Armchair travel around the world!
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- Around the World in 14 Books
- 7 Thrilling Book Series
- 6 Audiobooks That Are Like Theater For Your Ears
Our first podcast episode dropped on 20 January 2020 with a virtual trip to Prague. Since then, we’ve gotten curious about 21 other exciting destinations. Thank you for coming along with us!
It’s our Podiversary! Podcastiversary? Podcastersary? Let’s just call it our 1-year Podcast Anniversary. In this mini-episode, we look back at our first two seasons, share a few interesting stats, and give you a sneak preview of what’s coming in Season Three, including four of our upcoming destinations.
Full transcript of this episode.
112,000 downloads of the show
61 countries listening
297 books reviewed on the website and podcast
148 books recommended on the podcast
27 books in translation recommended on the podcast
63 books (43%) by women authors recommended on the podcast
25 books (17%) by BIPOC authors recommended on the podcast
22 destinations and themes featured on the show
We say it a lot, but it’s worth repeating: We’re grateful for you! Thank you for rating and reviewing our show, supporting us on Patreon, following us on Instagram, and chatting with Mel on Twitter. It’s such a treat to talk books and travel with all of you.
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