The Hairdresser Is the Most Influential Man in Any Community

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

There was a knock on the door, and i admitted a young man of about 20. The burly proprietor's face was red as a raspberry. He thrust his jaw at me as if i ain't having enough trouble. You got to be from new york is that bad for me? It is. I went through my beans and half my ham before i answered him. Now maybe you see why i got worries.

The last in our series exploring the spirit of America in the footsteps of one of its greatest writers, John Steinbeck. At key spots on Steinbeck’s 1960 journey across the country, we team up with artists to explore how things have changed, or not, and to talk back to Steinbeck across the years. In this episode, visits with theater director Troy Nickerson in Spokane, Washington, and poet Diana Garcia in Monterey, California.