In 2019, when I set out to walk my first Camino, I did not understand what was about to happen. The importance of the people I would meet or the way that journey would change me. Looking back, I find myself laughing at the things I was focused on. Hindsight is 20/20, the saying goes.  

Camino veterans are an unusual sort. The Camino family is strong. There’s a kind of psychic energy that seems to draw us together, even years after we’ve made our journey. It’s an experience that never leaves you, as the multitude of podcasts and books testify to. At the same time, the import of that journey seems to take on new meaning as we find ourselves reliving those steps when we find ourselves in the company of other pilgrims. 

Dan Mullins is a Sydney-based singer/songwriter, broadcaster, podcaster and writer and the host of My Camino, an Australian based podcast that is heard around the world. As a musician, he was signed with Sony Publishing in the 1990s, toured the world and Australia with acts like Bryan Ferry, Desiree, Michelle Shocked, Stephen Cummings, Violent Femmes, Hothouse Flowers and The Church. He is a veteran radio producer, having worked on the Alan Jones Show - the number one program in Sydney - for more than 16 years. 

I am so grateful to Dan Mullins for having me. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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