Gadling Podcast: Intv. James O'Reilly

by Erik Olsen on

Hey, ho.
Our next podcast is ready to go. 
And man, do we have a treat for you. Have you ever read one of those Traveler’s
Tales books while hoofing it abroad? You know the ones, Travelers Tales Brazil, or Thailand, or Mexico? Or perhaps
you read the recently released Sense of Place, by Michael
Shapiro, a book about travel writers who talk about, well, travel writing.

And so. This podcast we
interviewed James O’Reilly, publisher of the Travelers’ Tales series of books. James is a very cool guy, smart as hell
and more eloquent than, um, uh, someone who’s sorta eloquentless. 

And you know what? HE WANTS YOU TO SEND HIM YOUR WRITING! Of course he suggests you read up a bit
first. Develop a voice. Don’t just unload all your worthless brain spasms on him.

So download, listen, enjoy.

Host: Erik Olsen.
Format: 41
minutes

Jump to:
02:25- Magazine Minute

9:40- Top 5 Posts

18:00- James
O’Reilly – Interview

And don’t forget to check out our last podcast, an interview with Jim Benning of Worldhum.

Gadling Podcast: New Features and Interview With Jim Benning of Worldhum

by Erik Olsen on

Hello ladies
and gents, we’ve now got our second podcast
up and running and ready for your listening enjoyment. We’re still working the kinks out and throwing things against
the wall to see what sticks (rubber eraser, no. hamster spleen, no, but close. Homer Simpson action figure encased in
freshly chewed bubble gum, YES!) .

Yes, well. So let us give a brief desription of what fun and folly
awaits. First, we start off with a new feature called Magazine Minute in which we talk (briefly, I
swear) about the best items to be found in the top travel mags. We’re talking about Outside, National Geographic
Adventure, Budget Travel and so on. Then we go over the Top Five posts from the previous two weeks,
discussing any new info, what we thought about the posts, etc. Then we go straight into our interview with Jim
Benning, the brains and brawn behind the excellent travel writing site Worldhum.

And that’s it! It’ll
take around thirty minutes to listen to it all, and, lucky for you, you can fast forward through any or all of it. This
is a work-in-progress, so any thoughts or ideas, please send them our way (or
use the comment page).

Listen

Host: Erik Olsen.
Format: 41
minutes

Jump to:
05:30- Magazine Minute

20:50- Top 5 Posts

27:35- Jim
Benning of Worldhum – Interview

And don’t forget to check out our first podcast, an interview with kayaker Eric
Stiller.

Gadling First Podcast: Eric Stiller (1-10-04)

by Erik Olsen on

Ladies and
gentlemen…our first
podcast.

This is something new that we’ll be doing on a fairly regular basis from now on. In
addition to discussions about what’s happening in the world of engaged travel, we’ll be talking to all sorts of folks,
from explorers, travel writers and photographers, as well as travel bloggers everywhere. Suggestions are
welcome.

So let me introduce the guest of the first gadling podcast:

Eric Stiller is a kayaker’s kayaker.
He’s the author of the book Keep Australia
on Your Left, an epic story of his effort, with buddy Tony Brown, to paddle around the continent of Australia. Yes,
you heard that right. Australia. That’s a bit like
saying you’re going to paddle around the United States.

The book was voted one of the ten best paddling yarns of all time by Canoe and
Kayaker Magazine (it was voted #4). Eric also runs the Manhattan Kayak Company, the top kayak outfitter in New York
City. As he says in the interview, kayaking is in his blood. His father, Dieter essentially introduced the Klepper
kayak to the states. Stiller runs the Manhattan kayak Company in
Manhattan.

There’s a whole lot more to say about Stiller, but why not let him say it himself.

Listen to the podcast.

Host: Erik Olsen.
Format: 44 minutes, MP3

Jump to:
01:10- Discussion of father, first Klepper store in NYC

05:00- Working in Klepper shop with dad
and kayaking in NYC

09:11- Klepper’s decline to cheaper boats

13:50- Starting Manhattan Kayak Company

16:52- On the trip, David Lee Roth and
paddling around Australia

22:54- Crossing the Gulf of Carpinteria, and the
nasties: sharks, crocs, etc.

35:00- Writing the book…and help from Paul Theroux

40:01- More about the Manhattan Kayak Company and
tours