The 2021 'Ask Us Anything' Episode: How We Pick Books, Choose Destinations & More

In our recent survey, we invited our audience to ask us anything, and we got 153 excellent questions in response. The queries ran the gamut from ‘what’s the best thing about living in Prague?’ to ‘how did you meet?’ and ‘how do you choose the books for the show?’

In this mini-episode, we answer those questions and more. We give you a behind-the-scenes peek at how we decide which destinations to cover — and when — along with our (perhaps overly-complicated) criteria for selecting the books we recommend. And, due to popular demand, we divulge the travel secrets of our cat Smudge.

We answered other popular questions in a previous edition of ‘Ask Us Anything,’ including how we met, whether or not we really love everything we recommend, previous jobs, and more. You can listen to that episode right here.

Transcript

Full transcript of this episode.

Books Mentioned In This Episode

• I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
• Bunnicula by Deborah & James Howe
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat by Melissa Joulwan & David Humphreys
• Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat by Melissa Joulwan & David Humphreys
• Well Fed Weeknights: Complete Paleo Meals in 45 Minutes or Less by Melissa Joulwan & David Humphreys

Other Cool Stuff We Talked About

To find solid book recommendations:

• LitHub
• CrimeReads
• The Guardian Books
• The Washington Post Book Club newsletter (free and awesome)
• The Week Books
• Library Thing

Things we love:

• Graeter’s Ice Cream
• Mel’s Spiced Nuts
• Yoga with Adriene
• Druna yoga studio in Prague

Top image courtesy of Everett Collection/Shutterstock.