Category: Interviews
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 19
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EPISODE 19 – Sat 1st May 2021 – This episode there is some recording of when I went out and about around Kent delivering our Antarctica In An Icebox resources; plus a few bits recorded on our sponsored Row-A-Thon launch whilst at the James Caird hall at Dulwich College; and then there is the ReQuest interview with Vanessa O’Brien. Vanessa is a British mountaineer and an American mountaineer (because of her dual nationality), explorer, aquanaut, author, and public speaker. Her achievements are extensive. Vanessa is the First Woman to Reach Earth’s Highest and Lowest Points, a Guinness World Record for summiting Mt. Everest (8,848m) in 2012 and diving in a submersible to the eastern pool of Challenger Deep (10,925m) in 2020. Vanessa became the first American woman to summit K2 and the first British woman to successfully summit K2 (because of her dual nationality) on 28 July 2017 and received the SES Explorer of the Year in 2018 for her efforts. Vanessa proudly raised the UN Women’s Flag at the summit of K2 to show the power of women’s courage and determination. Vanessa received a Guinness World Record for summiting the Seven Summits (including Mount Vinson in Antarctica) in 295 days, the fastest time a woman first achieved this goal. She has also skied the Last Degree to the North and South poles, completing the Explorers Grand Slam in 11 months.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Vanessa O’Brien’s Website:
http://www.vobonline.com
Vanessa
O’Brien’s Wikipedia Page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_O%27Brien
To the Greatest Heights – Vanessa O’Brien
http://www.tothegreatestheights.com
Mount Vinson – the tallest mountain in Antarctica
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mount-vinson
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 18
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EPISODE 18 – Thu 1st Apr 2021 – A quick chat with Jan Chojecki about the upcoming Quest Chronicle project which is to be a day by day (almost!) account of the original Shackleton-Rowett (Quest) Expedition 1921‑1922 via a Blog and Twitter account. We also have some exclusive details of the use of advanced BBC camera technology on Macquarie Island. Plus, there is the ReQuest interview with Stephen Scott Fawcett, polar historian specialising in the life of Ernest Shackleton and founder of the Sir Ernest H. Shackleton Appreciation Society Facebook Group which now has over 6000 members worldwide.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton Appreciation Society Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/6533344678
Quest Chronicle Twitter:
www.twitter.com/QuestChronicle
@QuestChronicle
Quest Chronicle Blog:
www.QuestChronicle.org.uk
‘Invisible’ Penguins of Macquarie Island:
The ReQuest2021 team have been granted exclusive rights to auction a copy of this incredible photograph (see below) on eBay to raise funds for the Kent Scouts Antarctic Research Project. You can bid for it here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265106659034
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BBC Radio Berkshire Interview
Jan Chojecki ReQuest2021 Steering Committee member interviewed on 3rd March 2021 on BBC Radio Berkshire. Jan got the opportunity to promote the project and the James Caird 24-hour Sponsored Row-A-Thon planned for April 14th/15th 2021.
Jan grew up surrounded by Antarctic paraphernalia, particularly relating to the “Quest”, being the grandson of John Quiller Rowett, who financed the expedition. His focus on the ReQuest2021 Project Steering Committee is to help coordinate all the various personal projects and group T.A.S.K. Project.
[DATE OF INTERVIEW: 3rd March 2021]
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 17
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EPISODE 17 – Mon 1st Mar 2021 – An update on our project mission and our 10 project objectives plus the ReQuest interview with Angie Butler. Angie grew up in the warmer climes of sunny South Africa, her passion for the Polar regions and travel is undimmed! Ice Tracks have featured notably in her life taking her both into the Arctic and Antarctica on many occasions. She is a writer and journalist based in the UK, author of Ice Tracks, Today’s Heroic Age of Polar Adventure and The Quest for Frank Wild, a biography of the great Edwardian polar explorer which was recently made into a BBC documentary. ICE TRACKS seemed the perfect name for the company she now runs with her business partner, Carolina. Angie heads Ice Tracks Expeditions public relations and communications. It is her aim to share the wonders of the ‘ends of the world’ with like-minded travellers.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
ICE TRACKS Expeditions:
https://www.ice-tracks.com
Ice Tracks: Today’s Heroic Age of Polar Adventure by Angie Butler
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-Tracks-Todays-Heroic-Adventure/dp/1852971002
The Quest for Frank Wild by Angie Butler
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quest-Frank-Wild-Angie-Butler/dp/0956927211
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 16
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EPISODE 16 – Mon 1st Feb 2021 – An update on our fundraising efforts, the story of Alan the eleven-year-old Antarctic Krill and the ReQuest interview with Philippa Davies, who hosts the Canterbury-based annual Antarctica enthusiasts’ event – Cantarctica and is also the founder of the Betjeman Society.
