"Spiders with hooves?

...I can scarcely wait for tomorrow!" It was suspenseful cliff hangers like this that wrapped up each Radio Expedition podcast that kept me company on my solo Powerwalk around the neighborhood this morning.

Between friendly encounters with neighbors (e.g., exchanging 안녕하세요 [ahnyung haseyo] greetings with the Korean old lady down the street) and comments to myself (e.g., "Hey, that bookshelf next to the garbage can seems in good condition"), I caught up on my backlog of those 10-minute audioblogs, co-produced by National Public Radio and the National Geographic Society.

In a half-dozen podcasts, some dating back to mid-2006, I traveled to the Amazon, Sumatra, and Tibet; gained an appreciation for the beautiful calls of the treehopper; and shared the passion for the arctic wilderness with Olaus and Mardy Murie.

Prepare yourself for an adventure, and have a listen.