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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s labeled true crime but it’s really not that. I feel so much less inclined to worry that swarms of hacker agents will lead to human extinction now that I know about Francois Raynal making tongs without tongs.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I just started listening to this podcast about survival and it’s such beautiful counterprogramming to the pall of AI doomerism. Human resilience and creativity and solidarity and ingenuity and care! Really recommend if you need your cup filled.

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What to Carry, What to Burn

True Crime 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 wor...

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There you have it, pals: not one but two stare-into-the-abyss chroniclers of fascism & other rightists are both fans of @blairbraverman.bsky.social seemingly unrelated “What to Carry, What to Burn.” Kathleen puts it just right. This week’s ep, harrowing, will make you cry for the beauty within it.

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Honest Dog Books @honestdogbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tomorrow! Zoom 🚀 party update. Author @blairbraverman.bsky.social will be joining Jen Golbeck of @thegoldenratio4.bsky.social for a dog talk. Order your book to get the Zoom link. If you’ve ordered the book and have not registered, look for an email from us. honestdogbooks.com/shop/think-l...

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If, like me, you like the danger of a true crime podcast but do not like the gore and grief, may I recommend What to Carry, What to Burn with @blairbraverman.bsky.social --it's AMAZING, the best pod I've ever heard. Survival stories that priorities communities of care. www.whattocarrypod.com

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What to Carry, What to Burn

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RavenMae @ravenmae.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Fleem! I'm really hoping Brynden carries on your glorious tradition of husky fashion models in his own way!

Gray husky with one blue eye and an orange bandana is looking at you from the backseat of a car

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jburka @burkas.net · 11/08/2026

And you can get it it in a special launch package from #uglydogs fave Honest Dog Books! honestdogbooks.com/think

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Honest Dog Books

Independent, locally owned, dog friendly bookstore with use and new books.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Jen’s whole way of seeing the world is so beautiful. Like a dog’s, even… and this book is available for preorder now!

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celticjade13.bsky.social @celticjade13.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Me hearing @blairbraverman.bsky.social say they spotted land: Yay! They're going to be OK! Me looking at the time and realizing it's only a half hour into an hour ep: Or not.

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Angry Algonquin @angryalgonquin.com · 05/08/2026

HYPERVITAMINOSIS A, HERE WE COME!!

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New podcast episode is out today at What to Carry, What to Burn! This one's the story of Valerian Albanov, who escapes an icebound ship and ends up the reluctant leader of a trek across the frozen sea. Featuring thieves, lice, kayaks made out of barrels, and polar bear livers.

A blue-tinged artwork of a polar bear looking down off a rock into a gray-blue sea. This is modified from James Audubon's artwork that's in the public domain.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My theory: survival stories and true crime are actually photo negatives of each other, because in true crime, someone's dead who should be alive, and in survival, someone's alive who should be dead, and in both cases you're trying to figure out why

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Anna @annasels.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you like podcasts and like survival stories, What To Carry And What To Burn by @blairbraverman.bsky.social is really excellent. I've listened to 4 episodes today while driving and can't wait to listen to more.

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Kate @k8c.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"That's a nice collection of gruesome wildlife teeth you've got there @breemcd.bsky.social, it'd be a shame if something happened to it."

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mac_b52 @mac-b5.stickimporters.com · 21/07/2026

This continues to be my best purchase, ever.

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Bartholomew Collins @bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

only a well-orchestrated marketing campaign can produce material this slick bsky.app/profile/bigf...

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Just learned that Noah Kahan’s Willing and Able is (maybe?) a reference to Cain and Abel and I’m not sure why but it is ruining me 😩 I didn’t listen carefully before and just assumed it was about a breakup

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NerdyKris @nerdykris.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Flame is the one making all the posts. It's a sock puppy campaign.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Technically, if the sock puppet is a sled dog, it’s a bootie campaign.

Two sled dogs, Willow and Clem, stand in harness in fresh snow. Willow has her ears down and looks at the camera with a little smile. Clem has a big grin and closed eyes and he wears bright orange and pink booties on his feet

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Nooooo to be clear I am not asking folks to weigh in and defend me; that would only make them think even MORE that I’m paying people to say nice things! 😂

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

10000% fine for the podcast to not be someone’s thing (for any reason! not everything is for everyone!) but I PROMISE I am not running a sketchy astroturfing / sock puppet marketing campaign. 😭 But thank you to the people who said so many sweet things that other people decided they must be fake!

A screenshot from Reddit of the following: flava_town_420 • 5h
Really enjoyed the first few episodes of What to Carry, What to Burn!

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arb7721 • 4h
Not sure why this podcast is being pushed all over the place, it's meh, I don't understand the hype. It's possible there's a marketing campaign that is blasting it in this sub. The storytelling is meh and, dare to say, boring, especially when she describes stuff like she was there personally when it happened 100 years ago, let alone when the finishes the podcast with some cringy generic "you can do it" cliche. If someone likes this genre, l'd suggest Real Survival Stories, accurate storytelling and the survivor recalls their experience as well.
edit. just noticed that this account is new with low karma, similar to other accounts who push this podcast. It reinforces my impression that it's an orchestrated marketing campaign ran by the podcast creators themselves.

