Remarkable Stories

Remarkable Stories
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John Herlig and Mike McDowall bring you stories so good, you'll have to share them.

  1. 10/04/2022

    END OF SEASON 2 - A MESSAGE FROM JOHN AND MIKE

    We are taking a short break while John works the Annapolis Sailboat Show and then heads for the Leeward Islands aboard Ave del Mar. Over in Mallorca, Mike has a couple of walls to knock down. Rest assured, we have plenty of fascinating guests and escapades lined up for Season 3. It is going to be the best season yet. If you need to get in touch, you can contact us via: john@boatradio.co mike@boatradio.co

    3 min

  2. 09/27/2022

    THE MAN WHO INVENTED BAILEYS IRISH CREAM

    David Gluckman grew up in South Africa when the country was still in the grip of apartheid. He arrived in London at the start of the sixties and spent a great deal of time chasing women, drinking booze and smoking cigarettes. He was an ad man and, albeit very briefly, he was a copywriter but it was as an inventor of drinks brands that he really found success. There's Baileys, of course, but David also invented Le Piat d'Or, Aqua Libra, Purdeys, The Singleton, Ciroc Vodka, Coole Swan, Smirnoff Black, Sheridans, Tanqueray Ten and many more. Trust us, if you're partial to the occasional alcoholic drink, David's probably got you smashed some time. These days, David writes books and advises start ups. He spoke to Mike McDowall from his home in London.

    41 min
  3. JOHN & DANO: REMARKABLY UNHINGED 02

    09/20/2022

    JOHN & DANO: REMARKABLY UNHINGED 02

    This week, the dynamic duo talk about in-mast furling, stick shift versus auto cars and impressionist paintings. Because why not.

    1h 4m

  4. 09/13/2022

    PRINCE MICHAEL of SEALAND

    This is the strange tale of a British family who decided to establish their own nation. On Christmas Eve 1966, Paddy Bates and his son, Michael, took possession of an abandoned anti-aircraft gun emplacement seven and a half miles off the coast of southeast England. The following year, they declared independence. Fifty-two years later they are still independent despite the occasional hiccup such as an armed invasion by German merceneries. Mike McDowall spoke to Michael Bates, now Prince Michael of Sealand.

    25 min

  5. 09/06/2022

    JOHANNES

    John met Johannes Volbehr in Jamaica a few years ago. At the time, the happy-go-lucky world traveller was making his way from Germany to South America by working his passage aboard private sailing vessels. Shortly after their encounter, Johannes and an acquaintance called Ine were taken on as crew by the skipper of Our Joy, a sailboat bound for Panama. The journey did not go as planned. Johannes tells his tale to Remarkable Stories' John Herlig. Our efforts to locate Rockney Ragsdale have been unsuccessful.

    24 min

  6. 08/30/2022

    OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER ARLENE LIMAS

    Arlene Limas didn't know who she was going to fight, and she never expected that her toughest opponent would be the governing body of her own sport, Taekwondo. And why did they fight Arlene?  Because she was simply too good. Still, there was drama surrounding women's Taekwondo in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Does anybody really know what really happened at the medal ceremony?

    1h 37m

  7. 08/23/2022

    WILL THIS KILL ME? Part 2

    In Part One of "WILL THIS KILL ME," Garry Eveleigh joined Remarkable Stories' Mike McDowall as the pair traipsed about the island of Mallorca in search of edible wild food. They found plenty of delicious things to eat—but no mushrooms. And since we all know that mushrooms are pretty much fabulous, they decided to go find some up in the hills. They are joined in this episode by Mike’s friend Corinna Perry. If you are interested in learning how to find food out in nature, Garry's book is called Wildcook and includes recipes from British celebrity chef James Golding. And yes, all three of our adventurers are reportedly still alive and kicking, even now.

    27 min

  8. 08/16/2022

    WILL THIS KILL ME? Part 1

    Garry Eveleigh finds food everywhere—in the front yard, in the hillsides, at the side of the road. He knows which plants are delicious and which may kill you. You see, Garry is a professional forager. He has been employed by some very high-end British restaurants to devise fresh, sustainable menus, and last year, on a sunny autumn day, Garry took Remarkable Stories' Mike McDowall on a food finding mission that began, conveniently enough, in Mike's own front yard. We are happy to report that Garry and Mike are both still quite alive.

    32 min
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John Herlig and Mike McDowall bring you stories so good, you'll have to share them.

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  • Creator
    Remarkable Stories
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
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