Great Adventures

Our guest today is Foy Vance, and you heard a bit of his music at the beginning of the show. Born in Northern Ireland, Foy has made a name for himself as a singer-songwriter touring the world with acts like David Gray and Ed Sheeran. After a brief hiatus Foy is back on tour with two new albums, and I caught up with him during his stop in New York. Please support more conversations like this by hit...

Chef Michael Voltaggio ("Top Chef") takes a break from his busy schedule, including the New York Wine & Food Festival and running his new restaurant Estuary in the Conrad Washington, DC, to discuss how travel has influenced his cuisine. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts...

Jon Berthal ("The Walking Dead", "The Punisher", "Fury") shares some of his most vivid memories from set and life. His latest project is the highly-anticipated video game "Ghost Recon: Breakpoint" ( out now ). Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts ....

Jeffrey Donovan is an American actor known for his role as Michael Westen in the television series "Burn Notice", and from films such as "Sicario", "Changeling", "Shot Caller", and "Villains". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me...

Moises Arias started acting when he was just over 10 years old. Since then he has been exposed to the world through his work and the lens of Hollywood. His latest movie "Monos" is his most adventurous by far, taking him deep into the jungles of Colombia, the land where his parents hail from. Check out this convo, and check out the movie in theaters. Please support more conversations like...

Ken Burns is without question one of the most prolific and compelling documentary filmmakers the world has ever seen. He has traveled across the globe examining our collective history, and in doing so giving us an idea of where we came from. It was a pleasure to sit down with him once again, to discuss his career, the National Parks, and his latest doc “Country Music”. Please support more conversa...

Professional climber and alpinist Steve House is more comfortable on a mountain than he is in the city, but I convinced him to stop by the studio to discuss his most memorable expeditions and new book "Training For The Uphill Athlete". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let...

Before he opened Harlem’s acclaimed Red Rooster and cooked for President Barack Obama, chef Marcus Samuelsson traveled the world from Sweden to Japan developing a love for ingredients and adventure. This was another great chat. Please enjoy. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me...

Ronan Donovan has journeyed all over the world to document animals in their habitats for National Geographic. His latest assignment was his most epic by far, living with a pack of white wolves in the deep Arctic for three months to document their behaviors and hunts for Nat Geo's "Kingdom of the White Wolf". Our conversation dove into this great adventure, along with the emotional and ph...

Vikas Khanna took his childhood passion for cooking and turned into a globe-hopping career, from running a Michelin-starred restaurant to cooking for the Dalai Lama, we talk about a few of his great adventures. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming...

Captain Paul Watson is founder of Sea Shepherd, an international fleet dedicated to protecting marine wildlife, and a founding member of environmental organization Greenpeace. He is the subject of documentaries "Watson" and "Sea Of Shadows", as well as featured in Animal Planet's "Whale Wars". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button...

Chef Eric Ripert ( of Worlds 50 Best / 3 Michelin Star Le Bernardin, Avec Eric, No Reservations ) drops by the studio to chat about his greatest adventures: transplanting from France to the United States, traveling with his friend Anthony Bourdain, and studying at Buddhist temples all over the world. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button and leaving a quick re...

Andrea Crosta is an intelligence operative who formed conversation organization Earth League International which carries out covert operations to stop animal trafficking and subject of Nat Geo documentary "Sea Of Shadows" (directed by Richard Ladkani - now in theaters). Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcast...

NASA astronaut Mike Massimino drops by the studio to talk about his missions repairing the Hubble Telescope, the perspectives he learned while in space, and what it is like to leave Earth. Hit the subscribe button, leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you have the time, and let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes with director Ken Burns, environmental activist Pau...

Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger has traveled the world chasing great stories, from The Congo to on tour with Metallica. We discuss those journeys, as well as his two Ted Bundy projects now available on Netflix: "Confessions Of A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes" and "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile". [Recorded at Smile Radio at Smile...

In the past few years, actor Michael Kelly’s work has taken him to Everest, Colombia, and inside of The White House. Probably best known as Doug Stamper on “House Of Cards”, I am looking forward to the next chapter in his career on Amazon’s “Jack Ryan”, and we had a great conversation, where we talked about all of that and more. [Recorded at Smile Radio at Smile To Go in the Freehand Hotel of New...

Mark Webber is a rare breed. Every time I spent time with him I feel I walk away a better person for it. Beyond just being an accomplished actor, Mark is also a tremendous director whose latest project “The Place Of No Words” recently premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Shot in Wales and costarring with his real life wife Teresa Palmer and real life son Bohdi, his movie blew me away. We sat down t...

Theo Rossi (Sons Of Anarchy, Luke Cage) drops by to chat about trips to Mexico, his new movie Vault, his new home of Austin, hiking with his rescue dogs, and how one of them quite literally saved his life. Please hit the subscribe button, leave a review if you have the time, and let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes with director Ken Burns, activist Paul Watson...

Special double-feature episode - First up director Joe Penna drops by to chat about working with Mads Mikkelson on his survival epic “Arctic” and his latest projects, including “Release” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. [Recorded at Smile Radio located in Smile To Go at the Freehand Hotel]. Followed by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, Casino Royale, Rogue One) chatting about fil...

Philippe Cousteau Jr. (Diver, Host, Philanthropist, Grandson of Jacques Cousteau) drops by to chat about his favorite dives, traveling the world, saving our oceans, and lessons learned from his grandfather Jacques Cousteau. I have had the pleasure of chatting with Philippe quite a few times and I always walk away learning something new. Not just through the lessons he was passed down from his gran...

Michael Stahl-David (Narcos, Cloverfield, Chambers) drops by to chat about backpacking trips, living in Colombia while filming ‘Narcos’, finding love there, and more. The last time I saw Michael was on the volleyball court, where I rebroke my ring finger, but pretty sure we won so it was all worth it. I don’t think I could think of anyone better to kick off ‘Great Adventures’. I met Michael during...