Podcast Episodes
Back to Search668 Ancient Ohio Trail; Endangered Places 2022; Atlas Obscura Curiosities
Learn about the Ancient Ohio Trail and its cluster of mysterious geometric earthworks left behind by pre-Columbian "mound builder" cultures. Then fin…
4 years ago
667 R. L. Stevenson South Seas; Around the World in 80 Books; Why Wales
Author J. Maarten Troost recounts his journeys sailing the South Pacific in the wake of Robert Louis Stevenson, and the contentment and sobriety he f…
4 years ago
547a Gaudí's Sagrada Família; Globally Curious
An expert on Antoni Gaudí reveals what the Modernista architect had envisioned for Barcelona's magnificent Sagrada Família church, and shares updates…
4 years ago
666 Unter den Linden; Touring the Thames; A Heart for Public Art
A pair of German tour guides take us on a vicarious stroll down Unter den Linden, the famed tree-lined boulevard running through the heart of Berlin,…
4 years, 1 month ago
665 Surprises from Boring Places; Sidecountry; Dakar, Senegal
We consider how visiting second- and third-tier destinations — places some might dismiss as "boring" — can lead to the most rewarding travel experien…
4 years, 1 month ago
664 Tblisi; Bruges; Milan
A young "digital nomad" tells us why Tblisi, in the Republic of Georgia, makes an ideal home base for working abroad. Then a Belgian tour guide descr…
4 years, 1 month ago
574a American Hawaii; Aloha Rodeo; Surfing Groundswell
Historian Sarah Vowell revisits how the Hawaiian Islands became an American territory in the 19th century, then journalist David Wolman tells us how …
4 years, 1 month ago
663 The MLK Trail; Afghanistan Ski Challenge; Favorite Travel Memories
The president of the social-justice nonprofit Sojourners joins Rick to discuss places you can visit to better appreciate the life and civil-rights ac…
4 years, 2 months ago
662 Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail; When I Return to London; South of England
We hear from a young traveler who, having graduated from college amid the pandemic, used the opportunity to set out on an epic hike from Mexico to Ca…
4 years, 2 months ago
661 Auld Lang Syne; Paris Sommelier; Gastro Obscura New Year's; Waters of Rome
Two Scottish friends explain the Scots-dialect lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne," and a Parisian sommelier shares his expert tips for selecting — and enjoyi…
4 years, 2 months ago