Podcast appearances and mentions of Rick Steves

A biking Brit explains how easy it is to find evidence of the people from centuries past along the backroads of England and Scotland. And a pair of British tour guides get us ready to visit England's magnificent and historically important cathedrals, from Canterbury to York Minster. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Hear what it's like to live on one of the windswept Orkney Islands, off the northernmost tip of Scotland, where people have made a home since prehistoric times. Then learn how redesigned urban centers in Europe have had a positive impact on quality of life — and get ideas for making your own city a more enjoyable place to be outdoors. And consider some of the world's most fascinating nomadic societies, from their often underappreciated role in history to their struggles in the modern world. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Paul Theroux hits the road from Newfoundland to Vancouver, chasing his own family history and seeking out the stories of people across Canada's vast, diverse landscape. And journalist Euny Hong explains a Korean system of nonverbal social skills, sharing how it can help in your travels — and in your life. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

(00:00-19:07) We're grateful for friends just waiting on us. Little thin on the lede today. Maybe we need to start watching the Springfield Cardinals. Jackson's thrifted shirt and Michael Jackson curl. Hot takes in advance. A swamp ass special. Woke Indiana Jones. Lix vs. Beercats. Gotta take Telegraph in Oakville. Rick Steves.(19:15-39:05) The biggest auction that has ever been. Lady Gaga had a kid. Doug's little Cor Jesu softball story has the audience divided. Sydney Sweeny's sports ad. Are Hoosier Trojan Horses chronically online? Taking to Twitter. Jackson says it's a non-story. Doug's having more garage door issues. Really out there livin'.(39:15-1:02:45) Everybody needs to know this is Tim's theme music. Can Martin get a Sydney Sweeney signed football for Gobble Bowl? Elfish or 60's auto mechanic? Joey Buttafuoco. No Spread Zone today. Audio of Drink talking about his star QB being on display Saturday night in CoMo. Delivering dimes and dapping teammates. Jackson single handedly trying to take down high school football. ASU and Kansas in London. Jackson's a sharp. Lane gonna try and run it up in Oxford. Audio of Lane talking about his return to Oxford.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're grateful for friends just waiting on us. Little thin on the lede today. Maybe we need to start watching the Springfield Cardinals. Jackson's thrifted shirt and Michael Jackson curl. Hot takes in advance. A swamp ass special. Woke Indiana Jones. Lix vs. Beercats. Gotta take Telegraph in Oakville. Rick Steves.The biggest auction that has ever been. Lady Gaga had a kid. Doug's little Cor Jesu softball story has the audience divided. Sydney Sweeny's sports ad. Are Hoosier Trojan Horses chronically online? Taking to Twitter. Jackson says it's a non-story. Doug's having more garage door issues. Really out there livin'.Everybody needs to know this is Tim's theme music. Can Martin get a Sydney Sweeney signed football for Gobble Bowl? Elfish or 60's auto mechanic? Joey Buttafuoco. No Spread Zone today. Audio of Drink talking about his star QB being on display Saturday night in CoMo. Delivering dimes and dapping teammates. Jackson single handedly trying to take down high school football. ASU and Kansas in London. Jackson's a sharp. Lane gonna try and run it up in Oxford. Audio of Lane talking about his return to Oxford.Happy Birthday Metro Boomin'. Cardinals lose last night...whatever. Audio of Pete Alonso back in Queens hitting his 300th career homer. Papers messed up. Opposing players getting curtain calls.That's why Jackson's where's at at and you're where you are. Daddy Padre is handing out hats and treats. Bounce back year for Daddy Padre's Huff & Puff team. Daddy Padre and Cardinal Vending will be sponsoring our Robert Thomas interviews this season. Robby Thomas and his taut body. Jalapeno cheeto. Iggy and the yellow diaper. Jeremy Rutherford in studio talking Camp Week. Doing business as Lil Debbie. Dalibor Dvorsky. Two-part questions. The latest on the goaltending situation. Barry Melrose and the best sandwich in JeffCo.Oh yeah, this is a banger. The most streamed song in Spotify history. Audio of FOTS, Jeff Passan talking about asking MLB owners to comment on a lockout and none agreeing to speak. Jeff Passan's vocal fry. Doug says the Cardinals aren't close. Shut up Ravioli Head. Jackson took a year off of television shows. An advent calendar for Tim's birthday. An emergency QFTA.Some news on friend of the show, Joe Buck. A six-year extension to stay on ESPN for Monday Night Football. Chairman is once again down on today's email batch. Schaefer Door Company is gonna come out and help Doug with his garage door.LSU Tigers star defensive end Princewill Umanmielen was served with court papers related to the Rebels' lawsuit against him, according to court records. Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD.Chairman's filtering process is under fire. Audio of Drink talking about being embarrassed about the special teams against Kansas. Bad special teams carrying over from last year. Doug still wants basketball players out there. Sexual peaks. Things get away from our on a Business Man's Special day.Why are we playing the chipmunks version of Cinderella. Blaming it on a weird Apple update. Favorite hair bands. Bringing you back to slow dancing at St. Gabriel's. You don't know what you're talking about but you chimed in. Doug reads his pocket constitution on planes. Be better, not bitter.The Colonel answering an Ahmad Hardy related question on his Power Mizzou mailbag. Feeling less and less confident he'll be back anytime soon. Are people paranoid about Drink leaving?And the winner of the EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Shelley and I team up as forest rangers to complete missions and discover wildlife in The Peak Team: Rangers by Scott Almes from Matagot then we try to become the next Rick Steves, wandering around Europe and discovering its beauty in Abroad by Rodrigo Rego and Danilo Valente from 1 More Time Games and Portal Games Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

