Funny and sad stories of what it's like being an African American traveling in their own country and abroad

Journalist Fariba Nawa tells me how COVID-19 is affecting Turkey, and she shares an episode of her podcast, On Spec

We hear how COVID-19 is affecting Italy, and we listen to an episode of The Bittersweet Life podcast

We hear from an American traveler who was stranded abroad as a result of coronavirus

A story from The Radio Vagabond podcast about what it's like to visit North Korea as a tourist

A story from my drive across Iran in the summer of 2016, when I met the friendlist people in the world

A visit to the annual Junkanoo parade in The Bahamas, an all-night celebration of music and dance

I enlist the help of an American journalist in Moscow to help me interpret and understand Russian culture

On this episode, I share listener comments, respond to some questions, and talk more about my background

A decade after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I revisit my reporting and get an update on the situation