On this edition of Conversations, Dylan Thuras talks with host Dan Skinner about “Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide” which he co-authored along with Cecily Wong. Thuras is the cofounder and creative director of Atlas Obscura and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders.”

Who was Umberto Nobile? On this edition of Conversations, Mark Piesing talks with host Dan Skinner about “N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia.” Piesing has written for the BBC, “The Guardian,” “The Economist” and “Wired.” The crash of the Airship Italia led to the largest polar rescue mission in history.

On this editon of Conversations, Hans Aschim talks with host Dan Skinner about “How to Go Anywhere (And Not Get Lost) – A Guide to Navigation for Young Adventurers.” Aschim is a writer and world traveler. His writing assignments have taken him around the world on a range of adventures—from trekking in the Arctic Circle to surfing in the Maldives. His book explores the history of navigation.  

On this edition of Conversations, David W. Brown talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Mission.” The book tells the story of NASA's mission to explore Europa. Brown is an author and freelance writer whose nonfiction appears frequently in The Atlantic, The New Yorker and The New York Times.