Blair Braverman’s “What To Carry, What to Burn” Joins Radiotopia

Radiotopia from PRX announced a new partnership with adventurer and bestselling author Blair Braverman, the creator and host of the 2026 breakout podcast What to Carry, What to Burn. The podcast featuring true life tales of survival and perseverance is now part of Radiotopia, the Peabody Award-nominated network of today’s extraordinary independent audio producers.

“What to Carry, What to Burn is exactly the kind of bold, beautifully told storytelling that we love at Radiotopia,” said Audrey Mardavich, Executive Producer of Radiotopia from PRX. “We’re so excited to partner with Blair, who brings an incredible mix of curiosity, narrative talent, and firsthand experience as a badass adventurer to these thrilling and deeply human stories of survival.”

What to Carry, What to Burn launched in May 2026 and has quickly found a highly engaged nationwide audience. Each episode––written and told by Braverman––features a cinematic recounting of an adventure from the past that’s gone impossibly awry, and what came next. From stories of an an Iñupiaq woman who endured a brutal Arctic winter alone after a doomed expedition in 1921, to a shark fisherman who disappeared for two years following a storm over the Pacific Ocean, to a 17-year old daughter of biologists who survived in the Amazon rainforest as the sole survivor of a disastrous plane crash, What to Carry, What to Burn also explores what we can learn about getting through the impossible, both in the wilderness and in our own lives.

People think survival is about toughness, but it’s so much more about creativity, optimism, empathy… every survivor is solving high-stakes mysteries in real time,” said Braverman. I’ve loved learning these stories, and telling them! I’m so excited to keep doing so with Radiotopia.”

With stories previously heard on signature podcasts such as You’re Wrong About and This American Life, Braverman is also the author of the acclaimed memoir Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube, Dogs on the Trail, the bestselling children’s book The Day Leap Soared, and bestselling novel Small Game. A long-distance dogsledder, she’s completed the 1,000-mile Iditarod race and placed top-five in some of the most challenging sled dog races in the world, including the Canadian Challenge and Kobuk 440 in Alaska. Braverman was previously named to the Outdoor Industry Association’s inaugural “Outdoor 30 under 30,” honoring the boldest individuals driving outdoorsmanship forward.

Praised as “the survival obsession you’ve been waiting for” by Outside Magazine and by Podcast Review as “a dream show [and] a must-hear for anyone who values empathetic, captivating storytelling,” What to Carry, What to Burn will continue to release new episodes every other Tuesday free across all major podcast platforms.

Radiotopia podcasts have received recognitions for their depth of creativity and meaning from the Tribeca Festival, National Magazine Awards, the Peabody Awards, and the Pulitzer Prizes. Braverman’s partnership with the network was announced at Sounds Profitable’s 2026 Podcast Business Summit, a flagship event showcasing the industry’s leading ideas.

Visit whattocarrypod.com and radiotopia.fm for more.