“On the Ice”: What it’s like to live and work at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station

Episode 194 August 02, 2022 01:08:53
“On the Ice”: What it’s like to live and work at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
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“On the Ice”: What it’s like to live and work at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station

Aug 02 2022 | 01:08:53

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Hosted By

Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“One thing we like to say [in Antarctica] is that nothing on the continent can kill you, except for the entire continent.”  –Karen Pszonka

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Karen talk about how Karen first got a job in Antarctica (1:40); what weather is like during the Antarctic winter, the research being done at McMurdo, and a penguin named “Buddy” (8:00); what the landscape working conditions, and living conditions are like in Antartica (24:00); what community life is like among the people who live and work in Antarctica (42:15); and the best and worst aspects of working in Antarctica, and how one might go about applying for a job there (1:02:00).

Karen Pszonka (@zonks) works as support staff for the United States Antarctic Program‘s science research at McMurdo Station.

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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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