{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#398 | Ernest Shackleton | Antarctic Explorer","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/488effe1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1400,"description":"Courageous, resilient, and an incredible leader. Ernest Shackleton was an Antarctic explorer who never gave up in the face of adversity.  \nIn this episode, we'll be talking about the Endurance expedition, the challenges he and his crew faced, and their extraordinary feats of survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth. \n\n\nIntroduction to Ernest Shackleton and his quest to cross Antarctica\nBackground on the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration\nCompeting expeditions to the North and South Poles\nShackleton's previous attempt to reach the South Pole in 1909\nThe Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and its objectives\nThe journey of the ship Endurance and its entrapment in ice\nStruggles faced during the Antarctic winter on the ice\nAbandonment of the Endurance and survival on Elephant Island\nShackleton's dangerous journey to South Georgia for help\nRescue and survival of the crew members on Elephant Island\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/shackleton","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}