Ep. 197: Eating Folks in the Arctic

Published: 2019-12-02 11:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Buddy Levy and Janis Putelis.

Topics discussed: Jumping out of planes with sacks of cash; the outlaw Claude Dallas as both an asshole and a good book subject; a crash course on David Crockett; the Labryinth of Ice; promiscuity on the frontier; eating spuds basted in human fat; flossing out a bullet hole with a silk handkerchief; that time when Steve mistook a communal sink for a urinal; bumpkin pride; Jani eating dehydrated placenta pills; and more.

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Referenced Books

Give a Boy a Gun

by Jack Olsen

Discussed as a book about Claude Dallas, a trapper who killed game wardens. The host suggests this as a potential book topic for Buddy Levy, noting that Jack Olsen wrote about it but a lot happened after that book was published.

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by Robert Morgan

Mentioned as having written a book about Daniel Boone relatively recently, which influenced Buddy Levy's decision to write about Davy Crockett instead since there hadn't been a Crockett biography in 50 years.

Referenced at 00:00:08

American Legend: The Real Life Adventures of Davy Crockett

by Buddy Levy

This is Buddy Levy's book about Davy Crockett, discussed extensively throughout the interview covering Crockett's life, political career, and death at the Alamo.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greeley Polar Expedition

by Buddy Levy

Buddy Levy's forthcoming book (releasing December 3) about the Greeley Arctic expedition of 1881-1884, discussing the expedition's scientific mission, survival challenges, and tragic outcome.

Referenced at 00:00:08

In the Kingdom of Ice

by Hampton Sides

Referenced when discussing the Jeannette ship that went missing two years before the Greeley expedition. Hampton Sides wrote about this expedition and the ship's captain DeLong.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Six Came Back

by David L. Brainard

Mentioned as one of the major source books about the Greeley expedition. Buddy Levy's first reader was reading it and noticed the title gave away how many survivors there would be.

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In the Heart of the Sea

by Nathaniel Philbrick

Referenced when discussing cannibalism during the Greeley expedition. The book contains a memorable line about the whaleship Essex tragedy where someone says about a crew member: 'Know him? I ate him.'

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