MisInfoNation

While Dré is away, we've been rebroadcasting some of our favorite MisInfoNation episodes. This one isn't just one of our favorites though, it's an episode that's really important to Neil and Dré and all of us at MIN HQ. It's the episode where we knew this show could actually do what we hoped it would - challenge stereotypes and help us look deeper than headlines. And right now, the headlines...

While Dré takes some time to share his cinematic wares with the world, Neil takes us back to where MisInfoNation all began. A conversation with a Scotsman named English helps Neil and Andrés understand just how much they don't understand about Scotland. Enjoy! --- On our inaugural episode of MisInfoNation, we’re heading to Scotland to find out what the world gets wrong, about one of the most drop-...

Hey there, Neil here. At Misinformation, we love great stories, new cultures, and taking you to the heart of a place. Today, we’re sharing a show that does all that—with a little more vino. It’s called Wine Tripping , hosted by Amanda McCrossin , a certified sommelier and one of the most influential voices in the wine world—and honestly, our new favorite travel companion. Amanda takes you behind t...

Today, we head north— way  north—to Canada. Land of maple syrup, jaw-dropping wilderness, and people so polite they say sorry when  you  bump into  them.  But what’s really going on beneath the surface? Joining us are two brilliant Canadian storytellers with global roots: Hirad “Raz” Motamed and Adam Leverett. Born in Iran and the UK respectively, raised in snowy suburbia,...

This week on MisInfoNation we’re jetting off to Croatia—a truly special place, filled with crystal-clear waters, ancient stone towns, lush vineyards, and, of course, intense Balkan pride. Joining us for this unforgettable adventure is an equally special guest: the immensely talented, award-winning Croatian filmmaker Lucija Stovic. Together, we'll dive into the hilarious complexities of being Balka...

Today on MisInfoNation, it's all great craic, endless rolling fields of potatoes, perfectly poured pints of Guinness, lucky four-leaf clovers, and magical pots of gold just waiting patiently at the end of every shimmering rainbow—or at least that's what the postcards and leprechauns might have you believe. But is that the real Ireland, or just the sparkly stereotype?  To separate fact from fo...

Today, MisInfoNation embarks on a vibrant adventure to the beautiful archipelago of the Philippines alongside our excellent, silky-voiced friend—the gloriously named, effortlessly stylish, and always impeccably dressed—Randie Alegre Dumpit.  Together, we dive deep into the Philippines’ national obsession: basketball. Discover why hoops and hardwood courts can be found on nearly every street c...

MisInfoNation is coming back with all new episodes featuring some of 2025's hottest destinations. The Philippines, Croatia, Denmark, Ireland, and more. Plus Canada.,.. which at least as of the release of this trailer has not been annexed by the United States. But hey, if that changes, at least maybe we'll have helped our American friends get to know the culture of their newest state? We're joking...

Today we’re doing something a little bit different on MisInfoNation… very different in fact. To bring in the new year Neil and Andrés are looking back at some of their favorite moments from the show.. and at all the friends, old and new, they've talked and laughed with while they both gear up for a new season of the show which will focus on some of 2025’s most desirable destinations. CONNECT WITH...

Today on MisInfoNation Neil and Andrés visit the  Fatherland . The well oiled machine that is the world’s third most powerful country in terms of GDP after the USA and China. Germany.  This wonderful land of fat sausages, perfect cars and unlistenable industrial electronic techno music is a family affair today with the young, all-together, sharp as a tack, Tom Noack and his measured, coo...

Learn how to lisp, grab a classical guitar, pop a flower in your hair, put on your espadrilles, and let's go for a late night dinner and brisk ramble through the humid and historied streets and cities of our home… España. Me and Andres call Spain home and have done, collectively for more than 38 years… we could have picked a multitude of friends to take on the mammoth task of MisInfoNation but we...

Don your tweed, grab a parker, make sure you’ve got your bits and bobs, pop your wellies on, and let's go for a stroll through the blustery countryside of this beautiful nation of shopkeepers: Fair olde England. Today on MisInfoNation, we’re tackling a country with two very special guests: The dry and hilarious, Scottish blooded, English-hearted Andy Young and Cerca’s own, equally dry and hil...

