The Passport Podcast explores the world through the travel adventures of our guests and host. We take a global and holistic approach to discovering our world and each episode ventures far and wide in search of inspirational, educational, entertaining, informative and quirky travel tales.
The Truth About City Life: Beauty, Danger, and What’s Unreported
Late-night streets. Faint sirens. A city that never sleeps and never stops surprising you.
From Washington, DC's unsolved murders to Seattle, San Francisco, and Albuquerque’s notorious “Warzone,” The Passport Podcast host Keith Breitbach shares unfiltered stories of beauty, danger, and the unreported side of urban life. Set against the backdrop of a national conversation on violent crime, homelessness, and public safety, this episode blends lived experience with vivid storytelling, revealing what it’s really like to live in the heart of the city, walk these streets after dark, and why some of us never leave the places we love.
8 Aug 2025
The Future Moves
From Railcars to Robotaxis: America’s Transit Transformation - From riding the Amtrak Empire Builder as a college student in the early 1990s to working on the launch of Albuquerque’s Rapid Transit system, Keith traces a lifetime of movement through America’s evolving transportation landscape.
Along the way: cable cars in San Francisco, the rise of ride-share, and the arrival of autonomous vehicles in Phoenix. A first-hand look at how mobility is changing and what it means for the cities and communities we call home.
22 Jul 2025
Phoenix Revisited
The geography of change, and what cities remember even when we forget.
In this episode, I revisit Phoenix, where heat, grit, and geography collide. Once the edge of the map and now one of America’s fastest-growing metros, Phoenix is where my adult life began.
Through memory, motion, and the lens of place, I reflect on what it means to return to a city that once defined you. From biking wide streets to pondering desert skies, this is a story about growth, disorientation, and how places and people evolve across time and space.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
11 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100
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YouTube
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Engagement
51
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