For much of a year, Sebastian Junger and 3 friends walked the railroad lines of the East Coast as an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence. Dodging railroad cops, sleeping under bridges, cooking over fires, and drinking from creeks and rivers, the four men forged a unique reliance on each another. Sebastian's latest book 'Freedom' weaves his account of this journey together with primatology and boxing strategy, the history of labor strikes and Apache raiders, the role of women in resistance movements, and the brutal reality of life on the Pennsylvania frontier. Support The Portland Podcast by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. 

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