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The Arts of Travel

The founder of Asia Art Tours, Matthew Dagher-Margosian interviews the world's most unique people for conversations on art, travel, politics and creativity.

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Absolute (Samantha) Power Corrupts Absolutely: Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, Media Hypocrisy & the Cruelty of Obama and Trudeau

Absolute (Samantha) Power Corrupts Absolutely: Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, Media Hypocrisy & the Cruelty of Obama and Trudeau

To discuss the crisis in Yemen, we were fortunate to speak with the brilliant Michigan State Professor Shireen Al-Adeimi... Read more

11 Nov 2019

1hr

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The Unbearable Heaviness of a Thai Woman's Labor- Artist Kawita Vatanajyankur on Feminism, Capitalism and Labor in Thailand

The Unbearable Heaviness of a Thai Woman's Labor- Artist Kawita Vatanajyankur on Feminism, Capitalism and Labor in Thailand

We had the great privilege of speaking with Australia and Thailand based artist Kawita Vatanajyankur after her show- The... Read more

28 Sep 2019

1hr 12mins

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Fried Chicken, Elon Musk and the Capitalocene - A chat on the "cost of cheap" with Dr. Raj Patel

Fried Chicken, Elon Musk and the Capitalocene - A chat on the "cost of cheap" with Dr. Raj Patel

We speak to Academic Superstar Dr. Raj Patel of the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Patel recently wrote (along with ... Read more

16 Feb 2019

40mins

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Professor Joshua Hendrick on Fethullah Gülen, Turkey, and 'Neoliberal Islam'

Professor Joshua Hendrick on Fethullah Gülen, Turkey, and 'Neoliberal Islam'

I was thrilled to speak with Dr. Joshua Hendrick, Author of Gülen: The Ambiguous Politics of Market Islam in Turkey and ... Read more

10 Feb 2020

1hr 25mins

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Author Kyle Chayka on AirBnB, "Airspace" & how Minimalism became the Design Aesthetic of Global Capitalism

Author Kyle Chayka on AirBnB, "Airspace" & how Minimalism became the Design Aesthetic of Global Capitalism

This was a conversation that went to some really unexpected places. I spoke w. Kyle Chayka, the Author of: The Longing f... Read more

10 Jan 2020

1hr 5mins

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"Everything is Awful and Some Things are Worse"- On Food, Wealth and Writing with Ex-New York Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross

"Everything is Awful and Some Things are Worse"- On Food, Wealth and Writing with Ex-New York Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross

We had the pleasure of speaking to Former New York Times "Frugal Traveler" columnist Matt Gross. Matt came to Taiwan to ... Read more

31 Mar 2019

1hr 6mins

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Film Scholar Keung Yoon Bae on Parasite, Korean Cinema and the Limits of Revolutionary Art

Film Scholar Keung Yoon Bae on Parasite, Korean Cinema and the Limits of Revolutionary Art

We spoke to Harvard Film Scholar Keung Yoon Bae (twitter: @becky_kybae) on the movie Parasite!As a scholar who grew up ... Read more

21 Feb 2020

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"There is No American Left!" - The Intercept's Jon Schwarz on Global Struggles and the Silence of the American Left

"There is No American Left!" - The Intercept's Jon Schwarz on Global Struggles and the Silence of the American Left

I deeply hope for a President Bernie Sanders, But, with the shocking defeat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party and the even... Read more

16 Dec 2019

1hr 21mins

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Chatting w. Isabelle Niu of Chinese Storytellers and Loud Murmurs Podcast about Discrimination, Media Bias and best practice in China Reporting ( 媒体偏见与性别歧视)

Chatting w. Isabelle Niu of Chinese Storytellers and Loud Murmurs Podcast about Discrimination, Media Bias and best practice in China Reporting ( 媒体偏见与性别歧视)

This was a lovely and informative chat I had w. Isabelle Niu (twitter: @Muge_Niu), a a co-founder of Chinese Storyteller... Read more

2 Oct 2019

1hr 3mins

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Journalist Neha Dixit on India's Protests, Feminism and the Hindu Supremacy of the BJP

Journalist Neha Dixit on India's Protests, Feminism and the Hindu Supremacy of the BJP

We were fortunate to speak w. renowned India Journalist Neha Dixit on the recent protests in India. Neha explains to us ... Read more

3 Jan 2020

1hr 5mins

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The Japan-opticon: Author William Andrews of Dissenting Japan on The History of Japan's Left (Part 1)

The Japan-opticon: Author William Andrews of Dissenting Japan on The History of Japan's Left (Part 1)

We interview with William Andrews on his book- Dissenting Japan. In part one we discuss the origins of dissent and prot... Read more

26 May 2019

1hr 19mins

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Newly Elected San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin - on Homelessness, Tech in the Carceral System, and reflecting on Prison Abolition

Newly Elected San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin - on Homelessness, Tech in the Carceral System, and reflecting on Prison Abolition

I had the good fortune of interviewing San Francisco DA Candidate Chesa Boudin, right before the Nov 5th election. Distr... Read more

25 Oct 2019

45mins

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'Trump - Modi! Brother - Brother!' Eviane Leidig on Narendra Modi and the BJP's Evolving Relationship with the Global Right

'Trump - Modi! Brother - Brother!' Eviane Leidig on Narendra Modi and the BJP's Evolving Relationship with the Global Right

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is incredibly popular within India's diaspora. But how can one support tolerance and ... Read more

24 Feb 2020

1hr 10mins

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West Papua- Past History, Present Protests, and Indonesia's role in the current crisis - A Conversation w. Karina Tehusijarana of the Jakarta Post

West Papua- Past History, Present Protests, and Indonesia's role in the current crisis - A Conversation w. Karina Tehusijarana of the Jakarta Post

This is our first installment of an interview series on West Papua, the current protests and the regions complicated his... Read more

10 Sep 2019

1hr 19mins

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Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World- A Conversation with Dr. Samuel Moyn

Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World- A Conversation with Dr. Samuel Moyn

I'm thrilled to bring you this conversation with Dr. Samuel Moyn, author of "Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal Worl... Read more

2 Jun 2019

1hr 5mins

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