Best Hillwalking Podcasts (2024)

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S5 #6 | Relearning Home & Hospitality w/ Manish Jain (Ecoversities) 52:41

6h ago52:41

52:41

On this episode, my guest is Manish Jain, a man deeply committed to regenerating our diverse local knowledge systems, cultural imaginations and inter-cultural dialogue. Inspired by MK Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Ivan Illich, his illiterate village grandmother, his unschooled daughter, indigenous communities and Jain spiritual philosophy, he is one…

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#0.6 | Spectacle, The Senses and Surveillance w/ Chris Christou 11:17

15d ago11:17

11:17

Show Notes John Urry’s The Tourist Gaze Photography The Senses Surveillance and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Spectacle Homework Transcript Welcome friends to Season Zero of the End of Tourism podcast. In these mini-episodes, you'll hear short transmissions speaking to the principles of the pod. We'll introduce you, our listeners, to the themes and …

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S5 #5 | Fortress Conservation in the Congo w/ Martin Lena & Linda Poppe (Survival International) 50:51

1M ago50:51

50:51

On this episode, my guests are Martin Lena and Linda Poppe of Survival International. They join me to discuss “fortress conservation” in the Congo, the issues facing Kahuzi-Biega National Park, and the recent victories of Survival International there. Linda is a political scientist and director of the Berlin office of Survival International, the gl…

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S5 #4 | Hillwalking & Homecoming in the Highlands w/ Christos Galanis 1:02:33

2M ago1:02:33

1:02:33

On this episode, my guest is , a friend and scholar who recently completed his PhD in Cultural Geography from The University of Edinburgh where his research centered on themes of displacement and memorial walking practices in the Highlands of Scotland. A child of Greek political refugees on both sides of his family, Christos' work looks at ways in …

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S5 #3 | We Are Not Americans w/ Healani Sonoda-Pale (Ka Lahui Hawai'i) 45:12

3M ago45:12

45:12

My guest on this episode is Healani Sonoda-Pale, a Kanaka Maoli Human Rights advocate for Self-Determination and a Water Protector who has been organizing at the intersection of the indigenous struggle for liberation and environmental protection in Hawai'i. She is a member of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative and the spokesperson of …

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S5 #2 | Composting Cultures of Disposability w/ Clementine Morrigan & Jay LeSoleil (F*****g Cancelled) 1:16:24

4M ago1:16:24

1:16:24

On this episode, my guests are and of the Podcast. Clementine Morrigan is a writer and public intellectual based in Montréal, Canada. She writes popular and controversial essays about culture, politics, ethics, relationships, sexuality, and trauma. A passionate believer in independent media, she’s been making zines since the year 2000 and is the au…

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S5 #1 | The Right to Stay Home w/ David Bacon 1:03:33

5M ago1:03:33

1:03:33

On this episode, my guest is David Bacon, a California writer and documentary photographer. A former union organizer, today he documents labor, the global economy, war and migration, and the struggle for human rights. His latest book, In the Fields of the North / En los campos del norte (COLEF / UC Press, 2017) includes over 300 photographs and 12 …

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S4 #6 - Decoding Degrowth & Boosterism in the Balearics w/ Macia Blazquez 57:55

9M ago57:55

57:55

On this episode of The End of Tourism Podcast, my guest is Macià Blázquez-Salom, a professor at the University of the Balearic Islands, who specializes in the Geography of Tourism, Territorial Planning, Sustainability and Degrowth. He utilizes his teaching and research activity in the environmental movement (and vice versa), and through his activis…

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S4 #5 | The Many Faces of Exile in Exarcheia w/ Penny Travlou (Athens) 1:01:42

9M ago1:01:42

1:01:42

On this episode of the pod, my guest is Penny Travlou, a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Cultural Geography and Theory (Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art/University of Edinburgh). Her research focuses on social justice, the commons, collaborative practices, intangible cultural heritage and et…

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S4 #4 | Feeding Those in Flight w/ No Name Kitchen (The Balkans) 53:04

10M ago53:04

53:04

On this episode, my guest is Barbara from No Name Kitchen, an independent movement working alongside the Balkans and the Mediterranean routes to promote humanitarian aid and political action for those who suffer the difficulties of extreme journeys and violent push-backs. Their actions include medical care, distributions of food and clothes, legal …

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S4 #3 | On the Lost Arts of Pilgrimage & Asking Permission w/ Nick Hunt 1:17:17

