Best SS Project Podcasts (2026)

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International Law in Tatters | The Fellow in the Big Picture | Irish government should be ashamed 21:17

2h ago21:17

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International Law in Tatters Should we be surprised by the decision of President Trump to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores? Should we be shocked by his claim that the US will now administer Venezuela or that US Oil companies will manage Venezuela’s huge oil reserves? And what of his threats against Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, G…

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S5 - [Remastered Encore] Ghost of Green Island: the SS President Hoover Shipwreck (1937) 26:36

1d ago26:36

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Before this encore, a quick announcement: we are looking for (human) artists for a 2027 calendar project. If you're interested, get ahold of us. Thx! The SS President Hoover was a ship ahead of its time, but just seven years after being commissioned, the ship ran aground just off Green Island, which in 1937 was a part of the Japanese Empire. This e…

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The Phantom Time Hypothesis: The 300 Years That Never Happened 44:25

2h ago44:25

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Did 300 years of history never happen? Explore the Phantom Time Hypothesis, forged medieval records, calendar chaos, and why historians say Europe’s Dark Ages were real, not erased after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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History's Deadliest Shipwreck: SS Wilhelm Gustloff 54:47

3d ago54:47

54:47

🍾This is the 100th regular episode of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs! ⚓ The SS Wilhelm Gustloff was a cruise ship built by Nazi Germany for the German Labour Front in 1938. It was converted into a hospital ship during World War 2, and then a U-boat training ship. On January 30, 1945, more than 10,000 people, mostly civilian women and children, boarded the…

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The Boozy End of the SS Warwick 13:51

7d ago13:51

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On the evening of 30 December, 1896, the SS Warwick of the Donaldson Line crashed into the rocks at Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada. All 31 on board escaped safely, and there with no injuries. But the curious locals of Grand Manan soon found the precious cargo in the hold of the Warwick, and had themselves a New Year's Eve celebration to …

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Happy New Year one and all - 2026 - Bliain Úr faoi Mhaise Daoibhse | Eyes On The Prize. | ‘I’m so scared, please come’ 14:55

5d ago14:55

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2026 - Bliain Úr faoi Mhaise Daoibhse A very happy New Year to all readers of this column, to the staff of the Belfast Media Group and The Irish Echo. And to you good readers who have stayed with me over the years. None of us know what 2026 will bring but we can be sure it will be interesting. May it also be good to you all and to your families. Be…

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Shih Ch’ien: Taiwan’s “Father of Beggars” – S5-E43 26:19

8d ago26:19

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Shih Ch’ien (施乾) is a young, well-educated Taiwanese man with a coveted government job in the Japanese colonial administration. But he turns his back on this comfortable life to live among society’s outcasts. In 1923, aged just 24, he founded a shelter for beggars, Aiai Ryō (愛愛寮, the “House of Love”) in Taipei’s Wanhua district. There, he would spe…

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Rewind: The Empress of Ireland - Canada's Titanic 46:08

10d ago46:08

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This episode originally was published on November 22, 2022. The Empress of Ireland was a luxurious and beautiful steamship of the early 20th century, carrying passengers across the North Atlantic between Quebec City and Liverpool. She and her sister ship, the Empress of Britain, were an important cog during the peak of Canadian immigration. In the …

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The Rasputin of the Nazis 53:40

9d ago53:40

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Discover Karl Maria Wiligut, Himmler’s occult advisor—how myth, madness, and Nazi ideology turned Wewelsburg Castle into an SS Vatican, before secrets, schizophrenia, and war brought the Rasputin of Nazism down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Hunger Strike in English Prisons | Grace – just hold me in your arms … | A bleak Christmas for Palestinians | Nollaig Shona Daoibshe 16:48

12d ago16:48

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Hunger Strike in English Prisons In English prisons five people, imprisoned under new repressive laws targeted at pro-Palestinian activists, are on hunger strike. Several of them will have been on hunger strike now for over 50 days. At the weekend and each day since, protests have taken place across the island of Ireland and in Britain. Irish repub…

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War Against Wuxia: Jin Yong, Banned Books, and Taiwan’s “Rainstorm Project” – S5-E42 29:49

