Podcast Episodes
Back to Search182a The Urge to Preserve: British Banter, Holy Bones, & Inspired Globe-Jotting
Rick explores the slang that separates Brits from their American cousins in an attempt to help travelers avoid being "gob-smacked" by what the locals…
14 years, 10 months ago
244 Footsteps of Martin Luther; Orthodox Easter
Retracing Luther's trek from Germany to Rome, a Lutheran pastor and her husband explain how they traveled as a way to encourage harmony among religio…
14 years, 10 months ago
243 Simon Winchester's Atlantic; Jim Wallis' Travels
Simon Winchester describes what he's learned about the world's busiest ocean, the Atlantic, and the many stories it still has to tell. And Reverend J…
14 years, 10 months ago
242 Ken Burns and the American Civil War; Nancy Pearl's Armchair Travels
Filmmaker Ken Burns joins Rick to discuss the American Civil War and what the research for his documentary series taught him. Also, Nancy Pearl recom…
14 years, 11 months ago
241 Changing Face of London; Royal Wedding; Turkish Wedding Traditions
Neil Taylor discusses how the streets of London are gaining an international flavor with a growing immigrant population and Rick gets a local perspec…
14 years, 11 months ago
240 Drying the Blue Nile; Naples and Nearby
Adventure traveler Richard Bangs discusses the water rights dispute he found surrounding the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia when he thought he w…
14 years, 11 months ago
239 Polar Witness: The Last Polar Bear; Penguins on the Brink
Wilderness photographer Steven Kazlowski joins Rick to describe how climate change is impacting Polar Bears as well as the wildlife and Native people…
14 years, 11 months ago
238 Ireland's County Cork; Rolf Potts: Around the World Luggage-Free
Irish tour guide Barry Moloney talks of his home turf in Cork, long considered the "rebel south" of Ireland, now gaining a reputation for gastronomy,…
15 years ago
237 Paul Theroux and the Peace Corps; The Frugal Traveler's Latin America
We commemorate the early days of the Peace Corps with travel writer Paul Theroux, who served as a teacher in Africa in 1963. He'll also share his per…
15 years ago
236 Jeff Greenwald's Nepal; Open Phones: Spirit-Lifting Travels
Travel writer Jeff Greenwald returns to Nepal every year, where ancient Hindu and Buddhist customs are challenged by modern pressures and recent poli…
15 years ago