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I’ve been a working writer of long form narrative magazine features and books for more than 25 years.
I built a strong network of writers and publishers during those years — fascinating people who are passionate about their craft and knowledgeable about their chosen subject — and I want to share their stories with you.
What’s in the Club?The Personal Landscapes podcast offers in-depth long form conversations with the world’s most interesting writers on books about place.
I want to keep the podcast ad-free, so I’ve come up with a fun and exciting set of member-only bonus material for book lovers like you.
When you join the Personal Landscapes Club, you’ll get an exclusive mix of:
weekly long form essays
book reviews
bonus videos
a quarterly Q&A with me
and podcast extras including reading lists from my guests
I started this podcast in my free time and at my own expense. Funding the hosting costs and book budget is a stretch for anyone who scrapes a living as a freelance writer these days.
By joining the Personal Landscapes Club, you’re supporting an independent ad-free podcast that publishes carefully curated conversations backed by decades of reading.
Subscribe now
Stay up to dateYou’ll never miss a podcast episode, essay or extra because every newsletter goes directly to your inbox. It’s free to subscribe to the podcast — you can do so on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and all the usual platforms.
As long as I can support the costs, podcast episodes will always be ad-free.
Want to keep Personal Landscapes going? Support the show as a club member for just $7 per month and get access to the members-only content I outlined above.
Subscribe now
By Ryan Murdock5
1515 ratings
I’ve been a working writer of long form narrative magazine features and books for more than 25 years.
I built a strong network of writers and publishers during those years — fascinating people who are passionate about their craft and knowledgeable about their chosen subject — and I want to share their stories with you.
What’s in the Club?The Personal Landscapes podcast offers in-depth long form conversations with the world’s most interesting writers on books about place.
I want to keep the podcast ad-free, so I’ve come up with a fun and exciting set of member-only bonus material for book lovers like you.
When you join the Personal Landscapes Club, you’ll get an exclusive mix of:
weekly long form essays
book reviews
bonus videos
a quarterly Q&A with me
and podcast extras including reading lists from my guests
I started this podcast in my free time and at my own expense. Funding the hosting costs and book budget is a stretch for anyone who scrapes a living as a freelance writer these days.
By joining the Personal Landscapes Club, you’re supporting an independent ad-free podcast that publishes carefully curated conversations backed by decades of reading.
Subscribe now
Stay up to dateYou’ll never miss a podcast episode, essay or extra because every newsletter goes directly to your inbox. It’s free to subscribe to the podcast — you can do so on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and all the usual platforms.
As long as I can support the costs, podcast episodes will always be ad-free.
Want to keep Personal Landscapes going? Support the show as a club member for just $7 per month and get access to the members-only content I outlined above.
Subscribe now

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