Best Sarah Rovang Podcasts (2026)

A special episode for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Leadership Forum Blog on audioguides, industrial heritage sites, storytelling, and visitor experience.

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2.11 Where’s My Wife? (Unwinding in Switzerland) 22:27

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After a long break from podcasting, Sarah and John catch up about a busy month. John has started his new job, and Sarah has been in Scandinavia, Paris, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Switzerland.

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SAH Blogcast Part 2: Listening to the Industrial Past 21:23

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Part two of special podcast created for the Society of Architectural Historians, as my monthly Brooks blog report for April 2019. talk about what it means to hear industrial heritage sites as contemporary listeners, and how sound can be effectively curated and deployed as part of a public history experience.…

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SAH Blogcast Part 1: Sounding Industrial Places 24:38

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Part one of special podcast created for the Society of Architectural Historians, as my monthly Brooks blog report for April 2019. In this part, we talk about the soundscapes of industrial heritage, how sound impacts our experience of architecture, and how we can understand the different types of sound we might encounter at an industrial heritage si…

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2.08 John Got a Job! 18:46

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John gets a job that warrants a lot of explanation; Sarah is in Copenhagen with friends.

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2.07 Where’s My Wife? (Offline in Stockholm) 25:06

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Sarah and John go without their phones for a day in Stockholm and Santa Fe, and reflect on the how smart phones have transformed global travel.

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2.06 Where’s My Wife? (Listening in Belgium) 24:53

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This week on Sundowners, a deep dive into industrial sound and what we can learn from listening to the built environment. Featuring the sounds of coal mines, windmills, cotton looms, and two very talkative dogs.

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2.05 Where’s My Wife? (Reflecting in the Netherlands) 25:39

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Windmills, steam pumps, and food poisoning in the Netherlands. Plus our reflections back on 5 months of traveling together in 2018.

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2.04 Where’s My Wife? (Back in Paris) 25:12

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Sarah explores parks in Paris and muses on industrial heritage tourism across Europe. John battles a fickle smoke detector.

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2.03 Where’s My Wife? (Underground in Slovenia) 28:14

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Sarah encounters a mercury mine and some impressive socialist architecture in Slovenia; John hears a pack of coyotes.

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2.02 Where’s My Wife? (Setting out in Northern Italy) 25:35

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Sarah explores a utopian company town near Milan and learns how to travel on her own. John feeds the blue jays and critiques this year’s Super Bowl ads.

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2.01 Where’s My Wife? (Alone in Paris) 14:48

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A new season, a new format while Sarah is away in Europe and John is home in Santa Fe.

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22 Santiago Christmas 22:55

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Altiplano tourist traps, abandoned nitrate mines, desert flamingos, and Christmas in a fancy chain hotel in Santiago.

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21 Atacama Desert 36:49

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Adventures in Chilean ghost towns, labor history, and reflections on time spent in historic Iquique. Plus the joy of rogue Christmas parades.

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20 Iquique 19:03

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John turns 30 in an industrial port town with a great beach; also historic wooden architecture and more cheap thrill boat rides.

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19 Chiloé 34:09

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Hyper-local architecture on a magical Chilean island, adventures in local cuisine, and what makes a nation a nation.

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18 Puerto Varas 23:38

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Santiago’s urban vibe, German colonial architecture, and how we were foiled by ferries on the Carretera Austral.

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17 Santiago 31:35

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Culture and politics in Chile’s capital city, plus a 12 hour tour of an abandoned copper mining town in the mountains.

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16 Valparaíso 17:34

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A new week; a new continent. Settling into a vibrant port city with stunning street art while enjoy the comforts of home cooking and a familiar writing system.