Ep 13: The Lost Boy
Oct 13, 2026
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler loses the trail on a family hike, he has to survive in the Maine wilderness all alone.Sources for this episode include the documentary Finding Donn Fendler; the book…
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 other week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 12: The Raft
Sep 29, 2026
When honeymooners Holly and Fitz miss their boat ride out of a Peruvian village, they think they'll be stuck for weeks--until a stranger offers a bold alternative.Sources:Ruthless River by Holly…
Ep 11: The Second Shipwreck
Sep 15, 2026
21-year-old Violet Jessop 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…
Ep 10: Jan Baalsrud
Sep 01, 2026
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…
Ep 9: Juliane Koepcke
Aug 18, 2026
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…
Ep 8: Valerian Albanov
Aug 04, 2026
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…
Ep 7: The Painted Ocean
Jul 21, 2026
When shark fisherman José Salvador Alvarenga gets caught in a storm at sea, he thinks he'll be able to ride it out. But the motor breaks in his little boat, and he starts to drift across the…
Ep 6: Adam and Eve Crusoe
Jul 07, 2026
When Lucy Irvine stumbles on an ad in the back of a magazine—an eccentric writer is looking for a “wife” to join him on a tropical island—she thinks she’s found the adventure of a lifetime. But the…
Ep 5: Lauren Elder
Jun 23, 2026
It’s 1976, and a 20-something aspiring painter, Lauren Elder, is flying over California’s Sierra Mountains to pick up a cat named Ferocious. When the plane crashes, she’s faced with a decision: stay…
Ep 4: Bob and the Invercauld
Jun 09, 2026
It's bad enough that 19th-century sailor Bob Holding gets stranded on an island after a shipwreck—but to make it worse, his companions are entitled, incompetent, and straight up murderous. Plus…
Ep 3: The Wreck of the Grafton
May 26, 2026
Francois Raynal and his buddy, Captain Musgrave, are looking for a rumored island full of silver when they end up stranded in the Southern Ocean, surrounded by thousands of belching sea lions. After…
Ep 2: Ada Alone (ft. Sarah Marshall)
May 12, 2026
When five explorers are abandoned on a frozen island, with ever-dwindling food and supplies, they try to arrange their own rescue by dogsledding across the frozen Arctic Ocean. Twenty-three-year-old…
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Ep 1: The Friendly Arctic (ft. Sarah Marshall)
May 12, 2026
Ada Blackjack wants one thing: To make enough money to bring her son home from an orphanage. But good work is hard to find in 1920s Nome, Alaska, so when four strangers come to town, looking to hire…
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Trailer
May 04, 2026
A brand new podcast by Blair Braverman, launching May 12, 2026. See you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.