Personal Landscapes

Colin Thubron on Russia and Asia's borderlands

Colin Thubron’s keenly observed travel writing has made him one of our greatest writers on place.

Jun 16 • Ryan Murdock

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Tokyo’s Hidden River System

Tokyo has always been a city of rivers.

Jun 1 • Ryan Murdock

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May 2026

May 2026: What Am I Reading?

Your monthly podcast Member’s Club update

May 29 • Ryan Murdock

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Tom Feiling on Japan’s warning for the future

When Tom Feiling lived in Tokyo in the early 1990s, Japan was a vision of the future: prosperous, peaceful, and incredibly high tech.

May 19 • Ryan Murdock

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Katja Hoyer on life at the edge of catastrophe

The little town of Weimar was the crucible of German high culture, democracy, and dictatorship.

May 5 • Ryan Murdock

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1:21:48

April 2026

April 2026: What Am I Reading?

Welcome to your monthly podcast Member’s Club update: What Am I Reading?

Apr 30 • Ryan Murdock

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Nicholas Crane on the hidden history of Britain's paths

Landscapes contain hidden histories that shaped the development of the world we live in.

Apr 20 • Ryan Murdock

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1:27:57

March 2026

March 2026: What Am I Reading?

Welcome to another instalment of What Am I Reading?

Mar 31 • Ryan Murdock

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Volumes and pages

An update from Tokyo

Mar 24 • Ryan Murdock

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The New Personal Landscapes HQ

Hello Club Members.

Mar 8 • Ryan Murdock

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February 2026

Robert Kaplan on a world in permanent crisis

The foreign affairs and travel writer Robert Kaplan sees today’s world as a larger version of Germany’s Weimar Republic, “connected enough for one part…

Feb 20 • Ryan Murdock

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A Short Update from a New Country

I put together a short video update for Personal Landscapes Club Members on what’s happening with the podcast and what’s coming your way soon.

Feb 18 • Ryan Murdock

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