Maria is a translator from the south of Spain. I asked whether there's ever been an idea she couldn't get across ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
Fred and I traveled to Cádiz for Carnaval together. On the way back he told me how New Caledonia changed his life. I asked what it's like to work in Paris's equivalent of the TSA ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Saundra always used to get lost when she was a kid. Now she's on a quest to get to 100 countries. We spoke at Wish Willy's, a jerk chicken specialist's in Caye Caulker, Belize, which was her 79th country. I asked how her quest has changed her ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Kenneth came to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm expecting more artifacts but ended up leaving one of his own. I asked how in the world he met Jorge Luis Borges ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Jarrod Brown recently became a citizen of Honduras, the culmination of a two-decade transformation that began with one fateful overseas trip. He is the founder of Mission Lazarus, a non-profit organization that seeks to transform people’s lives through Jesus and through action. Jarrod's led a life full of travel stories, so I hardly knew where to begin, except of course, to ask what happened to him ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Danny is from near my hometown, just outside Chicago, but we met sitting on top of a 125 foot stone temple that peeks out of thick jungle. I asked what he'd take away from his trip to Guatemala ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
Danny highly recommends that you visit El Remate, Guatemala.
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Sune takes care of a Mayan ceremonial site on a tiny lake in Guatemala that's ringed by volcanoes. A famed spiritual energy there attracts hippies, tourists, local faithful, and other seekers. We spoke, by chance, in Copenhagen, where he summers. Since I've been to those fire rings in Lago de Atitlán too, I asked what the coincidence of our meeting in Denmark could mean ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Dakota was intentionally trying to get lost at the Art Institute of Chicago. I asked what he looked like ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Patxi ran with the bulls, and I caught up with him near Iruña Cafe, where Hemingway used to write. I asked a very special guest to translate his side of our conversation ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Amin was a trance DJ from Singapore, until he traveled to Sri Lanka for his last show. I asked how Austria brought him closer to his faith ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Some links to music included in this episode:
112 beat masher by Bauchamp
Gating technique supersaw waveform by DJNebula
Alnitaque & Moon Shot - EURO (Extended Mix) by Moon Shot
Janusz made a movie in Namibia. He claims to look like a neanderthal. I asked how it felt to escape communist Poland ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Michal needs funds to repair his time machine and get back to the 1960s. I asked what we can do to help ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Jaey is in the process of moving from Seoul to Barcelona by way of South America. We met in a blustery corner of Chile, where he told three beautiful stories from his trip. I asked why he's not allowed into the most famous soccer stadium in Buenos Aires ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Part 2 of our special 50th Episode celebration!
We look back at some of the stories that resonated this year and what their sum could mean. At the end I tell the story of the man in Burma who made me hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. And a very special thanks to Dave for stepping in to host again this week.
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Part 1 of our special 50th Episode mile marker!
A friend helped me lift the hood to look into the engine of this podcast. Inside we found a Yeats poem, the story of the coin Primo Levi brought back from Auschwitz, and why his is the path I most want to follow. And of course, as always, I hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. And to Allison for taking this photo. And a very special thanks to Dave for stepping in to host this week and share W.B. Yeats's fitting "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
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Elio and I met in a cwm, a mountain valley carved by a glacier. What he said there led me to reflect on the sublime ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Andes has to get a letter from the office of labor in Bonn, so that he can extend his stay in Berlin, before returning to Sweden to continue his studies, before ultimately, maybe, one day returning to Indonesia. I went with him to the post office ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Binta took her very first trip alone at a very young age. Looking back, she wonders if maybe she might have been too trusting. We asked why she's traveling alone still ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Kaveesh grew up in Toronto and wonders what he might have been had he only ever stayed there rather than study in London. We asked who's on the other path that diverged from the one he chose ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.
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Silas works at Harding University in Greece, an overseas program where students spend a semester just outside Athens. A former attendee himself, he now leads the trips around the Mediterranean that made such a big impact on his life. I asked whether he could put into words what this kind of experience does to a young person ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé.