Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery

Fans of the Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild” are familiar with the plot line – a man is dropped in the woods with only his wits and skills to help him survive, with no help from the camera crew. The story is not a new one. We’ll talk this hour with E Magazine editor Jim Motavalli whose new book is “Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery” (Da Capo Press, 2008).