Waikiki Was a Swamp, 4000-lb Manta Rays & Earth's Loneliest Island 🌴🦈🌋 | Sunburnt Podcast Ep. 54

Episode 54 of the Sunburnt Podcast is here, and hosts Thomas O'Brien and Chip Chantry are fully unhinged. This week: the 125th anniversary of Waikiki's first hotel (which was built on a malaria swamp), NASA's $11 billion Mars rock named "Dough-to-night," and the shocking story of how the U.S. literally burned Japan's first gift of cherry blossom trees. The guys break down why 22 million Americans are choosing cruise ships for spring break, reveal Forbes' highest-paid actors list (Adam Sandler takes the crown at $48 million), and deliver a Saint Patrick's Day Jimmy Buffett fact check involving shamrock margaritas. Fish of the Week introduces Barnaby, a 4,000-pound giant oceanic manta ray who looks like a goth girl's kite and forms 30-male mating trains. Then Chip takes us to Tristan da Cunha — the most remote inhabited island on Earth — where 250 people share 7 last names and the nearest neighbor is a 7-day boat ride away. Plus: Outrigger resorts expanding to the island from The Beach, the $10 billion astro-tourism boom, and the 57 alternative uses for Heinz ketchup. Got a wild vacation story? Call the Trouble in Paradise Hotline: (310) 845-6038 New episodes weekly. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere you listen. Stay Burnt! 🌴