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A weekly one-hour conversation with guest experts and callers about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is America's leading authority on travel to Europe and beyond. Host and writer of over a hundred public television travel shows and author of 30 best-selling guidebooks, Rick now brings his passion for exploring and understanding our world to public radio. Related travel information and message boards on www.ricksteves.com.

753 German Views; Mudlarking the Thames

52 mins; May 03, 2024

752 Amsterdam Canals; The Last Island; Coimbra

52 mins; April 26, 2024

751 Eyewitness to Climate Change; Endangered Eating; Shakespeare in Stratford and South Sudan

52 mins; April 19, 2024

591a Polynesian Explorers; Northern Greece; Greek to Me

52 mins; April 12, 2024

750 Mini Italian Lesson; Geography of Genius; Timbuktu Haircut

52 mins; April 05, 2024

749 Totally Eclipsed; Mekong Paddle Pilgrim; Strange Food

52 mins; March 29, 2024

748 Quirky Oslo; Last Empty Places; Herbal

52 mins; March 22, 2024

597a Dublin Walk; The Immortal Irishman; Aran Islands

52 mins; March 15, 2024

747 Ireland in 100 Objects; Midlife Michelangelo; Language City New York

52 mins; March 08, 2024

746 Goodbye Eastern Europe; The Long Field in Wales

52 mins; March 01, 2024

641a Finding Europe in America; Cruise Ship Nightmare; Iceland Backcountry

52 mins; February 23, 2024

745 Orkney Living; Walkable European Cities; Nomads of Europe

52 mins; February 16, 2024

744 Falling for Saturn; Heart of Martin Sheen; Florentine Favorites

52 mins; February 09, 2024

743 Happens in Vegas; Morocco's Sahara

52 mins; February 02, 2024

742 Sharks; Beyond Havana; Pompeii

52 mins; January 26, 2024

595a The Story of Spanish; First Timer's Spain

52 mins; January 19, 2024

741 Visiting Vienna; Visiting Bosnia; Athens Acropolis

52 mins; January 12, 2024

740 Cruising the Nile; Paradise on Earth; Lost Pianos of Siberia

52 mins; January 05, 2024

739 Travel Like a Diplomat; Making a Difference; German Pop

52 mins; December 29, 2023

738 Christmastime in Bavaria, Croatia, Sweden, Rome, Sardinia, Costa Rica, Amsterdam

52 mins; December 22, 2023

587a Cod in Portugal; Eating in Naples; Dingle Bells; Christmas Travels

52 mins; December 15, 2023

737 A History of Modern Ireland; Following Caesar

52 mins; December 08, 2023

736 The Swiss; Sightseer's Guide to the Solar System; Winter in Anchorage

52 mins; December 01, 2023

630a Portugal's Art and Architecture; Breakfast With Polygamists; Jack London's Yukon

52 mins; November 24, 2023

735 American Thanksgiving; Feeding the World; Tom Miller; German Sausages

52 mins; November 17, 2023

734 Saving Europe's Art; Overlooked Cuisines of Italy; Belgian Treats

52 mins; November 10, 2023

733 Walls Around the World; Tourism in Spain; Tecumseh

52 mins; November 03, 2023

732 Vampires of Eastern Europe; Supernatural Ireland; Haunted Europe

52 mins; October 27, 2023

731 Hiking Iceland; Disappearing Asia; England Journeys & Slang

52 mins; October 20, 2023

619a Paprika; Silver Sword and Stone; Galicia

52 mins; October 13, 2023

730 Wandering Indonesia; Italian Lessons; Czech Towns

52 mins; October 06, 2023

729 A Pilot's View; Cuba 2023; Traveling Again, Part 2

52 mins; September 29, 2023

728 Beyond New Orleans; View from Germany; Traveling Again, Part 1

52 mins; September 22, 2023

610a London Layover; Tower of London; London Day Trips

52 mins; September 15, 2023

727 Enjoying Venice; History of Rome in 12 Buildings; Michelangelo's Rome

52 mins; September 08, 2023

726 Orkney Vikings; Favorite American Cities; Chopin's Piano

52 mins; September 01, 2023

725 Crystal Bridges; Route 66 Kicks; Amsterdam By Bike

52 mins; August 25, 2023

724 Tangier; Costa Rica's Pura Vida; Lingo of Europe

52 mins; August 18, 2023

366b Correspondent in India; World of Madhur Jaffrey; Chaos, Italian Style

52 mins; August 11, 2023

723 Fragile Countries; Hiking with Children; Exploring Romania

52 mins; August 04, 2023

722 Mid-American Feast; Ambassador's Guide to Switzerland; Diver's Guide to the World

52 mins; July 28, 2023

260b Western Whitewater Adventures; A Readers Grand Tour; Tapas in Spain

52 mins; July 21, 2023

721 The French; Hidden Gardens in Paris

52 mins; July 14, 2023

720 Ceramic Arts of Portugal; Poland 2023; Nomads

52 mins; July 07, 2023

719 Rocky Mountaineer; Gulf Islands BC; Global Perspective; Piecing Together America

52 mins; June 30, 2023

616a Zagreb; Natchez; Leave Only Footprints

52 mins; June 23, 2023

718 Pastas You Should Know; In Sardinia; Gelato

52 mins; June 16, 2023

717 Bill Bryson At Home; Pico Iyer In Search of Paradise; Walkable Cities

52 mins; June 09, 2023

716 Roman England; Ottoman Turkey; Crossing Boundaries

52 mins; June 02, 2023

612a Inland West Coast Roadtrips; Making Scottish Music; Oddball English Festivals

