From an episode of Radio Marinara∙Presented by Bron Burton
Interview
Radio Marinara: Sandy Winterbottom on 'The Two-Headed Whale'
Bron and Fam chat to environmentalist and author Sandy Winterbottom who dials in from Scotland to talk about her book, The Two-Headed Whale: Life, Loss and the Tangled Legacy of Whaling in the Antarctic. Sandy recounts her experience of her epic six-week journey from Uruguay to Antarctica, where during a mid-way stop in South Georgia, her image of the pristine Antarctic was shattered upon discovering the legacy of twentieth century industrial-scale whaling. Central to this story is also the discovery of the grave of an eighteen-year-old whaler from Edinburgh, Anthony Ford.
This conversation weaves together the threads of nature and travel writing, storytelling, memory, and our relationship with the past and future of this planet.