15d ago29:49

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Wuxia (武俠) novels are martial-arts stories full of swordsmen and swordplay, secret techniques, and chivalrous outlaws. Think Robin Hood crossed with Taoist mysticism and Chinese history. John talks with Taipei-based writer Scott Crawford about the genre – and Jin Yong 金庸 (1924-2018), the most popular and influential wuxia writer. Generations of adm…

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MV Estonia replay with NEW UPDATES! 35:13

17d ago35:13

35:13

This replay of Episode 4 contains NEW information from a recent report from an investigation that took place from 2021-2025. In 1994 the passenger and vehicle ferry MV Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea during a violent storm. 852 of the 989 on board were lost, despite being in communication with other nearby ships. The cause of the ship's demise remai…

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Time Travel: The Most Compelling Cases 1:09:05

16d ago1:09:05

1:09:05

Time slips, vanished travelers, and eerie predictions—explore history’s most compelling time travel cases and decide for yourself: coincidence, hoax, or proof that time isn’t what we think really means everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Kenova – Collusion and the Murder of Citizens | Bondi Beach | Unity project making progress 17:53

19d ago17:53

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Kenova – Collusion and the Murder of Citizens The Kenova Report adds further substance to the litany of existing reports that over several decades have exposed the extent of British state participation in the murder of citizens. The Kenova Inquiry commenced in June 2016 and the final report was published on 9 December 2025. Operation Kenova covered…

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Opium Paste and Stamped Silver: Early Japanese Rule in Taiwan – S5-E41 27:38

22d ago27:38

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When Japan took control of Taiwan in 1895, it inherited a financial mess: a chaotic mix of chopped silver, copper cash, and foreign coins. The new colony also cost far more to subdue and administer than it brought in. Yet during that demanding first decade, able administrators such as Gotō Shinpei turned things around, bringing monetary order and e…

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The Lake Michigan Triangle 1:05:41

21d ago1:05:41

1:05:41

Ships vanish, planes disappear, UFOs appear—enter the Michigan Triangle. We investigate Lake Michigan’s eerie legends, real tragedies, and the facts behind America’s strangest freshwater mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Into the Breakers: The Loch Ard Tragedy 33:37

25d ago33:37

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The Loch Ard was a 3-masted, iron-hulled clipper of the Loch Line. On the 1st of June 1878, bound from London to Melbourne, it struck the rocks on the isolated coast of Victoria, Australia in a heavy fog. Of the 18 passengers and 36 crew, only 18 year old apprentice Thomas Pearce, and 19 year old Eva Carmichael. Their struggle to survive was made p…

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The Symbolism of Sagittarius: The Archer - SS Ep. 11 1:52:45

22d ago1:52:45

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The fire of Sagittarius burns once again! In this episode, I’m joined by my wife and co-host, Michelle, as we venture into the symbolic realm of the Archer. We explore Sagittarius topics like travel, the horse, the arrow, the wild hunt, fire, alchemy and the Temperance card. We also feature listener voicemails and insights from our returning guests…

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Join the Officer's Club - Now Through Apple Podcasts! 1:47

27d ago1:47

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: ⁠https://apple.co/4j60XCG Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/shipwreckspodYou can now join the Officer’s Club through Apple Podcasts! Enjoy ad-free listening and all bonus episodes directly in your Apple Podcasts app for just $4.99 a month. No third party apps, no additional downloads, and no new ac…

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And Flowers Grew up Through the Concrete | A Real Peace Settlement Needed | Gearóid Ó Cairealláind | 13:54

26d ago13:54

13:54

And Flowers Grew up Through the Concrete is Laurence McKeown’s second prison memoir. Big Laurny, is a very fine writer. This latest book is an account of his journey through imprisonment, hunger strike, brutality and growing self-awareness. It is beautifully written and unashamedly honest in its emotion. Laurence is one of those gifted republican P…

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AUDIO ONLY - Taiwan’s Funeral Strippers: “Dancing for the Dead” – S5-E40 40:16

