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We hit the seven seas and the five gyres in our wettest podcast episode yet: Laura Sook Duncombe talks about the female swashbucklers\xa0forgotten by history\u2014including a pirate who gave birth in the middle of a sea battle\u2014and Marcus Eriksen talks about sailing the ocean blue in a raft made of plastic bottles. \u2022 Go beyond the episode: \u2022 Laura Sook Duncombe\u2019s\xa0Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas \u2022 Read more about Cheng I Sao, the world\u2019s most successful pirate, or catch Anne Bonny and Mary Read on the television show\xa0Black Sails \u2022 Listen to our podcast segment on the history of eclipse in preparation for\xa0the upcoming total solar eclipse\u2014including why the ancient Babylonians always marked the occasion with a king-swapping ritual and human sacrifice \u2022 Learn more about Marcus Eriksen\u2019s journey on the Junk Raft \u2022 Read more about how much plastic we produce and where it goes, how\xa0100 companies are responsible for 71% of greenhouse gas emissions \u2022 And dry off with our list of the most arid reads around: 10 Books to Read\u2014And Not a Drop to Drink \u2022 Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. \u2022Subscribe: iTunes\xa0\u2022 Feedburner\xa0\u2022 Stitcher\xa0\u2022 Google Play\xa0\u2022 AcastHave suggestions for projects you\u2019d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org.

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