Ep 02: A road trip into America’s dark heart + travelling in the footsteps of heroes

Published: May 15, 2022, 8 p.m.

Award winning  Melbourne author Emily Bitto talks about her new book Wild Abandon - the story of a naive young Australian man’s odyssey of self discovery, from  the decadent  glamour of New York  right into the terrifying dark heart of the American mid- west. 

And travel writer Max Anderson explains why he doesn’t read travel books, but prefers to follow in the footsteps of his literary heroes when he goes on holiday.  



Guests: 

Emily Bitto, author of Wild Abandon 

Max Anderson, travel writer

Our Random Reader - Belinda

Music composed by Quentin Grant 

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