29d ago40:16

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THIS IS AUDIO-ONLY. A LONGER VIDEO VERISON IS AVAILABLE. This episode may not be suitable for minors. Yes, funeral strippers are real, and their story is far more complicated than the headlines. With anthropologist Marc L. Moskowitz as our guide, we climb aboard Taiwan’s infamous Electric Flower Cars, neon-lit mobile stages where dancers perform du…

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Taiwan’s Funeral Strippers: “Dancing for the Dead” – S5-E40 47:28

29d ago47:28

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Note: This episode may not be suitable for minors. Yes, funeral strippers are real, and their story is far more complicated than the headlines. With anthropologist Marc L. Moskowitz as our guide, we climb aboard Taiwan’s infamous Electric Flower Cars, neon-lit mobile stages where dancers perform during funerals and temple processions. In this dual …

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Was ANY of Braveheart Accurate? 1:38:37

30d ago1:38:37

1:38:37

Was Braveheart total nonsense? Dive into Mel Gibson’s epic, expose wild historical inaccuracies, real William Wallace, missing bridge, and how one film reshaped Scottish history, tourism, and national identity forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Shulinkou Air Station – Part 3: Taiwan and the Gulf of Tonkin – S5-E39 25:13

1M ago25:13

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We end our Shulinkou trilogy by tying together the surprisingly interconnected Taiwan–U.S.–Vietnam story. It’s July 1964, and two U.S. Navy destroyers are in Taiwan preparing for an intelligence-gathering mission off the coast of North Vietnam. Shulinkou Air Station provided intel, specialized equipment, and trained personnel for the USS Maddox and…

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An open letter to my unionist neighbours | Fairytale of New York 14:56

1M ago14:56

14:56

An Open Letter to My Unionist Neighbours A Chairde, I want to respectfully reach out to my unionist neighbours at this time of ongoing change on our island and continuous turbulence and conflict in parts of our world. We should count our blessings. Imperfect though it might be we have peace and the ability to work out our difficulties peacefully. T…

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Shulinkou Air Station – Part 2 – S5-E38 31:38

1M ago31:38

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We continue the story of the Shulinkou Air Station and the American military in the early 1960s. We tackle Taiwan’s infamous gravel-truck killers (urban legend or fact?), get slapped by Typhoon Gloria, and have our duck-hunting excursion interrupted by the Generalissimo’s latest China invasion plans. And we follow the trail of controversial crimes …

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Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald 47:54

1M ago47:54

47:54

Best selling author John U. Bacon joins me to discuss his new book, Gales of November, and the behind the scenes stories of the crewmembers. We discuss their families, loved ones, and personalities that made up the crew of the famed ship. Gales of November can be purchased at the author's web site, johnubacon.com, Amazon, or wherever books are sold…

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Delivering Rural Health & Care In a New Ireland | The SS Al Rawdah | A Space in which Dialogue is Possible 17:25

1M ago17:25

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The SS Al Rawdah For the first time ever the families of many of the 207 Republican internees held on the Al Rawdah prison ship between 1940 and 1941 met in Belfast. 85 years after their loved ones were interned on the prison hulk the families came together for the launch of Tom Hartley’s insightful account of that period. At the beginning of his r…

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Unexpected final: Keys to the surprising CIF-SS Division 1 clash between Santa Margarita and Centennial 22:52

1M ago22:52

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OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the CIF-SS Division 1 final between Santa Margarita and Centennial on Nov. 28, 2025 at the Rose Bowl.By Dan Albano @ocvarsityguy on Twitter

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Shulinkou Air Station – Part 1 of 3 (early 1960s) – S5-E37 32:03

1M ago32:03

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It was one of Taiwan’s most secretive Cold War outposts: Shulinkou Air Station (樹林口空軍情報站), a joint-service U.S. intelligence base perched on a misty plateau west of Taipei. Built in 1955, it was a hub for the interception, decryption, and analysis of enemy radio and electronic communications. In Part 1 of this three-part series, we focus on the ear…

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Operation Majestic 12: The Document Leak That Spawned a Thousand Conspiracy Theories 1:15:01

