Wheels Are Off

About Wheels Are Off

We’re Ella and Mary, two former guides with an insatiable love for the open road and the extraordinary people we meet along the way. This is our podcast dedicated to celebrating those gloriously imperfect travel moments when things go sideways, and something even better unfolds. Surrounded by a global community of guides and adventurers, we realized we were sitting on a goldmine of stories begging to be shared. So we created this platform as a space to share the stories that remind us why we explore in the first place: to be surprised, to be humbled, and to connect.

Publisher

Ella and Mary

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Jun 2025

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   A Spaniard Bikes Through Iran to Kazakhstan, Surrenders Control in India, & Builds Community Through Travel

   Carlos has been chasing maps since he was a kid poring over his family’s atlas. In this episode, he shares his seven-month bike trip from Barcelona to Kazakhstan, from uphill arguments with his partner to the overwhelming hospitality of strangers in Iran. We also talk about finding calm in India’s chaos, organizing a 450-person bike trip through Rajasthan, his favorite phrasebook prank, and why focusing on what we have in common might be the best antidote to a divided world.

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Lessons from the Clinic Floor: Two Friends on Global Health, Humility, and Hope.

   In this episode, Linda and Carol, an OB-GYN and global health volunteer, share inspiring stories and lessons from decades of international women’s health work. From IUD camps in remote Guatemala to period education in Nicaragua, surgery in Nigeria, and personal travel in Mongolia, we learn about the beautiful and challenging work these two ladies dedicate their personal time to.

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Angel Collinson: Professional Big Mountain Skiing, Sailing Across the Atlantic, & Her Soft Girl Era

   Angel shares about one of the most unexpected career pivots you'll hear: from professional skier to sailing across the Atlantic with minimal experience. After leaving pro skiing, Angel bought a sailboat and set off on a two-year voyage with her partner and team. She talks about the early offshore challenges, a tense encounter with a vessel she feared might be pirates, and why morale matters on long passages. We also talk about learning to rest, her "soft girl era," and how humility, play, and a positive mindset make big life transitions less scary.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

23 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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