Thecuriousmanspodcast
430 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThe curious man Matt Crawford interviews authors and interesting people about topics ranging from history to politics to everyday stimulating topics. If you like to learn and are as curious as I am please join in!
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John Avlon Interview Episode 44
June 21, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this interview Matt Crawford speaks with author John Avlon about his book, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. Inarguably the Civil War was the most fraught time in our nation. Avlon digs deep and gives us the insight of Lincoln and how he planned on dealing with a nation healing its wounds and trying to reconnect. This book shows how the character of the President does make a difference, and that it does indeed matter. Firm yet compassionate, self-aware yet magnanimous, Lincoln led the coun...
Dr. Jamie Weiner Interview Episode 43
June 20, 2022 13:13 - 55 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Jamie Weiner about his book, The Quest for Legitimacy. At first blush we may think that children of wealthy families have not a care in the world, but there is a weight that comes with that wealth, how people view you and what some expect because of it. A truly interesting topic and psychological study that also sheds light on not just the wealthy but anyone who struggles to fit in, under the shadow of a relative.
Beverly Gooden Interview Episode 42
June 14, 2022 09:43 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBIn this interview Matt Crawford speaks with author Beverly Gooden about her book, Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships. This is one of the most impactful books I have ever read, full stop. Gooden, a survivor of domestic abuse tells us her story about living through violence and how she survived and thrived. So often we hear stories of abuse and ask the question, "Why did they stay?" Almost immediately it becomes the victims fault, why is that? Survived, explains to u...
Steve Brusatte Interview Episode 41
June 08, 2022 11:03 - 42 minutes - 22 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Steve Brusatte about his book, The Rise and Reign of The Mammals, A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us. Brusatte traces the evolution of Mammals and their amazing journey through history and takes us along for the ride. A sweeping and eye-opening lesson that includes illustrations and Brusatte's own field work to really bring us back in time and show us, how we became what we are today. The history of dinosaurs and mammals is often thought of...
Ray Scott Interview Episode 40
June 07, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Ray Scott about his book, The NBA in Black and White. Ray Scott recounts his life in the NBA and beyond in this refreshing and down to earth memoir. Scott played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons for 6 years, then was their coach, and the first black man to win coach of the year. All this while the Civil Rights movement and the fight for racial justice was raging. Scott provides us his unique insight as he looks back on his life and looks ahead at our future...
Eden Collinsworth Interview Episode 39
June 02, 2022 10:48 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Eden Collinsworth about her book, What the Ermine Saw. A story over 500 years in the making, this is a book that needs to be read. Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to capture his mistress, Cecilia Gallerani in a portrait as a symbol of his power and her beauty. I think Leonardo might have captured even more in the painting. Lost for over 200 years after Cecilia's death this painting has survived multiple wars and d...
Eric Jay Dolin Interview Episode 38
May 31, 2022 10:52 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Eric Jay Dolin about his book, Rebels at Sea. What is the difference between a Privateer and a Pirate? Often seen as interchangeable Dolin goes back to our revolution and shows, not only how different the two were but how integral to our survival Privateers were. Few realize just how precarious a position the colonies were in during our fight for independence. With a nascent navy to go up against the British Navy behemoth, Privateers and their...
Dr. Victoria Wolcott Interview Episode 37
May 26, 2022 10:55 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Victoria Wolcott about her book, Living in the Future. Utopianism is often dismissed as unrealistic and even cultish. However, when we study the Long Civil Right Movement, we see that Utopianism was the foundation of that early work. Desegregation, gender equality, unionism and peaceful resistance training were all basic tenets of these communities. We are all aware of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights fight of the 60's, this book takes us back ...
Nolan Higdon Interview Episode 36
May 18, 2022 11:01 - 50 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with Nolan Higdon about his and Mickey Huff's book, Let's Agree to Disagree. Where have the good debates gone? Most of us find it difficult to sit around a dinner table with our loved ones and have a discussion about current events without an argument. If we can't find common ground with people we love, how can we do that with strangers? This is why we all need to read this book. Higdon and Huff give us the tools to first realize our own bias but to also ...
Dr. Katey Walter Anthony Interview Episode 35
May 17, 2022 11:42 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBIn this interview Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Katey Walter Anthony about her book, Chasing Lakes. This is such a rich story with so many facets that any reader can pick this up and find something that will move them. Anthony describes her work in the field of ecology in her search for greenhouse gas emissions in the arctic and their effect on our climate. However, this is not just a book about science, it is also a sort of memoir. Anthony brings us back to her childhood and the affe...
