In-depth conversations with today’s most interesting world travelers, remote entrepreneurs, and digital nomads.
Learn about black community building across geography & language, challenging the gender binary & decolonizing ourselves. Shayla Lawson joins Matt for a wine night and starts off talking about growing up in Kentucky, becoming a poet, traveling the world, and writing “How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir”. They reflect on...
Learn the real nuances of travel safety, develop a personal risk profile, leave your comfort zone, and travel better. Beth Santos returns to The Maverick Show and starts off talking about the latest developments in the Wanderful community and what it offers to female travelers today. She then talks about the upcoming WITS Travel Creator...
In Part 2 of my interview with Harry Mitsidis, we start off talking about travel ethics, including how to avoid voyeurism and objectification of local communities, particularly low-income and vulnerable groups. Harry shares tips on how to travel in ways that are more socially responsible and environmentally sustainable, and how to design culturally immersive experiences. ...
Harry Mitsidis joins Matt for a wide-ranging discussion of his extensive travels. He starts off talking about his cultural background, and how his interest in sociology overlapped with his passion for travel. He then shares about his experience learning 10 languages, including Serbian, and gives detailed recommendations for places to visit in Serbia. Next, he...
Cara Celeste West joins Matt to talk about her decision to travel the world full-time with her husband and toddler. She explains the concept of “world schooling” and describes how it has worked in practice for her two-year-old daughter. Cara talks about the company “Boundless Life” which provides turnkey solutions to help families slow travel...
This is Part 2 of Matt and Dianni’s afternoon wine sesh. Dianni shares travel tips and resources for Queer digital nomads. She also talks about Queer dating in the digital nomad lifestyle. Next, Dianni talks about hosting the “While She’s Away” podcast, and discusses one of her interviews with a Palestinian guest. She describes her...
Dianni joins Matt for an afternoon wine sesh. They start talking about the immigrant experience of Dianni’s parents, and Dianni then reflects on her journey embracing her Guatemalan and Puerto Rican heritage, as well as her Queer identity. She also talks about her interest in world travel, and how her journey as a full-time solo...
Vanessa Fondeur joins Matt for a wine night and they start off reminiscing about the time they went out in Louisville, Kentucky and Vanessa borrowed a cowboy hat to ride a mechanical bull. She then talks about her experience growing up in the Dominican Republic, moving to New York City at age 17, and going...
In Part 2 of this interview, Geleen talks about moving to Chicago and what she loves about the city. She then explains how she transitioned into a full-time digital nomad lifestyle, and the impact all of this travel has had on her. Geleen also talks about her podcast “Travel not to Escape” and how she...
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281: How to Enhance Your Aliveness and Presence by Creating a Deeper Relationship with Nature with Dom Francks
281: How to Enhance Your Aliveness and Presence by Creating a Deeper Relationship with Nature with Dom Francks
Learn how to overcome distraction, overwhelm, and disempowerment to become more present, creative, courageous and wild. Dom Francks joins Matt from a van in the Western U.S. for a virtual wine night and begins talking about the role of sports in his life growing up. He reflects on achieving excellence in golf, nearly going professional,...