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Travel Tales from the #nerdbirds — 188 episodes
The Price is Flight: Fifth Anniversary Game Show Special (#188)
Filipino American Culture in California (#187)
Chewing on Airline Food, Part 1: From the Early Days to Special Meals (#186)
Reviewing 50 Years of Travel Tips: From Intentional Travel to Hostel Vla (#185)
April Fooled: Travel Like a Lion, Not a Lamb (#184)
Leading Group Travel, Improv Style: Flex Your Travel Muscle, Level 4 (#183)
Lightning Round: Luggage & Packing (#182)
Year-End Travel Tales, 2024 Edition (#181)
Mastering the Art of Curious Travel: Flex Your Travel Muscle, Level 3 (#180)
Destination Series: Mexico City for Curious Travelers (#179)
LAXplored: Unexpected Adventures Around the Los Angeles Airport (#178)
Squished in Economy with Ketchup-Flavored Everything: Live on a Plane, The Return Edition (#177)
Live on a Plane, Canada Edition: Porter Airlines Inaugural to Toronto (#176)
The Best and Worst Travel Moments of 2023 (#175)
Brakes on a Plane & Future Travel Experience Expo Recap (#174)
Virgin Voyages Cruising & Cereal Vending Machines (#173)
Blimp Rides, Alaska Airbus Farewell, Million Mile Flight Quest: September Travel Tales (#172)
Lightning Round: Passport Edition, Part 2 (#171)
Pilot Sarah's Retirement Flight: From Paper Airplanes to Water Cannons (#170)
Cheeky Air India Design & Airport Art Musings (#169)
Spontaneous Antarctica & Expert Cruise Advice (#168)
Anniversary Musings & Pilot Sarah's Post-Retirement Life (#167)
Pilot Sarah's Retirement Flight: Tales from Family Members (#166)
Inaugural 2022 Recap: ZipAir Tokyo, JetBlue to Kansas City, Delta's A321neo (#165)
Uncomfortable Travel Questions, Live on a Plane: The Parent Edition (#164)
More Uncomfortable Questions: Laundromat Woes in Japan & Culture Comparisons (#163)
A Travel Newcomer Answers the Uncomfortable Questions (#162)
Flex Your Travel Ninja Muscle, Level 2: Back to the Gym (#161)
Scent Tales From the #nerdbirds (#160)
Goats & Bloat: Revenge Travel Tales From Switzerland, Milan, & Lake Tahoe (#159)
Heat, Smog, Tsunamis: Planning & Surviving Weather-Related Travel (#158)
Is it Worth Reading When You Travel? (#157)
Summer Tales: Authentic Maui, Biased Facial Recognition, Prison-Themed Hotel (#156)
Meet Flight Attendant Joey: It's (Also) All About the Food (#155)
The World: Cringe-Worthy and Thought-Provoking Travel Tales (#154)
Do We Even Know How to Travel Anymore? (#153)
Pilot Sarah Becomes a Captain (#152)
Cruising the High Seas, Magnets in Tow (#151)
Super #nerdbird 150th Episode Special: Do You Know the Password?
