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)
