James Edward Mills tell a story about how he inadvertently spent his 44th birthday in a brothel in Ethiopia and how he got himself out of a tricky situation. We also talk about his podcast, 'The Joy Trip Project' and his book, 'The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors. At the end of the podcast we do a short feature on 'Perfect Imperfections, a Madison small business owned by Jasmine Banks.
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We listen to a story James told at Cafe Coda - as part of a poetry and storytelling happy hour organized by Oscar Mirales, Madison's Poet Laureate. We explore the story behind the story and discuss how he crafted the story. We also interview Jasmine Banks about her business, 'Perfect Imperfections' and learn the origin story of her business.
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