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On episode 65, Micah and I talk about my trip to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines. But first, Micah and I answer Listener Rudy's question about the the difference between being a mapmaker and a cartographer. Well, actually, Mapmaker Eric answers that questions as he is the mapmaker / cartographer. Then we answer Listener Lu's question about our reservations of flying on the Boeing 73...

On episode 64, Micah and I talk with Julie Osborne, Curatorial Director at the Yankee Air Museum. But first, Micah and I answer Listener Ben's question about the future direction of the show. Then we answer Listener Lu's question about me interviewing Micah on episode 58. This is the episode where Micah flew on Breeze Airways to Tampa Florida. After that, we played an interview Micah and I...

On episode 63, Micah and I talk with Chef Kathy and another high school friend, Adele. The girls did a roadtrip to Las Vegas to stalk U2... I mean see them in concert at The Sphere. But first, Micah and I answer listener questions. We hear from Listener Sandra who asks about meetups and new destinations. Then we play an audio file that was sent in by Listener Tanya. And oddly enough, she talks abo...

On episode 62, Micah and I talk with Eric Riback, President of Franko Maps and CEO of Bella Terra Maps, about his trip to France on an airline I've never flown. But first, Micah and I answer Listener Lu's question about what I ask all the flight crews I fly with. Then we talked with Eric the Mapmaker about a correction from episode 58 and The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. After we make...

On episode 61, Micah and I talk with Thom Richards of War Bird Adventures. But first, Micah and I answer Listener Carole's question about why our show with Captain Jeff of the Airline Pilot Guy podcast was so long. Then Listener Lu's wants to know when is the best time to give out gifts to the flight crews. After that, we talked with Thom about his company War Bird Adventures where you can...

On episode 60, Micah and I talk with Capt Jeff, a former Delta Airlines pilot who has been producing the Airline Pilot Guy podcast for the past 15 years!  Because APG is 3 hours, and this episode ended up being nearly that long, we don't have any listener feedback nor Listener Lu question this episode. Sit back, relax and enjoy the podcast.  Thanks once again to all of our global listeners.  P...

On episode 59, we continue with our trip report on our visit to Tampa.  But first, we answer Listener Lu's question about our promotion of certain products. She wants to know if we are receiving compensation for our mentions... and the answer is NO! Then Micah and I talk about my trip to Tampa, the surprise of Momma Coleman and the meetup at Your Pizza Place. We also talk with Listener Linda a...

On episode 58, we turn the tables and I get to interview Micah about his trip on Breeze Airways. But first, Micah and I continue our discussion about pizza along with listener John. Listener John wrote in on IMReallyOffended@Yahoo.com to share his views on Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and I had to correct him on some of the reasons why it's not Pizza. Then we answer Listener Lu's question about...

On episode 57, Micah and I discuss my trip to Manhattan where I met with my nephew George, whose family expanded with a new daughter. But first, Micah and I answer Listener Lu's question about United benefits and upgrades, now that I've had some time after reaching Lifetime 1K status. Then talk about my flight experiences to Newark and getting into the City. We also discussed all the place...

On episode 56, Micah and I discuss my trip to Chicago where I met / supported my nephew Bryan who ran in the Chicago Marathon. But first, Micah and I answer the second part of Shreenand's question about his 1942 Stearman and what he should do with it. Then Micah and I answer Listener Lu's question about buying jewelry while traveling. This question was prompted from episode 52 when we inte...

On episode 55, Micah and I talk with the co-host of the podcast, Plane Talking UK.  But first, Micah and I answer a question from Listener Lu about Israel Then Micah and I talk with Sir Nev about all things BA and why he likes seat 1A so much. We also discuss his podcast, Plane Talking UK. It's interesting to me to have so many aviation podcasts and we all cover the industry from a very differ...

On episode 54, Micah and I discuss my trip to Hamburg Germany.  But first, Micah and I answer some feedback sent by listener Shreenand. He comments on the show with Capt Chris and CRM. Listener Lu wanted to know about our thoughts on an adult-only airline. OK, an airline that would have an adults-only section and a kid-friendly section. Then Micah and I talk about my trip to Hamburg where I met up...

