Don't Topple Statues, Wedgie Them | Captain Cook & The First Fleet (Part 1)

How did Captain Cook, the so-called founding father of White Australia and a boring map dweeb with an ugly wife, end up getting cancelled as the symbol of colonialism? Order your Fin Taylor Christmas Crackers at comedycrackers.co.uk The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Australia is Marbella  06:59 Not Spending Any More Time On It 13:52 Pastry Chasers  18:43 Cook King 22:46 The Seven Years' War 27:17 The Hydrographer 30:41 A Real Plant Botherer 37:36 Landfall in Tahiti  44:41 Wifebeating Ground Zero 47:50 Raisins, all of them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices