Host Evan Stern Of "Vanishing Postcards" On His New Route 66 Season

  Vanishing Postcards is billed as a "podcast for backroad wanderers." In the podcast's first season, which began in April 2022 and ended in October, creator and host Evan Stern traveled the backroads of Texas, his home state. 

Season two on the famous Route 66 just launched on June 9.

Host Evan Stern recently gave us his insights into the second season of Vanishing Postcards.

" It’s been said that if you want to get your finger on the pulse of the nation, take a cruise down America’s Main Street. Last fall, I grabbed a microphone, borrowed my Dad’s car and did just that by driving Route 66 from Oklahoma to the Pacific Coast. End to end, that’s a distance of roughly 1,500 miles, but ended up logging 6,845 and spoke with over 100 people along the way. More than a grand adventure, theses travels resulted in the new season of my podcast Vanishing Postcards which I’m honored to launch today.

"Why Route 66? Thanks to songs, books, movies, tv shows and even advertising campaigns, the name has become enveloped in a kind of magic that for some immediately calls to mind images of muscle cars, neon and mid century exceptionalism. But how did this legend come to be, and what can be encountered along this most famous of byways in 2022?

"From the streets of Tulsa’s Greenwood district, to a Texas sized eating contest and a morning on the Santa Monica Pier, we’ll explore these questions while discovering how its past, present and future are revealed through the people and places found driving it today.

"Having embarked on this journey as a solo traveler, I’m now excited to invite you to ride along with me, and hope you’ll join in this journey by following Vanishing Postcards on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts."

The creator of Vanishing Postcards and its host Evan Stern is one of a proud few who can claim Austin as his legitimate hometown. Having caught the performing bug early on, he first gained attention at age 11 with a second-place finish in Austin’s famed O. Henry Pun Off, and has since appeared on the stages of New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. 

A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the British American Drama Academy, whether acting Shakespeare, or charming audiences with the turn of a Cole Porter phrase, Evan Stern is first and foremost a storyteller, with a sincere love and appreciation for history, travel and the art of raconteurship.

Vanishing Postcards offers listeners the benefit of hearing what the backroads sounds like. It's a special listening experience. 

So don't just listen to any travel podcast, listen to Vanishing Postcards. You will not be sorry.  It’s a documentary travelogue that invites listeners on a road trip exploring the hidden dives and histories found by exiting the interstates. 

Season two episodes launched on June 9.

As writer John Steinbeck once said of Route 66, "People don't take trips.Trips take people."