned At Sea, Gabe Paoletti, All That Is Interesting

Orphaned on the Ocean: The Story of Terry Jo Duperrault, Lily Rowan, History Daily

Book ‘Em: Alone, Orphaned on the Ocean, Barry Leibowitz, CBS News

Haley and Jillian discuss Ocean Fest, home décor, and triaging husbands, along with a news story about a dog getting rescued by sausage (again).  Then Jillian delves into what it must be like to be a teenage boy with the story of the Tongan Castaways, otherwise known as the Tongan "Lord of the Flies."

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Missing dog presumed dead rescued from cliff - thanks to a sausage roll, Nia Dalton and Lisa Letcher, The Mirror

The ‘real Lord of the Flies’ what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months, Rutger Bregman, The Guardian

The ‘real Lord of the Flies’: a survivor’s story of shipwreck and salvation, Kate Lyons, The Guardian

Inside the Lord of the Flies Survival of 6 Tongan Boys 54 Years Ago: ‘The Story We Need Now’, Sandra Sobieraj Westfall and Diane Herbst, People Magazine

Jillian's mom managed to find herself in the only bit of quicksand in Virginia (don't worry she's fine) and Haley and Jillian discuss the best ways to free oneself from that predicament.  Then Haley takes us into another Floridian tale discussing the disappearance of Ben McDaniel from Vortex Spring.  

Sources

Disappearance of Ben McDaniel, Wikipedia 

Jillian and Haley discuss Jillian's forays into the swamps and streets of New Orleans, where she met a man who got bitten in the neck by an 18 foot gator and lived to tell the tale.  Then Jillian delves into the story of the Plura Cave tragedy and recovery. 

Sources

The cavers who went back for their friends, William Kremer, BBC News

Diving Into the Unknown, Amazon Prime

In this one year anniversary hallmark episode, Haley and Jillian talk about the big news of the week -- Shackleton's Endurance has been found!  Then Jillian gets into two lighthouse related story, the very creepy story of the Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy and the heroic deeds of Ida Lewis of Lime Rock Lighthouse. 

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Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship found in Antarctic, Jonathan Amos, BBC

The disturbing story of death and insanity at Wales’ most remote lighthouse, Robert Harries, Wales Online

The tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse, Stephen Liddell

Lime Rock Lighthouse (Ida Lewis Lighthouse), Rhode Island Lighthouses

Ida Lewis, The Bravest Woman in America, New England Historical Society

Ida Lewis: The Legendary Lady Light Keeper of Lime Rock, Brian L. Wallin, Small State Big History

Plunging into the next week of unprecedented events, Haley and Jillian try to distract themselves by talking about a recent mudslide in Brazil, as well as delve into the story of Douglas Mawson, a man who found himself alone, with barely any supplies, 300 miles into the untouched wilderness of Antarctica. 

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Brazil mudslides kill more than 90, with dozens still missing, NPR 

Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Story in the History of Exploration, David Roberts 

Douglas Mawson: An Australian hero's story of survival, Andrew Luck-Baker, BBC 

Haley regales Jillian with her trip to Dry Tortugas and how she was almost stranded there, as well as a news story about 18 people trapped on an ice floe.  Jillian tells the story of Juliane Koepcke, a seventeen year old girl who survived both a plane crash and a 10 day long stint in the Amazon. 

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Coast Guard: 18 rescued after being trapped on ice sheet in Lake Erie, Chris Williams, Fox 6

The Incredible Story of Juliane Koepcke, The Teenager Who Fell 10,000 Feet and Trekked the Jungle for 11 Days, Kara Goldfarb, All That Is Interesting

Juliane Koepcke: How I survived a plane crash, Juliane Koepcke, BBC News 

She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away, Franz Lidz, The New York Times