Jon Turk on "Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wildnerness in Samburu

In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV · Nov 19, 2021 · 1h 5m

Wherein we are joined by Ben's uncle, Jon Turk, to talk about his new book. While tracking a lion with a Samburu headman and then, later, eluding human assailants who may be tracking him, Jon Turk experiences people at their best and worst. As the tracker and the tracked, Jon reveals how the stories we tell each other, and the stories spinning in our heads, can be moulded into innovation, love and co-operation — or harnessed to launch armies. Seeking escape from the confusion we create for ourselves and our neighbors with our think-too-much-know-it-all brains, Jon finds liberation within a…