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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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January 31, 2025 00:38:55
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A travel writers' Super Bowl special: Pico Iyer and Rolf discuss NFL football from the global perspective

“My life has often forced me to watch the Super Bowl in unusual circumstances. The first Super Bowl found me in boarding school in...

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January 14, 2025 00:55:24
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Pico Iyer on how solitude, stillness, and silence play an essential counterbalance to the traveling life

“In solitude, I often feel closer to the people I care for than when they’re in the same room.” –Pico Iyer In this episode...

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December 31, 2024 01:23:01
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Life changing travel experiences: Memories of traveling to Syria, 25 years on (with Ari Shaffir)

“Syria is a mix of everything. There are multiple Christian cultures, multiple Muslim cultures, and multiple languages. It’s the crossroads of the world. It...

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December 10, 2024 01:01:36
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Travel memoir lab: How to fast-track your travel book by working with a hybrid publisher

“In El Salvador, I dropped $5 out of my pocket at the border, and some guy came running up to me. At the beginning...

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November 26, 2024 00:43:18
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HoneyTrek: A case study in making a full-time living as travel influencers and content creators

“When we got into this, we didn’t know how to make videos. That’s a skill we’ve had to learn, because the industry has changed...

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November 12, 2024 00:38:59
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Live from Bali: How tourists, influencers, and nomads transform destinations (for good and for bad)

“Influencers are forever reinforcing the same images. They’re spending no time in the actual place, other than the requisite time to take the photo....

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