Dreary December 5: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London

About this episode

The episode discusses Jack London's story 'To Build a Fire' with a focus on animal survival themes.

Content warning: animal survival is a point of tension. (The dog makes it out alive.) Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. Song used is "Carol of the Bells" - Traditional. OUR LINKS: drearymidnightpod.com drearymidnightpodcast@gmail.com instagram.com/drearymidnight patreon.com/drearymidnight

People in this episode

Hosts: Lisa, Celeste

Topics covered

• animal survival
• literature
• Jack London
• story analysis
• podcast music

Keywords

• Jack London
• To Build a Fire
• animal survival
• podcast
• literature analysis
• Epidemic Sound
• Carol of the Bells

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Epidemic Sound, drearymidnightpod.com, drearymidnightpodcast@gmail.com, instagram.com/drearymidnight, patreon.com/drearymidnight

Books & works: "To Build a Fire"

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