Some follow up thoughts from Philippa received after recording for the podcast…
“For variety you are welcome to swap my ginger biscuits for mint imperials. I never have travelled without them and have a tin full in my car. My grandchildren call them magic mints.”
“Another fascinating link is that Louisa Young, Kathleen Scott’s daughter by her second marriage is a goddaughter of Betjeman. So, Betjeman and Scott link.”
Scale model of Scott’s Discovery
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Alan the eleven-year-old Antarctic Krill
https://humannatureprojects.org/blog/species-spotlight-antarctic-krill
The Curious Life of Krill by Stephen Nichol
https://islandpress.org/books/curious-life-krill
The Betjeman Society Website:
www.betjemansociety.com
“The Betjeman Society Scrapbook” by Philippa Davies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Betjeman-Society-Scrapbook-1988-2008/dp/0955999715
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 15
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EPISODE 15 – Fri 1st Jan 2021 – A special New Year’s Day extended ReQuest interview with Ann Savours Shirley, historian of polar exploration, both Arctic and Antarctic. She is most widely known for her study of Robert Falcon Scott’s ship HMS Discovery. She spoke in amazing detail about her life for almost an hour and a half! As she has had such a fascinating life it has been shared in its entirety as a bit of polar social history.
NOTE: The interview was recorded back in July 2020 and sadly the ReQuest2021 team have since had to postpone any plans to visit Orkney due to Covid.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Website: https://annsavours.com/
Ann Savours Shirley’s Wikipedia Webpage:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Savours_Shirley
The John Rae Society
https://www.johnraesociety.com
The Hakluyt Society
https://www.hakluyt.com
The Yamal – a Nuclear Powered Icebreaker
https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/ships/Yamal_ice_breaker.php
Macquarie Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/629/
“The Voyages of the Discovery” – Ann Savours
https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Voyages-of-the-Discovery/dp/1861781490
“The Search
for the North West Passage” – Ann Savours
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Search-North-west-Passage-Ann-Savours/dp/1861760590
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ReQuest2021 Podcast – Special Christmas Day Episode
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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DAY EPISODE – Fri 25th December 2021 – A Special Christmas Edition of the podcast featuring the ReQuest interview with Wayne White the 2020 manager of the South Pole and a brief discussion with Brad Borkan about his book “When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic”.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
SHOW NOTES
‘Texas Monthly’ article about Wayne White:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/meet-intrepid-texan-who-manages-south-pole/
“When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic” by Brad Borkan & David Hirzel https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y53WPZW
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 14
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EPISODE 14 – Tue 1st Dec 2020 – We hear from Tom Boeckx the Group Scout Leader of 1st St Peters in Thanet who has a very interesting story to tell us about his day job and the ReQuest interview with Camilla Nichol, Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Camilla Nichol’s Wikipedia Webpage:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilla_Nichol
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Website:
https://www.ukaht.org
HMS Protector Webpage:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/survey/antarctic-patrol-ship/hms-protector
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 13
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EPISODE 13 – Sunday 1st Nov 2020 – Another visit to a Lady Daphne Thames Barge workday and the ReQuest interview with the Honourable Alexandra Shackleton (Sir Ernest Shackleton’s granddaughter) who is president of the James Caird Society and also a supporting patron of our ReQuest2021 project.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Lucy Morgan and George Stonor.
Show Notes
The Lady Daphne Thames Barge
www.lady-daphne.co.uk
James Caird Society:
www.jamescairdsociety.com
Edward Shackleton – Alexandra’s Father
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Shackleton,_Baron_Shackleton
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.12
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EPISODE 12 – Thursday 1st Oct 2020 – Celebrating one whole year of the ReQuest2021 podcast including ReQuest interviews with Alex Maciver, the latest Scottish participant to join the team, and with Michael Smith author of many polar exploration books including “Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer”.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Alex Maciver’s Fundraising Page
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AlexMaciver
Michael Smith’s Website:
http://www.micksmith.co.uk
“Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer” – Michael Smith
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shackleton-Endurance-Prof-Michael-Smith/dp/1780747071
Other books by Michael Smith:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Smith/e/B001HPNMHK
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