Someone Else's Blues

Will Steffen
  • 5.0 (15)
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Someone Else's Blues

Two years after my twin brother’s cross-country bike trip ended in tragedy, I decided to ride my bike from Massachusetts to Wisconsin. Someone Else’s Blues tells the story of how twins share trauma, even if they handle it in different ways. My brother kept a journal, wrote a novel, and launched a prolific career as a folk musician; I started a podcast, featuring the music of singer-songwriter Sam Steffen.

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Episode 1 - Someone Else's Shoes

    Will tries to honor his brother with a toast at Sam's wedding, where Sam marries an identical twin. Will remembers being mistaken for his twin brother by a grieving mother.

    59 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Episode 2 - Death was out Riding His Horse in the Desert

    Two years after Bill's death, Will and Bob embark on an 1,100-mile bike tour from Massachusetts to Wisconsin.

    1h 5m

  3. EPISODE 3

    Episode 3 - Am I My Brother's Keeper?

    Will and Bob arrive safely in Wisconsin. Sam writes a song about a strained relationship between two brothers, and Sam shares his bike journal with Will.

    51 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Episode 4 - Better Sandy Than In Love With Someone Who Doesn't Love You Back

    Hannah and Paul recount a terrifying ordeal from the second day of their bike trip with Sam and Bill.

    1h 1m

  5. EPISODE 5

    Episode 5 - The Lost Feather

    Sam, Bill, Hannah, and Paul give a motivational speech to a group of students on their way across the Navajo Reservation. Sam, Paul, and Hannah also recount some of their more memorable hosts from the trip, and Bill has a terrifying encounter with a stranger at midnight.

    1h 12m

  6. EPISODE 6

    Episode 6 - I Think I'm Coming Down With Something Serious

    Sam writes a song about Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain, the book that Bill was reading on the trip.

    1h 4m

  7. EPISODE 7

    Episode 7 - Much Too Brave

    Will revisits Sam's journal entry about the day Bill died. Sam, Hannah, and Paul remember their friend.

    51 min

  8. 09/14/2020

    Trailer for Someone Else's Blues

    My twin brother launches a prolific songwriting career after experiencing a devastating loss on a cross-country bike trip.

    5 min

Trailer

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About

Two years after my twin brother’s cross-country bike trip ended in tragedy, I decided to ride my bike from Massachusetts to Wisconsin. Someone Else’s Blues tells the story of how twins share trauma, even if they handle it in different ways. My brother kept a journal, wrote a novel, and launched a prolific career as a folk musician; I started a podcast, featuring the music of singer-songwriter Sam Steffen.

Information

  • Creator
    Will Steffen
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Someone Else's Blues

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