Yeah, Let's Go There

J Russell Mikkelsen

Yeah, Let's Go There travels around the world to the biggest cities and most remote countrysides, seeking stories we haven't heard before-- stories that shock and inspire-- from travelers and locals alike.

  • 22 minutes 24 seconds
    Purged

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    Hi, this is Andy and he is an alcoholic. But he’s not anonymous. Andy chose a different method for curing addicts: Tham Krabok in rural Thailand. A world famous monastery whose methods include a daily group vomiting session.  

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    6 June 2014, 7:01 am
  • 28 minutes 38 seconds
    Engaged To Marry

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    Joy. Happiness. Promises. Faith. Deceit. Lies. Betrayal. A story of love from beginning to end and every turn, twist, curve and pitfall in between. 

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    20 May 2014, 7:35 am
  • 17 minutes 59 seconds
    The Right Boys For War

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    Sara was 18 when she began her training. After four months, she began the job: interview 17 year old boys, and decide which are fit to go to war for Israel.

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    12 May 2014, 7:05 am
  • 8 minutes 45 seconds
    Habitat

    Guest producer Nathaniel Krause lends us his story about his childhood. It's beautifully edited, abstract, and unlike anything we've produced on Yeah, Let's Go There. 

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    5 May 2014, 7:01 am
  • 17 minutes 1 second
    Home_Pa_K_Pa

    TJ didn’t want to go to karaoke. He didn’t even want to leave the house. But his friend convinces him. And when TJ shows up, his friend is nowhere to be found. He figures he can make the most of it. But he didn’t figure the door would be locked behind him.

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    28 April 2014, 7:01 am
  • 13 minutes 39 seconds
    A Day As Princess Suzhi

    If you’re a foreigner in a country with no foreigners, and you challenge the Prince to a race, you’d better be prepared to give him a good race. Suzhi was prepared. The Prince was prepared too, for everything but the race.

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    21 April 2014, 7:01 am
  • 15 minutes 47 seconds
    Without A Home

    Zach was attempting a three day bike ride across part of Taiwan. On the second day, he reached his destination, Shin Chon. A town, he discovered, had no hotels or hostels.

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    14 April 2014, 7:01 am
  • 17 minutes 31 seconds
    There Are No Gay Bedouins

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    March 7, 2014

    Season 1, Episode 8

    Katannya has traveled through the Middle East multiple times, learning all about the different cultures and her own family history. But on her first visit to Jordan, her tour guide decided to teach her about a side to Bedouins she hadn’t anticipated.   

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    7 April 2014, 7:01 am
  • 9 minutes 16 seconds
    A Fool in Shanghai

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    March 31, 2014

    Season 1, Episode 7

    Stumbling drunk through downtown Shanghai, Richard makes the brilliant decision to take up one of the many offers from local men to be driven to a brothel. It wasn’t until he was inside that he realized the mistake he’d made. 

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    31 March 2014, 7:01 am
  • 30 minutes 31 seconds
    The Last Phone Call

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    March 24, 2014

    Season 1, Episode 6

    In the middle of the night, Sara receives a phone call that changes her life, and the lives of her two best friends. It was the last phone call she ever received from her close friend Amy.

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    25 March 2014, 6:42 am
  • 20 minutes 42 seconds
    Coming Out 2010

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    Lange came out of the closet at 13 years old. His friends and peers accepted him for who he was. He wasn’t bullied. He was elected Prom King, graduated from Harvard, traveled Asia. It was a good life. Except for one small problem… his parents knew none of it.

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    17 March 2014, 7:01 am
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