Can you travel the world — ethically?

Are the men in your life reading? How do you convince people to check out more novels? This week, we turn to our play cousins at It's Been a Minute and their recent conversation with author Jason Reynolds. Reynolds is the acclaimed author of young adult novels, Look Both Ways, Lo ...  Show more

In 2020, “defund the police” was everywhere. Now, even politicians like AOC and Zohran Mamdani have turned around on it. But some proposals that fell under the defund umbrella, like unarmed crisis responders and violence prevention programs, actually took hold. Gene talks with Ch ...  Show more

We dive into the thorny issue of passport privilege thanks to this week’s guest, Shahnaz Habib, author of the new book Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel. Why do some travelers gain more visa-free access than others? Who determines how a place is seen through the lens ...  Show more

Why travel--especially when it involves experiences within cultures different from our own--can help us be more creative and flexible in our thinking. 

Different countries have different rules. Do you accept your countries rules as the end all and be all because that’s what your grew up in or your parents did? What if you were looking at the global possibilities and being aware national restrictions when it comes to business, ta ...  Show more