107: Darwin’s Maiden Voyage

107: Darwin’s Maiden Voyage

From 500 Open Tabs by Kaveh Taherian & Hannah Hillam

March 4, 2026 · 59 min · Season 3 · Episode 107

About this episode

The episode discusses Charles Darwin's first voyage on the HMS Beagle and his friendship with Captain FitzRoy, alongside a listener's story about a chimpanzee.

This week we learn about 22 year old Charles Darwin's first trip out to sea on the HMS Beagle and his unlikely friendship with captain Robert FitzRoy sparked his theory of evolution. A listener email tells us the lengths one Serbian chimp went to find a girlfriend. Come find us at Emerald City Comic Con! Artist Alley Table R-07 Episode Tabs: Darwin Correspondence Project https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk Listener Tabs: Sami the Chimp https://www.beozoovrt.rs/heroji-vrta/sami/?lang=sr Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Kaveh Taherian, Hannah Hillam

Topics covered

  • Charles Darwin
  • HMS Beagle
  • theory of evolution
  • friendship
  • chimpanzees
  • comic con

Keywords

  • Darwin
  • evolution
  • HMS Beagle
  • Robert FitzRoy
  • chimpanzee
  • Sami
  • Emerald City Comic Con
  • Patreon
  • Nebula

Sponsors

Patreon, Nebula

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Darwin Correspondence Project, Emerald City Comic Con

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