A Guy Used A Loophole In International Law To Put Himself “In Charge” Of Western Antarctica

This week in 1819 was probably the first European sighting of Antarctica. It’s different from all the other continents in so many ways - including how, from a certain point of view, a big chunk of Antarctica is “ruled” by a guy who’s never even been there.

By |2025-01-30T07:50:08-05:00January 30, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

California Miners Once Tried To Start “The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready”

Today in 1850, a man in California decided to start his own country. While it didn’t last, and may not have happened at all, the name is unforgettable: the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.

By |2024-12-16T07:04:40-05:00April 7, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Ernest Hemingway’s Brother Tried To Make Half Of A Raft Into A Country

Like his famous brother Ernest, who was born today in 1899, Leicester Hemingway was a novelist and a storyteller. But Leicester did something even Ernest never did: he created his own micronation.

By |2024-12-16T10:09:17-05:00July 21, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , |
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