Ep. 204: It Should Be Difficult to Get Lost Forever

Published: 2020-01-20 11:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Roman Dial, Anthony Licata, and Ryan Callaghan.

Topics discussed: the death of a son; dip-netting salmon; quitting climbing for marriage; playing the long game in child rearing; scaring yourself; being aware of what's dangerous; out dates; deadly snakes; the helplessness of modern humans; getting kicked out of the search for your own son; documentary tv vs. reality tv; the stink in the room you no longer notice; weeping through writing; and more.

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Referenced Books

The Adventurer's Son

by Roman Dial

This is the main subject of the interview. Roman Dial's newly published book with a quote from John Krakauer described as 'a brave and marvelous book, a page turner that will rip your heart out.' The book tells the story of Roman Dial searching for his son who went missing in Costa Rica.

Referenced at 00:00:08

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by Chris Offutt

Roman Dial mentions being friends with writer Chris Offutt and references that 'he wrote a book that was very critical of his family.' No specific title is provided, but it's clearly a reference to a published book by Offutt.

Referenced at Near end of transcript (no exact timestamp in that section)