Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders
Learn how Cara came out as queer while living abroad and built community, belonging, and solidarity with Palestine. In Part 2 of this conversation, Cara Laban reflects on the intersections of queer identity, Jewish history, and political solidarity while living and traveling around the world. She shares how coming out as queer while living abroad...
Learn how Cara stopped escaping and designed a sustainable world travel lifestyle that works for her brain. Cara Laban left New York chasing a childhood dream of Australia, but what began as an escape from burnout turned into a two-year immersion in life overseas, from bar shifts in Melbourne to bakery work in the outback....
Hear stories of balloon jumps, zoo dives, flipping out of planes & the personal growth and life lessons behind it all. In the final part of the conversation, Taylor Wallace shares how a spontaneous first jump in Brazil led to a passion for skydiving that has taken her across the world, from beach jumps outside Rio...
Hear how Japan, startup life, and global travel shaped Taylor’s approach to entrepreneurship and intentional living. In Part 2 of the conversation, Taylor Wallace reflects on how her deep connection with Japan shaped her worldview and confidence as a global traveler, sharing stories from Kyoto, Mount Fuji, and the cultural experiences that made the country...
Hear how early travel across continents shaped Taylor’s worldview and helped her navigate her multi-cultural identity. Taylor Wallace reflects on how growing up between cultures and traveling internationally from a young age shaped her identity and global perspective. She shares formative experiences in South Africa, Singapore, and Brazil, explores her multicultural heritage and connection to place,...
Learn how NOMA supports nomadic families, navigates travel ethics in the Global South and builds lasting communities. In part two of this conversation, Daniel Thompson dives deep into what comes after the digital nomad phase—unpacking NOMA Collective’s evolution from pop-up nomad trips to a long-term vision centered on multi-local communities, ethical travel, and genuine local impact....
Learn how childhood travel and music culture shaped a path to building global communities and founding NOMA Collective. Matt sits down with Daniel Thompson, co-founder and CEO of NOMA Collective, to trace the unlikely path from growing up on tour with a famous rock band to building global communities for remote workers and families. Daniel...
Learn the meaning of Carnival traditions like jab jab & stilt walking & get recs for visiting Guyana. In Part 2 of this conversation, award-winning journalist Melissa Noel joins Matt to explore how diaspora stories are told—and why depth, context, and care matter. Melissa unpacks the cultural and political meaning behind Caribbean Carnival traditions, shares...
Learn about African diasporic identity, migration, cultural memory, and building a global Black storytelling project. Award-winning journalist and media entrepreneur Melissa Noel starts by sharing her first impressions of Brazil and attending the Black Travel Summit in Rio, where she won the BET+ Passport to Storytelling pitch competition for her Destination Diaspora docuseries. She reflects on...
380: Black Latinx Identity and Culture: Dash Harris on Diaspora Storytelling & Co-Founding AfroLatinx Travel
Learn how growing up between Brooklyn and Panama shaped Dash’s journey into documentary storytelling and global travel. Peabody Award–winning producer and historian Dash Harris tells stories about coming of age between 1990s Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and Panama. She reflects on navigating Black and Afro-Panamanian identity across cultures and how those experiences shaped her understanding of race,...