  It’s a new season of Coastless and a bit of a disclaimer before we begin. You might have noticed our hiatus. It’s been quite a few months as we’ve tried to put together this season. Since Boyce and Melissa are at least pretending to be responsible adults with full-time jobs, these pods will be […]

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Peace Corp with Yael Abouhalkah and Beci Bosley

Boyce and Melissa have returned from their respective Memorial Day vacations. Boyce talks about his adventures through Spain and Portugal, while Melissa discusses her experience in Fiji. Boyce then gives his rebuttal to the Disney Pod before they talk about their strategies for packing. They then welcome Jimmy Hayes, co-founder of Minaal. Minaal makes high-end […]

Jimmy Hayes, Minaal

Melissa has threatened to do this… and now, while Boyce is away traveling through Spain and Portugal, she’s doing a special pod about Disney. Melissa has invited Carly Duvall to sit in the co-host chair as they interview Scott Craven who covers Disney for the Travel Section of The Arizona Republic. Scott tells us about […]

THE DISNEY POD

This week on the pod we’re talking about the future of public transit. Melissa and Boyce discuss some of the characteristics of their favorite public transit systems. They then welcome Ashley Z. Hand, the co-founder of Cityfi and former first Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Ashley explains Cityfi’s mission to […]

Ashley Z. Hand, Cityfi

This week on the pod, Melissa and Boyce talk about how they choose restaurants when traveling abroad. From Yelp to following great food journalists online, there are lots of opportunities to connect with the culture you are visiting through food. They then welcome Ryan Maybee from J. Rieger & Co. He talks about how he […]

Ryan Maybee, J. Rieger & Co.

Boyce and Melissa kick off this week’s pod by discussing their favorite and least favorite airports, as well as their favorite airport amenties. They then welcome Geoff Stricker, the Managing Director of Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Estate, the company that won the bid to construct the new terminal. They ask Geoff about the bidding process, […]

Geoff Stricker, Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Estate

What is your travel style? That’s the question we’re answering this week on the pod. Melissa and Boyce welcome Jaqui McCarthy, the CEO and co-founder of WiGo Trips. WiGo is an app to assist you in finding and leading trips based on your travel style. Jaqui discusses how the app works as well as the […]

Jaqui McCarthy, WiGo Trips

This week on the pod, Boyce and Melissa discuss the recent groundbreaking for the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport. Boyce shares his impression of the atmosphere at the groundbreaking ceremony, and both Melissa and Boyce discuss some of their earliest memories of the airport. They then welcome Michael Raucheisen, the North American Communications […]

Michael Raucheisen, Icelandair

This week on the pod we discuss plane etiquette. Should you take your shoes off? Can you save seats on Southwest? We delve into these hot topics before getting input from Kansas City-based flight attendant Jillian Muir. Muir works for a major U.S. airline and talks to us about what it is like to have […]

Jillian Muir, Kansas City Flight Attendant

From Hawaii to Fiji, we kick off season two by discussing which routes to watch for great airfare deals. Then we welcome Lonely Planet's Lauren Keith, a Kansas native who now is the Destination Editor for the Middle East and North Africa.

Lauren Keith, Lonely Planet Destination Editor for the Middle East and North Africa

On the final episode of this season of the pod, Melissa and Boyce discuss the view of Kansas City from outside media — specifically the recent National Geographic and Vogue articles about Kansas City. They then discuss their favorite haunts around town. Next they welcome Derek Klaus from Visit KC to discuss marketing Kansas City […]

Episode 14: Visiting KC with Derek Klaus

Coastless is a podcast hosted by Boyce Richardson and Melissa Yeager for Midwesterners navigating a connection-based travel lifestyle. The podcast offers tips on travel and interviews travelers from the Midwest.

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