Women on the Road Podcast
Life on the road from the feminine perspective. Host Laura Hughes, alongside inspiring voices of female travelers, bring you closer to some of the honest experiences that life on the road has to offer—from the perspective of women who’ve lived them firsthand. Find out what life is like when the road becomes your home.
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Episode 72: Lead From Behind
Summer Michaud-Skog knows firsthand about what it takes to support a community where inclusion is the priority. And in a time where conversations around DEI are breaking open on the road, her voice and thoughts about leading by following is incredibly valuable.
Episode 71: Her Own Commander
As the solo traveler behind the wheel of a vintage Commander RV, Jessy Muller has been a growing voice for taking charge of your own direction, especially when having an older vehicle means that sometimes things break down and in order to get yourself back out there, you have to learn to do things yourself.
Episode 70: Where the Road Forks
There will always be reasons not to hit the road, but if you ask solo traveler Kristin Holden, she’d tell you that wanting to travel is enough, and there’s no reason to stop yourself from living your dreams– even if nobody else is ready to go with you.
Episode 69: To Feel Everything
Sloane Thomas is full of purpose when it comes to this chapter of her life. A sober solo traveler, long-distance runner, and lover of the outdoors, Sloane took off in her van earlier this year after a challenging life chapter gave her every reason to fully embrace life: the ups, downs, and everything in-between.
Episode 68: Ovaries Off-Road
A lot can evolve over the course of just a couple years– just ask Ally Coucke. From moving home bases and traveling on the road, to helping her dog Bailey to fight cancer, to learning to ride a motorcycle, you’ll hear that Ally has not only found growth in these moments– but a sense of freedom.
Episode 67: That Forward Momentum
It’s not easy to create momentum, but when you finally do it can carry you far. From a cross-country move to a career development to the healing nature of road trips, photographer Gina Danza leans into her self-created forward momentum in all aspects of her life.
Episode 66: Overlanding Costa Rica… Then the World
What is overlanding exactly? And why do it in Costa Rica? Tune in for stories from the well-traveled Women Overlanding the World team, in-the-field recordings from host Laura Hughes’s first Costa Rican overlanding trip, and practical tips on how to show up prepared.
Episode 65: On Fake Freedom & Relentless Self-Honesty
Nicole Antoinette, podcast creator, community builder, retreat leader, writer, thru-hiker, and now camper-dweller started living on the road solo this past spring—but as you’ll hear, she has her sights set on a lot more than road travel alone.
Episode 64: How to Hit the Road
In partnership with Otterbox, we had a conversation with some experienced female travelers around getting started in road travel while at the Outdoor Retailer conference in Denver, CO.
Episode 63: Wellness, RVs, and Earning Degrees
Faith Austin is following her gut, even when it defies the norm. From her views on body positivity and mental health to her decision to move into a trailer after earning her college degree, Faith decided to embrace a life of trusting herself and seeing where it takes her—including the open road.
Episode 62: From Honeymoon to Home on Wheels
It’s smart advice to consider renting a camper van before you buy one—Just ask Anna McNaught, who rented one for the first time on her honeymoon. It was the catalyst for moving their dreams of long-term road travel forward.
Episode 61: Finding Her Words
We meet with traveling musician Ira Wolf at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado when she unexpectedly made the journey down from Alaska to play at a singing/songwriting competition.
Episode 60: Not Broken
For single mom LaRae Lobdell, healing couldn’t begin until she felt safe from her experiences with domestic violence—and the best way she was able to reclaim control of her life was to get in the car and go.
Episode 59: Why #VanLife is Here to Stay
What started as a trend has evolved into a full-fledged movement. And despite the multitude of vacation-style photos we see online, there are many practical reasons people choose to live on the road.
Episode 58: Getting Real with Miscarriage
We catch up with full-time road traveler Jayme Serbell to hold an important discussion around miscarriage—because getting real about what’s not being said is the only way to move toward a future where we all give ourselves permission to do the same.
Episode 57: Advice II
In this 2nd annual “Advice” episode, we ask our 9 most recent interviewees the 5 most commonly-asked questions we’ve been hearing online and in person from female road travelers.
Episode 56: From Country to Country
From guiding overlanding adventures in Africa to taking a DIY campervan around Europe, Margaret Miller is giving us less excuses to not try international road travel, even if it seems intimidating.
Episode 55: The Heartbreak Road Trip
Solo traveler and photographer Ali Powell took the pain she felt from ending her last relationship and decided to do something with that energy, and she calls it The Heartbreak Road Trip.
Episode 54: Give & Take
Katie Boué, part-time road traveler and full-time public lands advocate, has a lot to say about the give and take we engage in as travelers—both in the outdoors as well as in local communities.
Episode 53: When Travel is Your Full Time Job
Rachel Miller travels the world like it’s her job—because it is. For the past 5 years, she’s been building her business as a marketing consultant and influencer, traveling solo to wherever the glitch fare takes.