Travel Tales

My pal Paul Choo stops by to talk all things Korea and his many trips overseas.

Musical comedian Rob Paravonian shares Tales of his gigs nationwide and the Middle East.

Comedian Greg Otto joins the show to talk about his career working on cruise ships around the world.

Comedian Jim Short moved from Australia to Texas as a child, and the contrast was jarring, to say the least.

Alt/country musician continues his Tales of life on tour.

Alt/country rocker Ted Russell Camp, has toured the world as a solo act and backed up artists such as Shooter Jennings and Wilson Phillips.

Actor/comedian spends five years performing in Amsterdam, and picks up a love of the beautiful game along the wa.

Longtime friend and hilarious comedian Jimmy Dore stops by to share Tales from the road.

Roped into a podcast interview in exchange for a place to stay, my guest was a pleasant surprise!

Comedian Steve Mazan goes from a hitch in the Navy, to performing in the Middle East, to fighting back after a cancer diagnosis. 

The money guru gives his tips on how to work travel rewards programs to maximum advantage. Actor/comedian Chip Chinery is a different kind of Travel Tales guest. He’s the first to admit he doesn’t travel much. What Chip does do however, is play the money game very well. Since money is a big part of…

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Hochberg tells how travel has remained the one constant highlight during her health struggles. Inspiring!

TV producer Jerry Whitworth (“Survivor”) shares Tales of working in Africa, Asia and more!

Inspired by wine and “Thelma and Louise”, two bloggers hit the road.

Whether swimming with sharks or standing in bat guano, the show must go on. Travel has brought many things to comedian/actress/TV host Rachel Reenstra, and they all seem to be a little out of the ordinary. As host of Animal Planet’s “Ms. Adventure”, she traveled as far as the jungles of Borneo to film interactions with…

Recorded live while drunk in Budapest! Portuguese scholar Jose reis Santos talks politics, football, and the quirks of his adopted city.

He’s organized East European car rallies, toured Chernobyl, lived on Indian beaches, and much more. Jimmy has plenty of Travel Tales and loves to share them. Travel Tales welcomes back it’s first repeat guest, TV producer/street artist/perennial wanderer Jimmy Swift. We caught Jimmy during his brief stop in LA before heading back to Asia. He…

Actor Richard Nason celebrated his honeym

Recorded live in Saigon, photographer Nana Chen discusses her life in the bustling city

Recorded in Dumaguete, Philippines, comedian Christy Murphy moved from Los Angeles to her mother’s hometown to write a book.

California native PM Carter took off for Thailand in the 90’s and never looked back, building a new life and family on the island of Koh Samui.

Recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, screenwriting coach Pilar Alessandra took a break from teaching the locals how to write movies and sat down to talk about her unique career path.

Hollywood writer/director Dan Rosen discusses his love of travel.

Mike sits down with longtime friend, comedian, and fellow former TBS host Paul Gilmartin to discuss his travels and Paul’s podcast, “The Mental Illness Happy Hour.”

Screenwriter Chris Lusvardi got permission from his pregnant wife to travel around China and follow the Shanghai Sharks professional basketball team.

TV producer Adam Blaker left his Orange County, CA roots to study abroad in Japan and Spain.

Podcaster Tyler Smith shares how his Christian faith has affected his travel experiences.

Comedian Dwayne Perkins has performed in Europe and Asia – a long way from his native Brooklyn.

Comedy writer Stevie Ray Fromstein talks about his frequent trips to India for meditation, and how a Rolling Stones concert in Paris turned him into an athiest.

Talkin’ Israel with comedian Avi Liberman

Straight from her own popular podcast, The Dork Forest, comedian Jackie Kashian discusses her recent trips to Afghanistan and Iraq.

Filmmaker Roger Nygard (“Trekkies”) shares Tales of trekking the globe to film his latest documentary, “The Nature of Existence.”