Steve Adams Interview Episode 34
May 11, 2022 10:43 - 53 minutes - 26.9 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Steve Adams about his book, What's What and What to Do About It. A refreshing and unique read that is equal parts humor, philosophy and self-help. This is a quick, fun, yet profound read. We all have those little voices of doubt and worry in our head and without the benefit of perspective we often give them too much credence. Adams brings his life experiences and humor to the table in the form of advice columnist Waldo Mellon, an alter ego you will be sure to...
Bill Small Interview Episode 33
May 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBMatt Crawford speaks with musician, entrepreneur, business coach, mindfulness enthusiast and co-host of The Subtle Art of Not Yelling Podcast Bill Small. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss what holds us back in life and how to take an artist's view of the world. How will looking at our life as our creation change it? If we take the view that we are the ones shaping our life instead of thinking that life is something that happens to us, where will that lead us? I hope you all enjoy ...
Michael Benson Interview Episode 32
May 02, 2022 09:41 - 55 minutes - 26.4 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Michael Benson about his book, Gansters VS. Nazis. The year is 1939 and Fascism is on the rise in not only in Europe but in the U.S as well. Nazi groups are recruiting, marching, starting youth camps and a town in Long Island has even named a street after Hitler. Well, a Jewish judge decides this cannot stand and sets up a meeting. A judge, a Rabbi and a Jewish gangster step in a room and decide to convince these Nazis that they shouldn't be meeting, and that...
John Gilstrap Interview Episode 32
April 29, 2022 11:26 - 54 minutes - 27.2 MBMatt Crawford speaks with New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap about his book, Blue Fire. After Hell Day- a world war that shut down anything electronic and any communication, people are struggling to survive. What is left of the U.S government is struggling to be useful, and everyone must now live like they did in the 1800's. A one-time congressional representative Victoria Emerson has become a beacon of light in the small town of Ortho, West Virginia. As the towns leader she is ...
Dr. Jahan Khamsehzadeh Interview Episode 30
April 21, 2022 10:32 - 1 hour - 32 MBIn this interview Matt Crawford speaks with Dr, guide and author Jahan Khamsehzadeh about his book, The Psilocybin Connection. For too long, psychedelics have been vilified and cast in the wrong light. This book is a comprehensive look into psilocybin and how humanity has co-evolved with it. Shown to actually create new pathways in our brains, psilocybin truly is an amazing drug that needs to better understood, this is the book to do just that. Khamsehzadeh shares his journey and 20+ years o...
David De Jong Interview Episode 29
April 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author David De Jong about his book, Nazi Billionaires. This is a groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off of WWII by stealing Jewish property and companies and utilizing slave labor to line their pockets. These practices, which the United States allowed them to get away with, would be the financial footing to take these companies into the 21st century and allow their heirs to enjoy exorbitant wealth. A truly horrific and...
Kevin Maurer Interview Episode 28
April 19, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 29.6 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Kevin Maurer about his book, Damn Lucky. This is the kick in the teeth, hold on to the seat of your pants story of, Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo. The world was at was and Luckadoo wanted to serve, Pearl Harbor would be the final straw and the United States Air Force would be his branch. Trained as a pilot and assigned to the 100th Bomb Group, 25 missions were required, and you had a 1 and 10 chance of surviving that call to duty. Maurer puts us in ...
Emma Loewe Interview Episode 27
April 14, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 26.7 MBMatt Crawford speaks to author Emma Loewe about her book, Return to Nature. Most of us spend up to 87% of our day inside, and with sitting being described as the new Cancer we all need to get up and get out even more than ever. Loewe shows us how to do just that and how doing so can improve our health both physically and mentally. Included are scientific studies proving the health benefits as well as ideas on how to get outside, to bring the outside in and exercises to practice while adventu...
Keith O'Brien Interview Episode 26
April 13, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Keith O'Brien about his book, Paradise Falls. This is the amazing story of an unlikely group of mothers who in the 1970's discovered Hooker Chemical's deadly secret of Love Canal. These women exposed one of America's most devastating toxic waste disasters and sparked the modern environmental movement. An amazing story of grit and resilience, this is a story we should all read and share.
Michael Meyer Interview Episode 25
April 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Michael Meyer about his book, Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet. At the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin gifted Philadelphia and Boston 2000 pounds to be lend out to tradesmen over the next 2 centuries. Each loan was to be repaid with interest over 10 years and the eventual windfall to be paid out in 1991. Meyer takes us along to trace where and to whom that money went and how it was managed by the two cities. A fun detailed and amazing read that shows just how ...
