When Natalie Oganesyan embarked on a marathon hiking trip across the western United States, she was hoping for a physical and emotional challenge - but, she never expected to have to run for her life. In this episode, Natalie travels to 10 national parks, adopts a stray cat while on the road and narrowly escapes a fast-moving wildfire.

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Luna Benichou had been warned about the sometimes predatory nature of spiritual centers in India. Only a few weeks into her yoga apprenticeship, she started to notice that something was off. Luna recounts her frightening experience escaping a manipulative fraudulent “guru," and talks about cultural appropriation and the dark side of the spiritual industry.

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When Nick Collins and his friends embarked on a backpacking trip in Alaska, they expected that they might see a bear or two. But nothing prepared them for what they would encounter on the rugged Kodiak Island. Nick recounts his epic salmon-fishing trip in the remote Alaskan wilderness and talks about fearing for his life, staying safe while backpacking, and what to do when faced with a 1,000-pound predator.

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Every year since she was a child, 23-year-old Anya Doherty flew thousands of miles across the world to visit friends and family. But as her concern for the environmental implications of air travel grew, she set out to find a way to get from London to San Franciso without flying on a single airplane. Her solution — booking a cabin on a commercial cargo ship. Anya recounts her unique and fascinating journey halfway around the world, talks about travel sustainability, slow travel, and facing her fears.

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Daisy never thought travel would be accessible to her, but after a leap of faith and against the will of her parents, she went from not knowing how to purchase a plane ticket to becoming an avid traveler.

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Will Lavergne was in college when his drunk friend had the crazy idea of participating in the Mongol Rally, a “choose your own adventure” journey with only one rule — anything goes. Through deserts, mountains and “the city of gold”, Will describes his epic journey across the Middle East.

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