A self-described "Rome nerd" helps us picture what it was like to live in the Roman Empire and explains how much we can learn about the era from its now 2,000-year-old rubble. Then a tour guide from Bulgaria sings the praises of its cultural capital, Plovdiv — one of the oldest cities in Europe, possibly in the whole world. And listeners share serendipitous stories from their European travels. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

A Cypriot businessman-turned-philosopher connects the act of travel with the larger journey of our lives, and shares how revisiting places we've been before can help us to see them — and ourselves — in a new light. Plus, a cultural historian based on Easter Island recommends ways to experience the diverse cultures of the far-flung nations of the south seas. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Sound Transit needs four years to install a turnstile, a device New York figured out in 1904. And it will still fail. Seattle house hunters are searching Phoenix in record numbers as Washington quietly bleeds taxpayers and billions in income. Live coverage of the judge in the Charlie Kirk deciding if Tyler Robinson will stand trial. // Big Local: Rick Steves has bought a historic theater in Edmonds to preserve it for the community. Police removed a bobcat from a Kirkland home. A Bellingham woman has been given prison time violating her parenting plan after she took her son to Panama. // A Michigan Democrat’s efforts to virtue signal with a land acknowledgment backfired when she couldn’t pronounce any of the tribal names.

A historian helps us re-envision Europe's eastern half, from the Baltics to the Balkans, with a lively account of how most of the region's countries have modernized since the Cold War, and of the challenges they face today. And an American-born artist and creative-writing teacher shares her joy of being "Welsh by choice," telling us of Welsh words that describe feelings we don't easily express in English. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Recall effort against Mayor Wilson withdrawn by petitioners, Seattle teachers vote to authorize a strike, and Rick Steves purchases the Edmonds Theater. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A writing duo shares the sights that have a place in our music history, from museums and festivals to lesser-known locales to make the heart sing. And opera expert and self-described "pleasure activist" Fred Plotkin shows us how to open our senses and plug into the excitement at some of his favorite opera venues in Europe. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Thanks to Our Tique Talks Sponsors:Travel Collection - Connect and learn more about TC's DMCsSmeuse Studio - Strategic branding and website design for travel advisorsKat Morga, founder of Adventure Smarter, talks about creating a travel business that feels authentic to you and naturally attracts clients who value the same things. She shares how her own travel experiences shaped her “splurge when it makes sense” philosophy, why she stopped trying to fit into the industry's version of luxury, and how she found a profitable niche without limiting herself to one destination. She also talks about why she loves local networking, finding your “cheerleaders,” using your website and email list to generate stronger leads, and knowing when to lean on other advisors and trusted DMC partners. This conversation is a reminder that growth doesn't have to mean becoming a different kind of advisor. Sometimes the smartest strategy is getting clearer about who you already are and building your business around it.About Kat Morga:Kat is the founder of Adventure Smarter, a travel advisory based outside of Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in FIT travel, safaris, river cruises, and multigenerational family travel - "Trips Done Right." She built her business from scratch, with no inherited client list and no background in luxury travel, which meant figuring out early on that she'd have to find clients the industry wasn't already handing her. Along the way she realized the field's default script - sell aspirational, sell ultra-luxury - didn't match the kind of travel she actually believed in or the clients she actually wanted. So she built her own positioning instead: direct, specific, grounded in firsthand experience rather than imagery. Kat is married with 2 young kids and has a Rick Steves autograph on her bookshelf.AdventureSmarter.org@AdventureSmarter Today we will cover:(04:30) Why “splurge when it makes sense” became Kat's travel philosophy(07:20) Building a client base when you don't have a wealthy network(13:30) Why your niche doesn't have to be a destination(21:00) Where Kat gets her best travel leads(24:30) Rejecting the travel industry's obsession with ultra-luxury(35:00) Creating messaging that attracts clients who travel like youDon't miss the Travel Business Intensive, happening August 24-26! Learn more and grab your ticket here → RESERVE MY SPOT!FOLLOW ALONG ON INSTAGRAM @TiqueHQ

