Best Jordan and Katie Wolfe Podcasts (2025)

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49. Eugene, Oregon 58:49

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Jordan weirdly proclaims Eugene as his “Oregon White Whale” because, until early 2025, it has felt like an impenetrable city to him. Oregon’s second largest city is home to Jordan’s family’s greatest enemy: The University of Oregon — which he was taught at a very young age to despise with the fiery hot passion of ten thousand beaver pelts, but he t…

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48. Tübingen, Germany 1:04:50

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Grab a fresh brezel and mix yourself a Colaweizen because this week is all about a very special place in Germany for Katie and Jordan: the university city of Tübingen. Katie is joined by a boy who is 58 percent German. And that boy is her husband Jordan, who falls in love with 58 percent of his ancestral homeland the second they get off the train —…

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47. Bayocean, Oregon 53:41

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It’s time to visit an Oregon town that time nearly forgot! Katie and Jordan live a couple miles away from a peninsula that was once home to a cutting edge resort town literally and perilously built on sand and is now buried beneath ten feet of it. Bayocean was built on a spit of land that separated Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It existed f…

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46. Mexico City, Mexico 1:08:36

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Insect caviar! An urban green space twice the size of Central Park! The 52,000-pound Aztec Sun Stone! The oldest and highest elevation North American metropolis dives straight into the hearts of the Exploregonians as they venture to Mexico City. Katie and Jordan make a friend on the plane and after landing, has her parents give them all a tour of t…

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45. Halloween in Oregon 1:01:50

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How do two scaredy cats celebrate Halloween? Katie does it by closing her eyes in haunted houses and Jordan wears a visor to weave through corn mazes in the daylight. Tricks and treats abound as Katie and Jordan talk about some of their favorite memories of Halloween in Oregon, a famous movie that shot in the town of St. Helens, and Katie talks abo…

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44. Portland, Maine 53:58

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Katie thinks she’s hilarious as the podcast goes back-to-back Portlands! Jordan says it’s taking a bit of a “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” approach. Find out if Portland, Maine is the actual, true Original Recipe Portland and how a flip of a coin changed the destiny of both big-city American Portlands. Katie loves the brick and ivy in th…

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43. Portland, Oregon 1:19:25

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It’s finally time to journey to the City of Roses! Katie and Jordan scratch the surface of a dozen years of adventures in Portland, Oregon and reminisce about the dance injury that led to Jordan giving Katie a piggyback ride to urgent care. Jordan’s earliest Portland memories are wrapped around nearly being abducted by the circus and going to his f…

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42. Disneyland (Halloween Edition) 1:30:33

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Katie and Jordan reckon with possibly being Disney Adults in Denial as they return to The Happiest Place on Earth for Halloween time. The duo attend the popular Oogie Boogie Bash and wear unexpected costumes (that Jordan was 80 percent sure would be allowed in) that ultimately led to very fun interactions with everyone in the park. Katie goes on a …

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41. The Oregon Vortex 51:23

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There is a famous anomaly in Southern Oregon that Katie and Jordan finally physically find themselves in this week. The Oregon Vortex has confused, frustrated, and mystified people for nearly a century. People appear way shorter or taller than they usually do! Things roll uphill! A broom can stand by itself! By. Itself. This mysterious sphere of a …

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40. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 57:02

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Battling intense allergies and/or a sinus infection, Katie discusses her first solo outing as a traveler: the Galápagos Islands. She journeyed from Colombia to Quito, Ecuador before hopping on a plane and a boat to the archipelago, which is an excellent word. Jordan throws out the trivia nugget for the old definition of “galápago” then proceeds to …

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39. North Umpqua River, Oregon 50:19

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The river is calling Katie and Jordan’s name this week as they head south along Oregon’s Highway 138 (a.k.a. “The Highway of Waterfalls”) along the special North Umpqua River! Katie takes Jordan whitewater rafting on a “ship of a raft” for his birthday and she is still unsure if he could do a full day on the water. Jordan is moved as they navigate …

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38. Laurel, Mississippi 58:44

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We’re in the Deep South now, according to a pair of high school girls working in a Laurel, Mississippi ice cream parlor. Katie and Jordan discuss how they never expected to romp around Mississippi and visit the homeland of the popular HGTV show “Home Town” and realize our best friend is a Ben Napier doppelgänger. Jordan wonders if Laurel overemphas…

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37. Cannon Beach, Oregon 59:25

