How Polar Explorers Entertained Themselves
The Atlas Obscura Podcast · SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura
July 9, 202511m 45s
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About this episode
Early polar explorers faced long nights and dangerous expeditions. To entertain themselves, they wrote and published niche newspapers and periodicals. Atlas Obscura’s community editor Allegra Rosenberg reads an essay exploring this unique polar tradition. Read her full essay here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.