# 8 The Darien Scheme

This week, we slide into some really funny history with the Darien Scheme, an insane idea that led the Scottish, of all people, into trying to establish a medieval overland Panama Canal across the Darien Isthmus. Everything seemed to be stacked against them, from the land to the weather to other nations, and in the end, it was a [email protected]://www.patreon.com/Mentalillnesstheaterhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/952876465260434/?ref=sharehttps://www.instagram.com/p/CS5jHHRLHiP/?utm_medium=copy_linkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-illness-theatre--5055057/support.