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Building a Kurok Boat
12:38 - 16:08 (03:30)
This short podcast episode discusses the possibility of building a Kurok boat, similar to the type of vessel St. Brendan may have used during his legendary voyage. While some doubt the feasibility of such a journey with the technology available at the time, the idea of building a Kurok boat is explored.
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The speaker discusses a story about people holding communion on a whale and compares it to seeing the musical Hamilton.
12:38 - 13:55 (01:17)
Whales
Summary
The speaker discusses a story about people holding communion on a whale and compares it to seeing the musical Hamilton.
ChapterBuilding a Kurok Boat
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PodcastStuff You Should Know
The possibility of sailing to America in a Kurok, a homemade boat made of wood and tar, has been dismissed in the past due to the technology of the time, but the presence of folklore doesn't remove the possibility of some truth behind the legend.
13:56 - 16:08 (02:12)
sailing technology
Summary
The possibility of sailing to America in a Kurok, a homemade boat made of wood and tar, has been dismissed in the past due to the technology of the time, but the presence of folklore doesn't remove the possibility of some truth behind the legend.