Blue Planet Stories

We have a returning guest who is publishing a hilarious and insightful book Misbehaving in Maine: Thirty-half Learned Lessons. Dan Williams is a humor writer with a huge on-line following. We wanted to bring him back to...

Today we speak with Lawrence Bransby, an award winning author, motorcycle adventurer, and a retired teacher. He emigrated from South Africa to the UK, and rode a motorcycle there across Africa with his 17-year-old son...

Today, we speak with Yvette Brand. She is a slow digital nomad a “slomad”. She lived abroad for 12 years of her life, while traveling and working in 45 different countries. Originally from the Netherlands, she lived in...

Today we speak with Michael Isaac Almond. He is a visual designer from San Francisco. He recently launched a startup to help families dealing with relatives developing dementia. You can subscribe for free. If you choose...

Today we speak with Paul Bigga Bigga P. Paul received his moniker from another music producer in 1996 and it became a proud handle for his life and music career. Retiring young after a stint as a successful...

Hello, everyone. We are working on a project in Panama City, Panama this and next week. We will resume our podcasts with guests two Sundays from now. But today, we would love to play for you a fascinating conversation...

We speak with Federica Minozzi. She is a writer living on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. Federica studied Physics and Mathematics then taught the subjects in school in her Italian town. She also discovered an affinity for...

Today we speak with Darren Weir. He is a retired television news producer, a traveler, photographer and writer. He began writing after he retired - during the pandemic - and became part of the successful Parasol...

Today with speak with Dana DuBois. She began her career as a speech pathologist, delaying her dream job as a writer. But she began to write when a job application required a couple of writing samples. You can subscribe...

Today we speak with Rostislava Pankova-Karajova. She began her life in Bulgaria but moved with her family to Swaziland, South Africa, following the chaos after the fall of communism. She lived in Africa for twelve...

Today we have a special from Cuba. It is a difficult episode for us to make. Emotional in ways. We are on the island for a few weeks, visiting distant family, making friends and exploring remote and beautiful places...

Debra Harman is a writer, editor and a publisher. She launched a number of successful Medium publications, Narrative Arc, Wind Phone, and Imogene's Notebook. You can subscribe for free. If you choose to support us, we...

Today, we speak with KiKi Walter. She is a writer, storyteller, and champion of personal narratives. She loves transforming everyday moments into deeply resonant stories. Kiki is a publisher of Memoirist Quarterly and a...

Today we speak with Steph Dyson. She is a bilingual travel journalist and blogger, who has spent the last decade reporting on adventure travel and sustainability in Latin America. She reported for CNN, National...

Alex and Egor here from Blue Planet Stories. We hope you are well. We are preparing our sailboat for a long ocean passage across the Caribbean to Panama, and we had two very busy weeks at a boatyard. With the time...

Today we speak with Daniel Williams. He is an author-illustrator and English professor living in Western Pennsylvania. Dan has a special talent for humor writing, among other things, and you can find his stories and...

Today we speak with Tara B. She is a writer based in Connecticut. She has been writing privately for the last two years, but began publishing creative nonfiction and memoir works on Medium in November 2024. Tara writes...

Today we speak with Joe Guay. He is a voiceover actor from Palm Desert, California. His voice is in commercials, e-learning and web videos for clients all over the globe. Joe began writing publicly in 2021. His articles...

Today with speak with Craig Collins. Craig is a writer who lives in San Diego, California. He is the author of two books of literary nonfiction — Thunder in the Mountains and Midair He began his carrier as a...

Today we speak with John Pucay. He is an author and full-time writer from the Philippines. John writes creative nonfiction essays and short fiction stories. He is currently working on his second novel. John is also a...

Today we speak with Kate Brennan. Kate is a humor writer, artist, educator and creator. Her work appeared in numerous publications including McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, and others. She holds an MFA from the University of...

Today we speak with Morgana Sylvana. She is a writer, poet, and a musician from the United Kingdom. Morgana is a neurodivergent (ADHD/Autistic) writer, neurodiversity advocate, country-dwelling semi-hermit and former...

Today we speak with Jesse Wilson. He is a storyteller, writer, speaker and a poet from the United Kingdom. His mission is to inspire people to find their purpose and live healthier, happier lives. For the last twenty...

Today, we speak with Richard Feldmann, a cartoonist whose work appeared in The New Yorker and other publications. We dive into the world of cartooning and the business of it during our discussion. Richard grew up in New...

Today we speak with Walter Rhein. Walter is a full-time writer, traveler and amateur athlete. After college, he lived in Peru for 10 years, writing and editing for publications there. He moved back to his home in...