<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Waypoints]]></title><description><![CDATA[A publication documenting the movement shaping our world, and the lives at the center of it. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.waypoints.media?utm_medium=podcast">www.waypoints.media</a>]]></description><link>https://www.waypoints.media/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:52:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8028276.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Waypoints]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[waypointsmedia@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8028276.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A publication documenting the movement shaping our world, and the lives at the center of it.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin</itunes:name><itunes:email>waypointsmedia@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="News"/><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8028276/a2d6626aa86161d7872088af79ccfc66.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[A New Gear]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A short update on Nawras, the young man from our recent feature story in Sweden. </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Waypoints at <a href="https://www.waypoints.media/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.waypoints.media/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.waypoints.media/p/a-new-gear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:199445755</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199445755/77774a10aa6344836b634a1dafcf079f.mp3" length="3116244" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>260</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8028276/post/199445755/7f65dbc79174b74b55c80b30f4d2402c.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Caring and the Cataloging ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>What happens when the person you're writing about is someone you've known for years, someone who calls you brother?</p><p>A behind the scenes from "A Sweden Problem." About friendship, journalism, and threading the needle of trying to do right by both.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Waypoints at <a href="https://www.waypoints.media/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.waypoints.media/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.waypoints.media/p/the-caring-and-the-cataloging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:198381306</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198381306/ad8dc080a053c7886ba8b5dc4bc4d971.mp3" length="8657756" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>721</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8028276/post/198381306/9731df7ddea4d3d3318ce365c16a94e2.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A companion audio piece to our recent feature from Sweden. While reporting that story I spoke with others who had made their own journeys to Sweden. People from Iran and Ukraine, Estonia and Egypt. Some came as children, carried by parents fleeing something, while others came alone. Some chasing an idea, and others because there was nowhere else to go.</p><p>This is them, in their own words, on what they gained, what they lost and how they're navigating the trade off.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Waypoints at <a href="https://www.waypoints.media/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.waypoints.media/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.waypoints.media/p/becoming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:196539383</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196539383/2e3dd3f3dc2efbee80a03bd17b7e69d2.mp3" length="14277008" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1190</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8028276/post/196539383/47b3599eef5e38f763d9b13ec64a3eb9.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please Pray for Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Audio update above.</p><p>Original story on Sajal <a target="_blank" href="https://www.waypoints.media/p/feeding-on-their-absence">here</a>. </p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Waypoints at <a href="https://www.waypoints.media/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.waypoints.media/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.waypoints.media/p/please-pray-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:194494339</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194494339/cee968b783aba0fde332de3e1a2194a9.mp3" length="4184955" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>349</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8028276/post/194494339/dbaef5778bb2849f32cdd70347cff207.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>