To Souvenir or Not to Souvenir? (#149)
Short Stories from Airplane Reading: A Book & Website Review (#148)
More Solo Travel & Lonely Moments: Stories from NYC, Japan, & North Korea (#147)
Solo Travel: Solitude, Loneliness...and Connection? (#146)
All the Midday Food That's Not Lunch: From Brunch to Fika (#145)
Breakfast Travel Tales & Tips (#144)
Finding Art in Airport Towers (#143)
Checking in on Diversity in Travel (#142)
Laundry Tales from Around the World (#141)
Travel Apps: Planes, Trains, Automobiles...and Boats! (#140)
Retro Posters Galore! "Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975" Review (#139)
Travel Bingo: How to Choose...and Keep! Your Baggage (#138)
Travel Bingo: Kids, Gum, and a First-Class Surprise (#137)
Travel Bingo: Coffee (#136)
Travel Bingo: ATMs & Money (#135)
When You're Traveling Around The World & Get Grounded (#134)
Travel Bites: QR Code Safety (#133)
Who Can Call A Country Dangerous? (#132)
How Travelling Sparks Happiness (#131)
Travel Bites: Enjoy More Quiet Airports (#130)
Thanksgiving & Travel Self-Care (#129)
Travel Bites: When Should You Buy A Flight? (#128)
Travel Bites: 13...Actually, Three Ways to Travel Responsibly (#127)
Travel Bites: What's the Future of Hotels? (#126)
Bite-Size Travel Tales: Lighter, Brighter Airport Lounges (#125)
If It's Boeing...Am I Going?! Meet #nerdbird Mark (#124)
Bite-Size Travel Tales: Overgrowth & Overtourism (#123)
Bite-Size Travel Tales: Queer Travel of Tomorrow? (#122)
Bite-Size Travel Tales: Quality vs. Quantity of Travel (#121)
Bite-Size Travel Tales: Luggage Wheels and Gender Stereotypes (#120)
Looking Back on 9/11 and The Future of Travel (#119)
Travels with Wine, Whiskey, and Whatever Floats Your Boat (#118)
Travel Encounters of the Animal Kind (#117)
Destination New England: Vermont's Fall Colors, Maple Syrup, and Ice Cream (#116)
Club 400: What Happens When #nerdbirds Stop Flying? (#115)
Flex Your Creative Travel Muscle, Level 1 (#114)
West Coast I-5/101 Roadtripping: Northern California (#113)
Triathlons and Tea: Sports Travel Stories Around the World (#112)
Destination Series: First Time in New York City (#111)
Pacific NW Roadtripping: Seattle South to Oregon (#110)
Boom! The Glamour of Supersonic Flight (#109)
How do Different Cultures Celebrate Summer? (#108)
From Pizza to BBQ: The Random 50 States Challenge, Part 2 (#107)
Twilight, Amazon Pickup Points & Ferries, Oh My! (#106)
Destination Series: Seattle (#105)
Adventures at the Airport Information Desk (#104)
No Boring Places: The Random 50 States Challenge, Part 1 (#103)
Travel Tunes: How Music Impacts our Journey (#102)
Destination Series: Hawaii Like a Local (#93)
Post-Vaccination Travel Tales (#101)
Keeping it 100 with a #nerdbirds Jeopardy Showdown! (#100)
Jet Lag, Healthy Travel, and The Joys of Pudin Hara (#99)
Traveling with a Purpose: The Future of Travel, Part 3 (#98)
The Futurist's Guide to Travel, Part 2 (#97)
The Futurist's Guide to Travel, Part 1 (#96)
How to Grow From Stressful Travel Moments (#95)
California Like a Local: Tips, Sights & Stereotypes (#94)
What if Business Travel Never Comes Back? (#92)
Navigating the Culture of Japan: A Video Podcast (#91)
Americans and Their Quirky Habits: Culture Zaps in Reverse (#90)
Culture Zaps: Ubuntu, Floor Zero, & Goats On Buses (#89)
Dishing on Airline Dishware: A Video Podcast (#88)
Should Your Bucket List Care About Sustainability? (#87)
Destination Recap: Nordic Cultures of Denmark, Finland, Norway, & Sweden (#86)
Design Recap: Can Anyone Make Airports Fun? (#85)
Sustainability Recap: Travel and the Triple Bottom Line (#84)
Flashback: Conversations with a Pilot (#83)
Flashback: Dashes, Delays, & Downtime at the Airport (#82)
Flashback: Vacation Mode: Integrator or Separator? (#81)
Flashback: Airline Celebrations (#80)
Flashback: How Do Airports Work? (#79)
A Pilot and a Frequent Flyer Reflect on 2020 (#78)
What's Happened Since "Hotels, Hostels, or Homestays?" (#77)
'Tis the Season for Mileage Run...Stories (#76)
Electric Planes, Britain's Duty-Freexit & Ho-Ho-Home for the Holidays (#75)
20 Questions With a Gate Agent (#74)
Global Connectedness: How do Goods Flow While People Stay Home? (#73)
Destination Series: Palm Springs & The Coachella Valley (#72)
The Art of the Stopover & "Half Tourism" (#71)
Design Series: Fashion in Flight Through the Years (#70)
How to Study Abroad in a Pandemic (#69)
Penguins, Racecars, and Eyeballs: The World of Shipping by Air (#68)
Travel From Your Couch vs. Long-term Workcations (#67)
FOMO vs. JOMO: Is There Joy in...Not Traveling? (#66)
Weddings in the Sky & Video Game Hotels (#65)
Travel Photography When You're Not Traveling (#64)
Flying Somewhere? Uluru, Mauritius, Hawaii and More (#63)
Destination Series: Washington DC, COVID Style (#62)
Long Tunnels, Longer Flights, and a Goodbye to Berlin's Tegel Airport (#61)
Design Series: The Art of Airline Maps (#60)
Airline and Airport Vendors Pivot Brands, & Other Travel News (#59)
Redefining Luxury: From Sustainable to Regenerative Travel, Part 2 (#58)
Free Money to Travel & Health Passports (#57)
Addicted to Travel? Moving Beyond Sustainability to Regenerative Travel, Part 1 (#56)
Travel News Roundup: First Class Dining Delivered To Your House? (#55)
I'm Just Here for the Food: Traveling & Eating from a Local Perspective (#54)
Who Let the COVID-Sniffing Dogs Out? And Other News (#53)
Destination Series: First Time in Japan (#52)
Indulgent Flights to Nowhere & Traveler Lifecycle: Reflection (#51)
Looking Back with Travel Disasters, Looking Forward After COVID (50th Episode Special)
United Says Sayonara to Tokyo Crews; Mexico Travel Opens; Italy's Tourism Catastrophe (#49)
Destination Series: Desert Southwest Road Trips (#48)
Are you Ready for Health Tattoos; Demystifying Carbon Offsets; Regenerative Travel Preview (#47)
Essential Travel Apps at the Airport and Your Destination (#46)
Goodbye Airline Change Fees & Traveler Lifecycle: Going Home (#45)
Essential Apps for Travel Dreaming & Planning (#44)
Traveler Lifecycle: Dodging Crowds, Staying Safe, & Getting Around at Your Destination (#43)
First-Time Solo Travel Adventures (#42)
Understanding a Trillion-Dollar Travel Industry & The Weekly Roundup (#41)
Destination Series: New Zealand (#40)
Traveler Lifecycle: Arriving at Your Destination (#39)
Nordic Culture & The Weekly Roundup (#38)
Destination Series: Scandinavia + Finland (#37)
Pathways to Being a Pilot; Revenge Travel; Should I Fly to the East Coast? (#36)
Conversations with a Pilot, Part 1 (#35)
Destination Series: Canada from West to East (#34)
Travel Dreaming, Group Trips, & Family Travel (#33)
Best & Worst Airplane Food: Lightning Round with Sebastian & Tom (#32)
The Traveler Lifecycle: Pre-Departure Checklist (#31)
Dashes, Delays, and Downtime at the Airport (#30)
The Traveler Lifecycle: Booking (#29)
Lightning Round: Passport Edition (#28)
The Traveler Lifecycle: Dreaming & Planning (#27)
Listener Voicemails: Roadtrip Audio, Holiday Weekend Travel (#26)
A Week of Roadtrips in the COVID-19 Era (#25)
A Tale of Two Flights: COVID-19 Edition (#24)
Pandemic Travel Planning (#23)
Putting the Fun in Functional Airport Design (#22)
How to Make Roadtrips Fun (#21)
Vacation Mode: Are You an Integrator or Separator? (#20)
Our Wildest Travel Dreams (#19)
Family Travel Tips (#18)
Strange Encounters of the Foodie Kind (#17)
Tourist or Traveler: Which is "Better?" (#16)
Surviving a Staycation: Experiences & Tips (#15)
Travel & the Triple Bottom Line: Sustainability Week Part 2 (#14)
Sustainability Week: Individual Actions (#13)
Design Series: Airline Identity & Branding (#12)
Design Series: Designing the Airport Experience (#11)
How do Airports Work? (#10)
Student Travel Tips (#9)
Celebrations: Airline Inaugurals & Farewells (#8)
Hotels, Hostels, or Homestays? The Great Debate (#7)
Travel Planning vs. Serendipity (#6)
Meet the #nerdbirds, Part 3 (Kai) & Future Episode Preview (#5)
Meet the #nerdbirds, Part 2: Brendan & Eric (#4)
Meet the #nerdbirds, Part 1: Charlie & David (#3)
This or That: Airline Edition (#2)
The Accidental Lightning Round: Favorite Airplanes & Airports (#1)