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“On the Ice”: What it’s like to live and work at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station - Publication Date |
- Aug 02, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 01:08:53
“One thing we like to say [in Antarctica] is that nothing on the continent can kill you, except for the entire continent.” –Karen Pszonka
In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Karen talk about how Karen first got a job in Antarctica (1:40); what weather is like during the Antarctic winter, the research being done at McMurdo, and a penguin named "Buddy" (8:00); what the landscape working conditions, and living conditions are like in Antartica (24:00); what community life is like among the people who live and work in Antarctica (42:15); and the best and worst aspects of working in Antarctica, and how one might go about applying for a job there (1:02:00).
Karen Pszonka (
@zonks) works as support staff for the
United States Antarctic Program's science research at
McMurdo Station.
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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.
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