The Raconteur

Craig K. Collins
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raconteur, n., The narrator of an anecdote or story, esp., a person particularly skilled in this role. | Here you'll find thoughtful, hand-crafted prose, stunning photos, and insights into people, places, and cultures, mostly off the beaten path. craigkcollins.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 04/12/2025

    In All the Seasons that Will Ever Be

    This week’s episode of The Raconteur takes us to Ketchum, Idaho, where I visit the haunts of Ernest Hemingway. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit craigkcollins.substack.com/subscribe

    In All the Seasons that Will Ever Be

  2. 04/12/2025

    In All the Seasons that Will Ever Be

    This week’s episode of The Raconteur takes us to Ketchum, Idaho, where I visited the haunts of author Ernest Hemingway. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit craigkcollins.substack.com/subscribe

    In All the Seasons that Will Ever Be

  3. 03/31/2025

    I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

    This week's episode of The Raconteur takes us to Pozzuoli, Italy, where I visited La Solfatara, which has been dubbed "Europe's Most-Dangerous Volcano." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit craigkcollins.substack.com/subscribe

  4. 03/25/2025

    The Buddhist in Me

    This week's episode of The Raconteur takes us to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest high atop the White Mountains of Eastern California, where author and photographer Craig K. Collins mediates among 4,000-year-old bristlecone pines, the oldest living things on earth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit craigkcollins.substack.com/subscribe

  5. 03/15/2025

    The Bread Men of Uzbekistan

    This week’s episode (in video format) of The Raconteur takes us to the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where I find that hospitality toward travelers has been a way of life here for millennia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit craigkcollins.substack.com/subscribe

  6. 03/09/2025

    The Bread Men of Uzbekistan

    This week’s episode takes us to the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where I find that hospitality toward travelers has been a way of life here for millennia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit craigkcollins.substack.com/subscribe

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raconteur, n., The narrator of an anecdote or story, esp., a person particularly skilled in this role. | Here you'll find thoughtful, hand-crafted prose, stunning photos, and insights into people, places, and cultures, mostly off the beaten path. craigkcollins.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Craig K. Collins
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Craig K. Collins
  • Show Website
    The Raconteur