Mike & Alex's Travel Show

Episode 6: When Things Go South

mbarish — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:41:20 +0000

In Episode 6, we’re joined by New York Times travel writer Matt Gross. We talk about the American South in all its barbecue-sauced glory. The South may not rise again, but so long as there are biscuits and gravy, we’ll find reasons to cross the Mason-Dixon.

How offensive can three Chosen People/Yankees be while discussing the losers in the War of Northern Aggression? Y’all tune in now, ya hear!

Episode 5: When Travel Attacks

mbarish — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:47:37 +0000

In Episode 5, we’re joined by Andrew Evans of National Geographic Traveler and Gadling. We talk about travel gone wrong and the headaches that ensue. What happens when flights get delayed, stomach bugs attack or your own clumsiness leads to profuse bleeding? We discuss all that and more.

Be sure to follow Andrew on Twitter and on his own blog. Follow us on Twitter, too, while you’re at it.

Have you had any epic travel fails? Share your horror stories or embarrassing ailments in the comments.

Episode 4: Flying the Friendly Skies

mbarish — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:58:40 +0000

In Episode 4, we discuss all things flying: our favorite airports, airplane pet peeves and Alex’s paralyzing fears of in-flight urination.

Suggested Reading: An Airline Magazine That Makes Travelers Want to Pull the Rip Cord from The Wall Street Journal and Jaunted’s map of free airport WiFi.

Do you have a favorite (or least favorite) airport? What bugs you the most on flights? Did we wildly offend you in any way? Share your thoughts on this week’s episode in the comments.

Episode 3 Goes Bi-Coastal

mbarish — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:35:26 +0000

With Alex dialing in from the Arizona desert*, we discuss traveling on the East Coast and West Coast. Road trips, public transportation, stereotypes about attitudes and food are all fodder for our bi-coastal conversation.

How do you think the two coasts differ in terms of being a visitor? Do you prefer how spread out the West Coast is or do you enjoy the conveniences of East Coast public transportation options? Do we owe the Midwest an apology? Speak out in the comments!

Suggested reading: How to visit Los Angeles without a car by Mike Barish for Gadling and See Los Angeles without a car? I show you how by Jason Cochran for Wallet Pop.

* We apologize for some quirky volume issues. We had to use Skype this week and it resulted in some inconsistencies.

Listen to Episode 2

mbarish — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:30:21 +0000

This week, we discuss travel television, hotels for guidos and watching people chew with their mouths open. We also share how we really feel about Eat Pray Love.

Do you travel based on what you see on TV? What travel shows do you watch? Where do you stand on Eat Pray Love? Let us know what you thought of the show in the comments.

Suggested reading: Fall in Love, Plug the Island and Memoirist Rachel Shukert on ‘Eat Pray Love,’ Self-Censoring Authors and Embracing Mistakes. Both from the Wall Street Journal.

Subscriptions Now Available

mikeandalex — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:36:30 +0000

By now, you’ve listened to the first episode of our show and (hopefully) decided that it’s not a complete waste of your time. If that’s true, then you’ll want to check us out every week. We’ve made that completely idiot-proof. We are now on iTunes and have a working RSS feed!

Simply click on the iTunes logo in the sidebar and subscribe. Then you can place our podcasts on your iPod or any other mobile device that you sync.

For you non-iTunes users, you can subscribe via the podcast’s RSS feed (also in the sidebar), which will also allow you to download the files so that you can take us with you wherever you go.

Easy like Sunday morning. Subscribe now and then get back to doing whatever it was that you were doing. Go on! Get!

Episode 1 is alive!

mikeandalex — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:24 +0000

You can now listen to our first show! We discuss who the hell we are, why the hell we have a podcast and our excessive use of the word ‘hell.’ OK, that last part isn’t true, but we do cover a HIGH-larious GQ article about coffee shops in Amsterdam, crummy travel jobs and even crummier airline movies.

Let us know what you thought of the show in the comments. Also, give us suggestions, feedback and delicious recipes.

Save the show as an .mp3 file on your computer here.

Coming Soon!

mikeandalex — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:07:39 +0000

Your patience will soon be rewarded. Mike & Alex’s Travel Show is a travel podcast you can proudly enjoy. Or it will just steal 30 minutes of your life every week.

See our About page for more information and do us a solid by following us on Twitter and Facebook.