Podcast Episodes
Back to Search676 Birth of Korean Cool; Perfect Week in Portugal
Journalist Euny Hong explains how South Korea has made itself not only an economic powerhouse but a pop-culture superpower. And tour guides from Port…
3 years, 10 months ago
675 Appalachian Music Trails; Loire Valley Chateaux; Achtung Baby
British travel writer Will Hide recounts his journeys along the back roads of Appalachia, where country music first arose from the melodies and instr…
3 years, 10 months ago
674 Driving in Ireland; Women Who Wander; Primed for Prague
Guidebook co-author Pat O'Connor delves into the details of driving in Ireland, where renting a car can be worth the extra expense when it gives you …
3 years, 10 months ago
673 Visiting Antarctica; Journeys of Trees; Italy's Northern Lakes
Travel writer Julian Sancton tells us how a trip to Antarctica helped him see that continent through the eyes of the early polar explorers. Then scie…
3 years, 10 months ago
519a Saints of Ireland and France; David Suchet Steps of St. Peter
Get acquainted with some of the most popular French and Italian saints, and learn why they remain important to their countrymen. Plus, actor David Su…
3 years, 10 months ago
672 Paddle Boldly; Hape Kerkeling's Camino; Sacred New Mexico
Kayaker Dave Ellingson tells us how he learned to savor the unexpected on a paddling adventure in Minnesota. Then German comedian Hape Kerkeling reli…
3 years, 11 months ago
671 Three-Hour Louvre; Friend in Foreign Service; Summer of '73
Get an expert's tips for enjoying the best of the Louvre's gigantic trove of treasures on a short visit. Then hear about what you can expect from US …
3 years, 11 months ago
670 Weekend in Brussels; The Temporary European; My Town
A Brussels-based tour guide offers his recommendations for making the most of a weekend in the Belgian capital. Then one of Rick's co-authors joins u…
3 years, 11 months ago
669 Maeve Higgins Loves You; Kinsale Ireland
Irish-born comedian and writer Maeve Higgins shares what she's observed about the US after a decade of living in New York City, and Irish tour guide …
3 years, 11 months ago
557a Speaking in Irish; On the Wind; Irish Craic
Hear how the Irish language, once banned by English colonial rulers, has re-assumed its place at the heart of Irish identity. Then listen in as music…
4 years ago