Sutton Hoo, Ghost Boats & Ocean Care

In this episode of Fire Pit Talks, Angie Richard sits down with anthropologist, experience designer and storyteller Lisa M. Rose, MPA for a conversation that travels from the Great Lakes to Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon longship reconstruction to the Isle of Wight and today’s global crisis of abandoned “ghost boats” and marine pollution. Lisa shares her work with the Sutton Hoo Ships Company in Suffolk, where a 7th-century clinker-built ship is being reconstructed using traditional methods. Together, we explore what reconstructive archaeology, craft heritage, and traditional ecological knowledge can teach us about modern boatbuilding, materials, and responsibility. The conversation weaves through: - End-of-life fiberglass boats and polluted waterways- Citizen science as connection, not just data collection- Joy, humility, and “beginner’s mind” in complex systems work- Why pause is part of regenerative practice- Access, privilege, and who gets to love the sea This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit voyagevirage.substack.com/subscribe