Top 8 Travel Songs from the 90s (The Ultimate Playlist) with Rob Harvilla

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel, Business, Society & Culture

4.5 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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What road trip songs get you pumped for your travels? Rob Harvilla has been a professional rock critic for 20+ years whose writing has appeared in Pitchfork, Spin, and Rolling Stone. He is also the host of the hugely popular podcast 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s and author of a book by the same name. In this episode, Rob shares his ultimate 90s road trip playlist along with a fun conversation about the inevitable intersection of music and travel. Rob shares his thoughts on how music embeds itself into our lives, the lost art of mixtapes, and how road trip playlists define our travels. Plus, we swap stories about the bands that made us fall in love with music in the first place. What song would you add to this list? Is there an album that instantly transports you back to a specific time and place? I'd love to hear what it is, and I hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Get ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and access to all episodes for only $3/month. Subscribe now Tune In To Learn: Why road trips and music are so deeply connected The power of nostalgia and how music imprints on our memories How the shift from physical albums to streaming changed the way we experience music The role of critics in shaping music culture What it was like to live through Brooklyn’s indie rock explosion in the 2000s How Rob picked the songs for 60 Songs That Explain the '90s (and why that number quickly expanded) If he could time travel to one concert in history, which show Rob would pick and why And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Sign up for our FREE newsletter Visit Rob’s website Best Travel Songs of the 90’s Spotify playlist Want More? Top 10 Road Trip Albums With Jason Law from Festy GoNuts America’s Greatest Road Trip! Key West to Deadhorse: 9,000 Miles Across Backroad USA With Tom Cotter Life-Changing Trips, Interviewing Music Legends, Backpacking the World, and Fostering Transformative Connections with Tony Fletcher Thanks To Our Sponsors Unbound Merino - Use code ‘TRAVEL10’ to get 10% off your Unbound Merino order. Visit Baltimore - Start planning your visit to Charm City today! Harvest Hosts - Use code TRAVEL20 for 20% off your Harvest Hosts membership. Booking.com - Book your next stay and find exactly what you’re looking for on booking.com. Moon Travel Guides - Use code ‘ZERO’ for 20% off your order.

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