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The Price is Flight: Fifth Anniversary Game Show Special (#188)

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Filipino American Culture in California (#187)

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Chewing on Airline Food, Part 1: From the Early Days to Special Meals (#186)

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Reviewing 50 Years of Travel Tips: From Intentional Travel to Hostel Vla (#185)

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April Fooled: Travel Like a Lion, Not a Lamb (#184)

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Leading Group Travel, Improv Style: Flex Your Travel Muscle, Level 4 (#183)

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Lightning Round: Luggage & Packing (#182)

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Year-End Travel Tales, 2024 Edition (#181)

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Mastering the Art of Curious Travel: Flex Your Travel Muscle, Level 3 (#180)

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Destination Series: Mexico City for Curious Travelers (#179)

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LAXplored: Unexpected Adventures Around the Los Angeles Airport (#178)

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Squished in Economy with Ketchup-Flavored Everything: Live on a Plane, The Return Edition (#177)

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Live on a Plane, Canada Edition: Porter Airlines Inaugural to Toronto (#176)

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The Best and Worst Travel Moments of 2023 (#175)

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Brakes on a Plane & Future Travel Experience Expo Recap (#174)

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Virgin Voyages Cruising & Cereal Vending Machines (#173)

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Blimp Rides, Alaska Airbus Farewell, Million Mile Flight Quest: September Travel Tales (#172)

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Lightning Round: Passport Edition, Part 2 (#171)

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Pilot Sarah's Retirement Flight: From Paper Airplanes to Water Cannons (#170)

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Cheeky Air India Design & Airport Art Musings (#169)

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Spontaneous Antarctica & Expert Cruise Advice (#168)

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Anniversary Musings & Pilot Sarah's Post-Retirement Life (#167)

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Pilot Sarah's Retirement Flight: Tales from Family Members (#166)

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Inaugural 2022 Recap: ZipAir Tokyo, JetBlue to Kansas City, Delta's A321neo (#165)

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Uncomfortable Travel Questions, Live on a Plane: The Parent Edition (#164)

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More Uncomfortable Questions: Laundromat Woes in Japan & Culture Comparisons (#163)

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A Travel Newcomer Answers the Uncomfortable Questions (#162)

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Flex Your Travel Ninja Muscle, Level 2: Back to the Gym (#161)

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Scent Tales From the #nerdbirds (#160)

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Goats & Bloat: Revenge Travel Tales From Switzerland, Milan, & Lake Tahoe (#159)

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Heat, Smog, Tsunamis: Planning & Surviving Weather-Related Travel (#158)

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Is it Worth Reading When You Travel? (#157)

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Summer Tales: Authentic Maui, Biased Facial Recognition, Prison-Themed Hotel (#156)

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Meet Flight Attendant Joey: It's (Also) All About the Food (#155)

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The World: Cringe-Worthy and Thought-Provoking Travel Tales (#154)

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Do We Even Know How to Travel Anymore? (#153)

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Pilot Sarah Becomes a Captain (#152)

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Cruising the High Seas, Magnets in Tow (#151)

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Super #nerdbird 150th Episode Special: Do You Know the Password?

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To Souvenir or Not to Souvenir? (#149)

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Short Stories from Airplane Reading: A Book & Website Review (#148)

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More Solo Travel & Lonely Moments: Stories from NYC, Japan, & North Korea (#147)

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Solo Travel: Solitude, Loneliness...and Connection? (#146)

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All the Midday Food That's Not Lunch: From Brunch to Fika (#145)

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Breakfast Travel Tales & Tips (#144)

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Finding Art in Airport Towers (#143)

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Checking in on Diversity in Travel (#142)

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Laundry Tales from Around the World (#141)

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Travel Apps: Planes, Trains, Automobiles...and Boats! (#140)

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Retro Posters Galore! "Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975" Review (#139)

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Travel Bingo: How to Choose...and Keep! Your Baggage (#138)

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Travel Bingo: Kids, Gum, and a First-Class Surprise (#137)

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Travel Bingo: Coffee (#136)

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Travel Bingo: ATMs & Money (#135)

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When You're Traveling Around The World & Get Grounded (#134)

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Travel Bites: QR Code Safety (#133)

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Who Can Call A Country Dangerous? (#132)

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How Travelling Sparks Happiness (#131)

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Travel Bites: Enjoy More Quiet Airports (#130)

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Thanksgiving & Travel Self-Care (#129)

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Travel Bites: When Should You Buy A Flight? (#128)

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Travel Bites: 13...Actually, Three Ways to Travel Responsibly (#127)

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Travel Bites: What's the Future of Hotels? (#126)

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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Lighter, Brighter Airport Lounges (#125)

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If It's Boeing...Am I Going?! Meet #nerdbird Mark (#124)

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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Overgrowth & Overtourism (#123)

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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Queer Travel of Tomorrow? (#122)

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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Quality vs. Quantity of Travel (#121)

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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Luggage Wheels and Gender Stereotypes (#120)

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Looking Back on 9/11 and The Future of Travel (#119)

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Travels with Wine, Whiskey, and Whatever Floats Your Boat (#118)

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Travel Encounters of the Animal Kind (#117)

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Destination New England: Vermont's Fall Colors, Maple Syrup, and Ice Cream (#116)

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Club 400: What Happens When #nerdbirds Stop Flying? (#115)

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Flex Your Creative Travel Muscle, Level 1 (#114)

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West Coast I-5/101 Roadtripping: Northern California (#113)

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Triathlons and Tea: Sports Travel Stories Around the World (#112)

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Destination Series: First Time in New York City (#111)

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Pacific NW Roadtripping: Seattle South to Oregon (#110)

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Boom! The Glamour of Supersonic Flight (#109)

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How do Different Cultures Celebrate Summer? (#108)

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From Pizza to BBQ: The Random 50 States Challenge, Part 2 (#107)

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Twilight, Amazon Pickup Points & Ferries, Oh My! (#106)

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Destination Series: Seattle (#105)

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Adventures at the Airport Information Desk (#104)

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No Boring Places: The Random 50 States Challenge, Part 1 (#103)

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Travel Tunes: How Music Impacts our Journey (#102)

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Destination Series: Hawaii Like a Local (#93)

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Post-Vaccination Travel Tales (#101)

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Keeping it 100 with a #nerdbirds Jeopardy Showdown! (#100)

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Jet Lag, Healthy Travel, and The Joys of Pudin Hara (#99)

92

Traveling with a Purpose: The Future of Travel, Part 3 (#98)

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The Futurist's Guide to Travel, Part 2 (#97)

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The Futurist's Guide to Travel, Part 1 (#96)

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How to Grow From Stressful Travel Moments (#95)

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California Like a Local: Tips, Sights & Stereotypes (#94)

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What if Business Travel Never Comes Back? (#92)

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Navigating the Culture of Japan: A Video Podcast (#91)

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Americans and Their Quirky Habits: Culture Zaps in Reverse (#90)

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Culture Zaps: Ubuntu, Floor Zero, & Goats On Buses (#89)