Rolf shares his keynote address from the 2018 TravelCon gathering
Sex, travel, and the art of being a better bad tourist (with Suzanne Roberts)
Travel writer Suzanne Roberts on sex, beggars, and other ragged edges of the travel experience.
Drunk in China: A vicarious Middle Kingdom adventure via its favorite booze
How appreciating baijiu liquor can help you better understand and experience Chinese culture
Growing up racially diverse: A not-so-politically-correct roundtable
Rolf and his high school friends discuss racial diversity as they experienced it growing up.
Eric Weiner’s journey into the ways philosophy compels us to live better
Author Eric Weiner on what time-honored philosophy teaches us about self-improvement
Life changing travel experiences: The best hostel ever (in Cairo)
Celebrating the joys of travel hostels, and memories of an iconic hostel stay in Cairo
Brian Koppelman on the intimacy of podcasting and the genius of Iron Maiden
Why we love specific albums from specific artists at specific times in our lives
Vagabonding pioneer Ed Buryn on what indie travel was like in the 1960s
Author Ed Buryn on the timeless principles of independent travel
Kevin Kelly on how travel has changed over the past 50 years [rebroadcast]
Futurist (and Wired magazine co-founder) Kevin Kelly on how travel has changed
Remembering Bettina Gilois (and what writers can learn from her work)
Rebroadcast in honor of Emmy-nominated screenwriter Bettina Gilois (1961-2020)
Talking with my parents about how to handle it when your parents die
How to handle it when your parents die: A conversation with my parents