Kevin Patricio is a seasoned chef and entrepreneur. His path in life has taken him through the hallways of Food and Wine magazine, through New York City kitchens, and to his own restaurant in San Sebastián, Spain. Now, as CEO of Basqueland Brewing Project, he is dedicated to brewing beer on par with the Basque culinary experience.

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Kevin Patricio: Food, Beer, and Life

With courage and verve, Marti Buckley has lived in Donostia-San Sebastián for over seven years - forging a life well-lived along with her ten-year old daughter, Buckley. WIthout a doubt, she was part of the inspiration for our own move to Donostia.

A Basque Life with Marti Buckley

Nos sentamos con Idoia y Susana Gómez, hermanas que se han dedicado a compartir la belleza, el estilo, la gastronomía y las esquinitas que no se notan en Donostia-San Sebastián - en el País Vasco de España.

Sisters and the City

A personal, idiosyncratic account of our first month living in San Sebastián-Donostia. A flow of consciousness capturing impressionistic details rather than any grander social and cultural observations.

First Month in San Sebastián - Donostia

A wine-fueled conversation with friends who committed to an expat life. Themes we discuss include the pleasures of living within different cultures, the difficult moments, planning for long term travel, and some philosophical musings on why we have all chosen to interrupt a typical life.

Expat Life: a wine-fueled evening

A conversation with Peter Miller - proprietor of the eponymous Seattle shop offering design, architecture, and art books along with a bevy of related supplies. He gives us a personal account of how the shop came to be along with an exploration of the value of serendipity, daydreaming, and oral history. 

Peter Miller Books + Supplies with Peter Miller

Season 2 kicks off with a discussion of our impending move to San Sebastián - Donostia in the Spanish Basque Country. I share some of the motivations, thoughts, and emotions behind the decision to pull up the roots and become an expat. 

Becoming an Expat in Spain

The past, present, and future of Seattle's International District with Ron Chew - a lifelong Seattle resident with a long history of socially conscious journalism along with involvement in several labor and social justice organizations.

Seattle's International District with Ron Chew

A conversation about architecture, transportation design, and Seattle's growth with Christine Scharrer - an architect with 22 years experience designing and managing significant projects impacting the urban landscape.

Architecture and Transit with Christine Scharrer

Eric Magnuson is a Seattle field agent with Atlas Obscura – an online guide to discover amazing, hidden spots. We discuss his walking tour tracing the emergence of the Grunge musical movement in Seattle during the early 1990s.

Atlas Obscura and Grunge Redux with Eric Magnuson

La Petite Mort’s Anthology of Erotic Esoterica is a dark, intimate cabaret – bringing us burlesque, boylesque, magic, contortionists, acrobats, and more. A conversation with La Petite Mort, the show's creator, and Kevin Incroyable, its master of ceremonies.

La Petite Mort’s Anthology of Erotic Esoterica

A lively look at the world through Madeline Puckette's eyes. She is the inspiring force behind the award-winning website winefolly.com, and co-author of the NYT best-selling book, Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine.

Wine Folly with Madeline Puckette

John Marzluff studies the relationship between humans, crows, and other corvids. How do these curious - and sharply intelligent creatures - thrive in our human-dominated world?

A Crow's World with John Marzluff

On September 19, 1985, Mexico City suffered a devastating earthquake registering 8.1 on the Richter scale. This episode presents a personal narrative covering the disaster and reflections on how it continues to have an impact nearly 32 years later.

Earthquake - Mexico City 1985

Carrie Pollard pushed off from the safe lands of the 9-to-5 life to live in Namibia, Africa for a year. A conversation about her experiences, about how they changed her, and about how her perceptions of the world have shifted.

Namibia with Carrie Pollard

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