Y We Travel hosts Eric Weiner and Erica Vella preview the stories, voices and themes listeners can expect in the podcast’s first season. Eric is a New York Times bestselling author and former foreign correspondent whose wanderlust first prompted him to run away from home at age 5. Erica is a podcaster and former journalist who works at Toronto Pearson airport.

The pair will speak with top travel writers and thinkers to explore the deeper motivations behind our journeys and tell us how they fit into fast-moving trends. The series launches March 10.

The Y We Travel podcast explores the deeper motivations behind our journeys and positions them in the context of fast-changing trends. Why would someone vacation in North Korea? Why do passengers plan trips around the world’s best airport? Why is airport cuisine suddenly a thing? Why do passengers change their travel patterns – and airlines change their routes? Join Y We Travel hosts Eric Weiner and Erica Vella, who explore the deeper motivations behind our journeys and tell us how they fit into fast-moving trendsAvailable May 5.