Pulitzer Prize winner Beverly Gage explains how a road trip to the places where history happened can renew your faith in American progress, without ignoring an honest assessment of the nation's past. And the good folks from Atlas Obscura share some of their favorite quirky and unique American roadside attractions. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Newly clean-shaven host Matt Trump (yes, he shaved the beard) delivers part four of his summer abroad walking tour, back in London as the self-described Rick Steves of Badlands. After brief detours on odd Wisconsin election results and AI watermarking, he cues up the 1953 Ivanhoe trailer and walks you upstream along the Thames, past Blackfriars, to the round Temple Church at the heart of the medieval Inns of Court. The main event is the Knights Templar. Framed archaeologically rather than as pure conspiracy fodder, he traces their origins as pilgrim-protecting warrior monks headquartered at the Temple Mount, their surprising role as the inventors of international banking and letters of credit, and their later life as lawyers. The through line ties this fusion of military, finance, and intelligence to modern parallels, from the CIA to globalist power. Expect crusades history, a promised pub stop, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek asides.

Shirley Leung discusses a new family wealth survey that finds continued and massive wealth gaps by racial group. Plus, the progressive cities slashing their affordable housing mandates.Live Music Friday with Rhett Price.European travel guru Rick Steves updates us on his recent trip, what it's like being an American abroad, and how to select the right restaurant while traveling.Sue O'Connell zooms in to discuss the latest re: Lindsay Clancy trial.

