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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

I mean, you're a human being, you got more brains than a duck, you can catch it.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

But I wasn't really thinking about doing it.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I wasn't fantasizing about killing ducks or anything like that.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I was just thinking that if it comes to that, I'll have to get some blood to drink, you know?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I know it sounds very violent, but I was fighting for my life, you know?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Like, people might laugh when they hear about being trapped on an island that's so close to civilization, and the sharks and the ducks.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I knew it was a funny situation, but I really got the feeling of what is it like being on a desert island.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I felt like Robinson Crusoe, you know?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I knew what it was like to be by yourself, away from civilization, with no help, and you're facing this huge problem, and the only...

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

person that's near you is you and the ghost of your death close by, you know?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

So I can smell my death in the air.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

This is one of the World War II things that's here.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Like you open them up and you can go inside.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

There's like a room in there.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

It might be like something like a bunker or something.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

You see the rope here?

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

And the rope is really old.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

Let me take a picture of this.

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

I'm really thinking about where the heck is the scooter because

This American Life
628: In the Shadow of the City

It seems like it should be like, as we turn in, there should be more shoreline here.