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What to Carry, What to Burn

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by Blair Braverman

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8 episodes
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<p>Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman.</p><br><p>How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew work together to survive, while another crew–on the same island–hunted each other for food? What can we learn from survivors about getting through the impossible–in the wilderness, and in our own lives?</p><br><p>New stories every other week!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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5/4/2026

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Host Lucy Irvine shares her transformative island survival experience with writer Lucy Irvine, revealing unexpected challenges and personal growth.

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Host explores Lauren Elder's harrowing 1976 plane crash and her fight for survival in the Sierra Mountains.

8 total episodes available with 4 transcripts

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<p>Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman.</p><br><p>How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew work together to survive, while another crew–on the same island–hunted each other for food? What can we learn from survivors about getting through the impossible–in the wilderness, and in our own lives?</p><br><p>New stories every other week!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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