Chris Arnade | 'Walks The World'

About this episode

Chris Arnade discusses his journey as a photographer and writer exploring forgotten cities around the world.

Full Episode On Curious Worldview Subscribe to Chris Arnade's Substack - https://walkingtheworld.substack.com/ Who is Chris Arnade! He started as a physicist, earning a PHD from Johns Hopkins and then took to Wall St spending two decades on an elite trading desk at CitiGroup before disillusioning his well dressed allies to engage in the photography, walking and writing of the great and forgotten cities of this world. He is a best selling author, but as well… a best subscribed substacker! 'Chris Arnade Walks The World' is the publications name… And in it, Chris lives up to the title. Japan, Europe, China, Australia, The Faroe Islands, Canada, the expansive US of A, Turkey, Korea, Indonesia even Uzbekistan (which gets a special mention in this podcast). Cities within all of these great nations and many more, Chris has trod and documented. His format is slow and empathetic. Chris will embark on several 20-30km journeys at his location, take photos and then report on his walk. I can’t remember how long I’ve been subscribed, although it feels like years, but the other day I woke up to an email which detailed Chris’s initial impressions of Sydney! I replied to the email right away, and…

People in this episode

Host: Curious Worldview

Guest: Chris Arnade

Topics covered

• photography
• travel
• urban exploration
• cultural commentary
• writing
• personal journey

Keywords

• Chris Arnade
• walking
• cities
• photography
• travel
• urban exploration
• Substack
• CitiGroup
• Sydney
• Bondi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CitiGroup

Places: Japan, Europe, China, Australia, The Faroe Islands, Canada, Turkey, Korea, Indonesia, Uzbekistan

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