Wherever It Leads...

Mandy and David board the legendary Belmond Hiram Bingham train and take you deep into Peru — a country that packs 5,000 years of history, world-class food, and free-spirited puppies into every square mile.  From Lima's ocean cliffs to Cusco's Inca walls to the doorstep of Machu Picchu, they trace the rise of Pachacuti's empire, the ransom that couldn't save an emperor, and the "lost" city th...

Journalist Mandy Matney and wanderer David Moses uncork the friendly rivalry between two of America's most beloved wine regions — Napa and Sonoma — and ultimately make their case for the laid-back, family-owned soul of Sonoma County.  From the Coast Miwok, Pomo, Wappo and Patwin peoples who fished Sonoma Creek for thousands of years, to Russian fur traders planting California's first vines in...

Tourists sprint to Rome and Florence while one of Europe’s most alive cities hums quietly in the north — and that’s exactly what makes Milan extraordinary.  This week, writer, author, and Milanese insider Marta Mondelli pulls back the curtain on a city of hidden courtyards, wooden streetcars, world-class aperitivo, and jasmine-soaked springs.  She explains why cappuccino after 11am is a...

⁠Mandy⁠ and ⁠David cross the river for Brooklyn... Together with producer Grace Hills, we trace 400 years of Brooklyn—from the Lenape and six Dutch farming towns to the Battle of Brooklyn, redlining, the 1977 blackout, and beyond.  Then award-winning journalist and author ⁠Carolyn Murnick⁠ (The Hot One), Mandy's collaborator on Blood on Their Hands, who knows the indie-bookstore network like a che...

Hawai'i has been called paradise, battleground, kingdom, and colony — sometimes all at once. In this episode of Wherever It Leads…, LUNASHARK Producer David Moses dives into the real story of the Hawaiian Islands: from Polynesian voyagers and the coup to overthrow Queen Lili'uokalani to Pearl Harbor, the push for statehood, and the devastating 2023 Lahaina fires that continue to reshape Maui today...

We are excited to release a new kind of content at LUNASHARK...  Pack your bags... and welcome to ⁠Charleston, South Carolina⁠—the 'Holy City' where church steeples pierce the sky and cobblestone streets whisper centuries of secrets.  In this episode of Wherever It Leads…, host and LUNASHARK Producer ⁠David Moses⁠ takes you beyond the pastel houses and shrimp and grits to explore Charleston's stor...

Jamaica is far more than turquoise waters and reggae rhythms—it's an island that rewired global culture while fighting for freedom across five centuries. Today, LUNASHARK producer and Co-Host David Moses dives deep into Montego Bay and St. Anne's parish, exploring the birthplaces of Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey, the ground where Samuel Sharp's 1831 rebellion accelerated the abolition of slavery, a...

From the telephone and penicillin to golf and the steam engine, this nation of 5.5 million helps shape our world. But beyond the inventions, dramatic Highland landscapes, and Outlander filming locations lies a more complex story that every traveler should understand before visiting. In this episode of Wherever It Leads…, journalist Grace Hills takes you deep into Scotland's soul—from the geologica...

LUNASHARK Co-Founder David Moses lived in Savannah for nearly a decade. He and Podcast Journalist / CEO / Co-Founder Mandy Matney fell in love there. And they'll be the first to tell you — this city will absolutely break your heart in the best way possible. On this premiere episode of Wherever It Leads..., David and Mandy take you deep into one of America's most hauntingly beautiful cities: the sq...