For Love and Rocks - A Father's Legacy

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I've always loved my dad's old stories about traveling the world and looking for rocks. Now, I have kids of my own. Join us as we listen together and think about adventures we've had and what may come. 

Episodes

  1. Jan 27

    Episode 5: Daily Life in Guyana

    Send a text After settling down in Guyana, Mom and Dad have adventures hunting alligators, providing a home to a sloth, and turning a swimming pool into a backyard aquarium.  And also a riveting bit about tires! Support the show

    43 min

  2. 08/11/2024

    Episode 4: Guyana - The New Job

    Send a text Dad gets a job right out of college and heads to Guyana, where he discovers not everyone is as thrilled about his new position in the company as he is. Support the show

    51 min

  3. 03/25/2024

    Episode 3: Thailand - Rocks, Machetes, and Machine Guns

    Send a text  Dad and Frank look for non-existent quartz veins near the Burmese-Thailand border. Instead they find drug agents, malaria, and a propaganda minister. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/forloveandrocks)  Support the show

    36 min

  4. 01/13/2024

    Episode 2: Thailand, Heading into the Jungles Near Burma

    Send a text Dad is going off with his friend Frank to look at some quartz veins another geologist had seen while flying over the Burmese-Thailand border. A train, a boat, and a couple of elephants later, they find themselves deep in the jungle and definitely out of their element. Support the show

    39 min

  5. 12/06/2023

    Episode 1: Afghanistan

    Send a text Dad travels to Afghanistan. Starting in Kabul, he travels through the Himalayas, Salang Pass, and eventually heads off to India. He celebrates the Fourth of July with the US Marines and runs into a familiar face. Support the show

    43 min
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I've always loved my dad's old stories about traveling the world and looking for rocks. Now, I have kids of my own. Join us as we listen together and think about adventures we've had and what may come. 

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