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Rolf Potts veers off-topic in this unique series of conversations with experts, public figures, and intriguing people.
Listen to Deviate with Rolf Potts, a Society & Culture podcast by Rolf Potts. Stream 232 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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“When we don't foster local filmmaking traditions, we end up making movies about what we think life is like in the cities we do see movies a...

“I asked everyone if they were lonely. All the guys my age said 'no, I'm too busy; too much going on.' When I answer that quickly I'm either...

"I think you have to pick your battles when you're collaborating with people." – Kim Krizan Kim Krizan ( @kimkrizan ) is the Oscar-nominated...

“I wish I loved sports, and particularly football, a lot less than I do. It consumes too much of my memory and too much of my time.” – Chuck...

“In teaching us to appreciate rather than accumulate – to seek awe rather than outcomes – travel can be an ongoing exercise in gratitude.” –...

In this feature-length video essay that explores the role places play in storytelling, Rolf examines how Kansas -- his home state -- has bee...

“I’m interested in writing because I don’t want to sleepwalk through life. I feel like we have an appallingly brief time on earth, and we’re...

Note : This encore episode is dedicated to the memory of Alice Potts, who died on August 20, 2025 , aged 81. “In America aging is often seen...

“No endeavor to write a travel book is ever lost, since it gives you a useful perspective on (and intensified attention to) the reality of t...

“Realizing that you will die greatly clarifies your vision of life, and stimulates opportunities for making the vision real.” –Ed Buryn In t...

"No one motivation is ‘better’ than any other. We travel with different motivations at different times, and they sometimes overlap." –Ash Bh...

"Time spent traveling on trains, just staring out the window: I don't think that's lost time. That's when we have our best ideas." –Kim Kriz...

"Time spent traveling on trains, just staring out the window: I don't think that's lost time. That's when we have our best ideas." –Kim Kriz...

“If you're someone who's always dreamed of going to Mars but you don't have the time to become an astronaut, you can just visit the Atacama...

“Travel does not require leaving your city or state or country, but it does require leaving your comfort zone. And that can happen a block o...

“The most difficult part about traveling the world isn’t actually the logistics of a trip—it’s finding the courage to go in the first place....

“We do a lot of writing alone, in our own space. But writing is not a solitary practice. The business of writing requires a community.” –Ang...

“Anybody with curiosity and wanderlust can have their own Hippie Trail. They just need to get away from home, embrace the world, and have an...

“My life has often forced me to watch the Super Bowl in unusual circumstances. The first Super Bowl found me in boarding school in England,...

“In solitude, I often feel closer to the people I care for than when they’re in the same room.” –Pico Iyer In this episode of Deviate, Rolf...
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