Indagare Global Conversations

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Becky Diamond, Video Journalist: Tales from the War Zone Sep 02, 2021

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Melissa Biggs Bradley talks with NYU professor and former war correspondent Becky Diamond about how her passion for journalism came through travel, reporting from the frontlines in Afghanistan and Iraq, her passion (and her favorite places) in the Middle East. Plus, finding flow and living in the present—and the ways travel builds resilience and gratitude you won’t forget. https://www.womenforwomen.org/ https://www.rescue.org/

Fabien Cousteau, Aquanaut, Conservationist and Filmmaker: Journey to the Bottom of the Sea Aug 26, 2021

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What are the small steps we can take to protect the planet and its oceans for future generations? Melissa Biggs Bradley sits down with aquanaut and filmmaker Fabien Cousteau to talk about his underwater adventures, his passion for sharks(!), ocean conservation and his latest project Proteus—and why travel is the best classroom for life.
https://www.fabiencousteauolc.org/

Inès de la Fressange, Fashion Designer and Roger Vivier Ambassador: Defining French Style Aug 19, 2021

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Melissa Biggs Bradley sits down with style icon, author, Roger Vivier ambassador, and designer Inès de la Fressange to talk about the evolution of Parisian style, what makes fashion “timeless,” the beauty of simple things (and her latest clothing line), why taking risks matters and much more. https://www.rogervivier.com/

Dawn Davis, Bon Appetit Editor: A Taste for Travel Aug 12, 2021

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How can food help you discover the essence of a place—and be a conduit for memories? Melissa Biggs Bradley finds out when she sits down with Bon Appetit’s Dawn Davis. They also discuss the magical chaos of New York in the rain, their mutual love for Africa, what it really means to eat like a local, the pleasures of planning a trip around food—and why taking chances is easier when you’re someplace else.
https://www.bonappetit.com/

Travel Experts Talk: Trips of a Lifetime Aug 05, 2021

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Whether you’re a “first returner,” a trailblazer or you’re dreaming about traveling again, this one’s for you: Melissa Biggs Bradley talks with four top travel experts about the trips to take now, the destinations on their wish lists—from Rwanda to Paris, Greece, Uzbekistan and beyond. Plus, their travel strategies, Covid’s impact on travel, silver linings and much more.

(Listen Again) Sonu Shivdasani, Eco-Luxury Pioneer: Sustaining Paradise Jul 15, 2021

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Sonu Shivdasani is the co-founder of Soneva Resorts and founder and former CEO of Six Senses and one of the leading pioneers of sustainability and barefoot luxury travel in the Maldives. He talks with Melissa Biggs Bradley about his passion for the island nation, his latest projects, why Slow Travel matters more than ever, his favorite destinations and much more. https://soneva.com/

(Listen Again) Conor Knighton, Author and Correspondent: Exploring America's National Parks Jul 08, 2021

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Melissa Biggs Bradley sits down with the Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and author of Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park and learns what it’s like to visit all 59 U.S. National Parks (and why your visits matter), why the great American road trip has never been easier, how you know travel is part of your life story and more. http://www.conorknighton.com

(Listen Again) Hotelier Meryanne Loum-Martin: For the Love of Marrakech Jun 17, 2021

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From the garden of her Morocco hotel Jnane Tamsna, author and Morocco's only black hotelier, Meryanne Loum-Martin talks with Melissa Biggs Bradley about growing up as a Senegalese diplomat’s daughter, how she kicked off the riad-hotel craze in Marrakech and her latest projects: the cultural collective, AFreeCulture, which showcases the African diaspora in literature, cinema and entrepreneurship and a book, Inside Morocco. https://www.afreeculture.org
https://travel.indagare.com/globalclassroom

(Listen Again) Writer Paul Theroux: The Principles of Travel May 27, 2021

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Acclaimed travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux tells Melissa Biggs Bradley why he’s been in his own personal lockdown since 1963; how he gets to the “flesh and blood” of a place when he’s on the road; his principles of travel—from America to Africa; why the best travel is not really about travel at all; and why going alone is the way to self-discovery—in short: you learn everything from leaving home.

Travel Experts Talk: The Potential Perils of Undertourism Apr 29, 2021

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There is no doubt that the pandemic has changed the travel industry forever. Join Melissa Biggs Bradley as she talks with top experts and thought leaders in travel conservation and sustainability about Covid’s tumultuous impact and how it’s reshaping the new travel landscape, the destinations we love and how we experience them.
http://sttakenya.org/

https://www.tourismcares.org/

https://responsibletravel.org/

https://www.theconscioustravelfoundation.com/