"It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such. It is the bog in our brain and bowels, the primitive vigor of Nature in us that inspires that dream. I shall never find in the wilds of Labrador any greater wildness than in some recess in Concord, i.e., than I import into it."
—Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 1856

Cabin is a series from The Relentless Picnic. It's one story told over 11 episodes. It's a story about solitude and isolation, community and loss, Henry David Thoreau and Ted Kaczynski—and it's told through audio recorded throughout 2019, 2020, and 2021.

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SOURCES (Ep. 9):

- Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society (1954): amzn.to/3o2zdmy ; 
- An anonymous comment submitted to relentlesspicnic.com, Feb. 29, 2020 ; 
- Plato, Apology (40C-41C); 
- "The Last Frontier: Homesteaders on the margins of America" by Ted Conover (Harper's; Aug. 2019): bit.ly/3KyesLl ; 
- season photo: "Untitled #2214" by Todd Hido, 1998.

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Cabin - Ep. 9

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"In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life is unspeakably mean. But alone in the distant woods or fields, even in a bleak and, to most, cheerless day, I come to myself, I once more feel myself grandly related, and that cold and solitude are friends of mine. I wish to get the Concord, the Massachusetts, the America, out of my head and be sane a part of every day."
—Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 1855

This is the penultimate episode of CABIN, which will conclude with Ep. 11.

Cabin is a series from The Relentless Picnic. It's one story told over 11 episodes. It's a story about solitude and isolation, community and loss, Henry David Thoreau and Ted Kaczynski—and it's told through audio recorded throughout 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Support us at patreon.com/relentlesspicnic for access to a ton of bonus content.

Our web site is relentlesspicnic.com

SOURCES (Ep. 10):

- "Deserter's Song" by Blackout Beach, 2011: spoti.fi/3IukcDJ ;
- season photo: "Untitled #2214" by Todd Hido, 1998.

Cabin - Ep. 10

"The eternity I detect in Nature I predicate of myself also. How many springs I have had this same experience! I am encouraged, for I recognize this steady persistency and recovery of Nature as a quality of myself."
—Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 1856

CABIN is a series from The Relentless Picnic. It's one story told over 11 episodes. It's a story about solitude and isolation, community and loss, Henry David Thoreau and Ted Kaczynski—and it's told through audio recorded throughout 2019, 2020, and 2021.

This is the final episode of CABIN.

Support us at patreon.com/relentlesspicnic for access to a ton of bonus content.

Our web site is relentlesspicnic.com

SOURCES (Ep. 11):

 - Treat: Hotel Room Q&A pt. 3: More Q's, more A's, 8:09–11:26 (Aug. 2019), available to our Patreon supporters: bit.ly/3q1Jl24 ; 
 - The journals of Henry David Thoreau (1837-1861): bit.ly/36Lxavm ; 
 - "Anthony Bourdain on Vices, Humanity, and Foodies" by Khushbu Shah (Eater; Aug. 2014): bit.ly/3q4rtmY ; 
 - season photo: "Untitled #2214" by Todd Hido, 1998.

Cabin - Ep. 11: Finale

We report on some changes we're making to our Patreon page, make public some formerly-locked-up bonus content, and speak about the future of The Relentless Picnic — which is real, and is coming.

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