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Desert Survival

From: NPR
Series: How To Do Everything
Length: 05:08

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We tell you how to find water in the desert. Read the full description.
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Cactus_small We tell you how to find water in the desert.

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Timing and Cues

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HOST INTRO: Here, as always, to make your life easier…Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag of NPR’s How To Do Everything. This time around: how to find water in the desert.
Incue: We got a question from Lear..
Outcue: you got the wrong end of that deal.
HOST BACKANNOUNCE: That was Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag of NPR’s How To Do Everything, with Bear Grylls. To hear the full How To Do Everything show, go to howtodoeverything dot org.

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Incue: Just so you can keep us straight...
Outcue: you got the wrong end of that deal.

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