Here it is, for one day only! Krakauer v. Krakauer! Privileged white kids in Alaska v. obsessed mountain climbers in Tibet! It's the smackdown of the century!
Well, maybe not. And it's not for one day only, either. But it sounded good.
This the first in (hopefully) a series of podcasts about whatever book needs talkin' about. Join me and my sound engineer, emcee, and dear papa Albert Martella as we discuss great literature. This week, it's two of Jon Krakauer's more well-known books: "Into the Wild", the story of Chris McCandless, and "Into Thin Air", the tale of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Enjoy!
First I want to say I loved this podcast and will be eagerly awaiting more. And will also be heading to the library to pick up "Into Thin Air". But I have a quick question...in your podcast you said McCandless was found dead of exposure....in the movie they framed it that he died by being poisoned, he misidentified a plant...did the movie change the facts behind his death or did you misremember?
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks T! And I think you're right, it was bad mushrooms. Either way, he went into a situation woefully unprepared and paid the price.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little bit of Column A, a little bit of Column B with his death...
ReplyDeleteWe teach this book to the juniors; they find it very confusing. Then again, they are high school students. :)