The Voyages of Tim Vetter

Ben Ayers is a film-maker, traveler, climber, adventurer and a non-profit humanitarian worker. He recently worked on the documentary film The Last Honey Hunter, which toured with the Banff Film Festival. Ben has spent 20 years traveling to and living in Nepal. In this episode we talked about travel in different regions of Nepal, political and economic issues in Nepal, punk music in Nepal, the eart...

I'm back with a short episode about a major change coming up. I'll be hopping on a one-way flight out into the world with no end date in mind. Along the way I will be recording podcasts from all corners of the world. Expect episodes to come out much more frequently from this point forward. In this episode I explain my reasoning for the trip, and I give an honest account of the different thoughts r...

Andrea Nguyen is a cookbook author, writer, teacher, blogger, and consultant. She has an incredible knowledge of Vietnamese cooking. Her books have earned her multiple James Beard Award nominations. In addition to amazing recipes, her books include beautiful photographs and historical information. Andrea and I talked about the political history of Pho, many facets of Vietnamese Cooking, leaving Vi...

Travis Reilly has been singing in Long Island and NYC punk/hardcore bands for the last fifteen years. He is the singer for This Is Hell and his past bands include Scraps and Heart Attacks, The Heist, and Falling Behind. We talked about old Long Island shows, his early days of playing in bands, musical influences, touring overseas, surviving early hype, and a lot more. Check out Travis and This is...

Joe DiStefano is a Queens based food writer, critic, blogger, and author. He is a champion of Queens based restaurants, and he has an incredible knowledge of food in New York City. Joe runs food tours throughout Queens. We braved the elements, airplane landings, and location changes to bring you this episode. Joe and I talked about his origins in food writing, where to eat if you have 24 hours in...

I'm back with a solo episode episode about a recent trip through LA, Joshua Tree National Park, The Salton Sea, and Slab City. I talk about the sweet spots at the park, the towns north of Joshua Tree, the tragedy of the Salton Sea, the disintegration of Bombay Beach, and mixed feelings about Slab City. There were some fantastic people and places mentioned in this episode. Check them out: The Out Y...

Chef Dewi was born in Surabaya, Indonesia and immigrated to Queens, New York in the late '90s. She started out making food for her coworkers, eventually ran her own restaurant, and currently serves amazing Indonesia food at Warung Selasa. Chef Dewi serves her food only on Tuesday nights in the back of the Indonesian grocery store, Indo Java. She operates out of a tiny kitchen and serves only two t...

Rolf Potts is a travel writer, journalist, and life-long traveler. His highly influential book Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel has sold over one million copies. He has over twenty years of writing, lectures, courses, and content available online. His new book Souvenir was released this week and is available in all book stores. In this episode we talked about his...

Andri Suprayitno is an Indonesian-American living in Queens, New York. We met at the amazing Indonesian grocery store Indo-Java, on a night when the grocery transforms into a tiny restaurant called Warung Selasa. In this episode we talk about immigration, the American Dream, Indonesian communities in America, Andri's community organizing efforts, Indonesian food in New York, among an array of othe...

Darin Olien is a man who wears many hats. He is the founder of SuperLife, creator of Shakeology, traveler, business owner, health and fitness expert, surfer, and the author of the book SuperLife: The 5 Forces That Will Make You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome. We spoke about how Darin finds and sources superfoods, his travels in South America and Central America, ethical business practices, ho...

Jesse Vega is a self-taught photographer living in Brooklyn, New York. For years he has produced fantastic shots of the New York City boroughs. More recently, Jesse has been the primary photographer for Action Bronson. He shoots photographs during tapings of Fuck That's Delicious and The Untitled Action Bronson Show on Viceland. We talked about Jesse's adolescent years, overcoming adversity, worki...

Jackson Groves is a content creator, blogger, photographer, film maker, and traveler living out of a backpack. He gave up the rat race to live life by his own rules and in accordance with his dreams. Jackson lives the vagabond lifestyle by staying at cheap accommodations, couch surfing, and befriending people around the world. His photography from his amazing travels is breathtaking and inspiring....

Mike Greenfield is one half of the Brothers Green duo. Brothers Green put out informative, entertaining, and hilarious cooking content on their very successful YouTube channel: Brothers Green Eats. They recently had a cooking show on MTV International. Mike Greenfield has appeared on Rachel Ray, Chopped, and First We Feast. He joined the TVTV podcast to talk about cooking, travel, life, finding yo...

Kounila Keo is a multi-talented traveler, educator, public policy analyst, content creator, blogger, business owner, reporter, and media personality. She has fantastic content that educates and empowers her readers and viewers. In this episode Kounila and I talked about her life and career, censorship in Cambodian media, the impact of multi-national corporations in Cambodia, the changes that socia...

Ramya Ramana is an artist, poet, activist, and teacher living in Harlem, New York. She is a NY Youth Poet Laureate, and her performances have taken place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in Guyana for One Billion Rising, and most famously at New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's inauguration. She has been featured in The Source and recently received a mention on Ebro in the Morning. We spoke about...

Scott Vogel (Terror, Buried Alive, World Be Free, Despair, Slugfest) phoned in to join the TVTV podcast. Scott is an influential figure in the world of punk, hardcore, and metal music. He shared his stories about his entry into music, what three decades of touring is like, finding balance in life, traveling the world in a band, and a whole lot more. Scott shared some favorites (interests, bands, p...

Anastasia Surmava is a traveler, model, brand ambassador, yacht worker, and adventurer. She joined the TVTV podcast to talk about her work on yachts in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, her time training to be a yoga instructor in Goa, India, travel relationships, travels through South East Asia, and how to live the life that you dream about living. We shared stories, advice, travel tips, and m...

My friend Leslie Contopidis joined the TVTV Podcast to talk about her experiences volunteering, living, and working in Colombia. Leslie is an educator, traveler, and her philosophy on traveling and living is truly inspiring. We discussed Colombia's history, stereotypes from the era of drugs and violence, her experiences working towards rehabilitating victims of drugs and prostitution, her adventur...

Linnea Arnevall began her journey with a trip to Australia and South East Asia. She fell in love with muay thai fighting in Thailand, where she now lives, trains, and competes. Linnea joined the TVTV podcast to talk about her journey and experiences as a Muay Thai fighter in Phuket, Thailand. We discuss health care, fight fixing, training, the treatment of expat fighters, travel stories, and what...

Back for my third trip to Ho Chi Minh City, and things are changing fast. In this episode I ramble off my experiences, thoughts, and fears as they relate to one my favorite cities in the world. A bout with food poisoning almost put me down for good, but I'll keep returning to HCMC as long as the city will have me. Listen in for the changes that I hate, and the traditions that I love. Vietnam is an...

Back in April of 2017 I traveled to Nairobi, Kenya. Built into that travel was a twelve hour layover in Cairo, Egypt. In this episode I talk about my experiences during that time, which include: Seeing the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx, an airport shakedown, uncomfortable political conversations with my driver, flying out of Cairo on the day of the Palm Sunday suicide bombings, and I discus...

My buddy Brian Audley joined the TVTV podcast to catch up after many years. Brian is a guitarist in the NYC hardcore band Incendiary. Their most recent full length, Thousand Mile Stare, reached 29 on the Independent Billboard Chart – and it crushes. In this episode we talked about Incendiary’s tour in Japan, writing and performing music for WWE NXT, balancing adult responsibilities while still bei...

Lee Syatt from The Church of What's Happening Now joined the TVTV podcast! Known as The Flying Jew, Lee Syattico, and Joey Diaz's main goombah, Lee is the producer and co-host of one of the best comedy podcasts in the world. He has worked with other monsters of podcasting and comedy like Steve Simone. Lee provides consultation services to podcasters, and he helped to launch the TVTV podcast back i...

On this episode I'm joined by rising mixed martial arts star Kyra Batara. Fighting in the atom weight division for Combate Americas, Kyra brings a lifetime of combat sports experience into the cage for her next fight in December. Kyra and I talk about her early days grappling in high school, the impact of bullying, Wanderlei Silva watching her fight in Japan, coaching from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu wiza...

TVTV is back with an all new solo episode. New York City is an amazing place to live, but sometimes you just have to get away. In this episode Tim mentions all the aspects he loves about NYC, but also about the things that drive him crazy. Tim also discusses his recent trip to Denver, Boulder, and Rocky Mountain National Park with Willy B. Tune in for stories, advice, and must-dos.