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Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company, located in Massachusetts, was founded by Dean Cycon in 1993. The Company works to provide quality specialty coffee as a vehicle for positive social, economic and environmental change throughout Asia, Africa
Eastern State Penitentiary: Postcards From The Road takes a road trip to Philadelphia to explore Eastern State Penitentiary, the oldest penitentiary in America and arguably one of the most important prisons ever built.To learn more about Eas
The Ironman Triathlon is considered by many, to be the world's most challenging endurance event. Multiple events take place each year around the globe. In 2017 Virginia native Ru Remennikova traveled to Australia to compete. She also competed
This past June Hannah Joseph, 28, a high school Spanish teacher with Hoover City Schools in Hoover, Alabama ventured to Cuba for an eight day excursion with travelers from around America, myself included. With the hope of bringing school suppli
Last week we dived into the world of coffee, this week we are all about tea. The history of tea encompasses multiple cultures and spans thousands of years. Kevin Borowsky is the co-owner of The Whistling Kettle, which is a tea shop and restaura
On Saturday March 2, 2019 the 47th Iditarod will kick off. The dog mushing race covers over 1000 miles of the roughest terrain from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western coast of the Bering Sea. The harsh conditions includ
Tim Ryan: In 2016 Tim Ryan discusses his travels throughout Central and South America with Global Vets, a nonprofit organization which provides student veterinarians the opportunity to investigate animal health in developing counties.
In April 2012 then 22-year-old producer and director Holli Rae set out on a 6 month, 10,000 mile journey across The United States on the adventure of a lifetime. Rae and her co-producer Sara Landas begin what would become a 4 year journey dete
Rick Reed, 63, is a retired postmaster and hiking enthusiast. Born and raised in New York's North Country he grew up around the Adirondack high peaks and in 1980 he completed his first peak: Mt. Marcy. However, it wasn’t until he became postmas
Kayonga “Darkecy” Muganza: An aspiring hip hop artist from Rwanda offers his unique perspective on moving to America. He was presented with cultural differences and the difficulty of evolving to relate to both his American and Rwandan audien
Thomas Clack: In 1983 the perfect storm of circumstances allowed sound engineer Tom Clack to pack up his land rover and drive across three continents. In this episode of Postcards From The Road, we join him on this journey for stories and soun
Joan Hubbard Cousins: After venturing out into the Alaskan wilderness in 1975, Joan is forced to reflect on the journey that put her there. Joan faces the dangers and fears of the true wild in the conclusion to this two part special. The stor
At 23 years old, recent Vassar College graduate Chelsea Greenwood joined 41 other North Americans on a journey around the world. In January 2014 upon searching for a pathway that allowed her to practice her Christian faith and travel, Chelsea s
Over the past two centuries, the United States has evolved in ways we could have never imagined, from its natural views to its unmatched history. National Geographic has released a new collection highlighting its legendary photo archives, deliv
On the season three premiere of WAMC's Postcards From The Road: Archaeologists Kristy Primeau and David Witt dive into the physics of sound, and how their work with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is bringing the past to l
When Mandy Lee, moved from New York City to Beijing in 2010, she experienced "soul-crushing" depression. Finding solace in warm spices and sticky sauces, Lee found she was able to focus and cope with difficulties in her kitchen. In 2019 Lee, 39
In early 2019 Jordan Taylor Hill traveled to Senegal and Guinea to expand his musical background as an artist. Hill says his passion for drumming and his previous visits to West Africa sparked his trip back.Audio from this episode was provi
On this week's episode we talk with Kristin Amico, a freelance writer, about her visit to Chernobyl.
Laura Hill: Laura shares a unique perspective on travel, telling her short story about traveling throughout Italy and the Munich airport with her physically handicapped partner and two adult children.
Joan Hubbard Cousins: In 1975, Joan ventured out into the Alaskan wilderness. Determined to have some sort of spiritual experience she packed no food, she had no map, and three days in realized she was lost. The following stories are written
Hannah Ford: Cards with messages on them have been sent around the globe since the beginning of postal services. The oldest known postcard was reportedly hand painted and sent to writer Theodore Hook in 1840. Hannah Ford has been collecting p
Traveling to gardens across the globe Sarah Scarborough, 44, has devoted the past 20 years of her life to learning the history and culture of tea. Fulfilling her dreams to source her own ethically grown tea someday, Scarborough launched Firepot
Iran is a county steeped in history, culture and nature. In April 2018 29-year-old, Boston native, Henry Zhu ventured to the Middle East for 9 days to experience what the county has to offer. I asked Zhu why he wanted to go to Iran with the cur
Renée St. Jacques serves as the Assistant of Public Policy at the New York Farm Bureau. On the season finale St. Jacques discusses her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon, where she helped farmers learn the fundamentals of growing soy.
Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world. In 2014, Julie Deadrick, a Molecular Microbiologist from Virginia, set her sights on a trip there. Deadrick says she wanted to go to Antarctica because she wanted a unique t
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