On the Road Again
Wonder Cabinet
Wonder Cabinet Productions
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Now that road trip season is upon us, we take a deep look at the open road. We’ll talk with interstate long-haulers, join an elephant named Solomon on his journey across 16th century Europe, and take the “blackest road trip ever.” And Manal al-Sharif tells the story of her radical road trip — being a Saudi woman who learned how to drive.
Original Air Date: July 01, 2023
Interviews In This Hour:
Put It In Boogie Gear On the Backslide — A Guidebook to the 'Blackest Road Trip Ever' — Philip Pullman on 'The Pocket Atlas of the World' — Driving While Female — Julie Schumacher on 'Elephant's Journey' — Getting High At Disney World
Guests:
Finn Murphy, Lawrence Ross, Philip Pullman, Manal al-Sharif, Julie Schumacher, John Jeremiah Sullivan
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, it's Anne. |
| 0:05.3 | And like millions of Americans, I am packing up for a road trip. |
| 0:10.0 | Sandwiches for the cooler, drama mean for the dog, |
| 0:13.3 | 17 hours of podcasts to stave off boredom, including one we made just for you, |
| 0:18.7 | a collection of some of our favorite road stories, |
| 0:22.2 | featuring a conversation with an interstate long hauler, |
| 0:25.6 | the blackest road trip ever, |
| 0:27.8 | Philip Pullman's Childhood Pocket Atlas, |
| 0:30.5 | and the legendary voyage of an elephant named Solomon |
| 0:33.7 | who crossed the Alps in 1551. |
| 0:37.7 | Today's episode, on the road again. Wisconsin Public Radio. |
| 0:59.4 | It's to the best of our knowledge. |
| 1:00.6 | I'm Anne Strain Champs. |
| 1:04.9 | Do you remember the first time you felt the call of the road? |
| 1:11.6 | I was at Colby College, which is one of these ivy-covered liberal arts schools. |
| 1:15.0 | Long-haul trucker, Finn Murphy. |
| 1:19.6 | My parents and I were walking down this leafy walkway. |
| 1:23.9 | Somebody's playing guitar under a tree, and there's a couple of kids throwing frisbee, |
| 1:26.8 | and I said, I'm not coming back here. |
| 1:30.3 | I'm going to sign up with North American van lines and I'm going to become a driver. |
| 1:32.3 | My father, who had never gone to college, |
| 1:36.3 | and that was the one thing he didn't accomplish in his life, |
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