Dan Mullins

My Camino - the podcast

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A weekly podcast featuring interviews with pilgrims from around the world who have walked the many paths to the remains of Christ's Apostle St James in Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Hosted by Sydney broadcaster and producer Dan Mullins, My Camino - the Podcast explores pilgrims' motivation for undertaking their Camino, what they carried, where they stayed, how far they walked each day and many other questions. Dan and his guests also explore the mystical nature of the Camino ~ and what makes it so special to so many pilgrims from around the globe. If you're a pilgrim or are thinkin...

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Camino guide book author John Brierley. I managed to grab the legendary scribe. We talk all things Camino! 06.08.2019 56:06

Ever since I launched this podcast I've wanted to interview John Brierley. He's incredibly honest and open and generous. An amazing interview, if I do say so myself. And John's coming to AUSTRALIA in October!! Enjoy dm

Australian playwright Sarah Peters' new play Blister is about the Camino. We talk about her inspiration. 30.07.2019 42:51

Sarah Peters walked the Camino after finishing her PHD and wanted space and time to think about the next chapter of her life. She came back with a play, BLISTER about her experiences on the Camino. The play opens this week in Adelaide - tickets here - http://sales.securetix.net.au/event.php?feed_id=MDAwMDUwMDAwMDAwMzIzMg%3D%3D&event_id=541

Canadian pilgrim Martin Jamieson almost died on the Camino! He came alive too!! 23.07.2019 57:23

Martin Jamieson is a British-born Canadian businessman. He's an organised guy! So what did he learn about himself on the Camino; what did he learn about others....? And his Camino stories are pure gold. Enjoy dm

Wait 'til you hear Canadian pilgrim Coral Turner's best and worst memory of the Camino. We're a pair of Camino addicts! 16.07.2019 38:00

Coral Turner is from Alberta in Canada - and I love Canadians. After battling a life-threatening illness, Coral decided to walk the Camino. What - and who - she discovered, changed her life forever. We talk in the podcast about a sunset and an Albergue la Laguna - I think it's El Burgo Ranero. Enjoy pilgrims dm

Douglas Hogan walked the Camino to honour his teenage son Garrett, who took his own life. 09.07.2019 49:09

Yep. You read it right. No father should outlive a son. How do you make sense of it? How and why did the boy die? How did the Camino come into their lives? Douglas Hogan is a hugely proud and brave human being. I'm proud to be able to bring you his - and his son Garrett's - story.

Irish pilgrim Ciaran Lappin walks the Camino to find a simple life. A refresher course in why we walk! 02.07.2019 38:33

I met Ciaran on the Camino in 2017. We walked together, enjoyed one another's company and shared some great times. He's just returned home after walking to Finisterre and Muxia. We talk motivation, cultural v spiritual and WHY one walks the Camino de Santiago

Mark Joseph and Jonotan Fernadez created Road to Muxia - a film about walking the Camino with devotion 25.06.2019 49:54

Mark Joseph has an incredible story to tell. His friend and colleague Jonotan Fernadez helps him tell it. Imagine almost dying in a car crash and then inviting the driver in the other car to walk the Camino with you. This is an interview about redemption. It's a movie about love and caring...never giving up.....and believing the world is a wonderful place. And best of all there's a movie at the en...

Rebecca Weston is a teacher, a lover of new experiences, a believer, a writer and a woman who lives simply . . .a pilgrim 18.06.2019 50:36

Rebecca writes a blog renaissancerebecca.com . I first heard about Rebecca via a friend who posted her blog about the prayer of La Faba. This is an interview about our own expectations, our fathers, our vows, our loves and our lives. I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did speaking with Rebecca. She shines like a new diamond. enjoy dm

Australian pilgrim Michael Kennedy stopped to smell the roses. Now he lives and breathes as a pilgrim. 11.06.2019 53:25

Michael Kennedy walked the Camino after it called him in 2010. He felt his heart opening - - he says the Camino taught him what he needed to learn and then challenged him to live and breathe as a pilgrim back home.

Ohioans Brian and Michelle Coleman are finding their path walking the Camino 04.06.2019 49:15

Brian and Michelle are heading off this week on their second Camino - an eight-week journey of discovery. We talk about finding our path, our journey and our Way. Michelle is spiritual, Brian more the pragmatist. How does it work walking as a couple; and what did they discover about each other - and themselves. Enjoy dm

British musician Bradley Chermside walked the Camino and wrote the book "The Only Way Is West" 28.05.2019 44:22

Bradley Chermside was looking for something when he ventured onto the Camino. What he was found was transformation. His life was changed forever. He returned home and wrote "The Only Way Is West - A once in a lifetime adventure walking 500 miles on Spain's Camino de Santiago". It's a brilliant read. I thoroughly recommend it. We don't talk much about the book's plot - rather a general chat about s...

British-born Tasmanian pilgrim Gary Chesters' Camino taught him how to dream a new dream 21.05.2019 48:22

Perhaps we're all on a journey looking for home. Gary Chesters walked the Camino earlier this year, pretty much on a whim. He just knew he had to do it to free him up to begin a new phase of his life. Listen to his voice and energy change as he talks about changes HE went through on the Way. It's awesome. Dream a new dream!

