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. BIBLIOGRAPHY Abad-Santos, A. (2013). ‘North Koreans Reportedly Turn to Cannibalism Due to 'Hidden Famine'’, The Altantic, 28 January. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/01/north-koreans-reportedly-turn-cannibalism-due-hidden-famine/319002/ Amnesty International. (2019). North Korea. Available at: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/north-korea AP News. 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