Podcast Episodes
Back to Search275 The Pilgrimage of Annie Leibovitz; Open Phones: Extraordinary Travels
Photographer Annie Leibovitz talks about her pilgrimage to the homes of famous people from our history across the United States and describes what it…
14 years, 1 month ago
197a Richard Ellis: Polar Bears on Thin Ice; Open Phones: Travel Reports
Marine wildlife expert Richard Ellis explains how the loss of the ice cap in the Arctic is accelerating, why wildlife in the region cannot adapt to t…
14 years, 1 month ago
274 Offbeat Turkey: Historical Dives and Exploring the East; Richard Grant's Crazy Adventures In East Africa
Guides from Turkey dive into underwater archeology along with sights of Eastern Turkey and adventure traveler Richard Grant explores East Africa in s…
14 years, 1 month ago
273 Two Sides of Mexico: From the Drug War in the North to the Mundo Maya in the South
Ed Vulliamy investigates the escalating bloodshed from drug gangs in Northern Mexico and shares what he found in a "post-political" war zone, where f…
14 years, 2 months ago
272 Steve Inskeep's Foreign Intelligence; Vienna a la Fred Plotkin; Open Phones: Travel Resolutions
Steve Inskeep assesses international news coverage in the U.S. media, Fred Plotkin describes why Vienna is one of his favorite cities, and listeners …
14 years, 2 months ago
271 Winter In Paris; International New Years Party
Rick uncovers holiday traditions from such places as Sicily and Croatia, Scotland and Brazil and gets suggestions for enjoying winter in Paris from a…
14 years, 2 months ago
270 International Christmas Party
Rick celebrates Christmas with friends from near and far, hearing about holiday traditions from Holland and Hungary, Sicily and Scotland, learning ab…
14 years, 2 months ago
228a European Christmas Prep 2
Rick is introduced to Santa's European relatives including Baba Noël, Grandfather Frost, Saint Nicholas, Krampus, and even Sammi Claus and Schwartzle…
14 years, 2 months ago
269 Listener Feedback; Agriturismos In Italy; Key West
It's a tropical party town that hosted some of America's best known writers. William McKeen explains the appeal of Key West during its artistic heyda…
14 years, 3 months ago
268 Race to the South Pole; Karachi for Travelers; Changing Dutch Society
Rick checks in with a Norwegian team skiing across Antarctica to commemorate the trek of countryman Roald Amundsen; plus, NPR's Steve Inskeep shares …
14 years, 3 months ago