Matt Bowles: Full-Time World Traveler Since 2013

The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders

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The Maverick Show is a global travel podcast about what really happens when people cross borders and build lives across cultures. Hosted by full-time world traveler Matt Bowles, each episode features intimate, unfiltered conversations (often over a bottle of wine) exploring the human stories behind global travel and what the journey teaches us about the world and ourselves. Guests include expats, digital nomads, women and diaspora storytellers, worldschooling families, and human rights advocates, all sharing travel stories that are funny, moving, and deeply human. In addition to hearing about...

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Matt Bowles: Full-Time World Traveler Since 2013

Episodes

296: Researching Digital Nomads and Lessons From 30 Years of Immersive World Travel with Dr. Kaisu Koskela 05.08.2024 46:17

Learn why digital nomads are not using digital nomad visas, and who the term “digital nomad” applies to anyway. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Kaisu Koskela starts off talking about her experience growing up in a remote tow...

295: Applying a Social, Historical and Cultural Lens when Roaming the World with Romie Robertson 29.07.2024 1:21:57

Learn about Black history and culture and get travel tips for Atlanta, Jamaica, and Asheville, North Carolina. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Romie Roberton joins Matt for a virtual glass of wine from Atlanta, Georgia, and...

294: Traveling with Kids and Lessons from 12 Million Downloads of the Zero to Travel Podcast with Jason Moore 22.07.2024 59:51

Learn Tips and Reflections on Traveling with Kids as well as Lessons from Hundreds of Interviews with World Travelers. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Jason Moore joins Matt from Norway and starts off talking about his recen...

293: Writing at the Intersection of Travel, Food and Black Liberation with Briona Lamback 15.07.2024 44:03

Learn tips for decolonizing your travel writing and interweaving themes of Black liberation into food and travel content. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE In part 2 of this interview, Matt and Briona continue their conversati...

292: Travel as a Critical Component of Black Freedom with Briona Lamback 08.07.2024 49:54

Learn about traveling for Black culture—From Afrobeats in London to “Detty December” in Ghana to Salvador in Brazil. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Briona joins Matt for a wine night from her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland...

291: Traveling to Egypt, Honduras, Iceland, Kenya & Palestine as an Afro-Latino and Connecting with Cultures Through Food with Kevin Sandoval 01.07.2024 1:02:51

Hear reflections on traveling to 57 countries as an Afro-Latino and how food can be a doorway to understanding culture. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Kevin Sandoval joins Matt over wine and begins by giving tips for spendi...

290: Black Family Travel and Reflections on Being a Digital Nomad Dad with Justin Orgias 25.06.2024 1:03:35

Learn tips for slow-traveling the world as a Black family with no permanent base, and raising kids around the world. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Justin Orgias joins Matt from Mexico City and starts off talking about his...

289: Founding Black Travel Summit and Telling Afro-Indigenous & Global Black Diaspora Stories with Anita Moreau 17.06.2024 1:03:51

Learn about the nuances, diversity, and intersecting identities of the global Black diaspora through travel stories. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Anita Moreau joins Matt from Miami and starts off talking about her parents...

288: The Brown Girl's Guide to Traveling the World Solo with Dr. Nabila Ismail 10.06.2024 1:05:59

Learn how to navigate the cultural dynamics of traveling the world full-time as a Pakistani-American digital nomad. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Dr. Nabila Ismail joins Matt from Houston and starts off talking about her p...

287: From Middle School Teacher to 6-Figure Freelancer and Digital Nomad with Mashon Thomas 03.06.2024 1:21:38

Learn how to work 20 hours a week as a freelancer, take 3 months off a year, and make 100K while traveling the world. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Mashon Thomas joins Matt from the Philippines and describes her experience...

286: How to Visit Ghana, Turn Up for "Detty December", and Engage the Tech Space in Africa with Akua Sencherey 27.05.2024 1:09:02

Learn why and when to visit Ghana, including details about the music festivals and cultural events of “Detty December”. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE This is Part 2 of my interview with Akua Sencherey. She talks about reco...

285: Traveling the World for Soccer and Listening to Marginalized Groups Abroad with Akua Sencherey 20.05.2024 1:00:40

Learn the impact of cultural and language immersion while living abroad, and how soccer can open doors while traveling. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Akua Sencherey starts off talking about her parents’ background growing...