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Hit the deck! This week, Jordan tells Katie how Cannon Beach got its name — and it definitely has to do with a shipwreck. Katie talks about her favorite four-legged roaming residents of Cannon Beach and Jordan tries to untangle his own childhood socioeconomic mental block with the popular Oregon Coast town. Katie saw Little John smoking a cigarette…

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36. Missoula, Montana 43:59

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Missoula, Montana holds a special place in Katie and Jordan’s hearts because it was the first big stop on two separate road trips. Why is Missoula called ZooTown? Katie instantly figured it out and Jordan is probably still struggling with it. The duo have never been to Missoula in the daytime and once rolled into town right when a major concert was…

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35. Pendleton, Oregon 54:05

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Yeehaw! Katie lets everyone know Jordan has pronounced “Pendleton” incorrectly for his entire life and Jordan argues there shouldn’t be a silent “D” in words. Katie’s grandfather was born in Pendleton, and the duo discuss wandering around one of her ancestral homelands with her grandparents in their 90s. Jordan is disturbed by a broken weather widg…

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34. Phuket, Thailand 55:33

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DIY cheek-peekin' chaps and a bag full of melted truffles marked the beginning for Katie and Jordan's sweltering time on Thailand's largest island: Phuket. Before they could even step foot on the island, they were trapped on the plane waiting for a "VIP" to fly out -- and they have some guesses as to who it was. Katie reads verbatim from the travel…

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33. Beaverton, Oregon 1:13:36

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Katie and Jordan venture into the Portland-Metro by exploring Oregon's sixth-largest city -- and one-time hopeful to be second-largest -- Beaverton! Katie talks about how the city's modern multi-cultural identity helped introduce her to different cultures and cuisines at a young age and talks about the now-shuttered Beaverton Bakery and Jordan wond…

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32. Tillamook County Fair, Oregon 1:38:21

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It's the most magical time of the year in Tillamook, Oregon! The biggest, most unifying event on the local calendar is the Tillamook County Fair and the annual four-day extravaganza is an explosion of all the pent up magic in the community. Katie and Jordan discuss this year's upcoming 100th anniversary of the fair's marquee event the Pig-N-Ford ra…

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31. Arches National Park, Utah 49:48

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Katie is absolutely "breathless" when she visits the otherworldly Arches National Park, which is described as a "red-rock wonderland." Both Katie and Jordan bring the same facts about the geologic formations to this podcast, which means they must be true, right? Arches National Park contains 2,000 natural stone arches and the park has the highest c…

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30. Ashland, Oregon 54:31

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Jordan immediately goes off the rails with "Chronicles of Narnia" references and Katie loves the city's iconic Lithia Park, but Jordan suggests the city of Ashland just raze the downtown to the ground to double the size of the massive park. Once Jordan finally visits the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he watches the the worst musical of his li…

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29. Tanzania, East Africa (with Special Guest!) 1:10:57

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Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti (even though it’s, like, 200 miles away), Katie and Jordan take a very special trip down memory lane this week with guest Jessica, who spent eight weeks in East Africa, primarily in Tanzania, during a study abroad trip in college! Jessica was on the worst boat ride ever on her way to the pa…

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28. Oregon Coast Fourth of July Spectacular! 59:22

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It's Independence... Week? Katie and Jordan discuss iconic Fourth of July events and memories across Tillamook County in Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, Oceanside, and Pacific City. When Jordan was, like, three, a stray bottle rocket attacked him, but he was protected by his San Francisco 49ers sweater and the spirit of Joe Montana. Katie's first time w…

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27. Paris, France 1:03:36

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We'll always have Paris! This week, Katie and Jordan visit the City of Lights and discuss what saved the seemingly doomed Eiffel Tower in 1909, escargot tongs, and melt their brains attempting to pronounce "Louvre". Katie goes down memory lane when she had to literally crawl up and over a Parisian barrier wall for a flight she didn't actually have …

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26. McMenamins: Pubs, Breweries, and Historic Hotels in Oregon and Washington 1:06:00

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Let the Cajun Tots rain! McMenamins is an iconic Oregon and Washington staple famous for some of the state's first modern brewpubs, historic buildings that have been renovated into funky hotels, and a wild scavenger hunt that awards you while visiting every one of the 50+ locations! Katie and Jordan have been to every single McMenamins location twi…

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25. Prince Edward Island, Canada 1:15:31

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Katie and Jordan drove across North America to visit the birthplace of "Anne of Green Gables" and her creator Lucy Maud Montgomery. Beaches with red cliffs, a free toll bridge that charges when you leave, and a sky-high lobster roll awaited us on this beautiful island, that is the smallest Canadian province and is only larger than one U.S. state: t…

