Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica

About Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica

A history of human activity in Antarctica

Publisher

Matthew Alan McArthur

Category

history · science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Jan 2014

Latest episode

7 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 168 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   167_FIDASE_part_1

   Peter Mott details the British effort to map the Antarctic Peninsula using early aviation technology during the Falkland Islands Dependency Aerial Survey Expedition.

2. 

   1 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   166_Peninsula_measuring_contest_inconclusion

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about the historical territorial disputes and scientific endeavors on the Antarctic Peninsula.

3. 

   5 May 2026

   165_Still_on_about_the_Antarctic_Peninsula_in_the_mid_1950s_part_3

   FIDS get sledging. Major Moreno gets protest notes. Chile gets left out for an episode. Eva Peron's bust gets busted.

Inside a recent episode

167_FIDASE_part_1

Published 7 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] A flat-packed boat developed for rapid deployment by the Royal Engineers any time British armed forces needed to cross an unspanned river. Comprising three panels of thick plywood hinged together with waxed canvas, when unfolded and locked into a shape, the FBE formed a serviceable boat. The modular design afforded a variety of applications, from a large canoe to bridge sponson, the Fidase shipping their examples to land stores at Whalers Bay, where the whaling station jetties long since fell into disrepair. Another hunting company, Hunting Gibson, one of Percy Hunting's shipping interests, chartered the Danish ship Olaf Sven from Danish shipping magnate Olaf Svensen, A 950 tonne cargo ship plying the waters between London and Newcastle, the Olaf's Fen didn't fit the mould of the J Lorentzen Line icebreakers employed by the Anari for Antarctic work. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Social presence

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YouTube

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Engagement

92