The People Make the Places

We have years of written and audio travel stories, made even more interesting traveling as a blind person with a guide dog. This history will be combined with interviews and stories from others, blind and sighted. "It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive."

The People Make the Places is a leisure podcast hosted by Mike May and friends, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Mike May and friends hosts The People Make the Places, a leisure show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  S3E25 - Olympics and Inaugurations

  Sep 5, 202649 minS3

  The People Make the Places, Mike May and Friends. Season 3, Episode 25, September, 2026. Presidential inaugurations and Olympics. This episode tells the stories of my four White House visits and participation in seven Olympics over 26 years in Europe, Canada and the US. Featured voices include me, President Reagan, President Obama, Ron Salviolo Sara Beck, Beyonce, and Gena Harper. There were many others behind the scenes who made these happen including Kareem Dale, President Obama's head of disability affairs. The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit. Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends. http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/ For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out, https://www.blindtravel.org/

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  Episode #24

  S2E24 - Mexico 2006-2026

  Aug 1, 202649 minS2

  Show Notes for Episode 24, August, 2026 Mexico 2006-2026 These are stories from the Sendero Blog plus new content from Gena and Santiago about our home in Bucerias Mexico. It is many people from past trips I think of when reflecting on these stories plus our new neighbors who have been so welcoming. It is always fun to see how our blindness fits into the navigation and logistics of life and travel. The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit. Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends. http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/ For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out, https://www.blindtravel.org/

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  Episode #22

  WayFun 2005 trip in Maine

  Jun 6, 202652 minS2

  <p>Show Notes for Episode 22, Maine, June 2026</p> <p>These are the Sendero WayFun 2005 stories written by five students followed by their audio reflections 21 years later as grown-ups with successful careers. Hear from Stacy Cervenka, Adam Rodenbeck, Denna Lampert, Brian Quintana,  and Jamie Dean, about their adventures using GPS while hiking the streets and pathways of Portland and Bar Harbor Maine. They all ended up with very successful careers along with several others from that group.</p> <p>The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.</p...

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  Episode #21

  Australia New Zealand and the origins of accessible GPS

  May 2, 202649 minS2

  <p>Show Notes for Episode 21, May 2026</p> <p>This episode draws from Mike May’s posts in the Sendero blog about New Zealand and Australia and the origins of accessible GPS. There are featured recordings of Jonathan Mosen and Stevie Wonder. Both Mike and Jonathan pay tribute to one of the founders of access technology, Russell Smith. There are snippets of audio from Mike with a friend in Australia in 1985. This episode expands the concept of “The People Make the Places” to “The people who make the technology.”</p> <p>The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling...

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  Episode #20

  Costa Rica

  Apr 4, 202649 minS2

  <p>Episode 20 covers multiple trips to Costa Rica over 22 years, from the city, to the beach, to the rain forest, and the people who made the country special, from the beach to the rain forest, traveling with family and friends.</p> <p>The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.</p> <p>Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.</p> <p>http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/</p> <p>For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,<...

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