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Ep. 540: The Killing of Captain Cook

Published: 2024-04-08 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Hampton Sides, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Hampton's new book, The Wide, Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook is now out; Hampton's oeuvre; Ep. 298: Cooking Captain Cook; where Captain Cook got killed in Hawaii; get our last "fresh set of eyes finds new beans" t-shirt before they're gone; the scientific paper from our Bison Butchery with Clovis Points video has been published--read the full paper here, as well as Steve's summary on our website; book your spot with MeatEater Experiences to join Steve and the crew on a fishing trip in Louisiana and a waterfowl hunting trip in Kansas; confusing Captain Cook with Captain Hook, Captain Kirk, and Captain Crunch; a skilled map maker; avoiding scurvy on the exploration by eating hunted and foraged foods; the Earl of Sandwich; the first written account of massage; an obsession with iron; eating cockroach excrement and a ton of turtle; body parts; and more. 

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Referenced Books

The Wide Wide Sea Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
by Hampton Sides
This is the main subject of the interview - Hampton Sides' new book about Captain Cook's final voyage, published April 9th. Steve mentions this is what they promised to discuss when the book was finished.
Referenced at 00:02:33
Ghost Soldiers
by Hampton Sides
Mentioned as one of Hampton Sides' previous works, described as him being a 'New York Times best selling author of Ghost Soldiers' at the end of the interview.
Referenced at 01:47:41
Blood and Thunder
by Hampton Sides
Referenced when discussing Hampton Sides' next book project about Colorado Territory during the Civil War. He describes it as 'another kind of like Blood and Thunder,' indicating this is one of his previous books about Western history.
Referenced at 01:43:18