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Elliott Confidential PodcastFinland Confidential: Hanging out in Helsinki, Turku and TampereHello from Helsinki. It’s a rainy day here in the capital and we are at the end of a two-week whirlwind adventure through Finland.This week’s question: Tell us about your last airline luggage disaster! I’d love to hear your tales of surprise luggage fees, emergency repacking, and evading the luggage police. We’ll share our tips for avoiding luggage fees in the podcast. The distinctive architecture of Turku Castle in Turku, Finland. Many Americans miss this coastal city and the archipelago, a collection of 40,000 islands in the Baltic. Aren and I met up w...2024-08-3124 min
Ink to FilmAdaptation Magic | Is “The Prestige” Christopher Nolan’s Best? (2006 film)Christopher and Jonathan Nolan pulled off one of the greatest magic tricks in film history with their ambitious adaptation of Christopher Priest’s novel. In episode 312, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they try to crack the code, get philosophical about duplication, let Christian Bale teach them about sacrifice, marvel at Hugh Jackman’s showmanship, hold Cutter accountable for safety failures, and consider all the dark places obsession can take you. The finish out by casting their votes on which is ultimately the better version: the book or the movie! Suggest an Adaptation! https://bit.ly/3QVvNCD 2024-05-241h 18
Horse Radio Network All Shows FeedDisease Du Jour 123: Back Pain Management with Dr. Christopher ElliottIn this episode, Christopher Elliott, BVSC, MRCVS, MANZCVS, DACVSMR, talks about diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating back pain in horses. He starts by discussing clinical signs of back pain and what an initial examination might entail. He talks about diagnostic imaging options and outlines some of the common diagnoses he makes in horses with sore backs. Finally, he discusses various treatment modalities and exercises that can help these horses return to work.Disease Du Jour Podcast Hosts, Guests, and Links Episode 123:Hosts: Kimberly S. Brown (Editor) and Carly Sisson (Digital Content Manager) of EquiManagement | Email Carly (kbrown@e...2023-12-1455 minDisease Du JourEp. 123: Back Pain Management with Dr. Christopher ElliottIn this episode, Christopher Elliott, BVSC, MRCVS, MANZCVS, DACVSMR, talks about diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating back pain in horses. He starts by discussing clinical signs of back pain and what an initial examination might entail. He talks about diagnostic imaging options and outlines some of the common diagnoses he makes in horses with sore backs. Finally, he discusses various treatment modalities and exercises that can help these horses return to work.Disease Du Jour Podcast Hosts, Guests, and Links Episode 123:Hosts: Kimberly S. Brown (Editor) and Carly Sisson (Digital Content Manager) of EquiManagement | Email Carly (kbrown@e...2023-12-1455 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastEcuador Confidential: The Elliott podcast is back!Welcome to the new Elliott podcast. Thanks for joining us! We're reporting today from Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. We're on the Hurtigruten Santa Cruz II, an expedition vessel in the Galapagos.We ended our last podcast in Japan. Since then, we've been all over the place, including several destinations in Japan, South Korea, a brief stop back in the U.S., and now Ecuador. We can't wait to tell you about it in this podcast.But before we do, here's this week's question: When you leave your home country, what do you miss the...2023-12-0228 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastKyoto Confidential: Farewell to Iden — and to this podcastHello from Kyoto, Japan. This is our final Elliott Confidential podcast. Iden is about to graduate from the University of Florida, and he’s leaving the nest tomorrow to start a new business in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We can’t imagine doing this program without him.The newsletter will continue, of course. (I have a blockbuster story on the “sequel” to revenge travel tomorrow, and you won’t want to miss that.) And who knows — we may return to podcasting someday.There’s no question this week since this is our last episode...2023-09-3029 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastJapan Confidential: Hopping around Tokyo and Northern JapanGreetings from Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.We’re coming to you from Northern Japan this week, but during the last two weeks, we’ve been everywhere. We’ll share our impressions in this week’s podcast.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.This week’s question: Please tell us about a trip where you felt out of place — I mean, really out of place. We’ll share our experiences in this episode and read yours in our next podcast.Iden takes a break at Yun...2023-09-2322 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastTokyo Confidential: Getting lost in the big cityHello from Tokyo!It’s a miracle we made it back to our hotel after wandering around the Tokyo subway yesterday. But there’s still time to get lost in the city’s concrete labyrinth. (Hey, it’s an adventure.)Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s the view from the Palace Hotel in Tokyo yesterday as a typhoon grazed the city. Aren and I went underground while the storm soaked the city. We found multiple levels of shops and tunnels le...2023-09-0922 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSouth Korea Confidential: Exploring Busan on a little detourGreetings from Busan, South Korea!We thought we were on a coastal Japan cruise with Lindblad Expeditions, but yesterday, we took a detour to South Korea. And wow, what an adventure.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.This week’s question: Have you ever taken an unexpected detour on your travels? Please leave a comment, and we’ll read it — and respond — in our next podcast.South Korea had the most beautiful Buddhist temple we’ve seen so far. I’m not su...2023-09-0223 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastJapan Confidential: Sailing along Japan's southern coastGreetings from Takamatsu, Japan!We have a lot of ground to cover in this week’s episode. The boys and I traveled from Chiang Mai to the Golden Triangle, then back to Bangkok and finally to Osaka, Japan.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.You probably saw this question coming: Have you ever woken up in a hotel bed and asked yourself, “Where am I?” I did it several times this week. Please leave a comment and we’ll read it — and respon...2023-08-2721 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastChiang Mai Confidential: Our misadventures in northern ThailandHello again from Northern Thailand!We spent this week exploring the ancient city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. What an adventure (and, at times, misadventure).Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.This week’s question: Have you ever stayed in a hotel that wasn’t a hotel? Maybe it was someone else’s home, a castle, or a hostel. I’d love to hear about your misadventures. Please leave a comment and we’ll read it — and respond — in our next podcast!2023-08-1916 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastVietnam Confidential: Our adventures in Hoi AnXin chào from Da Nang, Vietnam! I never thought we would make it to this corner of the world! I feel so lucky to be here and to be able to share it with the boys.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.(This is a special double episode of the Elliott Confidential podcast. Last week’s episode from Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia, didn’t transmit because of technical problems. Here’s a link to the show.)Before I forget...2023-08-1212 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastCambodia Confidential: Hello from Krong Siem Reap. We got temples!Suostei from Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. We were ready for a change of scenery, so we headed over to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Before I forget, here’s this week’s question: Have you ever had an unexpected animal encounter in your travels? Maybe you were roaming the back alleys of Istanbul and encountered a cute kitten. Or you were strolling along the beaches of Bali and ended up befriending a dog. Or maybe it was an u...2023-08-0621 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBangkok Confidential: Everything you need to know about Thai malls and dentistsSà-wàt dee khráp from the other side of Bangkok. We’ve moved into an urban jungle of vertical mega-malls and medical offices, and we have much to report. Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: We have only one week left in Bangkok. Where should we go? We’d love to get your suggestions.It’s just Aren and me on the podcast this week. Iden is visiting a friend in Vietnam. (Don’t worry, we wil...2023-07-2924 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBangkok Confidential: Our adventures along the Chao Phraya RiverHi again from Bangkok, where we’ve spent the last week hotel-hopping along the Chao Phraya River.And wow, what a mind-blowing experience!Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: What’s the best hotel experience you’ve ever had? I’m talking about the most over-the-top luxurious resort you’ve ever been to. We’d love to hear about it!Here’s the Anantara Riverside as seen from the Avani+, a high-rise shopping complex and hotel...2023-07-2213 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastThailand Confidential: Greetings from Krung Thep Maha NakhonHello from the Big Mango — Bangkok, Thailand!Well, this place isn’t at all what we expected. It’s a huge city — the 33rd largest in the world.