145 Erin Walker on "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing

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Y'all already know how much I love Canadians, and today you get to hear from one of my favorite ones.⁠ ⁠ I've previously interviewed Erin Walker before on Episode 101: Cookbook-Palooza with the women of the Three Kitchens Podcast. Their mission is to inspire fellow home cooks to try something new and have fun in the kitchen. They take a deep dive into a recipe, giving ideas and tips for making it, and they also talk to interesting guests from the food world.⁠ ⁠ Today I get a solo show with Erin, who is a mother, knitter, lover of the great outdoors and (of course) an avid reader. We talked about the book "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" by Alfred Lansing and let me tell you: this is a jaw-dropping story. Erin is the type of human who likes to do treacherous, outdoorsy things, and I am the type of human who only goes outside to acquire more books. But we agree that this book, and the story of this particular adventurer, is an incredible read.⁠

Host: Julie Strauss

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Guest: Erin Walker

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Discussed in this episode:

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

(Check out Best Book Ever Episode 049, when Ysaura Vanegas talked to me about The Alchemist)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

The Strangers by Katherena Vermette

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

(Check out Best Book Ever Episode 024, when Jaimie Morimoto talked to me about Pride and Prejudice)

The Promise by Damon Galgut

(Check out Best Book Ever Episode 089, when Stephen Pelton talked to me about Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf,and we veered into a discussion about Damon Galgut’s books.)

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

Endurance: My Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly

More Than You’ll Ever Know by Kate Gutierrez

Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

(Check out Best Book Ever Episode 143, when Katy Leep Arditti talks to me about The House in the Cerulean Sea)

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

(Check out Best Book Ever Episode 089, when Tori Snow talked to me about Hidden Valley Road)

Tastes Like War: A Memoir by Grace M. Cho

(Check out Best Book Ever Episode 110, when Jasmine Vyas talked to me about Tastes Like War).

I was not able to do the Bosom Caresser Speakeasy Episode with the Three Kitchens Gals, but they did it, and it is wonderful. Check it out HERE!

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