Rough Guides Podcasts
Every month, catch the latest news from Rough Guides with author interviews, travel info, and ideas to inspire your next trip.
Click here to subscribe to these free Rough Guides Podcasts today. (Note: this link will launch the iTunes application and connect you to the Rough Guides Podcast page of the Apple iTunes Music Store. If you don't yet have iTunes, it can be downloaded for free here.)
New to Podcasts? Read our Podcasts FAQ and learn how to get started.
Alternatively, each Rough Guides Podcast can be streamed from this page through your Web browser via the links below...
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO TRAVEL WITH BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN Author Fawzia Rasheed de Francisco speaks with Rough Guides co-founder Martin Dunford about everything from pre-trip planning and where to go, to why travelling with the children can enrich your trip. |
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A ROUGH GUIDES PODCAST SPECIAL: ROUGH GUIDES CELEBRATE 25 YEARS Simon Calder, Travel Editor of The Independent, talks with the Rough Guides founders, Mark Ellingham and Martin Dunford, about the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides and their new series of books called Rough Guides 25s. |
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ROUGH GUIDE DIRECTIONS AMSTERDAM Rough Guide author Phil Lee talks about the new Rough Guide DIRECTIONS Amsterdam and why the city makes such a great destination at any time of year. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDES WORLD PARTY Rough Guides' founder, Martin Dunford, talks about the new, full-colour, Rough Guides World Party book. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO JAMAICA WITH POLLY THOMAS Author Polly Thomas talks about her travels in Jamaica and her new Rough Guide. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO BRITISH CULT COMEDY WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Julian Hall, author of The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy, talks to comedian Andrew Maxwell about the UK's comedy circuit. To find out more about this new Rough Guides title, check out the author's blog here. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE & BRUNEI WITH RICHARD LIM Author Richard Lim talks about his new book and what you might expect from a trip to the region. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CHICK FLICKS WITH SAM COOK Author Sam Cook talks about her new book, The Rough Guide to Chick Flicks. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE ROLLING STONES WITH SEAN EGAN Author Sean Egan talks about writing and researching The Rough Guide to The Rolling Stones. |
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FIRST TIME LATIN AMERICA WITH POLLY RODGER BROWN Author Polly Rodger Brown talks about planning a first trip to Latin America and South America, and outlines the perils and joys of being a lone female traveller. |
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FIRST TIME AROUND THE WORLD WITH DOUG LANSKY Author Doug Lansky talks about his days on the Letterman show and how he escaped to become a travel writer, and recounts episodes from his many globe-trotting adventures. |
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ROUGH GUIDES ON YOUR iPOD Author Peter Buckley talks about Rough Guides' innovative new PodScrolls: full colour eating and drinking city guides for colour-screen iPods. FREE to download from here. |
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE DA VINCI CODE Author James McConnachie talks about the locations that Dan Brown features in his Da Vinci Code novel, and whether the experience of visiting these places has changed since the book was published. |
Rough Guides iToors Podcasts
Rough Guides has partnered with iToors to bring you Rough Guides iToors Podcasts. This unique series of audio tours captures the essence and quirkiness of a city, while bringing you the insight and in-depth information you expect from Rough Guides.
Want to tap into the essence of a city? Delve into the spirit of a community? Grasp the magic of a particular street? Learn the legacy of a specific structure? You’ve come to the right place.
Click here to subscribe to these free Rough Guides iToors Podcasts today. (Note: this link will launch the iTunes application and connect you to the Rough Guides iToors Podcast page of the Apple iTunes Music Store. If you don't yet have iTunes, it can be downloaded for free here.)
New to Podcasts? Read our Podcasts FAQ and learn how to get started.
Alternatively, each Rough Guides iToors Podcast can be streamed from this page through your Web browser via the links below...
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GLASGOW, SOUNDS OF A MUSIC CAPITAL After arriving in Glasgow, go to George Square and begin a walking tour that’s an insider’s take on the Glasgow music scene. |
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LITERARARY LONDON Walk in the footsteps of writers whose influence is still felt around the world today; Lenin, Marx, Wilde, and Burroughs, to name a few. |
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HEMINGWAY IN PARIS Hemingway once observed that if you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, it stays with you for the rest of your life, for Paris is a moveable feast. |
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PARIS IMPRESSIONISTS Ross King sets the context for this art world revolution as you walk the bridges where Renoir painted, follow in the footsteps of Degas and discover how Manet's work caused the future of art to shift from tradition to rebellion. |
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SANTA MONICA DESIGN Santa Monica’s closeness to the ocean makes it a relaxed beach town, and its plethora of wealthy celebs makes it a hub for sophisticated shopping and living. It's no wonder many of the world’s greatest designers have set up shop here. |
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MOZART IN PRAGUE Prague was ahead of its time in embracing Mozart, the man who would soon become one of the world’s most important and revered composers. Join us as we walk in Mozart’s shoes. |
Podcasts: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Podcast?
Think radio show meets digital recorder, meets iPod.
A Podcast is an audio program broadcast over the Internet instead of the airwaves. It is a method of publishing audio content that breaks free of the barriers of place and time. Although anyone with a computer can download a Podcast and listen to it automatically, most people prefer to listen on-the-go. Listeners can put it on to anything that will play an MP3. The most common device used to play Podcasts is currently the iPod (75% of all MP3 players sold are iPods) However, they can be played just as well on any MP3 player as well as any PDA, and some mobile phones. Anywhere that a portable device can be used, a Podcast can be played.
How do listeners subscribe?
To get started you will need some Podcast aggregator software (the most popular is Apple’s iTunes software) that allows you, the listener, to subscribe to your favorite shows. When new Podcast episodes become available, they are automatically downloaded to the user’s computer and portable device every time they start the software or update their portable device – just as a magazine automatically appears in your mailbox.
What is typical podcast content?
Virtually any topic is ripe for a Podcast. Music, News, Literature, Games, Politics, Food, Parenting, Sports and Travel are just some of the many types of Podcasts available. Rough Guides and Rough Guides iToors Podcasts focus on travel and lifestyle content.
What is required for me to subscribe to the Rough Guides iToors Podcasts?
Setting Up Your Computer
Here are the steps involved in setting up your computer to receive the Rough Guides and Rough Guides iToors Podcasts: 1. Download and install Podcasting software
First you'll have to download a piece of aggregator software which will search the web to find the latest version of the files you want. There are many different Podcast aggregator applications, two of the most popular being iTunes and iPodder.
The Podcastingnews website has an extensive range of applications. Most of the software can be downloaded for Mac, PC or Linux and is free. 2. Add the URL address of the Podcast to your software http://homepage.mac.com/roughguides/Sites/Podcasts/rss.xml (for the Rough Guides Podcasts) http://www.itoors.com/walkspodcast.xml (for the Rough Guides iToors Podcasts) ...and pasting it into your Podcast software application.
How do listeners subscribe?
What is typical Podcast content?
What is required for me to subscribe to the Rough Guides and iToors Podcasts?
How do I use Podcast software?
What is a podcast?
Once you have your software up and running, you 'subscribe' to either the Rough Guides or Rough Guides iToors Podcasts by simply copying the URL address of the Podcast 'feed':