Tom McGuane's Still Doing It!, Season 1, Ep. 12

In Season 1, Teri focuses on extraordinary people who have followed their passions to feed their souls and accomplish things that benefit others.UPDATE: Tom continues writing and publishing books well into his 80s. Tyler Austin Harper, a writer in The Atlantic, recently wrote, “Thomas McGuane Is the Last of His Kind: What will we lose when we lose the “literary outdoorsman”? Many of us dread the day we hear that newsflash. I do, especially after our visit last January. He has a gift for making one feel like an old friend.Jan 2, 2025 Thomas “Tom” McGuane. His name conjures up visions of Jimmy Buffet (his brother in law), “literary lion” Jim Harrison, Tom himself, and hedonistic Key West in the 70s. There’s even a documentary about that time, All That is Sacred. Or you may have heard larger than life Hollywood tales about him and Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, and Jeff Bridges. His finger prints are on 92 in the Shade, Rancho Deluxe, The Missouri Breaks, and others. These days though, in his eighties, he’s a revered Montana writer with whom the New Yorker Magazine has first right of refusal on his fiction, who lives on a big ranch on the banks of the West Boulder River, and who counts his family and friends, fly fishing, preserving the land, and riding into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame, among his greatest passions. I am pleased to feature Tom as someone who has followed his passion.Initially intimidated by his reputation, instead of the stuff of rumor and legends, I found him to be an intellectual Andy Griffith-esque kinda guy. You will too. Ours wasn’t so much of an interview really. Talking with Tom, even over the computer with more than one technical issue, was more like sitting on a front porch with a bourbon and watching the river flow by. Shooting the breeze. So, hook your boots over the metaphorical porch rail with me. Get to know this truly authentic, kind, and approachable Tom McGuane. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terisdoingit.substack.comPlease share these podcast episodes with all your friends - you never know who might be hurting in silence - and subscribe at https://wheretofindbread.us.  Thank you for listening!