Potatoes on the Moon

I Spent a Week Probing the Alien Landscape of Idaho

By: Jim Goad

Narrated by: Jim Goad

What do most people think of Idaho? Well, see, that's the problem - they don't think of Idaho. Despite its breathtaking natural beauty and the fact that it's crammed to the gills with eccentrics and freethinkers, Idaho may as well be the moon as far as the rest of America is concerned.

Jim Goad recently spent a week in Idaho mingling with state troopers, political extremists, collegiate progressives, and heartbreakingly friendly locals. Spending most of the week in the wilderness allowed him to examine one of the most pervasive yet ignored forms of cultural bigotry - the endless disdain that "urban supremacists" have for rural people. In this case, the countryside wins by a landslide.

©2015 The Thought & Expression Co. (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Let me pack my bags...

Fantastic author and narrator, you will never be bored !! The story is so very detailed and informative , you can visualize Idaho in your head ! Now I want to visit a place that never before had any interest for me until I came across this book!

good short story

interesting microcosm of American life. not the main stream media version but the true experience of a real person.

Someday, I will have to visit Idaho.

Jim Goad has a wonderful way of pointing out how bigoted you probably are about things that you never really cared enough about to give much thought to. In this brief work, he gives us a perspective about Idaho that will probably expose the ignorance that all who have never visited that state and country probably harbor.

hate to see it go

I'm not sure why it's being pulled off of Audible, but it's a shame. Shows the reader a side of Jim Goad that's rarely seen.

Well done

Honestly, it had never crossed my mind to visit Idaho I’m reluctant to say. However, Mr. Goad’s well written missive has peaked my interest. Well done sir.
JT-