Marooned

• Alexander Selkirk

  There are many similarities between the fictional stories of Robinson Crusoe and the Tom Hanks film, Castaway. Man becomes stranded on a deserted island, following a wreck. Man first struggles to survive, before becoming one with his surroundings, and thrives. Man is rescued, and finds himself missing life on the island. But there is one major similarity that is often overlooked, and that is that both of these critically acclaimed, fictional survival stories, are based on the real life Marooning of Alexander Selkirk. Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/europe/oddities_europe.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinque_Ports_(1703_ship)#CITEREFFunnell1707 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Selkirk#Life_on_the_island http://www.voting.ukscientists.com/dorothy/robcru.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IegTcO1vY7M&t=612s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodes_Rogers The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, The Real Robinson Crusoe by John Howell 1837 https://books.google.ca/books?id=bfAXAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World by Captain Edward Cooke 1712 https://archive.org/details/voyagetosouthsea01cook/page/352/mode/2up?q=selkirk   To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/Marooned 

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• Will To Live

  We admire those willing to put themselves in such peril with the interest of exploration and discovery in mind, but with those who choose it for fun? It’s hard for the rest of us to wrap our heads around.  Let’s take something common. SkyDiving.  It’s said you’ll never feel so alive! And that’s because… you’ll never feel so close to certain death. “But it’s safe!”, they’ll say. And to that I respond. I’m sure it is. Airplanes are safe too. Here’s the problem with both. If something small goes wrong… that’s a big problem.   Visit our website! visitmarooned.com   To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/Marooned 

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• Father Son Time

  It’s always nice to get away for a day, or even a moment, with someone who had a hand in raising you. Buy them lunch. To repay one of those bags of food they prepared you before school. Sit down and listen. Something a child or teenager takes for granted; that someone will always be there to listen. At least for the lucky ones. So how unlucky to take your dad for a trip as a way of thanking him for a healthy exposure to the wild, and put him in danger of exposure… in the wild?   To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/Marooned    Sources: https://www.latimes.com/style/la-os-live16sep16-story.html https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2003/06/13/father-son-stranded-for-4-days-in-alaska/62039607007/ https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Doctor-Recounds-Alaskan-Rafting-Ordeal-10547388.php   https://www.newspapers.com/image/1001641416/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/915913270/?match=1&terms=Blake%20Stanfield%20Alaska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyukuk_Riverhttps://www.nps.gov/gaar/learn/what-is-gates-of-the-arctic.htm#:~:text=The%20park%20name%20came%20from,into%20the%20far%20north%20Arctic.

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• Last Breath

  Taking one last breath is something we all practice as kids, experimenting with how long we can hold out before seeing stars. On September 18th of 2012, saturation diver Chris Lemons found himself in an impossible game of life or death, that went from seeing stars to becoming one in an upcoming feature film.   Please rate and review Marooned on apple podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Amazon Music. Thank you!   Sources: How_to_Survive_33_min_after_the_Umbilical_of_a_Sat.pdf Last Breath (documentary) 2019 by Richard da Costa & Alex Parkinson Last Breath: Real-life drama of the North Sea diver who cheated death | The Independent | The Independent Bibby Topaz Incident Case Study | PDF | Underwater Diving | Computing And Information Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR48MpXtzMU

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• Lost On The Lava

  Lost on a lava field. Trudging along for days on an ever growing expanse. Mocked by the choppy chuckle of helicopter blades that fly tourists overhead. They’re not looking for you. A grey speck on a chalkboard searching for the road you came in on. Searching for signs then searching for water. And finding nothing as easy as it should be. Maybe a torch would attract some attention? But the lava flows are too hot to close in on. How frustrating. To be in hell and not even able to achieve fire.  Please leave us a review or mention us to friends and co-workers. Remember, Jack & Aaron appreciate you. visitmarooned.com Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8683168 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-24-me-volcano24-story.html https://texasequusearch.org/wp-content/uploads/GaedckeDewey-2.pdf   - Missing Poster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j_S9x8ATNM - I Shouldn’t Be A live S5E9 https://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?7739-Real-Life-Survival-Stories https://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/07/24/news/story4.html

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