Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders
Hear about living in China, Malaysia, Poland and Mexico as a Black Muslim woman & raising her son in multiple countries. In part 2 of this interview Imani talks about her experience living in China, Poland, Malaysia and Mexico. She tells stories about how many of these places defied stereotypes and how warmly she was...
Learn about being a Black Muslim activist in the U.S., meeting Malcolm X’s daughter, moving abroad and living in Cairo. Imani Bashir joins Matt in Washington, DC and they reflect on their Keynote panel at Nomadness Fest and their experience meeting Malcolm X’s daughter there. Imani breaks down the neocolonial dynamics that often pervade the travel...
Hear highlights from digital nomading around Africa & the power of travel in learning about struggles against injustice. In Part 2 of this interview Janessa Klatt talks about her experience working remotely while traveling through Africa for 7 consecutive months. She explains why Nairobi, Kenya won her heart, why her first safari in Tanzania was...
Learn how to leave your 9-5 job and build a fulfilling life of long-term world travel rooted in a supportive community. Janessa Klatt joins Matt from Winnipeg, Canada over a bottle of wine and tells the story of her Grandparents’ experience immigrating to Canada from Germany, and then talks about her experience growing up in...
Hear from the author of my most recommended book for travelers: Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World. In part 2 of this interview, Dr. Anu Taranath talks about her motives for writing her book “Beyond Guilt Trips”, the value and importance of stories, and how we can understand guilt and shame in...
Learn about Indian-American identity, the value of critical pedagogy, and making meaningful connections in West Africa. Dr. Anu Taranath joins Matt from Seattle and they reflect on their time together in NYC at the WITS Travel Creator Summit, including Anu’s keynote panel that centered the genocide in Palestine and got a standing ovation from 600 people....
Matt Bowles is interviewed by Yulia Denisyuk about Palestine and action items you can take to help stop the genocide. In this special episode, The Maverick Show host Matt Bowles is interviewed on the Going Places podcast about his 25 years of Palestine solidarity work. He shares his own activist trajectory and reflects on the...
Learn what you can do to combat environmental destruction and human rights abuses in the coffee industry staring today. In part 2 of this interview, Etelle Higonnet explains how human rights abuses and environmental destruction are intertwined and breaks down the main causes and industries harming the environment today. She then explains the sustainable alternatives, how...
Hear stories about standing up for human rights around the world and struggling for truth, accountability and justice. Etelle Higonnet joins Matt for a wine night from Copenhagen, and begins by talking about her role as a founding member of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable. She then describes her family background, her experience moving around growing...
360: Hacking Serendipity, Connecting Travelers with the Pangea App, and Co-Hosting the Nomad Week with Matt Gray
Learn how to coordinate your travel plans with friends, exchange recommendations & connect around the world with Pangea. Matt Gray starts off describing what he loves about Cape Town and tells the story of taking the world’s highest bungee jump off a bridge there. He then reflects on growing up outside NYC, studying abroad in...