744a Falling for Saturn; Heart of Martin Sheen; Florentine Favorites
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 14 February 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Astronomer Philip Plait — who fell in love with Saturn after first viewing the gas giant, with its mesmerizing rings and moons, through a telescope as a child — shares some of the amazing discoveries we've made about the planet in recent years. Then actor Martin Sheen describes how his travels in the developing world have opened his eyes, and his heart, to the needs of others. And a Florence-based tour guide and culinary expert lets us in on where to find the best food in her adopted home.
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| 0:00.0 | What do you love about traveling? |
| 0:02.7 | When Martin Sheen went on location overseas to film movies he starred in, it often showed |
| 0:07.6 | him the stark realities many people have to live with. |
| 0:11.4 | Coming up, he explains how it motivated him to get politically active in trying to make a difference. |
| 0:17.1 | I knew that I would never be the same, ever, and you don't want to be the same. |
| 0:21.6 | The first time astronomer Philip Plate gazed through a telescope at Saturn, he knew it was love at first sight. |
| 0:27.6 | Seeing that little disc surrounded by those rings, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. |
| 0:33.6 | He shares what we've been learning lately about the ringed planet. |
| 0:36.6 | Tony Mazaglia leads food tours along the streets of Florence. |
| 0:40.2 | She tells us about her favorite culinary traditions in Tuscany. |
| 0:43.7 | That's part of their culture. That's who they are. |
| 0:45.7 | And if you don't try the things they love, you're never going to truly understand those people. |
| 0:49.6 | The flavors of Florence, the dazzle of Saturn, and Martin Sheen's life-changing travels. |
| 0:54.1 | It's all in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:57.0 | A job that requires you to travel overseas can open your eyes to other realities |
| 1:05.0 | from the ones you're used to seeing at home. What Martin Sheen witnessed outside the |
| 1:10.0 | filming set helped to change his view of the world |
| 1:12.1 | and his place in it. In just a bit, he tells us what opened his heart to the needs of others. |
| 1:18.8 | And later in the hour, we'll enjoy a taste of the hearty foods of Tuscany. Let's start today's |
| 1:23.7 | travel with Rick Steves from Out of This World, with a focus on one of our most |
| 1:27.6 | beguiling neighbors in the solar system. |
| 1:31.2 | A mere bright, yellow-looking star to the bare eye. |
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