The Sears Christmas Wish Book was (truly) great American literature (with Tod Goldberg)
Digital nomadism [bonus]: How technology has changed the way we travel
In this bonus outtake from “The Nomads,” Rolf talks about how technology affects travel.
Van Life before #VanLife (encore): Revisiting a classic USA road trip
Rolf recounts his first 8-month vagabonding trip 27 years ago.
Tales from the vagabonding trail: Discussing “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There”
Rolf discusses his travel book “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There” with the Nomadic Network book club.
Vagabonding audio companion: Travel brainstorming, with Ari Shaffir
In this remix episode, Ari Shaffir and Rolf brainstorm on where to travel next
Maintaining creative fitness: How my podcast augments my writing career
Rolf talk about why he created a podcast, in this remix of an episode of “3 Clips”
Finding the best places to live: Searching for home in America [encore]
A discussion of the factors that go into choosing where to set up a home in America.
Travel writing in the “Mad Men” era: The myth and legacy of Holiday Magazine
Editor Pamela Fiori on the pioneering travel magazine Holiday, and its postwar influence.
The Olympics started out as a travel fest: All about the ancient Greek Games
Historian and author on the spectacle and idiosyncrasies of the ancient Olympics in Greece.
Experiencing Japan the slow way (on the 750-mile Shikoku Pilgrimage)
The joys and idiosyncrasies of traveling Japan on foot.
Vagabonding audio companion: How your earliest journeys transform you
A “Vagabonding Audio Companion” episode, on the mindset and lessons of long-term journeys.