Recent Reads with Sarah
Podcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Sarah & Maggie are in conversation about our recent reads. Included in this extra long episode are:
-American Rambler: Walking The Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac FitzGerald (M)
-Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan (S)
-The Shell Collector (trilogy) …
Isaac Fitzgerald "American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed"
"Walking away from loneliness and toward community." Chatter rolls with Claude, David, and Torie. They break down the country's 250th, World Cup drama and James Grady's continued roll. Best selling author, tattoo expert, and Today Show fave Isaac Fitzgerald zooms in to share "American Rambler." Fol…
Johnny Appleseed's Trees Were for Booze, Not Pies, and He Dressed Like a Hobo for Marketing Purposes
The Disney version of Johnny Appleseed has a cheerful barefoot man in a tin pot hat scattering apple seeds for grateful pioneers to bake into pies. The real John Chapman collected his seeds for free from cidery waste, planted them into strategically fenced nurseries on land he bought ahead of the s…
Isaac Fitzgerald on the Power of Pilgrimage
Isaac Fitzgerald, author of New York Times best-seller American Rambler and Dirtbag Massachusetts, talks to Angie about reframing his childhood and confronting his fear of homelessness. They get into the strange, enduring legacy of Johnny Appleseed, and what pilgrimage really means: not just the mi…
357. Isaac Fitzgerald with Jon Mooallem: American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed
"It's a difficult thing, to separate legend from story from memory from fact."
Folklore and legend are critical components to any culture, passing tidbits of local history and lessons learned through generations. The idea of the folk hero in particular plays an important role in creating this le…
040 Isaac Fitzgerald: American Rambler
Isaac Fitzgerald follows the path of Johnny Appleseed, or actually John Chapman, the real nineteenth-century pioneer from Massachusetts who traced Indian footpaths and planted apple trees as far west as Illinois. As we discuss in this episode, I have my own reasons for being fascinated by Johnny Ap…
Tia Williams and Isaac Fitzgerald Reveal Their Favorite Summer Reads | Open Book with Jenna
Jenna Bush Hager sits down with Tia Williams and Isaac Fitzgerald for a fun-filled conversation about books, reading and the magic of a great summer read. They reveal their favorite beach reads, authors they always return to, books that deserve a movie or TV adaptation and the titles they can’t wai…
Off the Shelf Radio Show - September 18, 2026
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Nichole Klatte. Guests include author Isaac Fitzgerald live in studio!
This week we chat with Fitzgerald about his travels while writing American Rambler! We also discuss the upcoming Dolly Parton celebration on Septem…
Lance Oppenheim's Primetime
With incredible performances and writing, Primetime details the appetite Americans had for violence in the post 9/11 world through Chris Hansen’s To Catch A Predator. A stellar film that will achieve cult status due to Lance Oppenheim’s direction.
Book Recommendations:
Emily St. John Mandel - The …
Isaac Fitzgerlad | American Rambler | Memoir | Ep. 20
Isaac Fitzgerald reads from American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed, his memoir about following in the footsteps of one of America’s great folk heroes. In this episode, we discuss the book’s opening passage, learning how to write, and how walking became a way to write about family, …
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