In this episode, Anya explores the ethics of traveling during a pandemic. She shares her personal experience, breaks the world into four types of pandemic travelers, and argues for a more humanist approach to international travel.

In this episode, Anya answers one of the questions she’s asked most frequently as a nomad: “How do you decide where to go?” Through the lens of humanist values, she explores the various considerations of travel destinations and provides tips from experience. Show Notes: Anya’s Nomad Journey: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1acBrKph0DrN2ilRNaz5pV18HtaCSkdmf&hl=en&ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C-113.21578624999995&z=1

In this episode, Anya discusses the concept of intersectionality: what it means, how it applies to our lives as humanists, and how it applies to travelers. She also explores privilege, marginalization, and the “intersectional tragedies” that happen between them. Show Notes: IDR labs has a quick and rough intersectionality quiz: https://www.idrlabs.com/intersectionalism/test.php The American Humanist Association revoked the “Humanist of the Year” award from Richard Dawkins: https://americanhumanist.org/news/american-humanist-association-board-statement-withdrawing-honor-from-richard-dawkins/ How my identities collide–and why it matters: https://onlysky.media/anyaovermann/how-my-identities-collide-and-why-it-matters/

In this episode, Anya discusses the humanist value of being part of a world community and how this value is not inherent in US culture nor within other historically imperialist nations. She shares personal stories of unlearning American exceptionalism and gaining perspective on her own privilege. Anya begins to unpack how privilege impacts travel.

In this pilot episode, host Anya Overmann introduces herself, telling the story of how she became a global humanist leader and how she became a digital nomad. Anya explains the concept of nomadic humanism, and how it can help us to expand the definition of community – building relationships globally across cultures and digital space, to share this one life we have.