Ep 2: Ada Alone (ft. Sarah Marshall)

About this episode

The episode recounts the harrowing experience of Ada Blackjack, who is left alone on a frozen island while her fellow explorers attempt to rescue themselves.

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 seamstress Ada Blackjack is left completely alone--with no idea when, or if, she'll escape. Featuring guest Sarah Marshall of You’re Wrong About. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Blair Braverman

Guest: Sarah Marshall

Topics covered

• exploration
• survival
• Arctic
• abandonment
• rescue

Keywords

• Ada Blackjack
• explorers
• frozen island
• dogsledding
• Arctic Ocean

Mentioned in this episode

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