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Before I forget, here’s this week’s question: Have you ever visited a place that defied your expectations? For example, we thought Bangkok would be small and provincial (maybe we watched “The King and I” once too often). Ever been to a place that wasn’t what you expected...2023-07-1612 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBali Confidential: One final dispatch from rainy Indonesia!We got the wrong impression of Bali.For the first two weeks, the weather was sunny. Then it started raining …Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Has bad weather ever ruined your vacation? I’m talking rain on a ski vacation or a hurricane when you’re trying to visit the beach. Please share your tales of woe. We’d love to commiserate!Balinese are deeply spiritual people. Here’s a local woman leaving an off...2023-07-0815 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastIndonesia Confidential: A dispatch from the land of a thousand hotelsThey call Bali the land of a thousand temples, but it is really the land of a thousand hotels. And this week, we checked out a few of them.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Have you ever done something on vacation that you regretted? As you’ll hear in this week’s podcast, we took surfing lessons in Canggu at high noon and we ended up getting knocked over by monster waves and then burned to a crisp...2023-06-2420 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBali Confidential: Our island adventureWell, hello Bali! Our next destination is the Island of the Gods, and we have a lot to report today.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter. Here’s this week’s question: We’ve experienced a real climate (and culture) shock, coming from Auckland, New Zealand, to Canggu, Indonesia. Tell us about your most jarring destination switch.It’s become a summer ritual to welcome Uncle Dustin into our home. This summer, he's joining us in Bali.That's Uncle D enjoyi...2023-06-1825 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastIndigenous Auckland Confidential: Experiencing authentic New ZealandKia Ora from Auckland, New Zealand. This week, we explored indigenous Auckland — and we got high.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Tell us about your most memorable indigenous travel experience. Whether you went to a luau in Oahu or toured a Maasai village in Kenya, we want to hear your story. Please leave your comment. The highlight of the week was hanging out with our Dane Tumahai. He's an eighth-generation direct descendant of the Chief...2023-06-0326 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastAuckland Confidential: Our adventures on the North IslandHello from Auckland, New Zealand. We’re thrilled to be back with another podcast, and this week we’re exploring the North Island of New Zealand. Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Tell us about a time you visited two cities in the same country and had a radically different experience. We’re still trying to come to terms with the contrast between Christchurch and Auckland — and we’d love to hear your stories! Please leave your comment. We’ll...2023-05-2719 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastChristchurch Culinary Confidential: Our food adventures on the South IslandGreetings from Christchurch, New Zealand. This week was all about the food. We did a whirlwind tour yesterday of our favorite vegetarian and vegan restaurants — and lived to tell the tale.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: What’s your favorite meal when you’ve been on the road? Please leave your comment. We’ll talk about your feedback in next week’s podcast, as we always do.We discovered a little place called Veg N' Friends tha...2023-05-0725 min
Open Minds with Christopher Balkaran#183: Is Student Debt Relief the Best Policy Decision? Professor Willie Elliott, University of MichiganSend us a textCheck out Professor Willie Elliott's Research: https://ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profiles/tenure-track/willelli?tb=research#52289-publicationsThe usual strategy deployed by the US govt to help students is student debt cancellation. This particularly is important for students who may not have access to resources to start saving and investing in assets at an earlier age.But is it the most effective way of setting students up for success? Professor Willie Elliott, from the University of Michigan and I discuss this in more detail.Having a clear understanding...2023-05-051h 17
Elliott Confidential PodcastHiking Confidential: Almost live from the hills of Christchurch, New ZealandHello from the hills of Christchurch, New Zealand. We took a hike this week and we can’t wait to tell you about it.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s an original question: Since we’re talking about hiking in this episode, what’s your favorite hike of all time? We’ve gotta know. Please leave a comment. We’ll answer in next week’s podcast.Aren looks a little confused because he's trying to figure out where to go next. There...2023-04-3018 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastAustralia Confidential: More Melbourne — and parting thoughts on OzIt’s our last week in Australia. Our visa runs out next week, so we have to leave. But before we go, here are a few parting thoughts about our time Down Under.