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? For our third season of How Not To Travel, it's the food that's doing the traveling! And our first episode is a great example, as Kiona and Luis dive into the controversial, ocean-crossing pizza ingredient: pineapple. We discuss how the fruit became associated to Hawaii (even though it's not even native to the islands), how it came to be a pizza topping in a decidedly non-tropical place, and why it can sting your tongue when you eat it! Tune in on your fav app this Tuesday for ep one and join us at 5pm EST/ 2pm PST for a live listening session and chat with the one and only Eijah from @sono ..read more

?Did you know that despite being one of the world's most popular spices, vanilla can only be pollinated by a single species of bee in Mexico? That curry is the national dish of two countries, and neither one is the one you're probably thinking? And that not only is Hawaiian pizza not Hawaiian, but neither is its most distinctive ingredient? Great news, everyone: we'll discuss all this and more in a brand new season of How Not To Travel. That's right: we're back for Season 3! And we're doing things a little differently this time, because instead of talking about traveling people, we're explori ..read more

From the Americas, to Europe and Oceania, anti-asian hate crime is on the rise. In this episode, we talk to folks about the effects of xenophobia on asian communities around the world. Featuring special guests: Join the Cosmos CEO & founder Cassandra Lam, Time Magazine journalist Cady Lang and moreCREDITS: This episode seeks to validate other marginalized groups whose histories and present distress is being covered up, forgotten and left unsupported. It was produced by an interracial coalition of producers and creators: The host and producer of this podcast with me, Dr. Kiona, executive pr ..read more

In this episode, we dive into how different people in the tourism industry see travel post-Covid. Virtually traveling from Rome to the Bahamas to Micronesia to Zambia and back. The host and producer of this podcast is Dr. Kiona, Executive producer is Lory Martinez. Produced by Studio Ochenta. Our Sound Editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi, Art was done by Tiffanie Delune and the music was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. If you learned something and would like to tip the creators & experts on the podcast, sponsor studio time or sponsor a mic, community donations are accepted at Venmo:@Hownottotravel, p ..read more

Once a top 10 travel destination, ( I see you Barcelona’s Mercado de la Boqueria), wet markets have gotten a bad rep during these COVID times, so we’re gonna break down what they actually are, and how they exist to benefit communities all over the world.The Host and Producer of this podcast is Dr. Kiona, executive producer is Lory Martinez. And this is an Ochenta Podcast produced by Studio Ochenta. Editor on this is Luis Lopez Levi. Art was done by Tiffanie Delune and the music was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. If you learned something and would like to tip the creators and experts on the podcast ..read more

Lockdown life is tough yall. So how are people who love the outdoors dealing right now? How is their mental health? Tune in to hear @browngirl_green, @outdoorjournaltour, @jennybruso from @unlikelyhikers and more discuss the great outdoors during COVID19.The Host and Producer of this podcast is Dr. Kiona, executive producer is Lory Martinez. And this is an Ochenta Podcast produced by Studio Ochenta. Editor on this is Luis Lopez Levi. Art was done by Tiffanie Delune and the music was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. If you learned something and would like to tip the creators and experts on the podcast ..read more

So IDK about y’all, but I’m sick of Zoom. So this week we're looking at COVID - era travel options.Featuring: Mark Rebillet, one of the first artists to tour in the US during the pandemic, Tony Warner from Black History Walks on giving virtual walking tours and much more...If you learned something and would like to tip the creators & experts on the podcast, sponsor studio time or sponsor a mic, community donations are accepted at Venmo:@Hownottotravel, paypal: hownototravelpodcast@gmail.com and Patreon How Not To Travel Podcast   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informat ..read more

So here we are with a podcast called How Not to Travel, and we literally cannot travel out here…. So in this episode, we talked to serial travelers around the world to see how they’re adapting to the year without travel. The host and producer of this podcast is Dr. Kiona, Executive producer is Lory Martinez. Produced by Studio Ochenta. Our Sound Editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi, Art was done by Tiffanie Delune and the music was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. If you learned something and would like to tip the creators & experts on the podcast, sponsor studio time or sponsor a mic, community donati ..read more

It’s been a minute since we’ve posted, and that’s because travel has changed soo soo much since this pandemic started. For this special CoVID19 edition of How Not To Travel, we’re *virtually* travelling around the world, talking to people about what it was like to receive the news of COVID19, their country’s response, and how they feel about travel moving forward.CREDITS: The host and producer of this podcast is Dr. Kiona. Executive producer is Lory Martinez. Produced by Studio Ochenta. Our Sound Editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi, Art was done by Tiffany Delune and the music was done by Gabriel D ..read more