Personal Landscapes

Rory Maclean on the cross-cultural geography of heaven

When Rory Maclean’s wife died of cancer at age 55, he set out on a series of journeys that changed his life.

Aug 4 • Ryan Murdock

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July 2026

July 2026: What Am I Reading?

Your monthly podcast Member’s Club update

Jul 31 • Ryan Murdock

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48:45

June 2026

Colin Thubron's Reading List

by Colin Thubron

Jun 30 • Ryan Murdock

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June 2026: What Am I Reading?

Your monthly podcast Member’s Club update

Jun 29 • Ryan Murdock

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47:42

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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1:15:50

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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59:28

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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1:10:45

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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37:39

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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