11M ago1:17:17

1:17:17

On this episode, my guest is Nick Hunt, the author of three travel books about journeys by foot, including Outlandish: Walking Europe's Unlikely Landscapes. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, Emergence, The Irish Times, New Internationalist, Resurgence & Ecologist and other publications. He works as an editor and co-director for the Dark M…

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S4 #2 | Protesting Evictions, Expats & the Golden Visa w/ Stop Despejos (Lisbon) 45:28

11M ago45:28

45:28

On this episode of the End of Tourism Podcast, I’m joined by Joana and Davide of Stop Despejos (Stop Evictions). Based in Lisbon (Portugal), Stop Despejos is an anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist, horizontal political collective, fighting for the right to housing and the right to the city. Through mutual aid, direct action, obstruction of ev…

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S4 #1 | The Death of Venice w/ Petra Reski (Venice) 46:16

12M ago46:16

46:16

My guest on this episode is Petra Reski, a German writer and journalist who has lived in Venice since 1991. As a result of her numerous publications on the Mafia, she was subjected to lawsuits and threats, which is why she received police protection for a while. She has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Ricarda Huch Prize in 2021,…

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S3 #8 | Contending With 50 Years of the Tourist | Dean MacCannell 54:44

1y ago54:44

54:44

My guest on this episode is Dean MacCannell, a social analyst and critic whose writings on contemporary cultural arrangements have been translated worldwide. He is best known for his path-breaking book, The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class. His most recent book is 18 & Out a memoir of his childhood and youth. In this interview we discuss …

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S3 #7 | On Travel Writing and Colonial Spells | Bani Amor 1:08:46

1y ago1:08:46

1:08:46

My guest on this episode is Bani Amor, a genderqueer travel writer who explores the relationships between race, place, and power. They’re a four-time Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation fellow with work in CNN Travel, Fodor’s, and AFAR, among others, and in the anthology Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity. In our discussion we look …

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S3 #6 | The Hypermobile Medium is the Message | Andrew McLuhan (The McLuhan Institute) 1:10:26

1y ago1:10:26

1:10:26

My guest on this episode is Andrew McLuhan, an author and educator living in Bloomfield, Ontario. He writes and delivers speeches, classes, workshops on McLuhan methods and work, consults with individuals and companies on understanding McLuhan work in culture and technology and applying that work today to bring insight and new perception and unders…

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#0.5 | Responsibility, Repair and Radical Hospitality | Chris Christou 9:04

1y ago9:04

9:04

In this mini-episode, I offer up a little introduction into these extremely important themes, ones so often neglected in our time: responsibility, repair and radical hospitality. As locals and foreigners alike, depending on where we are at any given moment, the questions posed in the episode arise as necessary in order to understand where we actual…

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S3 #5 | Hacking the Housing Crisis | Murray Cox (Inside Airbnb) 1:11:55

1y ago1:11:55

1:11:55

My guest on this episode is Murray Cox, a multidisciplinary Australian-American artist and activist based in Newburgh NY, who uses visual, audio, spatial and data storytelling to explore themes of economic and racial equity and to fight for housing justice and the right to our cities. He is also the data activist founder of Inside Airbnb, a mission…

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S3 #4 | The Old Country, the Dead and Justice | Stephen Jenkinson (Orphan Wisdom) 1:24:26

1y ago1:24:26

1:24:26

On this episode, I'm honoured to host and welcome back to the pod, my dear friend, Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW. Stephen is a worker, author, storyteller, musician and culture activist. In 2010, he founded Orphan Wisdom, a house for learning skills of deep living and making human culture that are mandatory in endangered, endangering times. It is a r…

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S3 #3 | Indigenous Travellers in the Heart of Empire | Cecilia Morgan 44:40

1+ y ago44:40

44:40

On this episode, I speak to Cecilia Morgan, a professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Canada as part of the British Empire and transnational worlds. She has been researching the history of English-Canadians’ and Indigenous peopl…

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S3 #2 | Decolonizing Conservation in Africa & Beyond | Fiore Longo (Survival International) 56:33

1+ y ago56:33

56:33

On this episode, my guest is Fiore Longo, a Research and Advocacy Officer at Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples. She is the director of Survival International France and Survival International Spain. Fiore coordinates Survival’s conservation campaign, and has visited many communities in Africa and Asia that face human ri…

