S3 E4. LAND PART IV – The Arduous March
Description
Another week, another famine. This episode, Alix looks at a modern case of famine-induced survival cannibalism in North Korea.
TRANSCRIPT
https://castinglotspod.home.blog/2021/11/18/s3-e4-land-part-iv---the-arduous-march/
CREDITS
Written, hosted and produced by Alix Penn and Carmella Lowkis.
Theme music by Daniel Wackett. Find him on Twitter @ds_wack and Soundcloud as Daniel Wackett.
Logo by Riley. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @tallestfriend.
Casting Lots is part of the Morbid Audio Podcast Network. Network sting by Mikaela Moody. Find her on Bandcamp as mikaelamoody1.
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