Peter Freuchen, Arctic Exploration, Cartoons, Country Music, and Whiskey | Reid Mitenbuler

<p>Reid Mitenbuler is an author, a journalist, and an Air Force veteran. </p><p><br></p><p>His latest book, <em>Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, An Epic Journey, A Lost Age</em> tells the untold story of the twentieth century’s most interesting man.</p><p><br></p><p>Peter Freuchen was a Danish explorer, globetrotter, novelist, journalist, actor, and game show contestant. </p><p><br></p><p>An imposingly large man (he stood over 6 '5”) with a wildly unkempt beard and a stiff wooden leg, the very image of Freuchen invites curiosity. <em>Wanderlust, </em>Reid’s latest excellent work, explores the life of an explorer in which you’re bound to get lost!  </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Reid and I discuss: </p><p><br></p><p>The arresting image of Peter Freuchen; His three wives and their influence on him; His expeditions to the Arctic; Discovering the “top of the world’; Interactions with the indigenous Inuit people; The diet of the Inuit and their sexual practices; Bohemianism, within and out Europe; Freuchen’s eclectic politics; Nazism and Bolshevism; The virtues of being contrarian; The “Explorer’s Spirit”; The golden age of animation; The evolution of cartoons; Popeye and South Park; What is Whiskey?; The History of Whiskey in America; The Whiskey Rebellion; Alexander Hamilton v. Thomas Jefferson; How to be an author and publish a book; The writing process; and MUCH more! </p><p><br></p><p>Visit your local bookstore (or the links below) to get your hands on Reid’s three fine books: </p><p><br></p><p><em>Wild Minds: The artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Minds-Rivalries-Inspired-Animation/dp/0802129382/ref=sr_1_3?crid=143A2QGLQ68GP&amp;keywords=reid+mitenbuler&amp;qid=1687294732&amp;sprefix=reid+mitenbuler%2Caps%2C97&amp;sr=8-3">https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Minds-Rivalries-Inspired-Animation/dp/0802129382/ref=sr_1_3?crid=143A2QGLQ68GP&amp;keywords=reid+mitenbuler&amp;qid=1687294732&amp;sprefix=reid+mitenbuler%2Caps%2C97&amp;sr=8-