A few years ago, writer Glenn Kurtz was conducting research for a novel when he came across an old video, recorded by his grandfather in 1938 in small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland. The video is vibrant - much is in color - and children jostle and laugh before the camera.

The majority of those pictured would soon perish in the Holocaust and the other horrors that were inflicted in Poland during and after the Second World War. But some survived, and created new lives in the USA, Britain and Israel. Glenn spent four years researching every face shown in the video. He speaks to survivors, and tells their story in gripping detail in his book, Three Minutes in Poland, Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film.

In our interview, we talk about Glenn's experience creating his book and meeting the survivors from his grandfather's home town.

Author photo: Franziska Liepe.

More at http://intrepidtimes.com

Keith Kahn-Harris describes himself as professionally curious. This curiosity has taken him around the world in search for the big fish who make their smash in small communities. Just who is the best water skier and Luxembourg, and what is the name of the most powerful politician on the tiny island or Alderney?

In this interview for IntrepidTimes.com, he discusses his travels, and the fascinating communities around the world which he has explored.

See more at: http://intrepidtimes.com/2017/06/the-best-waterskier-in-luxembourg-the-big-fish-in-small-communities-with-keith-kahn-harris

Charles Anderson is a New Zealand writer and journalist whose work focuses on uncovering mysteries at home and getting to the bottom of the story overseas. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, National Geographic Traveler, and pretty much every paper in New Zealand.

In his interview for http://intrepidtimes.com, we discuss his work uncovering mysteries in New Zealand and getting to the bottom of the story overseas.

Colin Wright discusses long term travel and his adventures around the world with Intrepid Times. Original link:

http://intrepidtimes.com/2016/05/colin-wright/

More interviews with travelers at:

http://intrepidtimes.com

Seven years ago, Colin Wright was working 100 hours a week running a branding studio in LA. He was on track to reach his goal of becoming a millionaire before the age of 25, when he had a change of heart. This lifestyle wasn’t so exciting anymore, and he wanted see the world.

He started a blog, and asked his readers, most of them strangers, to vote on which country he was to move to next. This experiment worked, and he has been traveling around the world based on the votes of his steadily growing audience ever since.

As a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of three acclaimed books on China, Hessler’s writing offers fascinating and deeply felt insights into the changing landscapes, cultures and characters he has encountered in his travels. In this interview for Intrepid Times, we discuss his travels in China and Egypt.

Original Link:

http://intrepidtimes.com/2016/04/peter-hessler/

Katya Knyazeva interviewed by Intrepid Times about the history and architecture of old Shanghai - http://intrepidtimes.com

Night Train to Mandalay. The audio recording of an article on http://IntrepidTimes.com describing an overnight train journey from Yangon to Mandalay in Myanmar undertaken by the author.

Read more at: http://intrepidtimes.com/2016/09/night-train-mandalay/

There are over 320 million people in China aged between 15 and 30.

This generation is often derided by their elders as well as the media. Depending on who you ask they’re shallow and materialistic, apathetic or overly patriotic.

Beijing based journalist Alec Ash thought this stereotype might be missing the full picture, so he set out to do some research.

Over four years, he followed the lives of 6 millennials growing up and pursuing their aspirations in new China.

His debut book ‘Wish Lanterns’ chronicles their experience. It was released last month in the UK to widespread acclaim, winning an interview in the New York Times and glowing endorsements by veteran China writers.

I met up with Alec last weekend at the Shanghai launch of his book, and interviewed him for half an hour. Here’s the edited recording where Alec discusses his book, and the challenges and rewards faced by foreigners who write about China.

http://intrepidtimes.com/2016/07/wish-lanterns-interview-china-writer-alec-ash/

Intrepid Times interviews Nick Hunt about his 9 month, 4000 kilometer walk across Europe in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor. Read more at: http://intrepidtimes.com/2016/08/nick-hunt/