The Walt Bodine Show - Driving Across Missouri and Kansas
Here's an interview Ted and I did last spring for our book on I-70 through Missouri. We were honored to be on NPR, but after realizing that over a million people (ok, at least more than 10) could be listening, we got pretty nervous. It was a great time, though, and the staff was very friendly. After being prepped on how to correctly cough on radio (hit the silent button), we were shuttled down the hall into a tiny recording studio. They dressed us up with super-huge headsets--artificial ears through which we heard ourselves talk, placed a huge microphone in front of us and asked us politely not to move over an inch for the next hour. I failed at one point, and a guy came out and adjusted mine back in front of my face (all while the audience had no clue)-- ah the secret joy of radio faux pas. This pose was difficult for an Italian woman who needs to talk with her hands and for one who needs smiling reassurance. Because I couldn't turn, I could only see Ted out of the corner of my eye and wondered if his face was full of bewilderment, embarrassment, glee, or fascination while I was answering questions. This was definitely a highlight during our I-70 journey!
In "Driving Across Missouri: A Guide to I-70" we wrote about what travelers can see beyond the billboards. In "Traveling Through Illinois: Stories of I-55 Landmarks & Landscapes Between Chicago & St. Louis" we found stories among the cornstalks. Follow us as we share stories found alongside the roads we travel in the U.S. and around the world.
"The real voyage of Discovery lies not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes"
- Marcel Proust
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When I entered the studio the friendly staff at KCUR told me I had the perfect face for radio.
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