#332 - Andrew McCarthy on WALKING WITH SAM

Actor, travel writer, director, and bestselling author Andrew McCarthy chats with Trey Elling about WALKING WITH SAM: A FATHER, A SON, AND FIVE HUNDRED MILES ACROSS SPAIN. Topics include:

• A brief explanation of the Camino de Santiago (1:19)
• Andrew's first journey on the Camino (2:44)
• Why leaving a city is more agreeable to the nervous system than walking into one (7:56)
• When his son's attitude changed during the journey (10:02)
• The importance of teaching your kids to be present (12:09)
• Whether Andrew handled the Meseta better the second time around (14:28)
• Bicyclists on the Camino (16:06)
• Andrew's revelation on the impact his films had on 1980s kids (17:10)
• The key to telling a good story (20:30)
• Experience being relative to the individual (22:28)
• The problem with sunflowers (25:20)
• How the Camino provided for Andrew and his son (25:59)
• The mental re-adjustment of getting back to daily life after the Camino (27:26)