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   Number 1: Episode 114 - How I Spent My Spring

   This spring, Dave returned to Spain (along with a brief pass-through of France) to perform the annual work of updating and expanding the guidebooks. Over five weeks, he touched down on the Voie Littorale, the Camino del Norte, the Camino Lebaniego, the Camino de San Salvador (in both directions!), the Camino del Mar, and the Camino Inglés. Was it gorgeous? Absolutely! Was this kind of itinerary advisable? Almost certainly not! But, he gleaned a bunch of new insights from these outings, and in this episode he's joined by guidebook co-author Laura Perazzoli to debrief some of the major takeaways. Available on Apple, Spotify, and Youtube. For more information on The Camino Podcast: www.davewhitson.com www.facebook.com/CaminoPodcast

   June 28, 2026·1h 28min
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   Number 2: Episode 112 - Belief Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

   We don't know exactly how many non-religious people make the Camino annually, but it's unquestionably a sizable percentage. What inspires or compels atheists and agnostics to go on pilgrimage? To explore that question, this episode brings together Leonard Vance of Tucson, Arizona and Rhian Sasseen of Brooklyn, New York. Leonard is the author of An Atheist on Pilgrimage: Tales of Humanity from the Camino de Santiago, while Rhian (www.rhiansasseen.com) recently had an essay published in The Nation titled "Walking the Camino in the Shadow of Belief." Together, they discuss the value of losing yourself on pilgrimage, the calming of the mind that can occur over the course of a long walk, and the ways that the Camino did--and didn't--reshape their beliefs. Available on Apple, Spotify, and Youtube. For more information on The Camino Podcast: www.davewhitson.com www.facebook.com/CaminoPodcast www.patreon.com/davewhitson

   March 03, 2026·1h 6min
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   Number 3: Episode 108 - The Camino del Norte, Part 8 - Taking Another Bite Out of Asturias

   The Camino del Norte offers some of the most spectacular scenery of any pilgrimage, combining rugged coastal hills, sandy beaches, spectacular cities and small fishing villages. In this series, we will virtually walk the Norte together, bringing together experienced pilgrims and relevant experts in each episode. In this eighth part of the series, we push onward from Avilés to Luarca, through a series of small towns, over the Nalón River, and beneath some massive expressway bridges. Richard DeMerchant of Victoria, BC, Canada, guides us through this section, with fond memories of a donativo albergue and time well spent with his son. All that walking will make a person hungry, so it's important to know how to refuel well, and that's where Jon Tillman, the creator of Eating Asturias (www.eatingasturias.com) comes in. Drawing upon years of culinary experience, Jon has written nearly four hundred articles on Asturian cuisine and culture, and he puts that expertise on full display in this wide-ranging conversation. For more information on The Camino Podcast: www.davewhitson.com www.facebook.com/CaminoPodcast www.patreon.com/davewhitson

   January 06, 2026·1h 18min
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   Number 4: Episode 107 - The Gift of Greenia

   Before everything that followed--the 30+ years associated with and 4,000 miles walked on the Camino, the seed-planting for what would later become the American Pilgrims on the Camino, the founding of the world's only institute for pilgrimage studies at William & Mary, the countless research articles and presentations, and even literal knighthood--it all started with a moment of embarrassment. In this episode, George Greenia shares stories from his decades of pilgrimage and insights into the state of pilgrimage research, and along the way he explains why he has no interest in writing a book about any of it For more on George Greenia: https://www.wm.edu/sites/pilgrimage/leadership/greenia_gx.php For more information on The Camino Podcast: www.davewhitson.com www.facebook.com/CaminoPodcast www.patreon.com/davewhitson

   December 22, 2025·1h 8min
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   Number 5: Episode 103 - The Camino del Norte, Part 7 - How 'Bout Them Apples?

   The Camino del Norte offers some of the most spectacular scenery of any pilgrimage, combining rugged coastal hills, sandy beaches, spectacular cities and small fishing villages. In this series, we will virtually walk the Norte together, bringing together experienced pilgrims and relevant experts in each episode. In this seventh part of the series, we continue westward through Asturias from La Isla to Avilés, passing through beautiful Gijón as well as one of the most criticized stages of the Norte. Paty Matiskella (www.outdoorpilgrim.com), a pilgrim from Eugene, Oregon, pushes back on that criticism, spotlighting some of the significant virtues of this section of the Norte, while Suzanne Henriksen of The Crafty Cask (www.thecraftycask.com) discusses one of the indisputable highlights of walking through Asturias: Spanish cider. For more information on The Camino Podcast: www.davewhitson.com www.facebook.com/CaminoPodcast www.patreon.com/davewhitson

   August 10, 2025·59min
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