My hits I had on my mind a 330 mile walk from Washington, D.C. to New York City.

That's what journalists Neil King decided to embark on in the spring of 2021.

The more I studied how I might do it, the more I focused on the incredible story that of course resided between those two places.

The idea started as a whim, but developed into an obsession.

Recently recovered from a long bout with a sapagio cancer and having watched the country become increasingly divided,

King came to see the journey as a pilgrimage of sorts, a tour through our country's past and present,

and an opportunity for him to reconnect with what matters in life.

He documented his trip and a new book titled, American Rainbow, Obuoka Memory and Renewal.

Neil King, it's so good to see you and to hear you. I want you to know that when you used to come onto the Friday news roundup,

other guests would say to me, oh my god, the guy with the best voice in broadcasting, I've got to be up against him.

So Neil, tell us what's happened with your voice.

You know, Diane, only you would be so kind as to ask that question because you've had your own experiences.

I, mine is not, you know, some tragedy story per se. It's just a story of another little bit of adversity that we all face.

And in my case, I got bit by a tick on the Easter Store of Maryland in the late summer of 2020,

and low and behold, in the matter of a week or so, it kind of zapped my voice and literally paralyzed my left vocal cords.

So since then, I've gone through a whole battery of different treatments and, you know, injections and things to kind of, you know, add some resonance and volume to my voice.

And to be honest, actually, it is better now than it has been in past moments.

And I'm just kind of accommodated myself to the fact that I have a raspy voice now than was the case before.

So, you know, I deal with it as I have it. And that's kind of where it is right now.

Well, I'm certainly happy to hear you. And to me, who suffers exactly the same kind of problem you sound fine to me.

Let's talk about this journey that you went on that inspired your wonderful book called American Rambo.

What a title. I love it because this title is a walk of memory and renewal. Tell us what inspired this walk.

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