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S3 #1 | On Finding Home in the Ruins | Dougald Hine (A School Called HOME) 58:27

1+ y ago58:27

58:27

On this, the first episode of Season 3: Invocations, my guest is Dougald Hine, a social thinker, writer and speaker. After an early career as a BBC journalist, he co-founded organisations including the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. He has collaborated with scientists, artists and activists, serving as a leader of artistic developm…

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S2 #7.2 | Reflections: "Barbarians of Oaxaca: Get Out" | Chris Christou (ENG) 53:06

1+ y ago53:06

53:06

This is the last episode of Season 2: Mexico, entitled "Barbarians of Oaxaca: Get Out". In honor of our late, dear friend and mentor, Gustavo Esteva, along with myself and fellow Unitierra Oaxaca Wendy Juarez, we have put together a series of reflections on this season, the episodes, and everything we have learned as a result. We want to thank you …

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S2 #7.1 | Reflexiones: "Fuera Los Barbaros de Oaxaca" | Wendy Juarez & Chris Christou (Unitierra Oaxaca) 1:23:39

1+ y ago1:23:39

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Esto es el ultimo episodio de la Temporada 2: México: Fuera los Barbaros de Oaxaca. En honor a nuestro difunto, querido amigo y mentor, Gustavo Esteva, junto conmigo y la compañera Wendy Juarez de la Unitierra Oaxaca, hemos reunido una serie de reflexiones sobre esta temporada, los episodios y todo lo que hemos aprendido como un resultado. Queremos…

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S2 #6 | Identidad, Apropiación Cultural y la Posibilidad de Peregrinaje Entre Culturas | Yasnaya Elena Aguilar Gil 1:13:06

1+ y ago1:13:06

1:13:06

En este episodio, nuestra invitada es Yásnaya Aguilar, una escritora, lingüista, traductora, investigadora y activista originaria de Ayutla Mixe, Oaxaca. Ella estudió la licenciatura en Lengua y Literatura Hispánica, así como la Maestría en Lingüística en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Su trabajo se encuentra fuertemente enfocado a pro…

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S2 #5.2 | The Voices of the Workers | Maria Itaki & Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran (ENG) 40:58

1+ y ago40:58

40:58

In this episode, we are joined by friends in Oaxaca, Maria Itaka and Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran. Born and raised in Oaxaca, María has a major in English Language and Literature from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with a specialization in translation. After many years of working for tourism-based projects, she now works independentl…

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S2 #5.1 | Las Voces Trabajadoras | Maria Itaka & Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran (ESP) 1:09:14

1+ y ago1:09:14

1:09:14

En este episodio, nos acompanamos unos compas de Oaxaca, Maria Itaka y Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran. María nació y creció en Oaxaca. Es licenciada en Letras y Literatura Inglesa por la UNAM y cuenta con una especialidad en Traducción. Tras varios años de haber trabajado en proyectos turísticos, actualmente trabaja de manera independiente y ofrece servicio…

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S2 #4.2 | Without Plurality, There Can Be No Hospitality | Elias Gomez Gonzalez (ENG) 31:50

1+ y ago31:50

31:50

On this episode, I am accompanied by a dear philosopher, writer, and friend, Elías González Gómez. Elias focuses on interreligious dialogue and the bridge between mysticism and the struggle to build a new world. He has collaborated with different interreligious groups, as well as indigenous and spiritual communities. He is currently a professor at …

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S2 #4.1 | Sin Pluralidad, No Hay Hospitalidad | Elias Gomez Gonzalez (ESP) 1:06:12

1+ y ago1:06:12

1:06:12

En este episodio, me acompaña un querido amigo filósofo y escritor, Elías González Gómez. Elias enfoca en el diálogo interreligioso y en el puente entre la mística y las luchas por construir un mundo nuevo. Ha colaborado con distintos colectivos interreligiosos, comunidades indígenas y espirituales. Actualmente es profesor de asignatura en el ITESO…

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S2 #3 | La Lucha Comunitaria Contra El Tren "Maya" | Pedro U.C. (Asamblea Múuch’ Xíinbal) 1:03:44

1+ y ago1:03:44

1:03:44

En este episodio, nuestro invitado es Pedro Regalado Uc Be, un escritor mexicano en lengua maya, poeta, narrador, traductor y activista. El es profesor en la Escuela de Creación Literaria del Centro Estatal de Bellas Artes (CEBA), plantel donde también realizó estudios. Pedro es Integrante de la Asamblea de Defensores del Territorio Maya Múuch’ Xíi…

