Seven Continents, No Jets – Chip Walter

Seven Continents, No Jets – Chip Walter

November 7, 2025Posted inEpisodesNo Comments
Seven continents, traveling overland, no jet planes. Chip Walter, esteemed science journalist and author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and former CNN bureau chief, celebrates the highs (Antarctica), the lows (peril in Peru) and lessons learned after four years on the road alongside his wife, Cyndy, their overland journey chronicled in their amazing Vagabond Adventure blog.
Fueling Cultural Curiosity: Travels with Rhythm & Roam

Fueling Cultural Curiosity: Travels with Rhythm & Roam

October 15, 2025Posted inEpisodes
Paul Island and Benef Verell, from the podcast Rhythm & Roam, share their stories of “traveling while Black and biracial.” From the streets of Paris and Estonia to Dublin to Korea and Japan, Paul and Benef recall their encounters with stereotypes and the cultural eye-openers they’ve confronted while traveling and living abroad. All shared with humor and grace, it’s a laughter-filled conversation that holds a mirror to our own cultural perceptions.
Robert Lunday on Moving from Houston to the Japanese Countryside, Global Disappearances, the Borderlands and Belonging, Japanese Culture

Robert Lunday on Moving from Houston to the Japanese Countryside, Global Disappearances, the Borderlands and Belonging, Japanese Culture

October 27, 2024Posted inEpisodes
Writer and poet Robert Lunday, author of Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness, shares his journey of growing up as a military dependent, the sudden disappearance of his stepfather in 1982, living on the Texas-Mexico borderlands and what it means to belong, and his impending move from Houston to the serene landscapes of Kyushu, Japan.