“Travel imparts a liquid language whose sole property is the flow of questions.” –Marcia DeSanctis
In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Marcia talk about what it was like to work as a TV producer for Barbara Walters (1:30); how she made the decision to transition into prose writing, and how a sense of curiosity and abandon can inspire travel and travel writing (6:00); how we all change as travelers over the course of a lifetime (13:00); the way the things we bring home from our travels shape our memories of places (21:30); and how travel is a way to reinvent oneself (30:00).
Marcia DeSanctis (marciadesanctis1) is a Contributing Writer for Travel + Leisure. Her 2022 essay collection is entitled A Hard Place to Leave: Stories from a Restless Life.
Notable Links:
- Barbara Walters (American TV host)
- Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan revolutionary)
- The Millions (online literary magazine)
- Souvenir, book by Rolf Potts (book)
- Alexander Pushkin (Russian poet)
- Kievan Rus’ (medieval state)
- Leningrad (former name of St. Petersburg)
- Trans–Mongolian Railway (Asian train route)
- A&E Biography (TV program)
The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.
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