Husband and wife pilgrims Tim and Shendelle Jones were the first Australians issued a Celtic Compostela!! 14.05.2019 48:24

I love this interview ~ and I'm not just saying so!! Tim and Shendelle didn't expect to be swept up in a pilgrim future. The Camino Frances planted the seed for a Celtic Camino....and plenty more in years to come. Can you walk as a couple? YES!!! Here is your proof. Enjoy dm.

Australian pilgrim Rose Poulose-Daniel walked the Camino Portuguese wearing a purple bra outside her shirt!! 07.05.2019 43:44

Rose was raising funds for breast cancer support, research and awareness. Most of us have been touched by the scourge of cancer - and Rose decided to do something about it. The Camino provided an opportunity to talk about breast cancer, to walk to raise some money and to educate people about the work of the Western Australian charity Purple Bra Day. For more information purplebraday.com.au

Annie O'Neill produced and directed the film Phil's Camino ~ and was featured in Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago 30.04.2019 56:34

I've been dying to interview Annie O'Neill ever since hearing about Phil's Camino. This is a cracking yarn. Annie and I talk about how and why the Camino calls us; her amazing story with Phil; and her plans for the future. I loved this interview and I know you will too. dm

British pilgrim Sophia Smith Galer walked the Camino Ingles ~ the English Way 23.04.2019 47:55

I've been wanting to interview someone about the Ingles for ages. Sophia Smith Galer is a journalist with the BBC. She knows about stories; how to shape them, what to look for. I really enjoyed this chat because Sophia is so full of life. We can all learn a lesson or two from her lust for life. Enjoy pilgrims!!

Australian pilgrim Ross Wall has never been the same after walking the Camino 16.04.2019 34:59

Ross Wall and I met in a pub at one of my gigs. He was shining! We talked and talked and I hope I capture the energy the two of us felt when we met. The Camino provides.

Steve Walther is from Eagle Idaho! A Camino spirit spreads his wings. 09.04.2019 50:36

Steve Walther LOVES the Camino ~ and so do I! This is not really an interview, it's more like two 50+ pilgrims sitting at a bar in Santiago de Compostela! Enjoy listening to people who enjoy the Camino. dm

Your host Dan Mullins goes down to the river to pray 02.04.2019 46:27

Sometimes we need to re-visit our Camino; to re-evaluate the impact it has had on our lives.

British pilgrim Sue Parsons' life changed forever after walking the Camino 26.03.2019 47:02

Sue is a self-described 'snoring vigilante'!! She and her husband Phil walked together and alone. Sue tells me she didn't walk for change, but for overall improvement. It's about overcoming fear "...listen outside and become more still". Step by step you'll get there. dm

American pilgrim Bill Artz RODE A BICYCLE on the Camino (and he went back to walk it too) 19.03.2019 46:28

The capital letters are because I've had dozens and dozens of messages from listeners wanting an episode on cycling the Camino. This is the first time I've interviewed a cyclist. Bill Artz has ridden a bike - and walked the Camino. His is a story about struggle and victory ~ in life and on the trail. A proud Chicagoan - this is a great yarn. dm

Irish-based musician Anja Bakker carried a harp from Ireland to Rome. A HARP!!! 12.03.2019 56:10

I thought I was crazy carrying a guitar from Lourdes to Santiago de Compostela. Anja Bakker has walked TWO huge pilgrimages, first from Ireland to Santiago and then last year from Ireland to Rome. This is a great story. Anja not only carries Sean the Harp, he carries her. Together they are the Flauting Harper. http://theflautingharper.com/

Reg & Sue Spittle walked the Camino to the beat of their hearts. 05.03.2019 52:05

Reg & Sue Spittle are American pilgrims. Reg was SO apprehensive about whether he could handle the Camino's social challenges, the albergues, the change rooms, the bathrooms. He soon learned, with Sue's help, he could climb any mountain. Reg ended up writing a book about their journey, Camino Sunrise ~ Walking with My Shadows. You can find it via Amazon or at regspittle.com

Northern Irish writer and pilgrim Dermot Breen walked the Camino to honour his late wife. 26.02.2019 54:27

Dermot's life was turned upside down when his beloved wife Jacqui died from cancer. He had to make sense of what he - and Jacqui - had been through and he had to try to get on with his life, keeping her memory alive. After walking 1000km in Northern Ireland, Dermot walked the Camino Norte. He talks here about writing, walking and willing, to overcome grief. HIs books, The Edge and the Man With the...

Australian pilgrim and world traveller Adam Murphy 19.02.2019 46:16

Adam stumbled on the Camino by chance. He says it's now so much a part of his life he is thinking of seeing a shrink!!! This is a great yarn with someone bursting with the Camino spirit. And Adam's come up with a novel way for pilgrims to keep in contact on the Camino. If you want to sponsor me and the podcast, go to patreon.com/danmullins or danmullinsmusic.com