Traveling While Black with Nanjala Nyabola

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Every now and then, I like to drop an extra episode! This week, I'm pulling one of my favorites from the archives. Nanjala Nyabola is a writer, humanitarian advocate, political analyst, and author of Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move. In this episode, we dive into giving back as a traveler, the impact that travel can have on your relationship with fear, how to recognize privilege, and why you can and should do many various things in life (no niching required). What resonated most with you in this episode? Let me know by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune in to Learn: The idea of defining a mission for yourself and pursuing it authentically The unspoken barriers of traveling with an African passport Recognizing privilege and what we can do to create change Being conscious of how we consume the world and how environmental alternatives can enhance the travel experience Why your values will and should guide your decisions How we can influence people in power to open their hearts and borders to asylum-seekers How the media has failed us How travel has changed Nanjala's relationship with fear And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - NordVPN, Lingoda Learn more about Nanjala's work on her website Order your copy of Travelling While Black Follow Nanjala on Twitter Want More? Solo Travel, Coffee, & Blackpacking w/ Jarika Johnson The Slow Travel Philosophy + Traveling As A Black Woman w/ Oneika Raymond Finding Meaning Through Travel w/ Dr. Christopher Daniels Thanks to Our Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by NordVPN. Get an exclusive NordVPN deal at www.nordvpn.com/zerototravel. It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! This episode is also sponsored by Lingoda. Want to enhance your travel experience? Learn some of the local language! Get three free group classes until September 1 when you go to www.lingoda.com and use the promo code 'TRAVEL.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I totally understand that impulse to not hyper-specialize and really focus more on defining
0:06.6	a mission for yourself in the world and pursuing that mission authentically and whatever
0:12.7	form makes most sense to you.
0:15.1	That was a clip from my interview today with Nanzala Nehobola.
0:19.2	She's the author of a new book called Traveling While
0:21.9	Black. We're celebrating Black History Month today on the podcast. I'm so excited to bring you
0:27.5	this interview. We've got a ton packed into this show. First of all, I'm going to share with
0:32.4	you one of my travel heroes. And then you're going to dive into this conversation with Nongala.
0:39.5	We cover so much ground. Everything from giving back as a traveler to the impact that travel
0:46.5	can have on your relationship with fear. We talk about privilege. There's a lot of destination stuff
0:52.1	in here, just a ton. So I know you're going to love
0:54.8	the interview portion. I've also got a shout out to somebody in this community who gave me a
1:00.3	suggestion for what to do with my patch collection. So you'll hear that. And loads more. We got to
1:07.4	get into it because we got a lot to cover. It's happening now. So buckle up, strap in.
1:11.8	Thanks for being here.
1:12.7	And welcome to the Zero to Travel Podcast, my friend.
1:21.3	You're listening to the Zero to Travel podcast where we explore exciting travel-based work,
1:26.4	lifestyle, and business opportunities, helping
1:28.8	you to achieve your wildest travel dreams.
1:31.5	And now your host, World Wanderer and Travel Junkie Jason Moore.
1:38.9	Hey, what's up? It's Jason with zero to travel.com.
1:42.9	Welcome to the show. Thanks for hanging out,
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