Dan Snow's History Hit · February 2, 2026 · 53m

Whaling

Dan Snow (solo)

The history of whaling is complicated. At its height in the 18th and 19th centuries, whaling was a global enterprise built on perilous voyages, long seasons at sea, and a fierce chase for oil and baleen that illuminated streets and homes and lubricated the industrial revolution.

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