January 20, 2026 - Paul Salopek, Pete Wells, and WINTERACTIVE 2026

The Culture Show Podcast · Jan 20, 2026 · 55m

Paul Salopek has spent more than a decade walking the globe on foot as part of the “Out of Eden Walk,” retracing ancient human migration routes from East Africa toward Tierra del Fuego. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and National Geographic Explorer, Salopek joins us from Alaska, where he’s pausing for the winter before continuing his journey through the Americas. To read all of his reporting go here.

After twelve years as chief restaurant critic for “The New York Times,” Pete Wells stepped away from the role following a health reckoning brought on by the demands of professional eating. He…