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to the newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Have you ever visited a destination that defied an easy description? (You’ll hear us struggling to make sense of Australia in this podcast.) Please share your story.The Melbourne Cricket Club is one of the biggest...2023-04-0925 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastMelbourne Confidential: A dispatch from Australia's weird weather destinationHello from Melbourne, Australia. It’s early fall here, and the Grand Prix is in town. We’ll give you a quick tour.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to the newsletter.First, this week’s question: Have you ever visited a destination with weird weather? I’m talking about four seasons in a day, like Tasmania — or South Dakota. Please share your story of climate craziness.The weather in Melbourne is cool and windy this time of year, but it can rain or get hot an...2023-04-0120 min
BTL PodcastAshley Christopher: "Far From Perfect" | BTL Podcast Season 2 PremiereAshley Christopher is where education, advocacy and entertainment collide. Christopher draws from her own life experiences as a young stroke survivor and celebrates how far she’s come as an attorney, CEO and Founder of HBCU Week Foundation, Never seeking recognition for giving back didn’t stop this powerhouse from receiving the Doing a World of Good Medal of Honor and the Delaware State University Community Impact Award. In this episde; Ashley gets vulnerable, is very transparent and opens up in this converstation like never before. You'll learn that in addition to her great work and service; that there is a...2023-02-0641 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastAntarctica Confidential: Our adventures on the White ContinentGreetings from Antarctica!This week’s Elliott Confidential podcast is coming to you from Neko Harbour, an inlet on the Antarctic Peninsula's west coast. We’re on the Hurtigruten MS Fridtjof Nansen, and we are so excited to be exploring one of the most remote places on the planet.Before we get to the photos, here’s this week’s question. In our last podcast, we talked about our favorite destinations of 2022. But today, we want to hear about your least favorite. Please name names in the comments — and don’t forget to tell us why you didn...2023-01-0717 min
Elliott Confidential Podcast2022 Confidential: Here are our favorite places of the yearWhat’s your favorite destination of 2022? In today’s Elliott Confidential podcast, we’ll reveal our top picks. The boys and I will talk about the most fascinating places of the year — and we’ll tell you why we loved them.How about you? Please share your favorite destination in 2022. What did you like about it? Who should consider visiting, and when? The comments are open.Here are a few photos from this week’s adventures.The boys learned how to make authentic Paella with TravelLocal’s Chef Rosa. The secret ingredient (be...2022-12-2531 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastZürich Confidential: Switzerland's big city experienceGreetings from Basel, Switzerland!For the last two weeks, we’ve been touring Switzerland, including Basel, Zürich and the Alps. We can’t wait to tell you about it.What’s your most outrageous holiday travel experience? We’ve been on the road during Thanksgiving. It’s been a relatively smooth experience because they don’t celebrate the American holidays here. But it’s a great opportunity to remember our “Plains, Trains and Automobiles” holiday-travel experience. Please tell us about it in the comments.BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND SPECIAL! THIS WEEKEND ONLY, a membership...2022-11-2622 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastIsrael Confidential: An odyssey in the Holy LandGrüezi from Basel, Switzerland. This week we visited eight countries. We can’t seem to find the “off” button in our lives. No wonder we’re so exhausted! Have you ever been to a destination that has changed your life forever? I felt that way after seeing Jerusalem. Visitors from every Abrahamic religion converged on this small walled city, bending the nature of reality for me.This week’s episode of the Elliott Confidential podcast is free to access for all subscribers. Did you know that less than one percent of our subscribers...2022-10-2924 min
Deep Dive with ShawnChristopher Elliott - Travel Like a Champ (Hacking Your Way Around the World)Post-pandemic travel poses unique challenges. Prices for vacation and car rentals have soared. Flights have been delayed and canceled as airlines have struggled with demand. And cruises started leaving port again after more than a year off the water. In this new travel landscape, I thought it would be a good idea to talk to an expert about consumer rights and expectations as the industry warms up again. So, today I’m talking to Christopher Elliott – founder and chief advocacy officer of Elliott Advocacy, a consumer rights organization that empowers consumers to solve their problems and help those who can’...2022-10-2851 min