The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders

Learn what Afghanistan is like now, how to become fluent in 5 languages & get tips on being a more ethical traveler. ============================ 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 Sibu Szymanowska shares her journey becoming a...

Learn how to travel more responsibly, engage with the experiences of refugees, and merge human rights with tourism. ============================ 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 Sibu Szymanowska joins Matt over a bottle of wine and shares her experience...

The tables and turned so you can hear Matt Bowles interviewed about his own digital nomad journey by Ric Gazarian. ============================ 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 this special episode, The Maverick Show host Matt Bowles is the one being...

Hear Ric’s stories from Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, Eretria, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Abkhazia and Transnistria. ============================ 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, Ric Gazarian talks about his decision to purs...

Learn about traveling through Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and what it’s like to travel across a country by Tuk-Tuk. ============================ 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 Ric Gazarian starts off talking about his family’s history escaping the Ar...

Learn about C.B. Claiborne’s experience as the first Black basketball player at Duke University and a student activist. ============================ 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 3 of this interview, Javier talks about his role as the Race and...

Learn about Black history in Austin, human trafficking in high school sports, and how to become a better storyteller. ============================ 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, Javier talks about the impact of anti-Blackne...

Hear Javier’s stories of navigating his intersectional Afro-Panamanian-American experience in both the U.S. and Panama. ============================ 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. Javier Wallace starts off talking about his mother’s family history...

Learn about traveling to Togo, Benin, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and building a successful travel company. ============================ 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 Ashley Company starts off talking about founding Jelani Gives and how that le...

Learn how immersive trips to the Dominican Republic, Kenya and backpacking through South America can be life-changing. ============================ 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 Ashley Company starts off by talking about her experiences traveling the...

Matt Bowles celebrates 300 episodes by offering 30 free video calls as well as discounts to meet up with him in person. ============================ 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 Matt reflects on The Maverick Show breaking into the Top 100 Apple Podca...

Learn why Japan is so amazing and important to visit, and the value of incorporating world travel into your parenting. ============================ 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, Zoe Moore talks about her role in organizing...

Learn how serving in the U.S. military in Iraq and around the world was a political consciousness raising journey. ============================ 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 Zoe Moore starts off by giving tips for visiting Atlanta. She then shares her...

Learn how some local communities are being harmed by the rise of digital nomadism and what some potential solutions are. ============================ 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 of this interview, Dr. Kaisu Koskela talks about the academic s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...