Ep. 2: Marching across the entire United States during the Cold War

In 1986, in the heart of the Cold War, a young idealist named Michael Tisserand joined up with a group of more than one thousand people, including Martin Sheen and Madonna, in a walk across the United States. They were protesting nuclear proliferation and spent nine months marching from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Although the walk was supported, it was nearly derailed in the desert of California only a few weeks into the odyssey. Hear how Michael and some brave marchers continued, and if he thinks he made a difference.

Listen now: Extreme Travel Odysseys, Episode 2

More on Michael Tisserand’s odyssey:

• michaeltisserand.com
• Just One Step: The Great Peace March, part 1 on YouTube
• Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon
• Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
• The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament audio/video archive on YouTube
• Gear: Music (cassette walkman)
• Gear: Chuck Taylors
• Media recommendation: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman