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Author Pam Mandel reflects on stories from her new travel book, “The Same River Twice”
Coming-of-age on the road as a dirtbag backpacker (with Pam Mandel)
On penis theft, creepy clowns, anxiety, and how culture tells us what is real
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Author Frank Bures on how culture-bound syndromes like “penis theft” aren’t as weird as they might seem.
Pandemic love, cheating death, & cassette tapes: A personal history of nostalgia
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A meditation on the peculiar power of memories, 50 years into life
A folk history of Satanic Panic, backmasking, and rock music in the 1980s
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A personal history of becoming a rock music fan amid 1980s Satanic Panic
What it’s like to travel 37 countries (and counting) in a wheelchair
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Vagabonders Cory Lee and Zachary York talk about traveling the globe with physical disabilities
20 lessons learned from 20 years as a travel writer: A TravelCon keynote
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Rolf shares his keynote address from the 2018 TravelCon gathering
Sex, travel, and the art of being a better bad tourist (with Suzanne Roberts)
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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
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How appreciating baijiu liquor can help you better understand and experience Chinese culture
Growing up racially diverse: A not-so-politically-correct roundtable
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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
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Author Eric Weiner on what time-honored philosophy teaches us about self-improvement
Life changing travel experiences: The best hostel ever (in Cairo)
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Celebrating the joys of travel hostels, and memories of an iconic hostel stay in Cairo