Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night with Julian Sancton

Podcast: New Books in Biography & Memoir · Marshall Poe

Opublikowano: 2026-10-01

I spoke with writer and The Hollywood Reporter editor Julian Sancton about his New York Times bestselling book, Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Penguin, 2021). Julian tells the jaw-dropping story of the 1897 Belgian expedition to Antarctica and the drama of its crew, who were forced to survive for months in the freezing cold, barren landscape, and darkness, with limited supplies, after their ship, the Belgica, became trapped in the Antarctic ice. It’s a riveting book. And it's also a great a case study (or, actually, multiple case studi...