Program 306a: Germany Faux-Pas; Ferenc Máté's Real Life; Becoming a Road Trip Pilgrim

Author Ferenc Máté shares the rewards of relying on one another, instead of our gadgets, and filmmaker Dan Austin describes how a low-budget bike journey changed his view of the world — and spurred him to do the same for others. Plus, listeners share teachable moments they encountered while traveling in Germany.

• Ferenc Máté, author of "A Real Life" (W. W. Norton)
• Documentary producer Dan Austin, co-founder of the 88 Bikes Project, and author of "True Fans"  (self-published) and "The Road Trip Pilgrim's Guide"  (Mountaineers Books)

• Ferenc Máté's website includes links to his books, and a blog with photographs from his latest travels.  
• Mate Vineyards includes web orders from its website.
• Ferenc Máté has a biographical entry on Wikipedia.
• Dan Austin authored "The Road Trip Pilgrim's Guide," and also produced a documentary and wrote a book about his original cross-country bike trip, called "True Fans."