Episode 245: The Self-Believer, or Hasting by Musket and Sextant

About this episode

This episode discusses themes of self-belief and exploration in a historical context.

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People in this episode

Host: Nate DiMeo

Topics covered

• history
• self-belief
• musket
• sextant
• adventure
• exploration

Keywords

• self-believer
• history
• musket
• sextant
• exploration
• adventure
• The Memory Palace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Memory Palace, Radiotopia, PRX, Bookshop.org, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Random House, Libro.fm

Products: The Memory Palace book, audiobook

Books & works: Static Orphans, Facets, Le mort de l'enfant, The Naked Island, South Seas, Trust in Me, Flowering Jasmine, Tesko Mi Je Zabrovit Tebe

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