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We tell the full story of a first backpacking trip in Yosemite, from pre-trip dread to campfire wins to the post-trip shower that feels like a spiritual event. Then we pivot to planning our Maine fall getaway and spiral happily into packing debates, Salem dreams, and cozy food talk. • why this Yosemite backpacking trip happens and why it feels so high pressure • control, anxiety, and the mental load of packing for unknowns • the poop problem, trail privacy, and why a real toilet changes everything • comfort gear choices, sleeping pads, tents, and the reality of “ultralight” ...

From May 2026, the Renters Rights Act introduces major reforms to improve tenant security. The good news is that it will abolish “no fault evictions” and ends fixt termed tenancies in favour of rolling contracts. It will limit rent increases to once yearly, strengthen protections against discrimations and unfair practices. Shine Radio spoke to Amanda Whiteland-Smith from Citizens Advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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​Desert Willow Golf Resort’s Firecliff Course is one of the standout public golf experiences in Greater Palm Springs and one of the best-known resort-accessible rounds in the desert. In this Course Spotlight from the Palm Springs Golf Podcast, Brett Smith highlights what makes Firecliff such a strong fit for golfers who love public golf, desert scenery, and Palm Springs golf travel.Located in Palm Desert, California, Firecliff is known for dramatic desert scenery, excellent condition [...]

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club’s Saguaro Course is one of the most highly regarded public golf experiences in Arizona and one of the true standout rounds in the desert. In this Course Spotlight from the Arizona Golf Podcast, Brett Smith highlights what makes Saguaro such a strong fit for golfers who love public golf, desert scenery, and Arizona golf travel.Located in Fort McDowell, Arizona, Saguaro is known for wide fairways, natural movement in the land, and a walking-friendly layout that feels diffe [...]

In this episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Lost Angel Travel Adventures” Show, travel writer Linda Ballou explores the breathtaking beauty, rejuvenating energy, and outdoor adventures of Sedona, Arizona. Known for its striking red rock landscapes and powerful vortex sites, Sedona offers a unique blend of natural wonder and spiritual renewal. Linda shares insider tips on hiking trails, from must-see paths to hidden gems, along with guidance on trail planning, safety, and making the most of your outdoor experience. The conversation also dives into Sedona’s deeper cultural roots, including its...

Join hosts Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga, bi-coastal best friends, with a questionably unhealthy predilection towards all things strange, spooky and creepy, for heavily researched and listener submitted tales of the supernatural. They do warn you though... Two Girls One Ghost is the most haunted podcast in America, countless listeners have reported that listening leads to encounters with the other side. Listen at your own risk. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com

Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By sharing inspiring tales and their desire for protecting our planet’s wild places, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild and create meaningful adventures of their own.

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide...

A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth. Presented by experienced broadcaster/podcaster Des Latham and updated weekly, the episodes will take a listener through the various epochs that have made up the story of South Africa.

* Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces...

A moving and provocative exploration of male friendship and loneliness, from New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and actor Andrew McCarthy as he crisscrosses the country to reconnect with his friends. “You don’t really have any friends, do you, Dad?” A seemingly innocuous, if...

When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were...

Pulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past. Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments...

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

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an...

In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual. Told in Macfarlane’s distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology, and literature.

For listeners who wish Eat, Pray, Love had a cynical streak comes this propulsive, wildly original memoir about a journalist’s quest to conquer depression and addiction, set against the backdrop of international adventures and modern communal living. Through the eyes of others, Carly Schwartz seems to have everything going for her: top editor at the world’s biggest news site, fancy college degree, a seemingly endless parade of friends and parties.