This episode originally aired on Sept. 4, 2024.
Beginning during the Great Depression, hitchhiking was a common practice on American roadways.
It was a way for soldiers, students and other people to see America via the kindness of strangers.
On this hour of All Sides, we鈥檒l discover what it was like to hitchhike across America in the summer of 1974 by talking to the author of a new memoir, which chronicles his journey.
Guest:
- Frank O鈥橞rien-Bernini, author, Thumbs Up: Hitchhiking Across America, Fueled by the Kindness of Strangers
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