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World Footprints

World Footprints

World Footprints is a multi award-winning socially minded travel media company that bridges differences, fosters cultural intelligence, captures the essence of a destination, and inspires meaningful travel. We invite our readers to examine the cultural roots of a destination, to view a locale with a new mindset, and/or to explore travel through a specific interest or social cause. We seek to share our common humanity and to offer a deeper connection to the world one story at a time.World Footprints

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14:38

Imagine: Reflections on Peace and the travel...

World Footprints ·

2020/10/23

How do you imagine hope in a seemingly hopeless situation? And once that hope is imagined, how do you manifest those dreams into a sustained reality? These are the questions at the heart of IMAGINE: REFLECTIONS ON PEACE (Hemeria/SparkPress, October 6, 2020) by The VII Foundation (VIIF).Editor and VIIF co-founder, GARY KNIGHT, shares the remarkable collection of first-person testimonials and searing photographs from some of the world’s most volatile war zones.IMAGINE focuses on six distinct

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28:12

Author James Whittaker on Andrew Carnegie’s Mental...

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2020/10/14

Author James Whittaker joins World Footprints with inspiring lessons from transformational thinker Napoleon Hill that is based on his 1908 conversation with billionaire industrialist Andrew Carnegie. These conversations are annotated and edited by James Hill in his new book Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite: How to Unlock The Awesome Power of You.James is a Napoleon Hill scholar. He uses complementary annotations throughout the epic Hill-Carnegie conversation that formed Hill’s best-selling book,

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40:27

Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and Author of...

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2020/10/07

Eric Deggans is NPR’s TV critic, MSNBC media and culture analyst, and author of Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation.Eric joined World Footprints to talk about his book that examines the role cable news networks and social media play in inciting fears around racism, sexism and prejudice. He says that conflict sells in the media so prejudice, racism, stereotypes are advanced in order to draw viewers and revenue.We also talked travel and Eric shared how one travel

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30:33

Flaws in American Democracy examined and Home...

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2020/09/30

What does American democracy look like from abroad? Author Elizabeth Rusch answers that question in her newest book, You Call THIS Democracy?Fundamentally, America’s democracy is dysfunctional at best and Elizabeth identifies where the United States falls short. Elizabeth also offers international comparisons. She shows the simple solutions that other countries use to advance their democracy that would work in the U.S. In You Call THIS Democracy? Elizabeth calls on Americans to re-envision what a

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36:00

Global Pandemic, Climate Change, Virtual Tourism:...

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2020/09/24

In 1995, the late author Nigel Watts published his highly acclaimed fictional book, Twenty Twenty, that foretold the events the world is experiencing today in the year 2020.Twenty Twenty was published in 1995 by Hodder and Stoughton and received rave reviews from The Times, Time Out, Sunday Times and more. After nearly 30 years, Twenty-Twenty was relaunched by Nigel’s widow, former BBC broadcaster, Sahera Chohan. Sahera said, “when COVID-19 was at its peak earlier this year, I reread Twenty Twenty

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20:40

Philanthropist and Author David Rubenstein on...

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2020/09/14

David M. Rubenstein, author of The American Story, visionary cofounder of The Carlyle Group, and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show returns to World Footprints to discuss his newest book: “How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers.”The billionaire philanthropist has long been fascinated with leadership. What makes a great leader? Are leaders born or are they made? Does extraordinary leadership arise from personality, mental or physical skills…or

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27:32

What does the future of travel look like?

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2020/08/23

What does the future of travel look like? We asked a travel industry insider, Helen Hernandez, CEO of the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) for her insights.In a previous episode we learned about Helen’s path from her humble beginnings in California, to her work with the labor union movement, to Hollywood where she worked with famed producer and creator Norman Lear and finally to CEO of NATJA. With more than 400 members representing destinations and travel journalists, NATJA is

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36:28

Rick Steves “For the Love of Europe” and his...

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2020/08/23

Today on World Footprints, we welcome back, author and television host, Rick Steves. We enjoy a very thought-provoking discussion about a range of topics from the current pandemic and social issues to the challenging issues facing the travel industry today.Rick generally spends 100 days a year in Europe but like the rest of us he is stuck at home. However, Rick treated us to a virtual trip through the pages of his newest book “For the Love of Europe”. As you listen to this interview you will be

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23:59

Helen Hernandez, CEO of the North American Travel...

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2020/08/10

Helen Hernandez has worn a lot of hats in a storied career that’s taken her from the trenches of labor union activism to becoming the CEO of the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) - one of the leading organizations that brings destination managers and travel journalists into the same tent. And in between it all, she has been a presence in the Los Angeles Arts and Entertainment communities too. In this episode of World Footprints—the first of two with Helen—she shares her

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31:16

Author Janet Cheatham Bell on Literature, American...

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2020/08/03

Janet Cheatham Bell is an author, scholar, budding playwright and mother to CNN host, W. Kamau Bell, of United Shades of America. Having lived through America’s Civil Rights Movement, Janet joins World Footprints to reflect on her life journey from a segregated Indiana to her interracial marriage that defied the laws of the era.We also talk to Janet about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and how BLM has become a global movement. Janet tells us that her literary works have seen a revival during

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39:55

Controlling the Narratives on Race, Transformation...

