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Cosmic Castaway is all about our place in space. Host Garrick Lewellyn embarks on weekly episodes dedicated to the sciences. Covering topics in astronomy, physics, biology, NASA missions and so much more. If you are looking for a weekly adventure, one that tends to teeter on the downright nerdy, then come along for liftoff. We are all cosmic castaways, hitching a ride on our beautiful planet we call home!

The story that became a global sensation: Sophie, the Australian cattle dog who was lost at sea and swam six miles through shark-infested waters to a remote island where she survived in the wild for five months.... It was just another day in paradise as Jan and Dave Griffith, along with their blue cattle dog, Sophie, motored out of Mackay Marina for a gorgeous weekend at sea. But when the sky suddenly darkened and the waves turned fierce, the unthinkable happened: Sophie disappeared overboard.

Brought to you by Penguin. Wreckers sinks the old narratives of imperialism, revealing the violent, chaotic and improvised reality of empire-building from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. While figures such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are celebrated for...