1M ago1:15:01

1:15:01

Inside the leaked Majestic-12 papers: UFO crashes, presidential secrets, and the greatest hoax—or cover-up—in UFO history. From Truman to the FBI, unravel the conspiracy that changed ufology forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Project Mayflower: The Story of Mayflower II 1:00:59

2M ago1:00:59

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The Mayflower II—the replica of the 1620 ship that brought the Pilgrims to America and launched a nation—is seen by some 2.6 million visitors to Plymouth annually and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But there is much more to the replica’s story than meets the eye. In fact, the origins of Project Mayflower began in the 1950s not …

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The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy 41:43

1M ago41:43

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Uncover the bizarre 100-year mystery behind the Black Knight Satellite—from Tesla’s signals to NASA’s photos—and learn why this so-called alien craft is really just a tangled web of myths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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The Whaleship Essex 43:40

2M ago43:40

43:40

This is the true story of the 1821 whaleship Essex, the doomed Nantucket vessel whose catastrophic encounter with a massive sperm whale helped inspire Moby-Dick. After the Essex was rammed by the massive whale, the Essex was destroyed, leaving its crew stranded thousands of miles from land. During their harrowing struggle for survival in their open…

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Remembering Friends | Solidarity with Palestine | Health in a New Ireland | Passport office for the north 19:30

2M ago19:30

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Philomena Mulvenna Philomena Mulvenna died in the early hours of last Friday morning. I have known Philomena and her husband Paddy for most of my adult life. Paddy and she were 72 years married and they had 7 children. Mrs Mulvenna protested with other women against military occupation and for decades on behalf of the political prisoners especially…

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Special Episode: A Farewell to Dr. Chen Yao-chang, and a Look at His Novel “Three Tribes” 34:17

2M ago34:17

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Pioneering researcher, physician and historical novelist Dr Chen Yao-chang passed away at the age of 76 on November 17. He will be deeply missed by family and friends. John and Eryk had the pleasure of getting to know this kind and talented man through our publishing wing, Plum Rain Press. Our first book in fact was the English-language edition of …

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Captain's Dinner: The Story of the Mignonette 59:39

2M ago59:39

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A Shipwreck, an Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial that Changed Legal History. Four men in a lifeboat. Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder. On May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from England on what should have been an uneventful voyage. When their vessel sank in t…

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Unfinished Projects – unbuilt buildings, unfilmed films, unrealized dreams – S5-E36 28:19

2M ago28:19

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Ever taken Kaohsiung’s cable car across the harbor, had fun at Chiayi’s Universal Studios theme park, marveled at Taiwan’s Statue-of-Liberty-style gift to the US (a giant Moon Goddess monument)? Well, no, you couldn’t have because these projects were never realized. These are just a few of the many bleached bones we explore from the graveyard of br…

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S5 Bonus: Taiwan and Xu Fu (with Chris Stowers) 28:46

2M ago28:46

28:46

Ancient Chinese records tell us that in 210 BC a Taoist priest and alchemist named Xu Fu (徐福) sailed east to find the elixir of immortality for the despotic Qin Shi Huang. China’s first emperor was obsessed with cheating death (as revealed by his huge tomb complex in Xi’an, with its thousands of terracotta warriors); he outfitted Xu Fu’s expedition…

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Road to the CIF-SS Division 1 title: Player awards and playoff preview (Pt 2) 31:08

2M ago31:08

31:08

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the 2025 CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs and hand out their annual Trinity League player awards.By Dan Albano @ocvarsityguy on Twitter

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The Symbolism of Scorpio: The Scorpion - SS Ep. 10 2:04:29

2M ago2:04:29

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Scorpio holds some of the deepest mysteries in the zodiac. In this episode, I’m once again joined by my wife and co-host, Michelle, as we descend into the sign of the Scorpion. Together, we explore Scorpio’s ties to death, sex, rebirth, the serpent, the eagle, initiation, alchemy and The Death card. We also feature listener voicemails and insights …

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The Mysterious Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald 1:00:39

2M ago1:00:39

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Explore the Edmund Fitzgerald’s final voyage—its stormy disappearance, eerie omens, disputed theories, and hidden truths. A gripping deep-dive into mystery, legend, and tragedy beneath Lake Superior’s unforgiving waters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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