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Brief, pithy stories from real life, about Ghosts, Snakes, Murder and Mayhem. Listen or read in episode order or pick a title you might like. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millenn…

Michael Gehron


    • Jun 29, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Kimendo Road: Chapter 19 - The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 19:37


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 19:39


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 30:16


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 20:59


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 26:17


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 15:29


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 17:12


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 28:01


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 23:00


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 25:33


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 20:33


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 27:53


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 19:34


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 15:14


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 23:40


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 20:38


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 30:37


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 22:04


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    Kimendo Road: Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 30:29


    SOMETIMES, AS THE ROAD GET EASIER, LIFE GETS HARDER Once a West African village boy makes it big in the city, he decides to bring change to his home town. By the 1970’s, few places on earth remained untouched by modernity. Kimendo Road is the story of one of the last of those places - a lightly fictionalized version of Togo, West Africa. Traditional practices persisted for millennia in the village of Lama. Then, in a single decade, these hard-hewn customs were up-ended in a locust-storm of change.

    E29. Sugar Daddies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 7:28


    Brief, pithy stories from real life about Voodoo, Snakes, Murder and Mayhem. Listen or read in episode order or pick a title you might like. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E28. Lions of Tanzania

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 4:24


    Brief, pithy stories from real life about Ghosts, Snakes, Murder and Mayhem. Listen or read in episode order or pick a title you might like. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E27. The Specter of AIDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 5:28


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E26. Mugged in Tanzania

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 7:55


    Brief, pithy stories from real life about Ghosts, Snakes, Murder and Mayhem. Listen or read in episode order or pick a title you might like. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E25. Merger & Acquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 13:54


    Brief, pithy stories from real life about Ghosts, Snakes, Murder and Mayhem. Listen or read in episode order or pick a title you might like. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E24. Madagascar Y2K and Big Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 5:57


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E23. Meeting Satan in Uganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 5:36


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E22. Leaving the Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 4:16


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E21. Bad Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 8:44


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E.20 Starting a Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 8:49


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E19. Gorilla Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 4:53


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E18. Snakes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 4:07


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E4. Closing the Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 2:39


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E17. Animal Traction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 11:19


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E16. Thank(less)giving Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 4:50


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E15. Weyward Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 6:11


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E14. Kabul Close-out

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 5:20


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E13. Up, Up and Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 4:21


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E12. Kabul Coup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 4:14


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E11. Afghanistan Pt2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 3:37


    E11. Afghanistan Pt2 by Michael Gehron

    E10. Afghanistan Pt1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 4:25


    E10. Afghanistan Pt1 by Michael Gehron

    E9. Death on the AT

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 5:29


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E1. False Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 6:41


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E3. Divination

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 5:12


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E5. Life's Three Paths

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 5:27


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E6. Once Again, From the Top

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 2:51


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E2. Phantasm

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 2:53


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E7. Strike Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 4:04


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

    E8. Misguided

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 5:25


    A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.

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