Beyond the Breakers
Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters.
Beyond the Breakers
Latest Episodes
Episode 172 - Vasa ft. A Flatpack History of Sweden
We had the honor of recording with one of our favorite history podcasts, A Flatpack History of Sweden, to talk about one of the famous failures in maritime history - the Swedish royal warship Vasa.**for this episode the...
Episode 170 - SS Choctaw
We're back to the Great Lakes for the tale of the freighter SS Choctaw. Bit of a rambler, this one, but we get there in the end. Sources:https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/i...
Episode 168.3 - Port Chicago, Pt. III
Here we conclude the series on the Port Chicago disaster and mutiny. The Sameer ProjectSources:
Episode 169 - "Many Tribes of Different Colours": Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic ft. Jessica Watkins
**Episode 168.3 will be coming out after 169 - we did not forget about Port Chicago Pt. 3In this episode Jess (of Karluk series fame) returns to the show for a discussion largely focused on Canadian attempts to more firmly impos...
Episode 168.2 - Port Chicago, Pt. II
In this THREE-part episode we delve into a disaster on the US home front during WWII and the subsequent work stoppage that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the US Navy.Part I deals with the Port Chicago disaster itself, and P...
