Blair Braverman

But Gall's like, oh my God, thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Of course, I'll do it for free.

Like, I'm so lucky.

I'll do anything for you.

Less often to the Arctic.

Stephenson's idea for this redemption expedition is that he's going to send the guys back to Wrangell Island, which is that big uninhabited island where a bunch of people on the last expedition died.

And they're going to live there for two years.

But halfway through, a ship is going to come drop off more supplies and more people so they can leave early.

Like there's going to be...

people on the island for two years, but a ship's going to come after a year and take anyone home who wants to go home.

The goal is to colonize Wrangell Island for Canada so that Canada can use it as an airbase or to farm reindeer or trap fur.

It's really unclear how Canada is going to use it.

They don't want it.

But what is clear is that Stephenson expects this project to be very profitable for him personally as an individual.

Because we think that island belongs to Russia and we don't want to piss them off.

That too.

Stephenson's like, they actually want me to do it.

Canada, you're so coy.

You said no, but you're going to be really happy once I pull it off.