The Camino Podcast – Episode 41 – The Crossway
This is the last new episode for a while, as I’m gearing up for the trans-USA walk: Episode 41 – The Crossway: In 2013, Guy Stagg departed his London home on New Year’s Day and then began a pilgrimage from Canterbury, not only to Rome, but then onward to Jerusalem. In his account of that pilgrimage, […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 40 – The Camino in Novel and Poem
The latest episode of The Camino Podcast focuses on less common approaches to the pilgrimage in literature: Episode 40 – The Camino in Novel and Poem: We are living in a boom time for Camino-related books, with new publications hitting the virtual shelves seemingly every week. And yet, these are overwhelming memoir or historical-cultural in approach; […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 39 – The Camino Francés, Part 5
At long last, the completion of a virtual pilgrimage! Episode 39 – The Camino Francés, Part 5: Let’s re-walk the Camino Francés together! Whereas many of the pilgrim interviews on the podcast take a thematic approach, focusing on a few big picture issues, this series of episodes will dig more into the specifics of walking. […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 38 – The Kumano Kodo
We’re heading to Japan on the latest episode of The Camino Podcast: Episode 38 – The Kumano Kodo: There are two UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage routes–Spain’s Camino de Santiago, of course, and Japan’s Kumano Kodo. The latter’s long and storied history rival’s the former’s, but it has only really appeared on the radars of Western […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 37 – Phil Cousineau’s Art of Pilgrimage
Nearly every episode of The Camino Podcast brings together multiple guests, but not this one! It’s a full hour with one of the most influential writers and speakers on pilgrimage: Episode 37 – Phil Cousineau’s Art of Pilgrimage: Phil Cousineau’s The Art of Pilgrimage is an international bestseller in at least ten languages and for […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 36 – The Story of Galicia
The latest episode of The Camino Podcast focuses on the final Spanish region on the Way of Saint James, exploring its history and two local romerías: Episode 36 – The Story of Galicia: Galicia, the northwest corner of Spain and the home of Santiago de Compostela, is beloved by most pilgrims. It is a place […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 35 – From Vézelay to Heaven
The latest episode features one of the most prominent and influential English-language voices on the Camino de Santiago, a fore-runner of the pilgrimage’s resurgence: Episode 35 – From Vézelay to Heaven: Edwin Mullins has spent the better part of his life associated with the Camino de Santiago, with his first book on the subject–The Pilgrimage to […]
STSS – Episode 4 – West Virginia
Sea to Shining Sea, my podcast on the American Discovery Trail and trans-continental walking across the USA, continues its march westward to West Virginia in Episode 4: Episode 4 – West Virginia: By God! As the American Discovery Trail crosses the Potomac into West Virginia, it leaves behind the flat, easy walking of Delaware and […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 34 – How Strange It Will Be To Come Home
The aphorism goes, “the pilgrimage only begins in Compostela,” or something to that effect, suggesting that the changes initiated by our walk have only just taken root and still have far to go. The latest episode of the Camino Podcast focuses on the challenge of bringing it home: Episode 34 – How Strange It Will […]
STSS – Episode 3 – Maryland & DC
Episode 3 of Sea to Shining Sea, my podcast on the American Discovery Trail and trans-continental walking across the USA, is now live. Here are the details: The American Discovery Trail’s approach through Maryland and Washington DC tells a history of American transportation. After following minor roads and–by necessity–taking a car over the Chesapeake Bay […]