{"id":38844,"date":"2021-02-26T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=38844"},"modified":"2021-02-26T16:08:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:08:43","slug":"beyond-the-backpage-patrick-speaks-to-writer-ed-caesar-about-his-new-book-the-moth-and-the-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=38844","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Backpage \u2013 Patrick speaks to writer Ed Caesar about his new book The Moth and the Mountain."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick is joined by writer Ed Caesar to chat about his new book The Moth and the Mountain which tells the incredible story of Maurice Wilson, who in 1933 despite very little flying or climbing experience set out to fly to Mount Everest and become the first man to reach the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Ed chatted about how Wilson\u2019s experiences fighting in World War One affected him in later years and influenced his decision to seek adventure when he returned home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2527\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/beyondthebackpage26-02-2021-001.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2527','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/beyondthebackpage26-02-2021-001.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/beyondthebackpage26-02-2021-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=38844-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/beyondthebackpage26-02-2021-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"beyondthebackpage26-02-2021-001.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 16:07 &#8212; 22.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick is joined by writer Ed Caesar to chat about his new book The Moth and the Mountain which tells the incredible story of Maurice Wilson, who in 1933 despite very little flying or climbing experience set out to fly to Mount Everest and become the first man to reach the summit. 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