<?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[The Gastronomad Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The podcast for everyone passionate about living intentionally and internationally in search of wonderful food, connection and culture.  <br/><br/><a href="https://gastronomad.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">gastronomad.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://gastronomad.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:28:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/9020855.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Mike & Amira Elgan]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Amira Elgan]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[gastronomad@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/9020855.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Mike &amp; Amira Elgan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The gathering place for everyone passionate about living intentionally and internationally in search of wonderful food, connection and culture. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Mike &amp; Amira Elgan</itunes:name><itunes:email>gastronomad@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Places &amp; Travel"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Personal Journals"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9020855/79e6b9ed90c814a195e77abfba699124.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Podcasting from the Most Serene Republic of Venice]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mike and Amira are in Venice, drinking prosecco and talking about important Venetian matters (like the price of pasta), and find themselves enjoying a sunset by a canal, joined by a very special guest.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><p>Gastronomad, food, travel, prosecco, Italy, Venice</p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://gastronomad.net/">The Gastronomad website</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/thegastronomadexperience/">The Gastronomad Experience Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/amiraelgan/">Amira’s Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theartofserendipity.com/">Amira’s ‘The Art of Serendipity’ Substack</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.machinesociety.ai/">Mike’s ‘Machine Society’ Substack</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.computerworld.com/profile/mike-elgan/">Mike’s Computerworld column</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/therealmikeelgan/">Mike’s Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.superintelligentpodcast.com/">Mike’s ‘Superintelligent’ podcast</a></p><p><strong>Disclosures</strong></p><p><em>We used a variety of AI chatbots via Kagi (our son works at Kagi) to 1) generate keywords from the transcript (most of which we used); 2) suggest topics to link to (some of which we used); and 3) write a first draft of the show summary paragraph (which we heavily edited). We recorded and edited the episode using Riverside and used Riverside’s “Magic Audio” (which boosts and normalizes the audio).</em></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://gastronomad.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">gastronomad.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://gastronomad.substack.com/p/podcasting-from-the-most-serene-republic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:198053178</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amira Elgan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198053178/5c5072031c0e52b67cc484c76efc0a6b.mp3" length="23225932" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amira Elgan</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1935</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9020855/post/198053178/79e6b9ed90c814a195e77abfba699124.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispatch From 'The Dirty Duck']]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dispatch From 'The Dirty Duck'</strong></p><p>Episode #1</p><p>Mike and Amira revive their Gastronomad Podcast after a long hiatus from a centuries-old pub in Stratford-upon-Avon!</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><p>Gastronomad, food, travel, pubs, UK</p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://gastronomad.net/">The Gastronomad website</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/thegastronomadexperience/">The Gastronomad Experience Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/amiraelgan/">Amira's Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theartofserendipity.com/">Amira's 'The Art of Serendipity' Substack</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.machinesociety.ai/">Mike's 'Machine Society' Substack</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.computerworld.com/profile/mike-elgan/">Mike's Computerworld column</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/therealmikeelgan/">Mike's Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.superintelligentpodcast.com/">Mike's 'Superintelligent' podcast</a></p><p><strong>Disclosures</strong></p><p>We used a variety of AI chatbots via Kagi (our son works at Kagi) to 1) generate keywords from the transcript (most of which we used); 2) suggest topics to link to (some of which we used); and 3) write a first draft of the show summary paragraph (which we heavily edited). We recorded and edited the episode using Riverside and used Riverside's "Magic Audio" (which boosts and normalizes the audio).</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://gastronomad.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">gastronomad.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://gastronomad.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-the-dirty-duck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:197341062</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amira Elgan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:35:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197341062/fcfc35f7d5397c446fa7fe5d686c2213.mp3" length="21147943" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Amira Elgan</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1762</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9020855/post/197341062/79e6b9ed90c814a195e77abfba699124.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>