What Really Happened on Wager Island Will Leave You Speechless | David Grann

FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIO4A_Wqgco In 1741, a British warship wrecked off the coast of South America — and what followed on Wager Island is one of the most horrifying survival stories in human history. Starvation, mutiny, and madness tore through the stranded crew as desperation forced them into the unthinkable: cannibalism. DAVID'S LINKS: BUY "THE WAGER": https://www.amazon.com/Wager-Tale-Shipwreck-Mutiny-Murder/dp/0385534264/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Rb3PhH90mRH2YeRth5ANPtc85T8xJfFWfdQrF9Qa4yJjGmguFt_AvjcXUFATX68XkIJzyldTcdfqiB6MvgneDW60FEOhSRJ97scz1KbwAgOiDtnpuuBP6Ix9oVZXa88sVTKvc5oWsKxlTsyLfXH1l5xgbI0JEtio9PkcULfb5TVosuI1wx3j-f-Go5fE6iUgkoRGh-172mjOlZdPEm5dQGtas3yhPVDr1QOuL5J_dgc.rLmeUvfyTMHzEi2e-xBHao6JLWlMBTplBu1RBQOV_v8&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+wager&qid=1759763943&sr=8-1 BOOK/WEBSITE: https://www.davidgrann.com/books/ X: https://x.com/davidgrann This wasn’t just a shipwreck… it was the collapse of morality itself. The wreck of the HMS Wager reveals the brutal truth about empire, human nature, and what happens when civilization vanishes overnight. Inside this documentary: The shipwreck that destroyed a Royal Navy crew How starvation drove men to kill and eat one another The mutiny and chaos that followed What historians still can’t explain about Wager Island Why this story was buried by the British Empire Watch until the end — the truth behind Wager Island will change how you see human survival forever. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00 - Leonardo DiCaprio & Martin Scorsese Bought “Killers of the Flower Moon”, Story of Lord of the Flies Ship Desolation, How David Writes a Story 10:55 - David’s Obsession on Topics (Living Out Books), Expedition to Wager Island, Gulf of Pain 22:34 - Patagonia Region & Ship Falling Apart/Hypothermia Weather, Cannibalism of Dead Bodies 30:15 - Coming in Contact with Indigenous Patagonia Tribe (Live in Canoes Pretty Much), Using Bodies as Sails, War Over the Truth (2 Sides to Mutiny vs Stranded), Captain’s Log (People are People) 39:37 - Writing Story for 5 Years & Planning Wager Island 53:32 - Process of Writing, David’s Wife is his Reader, Linguistic Dive (Phrases) @JulianDoreyDaily ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices