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“I listen to a LOT of podcasts, many of them travel-related. My problem with this podcast is reflected by the episode descriptions which, in other podcasts, describe the content of the episode. This podcast's descriptions are literally, "Johnny Smith has traveled to 135 countries."
As much as I love to travel, I've never understood counting stamps on a passport. I've listened to several of these episodes, and it's shocking how many people tell stories like, "I landed in Central African Republic at 5:00pm, checked into my hotel, and had to get to the airport the next day at noon for my flight to Cameroon."
I wish someone could explain to me the point. Having listened to several episodes now, I still am not understanding. When I get a stamp in my passport, that stamp represents experiences, memories, people I've met, food I've eaten, music I've heard, festivals I've attended, hikes I've taken. It's not just ink on a page representing country #43.
In addition, this podcast might as well be renamed "Privileged white people bored with their jobs." I don't guilt them for their privilege (I am privileged, myself.) But the superficiality with which they travel seems to take that privilege for granted, and that bothers me.”Read full review »
mfallik via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/26/20
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“Really love the concept of this podcast. Interesting to hear the stories of people who’ve explored so much and hear their thoughts on places I’ve never even heard of before. Do have to admit it gets a little “one note” after awhile with people saying the same thing to the same questions all the...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
11/30/18
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“Instead of traveling this whole spring and summer (as was my initial plan) I got stuck at home and lost my job. Luckily I found a corona-job, making body bags. What helped me through this tough time was definately Rics podcast. He is such an amazing interviewer, so respectful and nuanced and a...”Read full review »
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Sweden ·
07/21/20
“In the last month, I’ve listened to 7 podcasts out of the 100+. I plan to listen to all. In each podcast, I picked up pieces of information which will help my travels and was fascinated by the people interviewed. The podcast is especially helpful for those who want to go to hard-to-get-to...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
09/16/22
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