In-depth conversations with today’s most interesting world travelers, remote entrepreneurs, and digital nomads.
In Part 2 of this interview, Javier talks about the impact of anti-Blackness and class inequality on sports, both in Panama and in the diaspora. He explains the political economic dynamics that give rise to the transnational human trafficking of vulnerable youth, particularly through high school basketball networks in the U.S.. Javier shares his experience...
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 his mother’s family history in Texas and his father’s family history in Panama before migrating to the U.S. He shares his reflections on growing up in a bi-cultural home, playing football in Texas, attending...
Learn about traveling to Togo, Benin, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and building a successful travel company. Ashley Company starts off talking about founding Jelani Gives and how that led to founding her company Jelani Travel. Ashley reflects on running her company for over a decade, including the healing impact she has seen when taking...
Learn how immersive trips to the Dominican Republic, Kenya and backpacking through South America can be life-changing. Ashley Company starts off by talking about her experiences traveling the world for wine, and why the South African wine region is so unique and special. She then talks about her experience growing up in the U.S., traveling...
Matt Bowles celebrates 300 episodes by offering 30 free video calls as well as discounts to meet up with him in person. Matt reflects on The Maverick Show breaking into the Top 100 Apple Podcasts and being ranked the #1 “Places and Travel” podcast on Apple. Matt explains how and why to subscribe to The Maverick...
Learn why Japan is so amazing and important to visit, and the value of incorporating world travel into your parenting. In Part 2 of this interview, Zoe Moore talks about her role in organizing the Latino Travel Fest and Nomadness Fest (which centers BIPOC travel experiences). She then explains how living in Korea inspired her...
Learn how serving in the U.S. military in Iraq and around the world was a political consciousness-raising journey. Zoe Moore starts off by giving tips for visiting Atlanta. She then shares her experience growing up in California, attending an HBCU in Louisiana, and then joining the U.S. military. She reflects on her critical consciousness-raising journey...
Learn how some local communities are being harmed by the rise of digital nomadism and what some potential solutions are. In part of this interview, Dr. Kaisu Koskela talks about the academic sampling bias when attempting to define who digital nomads are. She then explains the dynamics of both overtourism and transnational gentrification, and the...
Learn why digital nomads are not using digital nomad visas, and who the term “digital nomad” applies to anyway. Kaisu Koskela starts off talking about her experience growing up in a remote town in northern Finland near the Arctic Circle, gives tips for visiting the region, and talks about her all-female motorcycle club. She then...
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, and the class he teaches on the History of Duke Men’s Basketball. He tells the story of C.B. Claiborne, the first Black player on the Duke Men’s Basketball team in the 1960s, who was...