Latest Episodes
Remembering Bourdain, and what we talk about when we talk about travel writing
“Every good story is two stories: the story of the place and the story of what happened to you as a result of being...
Why 1980s coming-of-age movies matter
"John Hughes, and really all of best 1980s teen movies, were saying that the stories of teenagers are the stories of all of us....
How to talk to someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one
“The greatest blessing for me, from having all these losses, has been the otherworldly, supreme clarity about what’s important to me—about how much I...
Paul Theroux on the art of listening, and the necessary obstacles of deep travel
"All writing is trying to destroy a stereotype, and the individual that you're writing about -- the figure in the landscape -- is actually...
The way we grow food has been broken for 10,000 years (but we can fix it)
“I think the fate of humanity ultimately rests on how we conserve and protect that thin, magical layer of soil on this planet” –...
Kevin Kelly on the lost world of 1970s Asia (and why you should travel now)
"I met people who would say, 'I wish I had more time to travel like you do.' They had more money than time, and...