before someone else tells it

Part Two picks up where Antoine and I left off, but the conversation moves beyond travel and into a bigger question: what is your time actually worth?-- You can listen to Part One at https://rss.com/p...

21 Aug 29min

This conversation was not planned.Antoine and I had known each other for about 72 hours when we sat down in my apartment in Salvador, Bahia, to record this. We met because he heard American voices whi...

21 Aug 55min

the cities we live in were not always cities. they weren’t always this packed, this urbanized. and some of the most xenophobic, most close-minded people i’ve ever come across, anywhere, including back...

18 Juni 8min

this episode came from my live youtube video recorded on sunday, may 31, 2026: “real digital nomads and chameleons - https://www.youtube.com/live/9Phy4V2wGz0?si=3opFMupNDMfTEkW0.”i’m talking about the...

2 Juni 51min

finding your people in a new country is hard enough. finding someone who can do your hair AND your nails AND figure out what you mean even when you don't have the words? that's a whole thing.i've been...

20 Maj 5min

on may 8, 2026 the u.s. state department started revoking active passports from americans who owe back child support. they began with people owing $100,000 or more --- about 2,700 americans --- but th...

10 Maj 15min

audio from a 2 hour youtube live i did on april 20, 2026. i woke up annoyed and didn't know why, shuffled some playing cards, pulled the one that said transparency, and went live. this is what came ou...

29 Apr 2h 22min

doing the dishes in brazil ---there's no hot water at the sink. no garbage disposal. no dishwasher (unless you're wealthy or american). just one basin, cold water, and a squeegee you didn't know you n...

18 Apr 11min