621 Italian Wine and Music; Nomadland USA

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Rick Steves

Places & Travel, Rick Steves, Travel, Public Radio, 721132, Society & Culture, Npr, Europe

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🗓️ 28 November 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Bruder, author of the book that the new movie "Nomadland" is based on, tells us how she learned firsthand how thousands of older Americans survive on seasonal temp work while living in RVs. We'll also hear about the wines Italians prefer and the songs that get requested the most in Italy. Plus, Rick describes the "bella chaos" he's enjoyed when strolling the streets of Naples.

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0:00.0	Italy's wine regions offer plenty of variety to pair up well with whatever you're eating.
0:05.0	Beautiful supercada from the Erpina region or Sanio, together with a glass of Tarazzi.
0:12.0	Or a good candy, elegant, not so tannic, with a beautiful Florentine steak.
0:18.0	If you can't visit in person, travel to Italy in its popular songs.
0:22.0	It's a song about the beauty of the Gulf of Naples and the beauty of the
0:26.9	Neapolitan lifestyle. Oh, Solemy, oh my son.
0:31.2	America has developed a community of domestic travelers.
0:34.0	Journalist Jessica Bruder joined the ranks of itinerant RVers and campers to see how they make ends meet
0:40.0	by traveling the country looking for temporary work.
0:43.0	It's an incredible culture and a really, really resilient, creative, fiercely independent, and protective culture.
0:50.0	The risks and rewards of American nomads and the Wine and Songs of Italy.
0:54.0	It's just ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.
1:00.0	Hey, I'm Rick Steeves. I love art, and in my new book, Europe's top 100
1:05.8	masterpieces, I share my favorites with gorgeous photos and vivid descriptions.
1:10.8	It's a greatest hit sweep through art history via the finest paintings, sculpture, and architecture ever.
1:18.0	It's all in Europe's top 100 masterpieces.
1:21.0	Art for the traveler. It's available now at Rick Steves.com.
1:26.2	There's a kind of migration across the United States that we rarely talk about.
1:30.2	Coming up, we'll meet the reporter who joined the ranks of the people who crisscross the country in
1:34.2	RVs, vans, and trailers looking for low-wage temporary labor as a way to make ends meet.
1:40.2	It's the real world story behind the new movie, Nomad Land, a little later in the hour on today's travel with Rick Steve's.
1:46.0	To start, I thought we could all use a touch of the simple pleasures of life as enjoyed in Italy.
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