What to Carry, What to Burn
by Blair Braverman
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Ep 13: The Lost Boy
Oct 13, 2026
44m 21s
Ep 12: The Raft
Sep 29, 2026
48m 09s
Ep 11: The Second Shipwreck
Sep 15, 2026
42m 05s
Ep 10: Jan Baalsrud
Sep 1, 2026
44m 31s
Ep 9: Juliane Koepcke
Aug 18, 2026
31m 48s
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- 🇺🇸United States · True CrimeHOME#5922K to 137K
- 🇨🇦Canada · True Crime#431.5K to 9.2K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · True Crime#341.5K to 9.1K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · True Crime#721.1K to 7.1K
- 🇻🇳VN · True Crime#22392 to 2.4K
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24K to 150K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/26 | Ep 13: The Lost Boy | 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 Lost on a Mountain in Maine, by Donn Fendler, as told to Joseph B. Egan; “Fendler Remembered as a True American Hero,” by John Holyoke in the Bangor Daily News; “Fendler Boy Found Alive in Woods Eight Days After Becoming Lost,” in the New York Times; “70 Years Ago a Mountain in Maine Challenged a Boy’s Will to Survive,” by Nok-Noi Ricker, in the Bangor Daily News; and “Remembering Donn Fendler,” by John Thurlow, in Down East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 44m 21s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | Ep 12: The Raft | 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 FitzgeraldHolly Fitzgerald: Lost in the Jungle Againhttps://www.guernicamag.com/holly-fitzgerald-lost-jungle/TEDx: What the Jungle Taught Me About Inner Strengthhttps://www.ted.com/talks/holly_fitzgerald_what_the_jungle_taught_me_about_inner_strength Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 48m 09s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Ep 11: The Second Shipwreck | 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 Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop who Survived Both the Titanic and Brittanic Disasters, by Violet Jessop, introduced, edited, and annotated by John Maxtone Graham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 42m 05s | ||||||
| 9/1/26 | World War IIescape+4 | — | We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and EnduranceDefiant Courage: Norway’s Longest WWII Escape+3 | northern Norway | Jan BaalsrudWorld War II+6 | — | 44m 31s | ||
| 8/18/26 | survivalaviation accidents+3 | — | New York TimesWhen I Fell From the Sky+1 | — | Juliane Koepckeplane crash+5 | — | 31m 48s | ||
| 8/4/26 | navigationsurvival+3 | — | In the Land of the White DeathThe Riddle of Navigator Albanov | — | Valerian AlbanovArctic exploration+3 | — | 1h 00m 32s | ||
| 7/21/26 | survivalocean+4 | — | Acast438 Days+2 | — | shark fishermanstorm at sea+5 | — | 56m 48s | ||
| 7/7/26 | adventuresurvival+3 | — | Castaway | — | Lucy Irvineadventure+3 | — | 59m 09s | ||
| 6/23/26 | survivalart+4 | Lauren Elder | ArtforumLA Times+2 | CaliforniaSierra Mountains | Lauren Eldersurvival story+5 | — | 40m 06s | ||
| 6/9/26 | shipwreck19th-century history+4 | — | The Wake of the Invercauld: Shipwrecked in the SubantarcticIsland of the Lost | — | Bob HoldingInvercauld+5 | — | 54m 41s | ||
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| 5/26/26 | survivaladventure+4 | — | Island of the LostThe Wreck of the Grafton from the Private Journals of Thomas Musgrave+1 | — | Graftonsurvival+5 | — | 1h 08m 16s | ||
| 5/12/26 | explorationsurvival+3 | Sarah Marshall | You’re Wrong About | — | Ada Blackjackexplorers+3 | — | 1h 08m 10s | ||
| 5/12/26 | expeditionsurvival+4 | Sarah Marshall | — | Nome, Alaska | Ada BlackjackNome Alaska+5 | — | 1h 01m 04s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Trailer | A brand new podcast by Blair Braverman, launching May 12, 2026. See you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 0m 55s | ||||||
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Chart history for What to Carry, What to Burn
Peaked at #19 in Finland, currently #19 in Finland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| SG | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| IS | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| VN | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Mexico | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| Canada | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| HK | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| PH | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Norway | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| United States | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| IL | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| Ireland | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| Denmark | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| PL | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| PT | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| RO | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| Australia | — | #95 | #95 | — |
Chart Positions
33 placements across 33 markets.
Chart Positions
33 placements across 33 markets.