Mark Follman Interview Episode 24
April 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Mark Follman about his book, Trigger Points. A story about the team of forensic psychologists, FBI agents, and other experts that prevent mass shootings in America and dispels the narrative that these perpetrators just snap and that these horrible events could not have been foreseen or prevented. A book that needs to be read and provides the information in an unbiased and apolitical tone.
Derek Baxter Interview Episode 23
March 15, 2022 09:43 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Derek Baxter about his book, In Pursuit of Jefferson. In 1784 Thomas Jefferson was reeling from personal and professional loss, this led him to Europe to clear his mind and to explore. More than 200 years later, stuck in a rut, Derek Baxter discovers Jefferson's guide to that trip- Hints for Americans Traveling Through Europe, that would be the seed for this phenomenal book. Baxter takes us along on his physical, emotional and historical journey in this perso...
Dr. Martin Abrahamson Interview Episode 22
March 11, 2022 12:33 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Martin Abrahamson about his book, Conquering Your Diabetes. It is estimated that by 2045 there will be 700 million people in the world with Diabetes, and of that 95% will have Type 2, a treatable and largely preventable disease. Dr. Abrahamson and Dr. Chopra are both professors at Harvard Medical School, and in their book they tell us everything we need to know about diabetes - the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 and the role genetics, diet and exerc...
Darden Smith Interview Episode 21
March 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBMatt Crawford speaks with singer, songwriter, photographer, poet, artist and author Darden Smith about his multi-media project, Western Skies. Western skies is a collection of essays, Polaroid photographs and songs that Smith worked on while driving through the American southwest. We discuss what his inspiration was for this project, how it evolved and how he evolved as he has now recorded his 16th album. A great conversation about creation and where it is birthed. Give a listen to the inter...
Robert Buschel Interview Episode 20
March 03, 2022 11:46 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Robert Buschel about his book, God's Ponzi. This is a story of justice and revenge and how the line between the two can be very difficult to discern. When someone wrongs one of Gregory Portent's inner circle he must make sure they pay, how does he do this? A Ponzi scheme of course! With details ripped from the headlines and with the twist of Artificial Intelligence this book with keep you reading and hoping for Gregory to succeed. Robert and I also discuss hi...
Thomas Bardenwerper Interview Episode 19
March 03, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Thomas Bardenwerper about his novel, Mona Passage. This is a story of friendships and family and how those relationships can be complicated and messy. It is also about nuance and what people will do when they are fighting for their family. Coast Guard Lieutenant Pat McAllister and Cuban emigrant Galan Betances strike up a quick and deep friendship while neighbors in San Juan. When Galan learns his sister is to be committed to a mental health facility back in ...
Dr. Megan Kate Nelson Interview Episode 18
March 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Megan Kate Nelson about her book, Saving Yellowstone. Almost four million people visit Yellowstone every year yet the history of how it came into being and the political and social climate of the time are often overlooked. Nelson takes us back to the grand adventure that creating Yellowstone was, while also exploring the dark period of Reconstruction and African American's fight for justice and true equality, while also detailing the exploitation of indig...
Lynn Garafola Interview Episode 17
March 01, 2022 10:48 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Lynn Garafola about her book, La Nijinska. This is the amazing and riveting story of Bronislava Nijinska, the twentieth-century ballet's premier female choreographer. Overshadowed by her brother Vaslav Nijinsky, this is the first biography of her. An unparalleled career that spanned more than a half century, through revolution and world wars, this is a story of an enduring women who refused to be marginalized. Whether you are interested in ballet or not, thi...
Neil Lanctot Interview Episode 16
February 25, 2022 12:40 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Neil Lanctot about his book, The Approaching Storm. World War I is often buried in the shadows of WWII and yet while the U.S was a brief participant in the war it would change the course of our history and shape the 20th century. The book looks at this time period through the eyes of Teddy Roosevelt, a former President running for a third term, Woodrow Wilson, a current President running for a 2nd term and Jane Addams a pacifist whose story has been dimmed a ...
Neil Thompson Interview Episode 15
February 22, 2022 12:01 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Neil Thompson about his book, The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty. Everyone knows the Kennedy name; it is what most people consider the closest to royalty that America has. Yet, the true origins of this dynasty are misunderstood and often attributed to Joseph Kennedy and not his grandmother, Bridget Murphy. Bridget and Patrick Kennedy arrived penniless, along with thousands of other Irish escaping the potato famine. Soo...