Today as always on MisInfoNation: We try to clear up some of the outright lies, mistakes, myths and misnomers of an entire country... this time... And with the 2024 Summer Olympics just getting underway, here was one country in particular we wanted to study under the MisInfoNation microscope. That's right, we're headed to France!  So grab a baguette, find your fanciest horizontal stripes, hop...

Hola Passport faithful! Neil, Dré, and the Passport team are busy cooking up some new episodes of MisInfoNation - and maybe even a few other surprises, too. But in the meantime, we wanted to share a new show that we really love. Because we think you'll love it too. Don't Drink the Milk mixes history with a good dose of travel, pop culture, and controversy. The show explores the curious backstories...

In this episode Neil and Andrés are off to beautiful Portugal for some fado, sweet port, codfish and maybe even a little Ronaldo - to find out if the world has it right about this Iberian treasure trove. Showing us around the facts and the follies today is the one and only Catarina Araújo; A globe hopping, Lisbon-born marketing specialist and the writer of the excellent travelog  aportug...

Today on MisInfoNation we ready our minds, stomachs and souls to tackle The United States of… Mexico. These 31 federal entities and Mexico City, which is its own thing entirely, is a rich, historied country filled with incredible food, ancient culture, and an iconic identity. Also long fiestas and longer siestas… or is it? We head there with our friend Elena Garcia Beltran. She’s a mother, she’s a...

Drop the Ikea Allen key, put on your warmest, most fashionable outdoorsy threads, and fill up on some delicious meatballs because today on MisInfoNation we’re going to the nordic utopia of Sweden with soon to be TV superstar, set designer, and bonafide Swede, Johan Svenson. For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app , available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places...

Bordered by Israel and Syria on the East Coast of the Mediterranean sea, Lebanon is something of an unknown quantity in the eyes of the world. Its position in the Middle East has never given it much stability in recent history. The lives of the people who live there, even the young adults, are tarnished with conflict but also an undeniable resilience and perspective. The Lebanese are impassioned,...

MisInfoNation returns with a trip to Belgium - a place that's often overlooked and mostly defined in popular imagination by bureaucracy, beer, fries, chocolate, Tintin and a statue of a boy peeing. But Neil and Dré aren't content to just let these easy oversimplifications define a whole country and its people. That's why they've invited their friend and 3D Designer Dennis Vanneste to help set the...

There are things we  think  we know about places. But history, prejudice, stereotypes and the nature of 24 hour news and social media has made common knowledge about far away places even more twisted than ever. So we’re taking the initiative once more, putting ourselves in the line of fire and asking the dumbest of questions so you  never  have to ever again. MisInfoNation is c...

While we gear up for all new episodes of Passport and MisInfoNation we wanted to share something with you guys in our feed.  Greetings from Somewhere is a beautifully produced podcast about the world.  A show after our own heart, obviously.  A charismatic host named Zack Mack, some excellent sound design, and we were instantly in. So we wanted to share with you one of our favorite e...

Neil and Andrés make a very special announcement. Or is it just a thinly veiled apology for not having season two ready just yet... Introducing CERCA by Frequency Machine. The world's best audio travel guide. Want a sneak peak? Want to help shape what we make? Drop us a line at info@cercatravel.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

For every Celestial Emu there’s a planet-killing space rock on an inevitable path towards earth. In our season 1 finale, Passport producers Jennifer Carr and Andrés Bartos head back Down Under to talk about asteroids, the scars they leave, and the stories they’ve created. For all of the wonder and the fascination the night sky holds, it’s also filled with warnings, omens and pure chaos. Australia’...

For this season one finale of Passport , we head to Australia to explore the star-studded skies of the country’s Western Outback. Scarce on people and heavy on sheep and cattle stations, the vast expanses of land and desert here offer pure darkness and one of the top global destinations to stargaze. Astro revellers travel from all over the world, but what many miss out on is the rich tapestry...

South Africa, the rainbow nation. A place of dazzling sun, incredible wildlife, rugged coasts, and tabletop mountains, with a people as diverse and creative as the landscape. The country’s art scene too is in rude health, one of the most forward thinking on the continent. But South Africa as a place of space, of technology, of the future? It’s not where your mind immediately goes. Today, the count...