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S2 #2.2 | Defending Land & Lineage from Psychedelic Tourism | Wirikuta Preservation Project (ENG) 53:29

2y ago53:29

53:29

The Wirikuta Preservation Project is an internationally-run endeavour to protect 500 acres of land for the Wixarika Nation in Estacion de Catorce in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Their mission is to preserve Wixarika sacred lands & cultural heritage while supporting future generations to continue living their traditional way of life by purc…

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S2 #2.1 | Defendiendo Tierra y Cultura del Turismo Psicodélico | Wirikuta Preservation Project (ESP) 51:28

2y ago51:28

51:28

El Proyecto de Preservación de Wirikuta es un proyecto internacional para proteger 500 acres de tierra para la Nación Wixarika en la Estación de Catorce en el estado de San Luis Potosí, México. Su misión es preservar las tierras sagradas y el patrimonio cultural Wixarika mientras apoya a las generaciones futuras para que continúen viviendo su estil…

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S2 #1 | Resistiendo el Espectáculo en Oaxaca | Marcos Esmar 1:37:46

2y ago1:37:46

1:37:46

En este episodio, me acompaña Marcos Esmar. Maros nació en el año de 1996 en Cosoltepec, Oaxaca. Es estudiante autodidactica, se dedica a hacer rap y a la escritura, participa en el colectivo Espiral de Pensamiento Crítico, proyecto en el que ha colaborado con diversos textos sobre teoría crítica y poesía. El proyecto Espiral de Pensamiento Crítico…

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S1 #16 | Tourism, Colonialism, and Disease | Christopher Riendeau 54:37

2y ago54:37

54:37

On this episode I’m joined by Christopher Riendeau, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he learned first hand what it means to live in a tourist town. Chris’ research focuses on applied ethics in tourism and more specifically around existentialism and bad faith in the search for "authentic" tou…

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S1 #15 | On Getting Lost, Making Sanctuary, and Courting Monsters | Bayo Akomolafe 51:02

2y ago51:02

51:02

On this episode, our guest is Bayo Akomolafe, a speaker, author, fugitive neo-materialist com-post-activist public intellectual and Yoruba poet. But when he takes himself less seriously, he is a father to Alethea and Kyah, and the grateful life-partner to Ej as well as the sworn washer of nightly archives of dishes. The convener of the concepts of …

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#0.4 | Your Host, My Story 11:10

2y ago11:10

11:10

Ep 0.4 | Your Host, My Story In this mini-episode, I offer you a little bit about what brought me to court and conjure The End of Tourism Podcast. I speak to the dilemmas that touched me as a young person, about how a long lineage and period as a travelling tourist fed the ideas that you hear in these episodes, and how we might, together, come to s…

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S1 #14 | Confronting Privilege, Identity and Guilt Trips | Dr. Anu Taranath 1:14:03

2y ago1:14:03

1:14:03

On this episode, our guest is Dr. Anu Taranath, a speaker, educator, and racial equity consultant who partners with a range of people to deepen conversations on history, harm and healing. A professor at the University of Washington for the past 20+ years, Dr. Anu knows that the most compelling conversations on race, identity and belonging take plac…

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S1 #13 | Rites of Passage in an Age of Fugitivity | Ian MacKenzie (The Mythic Masculine) 53:53

2y ago53:53

53:53

On this episode, our guest is Ian MacKenzie, a filmmaker and writer who lives on the Salish Sea with his partner and young son. For over 13 years, he’s been tracking the global emergence of new culture. From the desert of Burning Man to the heart of Occupy Wall St, he has sought and amplified the voices of visionaries, artists and activists who hav…

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S1 #12 | Neoshamanism, Burning Man, and Scorched Earth Tourism | Daniel Pinchbeck 44:59

2y ago44:59

44:59

Daniel Pinchbeck is an American author. His books include Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and How Soon Is Now? From Personal Initiation to Global Transformation He is a co-founder of the web magazine Reality Sandwich and of the website Evolver.net, and edited …

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S1 #11 | The Anti-Conquest, Travel Writing, and Planetary Consciousness | Mary Louise Pratt 1:07:48

