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Rolf Potts veers off-topic in this unique series of conversations with experts, public figures, and intriguing people.

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December 14, 2021 • 00:51:32
Holiday Special: Celebrating the Sears Christmas Wish Book [encore]

Holiday Special: Celebrating the Sears Christmas Wish Book [encore]

“The Sears Christmas Wish Book was, for me, a kind of foundational text — a secular counterpoint to the Bible stories I learned around...

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176

November 30, 2021 • 00:20:45
Digital nomadism [bonus]: How technology has changed the way we travel

Digital nomadism [bonus]: How technology has changed the way we travel

“When you smell a place, that’s when your experience of it starts.” – Rolf Potts Wade Shepard (@vagabondjourney) is an itinerant writer and filmmaker...

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175

November 02, 2021 • 01:50:36
Van Life before #VanLife (encore): Revisiting a classic USA road trip

Van Life before #VanLife (encore): Revisiting a classic USA road trip

“I will never have another vagabonding journey that compares to that first one — even though I have since traveled to far more exotic...

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174

October 12, 2021 • 00:37:11
Tales from the vagabonding trail: Discussing “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There”

Tales from the vagabonding trail: Discussing “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There”

“Life’s journey is as rewarding as my travel journeys. It’s been fun to travel the world as a slightly older person.” – Rolf Potts...

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173

September 28, 2021 • 01:50:46
Vagabonding audio companion: Travel brainstorming, with Ari Shaffir

Vagabonding audio companion: Travel brainstorming, with Ari Shaffir

“You open up a map, and it’s like, ‘I could go anywhere here.’ It’s just a world of possibility.” – Ari Shaffir Ari Shaffir...

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172

September 14, 2021 • 00:38:52
Maintaining creative fitness: How my podcast augments my writing career

Maintaining creative fitness: How my podcast augments my writing career

“Putting together the podcast has been like swimming laps or practicing free-throws — it’s creative cross-training that benefits my broader writing pursuits, even as...

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