In-depth conversations with today’s most interesting world travelers, remote entrepreneurs, and digital nomads.
About the Podcast
In-depth conversations with today’s most interesting world travelers, location-independent entrepreneurs, and digital nomads. Matt Bowles travels the world full time to find the most fascinating people on the planet, draw out stories of their most epic adventures, and unpack the skills, tactics, and strategies they use to build their remote businesses and design their lifestyles. Ranked the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast by Web Work Travel and the Top 1% of all podcasts by Listen Notes, each episode pulls out actionable tips and advice you can implement in your own life each week. You’ll meet diverse travelers from every continent who share their personal journey to location-independence as well as their reflections on identity, the power dynamics that shape our world, and how we can be more thoughtful, conscious travelers as we move through it. In 2024 The Maverick Show hit the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts and ranked the #1 “Places and Travel” podcast on Apple.
"This is truly the only podcast that I have listened to while doing nothing else, because it needs to be savored."
On The Maverick Show, You’ll Hear...
Tips For Starting and Optimizing Your Digital Nomad Life
Epic Travel Stories
Want to hear first-hand accounts of free diving with killer whales in Norway, racing a moto-taxi down the world’s most dangerous road in Bolivia, being imprisoned in Bahrain, hitching a ride on a private jet in South Africa, getting kidnapped in Bangladesh, accidentally winding up in a sex hotel in Japan, walking into the world’s largest food fight in Spain, spending time with Anthony Bourdain in Palestine, bike-riding naked with 800 people in Seattle, sleeping on rooftops in Uzbekistan, “touring” North Korea, summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, dog sledding in the arctic, rappelling into the world’s largest cave in Vietnam, living with Shamen in Nepal, swimming with caimans in the Amazon, attending black tie galas in Ghana, hitchhiking to the pyramids in Sudan, white water rafting the Zambezi, running the world’s highest marathon at Everest Basecamp, or racing a rickshaw across India?
Incredible Feats Deconstructed into Techniques You Can Use Today
Want to learn how to speak 8 languages fluently, build a $100 million company in 5 years, run a 156-mile ultramarathon through the Sahara desert, sell online courses to 400,000 students, speed-read 2,400 words per minute, hold your breath underwater for 8 minutes, build a cryptocurrency DEX with $200 million in daily trading volume while traveling the world, or….simply land your remote dream job in 90 days?
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Diverse Experiences and Perspectives
Want to meet diverse travelers from all over the world that share their personal journey and experiences as Black travelers, Muslim travelers, Latinx Travelers, Asian Travelers, solo female travelers, plus-size travelers, LGBTQIA+ travelers, third culture kids, and more? Curious how different systems of power and privilege intersect to create very different experiences for people as they move through the world? Want to meet people who are spearheading projects that use remote work to empower refugees and reduce global wealth inequality? Interested in tips on how we can all be more thoughtful, socially conscious, and ecologically sustainable as we travel?
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A Wide Variety of Skills Clearly Explained
Want to learn how to become a paid international keynote speaker, write a New York Times Bestselling book, launch a global fashion brand, become an award winning travel photographer, or bootstrap a fully-remote digital marketing agency to 100 staff in 3 years? Want to learn how to optimize your brain, have better orgasms, get 8-pack abs, or build a dozen streams of passive income while traveling? Want to learn how to fly first class for the price of an economy ticket, get over $100,000 worth of free accommodations around the world, or travel to 100 countries with a family of five? SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAVERICK SHOW
About the Host, Matt Bowles
Matt Bowles is your typical Irish-American hip hop DJ turned human rights activist turned location-independent entrepreneur turned minimalist world-traveler and podcaster. After getting a Master’s Degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution, Matt worked in the nonprofit advocacy space until he was unexpectedly fired from his job at age 30, at which point he decided to pivot completely and start a location-independent business that would enable him to travel the world full-time.
Location-Independent Business Owner Since 2007
Matt co-founded Maverick Investor Group as a fully-remote real estate brokerage to help people like you buy cash-flowing rental properties in the best U.S. markets from anywhere. He has been featured in major national media and was named one of the “Top 50 Real Estate Opinion Makers and Market Leaders”. Matt and his co-founders at Maverick have helped individual real estate investors buy over $100 million in residential investment property across 15 States.
Full-Time Itinerant Digital Nomad...
With No Base Since 2013
Matt slow-travels the world full-time and runs his company from epic locations across the globe. He left Los Angeles in 2013 and has spent time in over 65 countries on 6 continents since then.
Podcast Host of The Maverick Show Since 2018
While traveling the world, Matt started meeting absolutely fascinating people with unbelievable stories who had done extraordinary things. In 2018 he began recording conversations with them all over the world (usually over a bottle of wine :). He has been publishing weekly episodes of The Maverick Show ever since and now has listeners in 193+ countries.
Team Carry-On...
Matt travels the world full time with carry-on luggage only, and that includes an espresso maker, a wine aerator, a professional podcasting studio, and a 3-piece suit! He conducts workshops around the world on “stylish minimalist packing,” and recently recorded a free video training on how to do it.
International Keynote Speaker
Matt is also an international keynote speaker at events and conferences around the world relating to real estate investing, entrepreneurship, long-term world travel, and the digital nomad lifestyle. He is also available for media and podcast interviews.
Meet The Maverick Show Production Team
Jayson
Production Assistant
Jayson oversees the episode production and publication to ensure you have a new episode in your feed each week.
Resty
Editor
Resty edits and masters every episode to make sure it is sounding great.
Val
Show Magician
Val is the creative design maestro, backend operational wizard, and Matt’s business partner.
Daniel
Podcast Whisperer
Daniel handles all the coding, IT and website API magic to ensure everything plays nice together.
How We Produce The Maverick Show
We have put together a comprehensive “behind the scenes” look at all the moving parts that make The Maverick Show magic happen. See the exact podcast equipment, software, services, and vendors used to create and produce The Maverick Show (with direct links so you can use the same ones we do).
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