Episode 404
with Timothy Egan, Adam Pasi, Jeanette Ward, Pure Bathing Culture
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello tell stories of risks they've taken; Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan unpacks his relationship to faith during a thousand-mile trek across Europe that inspired his new book "A Pilgrimage to Eternity;" activist Jeannette Ward Horton discusses her organization NuLeaf, which advocates for minority inclusion in the legal cannabis industry; comedian Adam Pasi argues for the superiority of the Samoas Girl Scout cookie; and indie pop duo Pure Bathing Culture perform "All Night" from their latest album "Night Pass."
Timothy Egan
Writer
Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of eight other books, most recently The Immortal Irishman, a New York Times bestseller. His book on the Dust Bowl, The Worst Hard Time, won a National Book Award for nonfiction. His account of photographer Edward Curtis, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, won the Carnegie Medal for nonfiction. He writes a biweekly opinion column for The New York Times. Website • Twitter
Jeannette Ward Horton
Activist
Jeannette Ward Horton is co-founder of NuLeaf Project, an initiative to build intergenerational wealth in the communities most harmed by the war on drugs through the taxes and profits of the legal cannabis industry. Jeannette serves as Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications for Akerna, the world’s largest cannabis technology company and the first cannabis technology company listed on a major U.S.
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Adam Pasi
Comedian
Adam Pasi is a Portland based comic who has appeared on Portlandia and performed on festivals such as Bridgetown, Treefort and the Wenatchee Comedy Festival. In 2019 he won the Portland's Funniest Person contest but he prefers to focus on the fact that he got 3rd place in 2016. Twitter
Pure Bathing Culture
Indie-Pop Duo
Pure Bathing Culture's newest album, "Night Pass," functions as an invocation of all that is unique and beautiful about their sound. The musical identity of Portland's Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman, Pure Bathing Culture makes music that is both instantly identifiable yet utterly personal. Friends since freshman orientation, Versprille and Hindman became bandmates in 2009 and emerged as musical duo Pure Bathing Culture soon after that. Listen • Twitter
