The Lost City of Z with David Grann

by | Nov 6, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview

Ep 103 Lost-City

The legendary city of “El Dorado”, the ultimate discovery. Percy Fawcett, a renowned explorer of his time, set out on his search for the “Lost City of Z” as he had nicknamed it. After barely surviving several exploratory expeditions he tried once more in the mid 1920s.

And was never seen again.

“The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon” by David Grann sheds some light on what happened to this legendary explorer, and is one of my favorite books about travel.

In Part II of my interview with David Grann, we delve into the adventures that made up the book and some of the trials and tribulations he encountered while trying to track down this lost explorer around the globe and into the depths of the Amazon.

David’s story is fascinating on so many levels, and truly inspires the adventurer in all of us.

This is part two of a two part interview. Click here for part I.

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In This Episode:

  • Finding the map of Fawcett’s actual path.
  • Telling his wife that he was going after this crazy adventurer.
  • Getting permission to visit the territories of these tribes.
  • Finding a folk tale of Faucet among the local tribes.
  • His new project about the Osage Nation.

and much more!

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A Journalist in Search of a Giant Squid with David Grann

by | Nov 5, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview

Ep 102 - David Grann

He’s the first to say it, he’s no adventurer.

And yet somehow he’s found himself tracking down Giant Squid in the middle of the night during a hurricane on the ocean and trekking through the wilds of the Amazon in search of a legendary explorer who went missing in the 1920s.

The author of The Lost City of Z (one of my favorite books) and The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, David Grann.

Today he joins us to talk about how he got his start as a journalist and how he’s experienced some crazy adventures in pursuit of his stories.

Because even if you’re not looking for adventure, sometimes it comes looking for you.

This is part one of a two-part interview. Check back tomorrow for part II.

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In This Episode:

  • His journey to becoming a writer.
  • The news story that led him down his long-form path.
  • Where his ideas come from.
  • Some of the troubles he’s landed in on his research trips.
  • Being caught in the middle of a hurricane, in the middle of the night on a boat.

and much more!

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