The Missing Boater
The New Yorker Radio Hour 
About this episode
<p><span>Dick Conant spent years of his life crisscrossing America by canoe, like a Mark Twain character. On land, he worked a variety of jobs and was often homeless, but paddling on a river, he was king. By chance, on a voyage which began near the Canadian border, on his way to Florida, Conant met Ben McGrath, a <em>New Yorker</em> staff writer, outside McGrath’s home on the Hudson River. McGrath’s </span><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/14/the-wayfarer">piece</a><span> about Conant appeared in the December 14, 2015, issue of </span><em>The New Yorker</em><span> this week; here, he tells the story of a troubled man who found refuge in adventure.</span></p> <p><span>Ben McGrath’s book about Conant, “Riverman: An American Odyssey,” will be published in April. </span></p> <p><em><span>Originally aired December 11, 2015.</span></em></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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