A Road Trip Podcast
- an American Journey and Everything In Between
Ingrid Hagelberg | A journey guided by a lifelong passion for singing
Ingrid Hagelberg is an International Jazz Singer and award-winning actress, born in Trelleborg, Sweden, with a career that stretches from Tokyo to Los Angeles, South Africa to Poland, and Sweden to Germany, alongside international recording sessions, TV shows, and award-winning stage performances.
Pia Nilsson | The legendary golf coach with the perfect vision
I met with Pia Nilsson, the former Senior Head Coach for the Swedish National Teams in Golf, co-founder of Vision 54, and the coach behind multiple victories on the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Tour, including several major winners and top-ranked world players, outside her home in Scottsdale, Arizona - to speak about everything I don't know about golf.
Fredrik Thomsson | From dream to dedication, the journey of a Swedish horseman
I met with Swedish-born Fredrik Thomsson to talk about what motivated him to leave his teenage room on the Swedish island of Gotland thirty-five years ago, throwing himself headlong into a ranch in Oklahoma to work for reining-horse legend Bob Loomis, and further through hundreds of horses and countless competitions (…)
Don Raines Jr. - About two remarkable Swedes in Dallas and one letter to Sweden
I met with Don Raines, Senior Planner in the city of Dallas, Texas, to talk about two remarkable swedes that helped not only shape the city itself - but left iconic marks on the entire country.
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede | A professor's long and winding road to find her spot
I met with Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Professor of Chemistry and BioSciences and former member of the Nobel Committee in Chemistry, outside her new lab at Rice University in Houston and we talked about the winding road that guided her to where she is now, about changing your mind, and about the essence of protien folding.
Anna Hammarlund Blixt | From Trosa to Texas - the Consul General of Sweden in Houston
I met with Anna Hammarlund Blixt, the newly appointed Consul General of Sweden, outside her residence in Houston, Texas, to discuss Sweden's relationship with America's second-largest state.
Caroline Brunious | From Västerås, Sweden, to the Queen of Clarinet in New Orleans
I met with Swedish-born Caroline Brunious - the Swedish clarinet player and child protege who's now one of the top jazz clarinet players - outside her home in New Orleans, Louisiana, to talk about the journey that led her to this center stage of the Jazz Universe.
Robert Fritz | "Old Swedes" Church in Swedesboro
The Old Swedes Church in Swedesboro (New Jersey) was founded by Swedish Lutheran settlers who originally worshiped in a log cabin on the site at the beginning of the 18th century.
Pierre Schelander | The Flying Priest
Pierre Schelander - the flying priest who left small-town Sweden for a life in Miami, Florida, to preach for congregations in Brazil and Argentina
Viveca Averstedt | From Bodybuilding Championships & Top Fuel Tracks to a Swedish Food Truck in Orlando
I met with legendary Viveca Averstedt - the fastest person outside the USA for 5 years - at her home in Orlando, Florida, and we talked about the rollercoaster world of bodybuilding, drag racing, and top fuel cars, and the sweet life of running your own Swedish food truck.
Tracey Beck | 400 Years of Swedish Footprints in the United States
From Log Houses and Art to Spotify and the Grammy Awards, Swedes have left their mark in America for almost 400 years. Tracey Beck is the Executive Director of the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia - the oldest Swedish museum in the United States - and she was kind enough to meet with me for a recap of Swedish history within the United States.
Rasmus Sandin | The Swede in the Washington Capitals
In this first episode, I was given the opportunity to enter the intense world of the National Hockey League - a world I know little to nothing about. Rasmus Sandin, from Uppsala, Sweden, plays defense for the Washington Capitals, joining a line of almost 30 legendary Swedish players who have fought for the team’s victory over the years.