Episode

No Such Thing As Fluff Island

2016-11-04 · 4 places on the map · episode transcript

1. Sandy IslandOne-offAustralia

   Sandy Island got undiscovered. Everyone thought it was there, and then eventually someone went there and there was nothing there.

   mentioned at 00:02:09 · See it on the map →

2. Maria Theresa ReefOne-offPitcairn Islands

   There was a radio DJ in the 60s who claimed to have broadcast a radio show from a reef called the Maria Theresa Reef that no one has ever been able to find. He swore to his friends that he was there and the water was…

   mentioned at 00:03:04 · See it on the map →

3. Byers IslandOne-offMarshall Islands

   When he came back and he had a particularly uneventful trip, he had to sex it up somehow. He invented Byers Island — that was one of his claims. That's where the wheels started coming off.

   mentioned at 00:08:28 · See it on the map →

4. Disappointment IslandOne-offNew Zealand

   They were called Disappointment Islands for a different reason — it was because John Byron found that the people who lived there were of a hostile disposition and they didn't like him.

   mentioned at 00:10:01 · See it on the map →

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