Here’s the eighth episode of Rear View Microphone – the weekly podcast covering Travel, and Tourism, and Cruising, and Communications, and Arts and Entertainment, and Politics and more …

This week – lots of cruise news – including saying farewell to some Aussie and Kiwi favourites; in  table-top games news, we look at lying with a straight face, and in travel why rail travel in the US has its attractions.

Enjoy!