Ep 218: The Kraken

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David Flora

Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Crackin' into a depth-defying legend! Man the oars and put yer backs into it, the Kraken surfaces! A legendary sea-beast the size of an island, the Kraken is said to swallow men whole and snap ships in half effortlessly, but what's true and what's a fish story? Join Flora as he braves the open seas of historical folklore for a deep dive on this fascinating fiend. The oceans are big, but are they big enough to hide a colossal cephalopod? David seeks answers to the questions on its origins, descriptions, and possible real-life species. So much culture has been inspired by this mega-monster, could there be a kernel of truth to the tales? Grab your trident and prepare to release this episode into your ears! Music Myst on the Moor, Big Eyes, Dark Fog, Dark Standoff, Danse Macabre, Evil Incoming, Infinite Peace, Some Amount of Evil, Spider Eyes, Temple of the Manes - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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0:21.8	It makes the depths turn like a boiling cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.
0:32.0	It leaves a glistening wake behind it. One would think the deep
0:36.9	had white hair. Nothing on earth is its equal, a creature without fear. It looks down on all that are haughty. It is
0:47.6	king over all that are proud. It's colossal. It's abominable. It's fascinating. It's been the
0:58.6	inspiration for countless things, books, movies, music, art, curiosity, terror. The Cracken, the legendary Leviathan of the Deep,
1:10.7	the massive marine megafauna that lives to terrorize seafarers doing what it pleases, when it pleases, and it is pleased to annihilate ships and devour the tasty little sailors on board, and no power in heaven
1:26.4	or hell could hope to stop it.
1:29.6	It's larger than life, and maybe larger than fiction, for deep down in the recesses of our minds, past experience, past rational thinking,
1:42.3	just across from the not dusty enough place where fear resides,
1:46.8	sits a little nagging thought that rocks back and forth wide-eyedeyed quietly repeating the fact that the oceans are huge and
1:56.6	what's in them may just follow suit and the immortal wisdom of Quaigon Jin softly echoes amongst the shadows.
2:06.0	There's always a bigger fish.
2:09.0	Grab your Pegasai and Medusa heads.
2:11.0	It's time to release the Cracken on this episode to blurry photos. I'm your host David Flora and I'm
2:36.5	happy to have you aboard on this trip across the open waters of legend and
2:40.2	history. Real quick in case you haven't, I'll be doing a live show on October 24th at Other World
2:47.2	Theatre in Chicago.
2:48.6	It'll be a fun night because friends of the show Hysteria 51 will also be there and will do a show right after mine.
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