
Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel
Wayfinder is an immersive podcast for curious travelers eager to take on the world and willing to be changed by it. Hosted by seasoned travel writer Daniel Scheffler, each episode features an in-depth conversation with a traveler about a global destination that transformed them. Through alluring, firsthand accounts, this show uncovers what makes each place unforgettable, along with thoughtful tips…
Vietnam: A Culinary Journey Through Street Food, Family Kitchens, and Hidden Restaurants (ft. Andrew Zimmern)
What if food could be the quickest path to experiencing a place’s people, culture, and history? For lifelong traveler, chef, and host of “Bizarre Foods” Andrew Zimmern, food has always been the first step to understanding the world. Returning to Vietnam for an immersive culinary adventure, Andrew…
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Oceania: Catching Flights & Chasing Waves through Fiji, Australia & New Zealand Travel (ft. Lakey Peterson)
For professional surfer Lakey Peterson, a life spent chasing waves and adventure around the world has brought her back to Oceania and the South Pacific throughout nearly every chapter of her life. From learning to surf in Australia, to finding direction among surfing legends in Fiji, and slowing do…
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Antarctica: Travel for Penguins, Polar Plunges, & Childlike Wonder (ft. Jessica Nabongo)
What happens when one of our most experienced travelers finds herself seeing the world with brand new eyes? Author, photographer, and world traveler Jessica Nabongo became the first Black woman to visit every country in the world, but there was still one final continent leftto explore: Antarctica…
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Quebec: A Canadian Road Trip Through Family Roots and Belonging (ft. Paul Theroux)
Sometimes the feeling of belonging arrives when… and where… you least expect it. For legendary travel writer Paul Theroux, a road trip through Quebec became more than just another transformative travel journey in his half-century career. Following family roots stretching back more than 300 years,…
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Queensland: Choose Your Own Wild Travel Adventure Through Australia’s Outdoors (ft. Coyote Peterson)
What if one destination could offer endless ways to explore the wild, while giving us new reasons to care deeply about it? For Brave Wilderness creator and adventurer Coyote Peterson, few places offer as many opportunities for adventure as Queensland, Australia, where setting out from the vibrant…
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Paris: Returning to the City of Love with New Eyes (ft. Antoni Porowski)
When it comes to Paris, your return isn't about recreating the past, but discovering just how far you've come. For author, television host, and food expert Antoni Porowski, Paris has been a lifelong love affair, from childhood memories beneath the Eiffel Tower…to romantic getaways, whirlwind Fashi…
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Daniel Scheffler’s Wildest Travel Stories: Scorpion Bites, Voodoo Ceremonies & Morocco's Atlas Mountains [Armchair Explorer Episode]
In this special crossover episode from Armchair Explorer, Daniel trades places with award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar and steps into the guest seat. Together, they swap unforgettable stories from the road: from a near-fatal scorpion bite in Angola to a powerful voodoo ceremony in Benin that…
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Inside Bangkok's Drag Empire with Pangina Heals [Full Interview]
Listen to the full Pangina Heals interview, originally featured in Season One. A judge, host, and contestant across the RuPaul's Drag Race universe, Pangina is also the owner of the iconic House of Heals nightclub, a cornerstone of the Bangkok queer nightlife scene. Together, she and Daniel dive i…
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The Road to Michelin Stars: Stories Behind Every Plate (ft. Dominique Crenn)
What if the destination isn't a singular place, but a collection of moments along the way? For three-Michelin-star chef Dominique Crenn, every stop on her geographical journey has become an ingredient in the recipe for her life, from the farms of Brittany, France, to her longtime home of San Franc…
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Baja California: Your Slow Travel Reset (ft. Naomi Grevemberg)
For Naomi Grevemberg, what began as a one-year adventure eventually led her to Baja California, where a caravan of van lifers, endless desert coastlines, and a slower way of living challenged everything she originally thought she wanted. From spearfishing and cooking Trinidadian curry on the beach…
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