The great railway bizarre: A Trans-Siberian story (plus audio endnotes)

September 18, 2018 01:35:35
The great railway bizarre: A Trans-Siberian story (plus audio endnotes)
Deviate with Rolf Potts
The great railway bizarre: A Trans-Siberian story (plus audio endnotes)

Sep 18 2018 | 01:35:35

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Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“If there is any revelation to be gleaned from spending several days on a single train, it will come from the bizarre details that lurk beneath the mundanity of the trip itself.” – Rolf Potts In this episode of Deviate, Rolf reads his essay On the Trans-Siberian Express (2:00) and then recounts, with Jonathan Arlan, the story behind the story, discussing his approach to writing about his experiences on the Trans-Siberian railroad (1:17:00). Jonathan Arlan (@JonathanArlan) is the author of the book Mountain Lines: A Journey through the French Alps and a recent Tablet essay titled Off the Rails in Birobidzhan. Notable Links: The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don’t host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at [email protected].

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