52 mins; May 26, 2023

715 San Juan Islands; Martin Sheen’s Travels; Imagine a City

52 mins; May 19, 2023

714 Uniquely Georgian; Amsterdam 2023; Puzzle of Polynesia

52 mins; May 12, 2023

713 The Way of Saint James; Rewilding Europe

52 mins; May 05, 2023

410b Marrying an American; Flatlands; Sightseeing Communist History

52 mins; April 28, 2023

712 Party of Trees; Vanishing Asia; Living with Caribou

52 mins; April 21, 2023

711 Greek Godmother; Favorite Athens Neighborhoods; Appreciating Islam; Tibetan Prayer Flags

52 mins; April 14, 2023

710 Saints of Italy; Pilgrim Trails; Holy Bones

52 mins; April 07, 2023

709 America’s Favorite City Parks; Europe’s Great Trails; Egypt 2023

52 mins; March 31, 2023

607a Bridges and Little Museums of Paris; Burgundy

52 mins; March 24, 2023

708 Favorite Tours in Ireland; Celtic Middle Earth; Ireland’s South Coast

52 mins; March 17, 2023

707 Islands of Britain; Italy for Food Lovers; Flavors of Florence

52 mins; March 10, 2023

706 Budapest Riverwalk; Megalithic Orkney; Travel Kindness

52 mins; March 03, 2023

515a Artists of Spain; Being Welsh; Being Bosnian

52 mins; February 24, 2023

705 Basque and Balkan Carnival; Sicilians; World Lit

52 mins; February 17, 2023

704 Casanova's Venice; China 2023

52 mins; February 10, 2023

703 Yucatan Holiday; Ambassador to Switzerland; Finding Atlantis

52 mins; February 03, 2023

582a Istria; Wee County Louth; Tides

52 mins; January 27, 2023

702 Touring Bath; Joy of Travel Writing; Ghost Dance in Berlin

52 mins; January 20, 2023

701 The US Civil Rights Trail; Wild Arctic Svalbard

52 mins; January 13, 2023

700 Pleasures of Mexico City; Why We Travel; Classical Music in Europe

52 mins; January 06, 2023

699 New Year's Traditions; New Orleans Originals; David McCullough Tribute

52 mins; December 30, 2022

548b German Christmas Markets; Christmas in Madrid, Sicily, Ireland, Hebrides

52 mins; December 23, 2022

698 Ready for Christmas Near and Far; Wassailing

52 mins; December 16, 2022

697 Sacred Paris; Raising a Family in France; A Place in the World

52 mins; December 09, 2022

696 For the Love of Guidebooks; The Gulf; Greatest Art In Europe

52 mins; December 02, 2022

695 Belgium Pride; Favorite Gardens; Arctic Trails

52 mins; November 25, 2022

584a My Town; Lidia's Flavors of Italy; Wine Educator

52 mins; November 18, 2022

694 Highlands of Scotland; Art of Spain; Sweet Home Alabama

52 mins; November 11, 2022

453a Rome Neighborhoods; Crazy Rides; Ex-Yugoslavia

52 mins; November 04, 2022

693 Dracula’s Romania; Spooky New Orleans; Mary Morris in India

52 mins; October 28, 2022

586a Travel Writers Travels; Autumn Light in Japan; Swedish Values

52 mins; October 21, 2022

692 Making the Art of Europe; 20 Years of Ireland; Experiencing Austria

52 mins; October 14, 2022

691 Climate Change Watch; The Art of Rome; Seeing the Ancient World

52 mins; October 07, 2022

690 Hamburg; The Art of Europe; Extreme Sports

52 mins; September 30, 2022

578a Walking Ljubljana; Munich and Bavaria; Wild Animals

52 mins; September 23, 2022

689 Ambassador to Bulgaria; Senior Nomads 2022; Himalaya Hike

52 mins; September 16, 2022

688 Maeve Higgins’ County Cork; Southwest England; Glasgow Cool

52 mins; September 09, 2022

687 More California Day Trips; Olmsted Bicentennial; Celebrating Eastern Europe

52 mins; September 02, 2022

579a Kerouac’s Firewatch; Erosion; USA National Parks

52 mins; August 26, 2022

686 New Orleans by Foot; The Orchestra Conductor

52 mins; August 19, 2022

685 Joanna Lumley’s Nile Adventure; Samantha Brown’s Happy Travels

52 mins; August 12, 2022

684 Obscure Museums; Peloponnesian and Mythical Greece

52 mins; August 05, 2022

683 English Country Gardens; On Becoming a Gardener; In Praise of Wasting Time

52 mins; July 29, 2022

480b Turn Right at Machu Picchu; Lafayette in the USA; Scotch

52 mins; July 22, 2022

682 Europe by the Book; Berlin Day Trips; Mexico City 2022

52 mins; July 15, 2022

681 French Impressionism; Perfect Week in Paris; First Timer’s Louvre

52 mins; July 08, 2022

680 The Last Cowboys; Perfect Day California; American Bald Eagle

52 mins; July 01, 2022

529a Newfoundland Tour; Canada Day; Drink Dat New Orleans

52 mins; June 24, 2022

679 Nordic Roots; Dutch Towns; Bridge to Nicaragua

52 mins; June 17, 2022

567a Hokkaido; Arctic Solitaire; Bloomsday in Dublin

52 mins; June 10, 2022

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