284: Roaming with Rasha, Riding Motorcycles Around the World, And Helping to Stop the Genocide in Gaza with Rasha Mediene 13.05.2024 56:50

Learn about growing up as a Palestinian-American, traveling to Gaza as a kid, and how you can help stop the genocide. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Rasha joins Matt from Dahab, Egypt, and starts by haring what she loves ab...

283: The "Travel Industry for Palestine" Petition, Unpacking Orientalism, and Writing Great Travel Stories with Yulia Denisyuk 06.05.2024 1:10:31

Learn how to help stop the genocide in Palestine, unpack Orientalism, and improve your travel writing and photography. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE In part 2 of my interview with Yulia Denisyuk, she starts off by talking...

282: Growing up in the Soviet Union, Traveling Through Africa, and Falling in Love with Jordan with Yulia Denisyuk 29.04.2024 56:08

Learn how to transition into travel journalism, and seek out people-centric stories and experiences around the world. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Yulia Denisyuk joins Matt for a virtual wine night and starts off talking...

281: How to Enhance Your Aliveness and Presence by Creating a Deeper Relationship with Nature with Dom Francks 22.04.2024 1:11:44

Learn how to overcome distraction, overwhelm, and disempowerment to become more present, creative, courageous, and wild. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Dom Francks joins Matt from a van in the Western U.S. for a virtual win...

280: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World and Write a Decolonial Memoir with Shayla Lawson 15.04.2024 1:19:10

Learn about black community building across geography & language, challenging the gender binary & decolonizing ourselves. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Shayla Lawson joins Matt for a wine night and starts off talking about...

279: Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World Solo with Beth Santos 08.04.2024 1:08:23

Learn the real nuances of travel safety, develop a personal risk profile, leave your comfort zone, and travel better. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Beth Santos returns to The Maverick Show and starts off talking about the...

278: How To Use NomadMania's Free Tools and Resources to Plan and Track Your Travels with Harry Mitsidis 01.04.2024 57:00

Learn how NomadMania’s free platform helps you to design, plan, track, measure, and visualize your travels over time. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE In Part 2 of my interview with Harry Mitsidis, we start off talking about...

277: Visiting Every Country Twice, Being Imprisoned in Yemen, and Gorilla Trekking in DR Congo with Harry Mitsidis 25.03.2024 51:00

Hear travel stories and lessons from 1 of only 3 people on the planet who has visited every country in the world twice. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Harry Mitsidis joins Matt for a wide-ranging discussion of his extensive...

276: Slow Traveling the World as a Vegan Family and Being a Digital Nomad Mom with Cara Celeste West 18.03.2024 53:10

Learn tips for traveling the world with a toddler, eating vegan, and reflections on travel safety as a Black woman. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Cara Celeste West joins Matt to talk about her decision to slow travel the w...

275: Queer Travel Tips and Resources, Palestine Solidarity, and Hosting the "While She's Away" Podcast with Dianni Hall 11.03.2024 43:50

Learn tips for Queer travelers, Queer dating in the digital nomad lifestyle, and being in solidarity with Palestine. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE This is Part 2 of Matt and Dianni’s afternoon wine sesh. Dianni shares trav...

274: The World's Largest Pride Parade, Shaving Your Head in India, and Riding a Motorcycle Across Vietnam with Dianni Hall 04.03.2024 47:30

Hear Dianni’s stories and reflections as a Queer Latina slow-traveling through India, Spain, Vietnam, Greece and Brazil. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Dianni joins Matt for an afternoon wine sesh. They start talking about...

273: Building the Latino World Travelers Community and Founding the Latino Travel Fest with Vanessa Fondeur 26.02.2024 1:14:34

Learn how Vanessa Fondeur is diversifying the face of travel and empowering the Latino community to travel the world. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Vanessa Fondeur joins Matt for a wine night and they start off reminiscing...

272: Travel Not to Escape with Geleen Antonio 19.02.2024 48:36

Learn how to stop ‘traveling to escape’ and instead how to create an exciting life of travel with meaning and purpose. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE In Part 2 of this interview, Geleen talks about moving to Chicago and wha...