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Deviate

Rolf Potts

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

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  • S6 · E254
    Apr 1, 2025 · 56 min

    Why a chapter about "slum tourism" was edited out of The Vagabond's Way (with Chloe Cooper Jones)

    “Travel does not require leaving your city or state or country, but it does require leaving your comfort zone. And that can happen a block or two away from where you live.” –Chloe Cooper Jones In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Chloe talk about why a section about “slum tourism” was cut out of Rolf’s newest book The Vagabond’s Way (2:30); how so much of what we talk about when we talk about travel has industrialized middle-class presumptions (7:30); the motivations and ethical considerations t

  • S6 · E253
    Mar 25, 2025 · 28 min

    Long-term travel 101: Matt Kepnes on how to slow down and save money on an extended global journey

    “The most difficult part about traveling the world isn’t actually the logistics of a trip—it’s finding the courage to go in the first place.” —Matt Kepnes In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Matt talk about how his travel style has changed over the years, and how fears affect people’s travels (1:00); strategies for saving money on the road (10:30); and strategies for finding activities on the road, and where to start a long-term journey (19:30). Matt Kepnes (@nomadicmatt), commonly known as “No

  • S6 · E252
    Mar 4, 2025 · 37 min

    Travel memoir lab: On blending travel narrative with a broader memoiristic life-narrative

    “We do a lot of writing alone, in our own space. But writing is not a solitary practice. The business of writing requires a community.” –Angelique Stevens In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Angelique talk about what her writing life is like in the decade since she first took Rolf’s Paris class, with the ambition of becoming a travel writer, and how her travel book transformed into something different (2:00); how Angelique gave herself permission to write about herself in an honest way, and wha

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