281 episodes
The Maverick Show with Matt Bowles Matt Bowles
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5.0 • 185 Ratings
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In-depth conversations with today’s most interesting world travelers, location-independent entrepreneurs, and digital nomads. Matt Bowles travels the world full time to find the most fascinating people on the planet, draw out stories of their most epic adventures, and unpack the skills, tactics, and strategies they use to build their remote businesses and design their lifestyles. Ranked the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast by Web Work Travel and the Top 1% of all podcasts by Listen Notes, each episode pulls out actionable tips and advice you can implement in your own life each week. You’ll meet diverse travelers from every continent who share their personal journey to location-independence as well as their reflections on identity, the power dynamics that shape our world, and how we can be more thoughtful, conscious travelers as we move through it.
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280: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World and Write a Decolonial Memoir with Shayla Lawson
Learn about black community building across geography & language, challenging the gender binary & decolonizing ourselves
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Shayla Lawson joins Matt for a wine night and starts off talking about growing up in Kentucky, becoming a poet, and documenting her travel experiences. Shayla talks about writing “How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir”. They reflect on the African Diaspora Renaissance in Lisbon, the impact of James Baldwin, and how to travel in a way that allows it to play a role in personal growth. Shayla then reflects on B/blackness globally, being in solidarity with other colonized people, and the Black community building beyond geography and language. They then talk about they/them pronouns, colonial enforcement of the gender binary, and the anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in Ghana and Uganda. Shayla also reflects on liberation and the importance of decolonizing ourselves. They then open up about living and writing with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and traveling as a disabled person. Finally, Shayla talks about their writing process and gives tips on how to turn your travel experiences into great writing. FULL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED ARE AVAILABLE HERE
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279: Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World Solo with Beth Santos
Learn the real nuances of travel safety, develop a personal risk profile, leave your comfort zone, and travel better.
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Beth Santos returns to The Maverick Show and starts off talking about the latest developments in the Wanderful community and what it offers to female travelers today. She then talks about the upcoming WITS Travel Creator Summit and Bessie Awards that Matt will also be attending. Next, Beth discusses her new book: Wanderwoman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World Solo. She reflects on her choice of the title and her decision to platform the voices and perspectives of a very diverse array of travelers. Beth then explains the importance of challenging and reframing the women’s travel safety narrative, creating a personal risk profile, and intentionally leaving your comfort zone. She also talks about how to make more thoughtful economic, environmental, and cultural choices while traveling. Beth reflects on a major travel lesson she learned in an Istanbul barbershop, and offers some tips on navigating relationships with loved ones who haven’t had the same transformative travel experiences that you have. She also explains why travel doesn’t automatically make you a more enlightened person. Finally, Beth gives tips on finding travel experiences wherever you are and how we can be at home wherever we find ourselves. FULL SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED ARE AVAILABLE HERE
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Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter and get a super-short email from me to start each week with 3 personal recommendations that you can consume in under 1 minute.
See My Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads
See My Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads
See My 7 Keys For Building A Location-Independent Business (Even In A Space That Is Not Traditionally Virtual)
Watch My Video Training On Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn
See The Travel Gear I Use And Recommend
Learn How to Buy Turnkey Rental Properties In The Best U.S. Real Estate Markets From Anywhere
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278: How To Use NomadMania’s Free Tools and Resources to Plan and Track Your Travels with Harry Mitsidis
Learn how NomadMania’s free platform helps you to design, plan, track, measure, and visualize your travels over time.
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In Part 2 of my interview with Harry Mitsidis, we start off talking about travel ethics, including how to avoid voyeurism and objectification of local communities, particularly low-income and vulnerable groups. Harry shares tips on how to travel in ways that are more socially responsible and environmentally sustainable, and how to design culturally immersive experiences. He then talks about his platform, NomadMania, and explains how it has divided the world into 1301 culturally distinct regions to visit. Harry describes the free tools and resources available on the NomadManaia site for travelers to plan, track, measure, and visualize their travels. He also explains the gamification, awards, verifications, and how travelers can improve their ranking for both the slowness of their travel and the recency of their travel. Harry then talks about NomadMania’s “Series” lists of travel ideas by category, including the DARE (Distinctive Alternative Remote Extremes) list, as well as their in-person events and trips. Finally, he reflects on how travel has impacted him, how his conception of travel has changed over time, and why he continues to travel today. FULL SHOW NOTES INCLUDING DIRECT LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE AVAILABLE HERE
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See My “Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads”
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277: Visiting Every Country Twice, Being Imprisoned in Yemen, and Gorilla Trekking in DR Congo with Harry Mitsidis
Hear travel stories and lessons from 1 of only 3 people on the planet who has visited every country in the world twice.
