Going Places – Details, episodes & analysis

Today, we're speaking with Lindsay Gary, a Houston-based professor-scholar, multi-disciplinary artivist, and social entrepreneur on a mission to educate, connect, and empower the African diaspora in the US.

In this episode, Lindsay talks about staying true to your purpose, finding time in our busy days to dedicate to what matters, and the value of asking important questions as a method for finding our paths forward. It’s what has led her on her journey in becoming a choreographer, educator,  founder of a nonprofit, and artist.

Original Air Date: Feb 24, 2021.

• Join me this Fall on a 10-day trip to Jordan
• Follow Lindsay on Instagram @doctor_linds
• Check out Lindsay's website
• Learn more about Lindsay’s projects Dance Afrikana and The New Red Book

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Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. 

Learn more about our show at goingplacesmedia.com.

In today's episode, I speak to Khadija Farah, a travel and documentary photographer based in Nairobi, Kenya. Khadija’s work appears in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Guardian and more.

Khadija is a member of Inland Stories, an international cooperative of long-term documentary photographers. Her work is part of the 2020 Lit List by Authority Collective, Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, and World Press Photo's African Photojournalism Database (APJD). Khadija’s projects includes In Bibi's Kitchen, a cookbook with recipes and stories from eight African nations for which she produced all on location images.

Original Air Date: Nov 11, 2020.

• Join me this Fall on a 10-day trip to Jordan
• Follow Khadija on Instagram @farahkhad
• Check out Khadija’s website
• Learn more about In Bibi’s Kitchen, a book of recipes and stories from the African continent

Get more information at: Going Places website

Join our Going Places newsletter to get updates on new episodes and Yulia's travel storytelling work. Subscribe at goingplacesmedia.com/newsletter!

For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out our videos on YouTube!

Please head over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE to the show. If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with others on social and don’t forget to tag us @goingplacesmedia!

And show us some love, if you have a minute, by rating Going Places or leaving us a review wherever you listen. You’ll be helping us to bend the arc of algorithms towards our community — thank you!

Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. 

Learn more about our show at goingplacesmedia.com.

Imani Bashir is a world-traveling storyteller, mother, and advocate who's lived in five countries across four continents, including Egypt, Poland, and Malaysia. Her work focuses on culturally immersive social media content highlighting various atrocities and initiatives to support marginalized communities worldwide. Get ready to be immersed in this important topic: how do we travel in a way that is generative (to use the term on everyone’s minds right now), and not destructive?

Imani has worked with The New York Times, Cosmo, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, and many others. She just took on a new role as the director of communications at BEAM, which stands for Black Emotional And Mental Health collective.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Imani's experience of being a Black digital nomad
• How living abroad shaped Imani’s global citizenship
• Traveling with kids & mom culture in the US and abroad
• Travel as a way to gain empathy for immigrants
• Travel media industry’s handling of Gaza
• The ethics of press trips
• The history of Black Islam in America
• Misconceptions about Islam
• Did anything change since the murder of George Floyd?

• Learn more about Imani on her website
• Read Imani's story, Life As a Black “Digital Nomad” Isn’t the Same
• Read Imani's story, A Reflection on What It Means to Be a Black American Muslim
• Check out the work of BEAM
• Sign the Travel Industry For Palestine initiative
• Listen to the Upstream Podcast
• Follow Imani on TikTok
• Follow Imani on Instagram

Get more information at: Going Places website

Join our Going Places newsletter to get updates on new episodes and Yulia's travel storytelling work. Subscribe at goingplacesmedia.com/newsletter!

For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out our videos on YouTube!

Please head over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE to the show. If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with others on social and don’t forget to tag us @goingplacesmedia!

And show us some love, if you have a minute, by rating Going Places or leaving us a review wherever you listen. You’ll be helping us to bend the arc of algorithms towards our community — thank you!

Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/57

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

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If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/56

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

For more BTS of this podcast follow @travelmedialab

Need support and accountability? Join our Facebook group!

If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/55

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

For more BTS of this podcast follow @travelmedialab

Need support and accountability? Join our Facebook group!

If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/54

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

For more BTS of this podcast follow @travelmedialab

Need support and accountability? Join our Facebook group!

If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/53

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

For more BTS of this podcast follow @travelmedialab

Need support and accountability? Join our Facebook group!

If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/52

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

For more BTS of this podcast follow@travelmedialab

Need support and accountability? Join our Facebook group!

If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Mentioned in this episode:

10 Steps To Publishing Your Travel Stories

Get my guide to publishing your travel stories and let's start changing the media industry — and with it, the world — one published, brilliant woman at a time.

Get full show notes and more information at: travelmedialab.co/podcast/51

Want to know how to publish your travel stories? Download my free guide in which I share with you the 10 steps to take now to get your work out into the world.

For more BTS of this podcast follow @travelmedialab

Need support and accountability? Join our Facebook group!

If you enjoy the Travel Media Lab podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving us a review, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!

Travel Media Lab is a podcast for travel lovers and storytellers who want to break into – and thrive in – the travel media space. Each week, we explore what it means to get there through in-depth conversations with incredible women in the travel media space. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, a published travel photographer, writer, and entrepreneur.

Learn more about Travel Media Lab at travelmedialab.co.

Mentioned in this episode:

10 Steps To Publishing Your Travel Stories

Get my guide to publishing your travel stories and let's start changing the media industry — and with it, the world — one published, brilliant woman at a time.