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Book · 1999 · Biography & Autobiography

South!

The Endurance Expedition to Antarctica

by Ernest Shackleton · Brought up by 2 people on 2 podcasts

South! by Ernest Shackleton has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ben Bowlin (1 episode) and Josh Clark (1 episode) on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (1 episode) and Stuff You Should Know (1 episode).

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So um Shackleton sensed it, but he never said anything about it until he wrote his book, um South.
Josh Clark · Stuff You Should Know · Nov 2025 Listen at 4:48

The best things said about it

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Uh one from Shackleford Sim work on his Expeditions called simply South cuz you know it's Antarctica.
Ben Bowlin Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · Dec 2024
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As a matter of fact, we have a couple of quotations; one from Shackleton's same work on his expeditions called simply South, because, you know, it's Antarctica.
On the show Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · Dec 2024

Why people recommend it

South! by Ernest Shackleton is a firsthand historical account detailing the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the remarkable survival efforts of its crew in the frozen expanses of Antarctica. On an episode of Stuff You Should Know titled Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome, Josh Clark brought up Ernest Shackleton's book South to explain where Shackleton first wrote about experiencing the third man syndrome, noting that the explorer had sensed it but never spoke of it until recording it in his publication. Similarly, during an installment of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled The Third Man Factor, Chapter One: Who is the third who walks always beside you, the host and Ben Bowlin both referenced Ernest Shackleton's work on his Antarctic expeditions, simply titled South, highlighting the text as a primary source for a quotation related to his grueling experiences on the continent. The speakers turned to this classic memoir to anchor discussions on psychological anomalies during extreme isolation, demonstrating how Shackleton's written legacy continues to inform modern explorations of the mysterious coping mechanisms that emerge during life-threatening polar expeditions.

Every mention

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Ben Bowlin uh one from Shackleford Sim work on his Expeditions called simply South cuz you know it's Antarctica 1
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“uh one from Shackleford Sim work on his Expeditions called simply South cuz you know it's Antarctica”
Josh Clark So um Shackleton sensed it, but he never said anything about it until he wrote his book, um South. 1
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“So um Shackleton sensed it, but he never said anything about it until he wrote his book, um South.”
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“As a matter of fact, we have a couple of quotations; one from Shackleton's same work on his expeditions called simply South, because, you know, it's Antarctica.”