224 - Into the Wild

Don't Look Now

English - May 30, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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We discuss the details of the case of Christopher McCandless who opted into living a nomadic lifestyle and ultimately starved to death in the Alaskan wilderness leading to a somewhat cult following. What led him to do what he did and why do people still risk their lives to emulate his ultimately fatal decision to live unprepared in the wilderness?