Into the Wild
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Sep 26, 2026
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
11 days after he made his final phone call, the police department gained entry to Daniel's apartment and found a few clues.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Sitting on the table was an open notebook, a Bible, and a full glass of soda.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
None of these items led the police to Daniel, but then they saw the light of his answering machine blinking.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Curious, they checked his answer phone and found a message from a man who had found Daniel's wallet and was offering to return it.
Joe HolshueHOST
including two of the most experienced high-altitude climbers on Earth.
Joe HolshueHOST
John Krakauer, Into the Wild, 1997, right around 400 pages.
Joe HolshueHOST
I
Ian DeYoungHOST
think you're going to say two hours later, he'd be dead.
Joe HolshueHOST
Yeah, he's written a ton.
Joe HolshueHOST
Yeah, what has he written? Well, first of all, he's a returning guest to the show.
Joe HolshueHOST
Into the Wild.
Joe HolshueHOST
Into the Wild about Alexander Lightning McQueen or whatever his name was.
Mike ParkerHOST
But what you sent was, Something to the effect of the famous or in some respects and some people certainly call it infamous book by our own Corvallis High School's own John Krakauer.
Mike ParkerHOST
who has had a marvelous career coming out of CHS with Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, just books that have been well received, Under the Banner of Heaven.
Mike ParkerHOST
We just watched recently on Hulu their version of the adaptation of John's book, Where Men Win Glory, The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.
Mike ParkerHOST
And another book about Greg Mortensen.
Tony VogelHOST
Yep.
Eric ClarkGUEST
And I think in the book, Into the Wild, where Christopher McKendles, who aka Alex Supertramp, or whatever he called himself, like...
Eric ClarkGUEST
He died alone in the wilderness.
Eric ClarkGUEST
And one of the things that he wrote in his diary is like, life is meant to be shared with other people.
Steve StocktonHOST
Some of his personal items, including pants, ID card, wallet, cash, and car keys, were in this bag found by the Barbour River.
Steve StocktonHOST
Also inside the bag, searchers found pain medication, sleep aid tablets, the book Into the Wild, and handwritten letters to his family and his girlfriend.
Steve StocktonHOST
Into the Wild is a popular book that follows the journey of Christopher McCandless.
Steve StocktonHOST
Christopher sets out into the wilderness of Alaska, only to perish while out looking for his next big adventure.
Steve StocktonHOST
None of the notes mentioned anything about his disappearance, but there was another note found inside the book.
Steve StocktonHOST
This note was addressed to his mother and read, He also apologized to his mother for being a coward, but did not refer to harming himself.
Steve StocktonHOST
The search was now focused exclusively on the Baraboo River, but despite days of intensive searching, no sign of Lee was ever found.
5 MINS LATER
Steve StocktonHOST
Anyone with any information is asked to please contact Deputy Paul Kozasek of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office at 307-684-5581 and reference case number 18S0075.
Steve StocktonHOST
11 days after he made his final phone call, the police department gained entry to Daniel's apartment and found a few clues.
Steve StocktonHOST
Sitting on the table was an open notebook, a Bible, and a full glass of soda.
Steve StocktonHOST
None of these items led the police to Daniel, but then they saw the light of his answering machine blinking.
Steve StocktonHOST
Curious, they checked his answer phone and found a message from a man who had found Daniel's wallet and was offering to return it.
Bryan LorittsHOST
But if you're traveling alone, game over.
Bryan LorittsHOST
Some years ago, I read John Krakauer's classic book, Into the Wild.
Bryan LorittsHOST
I think it came out in the 90s, so I don't mind giving it away.
Bryan LorittsHOST
It's a tragic tale of a guy by the name of Chris McCandless.
Elena BowesHOST
I mean, but that
Courtney MaumGUEST
being said, like, right before the book came out, I reread Into the Wild about Christopher McCandless, because Christopher McCandless was someone who was very much on my mind when I was writing this book.
Courtney MaumGUEST
So Christopher McCandless grew up in, if it wasn't Connecticut, it was a similar vibe to Connecticut.
Courtney MaumGUEST
Yeah.
Courtney MaumGUEST
Good family, not like upper class, but very comfortable, went to a really good school, I think even a prep school.
Courtney MaumGUEST
And then basically the day after graduation, took his graduation money and hitchhiked to Alaska and then ended up passing away in Alaska.
Courtney MaumGUEST
You know this story, Into the Wild? Yeah, I do.
Courtney MaumGUEST
It became a
Shane WatersHOST
After that, Everett Roos stopped being a missing person and started being a symbol.
Shane WatersHOST
John Krakauer gave him a chapter in Into the Wild alongside Chris McCandless.
Shane WatersHOST
He became the patron saint of everybody who wanted to believe you could walk into the desert and come out pure.
Shane WatersHOST
A lot of that got layered onto a kid who ate beans out of a can and got lonely.
Bryan LorittsHOST
But if you're traveling alone, game over.
Bryan LorittsHOST
Some years ago, I read John Krakauer's classic book, Into the Wild.
Bryan LorittsHOST
I think it came out in the 90s, so I don't mind giving it away.
Bryan LorittsHOST
It's a tragic tale of a guy by the name of Chris McCandless.
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