meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Locations Unknown

Denali’s Magic Bus: The Epic Quest and Tragic End of Christopher McCandless

Locations Unknown

Unknown Media Group

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6756 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In the early 1990's, a young man's quest for freedom leads him to abandon society, hitchhike across America, and live in the Alaskan wilderness. His journey, inspired by literary ideals, ends tragically in an abandoned bus shrouded in mystery. Join us this week as we explore the incredible life and story of Christopher McCandless, also known as "Alexander Supertramp."

Learn more about Locations Unknown: https://linktr.ee/LocationsUnknown

Check out our other shows on the Unknown Media Network:
Off The Trails
The Peanut Butter and Mountains Podcast
The Weirdos We Know  
Who Runs This Park

New Patreon Shoutouts: Alec Weber

Want to help the show out and get even more Locations Unknown content!  For as little as $5 a month, you can become a Patron of Locations Unknown and get access to our episodes early, special members only episode, free swag, swag contests, and discounts to our Locations Unknown Store!  Become a Patron of the Locations Unknown Podcast by visiting our Patreon page.  (https://www.patreon.com/locationsunknown)  

All our Patreon only content (Audio & Video) can now be accessed via Spotify.  (Active subscription to our Patreon channel is required.) -- Locations Unknown Subscriber Only Show | Podcast on Spotify  

Want to call into the show and leave us a message?  Now you can!  Call 208-391-6913 and leave Locations Unknown a voice message and we may air it on a future message! 

View live recordings of the show on our YouTube channel: Locations Unknown - YouTube

Presented by Unknown Media Group.

Hosts: Mike Van de Bogert & Joe Erato

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/locations-unknown--6183838/support.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Thousands of people have mysteriously vanished in America's wilderness.

0:12.4

Join us as we dive into the deep end of the unexplainable and try to piece together what happened.

0:20.0

You are listening to locations unknown. What's up, everybody and welcome back to another episode of Locations Unknown.

0:59.2

I'm your co-host, Joe Erado.

1:00.8

And with me, as always, is a guy who can play the harp with his toes.

1:03.9

Mike Van der Bogart.

1:05.3

Thank you, Joe.

1:06.2

And thank you once again for tuning in to the show.

1:10.7

Just a couple of announcements here before we get going. So first, I would like to thank you once again for tuning in to the show. Just a couple of announcements here before we get going.

1:13.1

So first, I would like to thank our newest Patreon supporter, Alec Weber.

1:18.9

Thank you so much for your supporting the show.

1:20.9

Thank you.

1:22.5

If you want to call the show and leave us a voicemail, you can call 208391-6913. And we just did a patron episode last,

1:33.1

a few days ago. Yes. It was all the people that called the numbers and we had some really

1:37.5

hilarious calls. They all got it. They all got it. They all understood what this was supposed to be.

1:43.1

They all understand what's going on.

1:44.5

So if you're interested in hearing that, if you want to know what that means, yes.

1:49.1

You have to be a patron or member. Patreon member, YouTube member,

1:54.5

Spreaker memberships, Apple subscriptions.

1:57.5

Not X yet? Not, no. Probably never will happen. never will happen um if you want to check out

2:04.1

some of the other shows on the unknown media group network you've got some great shows including

2:08.8

peanut butter and mountains podcast off the trails the weirdos we know and who runs this park

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Unknown Media Group, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Unknown Media Group and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.