The Next Big Idea

THE WAGER: David Grann Tells a Tale of Shipwreck and Mutiny

06.08.2023 - By Next Big Idea ClubPlay

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David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the acclaimed author of "The Lost City of Z" and "Killers of the Flower Moon." In his new book, the #1 New York Times bestseller "The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder," he tells the story of an 18th-century British warship that crashed on a godforsaken island off the coast of Patagonia. Stranded and starving, the men descended into murderous anarchy. Years later, when a handful of the survivors returned to England, their heroes' welcome was quickly swamped by questions about what really happened on the island.

Host: Caleb Bissinger

Guest: David Grann

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