Podcast Episodes
Back to Search335a Family Croatia; Bumpy Balkans; Exploring Northern Italy
Hear what two Americans learned about a different way of life after immersing themselves in everyday life in the Balkans, including Croatia. Then lis…
9 years, 11 months ago
437 Speaking in Irish; Ireland 2016; Lingo of Europe
Linguist Gaston Dorren tells us how languages reveal the personalities and history of the lands in which we travel. We'll also learn how the once-ban…
10 years ago
436 Wandering Indonesia; Refugees in Europe Part 2; Issues in Spain
Journalist and epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani tells us how easy it is to connect with people while traveling in Indonesia — a surprising, engaging n…
10 years ago
386a Globetrotting with Kids; Off-Season Travels
Two moms share their tips, and enthusiasm, for globetrotting and "world-schooling" with younger children. Then listeners describe how they've enjoyed…
10 years ago
435 Lessons from Europe; Refugee Crisis, Part 1
Fred Plotkin, author of "Italy for the Gourmet Traveler," shares ideas he gleaned from the recent Milan Expo on how the world is tackling the challen…
10 years ago
434 New Northwest Passage; Dispatches from Pluto, Mississippi; More Serendipity
Novelist Kathleen Winter describes how her Northwest Passage voyage through the Canadian Arctic taught her to view the world in a new light. Then j…
10 years, 1 month ago
433 Food Regions of Spain; Carnival in Venice & Rhineland; Alt for Norge
Learn about the Norwegian TV show that's helped many Americans discover their old-country ancestry, then get to know the centuries of traditions behi…
10 years, 1 month ago
432 Global Hunger; Gloria Steinem's Travels; Money on the Road
Writer and international-development expert David Rieff describes what seems to be working — and what isn't — in the quest to end hunger in develop…
10 years, 1 month ago
431 Delft; the Pacific; Survivors
A Dutch tour guide shares the charms of her historic hometown of Delft, then author Simon Winchester tells us why he believes the Pacific Rim defines…
10 years, 1 month ago
366a Our Correspondent in India; the World of Madhur Jaffrey; Chaos, Italian Style
Get a personal look at India as BBC reporter Nick Bryant tells us what he learned about Indian society while he was stationed in New Delhi, and act…
10 years, 2 months ago