Good Jesus, Bad Weather: The Bom Jesus Saga
The History AI Podcast · Chuck and Marco
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Show Notes
A 1533 Portuguese carrack vanishes near the Cape of Storms and resurfaces centuries later in Namibia’s desert—spilling coins, copper, and a secret history written in ivory. We trace the voyage from Lisbon’s docks to the Skeleton Coast, the diamond-mine discovery, and the science hidden inside those tusks.
What you’ll hear:
- How the India Route worked (winds, currents, and the volta do mar)
- Inside Namibia’s “Forbidden Zone” excavation
- What the ivory revealed about lost elephant lineages
- The big lessons: trade, tech, ecology, and ethics
Stay tuned after the episode for our original song: “Bones in the Dunes.”
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