Radio Go-Go for Pacific Northwest
Podcasts have made listeners fall back in love with audio content, and now they’re inspiring us to travel in new and different ways.
Vicky Patient describes herself as a “total podcast junkie”. Since her first listen in 2015, she’s been hooked on these downloadable audio shows – particularly those based around stories of the supernatural – and now estimates that she spends up to 60% of her leisure time listening to them.
In the past few years she’s also spent much of her holiday time tracking down places featured on her favourites.
In the past few years she’s also spent much of her holiday time tracking down places featured on her favourites. An episode of folklore podcast <Lore> inspired a trip to Iceland, in search of the mythical forest-dwelling The Huldrefolk. Then last year she took the whole family to Washington, Oregon and California.
“It was direct result of being totally immersed in the Pacific Northwest via, Tanis, Rabbits, The Black Tapes and others,” says the British mother of three, who says her iTunes history has become a significant factor in planning family trips. “I’ve found that well-researched podcasts are useful signposts when deciding where to spend our precious time and cash.”