Defragged History Podcast

About Defragged History Podcast

History is often told in bits and pieces, in fragments. Defragged History puts all the pieces together and tells you the whole story from beginning to end.

Publisher

Defragged History

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Dec 2024

Latest episode

10 May 2026

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 May 2026

   HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 6 | The Ghost of Wager Island

   All the different groups of survivors of the HMS Wager wreck were desperately trying to get back home to Great Britain, while Commodore George Anson still hoped to capture the elusive Manila Galleon in the War of Jenkins' Ear. After a series of unfortunate adventures and surviving a multitude of hardships, none of them were out of the woods. Let's delve into the stunning conclusion of the Wager disaster. *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM (https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM) Episode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk (https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk) Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74 (https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74) Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs (https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs) Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M (https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M) Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:51 01. Careen in Canton 00:01:53 02. Condemned Hole 00:05:48 03. Pull Your Hatchets Out 00:08:00 04. Submit for Your Approval 00:09:34 05. Dine with the Enemy 00:12:43 06. All the King's Horses 00:15:59 07. Set the Record Straight 00:18:15 08. Battle Stations 00:25:11 09. Prison Break 00:27:53 10. Keep 'em Separated 00:31:05 11. On their Heels 00:34:03 12. Insolence and Barbarity 00:38:37 13. Sit in the Dark 00:40:48 14. Confined 00:42:56 15. Unblamable 00:45:11 16. The Unfortunate Gunner 00:47:56 17. Violence of Power 00:49:31 18. Court-Martial 00:52:48 19. Safe 00:53:56 20. Aftermath 01:00:11 21. Isla Wager #thewager #shipwrecks

2. 

   3 May 2026

   HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 5 | Unfortunate Adventures

   The survivors of the wrecked HMS Wager had split into different groups. Team Bulkeley had made their way through the Strait of Magellan, and what was left of them landed safely in Portuguese-held Rio Grande, Brazil. Team Cheap had tried and failed to round the Tres Montes Cape to get to Chiloé Island, and was heading back to Wager Island to die. While Team Morris was planning an overland trip to Buenos Aires. And of course Commodore George Anson was still on his mission to capture that Manilla Galleon. *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com @defraggedhistory 🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM (https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM) Episode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk (https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk) Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74 (https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74) Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs (https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs) Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M (https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M) Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. 📷Images and stock footage from Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Pexels.com, Pixabay.com, and own work. AI Footage made with MidJourney. *SOCIALS* X/Twitter:https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads:https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:06 01. Tomb 00:04:22 02. The Key 00:06:13 03. Heading Out 00:07:21 04. Designated Murder 00:09:19 05. Blackened 00:12:03 06. The Chono 00:13:45 07. Morsel 00:16:23 08. Trickery 00:18:38 09. Intruder 00:20:49 10. I Beg Your Pardon 00:22:36 11. Marsh March 00:25:20 12. Prevent Murder 00:30:25 13. The English Threat 00:33:14 14. Hard Shell 00:34:48 15. Chiloé 00:37:28 16. The Don 00:39:18 17. Puppy Love 00:40:44 18. Formidable Enemy 00:44:12 19. Façade 00:46:53 20. The Palace 00:48:35 21. Burn Bright 00:49:58 22. Lions and Tigers, Oh My! 00:52:13 23. Good Death 00:53:54 24. Grand Tour 00:55:02 25. Murder Most Foul 00:56:53 26. Bull's Head 00:58:09 27. Melancholy Path 00:59:40 28. Disappearing Act 01:02:42 29. Hateful Accusations #thewager #shipwrecks

3. 

   26 Apr 2026

   HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 4 | Perish or Pull

   After the HMS Wager's castaways fixed the Longboat, the Speedwell, the question was in which direction to take her Should they go north and carry out the mission against the Spaniards with Captain David Cheap, or head South and try to get home to England via the Strait of Magellan with Gunner John Bulkeley? On March 13, 1741, 81 people embarked on three boats and sailed for the Strait of Magellan. *Support the Channel* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446 Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/ Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhc Free Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7x Episode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM (https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxM) Episode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk (https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIk) Episode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74 (https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74) Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs (https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWs) Episode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M (https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8M) Episode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA *SOURCES AND INFO* 🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/ 📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/ 🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/ All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. *SOCIALS* X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistory Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social *CHAPTERS* 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:16 01. Ripped 00:03:21 02. Mutineers' Mutiny 00:05:50 03. No Looking Back 00:09:18 04. Death Before Our Eyes 00:10:56 05. A New Day 00:12:06 06. Cut Losses 00:15:22 07. But Why? 00:16:41 08. No Relief 00:19:20 09. Port of God's Mercy 00:23:36 10. Grotesque Metamophosis 00:28:19 11. Heaven Sent Death 00:31:11 12. Strait Up 00:34:01 13. With All My Heart 00:37:13 14. Feeding Frenzy 00:48:36 15. On All Oars 00:40:12 16. Greatest Act of Cruelty 00:45:05 17. Tres Montes 00:47:34 18. So Close and Yet So Far 00:50:44 19. Die All Together 00:53:17 20. Day of Deliverance #thewager #shipwrecks

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

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59

Social presence

94

YouTube

93

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