Let’s Get Lost

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September 04, 2005

Linda Ellerbee believes in taking big bites. And she's not just talking about food. Ellerbee likes to take big bites out of elsewhere. In fact, that's the way she defines adventure. In this hour of the Peabody Award-winning program To The Best Of Our Knowledge, journalist Linda Ellerbee tells us about her edible journeys around the world.

Linda Ellerbee on "Take Big Bites"

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Journalist Linda Ellerbee remembers buying oranges in Afghanistan, visiting Vietnam a generation after the war, and bathing in the Mediterranean to mark the passing of Julia Child.

Dean King on Captain James Riley

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Dean King tells Jim Fleming about the ordeal of Captain James Riley and his crew. They lost their ship and were enslaved by desert nomads for months.

Rebecca Solnit on "A Field Guide to Getting Lost"

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Getting lost has many meanings and sometimes it’s a good thing if it allows you to go beyond your own constraints and comfort zones.

Colin Meloy on The Decemberists

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Colin Meloy likes to lose himself in music. He’s the songwriter and lead singer of a band called The Decemberists.

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September 24, 2006
Guests: 

Linda Ellerbee

Dean King

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Rebecca Solnit reading book

Rebecca Solnit

Author, Memoirist, Essayist
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Colin Meloy

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August 02, 2024