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With Ends of The Earth concluded, Grisly History creators Graham Parker & Michael Ruiz offer a final retrospective on the series, the years of production, and discuss the future of Grisly History.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two expeditions vying for one prize - the claim for the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott and his team have their sights set on infamy - but even making it to the Pole first doesn't get you back home alive. All remaining questions will be answered here, in the grand finale of our eight-part series to the furthest flung corners of our world. Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain effor...

Following the Discovery Expedition, the first in our two-part series finale finds Robert Scott in a battle to be the first to lay claim to the South Pole. In the punishing, brutal conditions in the most inhospitable environments on planet earth, the question remains: who will get there first? And, who will live to tell the tale?  Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain efforts taken by th...

Ends of The Earth shifts its focus to the southern pole in its penultimate episode. For Robert Falcon Scott, the Discovery Expedition would prove to be career-making. And yet, its shortcomings would set the stage for a final, calamitous journey and the conclusion of man’s reach for the Earth’s poles.  Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain efforts taken by those hoping to conquer the ear...

Taking a small detour from our Ends of the Earth main series, our summer break concludes with a closer look at one of our favorite stories explored on the Grisly History TikTok account–that of the Boston Molasses Disaster. This little-known event spelled ruin for much of Boston's North End, and our discussion sheds light on how and why this event took place. This episode also includes an impo...

In this special episode of Grisly History for the first of April, we take a break from our Ends of The Earth series and take a look at a little-known disaster that would forever change the dairy markets of Venezuela. Happy April Fools Day! Special thanks to our friends of the podcast for lending their voices to this passionate and cheesy product: Nathan Ragland Nia Parker Tristen Webb Nathan is th...

In the aftermath of Franklin's Lost Expedition, further glory in arctic and antarctic exploration lay at the poles. One man's audacious attempt to seek this glory would involve a mode of transportation rarely used–and never in such a manner as he had planned. This is the story of S.A. Andrée's Balloon Expedition.  Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain efforts taken by tho...

John Franklin and his expedition were lost the barren lands of the Canadian Archipelago–but what happened next? In this episode of Grisly History, we explore the theories, mysteries, and final pieces to the puzzle that is the Lost Expedition. Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain efforts taken by those hoping to conquer the earth's poles. This multi-part series follows those who fa...

At the behest of an aging John Barrow, Sir John Franklin once again returns to the Canadian Archipelago to finally sail the mythic northwest passage. On this episode of Grisly History, we explore the background of what would become Franklin's last expedition, and what would eventually become one of the greatest mysteries of the North.  Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain efforts...

This week,  host Graham Parker has a conversation with Paul VanPeenen, an all-around outdoorsman who has retraced the paths of some of Canada’s most famous explorers.  Paul's remarkable knowledge of John Franklin and the explorers of Canada’s far north, as well as outdoor living in the arctic and global travel in general, makes for some very engaging discussion!  This episode of Grisly Histor...

With the Coppermine Expedition portion of our Ends of the Earth series wrapped up, producer Michael Ruiz and host Graham Parker engage in an informal discussion on events surrounding the story of the Coppermine Expedition, shed light on more controversial elements of the story, and even try lichen soup for themselves.  Apocrypha episodes of Grisly History are discussions that act as supplementary...

After a brutal few years in the Canadian tundra, Sir John Franklin and those in his expedition prepare to traverse the last hundred miles to the northern shores of Canada. Yet, when they arrive and rescue is nowhere to be found, the Coppermine Expedition has only one way to survive–heading back the way they came. And, with a murderer in their midst.   Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly va...

In the early 19th century, European explorers had set their sights on the mythic Northwest Passage. A new trade route over the top of North America could open up incredible opportunities, but finding a route through the brutal Arctic Archipelago would prove to be one of the greatest challenges ever taken by explorers.   Ends of the Earth explores the increasingly vain efforts taken by those hoping...

With Anatomy of a Disaster wrapped up, producer Michael Ruiz and host Graham Parker engage in an informal discussion on events surrounding the story of the USS Indianapolis, the exoneration of Captain McVay,  and a discussion on the process and journey of creating Grisly History itself. Apocrypha episodes of Grisly History are discussions that act as supplementary material to our main series. Thes...

The USS Indianapolis sank in just twelve minutes–but it would be four days before U.S. Naval Command would even learn of the sinking. Of the estimated 890 men who survived the sinking, survival became an even greater challenge. With virtually no food, water, or lifeboats, the remaining man faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attacks. The second and final part of our series...

Once the crown jewel of the U.S. Naval fleet, the USS Indianapolis, was sent on a secret mission—to deliver the parts for the first atomic bomb. However, her return trip was tragically cut short when two torpedoes struck her hull and sank the vessel in just twelve minutes. Yet, it is what happened after the sinking that defines the story of the USS Indianapolis. Because no one was coming for the s...

You didn't learn these stories in history class. GRISLY HISTORY is a monthly historical podcast detailing the true nature of adventure, destiny, and war. Through supporting evidence, archival documents, and eye-witness accounts, Grisly History pulls back the curtain on apocryphal events and paints a true-to-life image of history’s most harrowing tales. Our first episode premieres on September...