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Blue Planet Stories

Podcast about people, places, and the culture that connects them. We interview emerging and established authors and read their pieces on air. We release Blue Planet Stories every Sunday morning. www.blueplanetstories.com

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58:35

Dan Williams: You Never Forget Your First F-Bomb.

Blue Planet Stories ·

2025/06/22

We have a returning guest who is publishing a hilarious and insightful book Misbehaving in Maine: Thirty-half Learned Lessons.Dan Williams is a humor writer with a huge on-line following. We wanted to bring him back to chat about his stories and the writing process.And to chat about family and how growing up shapes our lives as adults. Join us for a conversation where we learn, we laugh, and we drop a few f-bombs.We interview Dan and read a chapter from his new book: Lesson 11: You Never Forget Your

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60:00

Lawrence Bransby. A Short-Cut Across the Kazakh...

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2025/06/08

Today we speak with Lawrence Bransby, an award winning author, motorcycle adventurer, and a retired teacher. He emigrated from South Africa to the UK, and rode a motorcycle there across Africa with his 17-year-old son.Lawrence wrote twenty books, including novels, novels for young adults, and many travelogues chronicling his numerous motorcycle journeys across Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and North America.You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to

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44:38

Yvette Brand. I Built My Dream Life in Mexico, and...

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2025/06/01

Today, we speak with Yvette Brand. She is a slow digital nomad a “slomad”. She lived abroad for 12 years of her life, while traveling and working in 45 different countries.Originally from the Netherlands, she lived in Mexico for 5 years but is now on the move again in Europe, searching for a place to settle.She writes about travel, personal growth, and spirituality. Her work has been featured on Vox, YourTango, Columbus Magazine and many Medium Pubs.You can subscribe for free. If you choose to

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47:11

Michael Isaac Almond. The Mysterious Case of Mumsy's...

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2025/05/18

Today we speak with Michael Isaac Almond. He is a visual designer from San Francisco. He recently launched a startup to help families dealing with relatives developing dementia. You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children read.But he maintains his creative life by designing and making bags, and writing humorous stories from his own life.Michael went to Brown university to study film but decided against joining

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57:57

Bigga Bigga P. I Have to Stop Killing My Favorite...

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2025/05/11

Today we speak with Paul Bigga Bigga P. Paul received his moniker from another music producer in 1996 and it became a proud handle for his life and music career.Retiring young after a stint as a successful entrepreneur, Paul focused on his passion for producing music and writing. He lived in California, Washington DC, Netherlands, then back in the USA, in New Jersey.You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children

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40:27

Stories: Audrey Stimson. When Does a Trip End?

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2025/04/27

Hello, everyone. We are working on a project in Panama City, Panama this and next week. We will resume our podcasts with guests two Sundays from now. But today, we would love to play for you a fascinating conversation with Audrey Stimson from last year, and read her story about an Alaskan adventure.For almost 30 years, Audrey has been a television news producer for American and European news outlets. She has interviewed kings and queens, Hollywood royalty, rock and roll stars, sports stars,

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56:33

Federica Minozzi. 309 Snowflakes

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2025/04/20

We speak with Federica Minozzi. She is a writer living on the Adriatic Coast of Italy.Federica studied Physics and Mathematics then taught the subjects in school in her Italian town. She also discovered an affinity for languages when learning English and German.You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children read.Federica is now teaching Physics, Mathematics, and English online to students around the world. She

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44:04

Darren Weir. After More Than Fifty Years, I Finally...

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2025/04/06

Today we speak with Darren Weir. He is a retired television news producer, a traveler, photographer and writer. He began writing after he retired - during the pandemic - and became part of the successful Parasol Publications. He also started his own successful publication, Travel Memoirs. You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children read.Darren climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, cycled from Saigon to Hanoi

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57:23

Dana DuBois. My Dad, Dementia, and the Things We...

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2025/03/30

Today with speak with Dana DuBois. She began her career as a speech pathologist, delaying her dream job as a writer. But she began to write when a job application required a couple of writing samples. You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children read.She wrote the samples, posted them on Medium, and has not stopped writing since, publishing countless essays. She launched two successful Medium publications:

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61:09

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova. Lucky Day.

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2025/03/23

Today we speak with Rostislava Pankova-Karajova. She began her life in Bulgaria but moved with her family to Swaziland, South Africa, following the chaos after the fall of communism. She lived in Africa for twelve years, then moved to New Zealand, where she now lives with her family.You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children read.Ronnie is a lifelong musician and a music teacher with a degree in Musicology

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44:47

Blue Planet. Cuba - Struggle, Joy, and Hope.

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2025/03/16

Today we have a special from Cuba. It is a difficult episode for us to make. Emotional in ways. We are on the island for a few weeks, visiting distant family, making friends and exploring remote and beautiful places.You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we donate 15% of our net proceeds to World Literacy Foundation. Help children read.We will talk about what we see and read from the narrative logs of our journey. Cuba is complex and our trip here is life changing. It flipped many

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47:53

Debra G. Harman. Anticipatory Grief and Stormy...

