
Off the Path
Storytelling Podcasts
For seven years, Off the Path has explored spots from New York to Boston and beyond — everything from quirky roadside attractions to eccentric oddities to places with deep historical significance. This season, Davis Dunavin is going to sea. We’re telling stories of submarines, lighthouses, white whales, sea monsters, and — of course — pirates. In fact, you’ll hear about quite a few pirates in this series, which is why we decided to call it Off the Plank.Dunavin has always been fascinated by ships and the sea — maybe because he grew up in the landlocked parts of Middle America. From old sailing ships to lighthouses, there’s just something special about the places that tell the nautical history of New York and New England.There are stories of famous pirates — Captain Kidd, Black Sam Bellamy, William Fly. There’s a female lighthouse keeper who performed heroic rescues and became a national celebrity. And there’s the story of Moby-Dick — with its deep ties to New Bedford, Massachusetts, once the whaling capital of the world.As for the music, each podcast episode will end with a traditional song of the sea chosen and performed by the Ranzo Boys, a New York City-based folk trio. Some are shanties, some are ballads, but all of them tell sailors’ stories or celebrate aspects of life on the high seas.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Storytelling Podcasts
Description:
For seven years, Off the Path has explored spots from New York to Boston and beyond — everything from quirky roadside attractions to eccentric oddities to places with deep historical significance. This season, Davis Dunavin is going to sea. We’re telling stories of submarines, lighthouses, white whales, sea monsters, and — of course — pirates. In fact, you’ll hear about quite a few pirates in this series, which is why we decided to call it Off the Plank.Dunavin has always been fascinated by ships and the sea — maybe because he grew up in the landlocked parts of Middle America. From old sailing ships to lighthouses, there’s just something special about the places that tell the nautical history of New York and New England.There are stories of famous pirates — Captain Kidd, Black Sam Bellamy, William Fly. There’s a female lighthouse keeper who performed heroic rescues and became a national celebrity. And there’s the story of Moby-Dick — with its deep ties to New Bedford, Massachusetts, once the whaling capital of the world.As for the music, each podcast episode will end with a traditional song of the sea chosen and performed by the Ranzo Boys, a New York City-based folk trio. Some are shanties, some are ballads, but all of them tell sailors’ stories or celebrate aspects of life on the high seas.
Twitter:
@WSHUPublicRadio
Language:
English
Contact:
203-365-6604
Email:
offthepath@wshu.org
The Ghost Pirate of Dungeon Rock (A Halloween Bonus Episode)
Duration:00:05:51
Off the Plank: A National Special
Duration:00:52:45
Off the Plank: The Great Gloucester Sea Serpent
Duration:00:13:50
Off the Plank: Pirate City USA
Duration:00:22:28
Off the Plank: The Ranzo Boys are Young, Queer and Here to Sing Sea Shanties
Duration:00:14:31
Off the Plank: The Buried Treasure (Or Not) of Captain Kidd
Duration:00:20:44
Off the Plank: The Daring Rescues of Ida Lewis
Duration:00:15:02
Off the Plank: Murder on Smuttynose Island (Revisited)
Duration:00:09:06
Off the Plank: The Pirate and the Preacher
Duration:00:16:30
Off the Plank: Moby-Dick in New Bedford
Duration:00:21:41
Off the Plank: The Turtle, America's First Submarine
Duration:00:12:37
Off the Plank: The Wreck of the Whydah
Duration:00:19:46
The legend of Sleepy Hollow lives on
Duration:00:06:44
A 'close encounter' in New Hampshire
Duration:00:21:27
The Desert of Maine: An ecological odyssey at a tourist spot
Duration:00:07:11
Christina's World: The "enigma" and friendship behind a classic American painting
Duration:00:12:00
"Appreciate the Mundane" at a museum for umbrella covers
Duration:00:07:07
The "Lost Limner" returns in a new play
Duration:00:09:29
Chicken Farmer I Still Love You
Duration:00:12:14
The view and the visionary behind the Appalachian Trail
Duration:00:13:07