Episode 70 of MARS MESSINA PRESENTS talks about a type of camping in which Mars was once hardly interested. "Glamping" was a barely passable concept. According to professional survivalists who run survivalist - or minimalist, or wilderness - camps, they've seen a 60% increase in enrollment this year over several previous years. Why? There are two major reasons: 1) the fear of climate change and 2) the fear of the end of the world. We will talk about the basics of both wilderness and urban survival methods, and we will list some schools where one might receive training. Two points Mars would like to make: 1) one should do one's best to not give into the fear behind these activities, but to approach it as an adventure and as a way to come to know Mother Nature - especially when children are involved, and 2) it is vitally important to build community and to practice plans with extended family and neighbors and friends.
BEDTIME STORIES FROM THE ACOUSTIC BOOKSHELF wraps things up with TWO! poems by Henry David Thoreau:   EPITAPH ON THE WORLD, and I AM THE AUTUMNAL SUN.
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