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  1. Dave

    Episode 56 - Banaras and Pandharpur: Two Indian Pilgrimage Shrines

    Episode 56 - Banaras and Pandharpur: Two Indian Pilgrimage Shrines So you think the Camino is crowded? You should check out pilgrimage in India. It holds the record for the largest single-day attendance at a pilgrimage event--an estimated 50 million people at the Kumbh Mela in 2019. This...
  2. Dave

    Episode 55 - Beverly's Story

    The Camino Podcast - Episode 55 - Beverly's Story Beverly Chalman of Tennessee set out to walk the Camino Francés with her daughter in June 2019. Traveling from Tennessee to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port was an exhausting process, with overnight stops in New York City and London, and that first day...
  3. Dave

    Episode 54 - A Pilgrimage to Lourdes

    I also thought Lauren's point in the podcast was well taken: regardless of which chemin you take in your approach to Lourdes (if you're passing through on foot), the crowds of pilgrims in Lourdes are such a dramatic change of pace from the peace and solitude elsewhere along the way that they can...
  4. Dave

    Episode 54 - A Pilgrimage to Lourdes

    Episode 54 - A Pilgrimage to Lourdes 163 years ago, the Virgin Mary is said to have made a series of appearances before a young Bernadette Soubirous in a grotto in the French Pyrenean town of Lourdes. Some 200 million pilgrims and 70 "official" miracles later, Lourdes stands as one of the...
  5. Dave

    Episode 53 - Pilgrimage and the Environment

    Episode 53 - Pilgrimage and the Environment A major part of the power and magic of pilgrimage is how it immerses us in the natural world. While the physical shrines are human built, they're often situated in places of natural splendor. In that way, pilgrimage and the environment are...
  6. Dave

    Episode 52 - Tales from Two Houses in Santiago

    The latest episode features some familiar names to this forum! Episode 52 - Tales from Two Houses in Santiago Right now, as we all long to be able to travel to Santiago de Compostela once more, many of us are thinking about our absence from that sacred place. What about those who remain...
  7. Dave

    Episode 51 - Rewalking the Camino Inglés

    If you've ever wanted to learn about the Camino Inglés, I'd offer that this new episode is a great place to start! Episode 51 - Rewalking the Camino Inglés Let's walk the Camino Inglés together! As in the series on the Camino Francés, this episode features conversations among three experienced...
  8. Dave

    Episode 50 - Facing Our Colonial Legacies

    Episode 50 - Facing Our Colonial Legacies After learning about pilgrimage's potential as a peace-building initiative in Episode 49, we now turn to its capacity to promote reconciliatory efforts within a colonial context. Academic and religious leaders are doing this work right now, and this...
  9. Dave

    Episode 49 - Peace Building Through Pilgrimage

    Episode 49: Peace Building Through Pilgrimage Pilgrimage has the power to change the world and we're only just beginning to understand its potential. One aspect of this is pilgrimage as a peace-building initiative: an act that can help span cultural and religious divides and promote...
  10. Dave

    Episode 48 - Rewalking the Pilgrimage to Finisterre and Muxía

    Hi all, I'm happy to finally be rolling out some new episodes. Here's the first of the new batch, with more to follow! Episode 48 - Rewalking the Pilgrimage to Finisterre and Muxía Let's re-walk the Camino together! Whereas many of the pilgrim interviews on the podcast take a thematic...
  11. Dave

    Episode 46 - The Newest Guidebooks to the Camino Francés

    Ha! Those dénivelées will be the death of us!
  12. Dave

    Episode 47 - Into the Thin

    Thank you, Yoyo! Such a nice post. (And you, too, Jeff!) It'll be a little while before I get back to making new episodes, though. I've been working on a big project for the last couple of months and am hoping to make a big push before I transition back to whatever school looks like this fall...
  13. Dave

    Episode 47 - Into the Thin

    Episode 47 - Into the Thin: In his upcoming pilgrim memoir, Into the Thin: A Pilgrimage Walk Across Northern Spain, author Stephen Drew narrates how he was called to the Camino Francés in the wake of a year that he characterizes as an "emotional crucifixion." In this extended discussion of his...
  14. Dave

    Episode 46 - The Newest Guidebooks to the Camino Francés

    Episode 46 - The Newest Guidebooks to the Camino Francés: From a guidebook perspective, it's a great time to be a pilgrim. On the Camino Francés, in particular, there is a growing assortment of outstanding and complementary guidebooks, along with a wealth of other support materials to help...
  15. Dave

    Episode 45 - Santiago vs Teresa

    Here's the newest episode! Episode 45 - James vs. Teresa: In 17th-century Spain, Santiago faced his greatest threat to date. While the Reconquista was well in the past, his new rival was a Carmelite nun, born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, but known to history as Teresa of Avila. Soon...
  16. Dave

    Episode 44 - How to Write a Pilgrimage Memoir

    The latest episode focuses on writing about pilgrimage and features two well-loved Camino authors, Steve Watkins and Beth Jusino... Episode 44 - How to Write a Pilgrimage Memoir: If you've been called to the Camino, odds are that you've also been called to write about your pilgrimage. Whether...
  17. Dave

    Episode 43 - The Winter Pilgrim & North American Pilgrimage

    I've got a batch of five new episodes working their way through the pipeline. Here's the first--I'm very glad the timing finally worked out for a conversation with Ann: Episode 43 - The Winter Pilgrim: Ann Sieben, aka the Winter Pilgrim, is a mendicant pilgrim and a founder of the Society of...
  18. Dave

    Episode 42 - The CoronaCamino

    Well, I wish I were out walking right now, but I'm not alone! This episode features four Forum members telling stories of their interrupted Caminos (Anniesantiago, Yambor, OzAnnie, and Kiernan), as well as the Forum jefe, Ivar. Episode 42 - The CoronaCamino Seemingly every aspect of life has...
  19. Dave

    Episode 39 - The Camino Francés, Part 5

    Thanks, Cathy! I'm pretty sure Graham's stages lined up with Gronze: Portomarín-Palas do Rei, Palas do Rei-Arzúa, Arzúa-Pedrouzo, Pedrouzo-Santiago. I don't know exactly how long he had for the full walk, but I think it was around five weeks.
  20. Dave

    Episode 41 - The Crossway

    Hi all, This'll be the last new episode of the Camino Podcast for a while, as I gear up to head out for my trans-US walk next month. I think it's a really great one to finish with, for now: Episode 41 - The Crossway: In 2013, Guy Stagg departed his London home on New Year's Day and then began...

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