About this episode

In this episode, Jason Shemchuk interviews Riverhorse Nakadate about fishing, writing, and embracing childhood experiences.

In this episode we WadeOutThere with Riverhorse Nakadate, from Houston Texas. Riverhorse was born in Austin, Texas to a single mother and joyful days playing in the Colorado River and at the public library. His adopted father was a professor of literature and steelheader, which cemented his love of books and fishing at an early age. The family spent summers along the Oregon coast, where Riverhorse immersed himself in the ocean… fishing and surfing. After traveling th...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Shemchuk

Guest: Riverhorse Nakadate

Topics covered

• fishing
• canoeing
• Texas bass
• redfish
• writing
• childhood
• literature

Keywords

• fishing
• canoes
• Texas
• bass
• redfish
• writing
• childhood
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Houston Texas, Austin, Texas, Colorado River, Oregon coast

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