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24. Bay City, Oregon 55:54

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Katie and Jordan go to a place near and dear to their hearts - and, geographically, because Bay City, Oregon is 5.6 miles north of their hometown. Is it a different place? Technically! Listen this week as Jordan talks about his first crush, a neighbor-girl that may or may not also be Katie's childhood best friend! Katie reveals Bay City was the fir…

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Season 2 Trailer 5:43

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Katie and Jordan are alive after a two-year hiatus! What have they been doing? You'll just have to tune in and find out! This season, our plucky hosts would love to feature your travel misadventures, so please record yourself sharing a couple minute anecdote or write one up for us to read and send them to [email protected] or send a s…

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23. Osaka, Japan 1:12:16

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The box read “We want to go to Kyoto in your car” in Japanese, and a pair of women driving to Osaka for a One Direction concert gave the hitchhiking Katie and Jordan a ride from a roadside Starbucks. They were close to Kyoto, but toured around Osaka for a couple days, eating fried octopus balls, touring the iconic castle, and enjoying the Glico Run…

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22. Newport, Oregon 56:55

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Ten years ago, Katie uninvited Jordan from Newport’s Seafood and Wine Festival and he still hasn’t let it go. Katie enjoys the marriage of grunge and bourgeois in Newport and Jordan declares Newport as the Capital of the Coast before talking about the first celebrity he ever met: Keiko the orca, star of Free Willy. Katie is weirded out Newport’s Oc…

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21. Midtown Manhattan, New York 1:24:55

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Jordan won front row tickets to Hamilton in New York City, which spurred a crazy two-day planning spree. Katie and Jordan have been together almost ten years, so it's only fitting they have now seen ten shows on Broadway. When they weren’t being dazzled by theatre, they were experiencing some of the most classic buildings in Manhattan like Grand Ce…

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20. Pacific City, Oregon 1:10:22

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Because it is Valentine's Day, Jordan reads an excerpt from his memoir recounting pivotal moments in their relationship at Pacific City. Katie once drove Jordan to an interview in Pacific City and dropped him off like the good babysitter she is after they imagine the rom-com Country/City. Pacific City’s Haystack Rock is one hundred feet taller than…

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19. Budapest, Hungary 58:57

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Katie forgot a swimsuit for a European trip so went to a Budapest bathhouse in just her underwear and Jordan talks about getting his chest hair in someone's pizza. Budapest is, to Katie and Jordan's surprise, two cities named Buda and Pest, separated by the Danube River! Biggest regret? Not getting a sweatshirt that read "BUDA SEXY PEST". Before Ka…

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18. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 1:07:02

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Wizard Island! Old Man of the Lake! Phantom Ship! Jordan thinks Crater Lake National Park is the GOAT of naming things. Katie accuses Jordan of not liking lakes and suggests he is backwoods, being raised on rivers and fed crawdads, just like all the nonnative fish that have been stocked in Crater Lake from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mo…

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17. Doi Inthanon Village, Thailand Part 2: The School 1:06:39

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Katie and Jordan are off to school! Without any teaching credentials, the Inthanon school headmaster begrudgingly allows the honeymooners to assist the local English teacher, who quickly became Jordan’s favorite person in all his travels. Katie and Jordan are whisked away to help at “English Camp” which isn’t nearly as fun as it sounds. To get ther…

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16. Bend, Oregon 1:02:26

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Thick clouds dumped an inch of snow an hour for 15 hours straight during Katie and Jordan's second wedding anniversary, marooning them in Downtown Bend an extra night and leaving the whole city seemingly abandoned for themselves to explore. Katie learns a hard lesson about drinking lots of beer before trying on fancy jeans and Jordan experiences so…

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15. Doi Inthanon Village, Thailand 1:01:13

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Katie and Jordan get the ol’ Chiang Mai Shanghai in this week’s adventure. What started as a trip to teach English turns out to be ten days in a village atop Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in Thailand where Catholicism rules and the priest is a demi-god. On the first day, Katie and Jordan are welcomed to a house blessing as guests of honor where th…

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14. Manzanita, Oregon 1:09:40

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A tornado (or waterspout, depending on who you ask) tore through downtown Manzanita; Katie and Jordan rushed to cover it for the local newspaper, without really considering how storm-chasing would go in the town Katie used to call home. Jordan talks about the 16th Century treasure supposedly buried somewhere on Neahkahnie Mountain and Katie reminds…