This is a special one. Recorded on home soil just days before departure, this is Jonathan Thomas's complete pre-trip briefing before he leaves to walk the entire 84-mile length of Hadrian's Wall — coast to coast across Northern England. It has been fifteen years in the making. Jonathan walks through the whole story: the conversation with his wife a year ago that set everything in motion, the year of training that followed, why he chose this particular trail, and how a long-held someday became a definite date on the calendar. He then goes deep into the logistics — the Macs Adventure app and luggage transfer service, his full ten-stage itinerary from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, why he's walking east to west, the "day zero" plan to get the first five miles out of the way, the gear he's packing (and the beloved Ordnance Survey maps he's leaving behind), and the tradition he's borrowing from the Wainwright Coast to Coast. Finally, he lays out everything coming down the line: a ten-episode podcast series sponsored by SplashMaps, social posts from the trail, mini-documentaries, articles, a possible book, a possible revival of the Travels in Britain video series — and the extra week in England afterward, taking in the Settle & Carlisle line, four days in York, a day out in Yorkshire with Tim Barber, Castle Howard, and a final stretch in London that includes Buckingham Palace, the Ceremony of the Keys, the Wallace Collection's Churchill exhibition, and a recording of next month's What's On in London from inside Emery Walker's House. The Anglotopia Hadrian's Wall Hub — Progress Tracker & All Content Links The Sponsors Macs Adventure — Hadrian's Wall Path Walking Holidays Macs Adventure — Hadrian's Wall Path East to West, 9 Days SplashMaps SplashMaps — The New Hadrian's Wall Challenge Series Map (Anglotopia Collaboration) Previous Anglotopia Episodes Mentioned Episode 70 — Tips on Walking the Hadrian's Wall National Trail with Emily Graver of Macs Adventure Episode 87 — How to Walk Hadrian's Wall with Quintin Lake Episode 82 — Your Travel Guide to Britain in 2026 Tim Barber — The Real Yorkshire Tours Episode Dr. Lucy Davis — Winston Churchill the Painter at the Wallace Collection What's On in London: August — Including the Ceremony of the Keys Anglotopia Background Reading Anglotopia's Big Plans for 2026: Walking Hadrian's Wall and More Training for Hadrian's Wall — The Full Archive Jonathan on the SplashMaps Adventure Habits Podcast Friends of Anglotopia Club — Everything Posts Here First The Trail Itself Hadrian's Wall Path — Official National Trail Hadrian's Wall Passport & Stamps Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend — Where the Walk Begins Vindolanda Roman Fort & Museum AD122 Hadrian's Wall Bus Service Cicerone Guide — Hadrian's Wall Path Trailblazer Guide — Hadrian's Wall Path Places on the Itinerary Lumley Castle Hotel, Chester-le-Street Beamish — The Living Museum of the North Tyne & Wear Metro Tynemouth Priory & Castle — English Heritage The Twice Brewed Inn, Once Brewed Northumberland International Dark Sky Park Sycamore Gap — National Trust Lanercost Priory — English Heritage Carlisle Castle — English Heritage Carlisle Cathedral The Week After the Walk The Settle & Carlisle Railway Ribblehead Viaduct National Railway Museum, York Visit York Castle Howard, North Yorkshire Emery Walker's House, Hammersmith Ceremony of the Keys, Tower of London Buckingham Palace State Rooms & East Wing Tour Winston Churchill the Painter — The Wallace Collection Frida Kahlo — Tate Modern James McNeill Whistler — Tate Britain Star Trek at 60 — Science Museum Follow Along The Anglotopia Hadrian's Wall Hub — Progress Tracker & All Content Anglotopia on Instagram Anglotopia on Facebook Friends of Anglotopia Club Takeaways This walk has been fifteen years in the making. Deep in the Anglotopia archive is what Jonathan calls "the graveyard of my ambitions" — every previous attempt to start training for Hadrian's Wall that never became a trip. The difference now is life stage: what would have been an enormous ask with a young family in his twenties is achievable in his forties with teenagers who can manage without him for two and a half weeks. The trip exists because of a single conversation. About a year ago, Jonathan's wife Jackie told him she could see something was wrong and that he needed to do something about it. What came out of that conversation was a plan: get to England, do something big, and train for it. A year later he's roughly forty pounds lighter, knows he can walk long distances because he has, and says he's been happier this year than he's ever been — before even setting foot on the trail. Two sponsors made it happen. Macs Adventure — a self-guided walking and cycling specialist — planned and booked the entire trip, which is what made it financially possible in the first place. SplashMaps, the fabric map company Jonathan has been a fan of for a decade, came in last May to sponsor the forthcoming ten-episode podcast series, and has commissioned a special Hadrian's Wall map for the Challenge Series in collaboration with Anglotopia. The Macs Adventure app is the centerpiece of the self-guided model. It holds the full itinerary, all hotel and booking details, day-by-day route overviews, downloadable offline GPS mapping, weather, luggage transfer information, and — Jonathan's favorite feature — tips left by other walkers who have done the same stage. Because of it, the treasured Ordnance Survey maps and guidebooks are staying home. Luggage transfer changes everything. Each morning the suitcase goes down to hotel reception by 9am and is moved to the next hotel, meaning Jonathan only carries a day pack with camera, laptop, microphones, water and snacks. This is also why he's traveling carry-on only for the entire two and a half weeks. The route runs Wallsend → Heddon-on-the-Wall → Corbridge → Chollerford → Once Brewed → Gilsland → Haytongate → Carlisle → Bowness-on-Solway, over ten days. Jonathan is walking east to west specifically for the experience of walking out of a city into open countryside — an idea that came directly from the Quintin Lake and Macs Adventure guide episodes. "Day Zero" is the smart move. Rather than face a fifteen-mile first day, Jonathan is arriving in Newcastle a day early, collecting his Hadrian's Wall passport at Segedunum in Wallsend, and walking the first flat five city miles back to his hotel — leaving a more manageable ten miles for day one proper. He notes that even ten miles will be the longest single-day walk of his life. He's borrowing a tradition from the Wainwright Coast to Coast. Walkers there dip their toes in the North Sea at the start and the Irish Sea at the finish. Since the Hadrian's Wall Path doesn't start at the sea, Jonathan is taking the Tyne & Wear Metro out to Tynemouth to dip his toes in the North Sea before beginning — and will do the same at Bowness-on-Solway if the tide is in. There is a great deal of content coming, and almost none of it will be published from the trail. A one-off Macs Adventure episode arrives in September, followed by the ten-part SplashMaps-sponsored series starting in October (after the six-part Jane Austen series in September). Expect two podcasts a week for the rest of the year, plus reels, mini-documentaries, articles, photography, a possible book, and possibly a revival of the Travels in Britain video series — which quietly accumulated half a million YouTube views over the years. The week after the walk is a trip in itself: the Settle & Carlisle railway line and the Ribblehead Viaduct, four days based in York including the National Railway Museum, a full day exploring Yorkshire and Castle Howard with Tim Barber from the Real Yorkshire Tours episode, then London for the Ceremony of the Keys, Buckingham Palace State Rooms and East Wing, the Wallace Collection's Churchill exhibition, a recording of next month's What's On in London from inside Emery Walker's House, and a celebratory dinner with Anglotopia's columnists. Soundbites "This is the last episode that I'm recording on home soil before I leave for Britain to walk the entire length of Hadrian's Wall. Or as I've been telling people who don't know what Hadrian's Wall is — I'm walking across England, quite