Surviving the Greasy Pole

An episode of the Remembering I'm an Animal podcast, hosted by Billy Baker and Jody Simoes, titled "Surviving the Greasy Pole" was published on June 28, 2022 and runs 98 minutes.

June 28, 2022 ·98m · Remembering I'm an Animal

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Gloucester, Massachusetts is America's oldest fishing port, and for generations, as part of a festival to celebrate St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, its young men have tested themselves in a dangerous contest known as "The Greasy Pole."At the young age of 47, our hero, Gloucester-native Dr. Jody Simoes, walked The Greasy Pole for the first time, connecting to the ancient lineage of male rites of passage.

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Gloucester, Massachusetts is America's oldest fishing port, and for generations, as part of a festival to celebrate St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, its young men have tested themselves in a dangerous contest known as "The Greasy Pole."

At the young age of 47, our hero, Gloucester-native Dr. Jody Simoes, walked The Greasy Pole for the first time, connecting to the ancient lineage of male rites of passage.

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