What to Carry, What to Burn with Blair Braverman
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The episode tells the story of Ada Blackjack, who joins a secret expedition in 1920s Alaska, unaware that she will be the only survivor.
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 someone for a secret yearlong expedition, Ada embarks on the trip—not knowing that she’ll be the only one of them to survive. This is the first episode of YWA correspondent Blair Braverman's new podcast, What to Carry, What to Burn. To hear the second half of Ada's story (also featuring Sar...
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