Travel Tales

Whether swimming with sharks or standing in bat guano, the show must go on. Travel has brought many things to comedian/actress/TV host Rachel Reenstra, and they all seem to be a little out of the ordinary. As host of Animal Planet's "Ms. Adventure", she traveled as far as the jungles of Borneo to film interactions with animals in their natural habitats. She repelled into bat caves, wallowed ears-deep in mud pits, and battled temperatures that would make most showbiz divas fire their agents. But Rachel is cut from a different cloth. Needless to say, her stories veer to the "extreme" side of the tourism spectrum. Stick around for the whole episode, when Rachel unexpectedly reveals her true colors and talks about taking a Rick Springfield fan cruise. Is she secretly Jesse's Girl? Listen and find out!

Recorded live while drunk in Budapest! Portuguese scholar Jose reis Santos talks politics, football, and the quirks of his adopted city.

He's organized East European car rallies, toured Chernobyl, lived on Indian beaches, and much more. Jimmy has plenty of Travel Tales and loves to share them. Travel Tales welcomes back it’s first repeat guest, TV producer/street artist/perennial wanderer Jimmy Swift. We caught Jimmy during his brief stop in LA before heading back to Asia. He spent most of last summer organizing and competing in his 2nd Annual Black Sea Run car rally. He then then headed to Goa, India for a winter of beach lounging. Along the way, he posted his art on unsuspecting buildings and even got to visit the famous nuclear meltdown site of Chernobyl. Safe travels, Jimmy! 

Actor Richard Nason celebrated his honeym

Recorded live in Saigon, photographer Nana Chen discusses her life in the bustling city

Recorded in Dumaguete, Philippines, comedian Christy Murphy moved from Los Angeles to her mother's hometown to write a book.

California native PM Carter took off for Thailand in the 90's and never looked back, building a new life and family on the island of Koh Samui.

Recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, screenwriting coach Pilar Alessandra took a break from teaching the locals how to write movies and sat down to talk about her unique career path.

Hollywood writer/director Dan Rosen discusses his love of travel.

Mike sits down with longtime friend, comedian, and fellow former TBS host Paul Gilmartin to discuss his travels and Paul's podcast, "The Mental Illness Happy Hour."

Screenwriter Chris Lusvardi got permission from his pregnant wife to travel around China and follow the Shanghai Sharks professional basketball team.

TV producer Adam Blaker left his Orange County, CA roots to study abroad in Japan and Spain.

Podcaster Tyler Smith shares how his Christian faith has affected his travel experiences.

Comedian Dwayne Perkins has performed in Europe and Asia - a long way from his native Brooklyn.

Comedy writer Stevie Ray Fromstein talks about his frequent trips to India for meditation, and how a Rolling Stones concert in Paris turned him into an athiest.

Talkin' Israel with comedian Avi Liberman

Straight from her own popular podcast, The Dork Forest, comedian Jackie Kashian discusses her recent trips to Afghanistan and Iraq.

Filmmaker Roger Nygard ("Trekkies") shares Tales of trekking the globe to film his latest documentary, "The Nature of Existence."