Telling The Story

To this point, the Telling The Story podcast has focused on short-form storytellers. I have interviewed a multimedia journalist, a former sports anchor, a television photographer, and a newspaper photographer. Each person produces his or her work quickly, usually on deadline, in the often ephemeral format of daily media. Not this guest. Andrew Carroll joins me on the fifth episode of the Telling The Story podcast. He has just released a mammoth, 450-page tome called Here Is Where, which tells a giant handful of forgotten stories from America's history. In researching and putting together this book, Carroll has produced a phenomenal piece of storytelling. I wrote about Here Is Where several weeks ago in a book review that focused both on Carroll's storytelling and his themes. The book left me spellbound by its conclusions about the role of history in present society. Here is what I wrote at the time: Here Is Where is absolutely worth a read. It is the first book I can remember that captivated me with its cont