8 episodes
Someone Else's Blues Will Steffen
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5.0 • 15 Ratings
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Loved this podcast!
All of my emotions were heightened listening to your story. The folk music intertwined was “the frosting on the cake”. Thanks for sharing your journey!
Incredible!
Incredible production, incredible storytelling, incredible emotions! I find myself choking down feelings of both tearing up and laughing. Get ready for a great listen! Love it Will!
Powerful Story!
This is a sometimes funny, always moving story, told in clever achronological order. I learned more about the emotional lives of twins than I ever thought I would. Epic but tightly written and edited, with a beautiful soundtrack. A gift of a podcast.