On episode 53, Micah and I discuss my participation at CrankyDorkfest 23.  But first, Micah and I answer some feedback sent by listener Andy. He had another suggestion for when we visit the Yankee Air Museum. Listener Lu wanted to know about Mamma Coleman's 200th cruise.  Then Micah and I play / comment on some of the recordings I was able to capture at Dorkfest '23. They included Ben and...

On episode 52, Micah and I discuss how travel and jewelry fit together with Christine of Day's Jewelry in Portland ME.  But first, Micah and I answer some audio feedback that was sent to our special email address; imreallyoffended@yahoo.com by listener Nik. We then get to listen to an interview Micah conducted with Major Rick Bell and his lovely wife Erin. After that, we point out a great trav...

On episode 51, Micah and I discuss my trip to Minneapolis and my visit with my niece AND the Minnesota State Fair.  But first, Micah and I try our best to avoid answering a question on upgrades sent in by listener Uli. (It's just too long of a topic for a question. It needs its own show!). We then address Listener Chris' comments about "The Kings Speech" and his flights to Europe...

On episode 50, Micah and I discuss my turnaround flight on Northern Pacific Airways. But first, Micah and I play some feedback from Eric the Map Maker, owner and publisher of Bella Terra Maps. Listener Lu sent in a recording asking about the use of VOIP on an airplane. As you can probably guess, Micah and I are firmly against it. Next, Micah and I discuss my review flight of Northern Pacific Airwa...

On episode 49, Micah and I continue our discussions with Subject Matter Experts. This time, it's Captain Chris Dowell, Assistant Chief Pilot at United Airlines. But first, Micah and I answer a question from Listener Melly regarding interviews with Mamma Coleman.  Apparently Mom was a hit on the show and people want to hear more about her adventures and life as a travel agent. Hopefully mom wil...

On episode 48, Micah and I continue our discussions with Subject Matter Experts. This time, it's Roger Sands, CEO, of Wyebot, the leader in Wi-Fi automation. But first, Micah and I answer a question from Sean regarding the direction of the show.  Then from listener Danna who returned from South Africa and wanted to thank me for all of my recommendations. Listener Lu sent in a recording because...

On episode 47, Micah and I have a great conversation with Megan Favio, Director of Air Adventures, at the Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, MI. But first, Micah and I talk about the question Listener Lu wanted to know... When and where will we have our first TJITR Meetup. Then we discuss the States we haven't been to but pretty much decided we can combine the two and have our meetup at the Yank...

On episode 46, Micah and I get back to talking about flying on United as I had a trip to South Bend, Indiana. But first, Micah and I answer listener email... one of the best parts of the show. This time it wasn't just a listener but it was an email from our previous guest, U2 stalker... I mean Super Fan, Chef Kathy. Apparently, she forgot to promote her business, www.kathyiscooking.com, and wa...

On episode 45, Micah and I talk with Chef Kathy, a High School friend, who flew to Ireland to see someone special. But first, Micah and I answer listener email... one of the best parts of the show. The first email comes from Listener Linda who thanked us for talking about maps with Eric in episode 44. Then Mom Coleman writes in to thank Eric for sending her a box of maps and books! (Thank you Eric...

On episode 44, Micah and I talk with one of the nicest people in aviation, Brett Snyder of Cranky ... everything. Sadly, in this episode we don't have any listener feedback or a question from Listener Lu. Look for those segments again next episode. There simply wasn't time to include them. Our conversation with Brett went from talking about the naming of his company to what he is intereste...

On episode 43, Micah and I keep the family interviews going as we talk with his Kreplach brother Eric of Franko Maps. Although we don't have any listener mail per se... we did hear from Connie and Tatjana, my two friends I met in Africa. Connie lives in Zambia and Tatjana lives in Denmark but we met in Cape Town. Listen to episode 39! As a follow-up to episode 41, Listener Lu asks about our st...

On episode 42, Micah and I get to interview the person responsible for me being on this planet and the one who fostered my love of travel... and enabled The Journey by providing a portion of the financing. Sadly, there is no Listener Mail or a question from Listener Lu this episode. We wanted to devote the entire episode to Mom! With luck, we will be able to bring you those segments again on episo...

On episode 41, Micah and I record a live show. Listeners might think I have made a mistake, especially when you listen to the start of the show, but that's intentional. I want everyone to hear what the show would normally sound like, raw and unedited... including all of our stuttering.  We start the show by listening to an 8 minute clip by James Robinson where he talks with author and journali...