Sea Dogs Episodes

Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne of Seas The Day became the first women to row across the Pacific non-stop and unsupported.

Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his daring Antarctic expeditions during the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.

Ernest Shackleton and crew struggle to survive after the Endurance sinks in the Weddell Sea.

Maritime folk musician and tall ship captain Tom Kastle talks about his career.

Captain Tom Kastle performs three of his maritime songs.

The French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot joined the search for Roald Amundsen.

The top secret mission that led to the discovery of the Titanic

Roald Amundsen is among the greatest explorers and advenurerers in our history.

Captain Samuel Francis Knowles began his career on the sea at a very young age, honing his skills as a teenager aboard ships out of Boston. He would go on to captain several ships including the Norway and the Mary S. Ames. Ca...

History Daily From Noiser and Airship, this is History Daily , hosted, edited, and executive produced by Lindsay Graham. Audio editing and sound design by Mollie Baack. Music by Lindsay Graham. This episode is written and res...

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 2)

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 1)

The women of Salty Science rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in December of 2023.

In December 2023, the women of the Salty Science team rowed 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean.

Captain Carolyn Kurtz became the first ever female pilot in state of Florida in 1995. Her lifelong passion for ships took her to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and then a job as an officer on a commercial ship, be...

John Paul Jones was a Scottish born mariner and captain whose name became synonymous with courage, strategic brilliance, and unwavering determination. But to some, he was a murderous traitor. He is widely regarded as one of t...

Captain James Cook was one of the most successful explorers and navigators of the 18th century. His scientific discoveries and charting of the Pacific islands, New Zealand, and Australia proved invaluable. But his legacy is t...

In 1968, Hugo Vihlen broke the record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest vessel, in his 6 foot long boat "April Fool."