Season 2, Episode 4 - Sahara Smackdown

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Join us this week for an ultramarathon through the Sahara desert! Athlete Mauro Prosperi ran the Marathon de Sables in 1994 and things did in fact get bizarre. Featuring an extreme crash diet not recommended by healthcare professionals. We are loving extreme landscapes this season!!SOURCES for this episode: Alone in the Sahara: The Survival Story of Mauro Prosperi: https://www.offgridweb.com/survival/alone-in-the-sahara-the-survival-story-of-mauro-prosperi/Here’s How a Runner Survived Nine Days in the Sahara Desert: https://nerdist.com/article/how-runner-survived-nine-days-sahara-desert-mauro-prosperi/An episode of My Favorite Murder called Show-Off Time: https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes/304-show-off-time?rq=Plane%20crashHow I drank urine and bat blood to survive: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30046426Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake, co-hosted this week by Thomas Wartenberg.Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfsIf you would like to hear your story on the show submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.comFollow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre Email us stuff at [email protected] If you love the show please rate, follow and review wherever you get your podcasts! Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarreKeep it weird out there folks!

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