Latest Amundsen Podcast Episodes
Episode 38: Piercing the Veil
90 Degrees South - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsJoycelyn and her repair teams begin to intrude into Zeke's VMF in attempts to do more than just repairing breakers. Bass digs into a lead on the sabotage investigation & we get an insight into Zeke's views on Stanley Kubrick. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes once a month for the first f...
Episode 37: Predictability
90 Degrees South - March 27, 2024 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsA new arrival at the start of the summer season threatens to upturn life on the station as we know it. Bass' past; which he has started to deal with, comes at him in a most direct way. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes once a month for the first four episodes of season three. We then ret...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - March 10, 2024 10:46 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsYou don't just throw a Trans-Antarctic Expedition or an International Geophysical Year together. These things take planning. Here's some background on the planners and introductions to some of the doers.
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - December 17, 2023 02:55 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsSeveral years of Macquarie Island winters receive attention as I chill out under a Casuarina after several fraught months.
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - December 15, 2023 20:09 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsI give voice to another almost but not quite lost snippet from "Big Dead Place" and I give the microphone to Adam Fitzgerald who voices the introduction to Jeff Maynard's new book, "The Frontier Below."
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - December 01, 2023 00:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsIn 1983 Australian glaciologist Trevor Hamley joined a Soviet traverse from the Russian coastal station, Mirny, to Dome Charlie, high atop the Antarctic plateau. Bouncing about in the back of a T-55 tank converted into a living quarters/galley/dining space/lab, recording locations on audio casse...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - November 27, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsAustralian Antarctic Division alumnus, Jeff Wilson, recounts his experiences at Australian stations and in the Ross Sea. Road trip with our eldest. Good company at Anglesea. Good food. Good audio. One of the best days 2023 offered up.
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - November 20, 2023 05:59 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsThe ANARE presence at Heard Island runs to 1955 and switches focus to continental Antarctica. The Island taught Australians to work on glaciers and to run dog teams, saw John Bechervaise cut his Antarctic teeth and lead the first ascent of Big Ben, and claimed the lives of two winterers. "Ic...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - November 09, 2023 04:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsANARE occupation at Heard Island ran short but intense, and sometimes in tents. In addition to large quantities of wind and sleet the island provided a training ground for Antarctic travelers and their dogs. Challenging maritime approaches led to innovative approaches by maritime challengers...
Episode 36: The Ice is Lovely Dark and Deep
90 Degrees South - August 30, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsIn the season finale, Bass must confront, and come to terms with his guilt to save the station and all the people he loves. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spread the word. We also now have merc...
Episode 35: Return of the Shamus
90 Degrees South - August 23, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsTrapped in a recuring time-loop, Fred and the others must race against the clock to end the cycle before it all begins again & the research station is destroyed. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spr...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - August 12, 2023 11:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsArgentina and Britain needle each other over what huts go where around the Antarctica Peninsula and notes of protest change hands at a fevered pace. Hot heads at low temperatures lead to a low ebb in high latitudes camaraderie ashore at Hope Bayhia Esperanza. And Chile was there, too.
Episode 34: Might as well JUMP!
90 Degrees South - August 09, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsFirefighter Fred is experiencing an unusual event and needs the help of station staff to resolve his problem. Part 1 of 3. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spread the word. We also now have merch a...
Episode 33: Imbalances
90 Degrees South - July 26, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsBass’ Investigation begins to narrow its focus, while he and his new boss continue to feel one another out. Questions are asked about the day of the plane crash and Sydney’s unique abilities are discussed. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Pleas...
Episode 32: Bumbles in the Myst
90 Degrees South - July 12, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsThe Bumbles, mysterious Ice creatures which plague the station over the winter season begin acting in an unusual manner. Bass’ interviews take an unexpected turn and a disturbance in the galley concerns the team. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. ...
Episode 31: Shamus
90 Degrees South - June 28, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsThe Keck experiment detects a new prophetic message from galaxy M87, leading to the return of an old station member. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spread the word. We also now have merch and a ...
Episode 30: Marshmallows and Nachos
90 Degrees South - June 14, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsTensions are running high on the station. People are threatening to stone one another and the mental health on the station is becoming dubious at best. However, with her magic pots and skills of baking. . .Lunch Lady Alice may have the recipe to blunt all the hostility. 90 Degrees South rele...
Episode 29: Love Bleeds Love Bites
90 Degrees South - May 24, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsA new suspect is brought up which may turn the investigation on its head, meanwhile a plan Bass has been pursuing for months finally gets put into motion. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spread th...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - May 20, 2023 05:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsYet another amazing interview through which to inform you and by which to relieve myself of the burden to write and record a chronological narrative episode this month. "Ice Coffee": where me goofing off and being lazy still results in audio gold.
Episode 28: Midwinter's Night
90 Degrees South - May 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsAs the winter season reaches its midpoint, all stations in Antarctica come together in celebration of their hardworking staff. This annual holiday, known as the biggest in the region, features a special event called "Jack's Night". During this spooky gathering, a small team tries to outdo each o...
Episode 27: Streets of Laredo
90 Degrees South - April 26, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsDealing with the aftermath of their return from Roberta Bondar Research Station, the team must deal with the loss of one of their own. Bass keeps his promise to Fionna and we meet the stations winter-over mental health specialist. Doctor Sydney Bremmer. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes...
Episode 26: Brigadoon Part 2
90 Degrees South - April 12, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsStranded, in an advanced research base from 30 years in the future, the team are racing against time to repair their damaged vehicle & escape the area before the complex disappears. More is learned about the station’s staff and the unseen threat. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2n...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - April 01, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsProfessor Meredith Nash spent two years studying and reporting on the culture within the Australian Antarctic Division. Their findings, released late in 2022, may prove a turning point in the history of Australia's presence in Antarctica. Professor Nash spoke to me about their research and the...
90 Degrees: Show Announcement
90 Degrees South - April 01, 2023 04:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsUpdate from the cast and crew regarding season 2. Support the show
Episode 25: Brigadoon Part 1
90 Degrees South - March 22, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsA mysterious event takes place overnight, causing Bass and the team to drive out onto the ice and investigate an unknown structure. Doctor Waynewright seems to know more than he should about the situation, but what are his motivations? 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4t...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - March 13, 2023 09:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsJosh Jensen spent an austral summer keeping LC-130 Ski Hercules operational out of McMurdo. I spoke to him about the challenges that throws up and found out the days of boiling a pot of oil over the stove and pouring it into the sump ended with the last big roundy engines to depart the continen...
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Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica - March 12, 2023 08:02 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsSome historical and political context for the Russian return south in Soviet Union form. Bolsheviks: form soviets and roll out.
Episode 24: Ad Multos Annos
90 Degrees South - March 08, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsA very massive, personal secret of US Deputy Bass Marlow is exposed, and the station begins moving to respond. Bass continues his investigation, unaware the station’s crew are plotting, ready to respond to this newest revelation! 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednes...
Episode 23: Thomas Owen Kelley
90 Degrees South - February 22, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsAn incident in the galley causes Bass & Zeke to intervene. The fate of the entire station now rests. . .in very unlikely hands! 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spread the word. We also now have m...
Episode 22: Old Routines
90 Degrees South - February 08, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsWith two investigations to now manage, Bass finds himself slipping into very familiar territory as he must re-interview the station’s winterovers. A new station menace is introduced, and we start to get more information on the strange purple swirling mist Sandra reported. 90 Degrees South rel...
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