William Hazelgrove Interview Episode 14
February 18, 2022 11:03 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author William Hazelgrove about his book, Greed in the Gilded Age. Deemed the crime of the century in 1904 this is the story of the ultimate con. Claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of the robber baron Andrew Carnegie, Chadwick used greed, avarice and male chauvinism to dupe multiple banks into lending her millions of dollars. With nothing more than a forged promissory note and psychological manipulation this young woman played educated and learned men to achie...
Keith Ryan Cartwright Interview Episode 13
February 17, 2022 10:43 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Keith Ryan Cartwright about his book, Black Cowboys of Rodeo. They ride and rope horses, ride and fight bulls, and even wrestle steers. These are Black Cowboys, and to do all that, they also had to fight racism and prejudice. Cartwright has collected and curated over 100 years of stories told by these pioneers themselves. Set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, integration and mass incarceration, this is a...
Christopher G. De Pree and Sarah Scoles Interview Episode 12
February 08, 2022 12:21 - 59 minutes - 31.7 MBMatt Crawford speaks with authors Chris De Pree and Sarah Scoles about their book Astronomical Mindfulness. We often think of looking inward when we think of Mindfulness and for a lot of us Astronomy can be a daunting subject to understand. De Pree and Scoles have found a way to combine the two ever so gently and create an easy to follow and understandable guide to the heavenly bodies above. With easy-to-follow instructions, exercises and star maps, this is a book that will expand your world...
Dr. Mark Vonnegut Interview Episode 11
February 04, 2022 12:47 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Mark Vonnegut about his book, The Heart of Caring. As a pediatrician for over 40 years Mark Vonnegut has seen a lot of patients with a varied array of cases, from the not so serious to the life threatening. He has also seen the medical system deteriorate and focus more on paper pushing and fees then medical care. Vonnegut shares stories of the young patients he has treated and describes a way to make our healthcare system more humane and efficient. A grea...
Brian Karem Interview Episode 10
February 03, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Brian Karem about his book Free The Press. Karem is an award-winning journalist, speaker, podcast host and author who has been reporting for over 40 years and has put his money where his mouth is, including going to jail to protect his sources. Karem brings his vast experience to the fore in this book and details the restrictions the press faces and what we as informed citizens can do to fix it. A great conversation and an even better read that I highly recom...
Andy Lee Roth Interview Episode 9
February 02, 2022 11:43 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBMatt Crawford speaks with associate director of Project Censored, Andy Lee Roth about State of the Free Press 2022. Project Censored educates students and the public the importance of a truly free press. They also highlight and curate those stories that have not been given a large platform in a yearly book, State of the Free Press. Roth and I discuss all the methods Project Censored uses to try and get us those stories they think matter and what we can do to change our media appetite. Please...
Jay Parini Interview Episode 8
January 28, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 29.6 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Jay Parini about his book Borges and Me. A book fifty years in the making, hold on and get ready to go for a ride. As an aspiring author running from the Vietnam draft Parini finds himself at the great Scottish institution of St. Andrews. Through kismet and happenstance, he is asked to be a tour guide-caretaker for the blind and aged author, Jorge Luis Borges. What follows is a hysterical, poignant and meaningful jaunt though the Scottish Highlands in an old ...
Dr. Susan Carruthers Interview Episode 7
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 24.5 MBMatt Crawford speaks with professor and author Dr. Susan Carruthers about her book, Dear John. Are Dear John letters a betrayal of love and country? What type of person would send such a letter to a service member serving overseas risking their lives? Dr. Carruthers and I discuss that and so much more regarding this complex and nuanced issue. From the evolution of spousal communication to the military's changing policy on relationships and marriage in general, this is a book that looks at th...
Brooklyn Raney Interview Episode 6
January 21, 2022 12:21 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBIn this episode I speak with author Brooklyn Raney about her book, One Trusted Adult. Raney is an experienced teacher, coach, administrator, director of Girl's leadership Camp, co-founder of Generation Change and founder and lead trainer of the organization One Trusted Adult. All her work has been in the service of youth and how to guide adults in building strong connections with them. Whether you are a parent, coach, neighbor, aunt or uncle there is something for us all to take away from th...