2y ago1:07:48

1:07:48

On this episode, our guest is Mary Louise Pratt, a Professor Emerita at NYU and author of the pioneering decolonial work on travel writing entitled Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation. Her new book Planetary Longings is out now through Duke University Press. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Stanford University. Her rese…

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S1 #10 | Ecotourism, Catharsis, and Post-Capitalist Dreaming | Robert Fletcher 53:47

2+ y ago53:47

53:47

On this episode, our guest is Robert Fletcher, an environmental anthropologist and author at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Robert is based in the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. A former ecotourism guide, he is an environmental anthropologist with research interests in conservation,…

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#0.3 | Expectation and Entitlement 11:25

2+ y ago11:25

11:25

Season Zero #0.3 | Expectation and Entitlement In this mini-episode, I speak about the expectation and entitlement that follows tourists into foreign lands, how it becomes embedded into the minds and places of tourists' hosts, and how the tourism industry encourages all of this. The consequences of this are deep and dire and almost always ensure th…

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S1 #9 | 30 Years of Rethinking Tourism & Ecotravel | Deborah McLaren 56:08

2+ y ago56:08

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On this episode we are joined by activist and author Deborah McLaren. Deborah McLaren has worked with Indigenous and rural communities for 25 years, helping to analyze and advocate for tourism issues and rights. These include land, intellectual property, cultural, environmental and development rights. She served as the director of the Rethinking To…

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S1 #8 | Pivoting Towards the Sacred | Day Schildkret (Morning Altars) 1:07:04

2+ y ago1:07:04

1:07:04

On this episode we are joined by friend and fellow scholar, Day Schildkret of Morning Altars. Day Schildkret is internationally renowned as the author, artist and teacher behind the Morning Altars movement, inspiring tens of thousands of people to make life more beautiful and meaningful through ritual, nature and art. BuzzFeed calls his work, “a ce…

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S1 #7 | Grounding B******t Flights | Samie Blasingame (Stay Grounded) 1:00:45

2+ y ago1:00:45

1:00:45

On this episode we are joined by Samie Blasingame, the communications campaigner for the Stay Grounded Network. Stay Grounded is a global network of more than 180 member organisations, among them local airport opposition and climate justice groups, NGOs, trade unions, initiatives fostering alternatives to aviation like night trains, and organisatio…

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13 Blencathra - walking into wellbeing 37:47

2+ y ago37:47

37:47

Rose Gare Simmons, BMC councillor for hillwalkers, takes us up her favourite mountain, Blencathra. She explains why mountains are crucial for her wellbeing and how she tries to share this wellbeing with others.By The BMC

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S1 #6.2 | A World Where Many Worlds Belong | Gustavo Esteva (Unitierra Oaxaca) 38:41

2+ y ago38:41

38:41

On this episode, our guest is Gustavo Esteva, a "deprofessionalized" social activist, author, and elder. I sat down with Gustavo in his house on the edge of a small Zapotec town to discuss the legacy of interculturality, radical hospitality, the philosopher Ivan Illich, and the Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico. Gustavo is the co-founder of La Universi…

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S1 #6.1 | The Conquest and the Great Escape | Gustavo Esteva (Unitierra Oaxaca) 1:00:22

2+ y ago1:00:22

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On this episode, our guest is Gustavo Esteva, a "deprofessionalized" social activist, author, and elder. I sat down with Gustavo in his house on the edge of a small Zapotec town to discuss the legacy of tourism in Oaxaca, how tourism is an extension of the colonization of the Americas, and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We touch on the …

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S1 #5 | Neighbourhood Resistance and Resilience | Daniel Pardo (ABDT | Barcelona) 50:54

2+ y ago50:54

50:54

On this episode, our guest is Daniel Pardo, an organizer of various neighbourhood organizations in Barcelona, including ABDT (the Assembly of Neighborhoods for Tourism Degrowth). I caught up with Daniel and friend Ana Elia to speak about Barcelona, what has become of it as a result of overtourism and the local struggles against touristification the…

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#0.2 | Escape, Exile and Culture 9:42

2+ y ago9:42

9:42

Season Zero: Episode 0.2 Escape, Exile and Culture In this mini-episode, I speak about escape and exile and how each are deeply entwined aspects of the tourist world. As a result of each, culture suffers or is (mis)appropriated both in tourist destinations and at home. This is a brief introduction to the themes that often go unquestioned in the wor…

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