305: The Racial Integration of Duke Men’s Basketball and Lessons from C.B. Claiborne’s Campus Activism with Javier Wallace
In Part 3 of this interview, Javier talks about his role as the Race and Sport Post-Doctoral Associate at Duke University,...
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304: Becoming a Master Storyteller, Founding “Black Austin Tours”, and Combating Transnational Basketball Trafficking with Javier Wallace
In Part 2 of this interview, Javier talks about the impact of anti-Blackness and class inequality on sports, both in Panama...
303: Navigating Anti-Blackness in Panama, Centering Marginalized Stories, and Co-Founding “AfroLatinx Travel” with Javier Wallace
Hear Javier’s stories of navigating his intersectional Afro-Panamanian-American experience in both the U.S. and Panama. Dr. Javier Wallace starts off talking about...
302: Organizing 500 Trips to Africa, Becoming a Citizen of Sierra Leone, and Building Jelani Travel with Ashley Company
Learn about traveling to Togo, Benin, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and building a successful travel company. Ashley Company starts off...
301: Visiting Every Country in Central & South America and How Not to Cross the Venezuelan Border with Ashley Company
Learn how immersive trips to the Dominican Republic, Kenya and backpacking through South America can be life-changing. Ashley Company starts off...
300: Three Hundred Maverick Show Episode Special with Matt Bowles
Matt Bowles celebrates 300 episodes by offering 30 free video calls as well as discounts to meet up with him in...
299: BIPOC Travel Conferences, Reflections on Japan, and Raising Kids to be Travelers with Zoe Moore
Learn why Japan is so amazing and important to visit, and the value of incorporating world travel into your parenting. In...
298: Lessons from Serving in the U.S. Military Around the World and Founding “Grow with Zomo” with Zoe Moore
Learn how serving in the U.S. military in Iraq and around the world was a political consciousness-raising journey. Zoe Moore starts...
297: Overtourism, Transnational Gentrification, and Envisioning a More Equitable Future of Travel with Dr. Kaisu Koskela
Learn how some local communities are being harmed by the rise of digital nomadism and what some potential solutions are. In...
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306: Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Racing Tuk-Tuks Across Asia with Ric Gazarian
Learn about traveling through Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and what it’s like to travel across a country by Tuk-Tuk. Ric Gazarian starts off...