Beyond the Breakers
Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters.
Podcasting since 2021 • 221 episodes
Beyond the Breakers
Latest Episodes
Episode 160.1 - Tirpitz, Pt. I
This episode is part one (of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz.
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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Episode 159 - Padre Eterno
This week it's the tale of the Portuguese galleon Padre Eterno, launched in the Bay of Guanabara in 1663. More the story of a ship that did wreck at some point and the world she inhabited rather than a nuts-and-bolts 'shipwreck' yarn.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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**unlocked** 'The Ignoble Means by Which That Wealth Was Accumulated' - The Slaving Brig Henriqueta and the Illicit Slave Trade to Brazil (March 2025 2nd Mate Bonus)
We've unlocked a bonus episode for everyone, since there's some useful information here for an upcoming main episode dealing with Portugal/Brazil. Sources:Blackburn, Robin. The Making of New World Slavery: From the Baroque to...
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**bonus preview** "To Defeat Such Unreasonable Purposes": Lord Dunmore's Floating Town - A Maritime Misadventure of the American Rebellion
This is a short preview of our most recent $3 bonus episode - sign up on Patreon at the $3 Able Seaperson tier for an extra episode each month, or the $5 2nd Mate tier for two extra episodes. Patrons also get main episodes a few day...
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