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2020/07/28

Do you wonder who will tell your story and how you’ll be portrayed? How can you control your narrative? Why should we be concerned with uncovering the full truth of our collective history?Meet Ardre Orie--a social activist, entrepreneur, publisher, philanthropist and author who is on a mission to give marginalized voices a platform to speak. Ardre is the CEO of 13th & Joan Publishing and the founder of 100 Seeds of Promise, a literary initiative that empowers men of color to document and publish

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23:17

Escape from India during COVID-19 (Part 3 Final)

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2020/07/18

In Episodes One and Two of Escape from India during COVID-19, we heard from veteran journalist Anietra Hamper, who gave us a chilling, first-hand account of her time in India as COVID-19 spread through the country. Anietra and her guide, Ian Henderson of The Greatest Fish, traveled to India on a fishing assignment to write about a rare catfish called the Goonch, but the outbreak of COVID-19 left them trapped. Anietra and Ian had to rely on each other…others around them…and their own instincts in

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24:01

Escape from India during COVID-19 - Part 2

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2020/07/09

"All we want to do is leave!"In Episode One of Escape from India during COVID-19, we introduced you to veteran journalist Anietra Hamper who was trying to escape from India after COVID-19 derailed her fishing assignment trip. Anietra and her fishing guide, Ian Henderson, were left stranded in India with only a narrow window to get out. In this episode, we hear about the multiple obstacles that Anietra and Ian faced as they tried to get home--lack of food, embassy miscommunications with local

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20:12

Escape from India during COVID-19 – Part 1

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2020/07/03

What was meant to be a four-week writing assignment to Nepal and India for veteran journalist Anietra Hamper, turned out to be an absolute nightmare for her and her traveling companion, Ian Henderson.In March 2020, Anietra and Ian set out in search of the goonch--a very rare catfish also know as the giant devil catfish. Anietra was hired by a prominent fishing magazine to write about the elusive goonch and Ian was her fishing guide. The goonch is found in the Indian subcontinent so Anietra and Ian

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29:52

LIFE DOWN UNDER IN THE LAND OF “OZ”

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2020/06/16

Today we’re going to explore the land down under – Australia. As an extra bonus we will also enjoy a listener’s favorite travel memory. What is it about Australia that captures our imagination? We had hoped to explore parts of Australia until COVID-19 forced a change in all of our plans. So we did the next best thing, we traveled vicariously through the stories of our Australian friend and fellow travel journalist, Amanda Kendle – host of The Thoughtful Travel podcast.Amanda gave us some insights

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27:52

Creating "The Great Outdoors" while stuck indoors

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2020/06/01

What do you get when you take several stacks of pancakes, add some miniature figurines and a stream of syrup? If you’re photographer Erin Sullivan you’ll get a scene of a canyon with hikers walking by a waterfall.Erin Sullivan is an accomplished photographer and traveler blogger. She showcases her work on her blog Erin Outdoors.During this pandemic Erin created a challenge called #TheGreatIndoors. This challenge called for other creative and travelers who were under stay-at-home orders to create

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26:11

Travel's New Normal

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2020/05/23

When travel writing is your profession, adjusting to a new normal of not traveling can be tough and even downright weird. To understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the travel journalism community and to gain some insight into what the future of travel may hold, we spoke to an award-winning veteran travel writer, Tim Leffel.Tim Leffel publishes multiple blogs and online magazines including Perceptive Travel--an online resource for independent travelers. He splits his time between Mexico

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28:28

Toronto-based travel journalist Helen Hatzis offers...

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2020/05/15

If you want to hear about what the future face of travel might look like post-coronavirus ask someone who travels for a living. That's what we did when we sat down with fellow travel journalist Helen Hatzis of Trip Jaunt.In addition to being a travel journalist Helen is known for many other things. She she was recognized as one of Canada’s Nicest Person's by Roots Canada celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. Helen also received a Governor General Award for her extensive community work over

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Satisfying Wanderlust during COVID-19

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2020/04/26

This mandatory pause that’s been imposed on us because of COVID-19 is very challenging; especially for those of us who travel frequently. But a fellow travel journalist, Terri Marshall of Tripping with Terri says that technology has offered us ways to feed our wanderlust at home.Terri writes a lot about multi generational travel and, in fact, she told World Footprints that the first post-corona trip she takes will be to treat her grandchildren to a theme park trip to a theme park. So, as a

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31:50

Considerations for LGBTQ+ travelers and Life as a...

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2020/04/03

Join World Footprints as we interview a friend and Knight Wallace Journalism Fellow about the challenges facing LGBTQ+ travelers and hear from a digital nomad about her life on the road. First, travel journalist, Michael Luongo, has researched and written about the role travel journalism plays in tourism development in conflict zones and urban areas under stress. Michael also has his pulse on travel issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community including the considerations that go into travelling around

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