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Deviate
Deviate

Rolf Potts veers off-topic in this unique series of conversations with experts, public figures, and intriguing people.

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Episodes

Travel memoir lab: Travel writing as life writing

“We do a lot of writing alone, in our own space. But writing is not a solitary practice. The business... more

04 Mar 2025 · 37 minutes
Rick Steves on The Hippie Trail

“Anybody with curiosity and wanderlust can have their own Hippie Trail. They just need to get away from home, embrace... more

11 Feb 2025 · 44 minutes
Pico Iyer on the Super Bowl

“My life has often forced me to follow the Super Bowl in unusual circumstances. The first Super Bowl found me... more

31 Jan 2025 · 38 minutes
Pico Iyer on silence, stillness, and travel

“In solitude, I often feel closer to the people I care for than when they’re in the same room.” –Pico... more

14 Jan 2025 · 55 minutes
Exploring Syria, with Ari Shaffir

“Syria is a mix of everything. There are multiple Christian cultures, multiple Muslim cultures, and multiple languages. It’s the crossroads... more

31 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
How to hybrid-publish a travel book

“In El Salvador, I dropped $5 out of my pocket at the border, and some guy came running up to... more

10 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
What it's like to be a travel content creator

“When we got into this, we didn’t know how to make videos. That’s a skill we’ve had to learn, because... more

26 Nov 2024 · 43 minutes
How nomads and influencers have changed Bali

“Influencers are forever reinforcing the same images. They’re spending no time in the actual place, other than the requisite time... more

12 Nov 2024 · 38 minutes
What makes a bad tourist

“We’re having less enjoyable travel experiences, even as our photos show us having this amazing time, because we’re performing a... more

22 Oct 2024 · 45 minutes
Long-haul walking in NYC (and across America)

“Traveling, for me, is all about destroying stereotypes and narratives about people and places.” – Matt Green In this episode of Deviate, Rolf... more

17 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
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Travel memoir lab: Travel writing as life writing
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