literally, from coast to coast." — Jonathan opening the episode. "If you go deep into Anglotopia's archive, you can see the graveyard of my ambitions — all the times I tried to begin training for Hadrian's Wall and failed and never went and did it." — Jonathan on fifteen years of false starts. "We had a conversation that was basically life changing. It's the kind of conversation you can only have with somebody who's been your partner for twenty years." — Jonathan on the moment a year ago that set everything in motion. "If I had attempted to do this walk a year ago in the shape I was in a year ago, I probably would have ended up in a hospital somewhere in northern England, which would not have been good." — Jonathan on a year of training. "I'm actually not that interested in the history so much anymore. I'm interested in the walk." — Jonathan on how his relationship with Hadrian's Wall has shifted over the past year of research. "I'm looking forward to starting in a city and literally walking out of a city. I've never experienced that before. And then walking into the open countryside. There's a romance to it that I feel like is really appealing." — Jonathan on why he chose to walk east to west. "They were in the Durham area in a village called Shincliffe. This is the landscape they inhabited, and it's the landscape they left and came to North America and never went back to. So this is kind of me going back and understanding this landscape that they felt like they needed to leave." — Jonathan on the ancestral connection running underneath the walk. "I'm not going to do a few miles and then get on the bus and get to the next trailhead, because that's not doing it. I'll never be able to live with myself that I went through all of this to go do this and then I didn't do it all." — Jonathan on why he's taking the full ten days. "Thank you for talking to me a year ago and making me realize I needed to make some changes and needed to do this — because I have been the happiest I've ever been and I haven't even gone on the walk yet." — Jonathan's message to his wife Jackie. "If you've got something big you want to do, do it. You can just do things. So get on with it." — Jonathan's closing thought before departure. Chapters 00:22 Introduction — The last episode before leaving for Hadrian's Wall 01:25 Thank You to the Sponsors — Macs Adventure and SplashMaps 02:43 Fifteen Years in the Making — The graveyard of ambitions in the Anglotopia archive 03:38 A Year Ago — The conversation with Jackie that changed everything 04:25 Training and Health — Why the walk became a goal worth building a year around 05:02 An Amazing Year — Where the training got him and how he's feeling now 06:09 Why Hadrian's Wall? — Roman history, Game of Thrones, and a frontier where civilization stopped 06:59 What Actually Interests Him Now — Less the history, more the walk itself 07:53 Walking Out of a City — Why east to west, and the appeal of Newcastle 08:27 The Durham Ancestral Connection — Shincliffe and the landscape his family left 09:08 Not a Natural Walker — Hating gym class, and finding walking as the least bad option 10:41 The Indiana Problem — Busy county roads, trail apps, and some surprising discoveries close to home 11:35 Someday Becomes Now — Goals, accountability, and being public about it 12:32 Macs Adventure Comes On Board — When booking confirmations made it real 13:06 Meet Hudson — The Irish setter bought to encourage the walking, and the most handsome misbehaved dog imaginable 14:36 A Bigger Deal Than One Episode — How the walk grew into a ten-part series 15:33 SplashMaps Comes On Board — And the special Hadrian's Wall map commissioned for the trip 16:13 Planning — The library of Hadrian's Wall books built up over fifteen years 16:59 The Ordnance Survey Maps — Laid out across a basement floor, and why they're staying home 17:31 The Macs Adventure Welcome Packet — Luggage tag, guidebook, and what arrived by Royal Mail 17:51 How Luggage Transfer Works — Bag to reception by 9am, day pack only 19:15 The Macs Adventure App — Offline mapping, itinerary, hotel details, weather, and tips from other walkers 21:42 The Itinerary Begins — Flying from Chicago, arriving early, and a buffer day 22:17 Lumley Castle — A 14th-century castle hotel in Chester-le-Street for night one 22:57 Beamish — Squeezing in the living history museum if jet lag permits 23:56 The Geography of the Walk — Wallsend, the Roman line, and where the trail actually runs 24:15 The Hadrian's Wall Passport — Collecting stamps along the route 25:06 The Ten Stages — Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, stage by stage 26:01 East to West vs West to East — Why the Quintin Lake and Macs Adventure episodes settled it 26:54 Day Zero — Getting the first five city miles out of the way on arrival day 27:41 Ten Miles on Day One — The longest single walk of his life 28:25 Dipping Toes in Two Seas — Borrowing a tradition from the Wainwright Coast to Coast 30:43 The Tyne & Wear Metro — Newcastle's underground, and the train nerd's excitement 31:23 A Boring Walk? — Why Jonathan disagrees with the guidebooks about the Newcastle stretch 32:03 Building a Rough Itinerary — TripIt, research, and accepting he can't see everything 33:19 What He Wants to See — Sycamore Gap, Lanercost Priory, Carlisle Castle and Cathedral, an aviation museum 34:05 The AD122 Bus — Why nothing is truly missed 35:00 Ten Days, Not Four — Taking his time and refusing to skip sections 36:01 The Weather Forecast — Sixties and seventies Fahrenheit, and rain almost every day 36:21 Gear — Boots, walking shoes, waterproofs, day pack, and the Columbia socks he trained in 37:45 Carry-On Only — Two weeks of clothing in a carry-on, and why no walking poles 38:42 The Twice Brewed Inn — Once Brewed, the Dark Sky Park, and hoping to see the Milky Way 39:45 Cameras and Microphones — What's coming in the day pack 40:09 Anglotopia Hats and Green Glasses — And a thank you to his parents 40:42 What's Coming — Content plans for the next year and beyond 41:06 The Macs Adventure Episode — Coming in September 41:52 Why He Won't Publish From the Trail — Lessons learned from Land's End to John o'Groats 43:05 The Ten-Episode Series — Recording twenty to thirty minutes at the end of every day 43:26 Release Schedule — Two podcasts a week for the rest of the year, after the Jane Austen series 44:17 Social Media From the Trail — Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Bluesky 44:34 Mini-Documentaries and Reels — Filming now, editing later 45:08 Friends of Anglotopia First — Podcasts, articles, updates and photography 45:20 A Book? — Undecided, and the problem with middle-aged men writing about walking 46:24 Travels in Britain — The old Rick Steves-style series that quietly got half a million views 47:33 After the Walk — An extra week in England 48:00 Why Jackie Isn't Coming — A tree fell on the house in May and reconfigured the summer 48:57 Leaving the Day Before School Starts — And how that happened 50:11 Making Wine From Sour Grapes — Doing things his wife would hate 50:22 The Settle & Carlisle Line — The Ribblehead Viaduct and one of Britain's great railway journeys 50:54 Four Days in York — Finally doing the city properly 51:33 The National Railway Museum — Enjoying it thoroughly and alone 52:14 A Day Out With Tim Barber — Castle Howard, a ruined abbey, and the North York Moors 53:18 On to London — Staying with a friend 53:38 Emery Walker's House — Recording next month's What's On in London on location 54:07 The Ceremony of the Keys — Finally doing it after years of wanting to 54:22 Exhibitions — Frida Kahlo, Whistler, Star Trek, and knowing he can't do it all 54:43 Buckingham Palace — The State Rooms and the newly renovated East Wing 55:14 The Wallace Collection Churchill Exhibition — Booked months ago 55:29 An Anglotopia Dinner — Meeting the columnists in person 55:57 What He'll Miss — The Bayeux Tapestry press view and a February return 56:31 Closing Thoughts — A year ago this wasn't happening, and now it is 56:44 Thank You, Jackie — The person who made it happen 57:22 If You've Got Something Big You Want to Do — Just do it 58:03 How to Follow Along — Friends of Anglotopia, the Hadrian's Wall hub, and the progress tracker 58:57 See You on the Other Side of the Wall Video Version

