# Unpacked by Afar Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AFAR5346594674 Official site: https://www.afar.com/ Author: Afar Episodes: 169 ## Resource Unpacked by Afar tackles one tricky topic in travel each week. Whether you want to hack your points and miles, figure out where to travel next, or need advice on an ethical dilemma, we're your expert travel guides. Because the travel world is complicated. We're here to help you unpack it. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacked-by-afar-5453284 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284.md ## Episodes - [Feel-Good Fridays: A Road Trip, a Public Health Win, and the Great Millennial Song Debate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/feel-good-fridays-a-road-trip-a-public-health-win-and-the-great-millennial-song-debate) — 2026-05-29T22:27:00+00:00 - [Feel-Good Fridays: A Hidden India, a Celebrity Elephant, and the Future of California Wine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/feel-good-fridays-a-hidden-india-a-celebrity-elephant-and-the-future-of-california-wine) — 2026-05-22T22:32:00+00:00 - [Travel to Listen: Why This Southern City Is America's Most Underrated Music Town](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/travel-to-listen-why-this-southern-city-is-america-s-most-underrated-music-town) — 2026-05-19T07:01:00+00:00 - [Feel-Good Fridays: Pottery, a History-Making Pilot, and a Salmon Race Worth Following](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/feel-good-fridays-pottery-a-history-making-pilot-and-a-salmon-race-worth-following) — 2026-05-15T07:01:00+00:00 - [Towing With an EV: What Hundreds of Miles Down the Oregon Coast Taught Us](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/towing-with-an-ev-what-hundreds-of-miles-down-the-oregon-coast-taught-us) — 2026-05-14T18:48:00+00:00 - [Feel-Good Fridays: A New Series for Brighter Weekends](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/feel-good-fridays-a-new-series-for-brighter-weekends) — 2026-05-08T19:53:00+00:00 - [We Towed an Airstream Down the Oregon Coast Using an Electric Truck. Here's What Happened.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/we-towed-an-airstream-down-the-oregon-coast-using-an-electric-truck-here-s-what-happened) — 2026-05-07T22:34:00+00:00 - [Unpacked, Five Questions: Why This Photographer Spent Four Weeks in the Egyptian Desert](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/unpacked-five-questions-why-this-photographer-spent-four-weeks-in-the-egyptian-desert) — 2026-04-28T17:00:00+00:00 - [Forget the Algorithm. Here's How to Actually Eat Well When You Travel.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/forget-the-algorithm-here-s-how-to-actually-eat-well-when-you-travel) — 2026-04-16T20:26:00+00:00 - [The Joyful Instrument That Became the Sound of Hawai'i](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/the-joyful-instrument-that-became-the-sound-of-hawai-i) — 2026-04-14T23:24:00+00:00 - [How Two Years of Phone-Free Travel Rewired the Way I See the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/how-two-years-of-phone-free-travel-rewired-the-way-i-see-the-world) — 2026-04-09T07:01:00+00:00 - [In the Age of AI, This Is What Only a Travel Advisor Can Do](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/in-the-age-of-ai-this-is-what-only-a-travel-advisor-can-do) — 2026-04-02T07:01:00+00:00 - [An Architect's California: From LA's Secret Garden to the Magic of Joshua Tree](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/an-architect-s-california-from-la-s-secret-garden-to-the-magic-of-joshua-tree) — 2026-03-27T16:18:00+00:00 - [He's Been Designing California's Outdoors for Decades. Here's What He's Learned.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/he-s-been-designing-california-s-outdoors-for-decades-here-s-what-he-s-learned) — 2026-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 - [The Naturalist Who's Been Decoding—and Painting—California's Wild Spaces for 30 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/the-naturalist-who-s-been-decoding-and-painting-california-s-wild-spaces-for-30-years) — 2026-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 - [Drama, Geopolitics, and Glory: Inside the World Cup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/drama-geopolitics-and-glory-inside-the-world-cup) — 2026-03-19T17:49:00+00:00 - [This Theater Was a Refuge for Queer Americans. Now It's Been Reborn.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/this-theater-was-a-refuge-for-queer-americans-now-it-s-been-reborn) — 2026-03-17T13:37:00+00:00 - [The Hidden History of the World's Most Powerful Travel Document](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/the-hidden-history-of-the-world-s-most-powerful-travel-document) — 2026-03-12T20:09:00+00:00 - [The Military Secret That Could End Your Jet Lag Suffering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/the-military-secret-that-could-end-your-jet-lag-suffering) — 2026-03-05T16:41:00+00:00 - [Beyond the Canals: An Insider’s Guide to Amsterdam’s Real Neighborhoods](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/beyond-the-canals-an-insider-s-guide-to-amsterdam-s-real-neighborhoods) — 2026-02-27T17:10:00+00:00 - [The Lowdown on 2026: Everything You Need to Make It Your Best Travel Year Yet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/the-lowdown-on-2026-everything-you-need-to-make-it-your-best-travel-year-yet) — 2026-02-21T00:46:00+00:00 - [Why Spain’s Star Chefs Are Setting Up Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Tiny Towns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/why-spain-s-star-chefs-are-setting-up-michelin-starred-restaurants-in-tiny-towns) — 2026-02-17T08:01:00+00:00 - [Where to Go in 2026: The Five-Square-Mile Caribbean Island That's Nothing Like Its Neighbors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/where-to-go-in-2026-the-five-square-mile-caribbean-island-that-s-nothing-like-its-neighbors) — 2026-01-16T08:01:00+00:00 - [Where to Go in 2026: East London's Olympic Park Has Transformed Into a Cultural Powerhouse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/where-to-go-in-2026-east-london-s-olympic-park-has-transformed-into-a-cultural-powerhouse) — 2026-01-15T19:37:00+00:00 - [Where to Go in 2026: The South Australian City That Punches Above Its Weight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/where-to-go-in-2026-the-south-australian-city-that-punches-above-its-weight) — 2026-01-15T01:18:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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