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13. Yellowstone National Park 1:02:50

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Katie and Jordan were evacuated out of Yellowstone National Park and need to tell you all about it. As the snow started to dump, it made the bison look even more magnificent and somehow made the duo think that coyotes were wolves and a single cow elk was somehow a moose. The night before the evacuation out of the world's first national park, the pa…

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12. New York City 1:28:29

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December 13 is Katie and Jordan's wedding anniversary, and to celebrate, the duo reminisce on one of their most treasured anniversary adventures to New York City! Jordan finally sees his first proper Broadway musical with a revival of "Hello, Dolly!" featuring Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce and Katie regrets not accepting free tickets from a Ra…

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11. Christmastime in Oregon 1:08:55

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When the weather outside is frightful, Oregon is always delightful! The month of December has Katie and Jordan reminiscing on tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago! Jordan tells his wife about his first experience to ZooLights that ended before it began in a shipping container full of toilets for a catostrophic trip to the "bathroom" a…

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10. Victoria, British Columbia 1:04:50

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Sorry, Vancouver, but Victoria is, apparently, the capital of British Columbia! Katie and Jordan visit the city on the world's 43rd largest island (a fun fact Katie says may be a little too obscure to be fun) and Jordan talks about donating his DNA to the Mormon Church. Yay! Victoria is home to North America's second oldest Chinatown, which leads t…

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9. Salem, Oregon 56:35

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Salem, Oregon doesn't have any witch trials (that Katie and Jordan are aware of...) but the capital of Oregon is home to many great parks and one contains the wettest nutria, a legendary rodent Katie had always heard of on the farm but never saw. Knowing Salem, allegedly, grows cherries in some form, Katie guesses Salem's nickname is "Poppin' Cherr…

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8. Guadalajara, Mexico 58:56

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Guadalajara's Colonia Americana district has recently been named the coolest neighborhood in the world and Katie and Jordan stayed in the heart of it! Vibrant colors! Mariachi music! Lucha libre! Guadalajara is considered by many to be the cultural center of Mexico and captured Katie and Jordan's hearts and completely changed the way they think abo…

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7. Baker City, Oregon 47:54

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Eastern Oregon is much farther east than many people we talk to realize and this week, Katie and Jordan talk about vibrant Baker City, named not for baker potatoes, but the only sitting U.S. senator killed in military combat - and Katie researches it in real-time! Jordan talks about the time he tried to take Katie to Baker City and ended up in Burn…

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6. The Dolomites, Italy 59:25

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Romantic images of pizza and gelato conjured within the minds of Katie and Jordan when they thought of Italy -- only to be replaced by a deserted alpine resort town and eating the tavern's last sandwich. The Dolomites are a mountainous region within Europe's Alps range and UNESCO has described them as among the most beautiful mountains in the world…

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5. Astoria, Oregon 51:34

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In the land of canneries, historic buildings that transform into breweries, and exactly one mighty column, Katie and Jordan visit maybe Oregon's film mecca: Astoria! (Sung to the tune of Rihanna's 2008 masterpiece "Disturbia".) The city is the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies and one of Katie and Jordan's favorite cities in the Pacifi…

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4. Chonburi, Thailand 1:00:51

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Every day in the city of Si Racha, the ancestral home of the namesake sauce, was a strange adventure as Katie and Jordan watched raw hunks of meat slap tigers in the face and elephants trunk-chugging beer. The plane landed in Bangkok about 12:05 a.m. on January 1 and Katie and Jordan are nearly denied entrance into "The Land of Smiles" because they…

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3. Tillamook, Oregon 1:00:21

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That's right, kids, we're visiting our hometown of Tillamook, Oregon! Land of cheese, trees, and ocean breeze! Katie grew up on a dairy farm and, because he was raised within city limits of Tillamook, Jordan will always be a city boy in her eyes. However, Jordan does a very good impression of milking a cow to Katie's horror. Jordan starts the episo…

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1. World, Meet Katie and Jordan 51:43

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In 2004 they met in band class on the Oregon coast; little did they know they'd travel the world together less than ten years later. Meet hosts Katie and Jordan as they recount their relationship with travel and introduce themselves to you, dear listener!By Jordan and Katie

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2. Bruges, Belgium 50:14

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The streets are lined with genital-shaped chocolate, the sweet scent of waffles waft from a window, and the Belfry is ringing! Belgium was the first overseas country Katie visited and has a special place in her heart and is the home of one of her best friends. Years later, she returned, reunited with her dear Belgian friend and took Jordan to Bruge…

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