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The Journey Is The Reward (dot) ORGAuthor: Brian T. Coleman
The Journey is the Reward started out to be a show about obtaining 3 Million Mile status with United Airlines in less than 18 months. It was about the journey in achieving these miles and United 1K status for life. However, now that Brian has achieved the 3 Million Mile goal, in 13 months, the show has morphed a bit into a travel show. Sure, he is still documenting his quest for 4 Million Miles and lifetime Global Services status but he and Micah cover so much more. So come travel the world with Brian as he attempts to reach yet another milestone and talkes with travel subject matter experts. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 124: A Surprise Vist To See Mom
Episode 124
Monday, 5 January, 2026
Welcome to episode 124 of The Journey Is the Reward!Although the Government might have been shut down, that didn't stop Brian from hitting the throttle, braving the airports, and executing a cross-country flight plan to see Mama Coleman. He performed a masterful landing right on her doorstep!But before we get into Brian's unscheduled government-shutdown-defying mission, we heard from some of our listeners—truly, the best part of the show!· Listener Martha wrote in, asking why I give out gifts to the flight crews. Someone's never heard of the importance of crew resource management!· We also heard from Listener Cassandra, all the way from Botswana, who was telling Brian about the leopard in her backyard. Now that’s something you don’t hear every day... unless you are living in the wild of Southern Africa! · No Listener Lu question this week. Hopefully, she'll have an important air traffic control query for the next episode.For the main event, buckle up! Micah asks Brian all about his flights to New Jersey during the great shutdown. Although there were a few aircraft changes, they were really Brian’s decision—he likes to keep the ground crew guessing! Chef Kathy provided excellent ground transportation services to safely transport Brian to yet another surprise visit with mom. Micah called to wish everyone well, and finished up the episode with a detailed analysis of Brian’s journey home. Spoiler alert: he didn't try to file a flight plan on a different continent.And as always, our ears are blessed by the utterly soul-stirring, goosebump-inducing sounds of the Madalitso Youth Choir! Their Welcome and Goodbye songs, recorded straight from the Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia, are pure magic.
