Moving Along Podcast

08/29/2025

Africa and Beyond - a conversation with veteran journalist Barry Maughan - is out now!

Barry worked for nearly 25 years at Voice of America in Washington, D.C., retiring as chief of the English to Africa Service. His new book, Beneath the African Sun (Outback, 2025) lays the groundwork for our conversation.

Barry Maughan, former chief of English to Africa Service for the Voice of America and the author of Beneath the African Sun (Outback, 2025), shares stories of his journey through Africa and beyond.

06/24/2025

New episode of Moving Along! "An Irish Farewell" is an interview with Barbara Johnson, who tells the story of burying her lover's ashes in Ireland after her lover's shocking, unexpected death.

We just got back from Ireland, and I wanted to share this now because we actually had the chance to see Kathleen's grave in the northwest of Ireland, a moving experience, made moreso by Barbara's poignant story.

Click the image to listen to the audiogram. This is the link to the full episode: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/episodes/an-irish-farewell-barbara-johnson

07/01/2024

Behind the Scenes at Lonely Planet: A Chat with Alex Howard. Alex is the editorial director at the world's #1 travel guidebook. Fun chat! Travel writers take note. ✈️✒️✍️

https://moving-along.simplecast.com/episodes/behind-the-scenes-at-lonely-planet-a-chat-with-alex-howard-VyEukNn9?recast=16170300-36fd-5f34-acea-03ed33c84ce8

06/05/2024

Traveling with Disabilities - Danny Health Hats Speaks Up on Moving Along. My interview with Danny van Leeuwen, who travels near and far with MS, talks about being a nurse and healthcare advocate, his "annoyance scale" and his travels to the Camino in Spain, the Portugal Camino and Costa Rica.
https://moving-along.simplecast.com/episodes/traveling-with-disabilities-danny-health-hats-speaks-up

04/09/2024

03/20/2024

The latest episode of Moving Along. Meet Carlton Klein - backpacker adventurer who is now the mastermind behind Lost Canyon Imports, honoring the artisans and the crafts of Colombia. But not before hitting his own personal nadir.

01/24/2024

From Bengali Roots to a Canadian Mosaic - my interview with Urmi Hossain explores being a third culture kid, her delight in Montreal's diverse community where she works in financial services (a job she loves!) and discovering boxing. Urmi is the author of 'Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from In*******al Struggle.'

Urmi Hossain is Bengali by blood and Italian by birth. An avid boxer, she is the author of 'Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from In*******al Struggle,' which dives into her journey as a Bengali from Italy now living in Montreal, where she works in the financial services industry. She is a blogg...

12/07/2023

Embrace the Bumps - my interview with Pat Wetzel, host of Bump in the Road and author of the book by the same name. Talk about resiliance!

Here's the link to the entire episode:
https://moving-along.simplecast.com/episodes/embrace-the-bumps-with-pat-wetzel

07/15/2023

From Vietnam to New York- my interview with Tommy Hai Ngo.

Join me as we embark on a fascinating journey with my guest, Tommy Ngo, also known as Hai Ngo. Tommy, a native of Vietnam, shares his remarkable life story, from his early love for music and art, to his family's struggle during the Vietnam War and his eventual move to New York. Listen in as he recou...

01/04/2023

Listen in to this free-flowing conversation with s*x educator and author Deborah Sundahl. She travels to Europe for six months each year teaching women and couples about women's s*xuality.

Listen to the full episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://movingalongpodcast.com/traveling-europe-teaching-s*x-ed-with-deborah-sundahl/

11/12/2022

Dust off your dreams, says retirement expert and author Patrice Jenkins in this new episode of Moving Along Podcast.

Dust off your dreams! So says retirement expert and coach Patrice Jenkins. Here she offers tips and advice for those who want to create purpose--and live the dream--once they retire.

07/22/2022

Moving Along episode 9 dropped today! Meet Mark Pellerito, incident meteorologist at the National Weather Service. Mark travels to wildfires and other disasters to forecast the weather for the fire fighters and others battling disasters.

https://moving-along.simplecast.com/episodes/hurricanes-wildfires-and-weather-with-mark-pellerito

Local TV weatherman gets canned! Now what? Mark Pellerito became an incident meteorologist with the National Weather Service and has traveled the world forecasting the weather for fire fighters, FEMA and disaster relief workers.