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The Maverick Show is a global travel podcast about what really happens when people cross borders. Hosted by Matt Bowles, a full-time world traveler since 2013, each episode features intimate, unfiltered conversations (often over a bottle of wine) with digital nomads, worldschooling families, women and diaspora storytellers, and human rights advocates who share real travel stories that are funny, moving, and deeply human. In addition to hearing about extraordinary places and the people who live there, you’ll learn how travel shapes identity in an unequal world as guests open up about their personal journeys navigating culture, race, power, and belonging beyond borders. If you’ve ever felt that travel changes you in ways no one talks about, you’re in the right place.
The Maverick Show hit the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts (including #1 in Places & Travel), was ranked in the Top 1% of podcasts globally by Listen Notes, and was named the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast and #1 Remote Work Podcast by Million Podcasts — with hundreds of five-star listener reviews.
390: Travel as Rebellion: Marissa Strang on Representation, Storytelling and Supporting Local Communities
Hear how Marissa built a full-time travel career while advocating for inclusion, ethical tourism and local stories. Travel creator...