Latest Road travel Podcast Episodes

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Expect the Unexpected: Alexandra Keeling

On the Road, Our Way - June 05, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Road travel can take many forms. And Alexandra Keeling knows this better than most-- because she's done a lot of them. From RV life, to towing a small trailer, to sleeping out of the back of a car, Alex's journeys on the road so far have shown that no matter how you travel, it all counts. Becaus...

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Navigating Responsible Travel During COVID-19

Nomads at the Intersections - May 29, 2020 06:05 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Can we hit the road responsibly during a pandemic? As someone planning to car camp or take a drive into the wilderness, you might not feel like you alone could make a huge impact on this pandemic-- but the reality is that travel can lead to transmission-- which means that travelers have the capa...

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Navigating Responsible Travel During COVID-19

On the Road, Our Way - May 29, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Can we hit the road responsibly during a pandemic? As someone planning to car camp or take a drive into the wilderness, you might not feel like you alone could make a huge impact on this pandemic-- but the reality is that travel can lead to transmission-- which means that travelers have the capa...

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Change of Plans: Skyler Thomas

Nomads at the Intersections - May 22, 2020 06:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Skyler Thomas is good at working with a change of plans. In fact, it’s something that she’s navigated time and time again-- right up to present day as she pivoted the direction of her business, SugarSky, amid pandemic-related public health concerns. But whether it’s founding her company, embraci...

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Change of Plans: Skyler Thomas

On the Road, Our Way - May 22, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Skyler Thomas is good at working with a change of plans. In fact, it’s something that she’s navigated time and time again-- right up to present day as she pivoted the direction of her business, SugarSky, amid pandemic-related public health concerns. But whether it’s founding her company, embraci...

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My Mom’s 3,000 Mile Drive: Jackie Hughes

Nomads at the Intersections - May 08, 2020 06:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
This episode honors the mom figures in our lives who inspire or encourage dreams of road travel by paying tribute to one mom in particular: our host Laura Borichevsky’s mom, Jackie Hughes. Before #vanlife… before Instagram…  before she could even drive: Laura’s belief in her ability to do road t...

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My Mom’s 3,000 Mile Drive: Jackie Hughes

On the Road, Our Way - May 08, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
This episode honors the mom figures in our lives who inspire or encourage dreams of road travel by paying tribute to one mom in particular: our host Laura Borichevsky’s mom, Jackie Hughes. Before #vanlife… before Instagram…  before she could even drive: Laura’s belief in her ability to do road t...

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A (Road) Trip Down Memory Lane

Nomads at the Intersections - May 01, 2020 06:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
In this episode, we asked you to share your favorite road travel stories. The landscapes, destinations, trials, and motivations, like this community, are wide-ranging-- from reminders of your own strength and resilience, to particularly sweet memories with loved ones, to formative times you’re h...

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A (Road) Trip Down Memory Lane

On the Road, Our Way - May 01, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode, we asked you to share your favorite road travel stories. The landscapes, destinations, trials, and motivations, like this community, are wide-ranging-- from reminders of your own strength and resilience, to particularly sweet memories with loved ones, to formative times you’re h...

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Foraging, Family, & Fixing Your Vehicle: Amanda Shale

Nomads at the Intersections - April 24, 2020 06:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Self-sufficiency is always an important set of skills to hone-- in life, and especially on the road. But even the most independently-minded travelers require community and resources to learn and grow. That’s why Amanda Shale joins this episode to talk about how over the years she’s learned the e...

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Foraging, Family, & Fixing Your Vehicle: Amanda Shale

On the Road, Our Way - April 24, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Self-sufficiency is always an important set of skills to hone-- in life, and especially on the road. But even the most independently-minded travelers require community and resources to learn and grow. That’s why Amanda Shale joins this episode to talk about how over the years she’s learned the e...

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The Search for Alice: Britany Freeman

Nomads at the Intersections - April 17, 2020 06:05 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Britany Freeman’s had a problem for a few years. She wanted this one van. And not just one kind of van. But this one van, which she named Alice years before it was even hers. Alice has slipped through Britany’s fingers more than a couple times, and through it all, she could easily have given up....

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The Search for Alice: Britany Freeman

On the Road, Our Way - April 17, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Britany Freeman’s had a problem for a few years. She wanted this one van. And not just one kind of van. But this one van, which she named Alice years before it was even hers. Alice has slipped through Britany’s fingers more than a couple times, and through it all, she could easily have given up....

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Pushing Through: Becca Foss

Nomads at the Intersections - April 10, 2020 06:27 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Becca Foss, long-term road traveler and outdoor guide, knows firsthand through the loss of her husband that sometimes you just have to find ways to push yourself through. It might be climbing a steep hill on a loaded up bike, sending a rock wall, or facing unexpected tragedy and learning how to ...

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Pushing Through: Becca Foss

On the Road, Our Way - April 10, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Becca Foss, long-term road traveler and outdoor guide, knows firsthand through the loss of her husband that sometimes you just have to find ways to push yourself through. It might be climbing a steep hill on a loaded up bike, sending a rock wall, or facing unexpected tragedy and learning how to ...

