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Society & Culture

Rolf Potts

rolfpotts.com/series/deviate

Monthly podcast. Next episode on Thursday.

Rolf Potts veers off-topic in this unique series of conversations with experts, public figures, and intriguing people.

232 episodes • 0 archived •

S6 E268

What movies (do and don't) show us about places before we travel there

S6 E268·

May 5

42 mins

S6 E267

Exploring the idiosyncrasies of male friendship, with Andrew McCarthy

S6 E267·

April 8

51 mins

S6 E266

Debunking the mythology of BEFORE SUNRISE, with co-writer Kim Krizan (in Paris)

S6 E266·

March 10

37 mins

S6 E265

Super Bowl special: Why football kind of matters, with Chuck Klosterman (kind of)

S6 E265·

February 5

45 mins

S6 E264

Time is your truest form of wealth (and travel helps you embrace your riches)

S6 E264·

January 8

57 mins

S6 E263

Kansas Never Plays Itself: How movies lie when they take us places

S6 E263·

Dec 16, 2025

1h 14m

S6 E262

Traveling as a writer, and awkward book-tour experiences, with Anthony Doerr (from 2012)

S6 E262·

Nov 4, 2025

41 mins

S6 E261

Talking with my parents about how to handle it when your parents die (in memory of Alice Potts, 1943-2025)

S6 E261·

Sep 30, 2025

49 mins

S6 E260

An audiobook about how (not) to write a travel book: 9 lessons from my failed van-life memoir

S6 E260·

Sep 2, 2025

1h 11m

S6 E259

Vagabonding pioneer Ed Buryn on what indie travel was like in the 1960s and 1970s (encore)

S6 E259·

Aug 5, 2025

52 mins

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