Hear from two Roman tour guides about what to expect on a first-time trip to Italy, and how to make it the adventure of a lifetime. Then get a taste of life in France's rural southwest as author David McAninch explains how spending the better part of a year in Gascony taught his American family to slow down and savor their time together. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Host Matt Trump powers through a technically cursed evening (broken mic cord, dead camera, "wading through mud" all week) to deliver part three of his summer abroad walking tour as the self-styled Rick Steves of Badlands. After a detour on reactivating a decade-old Facebook account and how he tries to explain his politics to liberal friends, he crosses the Thames to the Tower of London and its Norman builders. The through line is a provocative analogy: the Norman Conquest of 1066, in which a small ruling class dominated England without replacing its people, framed as a template for how he views globalist or "deep state" control of modern America. Expect the White Tower, Traitor's Gate, the scaffold site, a Robin Hood tie-in, a space-alien thought experiment, and a Federal Reserve comparison, all wrapped in his usual history-meets-geopolitics musing. The Romans built the bridge; the Normans, he argues, still run the place.

A Belfast-based tour guide points out the places where native son Van Morrison found inspiration for his music and poetry. Then a Romani author tells us about the variety of communities within her culture, both on the continent and in the US. And an adventure traveler shares some of his favorite scenic hikes in Europe. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Host Matt Trump continues his "summer abroad" as the self-described Rick Steves of Badlands, picking up the walking tour right where last week's City of London stroll left off. After recapping how a "digital" City of London projects financial power through shipping, insurance, and choke points, he leads you south from Bank Station down King William Street, past the Monument to the Great Fire, the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, and a glimpse of the Shard and Tower Bridge, all the way to the famously plain London Bridge itself. The payoff is his central thesis: the bridge, not the architecture, is what matters. London began as Roman Londinium, a military garrison built to guard the crossing, which he frames as the birthplace of foreign domination over Britain and a lineage of concentrated power stretching to today. Expect history, geopolitics, wry asides, the three-city model, and a promise to tackle the Normans next week.

