There She Goes

There She Goes is a storytelling podcast.

Pack your bags, cuz here we go....

Today we travel to Sicily with Ann Leary, as she and her husband Denis face their fears in search of The Godfather, drive the terrifying Autostrade, get lost on nearly vertical switchbacks, and hike up Mt Etna, where, she notes, “lava could erupt at any moment with zero warning.”

Ann Leary is the author of the novels, THE CHILDREN, THE GOOD HOUSE, OUTTAKES FROM A MARRIAGE, and the memoir, AN INNOCENT, A BROAD.

Her bestselling novel, THE GOOD HOUSE, has recently been adapted as a motion picture. The film starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline, will be released in 2020. Ann’s New York Times essay, “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,” was adapted for the Amazon Modern Love TV Series and stars Tina Fey and John Slattery. She is currently working on a new novel and a collection of essays for Simon and Schuster. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages and she has written for numerous publications including Ploughshares, NPR, Real Simple and the New York Times.

First appeared in the Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 11

We're wrapping up Season 1 and we are so wildly delighted that we pulled it off and created a podcast --that we celebrated by recording a second "bonus episode" featuring ...the two of us in conversation!

Next week we'll drop our final episode of the season (Ann Leary will take us to Sicily) before we take a break. But today, you can tune in hear Lavinia & Kelly recap the season a bit, laugh a lot (mostly abut how we knew squat about podcasting when we became "podcasters"), discuss the value of stories and podcast in the time of pandemic, and dream of future adventures.

Today, in honor of Father’s Day, we travel around the world with Naomi Melati Bishop as she recounts her father’s spectacular adventures -- and takes us on a mission to honor his final wishes.

Naomi Melati Bishop was born in Indonesia to odd soul mates: a Javanese princess and a wild New Yorker dad. She moved to NYC when she was eleven, where she currently resides with her daughter and partner. Naomi earned her MFA at NYU’s Graduate Creative Writing Program and works as a writer, editor, and teacher. Naomi runs an editing service, TheEdit.nyc, and is currently at work on her first book, a memoir about her mysterious origins, new motherhood, her parents' love story, and her inheritance of worldwide adventures.

Today we travel with Kimberley Lovato to Ireland, where, after a lifetime of sticking out -- she finds a sense of belonging, and an appreciation for what sets her apart.

Kimberley’s work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler, The Best Travel Writing, and the Saturday Evening Post. Kimberley is also the author of several travel-themed books, including Walnut Wine and Truffle Groves, which was awarded a gold Lowell Thomas award in 2012.

"Pretty Red" first appeared in American Way in 2014

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Today we travel with Maxine Rose Schur to Iran, where she finds unexpected warmth, comfort -- and trust -- through a silent twilight ritual with a stranger.

Maxine is an award-winning children’s book author and travel essayist, whose essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Christian Science Monitor. Her memoir, Places in Time, was named the 2006 Best Travel Book of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association and was awarded a Gold Lowell Thomas award. The book will be reprinted in 2022 by Adelaide Books.

First appeared in the Best Women’s Travel Writing Volume 11

Today we travel with Abbie Kozolchyk as she makes her way to Suriname, Paraguay, Guyana and French Guiana, on an epic -- maybe even heroic -- personal quest to right a wrong.

Abbie spent the first many years of her career in the world of women’s magazines, where she wrote and edited for the likes of Glamour, Allure, and Cosmo. She is the author of the National Geographic book, The World’s Most Romantic Destinations, and she has recently contributed to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

Today we travel with Marcia DeSanctis to France, where, on a dark early morning at Mont St. Michel, she’s reminded of the importance of vigilance, and the existence of angels.

Marcia is the New York Times bestselling author of 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go, and she contributes to Vogue, Town & Country, Travel & Leisure, O the Oprah Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Tin House, The New York Times, and many other publications. Her book of essays, A HARD PLACE TO LEAVE, will be published in 2022.

Today we travel with Marcia DeSanctis to France, where, on a dark early morning at Mont St. Michel, she’s reminded of the importance of vigilance, and the existence of angels.

Maggie Downs is the author of the memoir Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother's) Lifetime, published in 2020 by Counterpoint Press. Her work has been anthologized in Best Women’s Travel Writing and Lonely Planet’s True Stories From the World’s Best Writers, and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and McSweeney’s, among others. She is based in Palm Springs, California.

Today we travel with Jill Robinson to Switzerland where she meets a stranger who teaches her that there is more than seeing with the eyes.

Jill writes about travel and adventure for National Geographic, AFAR, Travel + Leisure, Outside, Food & Wine, Men’s Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many more. She’s the editor for GuestLife Monterey Bay, and her book, 100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die, 2nd edition, was released in 2018. She has won Lowell Thomas, Society of American Travel Writers, and American Society of Journalists and Authors awards.