What if the people living at the very edge of the world were actually giants? When Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at the southern tip of South America in 1520, his crew reported encountering a legendary race of towering humans. In this episode of pplpod, we journey to the end of the Earth to explore the myths, history, and breathtaking landscapes of the Patagonian frontier.

Join us for a deep dive into Patagonia, a vast and wild geographical region shared by modern-day Argentina and Chile. We unravel the truth behind the famous "Patagonian giants"—now believed by historians to be the remarkably tall Tehuelche indigenous people—and trace the region's gripping history. We cover everything from its earliest hunter-gatherer societies to the transformative arrivals of European explorers, including Charles Darwin's f ...