Jon Krakauer on INTO THIN AIR

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a haunting personal account of the Mount Everest disaster in 1996. Jon joins us to talk about looking back on the last 30 years, chasing story, climbing, PTSD, research, magazines and more with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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Featured Books (Episode):
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
Looking for a Ship by John McPhee
Irons in the Fire by John McPhee
Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey
Orbital by Samantha Harvey