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Uncle Riss @seaglass7000.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"He doesn't have an anchor" Me in commute traffic: noooOOOO

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Nona Jabiznez @nonajabiznez.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Me, 10 minutes into every episode of @blairbraverman.bsky.social podcast: Oh no.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New episode of What to Carry, What to Burn is out today! It tells the story of José Salvador Alvarenga, a shark fisherman who drifted across the sea for over a year in a small open boat after his motor broke. This story, and José’s resilience, absolutely blew my mind.

A digital drawing of a small white boat drifting over a massive spotted whale shark

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Uncle Riss @seaglass7000.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

@blairbraverman.bsky.social: the waves are coming from multiple directions and crashing into each other Me, mid eyebrow pencil application: [GASP] A CROSS SEA!! #WhatToCarryWhatToBurn #wtcwtb

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Helli on Wheels @antigrinch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Just checked, Blair still needs a home and a human of her own.

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Jen Wunder @jenwunder.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My ATL and ATL adjacent folks — look at this sweetheart and she’s a smol good girl, too! Only 39 lbs and every single one full of love!

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Elitist Semicolon @elitistsemicolon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

someone needs this lovely husky

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Kat ❤️🐕🛷 🌻🇺🇦🌻 #UglyDogs @mrsa2003.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#UglyDogs Georgia UglyDogs!!! This pup is destined to be with one of you!!!

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Jordan @jordansbrock.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My Aleya is a year and a half, and she’s only 37.4 pounds!

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Karen Zack @kjzack6.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#UglyDogs anyone near Georgia want a senior husky with a fantastic name?

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Honored to share a name with this sweet elder husky in Georgia who needs a home 🥺

Screenshot of a beautiful white-faced elder husky at the DeKalb County Animal Services in Georgia. Her name is Blair Braverman. She has fluffy feet and sweet blue eyes

Info about how to meet this sweet girl, in Chamblee, Georgia. She’s 10 years old and 39 pounds and has been at the shelter since May 29

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hahahahahaha I'm glad you appreciate this bc I panicked when I realized I'd been getting his name wrong the whole time and I just really didn't want to rerecord the whole episode for this jerk's sake 😂

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“Who is she, if she can’t prove to herself that she can do the impossible? Who is she, if she can’t prove how much she can take?” Oof. Painful moments of familiarity in @blairbraverman.bsky.social’s feminist telling of this abusive hippy survivalist story.

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Ep 6: Adam and Eve Crusoe

Podcast Episode · What to Carry, What to Burn · July 7 · 59m

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It's a title I've had for a while, but thought I'd use for a book! The verbs are inspired by survival tasks ofc, but also by O'Brien's The Things They Carried + Regan's Burn the Place. So in my mind, it references both survival and literature/stories, and the podcast is an intersection of both :)

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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Espy @esp1371.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Finished this episode on my way in to work this morning and, once again, Blair tells a great story about a very difficult situation. It's a good reminder that even the strongest, most confident people can get trapped in a bad situation, but that same strength can ultimately set them free.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

For sure. And the thing about survival stories is that the protagonists can be complicated, but ultimately we want to be rooting for them to survive. If someone’s cruel or evil, it’s kinda like, oh well, looks like this bad person is stuck on an island. Hope they never get out.

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Hopeful Chump @cousins.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Probably because of this:

Dog Domestication: We changed form, size, personality... Lifestyle, instinct, our entire way of being. (black and white cartoon of wolves running in a pack then a tiny dog in his bed with a bone toy)

Cat Domestication: We went inside. (black and white cartoon of a cat in tall grass outside, then the same exact cat in a room.)

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The cats ALWAYS survive. It’s mind blowing.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tell her the next one is kid friendly!! At least, relatively speaking. I gotta say I never expected people to get into listening to What to Carry with their kids, but I’m hearing that a lot and I love it!

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The new episode of What to Carry, What to Burn, is a bit different from the others -- it takes place on a deserted island, yes, but that's not the greatest danger that our hero faces. It's a story of how someone can get trapped in abuse, not in spite of her toughness but because of it.

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Ep 6: Adam and Eve Crusoe

Podcast Episode · What to Carry, What to Burn · 7 July · 59min

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Loadie @loadie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

excellent episode of @weratedogs.com dogcast this week featuring extended interview with @blairbraverman.bsky.social who once again communicates beautifully what it's like to experience life on the runners and with sleddogs in your life and heart. put it in your eyes and ears #uglydogs

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Saying Goodbye to the Dogs That Saved Her Life

YouTube video by WeRateDogs

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

If you have a young person in your life—or if you feel climate doomish & want to hold on but can’t stand hopium—I can’t recommend this gorgeous new work of graphic journalism by my old friends @meerasub.bsky.social & Danica Novgorodoff enough.

Book cover of A Better World is Possible

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