339 - Grab Your Chapstick
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1:30:49
- Full Episode
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<p>This week, Georgia tells the mysterious story of the 1989 Mount Asahidake SOS incident and Karen covers the 1964 Alaska earthquake.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Brief Summary
The episode recounts the 1964 Alaska earthquake's devastation, featuring personal stories from survivors and responders like Jeannie Chance and Captain Stewart.
Key points
- Altered Taste After COVID. A funny yet poignant reflection on how COVID changed taste perceptions.
- Eddie the Eagle: A True Story. A British man’s hilarious journey to the Olympics through long jump in winter.
- Detectorists: A Hidden Gem. A heartfelt show about metal detecting that almost made me cry.
- The Mysterious SOS Sign. Two hikers are rescued after constructing an SOS sign, but they claim they didn't make it.
- The SOS Discovery. Koyo discovers a hole with a notebook and a driver's license belonging to Kenji Iwamoru.
- The Distressing Tape. Authorities find a tape with a man’s voice pleading for help, possibly Kenji's.
Episode highlights
- Altered Taste After COVIDA funny yet poignant reflection on how COVID changed taste perceptions.“Coffee tastes to me now what it probably tastes like to a seven-year-old.”4:01Aug 4, 2022
- Eddie the Eagle: A True StoryA British man’s hilarious journey to the Olympics through long jump in winter.“It's the funniest fucking story.”20:30Aug 4, 2022
- Detectorists: A Hidden GemA heartfelt show about metal detecting that almost made me cry.“I almost cried. Oh, yeah. A detectorist show.”22:23Aug 4, 2022
- The Mysterious SOS SignTwo hikers are rescued after constructing an SOS sign, but they claim they didn't make it.“If the hikers didn't construct the sign, then who the fuck did?”38:40Aug 4, 2022
- The SOS DiscoveryKoyo discovers a hole with a notebook and a driver's license belonging to Kenji Iwamoru.“He goes inside, and he makes a bizarre discovery.”40:31Aug 4, 2022
- The Distressing TapeAuthorities find a tape with a man’s voice pleading for help, possibly Kenji's.“SOS, help me. I can't move on the cliff.”46:21Aug 4, 2022
- The Heroic SOS SignKenji's SOS sign ultimately helps rescue two hikers five years later, making him a hero.“In a way, he's kind of a hero.”49:55Aug 4, 2022
- Jeannie Chance's JourneyJeannie Chance, a pioneering reporter in Alaska, balances her career and motherhood amidst challenges.“I'm going to live my life as a badass reporter.”1:03:08Aug 4, 2022
Tension
85/ 100High tension
