Archive - Blue Planet Stories

Darren Weir. After More Than Fifty Years, I Finally Met My Brother

Episode #49. We interview Darren and read his incredible story

Apr 6 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

44:03

Cuba. Locals Are Not Allowed in Cayo Largo

04.02.25. Travel Banter. A stop at a magical place

Apr 2 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

14:29

March 2025

Dana DuBois. My Dad, Dementia, and the Things We Don't Forget.

Episode #48. We interview Dana and read her story...

Mar 30 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

57:23

Rangers of Cayo Campos - Guardians of the Monkeys.

A stop on an island of the Archipelago de los Canarreos.

Mar 28 •

Cuba Stories. Monkeys, Rangers, and Flotsam of Life.

03.25.25 Travel Banter. We are in Cuba for a few weeks.

Mar 26 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

20:02

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova. Lucky Day.

Episode #47. We interview Rostislava (Ronnie) and read her story...

Mar 23 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

1:01:09

La Habana: Cuba tugs at our emotions.

Travel Banter. Immersing into the local city life while we are in Cuba.

Mar 19 •

Blue Planet. Cuba - Struggle, Joy, and Hope.

Episode #47. We are in Cuba and in this special we talk about our time here and read from our narrative logs.

Mar 16 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

44:46

Tavan Bogd Uul, Altay - Surviving Where Three Countries Meet.

Essay. Learning to be happy in an expedition to the Altay plateau.

Mar 6 •

Debra G. Harman. Anticipatory Grief and Stormy Weather on Camino de Santiago.

Podcast Episode #46. We interview Debra and read her emotional story...

Mar 2 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

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Debra G. Harman

47:52

February 2025

Kiki Walter. Riding in the Way-Way Back of the Station Wagon

Podcast Episode #45. We interview Kiki and read her nostalgic story.

Feb 23 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

51:38

The Fire Burns in Sadness

Fiction. Redemption in the Mission Mountains.

Feb 18 •

Steph Dyson. Ya. A Patient Appreciation of Time.

Podcast. We interview Steph and read her travel story...

Feb 16 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

43:45

Boatyard Purgatory and the Plan to Escape

Travel Banter. We are "on the hard", preparing the boat for the ocean.

Feb 11 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

Ryan Frawley. The Last City: Lisbon, Pessoa, and the Death of the Unique

(Replay) Podcast. We interview Ryan and read his beautiful story

Feb 9 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

46:54

Mom, I Fell Out of the Third Story Window

Humor. Who is going to save you when the story gets, out of control?

Feb 8 •

She Says She Needs Me

Fiction. "This is for all the lonely people..."

Feb 5 •

Daniel Williams. You Put the End in Friendship.

Podcast. We interview Dan and read his funny story...

Feb 2 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

46:37

January 2025

Sixty Day Freedoms

Fiction. What do you do when there is nowhere to go?

Jan 29 •

Tara B. Happiness Is That Thing Over There

Podcast. We interview Tara and read her story…

Jan 26 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

47:00

Joe Guay. My Quirky Respect for Seniors, Thanks to Mom’s ‘Awful’ Meals on Wheels Route

Podcast. We interview Joe and read his story...

Jan 19 •

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Alexandra Essenburg

55:33

Immigrants are a Pillar of Our Society

Essay. Incidental friendships, hard work, and a game of soccer.

Jan 5 •

December 2024

Craig Collins. The Bread Men of Uzbekistan.

Podcast. We interview Craig and read his story…

Dec 15, 2024 •

47:59

A Native American Cowboy Hippie Climbs into My Van

Essay. A hitchhiker reminds me not to judge a book by its cover

Dec 12, 2024 •

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