00:00 In this episode, the hosts discuss survival cannibalism, starting with the story of the Uruguayan national rugby team's plane crash in the Andes in 1972.

04:39 The Uruguayan rugby team's plane crashed in the Andes, leaving 27 survivors stranded in negative 30 degree temperatures with very little food and supplies, and after an avalanche buried the plane and killed eight more people, they resorted to cannibalism in order to survive.

09:06 Survivors of a plane crash in the Andes Mountains were found after a 10-day trek and 16 people ended up surviving through cannibalism and their spirits remaining high; in Jamestown, archaeologists found evidence of cannibalism in the form of butchered bones and human teeth.

13:33 In Jamestown, a girl who starved to death during the "starving time" was found to have likely come from a high-status family and had consumed a lot of protein, indicating that she may have been a maid or from a wealthy family; the settlers in Jamestown resorted to cannibalism after eating horses, dogs, cats, rats, and mice, and by spring of 1610, only 60 people had survived out of the 300 who had arrived.

18:23 The podcast discusses the story of Richard Parker, a 17-year-old cabin boy who was killed and eaten by the crew of the Minionette after their yacht sank during a trip from England to Australia, and how this story inspired Edgar Allen Poe's short story about a boat that sank and the crew resorted to cannibalism.

22:59 The podcast discusses the story of Alfred Packer, a gold miner in the Old West who was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years after confessing to killing and eating his companions during a winter storm in the Colorado mountains.

27:56 The podcast discusses the Franklin Expedition, where 134 experienced explorers went missing in the Arctic while searching for the northwest passage, despite having five years worth of food provisions.

32:42 The Franklin Expedition, which had plenty of supplies, remains a mystery as to why they abandoned their ships and resorted to survival cannibalism, despite the lead poisoning theory being debunked.

37:27 During the Siege of Leningrad, people resorted to extreme measures to survive, including eating substitutes like cotton seed cake and macaroni made from flax seed, and even resorting to cannibalism.

42:03 The hosts answer various non-related questions from listeners, including their favorite vegetables, favorite actors, favorite cat breeds, and their thoughts on running for public office.