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Exploring the idiosyncrasies of male friendship, with Andrew McCarthy
Season 6 Episode 267
“I asked everyone if they were lonely. All the guys my age said 'no, I'm too busy; too much going on.' When I answer that quickly I'm either lying or…
3 hours ago
Debunking the mythology of BEFORE SUNRISE, with co-writer Kim Krizan (in Paris)
Season 6 Episode 266
"I think you have to pick your battles when you're collaborating with people." – Kim Krizan
Kim Krizan (@kimkrizan) is the Oscar-nominated cowriter o…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Super Bowl special: Why football kind of matters, with Chuck Klosterman (kind of)
Season 6 Episode 265
“I wish I loved sports, and particularly football, a lot less than I do. It consumes too much of my memory and too much of my time.” – Chuck Klosterm…
2 months ago
Time is your truest form of wealth (and travel helps you embrace your riches)
Season 6 Episode 264
“In teaching us to appreciate rather than accumulate – to seek awe rather than outcomes – travel can be an ongoing exercise in gratitude.” – Rolf Pot…
3 months ago
Kansas Never Plays Itself: How movies lie when they take us places
Season 6 Episode 263
In this feature-length video essay that explores the role places play in storytelling, Rolf examines how Kansas -- his home state -- has been imagine…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Anthony Doerr on travel, fiction, and awkward book tour events
Season 6 Episode 262
“I’m interested in writing because I don’t want to sleepwalk through life. I feel like we have an appallingly brief time on earth, and we’re here to …
5 months ago
Traveling as a writer, and awkward book-tour experiences, with Anthony Doerr (from 2012)
Season 6 Episode 262
“I’m interested in writing because I don’t want to sleepwalk through life. I feel like we have an appallingly brief time on earth, and we’re here to …
5 months ago
Talking with my parents about how to handle it when your parents die (in memory of Alice Potts, 1943-2025)
Season 6 Episode 261
Note: This encore episode is dedicated to the memory of Alice Potts, who died on August 20, 2025, aged 81.
“In America aging is often seen as an insu…
6 months, 1 week ago
Rolf's parents on parental mortality (encore)
Season 6 Episode 261
Note: This encore episode is dedicated to the memory of Alice Potts, who died on August 20, 2025, aged 81.
“In America aging is often seen as an insu…
6 months, 1 week ago
An audiobook about how (not) to write a travel book: 9 lessons from my failed van-life memoir
Season 6 Episode 260
“No endeavor to write a travel book is ever lost, since it gives you a useful perspective on (and intensified attention to) the reality of the travel…
7 months ago