Comedian Audrey Murray joins us to talk about how she skipped a well-worn enlightenment path in favor of a tour of former Soviet republics.
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50 Great American Places
This hour, we’ll talk about America’s must-visit stops with Brent D. Glass, director emeritus of the National Museum of American History and author of “50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.”
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Covering Global Transformation
This hour, we’ll talk to Andrew Solomon about “Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change – Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years.”
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A Trip To Remember
This hour, we’ll talk about how a lack of plans allowed room for a relationship to blossom, the subject of Clara Bensen’s new memoir, “No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering”
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Exploring The Deep South
This hour, we’ll talk with Paul Theroux about his first foray into exploring the continental U.S. His latest book is called “Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads.”
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Off The Beaten Path
We’ll talk this hour about elusive corners of the globe with Alastair Bonnett, who writes about them in “Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies.”
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All Aboard
We’ll talk this hour about the demise of America’s railroads – and if they will ever make a comeback – with Kevin Baker, who writes about the lost glory of train travel in the July issue of Harper’s.
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The Road Less Traveled
This hour, we’ll talk to sitcom writer Kristin Newman about “What I was Doing While You Were Breeding,” her memoir about her early-adulthood travels.
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Your Guide To Summer Travel
We’ll talk this hour about budget-friendly travel, emerging destinations and places you can visit on a whim with Pauline Frommer, Editorial Director of Frommer’s guidebooks.
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Travels with Pico Iyer
As the world moves faster and faster, what can be learned from slowing down? We’ll spend this hour with writer and traveler Pico Iyer who’s in town to discuss his life, his observations and his friendship with the Dalai Lama.
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