They might be used to pull an all-nighter (for studying, gaming, or long-haul truck driving) but energy drinks actually have... more

Studio Ochenta’s creative work reflects our motto: Raising Voices across Cultures. We produce global stories for international audiences to make... more

What do banchan, baby-back ribs, and taquitos de cabeza all have in common? Well, they all involve the world’s oldest... more

Both Kiona and Luis love Japanese curry rice, and they also both agree that they prefer when it’s on the... more

How is it that vanilla is such an expensive spice, yet so many vanilla-flavored products are very cheap? How is... more

Who would have thought that bananas were such amazing travelers? This episode, Kiona and Luis pull up a world map... more

Ok, so there’s no way that this iconic pastry is anything but French, right? Well…it’s a little more complicated than... more

This season, as you know, is all about the journeys of some of the world’s most fascinating foods, and for... more

For this episode, prepare to get peppered with facts about what is arguably the world’s most charismatic sauce: Tabasco! Kiona... more

This season, as you know, is all about the journeys of some of the world’s most fascinating foods, and for... more

🍕 For our third season of How Not To Travel, it's the food that's doing the traveling! And our first... more

🍦Did you know that despite being one of the world's most popular spices, vanilla can only be pollinated by a... more

From the Americas, to Europe and Oceania, anti-asian hate crime is on the rise. In this episode, we talk to... more

In this episode, we dive into how different people in the tourism industry see travel post-Covid. Virtually traveling from Rome... more

Once a top 10 travel destination, ( I see you Barcelona’s Mercado de la Boqueria), wet markets have gotten a... more

Lockdown life is tough yall. So how are people who love the outdoors dealing right now? How is their mental... more

So IDK about y’all, but I’m sick of Zoom. So this week we're looking at COVID - era travel options.Featuring:... more

So here we are with a podcast called How Not to Travel, and we literally cannot travel out here…. So... more

It’s been a minute since we’ve posted, and that’s because travel has changed soo soo much since this pandemic started.... more

In this episode, we talk about passport privilege and crossing borders. With special guest, Robert Vessels of the Sierra Club... more