Frances Mayes reflects on 20 years of living "Under the Tuscan Sun" — and how getting in tune with living in Italy...
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NPR's Steve Inskeep explains what Karachi, Pakistan showed him about the mega cities that are mushrooming around the...
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Reverend Jim Wallis describes how venturing to war zones and even to the "other side of the tracks" can change your...
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Filmmaker Ken Burns Rick to discuss the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Burns explains what his research...
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Filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his life-long passion for America's national parks, and the early memories that...
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Nancy Pearl's Armchair Travels
"Rock star librarian" Nancy Pearl recommends favorite armchair travel books, and authors with a gift for conveying...
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Nancy Pearl's Armchair Travels II
Nancy Pearl recommends more of her favorite books for armchair adventures. Related travel information at...
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Paul Theroux's Dark Star Safari
Travel writer Paul Theroux discusses his trip to Africa, 40 years after serving there as a Peace Corps volunteer....
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Travel writer Paul Theroux talks about his experiences as an early Peace Corps volunteer in Africa in the 1960s and...
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Travel writer Paul Theroux talks about his book, The Tao of Travel, and offers advice for other travelers gleaned...
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After living for years with a death threat from Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is in a unique position to...
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Author Simon Winchester talks about his book "Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a...
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Steve Inskeep's Foreign Intelligence
NPR's Steve Inskeep assesses international news coverage in the U.S. media, and why it's important for us to keep up...
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The Pilgrimage of Annie Leibovitz
Photographer Annie Leibovitz took a road trip across the United States, on a pilgrimage to the homes of famous people...
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Rick chats with Tony Wheeler, the head of Lonely Planet publications. Tony Wheeler's company writes guidebooks for...
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Tony Wheeler's "Lonely Planet"
Rick compares notes with Tony Wheeler, the founder of what has become the world's largest travel empire, Lonely...
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Actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy explains why he's made a second home in Ireland. Related travel information...
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Rick provides a brief introduction to his Germany and Austria playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help...
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Austrian guide Andrea Wolf walks us through the elegant streets of the former Habsburg capital, where living well is...
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Two tour guides to Switzerland explain how that country pulls different cultures and language together to forge a...
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