Deviate

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

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December 31, 2024 01:23:01
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Life changing travel experiences: Memories of traveling to Syria, 25 years on (with Ari Shaffir)

“Syria is a mix of everything. There are multiple Christian cultures, multiple Muslim cultures, and multiple languages. It’s the crossroads of the world. It...

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December 10, 2024 01:01:36
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Travel memoir lab: How to fast-track your travel book by working with a hybrid publisher

“In El Salvador, I dropped $5 out of my pocket at the border, and some guy came running up to me. At the beginning...

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November 26, 2024 00:43:18
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HoneyTrek: A case study in making a full-time living as travel influencers and content creators

“When we got into this, we didn’t know how to make videos. That’s a skill we’ve had to learn, because the industry has changed...

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November 12, 2024 00:38:59
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Live from Bali: How tourists, influencers, and nomads transform destinations (for good and for bad)

“Influencers are forever reinforcing the same images. They’re spending no time in the actual place, other than the requisite time to take the photo....

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October 22, 2024 00:45:40
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Vagabonding audio companion: Obnoxious travelers (and how to avoid being one)

“We’re having less enjoyable travel experiences, even as our photos show us having this amazing time, because we’re performing a version of travel for...

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September 17, 2024 01:30:57
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What you discover when you walk down every single street in New York City (encore)

“Traveling, for me, is all about destroying stereotypes and narratives about people and places.” – Matt Green In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and...

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