Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Arroe Collins Like Its Live Unplugged And Totally Uncut
Episode: Jack Kerouac Inspired A Generation To Get On The Road Director Ebs Burnough Shares That Journey
Description: Kerouacâs Road: The Beat of a Nation explores how the legacy of Jack Kerouacâs iconic novel On the Road reflects in todayâs America. The film interweaves stories of modern-day âon-the-roadersâ who share connections to Kerouacâs life, alongside those influenced by him or knew and loved him. Featured participants include Josh Brolin, W. Kamau Bell, Natalie Merchant, Matt Dillon, Jay McInerney and Joyce Johnson. On the Road remains as relevant today as it was in the 1950s, but both the book and Kerouac himself have never been explored in this way before. While based on the American r...