Podcast Episodes featuring Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux on the art of listening, and the necessary obstacles of deep travel

Deviate with Rolf Potts - - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 117 ratings
"All writing is trying to destroy a stereotype, and the individual that you're writing about -- the figure in the landscape -- is actually the ideal." —Paul Theroux Paul Theroux's highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, My Other Life, and The Mosquito Coast. His 1975 book The Great Railw...

Paul Theroux on aging, slow travel, and the inherent complexity of Mexico

Deviate with Rolf Potts - - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 117 ratings
“A writer tends to notice things that other people do not notice. And they are noticing so they can write about it.” – Paul Theroux In this episode of Deviate, Paul Theroux and Rolf discuss their travels through Mexico and magical realism (4:30); teaching as a way to get to know a country and th...

Paul Theroux with Katy Sewall: A Mexican Journey

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series - November 26, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In times fraught with tensions across borders, some of the most critical stories are those that bring us closer to the people on the other side. Legendary travel writer Paul Theroux came to our stage with just such stories in On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey, a recollection of his drive...

Travel Writer, Paul Theroux On Life And Death In Mexico

KERA's Think - October 14, 2019 21:19 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 799 ratings
Recording the sights and cuisine of a particular place is the hallmark of travel journalism, but documenting the pain of migration, hopes of the poor, and the color of a landscape creates an important, historical document for the genre. Paul Theroux joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his j...

102. Paul Theroux (Writer) – Saintly & Scowling

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - June 10, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. Since 2015, the Think Again podcast has been taking us out of our comfort zone, surprising our guests and Jason Gots, your host, with unexpected conversation starters from Big Think’s interview archives. 100 episode...