What to Carry, What to Burn
Blair Braverman
True crime · Ongoing · ~48 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentaryadventuredisasterbiographyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a stirring true-crime podcast, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman. How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew work together to survive, while another crew–on the same island–hunted each other for food? What can we learn f…
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- Publisher
- Blair Braverman
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 48 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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