{"podcast":{"title":"Unpacked by Afar","slug":"unpacked-by-afar-5453284","podcast_index_feed_id":5453284,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AFAR5346594674","website_url":"https://www.afar.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0b1e55c8-d310-11ec-b05b-232990bef640/image/f875b1003db6ddf73d1d23985feab0de.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Afar","episode_count":169,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284"},"episode":{"title":"Feel-Good Fridays: A Road Trip, a Public Health Win, and the Great Millennial Song Debate","slug":"feel-good-fridays-a-road-trip-a-public-health-win-and-the-great-millennial-song-debate","published_at":"2026-05-29T22:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/feel-good-fridays-a-road-trip-a-public-health-win-and-the-great-millennial-song-debate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/p.podderapp.com/9063871245/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5373979173.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/p.podderapp.com/9063871245/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5373979173.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to Feel-Good Fridays. This week, host Aislyn Greene and producer Nikki Galteland are bringing you a special road trip edition — recorded live from the car somewhere in the forests of Michigan, microphones balanced on laps and sunscreen close at hand. It’s a two-story episode today, and both come straight from the headlines of everyday life: Sunscreen use is up worldwide — and it’s not just public health messaging that’s doing it. Better formulas, the global influence of Korean and Japanese skincare, and a generational shift in sun-safety habits all play a role. Nikki and Aislyn dig into the data, swap their favorite SPF picks, and make the case for hand cream on road trips. The millennial song debate: NPR music journalists went looking for the one track that defines a generation, and landed on...well, we can't reveal that. But Aislyn and Nikki compare notes (Evanescence, No Doubt, Usher, J.Lo all make appearances), and share a playlist to soundtrack your own summer drive. Tell us your pick. Tune in every Friday through June for a fresh trio of stories from Afar’s favorite travel writers and editors. We’ll see you next week. Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome to Feel-Good Fridays (On the Road Edition) 00:01:00 Sunscreen Use Is Up — Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal 00:04:30 SPF Picks for the Road 00:05:30 The Millennial Song Debate 00:08:00 Why “Paper Planes” Won 00:09:30 Closing Out the Era: “I Love It” 00:10:30 Our Personal Millennial Anthems Stay Connected Be sure to subscribe to the show and sign up for our podcast newsletter, ⁠Behind the Mic⁠, where we share upcoming news and behind-the-scenes details of each episode. And explore our second podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Travel Tales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which celebrates first-person narratives about the way travel changes us, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠View F…","meta_description":"Welcome back to Feel-Good Fridays. This week, host Aislyn Greene and producer Nikki Galteland are bringing you a special road trip edition — recorded live…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":799,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/episodes/feel-good-fridays-a-road-trip-a-public-health-win-and-the-great-millennial-song-debate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacked-by-afar-5453284/feel-good-fridays-a-road-trip-a-public-health-win-and-the-great-millennial-song-debate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}