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What to Carry, What to Burn

Blair Braverman
Juliane Koepcke
Ada Blackjack
José Salvador Alvarenga
Survival
Wrangell Island
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Friendly Arctic
Polar Exploration
Blair Braverman
What To Carry, What To Burn
Arctic Exploration
Auckland Islands
Lima, Peru

Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman.

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?

New stories every oth... more

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21-year-old Violet Jessup goes to sea to support her family--and ends up caught in two major maritime disasters.

(Spoilers below, in the source list.)

Sources for this episode include the book Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet... more

In 1943, Jan Baalsrud and his friends sneak into northern Norway on a fishing boat to blow up a Nazi air base—but when the Nazis catch them first, Jan ends up barefoot in the snow on an arctic island, trapped and alone.

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We Die Alone: A WWI... more

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Juliane Koepcke had an unusual childhood, helping her biologist parents with fieldwork in the Amazon. At seventeen, after surviving a two-mile free fall from a broken plane, she has to lean on everything she learned from her family to survive the jun... more

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Navigator Valerian Albanov escapes an icebound ship--and ends up the reluctant leader of a desperate trek across the frozen sea.

Sources for this book include the book In the Land of the White Death by Valerian Albanov, translated from Russian to En... more

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Blair Braverman
Host and narrator; adventurer and dogsledder. Known for thoughtful, well-researched storytelling and contextual insights into survival narratives.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 4.8k ratings
  • An immediate favorite

    I have been recommending this podcast to everyone I can since the second I finished the first episode. Beautiful, heartfelt, human storytelling. I hope Blair never runs out of stories to tell.

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    Hannah Worden
    United States5 days ago
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    Sooooo happy I stumbled across this podcast. It is sensational!! Thank you!

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    5
    schroed99
    New Zealand6 days ago
  • Love this show

    Well researched and beautiful

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    5
    taicnil
    United States7 days ago
  • Great podcast

    Very good storyteller

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    5
    william of occam
    United States8 days ago
  • Great storytelling

    Beautiful storytelling from someone who is magnificent in so many different media (Twitter, storybook, novel, memoir...). Stay for thoughtful, empathetic analysis and personal experiences

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Listeners praise meticulous research and humane, hopeful storytelling.
Voices are described as compelling and engrossing, with a strong sense of place.
Fans appreciate the host's background in survival and outdoors leading to credible narratives.
The show is seen as bingeable for fans of true survival and historical exploration.
Blair Braverman's storytelling captivates with calm voice and thorough research.

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#89
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#183
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#147
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#174
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#91
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Audience is drawn to high-stakes survival narratives anchored in real people and places, described with meticulous research and a storyteller's calm, immersive voice. Episodes blend first-person recollections with expert context, exploring themes of resilience, ethics in exploration, motherhood, and the human psyche when resources are scarce. The show stands out for its thoughtful storytelling, grounded in experience and curiosity, often highlighting the humanity of survivors and the complexity of survival choices. It's likely to appeal to listeners who enjoy deep-dive historical and adventure tales, with a bias toward well-researched narratives and reflective commentary.

Noteworthy elements include a distinctive storytelling cadence and a... more

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