Bestselling author Candice Millard joins Nick Owens for an in-depth discussion about Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of the Amazon rainforest.
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Produced by: Logan Lepper
Shoutouts: Glenn Cardoso, Ray & Marilyn Hostetler, @candice_millard @authenticexposurestudio
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Introduction – 00:00
What time period? – 01:37
First written words – 07:23
Reaching the River of Doubt today – 10:16
How does one practice bravery? – 17:25
Why did they embark on such a dangerous expedition? – 21:40
Cândido Rondon – 26:06
Small things that culminated into extreme hardship – 29:47
Kermit Roosevelt – 33:42
Whose territory did they enter? – 36:35
The Roosevelt & Rondon dynamic – 43:15
The murder of Paishon – 47:12
Roosevelt’s pathos on the River of Doubt – 51:23
TR’s response to scrutiny and disbelief – 54:04
Woodrow Wilson – 59:51
Candice’s writing process – 1:06:07
Destiny of the Republic – 1:15:01
Books optioned for film – 1:17:10
What’s next for Candice – 1:18:55
How will historians decode the information age? – 1:25:19
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Wow some interesting deep cuts on TR! Appreciated the deeper look at Kermit too—always struck me as an interesting guy. Too bad his life ended early