This episode deals with some mature topics. Listener discretion is advised. This week, we’re bringing you the second half of our discussion with author E.A. (Elizabeth) Hanks about her new book,
The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road. Elizabeth undertook her journey along the iconic Interstate 10 transect to better understand herself and the nation we inhabit—and her experience is a perfect subject for a Ten Across conversation.
In part two, Ten Across founder Duke Reiter and Elizabeth pick up where they left
off at the end of the first installment, crossing from Texas into Louisiana on her way to her favorite stop of all—New Orleans. Tracing the length of the Gulf Coast to her destination in Florida, they explore what this diverse set of places revealed along the way about family, country, and culture.
Relevant Ten Across Conversations podcast episodes and other links: A Road Trip Along Interstate 10 with Author E.A. Hanks - Part One Governing Through Times of Crisis and Opportunity with Mayor Mitch Landrieu -
Part One and
Part Two A Fight for Better Air Quality in CA’s Inland Empire Reveals a Need for American Innovation Catherine Coleman Flowers: A National Voice for Rural and Unincorporated America Fewer Roads Could Mean More Freedom with Megan Kimble Envisioning a Just Future for All with Dr. Robert Bullard thewhoweareproject.org “Trump Told Park Works to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged” (
The New York Times, July 2025)
“The Costs of the Confederacy” (
Smithsonian Magazine, 2018)
Listen to The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road
on Spotify or other audiobook services
Credits: Host: Duke Reiter
Producer and editor: Taylor Griffith
Music by: Ramin
Research and support provided by: Kate Carefoot, Rae Ulrich, and Sabine Butler
About our guest:E.A. Hanks is the author...
