The Voyages of Tim Vetter

Mike Caravella is an actor, director and writer living in California. I met Mike on a trip to Joshua Tree National Park, and I was fascinated by his stories. On this episode, Mike tells his life story and talks about his new short film, Astral Plane Drifter. Check out Mike Caravella: https://www.instagram.com/themikecaravella/ https://www.facebook.com/mikecaravella13/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1...

Ryan Patterson is a veteran of the Louisville, Kentucky punk/hardcore scene having played in many bands including Fotocrime, Coliseum, Black Cross, and The Enkindels. In this episode Ryan told stories from his time in bands, talked about current projects, and gave insight into the punk scene in Louisville. Check out Ryan: https://www.instagram.com/fotocrime/ https://www.fotocrime.com/ https://shir...

Dr. Auriel Watson is an educator living in the Bronx, New York. She was born in Durban, South Africa where she lived her early life under Apartheid, the system of legal racial segregation. She shared her stories from childhood on this episode. Sorry that this one may sound a little fuzzy. We recorded straight from Zoom. Support TVTV on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevoyagesoftimvetter

Itsara Ounnarath is the founder of White Tiger Distillery in Forest Hill, Maryland. A twenty-year army veteran and Captain, Itsara founded the distillery after discovering his family's Lao Lao recipe. We talked about all things Lao Lao and reminisced about Laos. Check out White Tiger Distillery: https://wtigerd.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wtigerd Support TVTV on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevoyag...

The Fridge Girls are four women from the Bronx who work to bring food to community fridges in the Uptown, Harlem and The Bronx. They utilize a system of mutual aid to provide assistance and food justice to the community in New York City. Taz Taveras joined TVTV from the Bronx to talk about the incredible work the group has been doing during the pandemic. Check out The Fridge Girls: https://thefrid...

Gerry Eastman is a composer, musician, and the owner of the Brooklyn jazz club, Williamsburg Music Center. I sat down with Gerry at WMC to talk about his life and career in music, and the importance of the club to the arts scene in Brooklyn. Check out Gerry Eastman and Williamsburg Music Center: https://wmcjazz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/liveatwmc/ Support TVTV on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevo...

Richard Reynolds is a dog breeder, hunter, and ratcatcher who teams up with a like-minded group called Ryders Alley Trencher Fed Society (R.A.T.S). The group is an eclectic group of residents of New York and New Jersey bound together only by their devotion to terriers and other breeds of dog that were originally bred to seek and destroy vermin. Richard shared his fascinating history with breeding...

Danny Tran is the co-founder of Son Fish Sauce. He and his wife are part of four generations of fish sauce makers from Son Rai Island in Vietnam. Danny is incredibly knowledgeable about fish sauce, and he shared the historical, social, and economic factors that connect fish sauce to a globalized world. Check out Danny and Son Fish Sauce: https://sonfishsauce.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sonfishs...

It's Episode 200!!! Thank you to everyone who has been following along with my journey. I went back to my roots by doing a solo episode about my travels through Brunei. In 2018 I left my job and sold me belongings and went out into the world. Brunei was a short stop on that adventure, but it was a unique and interesting place. Support TVTV on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevoyagesoftimvetter

A native Washingtonian, Jim Saah has been working professionally in photography and video for 25 years. Jim photographed the punk scene in Washington DC throughout the 1980s. He was the director of photography, editor and producer of the documentary, Salad Days. In this episode we spoke about his time documenting bands in DC. Check out Jim Saah: http://jimsaah.com/ http://www.instagram.com/jimsaah...

Virginia and Ben Ali founded Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington DC in 1958. The restaurant is a neighborhood institution that has been frequented by United States presidents, athletes, celebrities, and community leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ben's Chili bowl has lasted through segregation, the riots in the 1960s, the drug epidemic, and the creation of the metro. It was an honor to sit down w...

Sari Rubinstein is one of the founders of the community event and party space, Rubulad. The space has a long history of throwing parties and performance events for local artists and musicians in New York City. We talked about Rubulad's underground history through the years, and how we all can support artist spaces during this difficult time. Check out Rubulad: https://www.instagram.com/rub_ulad/ S...

Erika Costa is the innovator behind the Kamayan Box - a food service providing a Filipino feast in a pizza box. Like many people in the food industry, Erika has used creativity during the pandemic to offer a highly sought after product. We spoke about the Kamayan Box, her personal history in NYC and the Philippines, and of course - Filipino food! Check out Erika: https://www.instagram.com/thekamay...

Chef Alexander Harris is a chef and the culinary director for the non-profit organization, Emma's Torch. The organization provides culinary training, job preparation, and business skills to refugees. Visit their storefront restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. We spoke about Alex's work with Emma's Torch and his history in the food industry. Check out Alex and Emma's Torch: www.emmastorch.org https://...

Frank DiMatteo is a former gangster in the Gallo crime family, a native to Brooklyn, New York, and the publisher of Mob Candy magazine. He has authored several books including The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia, which served as the inspiration for this episode. Check out Frank DiMatteo: https://www.mobcandymag.com/ https://www.amazon.com/President-Street-Boys-Growing-Mafia/dp/1496705475 S...

Moira Tuohy is a native New Yorker and the owner of the Art Heart Bus. Moira's bus is a mobile art studio that has provided art classes, game nights, live music shows, and artist meet-ups. You can find the bus next to McCarren Park in Brooklyn, New York. Check out the Art Heart Bus: https://www.instagram.com/artheartbus/ Support TVTV on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevoyagesoftimvetter

Fernando is the chef and owner of Factory Tamal in New York City. Fernando makes tamales from scratch, the old-school way. We talked about his incredible journey from Cholula Mexico to NYC, and of course we talked about all things tamales! Check out Fernando and Factory Tamal: https://www.factorytamal.com/ https://www.instagram.com/factory_tamal/ https://www.facebook.com/@factorytamalnyc

Bill Springer is a travel journalist who focuses on luxury travel and travel by superyacht. His journalism gives us a look into a different world, and his enthusiasm for the topic is infectious. Bill talked about his trip to Antartica, traveling the world by superyacht, how he broke into the industry, and much more. Check out Bill Springer: http://swizzlesportsmedia.com/ https://www.instagram.com/...

Jeff Slatnick is the owner of Music Inn, a store in New York City that sells instruments from around the world. Music Inn is one of the oldest continually-run music stores in NYC, and it is a neighborhood institution. Jeff studied classical music under Ali Akbar Khan, the renowned Indian Hindustani classical musician. He shared his incredible stories of meeting Muhammad Ali, experiencing a police...

Alan Kaufman is the owner of The Pickle Guys, a pickle company operating out of New York City. Pickle Guys use old-school methods of pickling, the way it was originally done in NYC. We spoke about all things pickles, including the process of making pickles, the history of pickling, pickles in New York City, and much more. Check out The Pickle Guys: https://pickleguys.com/ https://www.instagram.com...

Mason Winfield is an author and researcher of paranormal activity. He specializes in knowledge and information about paranormal happenings and folklore in New York State, including a knowledge about paranormal stories from indigenous cultures. He is also a lecturer, and he runs haunted ghost walks. Mason's knowledge about folklore and the paranormal is second to none. We had a great time chatting...

Rob Buchanan is a field technician and boatbuilder for Billion Oyster Project. BOP is working to restore and rehabilitate New York Harbor, largely through repopulating oyster populations and oyster reefs. Rob has an in-depth knowledge of New York City's waterways and about BOP's projects. He shared that knowledge on this episode of TVTV. Check out BOP: https://www.billionoysterproject.org/our-stor...

Emily Grote is a psychic medium living and working in Brooklyn, New York. We spoke about her unique sensitivity, skepticism, contacting the spiritual world, love vs. fear, and much more. Check out Emily: http://emilygrote.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thelittleyellowhouseinbrooklyn/ Support TVTV on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thevoyagesoftimvetter

Sarintip "Jazz" Singsanong showed up in Los Angeles with a suitcase and all of $200 to her name. She owns Jitlada, a southern Thai restaurant in Los Angeles. Jazz has been featured on Netflix, in the LA Times, and she recently won Guys' Grocery Games. We talked about her early life in Thailand, her time in the restaurant business, her philosophy on life, Ryan Gosling's favorite Thai dishes, and mu...

Beau Miles is a filmmaker, storyteller, adventurer, poly-jobist, speaker, and writer. His extraordinary adventures include kayaking around the southern tip of Africa, running the Australian Alps, kayaking the Bass Strait, and an endless list of other experiences. Check out Beau: https://www.instagram.com/beauisms/ https://beaumiles.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm325cMiw9B15xl22_gr6Dw Supp...