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2025/03/02

Debra Harman is a writer, editor and a publisher. She launched a number of successful Medium publications, Narrative Arc, Wind Phone, and Imogene's Notebook.Debra is an avid hiker exploring the Cascades and Pacific Crest trail in her native Oregon, USA. She likes to venture around the world as well, and has hiked the storied Camino de Santiago trail in Europe.She is also a musician, playing with a band and bringing joy to all who listen.Debra lived as an expat in Cambodia and wrote a memoir of her

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51:39

Kiki Walter. Riding in the Way-Way Back of the...

Blue Planet Stories ·

2025/02/23

Today, we speak with KiKi Walter . She is a writer, storyteller, and champion of personal narratives. She loves transforming everyday moments into deeply resonant stories.Kiki is a publisher of Memoirist Quarterly and a founder of The Memoirist on Substack. She curates and edits for three thriving Medium publications: The Memoirist, Age of Empathy, and Black Bear. she also co-hosts The Unfocused Writer podcast.She has been recognized as a BlogHer Voice of the Year and featured on stage with Listen

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43:46

Steph Dyson. Ya. A Patient Appreciation of Time.

Blue Planet Stories ·

2025/02/16

Today we speak with Steph Dyson. She is a bilingual travel journalist and blogger, who has spent the last decade reporting on adventure travel and sustainability in Latin America.She reported for CNN, National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph. She's covered everything from how tourism is being used to heal the scars of civil war in Colombia to investigating why pumas are being protected by the ranchers that formerly hunted them in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park. Steph is

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46:54

Ryan Frawley. The Last City: Lisbon, Pessoa, and the...

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2025/02/09

Alex and Egor here from Blue Planet Stories. We hope you are well.We are preparing our sailboat for a long ocean passage across the Caribbean to Panama, and we had two very busy weeks at a boatyard. With the time constraint, we had to focus on preparation.But, we are excited to replay our very first podcast for you, which is also one of our favorites, with Ryan Frawley.Also, Because we are resuming our travel, we will be posting weekly or more on Travel Banter, our channel about sailing, traveling

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46:37

Daniel Williams. You Put the End in Friendship.

Blue Planet Stories ·

2025/02/02

Today we speak with Daniel Williams. He is an author-illustrator and English professor living in Western Pennsylvania.Dan has a special talent for humor writing, among other things, and you can find his stories and essays on Medium and on his Spotify podcast, "Misbehaving in Maine."His fully illustrated memoir, "Misbehaving in Maine: 30 Half-Learned Lessons," will be published this spring by Falls City Press.Today we interview Dan and read his story "You Put the End in Friendship"From the show:“…So

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47:01

Stories: Tara B. Happiness Is That Thing Over There

Blue Planet Stories ·

2025/01/26

Today we speak with Tara B. She is a writer based in Connecticut. She has been writing privately for the last two years, but began publishing creative nonfiction and memoir works on Medium in November 2024.Tara writes about mental health, race, identity and relationships with family and friends - the good, the bad, and the ridiculous.Tara is a scientist by training and a full time project manager in her work life. When she is not working, she loves traveling, reading, and long-distance

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55:33

Stories: Joe Guay. My Quirky Respect for Seniors,...

Blue Planet Stories ·

2025/01/19

Today we speak with Joe Guay. He is a voiceover actor from Palm Desert, California. His voice is in commercials, e-learning and web videos for clients all over the globe. Joe began writing publicly in 2021. His articles and essays have been featured on Katie Couric Media, YourTango.com and Medium. A self-described "recovering people-pleaser with a snarky side,” Joe writes on topics such as mental health, surviving the world of showbiz, self-awareness and authenticity. He also covers LGBTQ issues,

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47:59

Stories: Craig Collins. The Bread Men of Uzbekistan.

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2024/12/15

Today with speak with Craig Collins. Craig is a writer who lives in San Diego, California. He is the author of two books of literary nonfiction — Thunder in the Mountains and MidairHe began his carrier as a journalists. He then worked in tech, eventually serving as a senior executive for a Fortune 500 company. He later founded a series of venture backed technology start ups.Craig is currently working on two books: a novel set in Silicon Valley, and a historical non-fiction about the great merchant

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52:26

Stories: John Pucay. Meeting My Twelve Year Old Self.

Blue Planet Stories ·

2024/12/08

Today we speak with John Pucay. He is an author and full-time writer from the Philippines. John writes creative nonfiction essays and short fiction stories. He is currently working on his second novel.John is also a film maker. His short film, Game Boy Advance, loosely based on his experiences as a 12-year-old, premiered at the San Diego Filipino Film Festival in sunny California in October 2024.Outside of his artistic pursuits, John is an ultramarathon trail runner and writes the Minimum Effort

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