Episode 36: Patrick Symmes
Longform10 Apr 2013

Episode 36: Patrick Symmes

Patrick Symmes, foreign correspondent and contributor to Outside and Harper's. Show notes: @patricksymmes patricksymmes.com Symmes's Outside archive Symmes's Harper's archive [2:30] Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend (2000) [7:00] The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro's Schoolmates from Revolution to Exile (2008) [21:45] "Taking the Measure of Castro, Ounce by Ounce" (Harper's • Jan 1996) (subscription required) [22:00] "Ten Thousand Revolutions" (Harper's • June 1997) (subscription required) [23:00] "The Generals in Their Labyrinth" (Outside • July 2008) [24:30] "Miraculous Fishing" (Harper's • Dec 2000) (subscription required) [35:00] "Sand Storm" (Outside • May 2011) [39:00] "The Beautiful Game" (Outside • Oct 2012) [42:00] Among the Thugs (Bill Buford • 1993) [49:30] "A Wild Country Grows in South Sudan" (Outside • May 2013) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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