Latest Episodes
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The Vagabond’s Way: An audio introduction to Rolf’s new book
“At its best, travel is embraced not as a flashy backdrop for our lifestyle ambitions, but as an act that touches every aspect of...
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Vagabonding audio companion: Love, finding home, and telling TV travel stories
“I think sometimes as travel writers our most important job is to be a listener — to listen to the stories that people are...
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“On the Ice”: What it’s like to live and work at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
“One thing we like to say [in Antarctica] is that nothing on the continent can kill you, except for the entire continent.” –Karen Pszonka...
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A Critical Race Theorist’s guide to writing smut novels, with Dr. Kevin Harrison
“I told him, ‘You didn’t have a long, lucrative NBA career, but that doesn’t make you a failure. Yet if you let other people...
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Traveler ideals, hospitality, and the disappearance of an Italian priest in Syria
“I talked as much about the National Basketball Association in Syria as I did about politics. Syrians felt so global and interested in everything....
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Refuse to be Done: The art of creative persistence for long-haul projects
“The noun part of “writer” seems to require outside validation, but the verb part of it — “writing” — is something you’re either doing...