Books and Brews #68: High Adventure with John Graham

John Graham shipped out on a freighter when he was 16, hitchhiked through the Algerian Revolution at 19 and was on the team that made the first ascent of Denali’s North Wall at 20, a climb so dangerous it’s never been repeated. He hitchhiked around the world at 22, working as a correspondent in every war he came across. A US Foreign Service Officer for 15 years, he was in the middle of the 1969 revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. As a global peace builder, post Foreign Service, he contributed to peace efforts in Israel and Palestine.

For the last 42 years he’s been a leader of the Giraffe Heroes Project, a global movement inspiring people to stick their necks out to solve public problems and giving them tools to succeed (giraffe.org). His speeches, blogs, podcasts and interviews have a global audience. 

In our interview, we talked about John's adventures around the globe, being a thrill seeker, his realization of his need to change, and more.

00:00 START
03:43 Drink 1: The Shipwreck
05:13 Reading 1: Cruise Ship Down!
11:25 The Coast Guard's most important rescue ever--and John was there!
14:35 From selfish to selfless
19:15 Helping to end apartheid
22:46 Castro's man and plans on a napkin
33:20 Drink 3: Honey Lemon Spritz
36:19 Reading 3: A Healing Miracle
48:22 "Most significant risks challenge the soul."
49:52 Seeking meaning in our lives
 
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