Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2025-06-02
Books mentioned on Walking As Medicine: Craig Mod’s 300-Miles On Foot, Japan's Philosophy Of Enough, & The Profound Power Of Undistracted Presence
Craig Mod is an artist, author, and photographer who has lived in Japan for 25 years, chronicling the country through thousands of miles of recent solo walks. We explore walking as inner cartography—a practice that transforms attention into meaning.
Craig Mod discussed The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Basho. Rich Roll discussed Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
Matsuo Bashō's classic travelogue and poetry collection chronicles the author's transformative journey on foot through the remote interior regions of feudal Japan.
Discussed“And, um, when he was studying, he started doing all these old walks. So there's the Tokaido, there's the Nakasendo, there's Matso Basho, the Haiku poet who did the Okonohoosomichi, the narrow road to the north.”
Where to get it
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Things Become Other Things
Discussed“Like, if you inverted Mr. Miyagi, you get John. Whatever the opposite. Yeah, exactly. And we should say you keep bringing up Brian, but for the audience, the book is structured as basically an elongated, you know, uh, letter.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Ad read Finding Ultra
“I actually talk about this in my book, Finding Ultra, which came out 13 years ago. And it's a brand that I've remained unwaveringly loyal to because their products are best-in-class, because of their insane commitment to quality, and not for nothing, because Bragg is a brand that's been doing things right for over 100 years.”
Plugged Things Become Other Things
“Well, thank you. Yeah. All right, buddy. Good luck with the book. Thanks. Things indeed do become other things. They do.”