Devi Lockwood Interview Episode 5
January 19, 2022 12:46 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBI speak with author Devi Lockwood about her book 1001 Voices on Climate Change. Lockwood traveled the world for over five years, covering twenty countries across six continents, to record first person accounts of climate change. Achieved mostly on a bike and carrying a sign that read, "Tell me a story about climate change." Lockwood is the Scheherazade of climate change impact, and you will find it hard to put down this book while reading through the "sticky stories" she has cultivated. Can'...
Wesley Morgan Interview Episode 4
January 18, 2022 12:03 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBIn this interview Matt Crawford speaks with author Wesley Morgan about his book, The Hardest Place. This is an exhaustively researched and compellingly written account of the American war experience in the Pech Valley. A microcosm of the war itself, Morgan fuses reporting embed trips, hundreds of interviews from the American and Afghan perspective to detail The Pech Valley experience. This is a complex topic with a lot of moving parts, but Morgan's accounting and writing style makes it easy ...
Wendy Syfret Interview Episode 3
January 11, 2022 11:53 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBIn this interview Matt Crawford speaks with author Wendy Syfret about her book, The Sunny Nihilist. Wendy and I delve into what Nihilism really is and how we can separate and understand the difference between, meaning, purpose and value. A deep thinking and contemplative read, this is one that will have you questioning the social constructs around you and who is really deciding what is and is not important. This book needs to be read.
Ravi Shankar Interview Episode 2
January 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 35 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Ravi Shankar about his book Correctional. Ravi Shankar details his harrowing experiences with the law in this brutally honest and vulnerable memoir. Incarcerated once innocently, and then again justly as his promotion to full professor was finalized. Shankar details his time in Hartford Correctional Center with us and those he shared time with. A story about the criminal justice system, mental health and self-journey. A book that all can relat...
Peter Boni Interview Episode 1
January 04, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 33 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Peter Boni about his book Uprooted. How would you react if you found out, at age fifty that your father was not your biological father? Boni lived that scenario and it led him on a personal quest to discover where he came from and who he really was. Now a Donor Conceived rights activist Boni also details how unregulated, deeply flawed and traumatizing the AI industry can be. I hope you will read this book and spread the word.
End of Year Show 2021 Episode 92
December 31, 2021 19:04 - 3 minutes - 2.28 MBIn this brief episode Matt Crawford has some final words for his listeners and supporters. Thank you all and stay safe. Here is to a better year for all of us!
Jordan Salama Interview Episode 91
December 23, 2021 12:07 - 56 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Jordan Salama about his book, Every Day the River Changes. This book is about a journey on many levels and Salama takes us along for that ride in the most intimate of ways. Some Travel-Logs detail the culture and people of the locales they visit in a superficial and condescending way. Salama however immerses himself in the culture and history of the Magdalena and its people, and reports what he finds in an unflinching, respectful and honest ac...
Brian Castner Interview Episode 90
December 21, 2021 11:45 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Brian Castner about his book Stampede. This is one of those stories we all know something about, the question is, how much do we actually know and is that accurate. The Alaskan Gold Rush is the stuff of legend and stories abound regarding this moment in history. Castner takes us on a journey back in time and introduces us to the people who made this journey and risked their lives to strike it rich. You better bundle up, because you will feel t...
Ben Guest Interview Episode 89
December 17, 2021 12:39 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Ben Guest about his book, Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball. A beautiful memoir about living in the moment, surrendering and letting the world take you where it will. A book set on a basketball court in Namibia and the lessons both the coach (Ben) and his players learned while playing that game. However, this book transcends the sport and includes insights and tools we can all use, no matter our situation or walk of life. Read this book f...
Edward Carey Interview Episode 88
December 16, 2021 12:51 - 57 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author and illustrator Edward Carey about his book B: A Year in Plagues and Pencils. This is such a unique work of sketches and words that capture Edward's, and also a lot of our collective experience through the pandemic. A drawing a day while Covid raged ends up chronicling the world around us. These sketches will take you back to pivotal moments and memories that will connect you to the book in a most personal way. Great coffee table or anywhere r...
Julian Sancton Interview Episode 87
December 08, 2021 12:56 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBMatt Crawford speaks with author Julian Sancton about his book Madhouse at the End of the Earth. For those who think history is boring, they need nothing more than to read this book. Sancton takes us back in time to 1897 aboard the Belgica for a three-year expedition to Antarctica. A crew comprised of a young commandant and future famous polar explorers they would all get to know each other very well as they get trapped in ice for months of polar night. Plagued by cabin fever, lack of nutrit...