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Backyard Road Trips

Backyard Road Trips

By: Zack Lamothe and Jim Wheeler
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Once an avid traveler, writer Zack Lamothe's faraway travel dreams were put on hold as he became a father in 2015. Since then, he's focused on traveling in his own backyard. First a website, and now a podcast where cohosts and New Englanders, Zack and Jim Wheeler talk hiking trails, family-friendly activities, places they enjoy, craft beer and whatever else they desire to. (Along with plenty of harebrained banter). Read more at www.backyardroadtrips.com2020 Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Season 6, Episode 7- Chatting with Joanna Kalafatis
    Jul 1 2025

    Jim and Zack welcome travel writer, actress, and photographer Joanna Kalafatis to the show! In addition to acting in shows, Maestro in Blue and Love Rat, Joanna runs the website, www.losethemap.com. Not only does she write on her own blog, but she has also authored the Moon Travel Guide: Best of Greece as well a two guides to abandoned northern and southern California. Joanna grew up in Greece and New York City, later living in Los Angeles. She talks about how to balance her multiple careers, cultural misunderstandings, how to recharge while traveling, and her favorite backyard road trips!

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    45 mins
  • Season 6, Episode 6- Chatting with Alexandra Lauren, the Bucket List Mermaid
    Jun 25 2025

    Jim and Zack welcome Alexandra Lauren, also known as the Bucket List Mermaid to Backyard Road Trips! Alexandra lives in an RV and is constantly traveling. A native-Coloradoan, she has traveled to over 45 countries! She shares with us her adventures as a mermaid, yes a literal mermaid. She also talks about what's been on her bucket list, hiking with a mermaid tail and travel mishaps, including escaping a forest fire and her brush with a skinwalker!

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    51 mins
  • Season 6, Episode 5- Connor Gaudet of the Mattapoisett Museum
    Apr 30 2025

    Jim and Zack welcome the curator of the Mattapoisett Museum, Connor Gaudet, onto the show. Connor walks us through the museum's fine collection, including a model of the ship, the Wanderer. He shares with us this backstory of his career in museum work, from Manhattan to Mattapoisett as well as his personal favorite backyard road trips. Located on the South Coast of Massachusetts, the Mattapoisett Museum showcases a fine collection of artifacts from the history of the town.

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    32 mins
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