Start Here: 24-Hour Travel Guides from Maxwell’s Kitchen
Maxwell’s Kitchen is a travel-first podcast, video series, and guide site built around 24-hour city and island guides, honest destination opinions, one-bag travel, and practical trip-planning ideas for people who want the trip to actually work.
The archive is still here too: interviews, music breakdowns, big questions, creative detours, and six years of episodes that do not fit neatly into one box. That is fine. Not every good thing needs a perfect category.
Pick where you want to start.
24-Hour Travel Guides
Fast city and island itineraries you can actually use. Where to stay, how to get around, what is worth your time, and what is probably a trap wearing nice shoes.
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24 Hours on the Amalfi Coast: Sorrento, Positano & Ferry Guide
24 Hours in Mykonos: Little Venice, Windmills, Old Town Guide
One Day in Menorca, Spain: Is It Worth Visiting?
Practical Trip Planning
Travel advice for short trips, cheap flights, one-bag packing, and deciding whether a place is worth the effort.
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How to Find Cheap Flights to Europe Without Ruining the Trip
How to Plan a 24-Hour Trip to Europe Without Wasting Your Time
What I Pack for Europe: My One-Bag Travel List for Fast Trips
Destination Decisions
Comparison guides for people trying to choose the right place, not just collect more options.
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Naples vs. Capri vs. Ischia: Which One Should You Choose for One Day?
Capri vs. Ischia: Which Island Is Better for a Day Trip from Naples?
Mykonos vs. Santorini vs. Skiathos: Which Greek Island Fits Your Trip?
Big Questions
Short episodes where I try to be thoughtful and occasionally discover I am just arguing with myself in public.
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Interviews
Long-form conversations with people who know things I do not know, which is most of them.
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The History of Salt Explained by James Beard Award-Winning Author Mark Bitterman
Recording Bands, Audio Engineering, and Studio Life with Adam Lee
Nike’s History & Success: How the Swoosh Became a Global Icon with Scott Reames
Music Breakdowns + How-To-Play
Why a song works, what makes it hit, and sometimes how to play it. Occasionally I play every instrument because apparently relaxing was not available.
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The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 by Neutral Milk Hotel: Why Is This Song So Good?
Tenacious D: Why Is This Song So Good?
Jenny Lewis “Barking at the Moon”: Why Is This Song So Good?