Adventure writer Tim Cahill on fear, and what it's like to be dead for ten minutes

March 06, 2018 01:01:19
Adventure writer Tim Cahill on fear, and what it's like to be dead for ten minutes
Deviate with Rolf Potts
Adventure writer Tim Cahill on fear, and what it's like to be dead for ten minutes

Mar 06 2018 | 01:01:19

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Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“I think fear comes out of ignorance.” – Tim Cahill Tim Cahill is a journalist, author, and pioneering travel writer. In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Tim discuss hooking the reader from the first line of a story (2:15); the start of Tim's career and his early experiences in journalism (8:50); travel writing in the 1970s, and the evolution of travel writing (16:30); his relationship with risk and fear (24:00); his brush with death in the Grand Canyon (36:45); and how his connection with walking and travel has changed as he has aged (51:00). For more from Tim, check out his Rolling Stone and Outside archives, or his 2004 Q&A with Rolf. Mentioned writing by Tim Cahill Other 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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