{"podcast":{"title":"The HC Commodities Podcast","slug":"the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341","podcast_index_feed_id":1242341,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/QXaWSc4o","website_url":"https://www.hcgroup.global/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bc8f2a4b-bd5a-4f0e-ad64-7fa59698e65d/a85833c2-463c-48a7-b364-5972dd671c12/3000x3000/hc_podcast_logo_300th_anniversary_post_event.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Paul Chapman, HC Group","episode_count":340,"summary":"Each day, around the world, we have fascinating one-on-one conversations with our connections in the commodities sector. Our collaborators are uniquely informed, creative and inspirational in their fields. We want to provide our community a seat alongside us, listening in to these conversations in that special way podcasting provides as we tackle topical and people related issues with the leaders and leading minds in our sector. Visit www.hcgroup.global more information on us and our services. To connect with our host Paul Chapman, you can find him at www.linkedin.com/in/paulchapmanhc/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T10:20:01.321788+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341"},"episode":{"title":"Whale Oil with Eric Jay Dolin (Summer Repeat)","slug":"whale-oil-with-eric-jay-dolin-summer-repeat","published_at":"2026-07-07T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/whale-oil-with-eric-jay-dolin-summer-repeat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341","url":"https://www.hcgroup.global/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/911da7df-97ee-4074-95b8-cb7db4fd953e/f16f4497-1462-46a1-9e27-57c332c5c121/episodes/audio/group/9a350e61-ffbf-403a-bd06-7e4714fe8105/group-item/7c8d27c8-b21f-4b8a-8fae-30dc932502e5/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QXaWSc4o","summary":"In 1859, illumination throughout the major metropolises of the West was powered by whale oil. Whale oil was at the center of international trade (and trade disputes). Prices were at an all time high and great fortunes had been made. Yet, in that same year, Edwin Drake started the oil rush in Titusville, Pennsylvania…and every thing changed. Quickly. What lessons are there in this first energy transition in the modern era? In this episode we dig into the history of whaling and whale oil. Our guest is historian Eric Jay Dolan, author of Leviathan: A history of whaling in America. Eric takes us through the history of whale oil. A history of the first commodity cartels (they failed too), extraordinary entrepreneurs, boom and bust, environmental exploitation and Benjamin Franklin’s taste for Spermaceti Candles.","meta_description":"In 1859, illumination throughout the major metropolises of the West was powered by whale oil. Whale oil was at the center of international trade (and trad…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/episodes/whale-oil-with-eric-jay-dolin-summer-repeat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/whale-oil-with-eric-jay-dolin-summer-repeat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}