Deviate

Rolf Potts veers off-topic in this unique series of conversations with experts, public figures, and intriguing people.

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October 13, 2020 00:56:58
Pandemic love, cheating death, & cassette tapes: A personal history of nostalgia

Pandemic love, cheating death, & cassette tapes: A personal history of nostalgia

“Nostalgia isn’t rational, and just like Warrant’s 1990 song “Cherry Pie” reminds me of 1989 more than the recorded sound of my own voice...

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October 06, 2020 01:24:48
A folk history of Satanic Panic, backmasking, and rock music in the 1980s

A folk history of Satanic Panic, backmasking, and rock music in the 1980s

“There are the actual facts of what was happening in popular culture in the 1980s — and then there was this tantalizing notion that...

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140

September 29, 2020 00:40:17
What it’s like to travel 37 countries (and counting) in a wheelchair

What it’s like to travel 37 countries (and counting) in a wheelchair

“Face the fear, and go for it.” – Cory Lee In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Cory discuss what challenges disabled travelers contend...

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139

September 22, 2020 00:36:55
20 lessons learned from 20 years as a travel writer: A TravelCon keynote

20 lessons learned from 20 years as a travel writer: A TravelCon keynote

“Embrace your travel mistakes. You can’t ‘fail’ at travel; you can only learn from travel.” –Rolf Potts In this episode of Deviate, which excerpts...

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138

September 15, 2020 01:04:19
Sex, travel, and the art of being a better bad tourist (with Suzanne Roberts)

Sex, travel, and the art of being a better bad tourist (with Suzanne Roberts)

“Sometimes we do things for ourselves in the name of adventure, without thinking about how this affects other people.” – Suzanne Roberts In this...

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137

September 08, 2020 00:42:57
Drunk in China: A vicarious Middle Kingdom adventure via its favorite booze

Drunk in China: A vicarious Middle Kingdom adventure via its favorite booze

“There is this arrogant assumption that the things we don’t know or understand must be bad, because if they were good, we would already...

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