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The Observer Effect

 Seph Voigts

These are strangers' travel stories. Each time I ask how travel has changed them and hope listening like this evaporates borders.

Places & Travel Personal Journals Society & Culture Other Religion & Spirituality
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
33 minutes
Episodes
135
Years Active
2016 - 2022
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116 Lost City—Scotland, Where Joe Rescued a Drone

116 Lost City—Scotland, Where Joe Rescued a Drone

Joe ditched his drone in the middle of a herd of cattle in Scotland. The question was how to get it out again. I asked how travel shapes his creativity building the props for the Star Wars movies ...…
00:26:05  |   Wed 13 Feb 2019
115 The Cloud Sea—China, Where Gabriel Sang

115 The Cloud Sea—China, Where Gabriel Sang

Gabriel and his girlfriend left Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean to travel the entire world. We met in Valparaíso, Chile nine months in. I asked what could make them leave paradise ... and hope lis…
00:38:28  |   Tue 05 Feb 2019
114 Absolute Silence—Auschwitz, Where Dominik Cried

114 Absolute Silence—Auschwitz, Where Dominik Cried

Dominik moved to Berlin to become a poet, which makes him uniquely suited to tell the story of a visit to Auschwitz. I asked why he thought the German capital would change him ... and hope listening …
00:31:50  |   Mon 28 Jan 2019
113 ¿Qué vamos a hacer?—Panama, Where Caleb Brought a Stranger to Church

113 ¿Qué vamos a hacer?—Panama, Where Caleb Brought a Stranger to Church

Caleb moved his family to Panama to begin a teaching career. I asked if he would pick me up at the airport after we met on Twitter ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks …
00:36:19  |   Wed 12 Dec 2018
112 The Social Play—Ireland, Where Emma Dreams

112 The Social Play—Ireland, Where Emma Dreams

Emma once lived at a kibbutz in Israel. I asked what it takes to integrate in the Irish countryside ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musicians, Dana Boulé. …
00:25:40  |   Mon 03 Dec 2018
111 Stolpboerderij De Harn—Ilpendam, Where Jeannette Remains a Geographer

111 Stolpboerderij De Harn—Ilpendam, Where Jeannette Remains a Geographer

Jeannette and her golden retriever, Bram, host the best Airbnb that I have ever stayed at—a barn in a village just outside Amsterdam. I asked why the landscape looks so much like the paintings by the…
00:38:32  |   Mon 19 Nov 2018
110 The Fata Morgana—Rome, Where Peter Immigrated

110 The Fata Morgana—Rome, Where Peter Immigrated

Peter oversees the creation of the most wonderful gelato in Rome, at Fata Morgana Gelato. Though Italian by ancestry, he grew up in Canada and moved to the bel paese only later. I asked what it felt …
00:38:35  |   Wed 14 Nov 2018
109 Stendhal Syndrome—Berlin, Where Cristina Froze

109 Stendhal Syndrome—Berlin, Where Cristina Froze

Cristina took us into the Real Maestranza, Seville’s cathedral of bullfighting, when no one else was there. I asked what to look for when the season started the following day ... and hope listening l…
00:59:19  |   Mon 05 Nov 2018
108 The Sound of Rain—Chicago, Where Christopher Lived in a Van

108 The Sound of Rain—Chicago, Where Christopher Lived in a Van

Christopher decided to simplify his life and move into a van. I asked a number of logistical questions ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musicians, Dana Boulé…
00:33:40  |   Mon 15 Oct 2018
107 Multi-Colored Mirrors—Ireland, Where Sam Bought a Motorcycle

107 Multi-Colored Mirrors—Ireland, Where Sam Bought a Motorcycle

Sam rode his new bike from Ireland to Prague where we met in front of the Lennon Wall, a living memorial layered over in years of graffiti. Decades ago, Beatles quote scribbled there launched the Vel…
00:14:10  |   Mon 08 Oct 2018
106 From Nowhere—Alaska, Where Jo Saw a Grizzly

106 From Nowhere—Alaska, Where Jo Saw a Grizzly

Jo may not have been as prepared as she needed to be when she visited the U.S. I asked her to describe the shipwreck where we met ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks t…
00:13:57  |   Mon 01 Oct 2018
105 Emergency Call—Fiji, Where William Was [Interrupted by Orchids]

105 Emergency Call—Fiji, Where William Was [Interrupted by Orchids]

William makes props for the new Star Wars films at Pinewood Studios in London. We met on the Inca Trail in Peru. I asked how places like Machu Picchu and Sayaqmarka shape his work ... and hope listen…
00:37:26  |   Mon 24 Sep 2018
104 Fourteen Years—The U.S., Where Henry Immigrated Illegally

104 Fourteen Years—The U.S., Where Henry Immigrated Illegally

Henry tried three times to cross the border into the U.S., a long journey from his home in Honduras. He has been a translator for Mission Lazarus since coming back. I asked why ... and hope listening…
00:58:27  |   Mon 17 Sep 2018
103 Burnout—Oaxaca, Where Meghan Recovered

103 Burnout—Oaxaca, Where Meghan Recovered

Meghan had an epiphany in Mexico. I asked whether it’s possible to bring her insight back into settled life ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana B…
00:23:56  |   Tue 11 Sep 2018
102 One Twenty-Fifth of a Second—Yugoslavia, Where Wade Photographed War

102 One Twenty-Fifth of a Second—Yugoslavia, Where Wade Photographed War

Wade Goddard established a museum for war photography that you must visit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, War Photo Limited. He came to Yugoslavia in the 90s. I asked what it was like to travel in a country t…
01:03:41  |   Mon 03 Sep 2018
101 Celebration of Life Festival—The Mississippi, Where Z Parted the Clouds

101 Celebration of Life Festival—The Mississippi, Where Z Parted the Clouds

Z spent some time traveling in a band, so naturally, I asked whether that changed him ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Consider donati…
00:23:57  |   Mon 27 Aug 2018
100 And Who Is My Neighbor?—Chicago, Where Martin Failed

100 And Who Is My Neighbor?—Chicago, Where Martin Failed

Martin Luther King, Jr. moved to Chicago in 1966 to try to end slums. I did not know until a few years ago, so I went to the spot where he lived and asked Trevor Riley, the community organizer in cha…
00:57:11  |   Fri 27 Jul 2018
99 The Art of Conversation—Muine Gall, Where Barack Traced His Roots

99 The Art of Conversation—Muine Gall, Where Barack Traced His Roots

President Obama visited his ancestral village to learn about where his family came from. I asked a local there to tell me what that day was like ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. …
00:36:51  |   Tue 17 Jul 2018
98 Writ in Water—Rome, Where John Died

98 Writ in Water—Rome, Where John Died

The Keats-Shelley House in Rome overlooks the Spanish Steps where the great English poet John Keats lived his final days. I asked its director, Dr. Giuseppe Albano, what moved Keats  ... and hope lis…
00:48:12  |   Tue 03 Jul 2018
97 A Time for War—Idaho, Where Ernest Lost His Memories

97 A Time for War—Idaho, Where Ernest Lost His Memories

Ernest Hemingway lived in Chicago, Italy, Kansas City, Paris, Toronto, Arkansas, Spain, Cuba, Florida, and finally, Idaho. I asked Nancy Sindelar, whose recent book Influencing Hemingway traces how t…
00:35:43  |   Tue 26 Jun 2018
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