Once We Cheated Death | Episode 23

About this episode

The hosts discuss various near-death experiences and a peculiar segment on duck mating behavior.

Quicksand, rip currents, and falling windows… all ways the guys have narrowly avoided death. One of them happened before Alan was even an actor, let alone a Spaceman. Here's to hoping he doesn't see a pair of tiger sharks. Press play; your life may depend on it! **Listener Note: The segment from 35:30–37:52 includes a discussion of sexual coercion in duck mating behavior. Please skip ahead if the subject matter is difficult.** Follow Once We Were Spacemen wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to extended episodes a whole week early by joining our Patreon. Once We Were Spacemen is a Collision33 production.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk

Topics covered

• narrowly avoiding death
• quicksand
• rip currents
• duck mating behavior
• tiger sharks

Keywords

• quicksand
• rip currents
• near-death experiences
• duck mating
• tiger sharks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Once We Were Spacemen, Collision33

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