There are generalists, journalists who are captivated by most any topic, who can blend

their way in to any landscape.

And then, there are specialists, writers who go back to the same theme or topic again

and again, like a drum or a lever or a vein.

And if you're a specialist, one with a lifelong fascination with finding utopia, you'll do

whatever it takes to get there.

It just became a kind of floating community of millionaires having their adventures around

the world.

No matter how many times they try to sink you.

From Justine Harmon and audio chuck, this is Killed, the podcast that brings dead stories

back to life.

Season 2, Episode 7, The World.

My name is JC Hallman and I'm a writer, I've written five books of nonfiction, I'm about

to publish my sixth book of nonfiction and a book of short stories.

I've been a teacher, I've done some other things in life but mainly just a freelance author.

JC Hallman can't be summarized neatly.

He's a prolific writer but one with an almost telescopic focus on invisible oasis, which

makes sense really when you consider where JC comes from.

I had actually grown up in a master planned community in Southern California on a street

called Utopia Road.

Rancho Bernardo, the San Diego development where JC grew up, was designed as a better way

to live in the suburbs.

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