The Golden Ocean

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He started writing like pretty early in life. His father helped him publish his first book a book called Caesar which I know nothing else about. He was initially rejected by McMillan for being too slangy. It came out and over time brought him a level of fame and recognition that he had never had before. These kids today with their ham radios and their MTV so he seems very comfortable writing in this oldie timey mode. Yeah.

Flog the jib and shiver me timbers, it's time to set sail with the first of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels Master and Commander. It's equal parts ship jargon, ship action, and shipmen (aka sailors) pondering themes of isolation and authority. Plus, we get to the bottom of who exactly is the master and who is the commander.

Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

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