It feels like tourism hit a breaking point this summer, with residents around Europe protesting visitors, new entrance and tourist fees popping up at famous spots, and even a net going up to block a popular view of Mt. Fuji. This hour, a philosopher makes the case against travel. Plus, we talk about how tourism is impacting destinations, like Bologna, Italy, and ways to travel differently.

GUESTS: 
Agnes Callard: Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Chicago. Her forthcoming book is Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
Ilaria Maria Sala: Italian journalist
Lisa Abend: Journalist for The New York Times, TIME, Vanity Fair and AFAR. Her Substack is “The Unplugged Traveler” 

It feels like tourism hit a breaking point this summer, with residents around Europe protesting visitors, new entrance and tourist fees popping up at famous spots, and even a net going up to block a popular view of Mt. Fuji. This hour, a philosopher makes <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel">the case against travel</a>. Plus, we talk about how tourism is impacting destinations, like <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/opinion/italy-tourists-bologna-mortadella.html">Bologna, Italy</a>, and ways to travel differently.
GUESTS: 
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<li>Agnes Callard: Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Chicago. Her forthcoming book is <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/open-socrates">Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life</a></li>
<li>Ilaria Maria Sala: Italian journalist</li>
<li>Lisa Abend: Journalist for The New York Times, TIME, Vanity Fair and AFAR. Her Substack is “<a href="https://unpluggedtraveler.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=substack_profile">The Unplugged Traveler</a>” </li>
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