It appears Shon Barnes is out as Seattle Police Chief. Travel guru Rick Steves defends income tax and pickpocketing. Jason bumped into Megan Rapinoe at the airport. // Guest: Kristina Soltys is the lone Republican running for Washington’s 47th Legislative District. // The IDF calls out the Seattle Times for pro-Hamas propaganda.

Podcaster W. Kamau Bell (Who's With Me?) explains why he's a comedian first... despite his reputation for having difficult conversations with groups like the KKK; travel writer Rick Steves admits he was surprised to find himself a plot point in Apple TV's “Pluribus;" and singer-songwriter Edna Vázquez, alongside a group of high school mariachi musicians, performs "Lindo Colima" from her album of traditional Mexican music Te Esperaba.

Hear why one writer chooses to invest the time in crossing America by train instead of hopping a quick flight. Then discover what taking high-definition photos of Earth from space revealed to a veteran astronaut. And get inspired to view the Renaissance treasures of Florence. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Host Matt Trump invites you to grab your passport for a summer abroad, trading the just-finished World Cup for a walking tour of one of the most talked-about square miles on Earth: the City of London. Styling himself as the Rick Steves of Badlands and armed with a guidebook he bought in London back in 2000 (and is only now actually reading), he drops you off at Bank Station and strolls past Mansion House, the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England, and streets with names like Threadneedle and St. Mary Axe. Along the way he untangles the "City of London" as both a literal place and a synecdoche for global financial power, muses on the difference between Greater London and its odd little self-governing core, and shares memories of his own stint doing foreign exchange out at Canary Wharf. Expect history, geopolitics, wry asides about Fort Knox, and a promise to continue the tour next week.

A master stonemason considers the great sites of Europe and shares what these enduring structures can teach us about permanence, craft, and human ambition. Then an Italian tour guide sheds light on the Dolomites, the spectacular setting where Italian, German, and Ladin traditions meet. Plus, an aficionado of American road trips tells us about efforts to revitalize historic Route 66 as a national heritage trail. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Celebrate Bastille Day with French guides. They'll explain the impressionist techniques perfected in the early 20th century, provide insider advice for designing the perfect Parisian itinerary, and help tackle the immense collection at the Louvre. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

A chef and cookbook author takes a look at idioms that are shared across diverse languages. Then the head of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum updates us on what's happening this summer at Cleveland's top attraction. And the late historian David McCullough reflects on the Wright brothers and how their dream changed the world. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Hear about making family memories in western Canada along the historic Rocky Mountaineer train line. Explore the Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea. Learn more about confronting culture clashes in overseas travels. And discover the best local crafts in each of the 50 states. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Hear how the US Civil Rights Trail, with 100 stops across 14 states, was organized to help all Americans get an up-close look at the movement to dismantle Jim Crow laws across the South. And listen in as ecologist Chris Morgan describes changes he's observed on Norway's Svalbard archipelago — halfway between the mainland and the North Pole — which indicate how our warming climate is a threat to life in the Arctic. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Three American-born tour guides who have settled in Europe tell us what it's like to make a new home in a foreign country. Then, a lifelong resident of Italy's Veneto region helps us explore the Venice Lagoon as an ever-changing ecosystem shaped by climate change, local history, and the distinct cultures of its islands. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Join us for a special hour with American author and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams as she invites us to consider the interconnectedness of the natural world, and discusses what we gain from recognizing and engaging with all that's around us — including a heightened appreciation of the good in our world. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

A pair of tour guides from Greece tell us how the island of Crete offers a natural experience unlike any other. Then travel writer Mark Adams describes his 3,000-mile voyage along the coasts of Alaska to follow what the Harriman Expedition saw in 1899. And a Dutch biologist explains how urban evolution is happening faster than we used to think all over the world. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

New York Times reporter John Branch tells us how one family in southern Utah keeps a cowboy tradition alive at rodeos across the West. Then an award-winning travel journalist recommends itineraries for scenic road trips and sites to explore across California. And an environmental history scholar pays tribute to the American bald eagle, whose recovery from the brink of extinction is an environmental success story that can inspire everyone. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

