The Trip

Filmmaker and journalist Shravan Vidyarthi drinks with The Trip in Nairobi and talks about Kenya's 44th official tribe—Kenyans of South Asian descent—and about his project on the martyred photojournalist, his uncle Priya Ramrakha.

Paul Theroux on Priya Ramrakha (New Yorker)

Priya Ramrakha: The Recovered Archive (Book)

Intersect, a global production company founded by Shravan Vidyarthi

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Episode 106, Havana: Nancy Cepero Dec 14, 2020

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A new generation of Cuban activists is questioning everything, including the heavy, meat-laden Cuban diet. Nancy Cepero, vegan chef, queer anti-racist activist and artist, is proud to be counted among them.

Nancy Cepero artwork for sale

Nancy Cepero on Instagram

Nancy Cepero on Tik-Tok

Grados Restaurant Havana

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Episode 55, Nairobi: Wanuri Kahiu (re-release) Dec 10, 2020

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The Trip's five episodes from the heroic city of Nairobi start strong with a rum dawa and a conversation with iconic Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu.

Show notes:

Announcement of Wanuri Kahiu’s upcoming feature adaption of The Hate U Give

Rafiki trailer

TEDx Wanuri Kahiu talk

Kenya Supreme Court Anti-Homosexuality Ruling

Hajooj Kuka’s documentary Beats of the Antonov

Afrobubblegum

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Episode 54, SF's Mission District: Chris Ying Dec 03, 2020

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Food writer, podcaster and producer Chris Ying explains why he doesn't mourn the Mission's good old days

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Episode 105, Havana: Mónica Baró Nov 30, 2020

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Mónica Baró is an independent journalist, a difficult thing to be in a country where the authorities patrol public information like sharks on the reef. She and The Trip's host, foreign correspondent Nathan Thornburgh, talk about their respective arrests in Cuba, and about why she does what she does, despite all the risks.

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Episode 53, SF's Mission District: Emiliana Puyana Nov 26, 2020

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La Cocina is a heroic San Francisco non-profit that helps women—mostly immigrants and women of color—start and sustain their own businesses in food. La Cocina's Emiliana Puyana is ideally suited to help them realize their dreams. So we drank negronis in 2019 and talked about it all.

Links:

La Cocina’s website

We Are La Cocina: Recipes in Pursuit of the American Dream

Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel

La Cocina Gift Boxes

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