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In 1519, over a quarter-century after Christopher Columbus's first expedition, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set off with a fleet of five ships and 260 men with hopes to be the first to circumnavigate the globe and find a western route to the Spice Islands. The expedition ended up becoming a three year odyssey filled with sex, violence, death, mutiny and amazing adventure. We'll re-tell the incredible voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. Laura's guest is Laurence Bergreen, author of "Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe".