The Voyages of Tim Vetter

Sam Bencheghib is cofounder of Make A Change World. He takes part in projects that highlight environmental issues. Sam kayaked down the heavily polluted Citarum River in Indonesia and convinced the government to being clean-up measures. Sam also paddle boarded through the polluted Gowanus, Canal in Brooklyn. We talked about his adventures, his work and advocacy, and his future plans. Check out Sam...

Caridad de la Luz, also known as La Bruja (the witch), is a performance artist with material that spans multiple mediums. She is a poet, spoken word artist, hip hop emcee, comedian, educator, and activist. La Bruja was a pioneer in hiphop music. She hails from the Bronx, New York, and she has strong roots in her Puerto Rican heritage. We spoke about her career, growing up in the Bronx, her Latina...

Border Angels is an all volunteer, non profit organisation that advocates for human rights, humane immigration reform, and social justice with a special focus on issues related to issues related to the US-Mexican border. Border Angels engages in community education and awareness programs that include guided trips to the desert to place water along migrant crossing routes as well as to the border t...

Margarat Nee is a member of the punk music scene in San Diego, California. She is currently working on a project to document the music scene in Southern California. Her project includes a library of show flyers, zines, and other music related items. She joined the podcast to talk about her project, the history of punk music in San Diego, and much more. Check out Margarat Nee: http://margaratnee.co...

Ilima Lei Macfarlane is a professional mixed martial arts fighter with an undefeated record. She is Bellator's inaugural flyweight world champion. This was Ilima Lei's second time coming on the TVTV podcast. We talked about her recent title defense in Florida, her recent travels to Cuba, Portugal and Spain, what the future holds for her, and much more. We recorded this episode in San Diego, Califo...

Sovannahry Em is an undefeated mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for One FC. She recently fought for the promotion in Malaysia. Sovannahry is also an illustrator, and her illustrations are featured in the children's book, The Talent Quest. We talked about her career in fighting, discovering her Cambodian roots, life outside of fighting, and much more. Check out Sovannahry Em: https://w...

Craig Jenkins is the president of the San Diego chapter of Urban Surf 4 Kids. The organization places foster and at-risk youth into surf camps. Surfing provides a therapeutic outlet for the youth in San Diego. We spoke about the service the organization provides, specific success stories, Craig's entry into the world of surfing, and much more. https://urbansurf4kids.org/ https://www.facebook.com/p...

Vanh Bender is the author of the children's book, Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers! She is a Laotian-American living in California. Her book seeks to teach children about Lao culture and to normalize aspects of the culture that may seem foreign to them. We spoke about her early life in Laos, growing up in the US, the content of her book, and much more! *Editor's Note: Vanh was born in Khampong Srolao...

Ari Shaffir is a comedian based out of New York City. His recent tour - Ari Shaffir: Jew has been performed around the world. Ari is the host of the popular podcast - Ari Shaffir Skeptic Tank. He is also a world traveler, and he recently spent four months backpacking through Southeast Asia. Check out Ari Shaffir: http://arithegreat.com https://twitter.com/AriShaffir https://www.instagram.com/arish...

Umi Syam is an interaction designer and graphics editor at the New York Times. She has creatively coded digital media to make journalism interactive. In addition to her profession, Umi documents her food outings from New York City, and she was a former food blogger when she lived in Jakarta. In this episode we talked about our shared love of Indonesian food, her work in coding and graphic design,...

Lilly Atlas is an award winning contemporary romance novel author. Her series include Hell's Handlers MC, No Prisoners MC and Trident Ink. Lilly is self-published, and she rapidly produces novels while raising three children. Lilly also happens to be family to TVTV because she is my sister. We discussed her books, how to self publish, following your goals/dreams, and much more. Check out Lilly Atl...

Eve Edelheit is a successful freelance photojournalist in St. Petersburg, Florida. She has produced work for the Tamp Times, The Intercept, The New York Times, ESPN, and more. We spoke about the many interesting and sometimes heartbreaking stories that she has covered over the years. Check out Eve Edelheit: http://eveedelheit.com/ https://twitter.com/Eve_Edelheit https://www.instagram.com/eve_edel...

Scott Deitche is an author and historian of mafia activity in the United States. He is the author of "Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld." We spoke about the history of organized crime in Tampa, organized crime activity in NY and NJ, why our culture roots for mobsters, and much more. Check out Scott M. Deitche: http://www.instagram.com/scottdeitche/ http://www.scottdeitch...

Mike Castillo "Big Island Mike" is a world-class tattoo artist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mike is also a BMX rider and a professional BMX contest judge for the X-Games. We talked tattoos, his trips around the world, a life in the BMX community and much more. Check out Big Island Mike: https://www.instagram.com/bigislandmike/ http://halenuitattoos.com/ http://shamrocksocialclub.com/index.html Support TVT...

Wei Wang is a DJ from Taipei City, Taiwan. We spoke about rave/party culture in Taipei, the connection between art subcultures and politics in Taiwan, and much more. Check out Wei Wang: https://www.facebook.com/weiwangyo/ https://soundfarmers.bandcamp.com/releases Songs in this Episode: Song 1: Aristophanes - Humans Become Machines Song 2: I Mean Us - Soulmate Spoken Word: I Had A Dream Last Night...

Mark Thomas films footage of volcanoes and typhoons in Asia for news outlets. He shared incredible stories about the events he has witnessed, such as the deadly typhoon in the Philippines in 2013 and Krakatoa erupting in Indonesia. Mark is also the owner of a fantastic record store, Vinyl Decision, in Taipei, Taiwan. https://www.earthuncut.tv/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKYsEXfI0PGXeKYL1KV7...

Taiwan just had important mid-term elections that could have international consequences. Brian Hioe of New Bloom helped to make sense of the election results. Brian is a journalist and co-founder of the media outlet, New Bloom. We talked about the elections, the potential future of Taiwan, the history of Taiwan, and much more. Check out Brian and New Bloom https://newbloommag.net/ Song: The Fur -...

Joe Henley is a Canadian writer living in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a free-lance journalist who has reported about bare knuckle fighting in Myanmar, the drug trade/war in the Philippines, and a host of other interesting topics. Joe is also a novelist, documentary writer, and avid music fan. We talked about his life and work, and we discussed the punk/metal subculture in Taipei. Check out Joe Henley: h...

Febian Hindranto is an owner of the streetwear clothing brand Urbain, based out of Jakarta, Indonesia. We spoke about the business of streetwear, the connection of Urbain to hiphop and street culture in the United States, subcultures in Indonesia, and much more. Check out Urbain: https://www.instagram.com/febianhidranto https://www.instagram.com/urbain_inc https://www.instagram.com/urbain_shop htt...

Dekat are three friends putting out music from Jakarta, Indonesia. It is hard to fit Dekat within one genre. They're part hip-hop, part electronic, and part pop. The members of Dekat were once in the popular band Tangga from Indonesia. Now, they put out music independent of a major label, and they're focused on the music, rather than image, label, or popularity. Check out Dekat: https://twitter.co...

The Naked Traveler is Trinity from Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the most widely read and followed travel writer from Indonesia. Trinity was travel blogging all the way back in 2005. She has visited over 80 countries, published fourteen books, had a movie made about her life, and she has a wealth of stories and information to share. Follow Trinity: https://twitter.com/TrinityTraveler https://www.inst...

Yacko is a pioneer in the Indonesian hip hop scene. She has over twenty years of experience making and performing music. In addition to being a rapper, Yacko is a college lecturer and a co-host for a hip-hop show online. Check out Yacko: https://www.instagram.com/itsyacko https://twitter.com/yacko https://soundcloud.com/itsyacko Hands Off Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8DP7hg3zK1w4dEbi7...

Saykoji is an Indonesian rapper, song-writer, and actor. We spoke about his upbringing, his entry into the world of rap and hip hop, his label of nerd rapper, current projects he's working on, his message to up and coming artists, and much more. Check out Saykoji: https://www.instagram.com/saykoji/ https://twitter.com/saykoji https://www.youtube.com/user/saykojigor Rap Beef Battles: https://www.yo...

Eric Wakker has 26 years of experience in tropical forestry and agricultural plantations in relation to governance, trade, investment and sustainability certification in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He stood at the basis of the international discourse about sustainable tropical timber and palm oil, and worked on a range of policy initiatives and certification schemes such as FSC and RSPO. Eric...

Diovio Alfath works to promote and protect the universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms in Indonesia, with a focus on minority and refugee rights. He is the founder and executive director of the Sandya Institute. On July 2014, he was appointed as the Official Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) Global Forum. He is a...