An Athenian theater director discusses drama's role as a building block of civil society since ancient times, and recommends some Greek destinations that are especially fascinating for the theatrically inclined. Then a pair of tour guides offer their picks for lesser-known Greek islands that promise a break from the bustle and expense of tourist centers such as Mykonos and Santorini. And an outdoor enthusiast lets us in on the wisdom of finding a good home base to unlace your boots on a multi-day European hiking trip. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

On our Mother's Day edition, we hear what it was like to relocate a Midwestern family to the Croatian village their great-grandparents came from. An American who married a Frenchman tells us what it’s like raising a child in Paris. We go on a sentimental family trip to San Francisco, and hear how mamma is center stage in Sicily. Plus Rick pays tribute to his late mother, who influenced him to become a traveler. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Legendary travel writer Rick Steves reflects on his days adventuring down "the hippie trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu... and we discover why you might find him eating at McDonald's in Paris; plus The Lullaby Project brings together singer-songwriter Stephanie Schneiderman and the Oregon Symphony to perform a song co-written by an incarcerated mother for her child. 

The founder of a food-tour company tells us in delicious detail about some of his favorite eats to enjoy on the streets of Rome. Then a British tour guide shares how to take in London's historic core as well as its changing landscape on a visit to the boroughs of The City and Westminster. And a tour guide from Lisbon illuminates the contrasts between Portugal's bustling cities and the more traditional way of life that persists in the countryside. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

On the Hippie Trail by Rick Steves tells the origin story of the travel writing superhero. Rick joins us to talk about looking back on his twenties, chronocentrism, travel vs tourism, serendipity and more with cohost Brenda Allison. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves Whistler by Ann Patchett Europe on 5 Dollars a Day by Arthur Frommer  

One of Rick's longtime cohorts shares her road-tested advice on what you need — and don't need — to put in your suitcase for a successful overseas trip. Then a brother-and-sister pair of Swedish tour guides share their picks for places to explore beyond Stockholm, from easy day trips to coastal wilderness adventures. Plus, listeners chat with Rick about what made their recent travels feel special. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. You can find Rick's most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. And here's NPR's story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.If you're new to the show, welcome. We're so glad you're here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna's newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. You can find Rick's most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. And here's NPR's story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.If you're new to the show, welcome. We're so glad you're here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna's newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. You can find Rick's most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. And here's NPR's story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.If you're new to the show, welcome. We're so glad you're here. Find us and follow us on Instagram and you can find Anna's newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear why the city of Potsdam — home to elegant Prussian palaces and parklands, all in quick reach of central Berlin — is worth a day's visit. Then we get a sense of what life was really like for the emperors of ancient Rome, with the help of classicist Mary Beard. And we travel back to 1978 with Rick and his longtime buddy Gene Openshaw as they retrace their post-college adventures along the infamous "Hippie Trail" from Istanbul to Afghanistan to India, all the way to Kathmandu. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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A tour guide from Orvieto explains why his Umbrian hill-town home is well worth a stop on your Italy itinerary. Then a rail enthusiast looks at train travel in Europe and beyond and considers how — and why — the US set off upon a different track. And a British journalist takes us along as she rides the rails on a lively journey across India. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

The Grand Tour was a rite of passage for the aristocracy, and the adventuresome spirit behind it lives on in modern European itineraries. A longtime travel publisher traces the evolution of this fantastic voyage. Then Rick Steves' Europe guidebook researcher Cameron Hewitt takes a look back on the ways travel has evolved over the past quarter century. And as the Sagrada Família stretches ever closer toward completion, one of the project's architects helps us understand what Gaudí's ambitious creation means to Barcelona and Catalonia. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Debbie and Michael Campbell, aka the "Senior Nomads," offer listeners their expert advice on traveling full-time during retirement. And tour guides from Britain, Poland, and Germany reflect on how politics and media shape public conversation about current events within their own and neighboring nations. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

An American expat in Oslo shares some of the quirks and customs of life in his adopted home. Then, a wilderness and history author recounts what he found exploring four blank spots on the US map. And an ethnobotanist describes the healing properties of different kinds of herbs around the world — some of which might be growing in your own backyard. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Lórien had long years of peace and obscurity under the rule of Amdír; the PPP has had 10 years of, well, obscurity under the rule of Alan. Join The Man of the West and the Sage of the South as we continue our deep dive into the story of Amroth and Nimrodel found in The History of Galadriel and Celeborn. Galadriel sees just how much those poor Silvan Elves need proper leadership; Amroth's name, it turns out, might have come from living in a treehouse; and Imrazôr wonders what Mithrellas will do when she wakes up and makes up her mind. We encounter the Rick Steves of Middle-earth, determine that it's always leg day in Minas Tirith, and discover that Alan cannot claim descent from the Kings. Also: Rhovanion on $10 a day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices