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National Park After Dark

Swallowed by the Jungle: Corcovado National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, True Crime

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

With so many National Parks around the world, we can’t help but venture to far off lands. Someone else who had that urge, was Cody Roman Dial. The son of a National Geographic explorer and field biologist, Cody (who preferred to go by his middle name, Roman) followed right in his father’s footsteps. His own travels brought him all over the world. His final adventure brought him to Costa Rica, where he walked into the jungle for the last time. Come along with us as we learn about Roman’s life, disappearance, and the lengths his family went to find out what happened to their son. For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials at:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!Prose:  Get a free in-depth hair regimen and 15% off your first custom hair care order at prose.com/NPADWicked Clothes: Get 10% off of any purchase when you use our discount code NPAD at check out or go to our link www.wickedclothes.com/NPADFor a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It is true that death awaits us all.

0:04.6

The inescapable, undeniable part of life that lurks in the shadows, waiting for the

0:09.8

last trickles of sand in our hour glasses to run out.

0:14.5

But what happens to you after you die?

0:17.5

One of the oldest and most controversial questions there is.

0:21.6

What awaits us after life here on Earth has been up for debate around the campfire, dinner

0:26.8

table and throughout scientific circles for hundreds of years.

0:31.2

Do the pearly gates await us, perpetual purgatory, or just plain nothingness?

0:38.4

Whatever the case may be, there is something that rings true no matter what journey awaits

0:42.9

those whose turn it is to face the music.

0:46.2

In death there is always life left behind, usually in the form of loved ones.

0:52.2

The way in which we are taken is rarely up to us, and whether it is anticipated or satin,

0:58.0

the circumstances rarely lessen the sting for those of us who are still here, but in

1:03.0

some cases it is the unknown that hurts the most.

1:07.6

But it is difficult to find closure amidst the unknown.

1:12.0

Closure, such a tricky word.

1:14.9

If it was tangible, it would be like warm putty, just when you think you have a firm grasp

1:19.6

on it, it starts dripping and slipping through your fingers.

1:24.0

Closure in the midst of the unknown, is there such a thing?

1:27.5

If you don't know what happened to your loved one, how are you supposed to accept it?

1:32.4

This week we travel to the jungles of Costa Rica's Corcavado National Park with Roman Dile,

1:39.1

known by many as the famous National Geographic World Explorer, field biologist and professor,

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