Episode 9: A Giant Squid and an Even Bigger Titan of Biology - a podcast by J.W. Ocker

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum in London to witness the most mindboggling biological artifacts in the entire collection: Archie the Giant Squid and actual specimens bottled by Charles Darwin himself on his world-changing HMS Beagle voyage. Oh, and I embark on a side quest for an infamous cursed jewel. Lotta stuff going on in this episode.

• Photos of Archie the Giant Squid and Darwin's specimens.


• The behind-the-scenes Spirit Collection tour page.


• Photos of my visit to the giant squid at the Smithsonian.


• Photos of my visit to Damien Hirst's bediamoned skull.


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