The Art of Manliness

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#358: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

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Published November 21, 2017 8:28pm

Have you ever just wanted to get in your car, drive off into the middle of nowhere, leave behind the hustle and bustle of civilization, and just be by yourself? 

Well, in 1986 a man named Christopher Knight did just that and lived alone in the Maine woods without any, any human contact for 27 years until he was discovered in 2013.

My guest today wrote a biography β€” "The Stranger in the Woods" β€” about this man who locals called β€œthe Hermit of the North Pond.” His name is Michael Finkel and today on the show we discuss how Chris survived alone in...

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