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Journalist Harley Rustad on the mysterious disappearance of Justin Alexander in India.
Lost in the Valley of Death: The life and disappearance of Justin Alexander
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
Holiday Special: Celebrating the Sears Christmas Wish Book [encore]
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The Sears Christmas Wish Book was (truly) great American literature (with Tod Goldberg)
Digital nomadism [bonus]: How technology has changed the way we travel
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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
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Rolf recounts his first 8-month vagabonding trip 27 years ago.
Tales from the vagabonding trail: Discussing “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There”
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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
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In this remix episode, Ari Shaffir and Rolf brainstorm on where to travel next
Maintaining creative fitness: How my podcast augments my writing career
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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]
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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
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Editor Pamela Fiori on the pioneering travel magazine Holiday, and its postwar influence.