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Alex Zharov

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122 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

We didn't know where we were.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And then we realized we weren't going to make it anywhere.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And we're like, in the morning, we'll figure out what to do.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

So we went to sleep.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I swam really violently to get myself warmed up.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And by the middle, I got really tired, and it was really cold.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And I'm like, oh, it's much worse than I thought.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And there's birds flying, like, peeking on me.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I'm like, these crazy, strange, far-away birds are going to bite me or something, you know?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And I got really lucky, because my legs suddenly hit the...

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

hit the bottom, and I'm like, and I was so happy when I came out there, I was so cold, but I was happy, okay, and I was definitely sure that it was civilization, because tall buildings were right behind the trees, they were like, and the bridge was right over there, and I'm like, oh, finally, and I was even singing a song walking, and the birds were screaming something to me, and I'm like, yeah, yeah, you know, I made it.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Because I thought we were going to be stuck there for a really long time, maybe for the whole day.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

The only thing I could do is just try to get to civilization.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And especially these islands, they were pressuring me to go there.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

They were so close.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And I got really bored.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I wake up in the morning.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I don't want to stay in one spot on the yacht and think about how we're going to get saved.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I really want to do something.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And I'm like, OK, I'm going to have this little adventure.