📚 4 Books mentioned in "Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW" of Stuff You Should Know

For me, John Waters is a pretty fun one because he hitchhiked and enjoyed it as a kid and then eventually wrote a book. He hitchhiked as a 68-year-old grown man in 2013 from his home in Baltimore to his other home in San Francisco and wrote a book about it called 'John Waters Hitchhikes Across America.'

Josh discusses John Waters, highlighting his experiences with hitchhiking throughout his life. He notes that Waters, at the age of 68 in 2013, hitchhiked from Baltimore to San Francisco and wrote a book detailing his adventures, titled 'John Waters Hitchhikes Across America.'

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Whether it's obviously Jack Kerouac's On the Road is a big one, or Tom Robbins even Cowgirls Get the Blues. The Gus Van Sant movie, the main character was born with an abnormally large thumb, so she obviously had a talent as a hitchhiker, and that's kind of one of the subplots of the book and film, right?

In the discussion, Josh highlights 'Cowgirls Get the Blues' by Tom Robbins, noting it as a well-known book that explores the theme of hitchhiking.

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Whether it's obviously Jack Kerouac's On the Road is a big one, or Tom Robbins even Cowgirls Get the Blues. The Gus Van Sant movie, the main character was born with an abnormally large thumb, so she obviously had a talent as a hitchhiker, and that's kind of one of the subplots of the book and film, right?

In the podcast, Josh discusses 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac, highlighting its significance as a renowned narrative about hitchhiking.

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By the way, can we shout out that great book that a lot of this is called from, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? No, what great book?

Josh highlights the book 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', recognizing it as a key inspiration for the episode's discussion.

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