250 - The Mad Trapper Of Rat River

Following on from last week's episode, we hear of more adventures undertaken by scientists in the 1760's in the effort to track the transit of Venus! Intrepid astronomers this week include Frenchmen Alexandre-Gui Pingré and Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche and Englishmen Jeremiah ...  Show more

How far away is the sun? English astronomer Edmond Halley suggested that tracking the transit of Venus across the sun would be the key to finding the answer. This set in motion a huge international collaborative scientific endeavour and one of the most comically cursed voyages, b ...  Show more

Join us today to learn the story of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, Canada's largest and most intense manhunt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Join us as we delve into the chilling story of the Mad Trapper of Rat River, a mysterious figure who evaded capture for 53 days across arctic wastelands. Discover the shocking truth behind his identity and the secrets he took to his grave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...  Show more

Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tcpodcast It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! And here is part TWO of the Mad Trapper of Rat River and his dastardly escapades. I do think he's cool though. For business enquires email thatchapter@night. ...  Show more

In the harsh winter of 1879, a Cree hunter named Swift Runner emerged from the wilderness alone, leading to one of the most disturbing trials in Canadian history and decades of documented cases where authorities executed people for becoming something they claimed was beyond human ...  Show more