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You're Doing Your Best: Grizel Williams

Nomads at the Intersections - April 03, 2020 06:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Mental health is something we've talked about before on the show, but never before has it felt more important to dive in. That's why this week, we took some time to focus on what challenges, resources, and tips this community has and needs. Whether you're a full-time traveler and your shelter is...

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You're Doing Your Best: Grizel Williams

On the Road, Our Way - April 03, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Mental health is something we've talked about before on the show, but never before has it felt more important to dive in. That's why this week, we took some time to focus on what challenges, resources, and tips this community has and needs. Whether you're a full-time traveler and your shelter is...

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We Can Still Find Beauty: Giddi Oteo

Nomads at the Intersections - March 27, 2020 06:05 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Giddi Oteo, former full-time road traveler, has an inherent knack for holding both the real, transparent truth and the beauty around her. You’ll hear it from her as she shares about pregnancy and motherhood on the road, starting her travels with nearly no money, and building a business from scra...

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We Can Still Find Beauty: Giddi Oteo

On the Road, Our Way - March 27, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Giddi Oteo, former full-time road traveler, has an inherent knack for holding both the real, transparent truth and the beauty around her. You’ll hear it from her as she shares about pregnancy and motherhood on the road, starting her travels with nearly no money, and building a business from scra...

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COVID-19 and Travel

Nomads at the Intersections - March 17, 2020 19:42 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
A timely episode for travelers out there wondering about what decisions to make in light of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic in recent weeks. Through the voices of two experts-- Registered Nurse Emily Scott and public health emergency planner Kate Pifer-- we navi...

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COVID-19 and Travel

On the Road, Our Way - March 17, 2020 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
A timely episode for travelers out there wondering about what decisions to make in light of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic in recent weeks. Through the voices of two experts-- Registered Nurse Emily Scott and public health emergency planner Kate Pifer-- we navi...

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Driving New Chapters: Brittany Newson

Nomads at the Intersections - March 06, 2020 07:05 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Brittany Newson, an Air Force veteran, current student, and recently married female traveler knows that the road can be an incredible facilitator of new life chapters. But she also helps us to see in this episode that travel on its own doesn’t create the changes for us: it’s what we do with it w...

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Love Stories from the Road

Nomads at the Intersections - February 21, 2020 07:17 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
We usually aim to show the sides of road travel that aren’t over-romanticized, but for this episode we wanted to gush a little. So we asked for voice submissions while we were off the air, with one simple intention: tell us your love stories. And wow-- did you all deliver! So in this episode, we...

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Driving New Chapters: Brittany Newson

On the Road, Our Way - February 21, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Brittany Newson, an Air Force veteran, current student, and recently married female traveler knows that the road can be an incredible facilitator of new life chapters. But she also helps us to see in this episode that travel on its own doesn’t create the changes for us: it’s what we do with it w...

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We're back next week-- and we're introducing "Dying for Sex", a Wondery podcast!

Nomads at the Intersections - February 14, 2020 07:05 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Hey all! We’re excited to let you know that we’re returning for our kick off of the 2020 season of Women on the Road next Friday, February 21st. It’s been a long break and we are so excited to get back to sharing your stories about and from the road. To tide you over in the meantime, w...

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Love Stories from the Road

On the Road, Our Way - February 14, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
We usually aim to show the sides of road travel that aren’t over-romanticized, but for this episode we wanted to gush a little. So we asked for voice submissions while we were off the air, with one simple intention: tell us your love stories. And wow-- did you all deliver! So in this episode, we...

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Just What the Travel Nurse Ordered: Em Cheng

Nomads at the Intersections - December 13, 2019 07:05 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Travel nursing is an incredible career that enables you to both help others and get to see new places. But just like any job or form of travel, there are always aspects that can get over-romanticized, and travel nursing is no exception. Em Cheng, a travel nurse currently exploring the West Coast...

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Just What the Travel Nurse Ordered: Em Cheng

On the Road, Our Way - December 06, 2019 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Travel nursing is an incredible career that enables you to both help others and get to see new places. But just like any job or form of travel, there are always aspects that can get over-romanticized, and travel nursing is no exception. Em Cheng, a travel nurse currently exploring the West Coast...

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Finding Family

On the Road, Our Way - November 29, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Whether it’s for the holidays you celebrate, the time you spend reflecting, or the gifts you exchange out of love or habit-- the year’s end is full of reminders of family. And family is complicated for a lot of us out there, especially when travel is also a big part of our lives. We know that t...

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Finding Family

Nomads at the Intersections - November 29, 2019 02:56 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 405 ratings
Whether it’s for the holidays you celebrate, the time you spend reflecting, or the gifts you exchange out of love or habit-- the year’s end is full of reminders of family. And family is complicated for a lot of us out there, especially when travel is also a big part of our lives. We know that t...