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The Wake and Wander Podcast

The Wake and Wander Podcast

By: Will McGough
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 Travel. Adventure. Discovery. A podcast about travel with guests from around the world. Hosted by Will McGough, travel writer at CNN, Forbes, and Outside Magazine.© 2025 Will McGough Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • #21 - The Government's New Plan to Improve Airports, the Jetway Jesus Phenomenon, and Grand Teton Thunderstorms

    #21 - The Government's New Plan to Improve Airports, the Jetway Jesus Phenomenon, and Grand Teton Thunderstorms
    Dec 19 2025

    Will discusses the administration's plans for healthier and family-friend airports, airlines moving to non-reclining seats, the "Jetway Jesus" phenomenon, bad local news reporting, and his trips to the Everglades and Grand Teton.

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Suggests Putting ‘Workout Areas’ in Airports (People)
    They get wheeled on flights and miraculously walk off. Praise 'Jetway Jesus.' (Wall Street Journal)
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    41 mins
  • #20 - Government Shutdown & Flight Delays Emergency Podcast

    #20 - Government Shutdown & Flight Delays Emergency Podcast
    Nov 4 2025

    Will discusses the recent reports of increased flight delays due to the government shutdown.

    Flight Statistics: https://www.transtats.bts.gov/homedrillchart.asp

    "Whole Wide World" Soundtrack by Boy Pierce (@boypiercemusic)
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    13 mins
  • #19 - Visiting The Walmart Museum and Making $24,000 Dining Tables With Dan Ovryn

    #19 - Visiting The Walmart Museum and Making $24,000 Dining Tables With Dan Ovryn
    Oct 30 2025

    Dan Ovryn is a custom furniture maker and the owner of Rust & Root Furniture on Oahu. He joins Will to talk about why he hates traveling, his travels to Arkansas, New York, Vermont, and Japan, how travel cuts through government propaganda, Mongolia building a Mars simulation site for tourists, and more! Follow him on Instagram @rustandrootfurniture.

    Recording location: Honolulu, Hawaii

    "Whole Wide World" Soundtrack by Boy Pierce (@boypiercemusic)
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    1 hr and 28 mins
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