293: Writing at the Intersection of Travel, Food and Black Liberation with Briona Lamback
Learn tips for decolonizing our travel writing and interweaving themes of Black liberation into food and travel content.
The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders · Matt Bowles: Full-Time World Traveler Since 2013
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Show Notes
Learn tips for decolonizing your travel writing and interweaving themes of Black liberation into food and travel content.
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ON THIS EPISODE
In part 2 of this interview, Matt and Briona continue their conversation over a bottle of wine and Briona begins by reflecting on her passion for writing. She then explains why she interweaves her culinary writing with themes of Black liberation and how she eventually got into travel journalism. Briona talks about the “Write Your Legacy” workshops she offers and then give tips on how to start decolonizing our travel writing. She talks about her upcoming group trip to Ghana for “Detty December” and then shares her experience navigating anti-Blackness around the world. Matt and Briona also talk about the upcoming Black Travel Summit and how you can meet them there and get a special Maverick Show discount. Finally, Briona reflects on how travel has impacted her over the years and closes it out by naming her Top 5 hip hop MCs of all time as well as her Top 5 Afrobeat artists.
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