1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Alex Sheshunoff is a disarmingly funny, Faulkner Society award winning writer who has been featured in Slate, National Geographic Adventure, and Marketplace on NPR.&amp;nbsp; In this episode, he talks with John about A Beginner's Guide to Paradise, his memoir (from Penguin Random House).&amp;nbsp; He explains the process of transitioning out of the wildly successful NY-based start-up whiz kid life that he didn't want into the role of adventurer and author.&amp;nbsp; He talks us through some of the things that make him human: curiosity, risk, love, mischief, kids, and questions that don't have answers.&amp;nbsp; With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a bit of Tacuma Bradely's Unity Band song Let it Ride off the album Joint Effort.&amp;nbsp; See the blogpost:&amp;nbsp;http://bit.ly/2rY5zm4&amp;nbsp; Visit the MAKE MOVES website: www.makemoveswithjohn.com&amp;nbsp; Connect with MAKE MOVES on Facebook @makemoveswithjohn Connect with MAKE MOVES on Instagram @makemoveswithjohn MAKE MOVES https://makemoveswithjohn.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4689671/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/19099314