I've Been There, You Know?

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

"It's either one way or the other, and i i preferred go this way," says Otiav. "My brother actually got in the car and drove to seattle, and snow orm picked me up and drove me back home" 'I've been here ever since' - Otiav on his life as a gay Australian man.

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.