Dreading your next flight to visit family? Or an upcoming work trip? Even worse, travel combining both?

Wired understands. Travel today isn’t always pleasurable or desirable, but you can improve the experience of moving through time and space. The Travel Optimizer package in Wired’s October issue helps you travel better, and possibly even enjoy it. Learn to pack more efficiently, plan smarter and survive the airport with as little pain as possible.

Story editor Sarah Fallon led the effort to assemble the Optimizer and she joins Adam on this week’s podcast to discuss how travelers can minimize the pain. They talk about why airports are the epitome of the human experience, discuss their favorite destinations from the package and suggest why travel (much like gardening) is a Wired topic you wouldn’t expect.

Listening to this podcast won’t make airport crowds move faster, but you might at least understand why they crawl along.