Because the Best Things in Life are Off-Topic

How to embrace uncertainty and redefine success by taking a “pathless path”

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How to embrace uncertainty and redefine success by taking a "pathless path"
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Embracing uncertainty and discomfort as the pathless path to true success.

What travel teaches you about the human body, with Dr. Jonathan Reisman

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What travel teaches you about the human body, with Dr. Jonathan Reisman
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How travel helps you better understand how your body works

The creative art of making a living as an adventurer, with Alastair Humphreys

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Alastair Humphreys on making a living as an adventurer

The strangers we meet on the road, and how they can deepen our journey

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The strangers we meet on the road, and how they can deepen our journey
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How the people we meet by accident as we travel can deepen the journey

Vagabonding audio companion: What it’s like to come home after a long trip

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Vagabonding audio companion: What it's like to come home after a long trip
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How to take the attitude of long-term travel back home with you.

Meghan Daum on career-reinvention, flyover country, nuance, and Gen X

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Meghan Daum on career-reinvention, flyover country, nuance, and Gen X
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Author Meghan Daum on career-reinvention, flyover country, and voices of generations

Paul Theroux on reading, teaching, and slow travel in Mexico [encore]

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Paul Theroux on reading, teaching, and slow travel in Mexico [encore]
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Paul Theroux on aging, slow travel, and the inherent complexity of Mexico

How inexpensive countries are the secret to prolonging the journey [encore]

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How inexpensive countries are the secret to prolonging the journey [encore]
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Planning long-term journeys around the world’s cheapest destinations, with Tim Leffel

Lost in the Valley of Death: The life and disappearance of Justin Alexander

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Lost in the Valley of Death: The life and disappearance of Justin Alexander
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Journalist Harley Rustad on the mysterious disappearance of Justin Alexander in India.

A mixtape (of sorts) about mixtapes: Music as intimate communication

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A mixtape (of sorts) about mixtapes: Music as intimate communication
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Rolf and his friends recall the bygone rite of making cassette mixtapes to share with friends