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Harry Mitsidis joins Matt for a wide ranging discussion of his extensive travels. He starts off talking about his cultural background, and how his interest in sociology overlapped with his passion for travel. He then shares about his experience learning 10 languages, including Serbian, and gives detailed recommendations for places to visit in Serbia. Next, he talks about his experiences in Ukraine and Palestine, and why both places are special to him. Harry then shares stories from his 4 visits to Yemen, including his experience getting arrested and spending a night in jail. Matt and Harry then reflect on the bribery economy in certain places around the world. Next, Harry talks about his road trip around Nigeria, his visits to Somalia, and his travels across the Democratic Republic of Congo, including his experience going gorilla trekking there. FULL SHOW NOTES INCLUDING LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED ARE AVAILABLE HERE
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Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in under 60 seconds: www.TheMaverickShow.com/Newsletter
See My “Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads”
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Apps
See My “Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads”
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Books
See My “7 Keys For Building A Location-Independent Business” (Even In A Space That Is Not Traditionally Virtual)
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Keys
Watch My Video Training On “Stylish Minimalist Packing” and Learn How to Travel the World with Carry On Luggage:
http://www.TheMaverickShow.com/Packing
See The Travel Gear I Use And Recommend:
https://ww.TheMaverickShow.com/Gear
Learn How You Can Buy Turnkey Rental Properties In The Best U.S. Real Estate Markets From Anywhere:
http://www.TheMaverickShow.com/RealEstate
See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The Equipment, Services And Vendors I Use): https://www.TheMaverickShow.com/Production
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276: Slow Traveling the World as a Vegan Family and Being a Digital Nomad Mom with Cara Celeste West
Learn tips for traveling the world with a toddler, eating vegan, and reflections on travel safety as a Black woman.
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Cara Celeste West joins Matt to talk about her decision to slow travel the world full time with her husband and toddler. She explains the concept of “world schooling” and describes how it has worked in practice for her two year old daughter. Cara talks about the company “Boundless Life” which provides turnkey solutions to help families slow travel the world by providing accommodations, education and social interaction for kids, workspace access for the parents, and local cultural immersion events. She describes what she and her family loved about living in Portugal, living on the Greek Island of Syros, and she gives tips for eating vegan while traveling the world. Cara also reflects on travel safety as a Black woman and gives tips on nomading full time with a toddler. She then talks about her journey becoming a professional content creator and gives tips for growing a social media audience, monetizing your content, and building multiple streams of income. Cara then talks about her choice to use her platform to raise awareness about injustice, and talks about her personal journey learning about the Palestinian struggle and taking a stand against the genocide. Finally, she reflects on the impact travel has had on her as a person, on her marriage, and on her daughter. FULL SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE DISCUSSED AVAILABLE HERE
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Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in under 60 seconds: www.TheMaverickShow.com/Newsletter
See My “Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads”
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Apps
See My “Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads”
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Books
See My “7 Keys For Building A Location-Independent Business” (Even In A Space That Is Not Traditionally Virtual)
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Keys
Watch My Video Training On “Stylish Minimalist Packing” and Learn How to Travel the World with Carry On Luggage:
http://www.TheMaverickShow.com/Packing
See The Travel Gear I Use And Recommend:
https://ww.TheMaverickShow.com/Gear
Learn How You Can Buy Turnkey Rental Properties In The Best U.S. Real Estate Markets From Anywhere:
http://www.TheMaverickShow.com/RealEstate
See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The Equipment, Services And Vendors I Use): https://www.TheMaverickShow.com/Production
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275: Queer Travel Tips and Resources, Palestine Solidarity, and Hosting the “While She’s Away” Podcast with Dianni Hall
Learn tips for Queer travelers, Queer dating in the digital nomad lifestyle, and being in solidarity with Palestine.
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This is Part 2 of Matt and Dianni’s afternoon wine sesh. Dianni shares travel tips and resources for Queer digital nomads. She also talks about Queer dating in the digital nomad lifestyle. Next, Dianni talks about hosting the “While She’s Away” podcast and discusses one of her interviews with a Palestinian guest. She describes her journey learning about the Palestinian struggle, and why she is now committed to both using her online platform and protesting in the streets in solidarity with the Palestinians. Finally, Dianni reflects on the impact all of this travel has had on her as a person. FULL SHOW NOTES INCLUDING DIRECT LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
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Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in under 60 seconds: www.TheMaverickShow.com/Newsletter
See My “Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads”
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Apps
See My “Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads”
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Books
See My “7 Keys For Building A Location-Independent Business” (Even In A Space That Is Not Traditionally Virtual)
www.TheMaverickShow.com/Keys
Watch My Video Training On “Stylish Minimalist Packing” and Learn How to Travel the World with Carry On Luggage:
http://www.TheMaverickShow.com/Packing
See The Travel Gear I Use And Recommend:
https://ww.TheMaverickShow.com/Gear
Learn How You Can Buy Turnkey Rental Properties In The Best U.S. Real Estate Markets From Anywhere:
http://www.TheMaverickShow.com/RealEstate
See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The Equipment, Services And Vendors I Use): https://www.TheMaverickShow.com/Production
FOLLOW THE MAVERICK SHOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
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ENJOYING THE SHOW?
Please Leave a Rating and Review Here! It really helps the show out a lot and I read each one personally. https://www.themaverickshow.com/reviews/
You Can Buy Me a Coffee Here. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! Now you can support The Maverick Show by buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheMaverickShow
Customer Reviews
Imagine having an amazing dinner guest every week!
Immersing myself in Matt’s conversations is akin to having a special dinner guest weekly, some you know and love and some are strangers, unload the profound impact of traveling the globe in a way that is rarely discussed. Each guest provides anecdotes and lessons that are full of nuance, grit, unlearning, not knowing, bravery, and relearning. This podcast inspires me to continue to traverse the world through their lens. As a BIPOC member, I am satisfied to witness that we are out here changing the narrative, one traveler at a time. Good job, Matt!
So enjoyable
So enjoyable to listen and learn from Matt and his interesting guests. Insightful stories and journeys
Great Podcast
Bold, inspiring! Matt offers unique insights. Really entertaining. Keep up the great work!