Pacific Legends Unleashed

Pacific Legends Unleashed

Ben Pennycuick and Dan Cullen

Episodes 23
Avg. Duration 1h 5m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Consistency
60%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

We explore stories from the Pacific. Interesting people from history and stories that we think should be told.

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Recent Episodes

Batavia (Part 2)

Apr 22, 2026 1h 10m

This episode is mostly about frayed poo rope -- but we also discuss the departure of the Batavia, early mutinous sentiment, and a disaster that no one, except everyone on deck at the time, could have…

Batavia (Part 1)

Jan 26, 2026 1h 15m

The Dutch East India Company in the early 1600s have discovered there is money to be made in the Spice Islands of Indonesia. They send their new ship to the city of Batavia however it all goes wrong…

Shackleton & Mawson (Part 3)

Dec 18, 2025 1h 11m

This is the story of Shackleton and his famous Endurance Expedition. He has ambitions to be the first person to cross Antarctica from one side to the other but not everything goes to plan. In fact…

Shackleton & Mawson (Part 2)

Apr 22, 2025 1h 15m

In this episode we focus on Mawson as he heads back down to Antarctica on his Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Things don't go completely to plan as he explores an uncharted coast -- but he does…

Shackleton & Mawson (Part 1)

Jan 08, 2025 1h 5m

Forget Scott and Amundsen - in this series we unleash two blokes who experience that strange zone beyond the limits of human suffering and endurance, yet live to tell the tale. In this episode,…

Stories from Vietnam (Part 3)

Dec 28, 2024 55m

In our final episode of the series, we follow Barry through the deadly jungles of the Central Highlands as he wrestles with the VC, the CIA, and a broken heart -- R.I.P Fatima.

Stories from Vietnam (Part 2)

Oct 03, 2024 1h 2m

In this episode, we get that little bit closer to the Tiger Man. We cover his early life, his military training, and the situation in Vietnam when he arrives in 1963. Dan also tells a spooky ghost…

Stories from Vietnam (Part 1)

Jul 24, 2024 59m

In this two-part series, we first explore some of the contextual factors that motivated people to fight and die for their country - or socioeconomic ideology - during the Vietnam War. Episode 2 then…

Amelia Earhart (Part 2)

Jun 27, 2024 1h 2m

In the second and final episode about Amelia Earhart, we reach the point of the story everyone’s been waiting for. That’s right - she’s about to start throwing oranges. Dan then finishes the topic…

Amelia Earhart (Part 1)

Jun 10, 2024 1h 3m

We’re back to Unleash ™️ the story of Amelia Earhart into your earballs. In this episode, a young Amelia discovers the thrill of hospital bed pans. And flying. Dan then takes us on a whirlwind tour…

Edmund Hillary (Part 3)

Apr 02, 2024 1h 11m

The final episode focusing on Ed Hillary’s life sees the big man wrestle with personal tragedy, and a sudden aversion to life at high altitude. He somehow still finds the time and energy to go to the…

Edmund Hillary (Part 2)

Mar 20, 2024 1h 3m

Our second episode in our Ed Hillary series shines the spotlight on the Sherpa people, and Tenzing Norgay in particular. Tenzing was a technically brilliant climber, with superhuman strength at…

Edmund Hillary (Part 1)

Feb 28, 2024 1h 8m

We’ve unleashed a new legend - New Zealand’s most beloved beekeeper, Edmund Hillary. In this episode we discuss his early life and climbing experiences in NZ, rising through the ranks to secure a…

Charles Upham (Part 3)

Feb 04, 2024 1h 1m

Episode 3 has finally been unleashed, and sees Charlie adjust to life as a prisoner of war, where he shows approximately no respect to his German captors. This is the last episode focused on Charles…

Charles Upham (Part 2)

Jan 27, 2024 1h

After his one-armed, donkey-borne, grenade and shit-slinging heroics in Greece, the Allies turn Charlie around and aim him at Rommel’s forces in the African desert. Good luck, Germans.

Charles Upham (Part 1)

Jan 18, 2024 1h 7m

Charles Upham was just your average Kiwi bloke who loved farming and hated Nazis. They were a dime a dozen in 1939. Only one would win the highest military honour in the British Empire. Twice.

Scott & Amundsen (Part 3)

Dec 19, 2023 1h 8m

The race to the Pole is underway. Who will get there first? The experienced polar explorer who has learned from rigorous training and the wisdom of experts, including the indigenous peoples of the…

Scott & Amundsen (Part 2)

Dec 16, 2023 1h 4m

Roald Amundsen prepares for his trip North, until a newspaper headline changes everything, and he decides to ruin Robert Scott’s life. The race is on, and there can only be one winner. And that…

Scott & Amundsen (Part 1)

Nov 27, 2023 1h 1m

In our second series, the legendary race to the South Pole is unleashed™️. In this episode, we discuss the history of Antarctic exploration, meet the well-named but poorly-qualified Robert Falcon…

Captain William Bligh (Series Addendum)

Nov 12, 2023 42m

We thought we could put the leash on this story after three episodes, but it ran off on us. In this INCREDIBLY special follow-up to our self-awarded award-winning series, we shine a light on…

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Pacific Legends Unleashed has published 23 episodes since August 2023, covering topics in History.

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