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Let's Go Together

Travel + Leisure
Let’s Go Together, a new podcast from Travel + Leisure, features diverse voices sharing their unique travel experiences and inspiring others to explore the world. Each week host Kellee Edwards, award-winning travel expert, speaks to guests about inclusivity, including episodes that introduce an adventurer who climbed Machu Picchu in his wheelchair and the first documented black woman to visit every country in the world. Come back every Wednesday for a new episode!
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Episodes

Let's Go Together Presents: Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, new from Travel + Leisure!

Introducing Lost Cultures: Living Legacies- What happens to a place when the cultures within it change over time? Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, a new podcast from Travel + Leisure, spotlights destinations that have experienced significant cultural shifts throughout history. We reveal how they build upon and complement one another, while preserving their traditions. Through conversations with archeologists, academics, artists, and local members of the communities, we recount the evolution of th...

Apr 14, 20232 min

Encore: Preserving a Legacy of Freedom in South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee heads to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to chat with Ahmad Ward, the Executive Director of Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, the site of the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 19, 202240 min

Encore: Schitt's Creek and the Appeal of Small Town Travel with Emily Hampshire

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee sits down with actor Emily Hampshire to talk about small town travel, including Emily’s experiences working in a small town as a cast member on the hit television series Schitt’s Creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 05, 202230 min

Encore: Unlocking the Past Through DNA Heritage Travel

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith answers Kellee’s questions about tracing family histories through DNA testing and heritage travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 202132 min

A Look Back at Season 2 of Let’s Go Together

We’re wrapping up another amazing season of Let’s Go Together, but before we go, let’s take a look back at some of our favorite moments from this past season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 17, 202130 minSeason 2Ep. 27

Unlocking the Past Through DNA Heritage Travel

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith answers Kellee’s questions about tracing family histories through DNA testing and heritage travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 10, 202132 minSeason 2Ep. 26

Respecting and Celebrating Indigenous Cultures and Spaces in the U.S.

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee sits down with Corinne Rice-Grey Cloud, an educator and journalist, to talk about her work in diversity and inclusion for indigenous voices as well as what to keep in mind when traveling to indigenous spaces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 03, 202135 minSeason 2Ep. 25

Encore: Luxury Traveling While Black

On this episode, Kellee sits down with travel journalists and influencers Danielle PointDuJour and Travis Levius to talk about Black luxury travel and what it means to travel while Black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 202138 min

Preserving a Legacy of Freedom in South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee heads to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to chat with Ahmad Ward, the Executive Director of Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, the site of the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 20, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Schitt’s Creek and the Appeal of Small Town Travel with Emily Hampshire

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee sits down with actor Emily Hampshire to talk about small town travel, including Emily’s experiences working in a small town as a cast member on the hit television series Schitt’s Creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 202130 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Returning to the Open Seas with Captain Kate McCue

On this week's episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee sits down with Captain Kate McCue, the first American woman to captain a commercial cruise liner, to ask about her experiences as a female maritime officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 06, 202134 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Encore: Stories from a Female Park Ranger

Jin Prugsawan, chief of interpretation, education, and volunteers at Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii, shares her experiences as a female Park Ranger in the National Parks Service, including walking on day old land and reuniting with long lost family members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 29, 202129 min

Running with Suitcases featuring Diana Plazas-Trowbridge

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee sits down with hospitality executive Diana Plazas-Trowbridge, the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for Caribbean and Latin America at Marriott. Diana shares her experiences working in the hospitality industry, her thoughts on travel to Central and Latin America, and her childhood dreams of travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 202129 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Encore: Bahn Mi and King Cakes in New Orleans East

On this episode, we head to New Orleans… New Orleans East to be exact, to the Vietnamese American neighborhood of Versailles, where Linh Garza’s family opened Dong Phuoung Banh Mi & Baked Goods in 1982 after arriving in New Orleans as refugees. We talk to Linh about how her family’s bakery became one of the hottest bakeshops in the city, and ask how it felt when it was named an “American Classic” by the prestigious James Beard Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Sep 08, 202130 min

Heading OUTbound with Jaymes Vaughan & Jonathan Bennett

On this episode, guest host Tanner Saunders sits down with newly engaged celebrity couple Jaymes Vaughan and Jonathan Bennett to chat about LGBTQ+ travel with their new travel company OUTbound Travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 01, 202131 minSeason 2Ep. 19

A Weekend in Provincetown with Jordan Kisner

On this episode, Kellee sits down with writer Jordan Kisner to talk about her recent trip to Provincetown, MA, a seaside town on the tip of Cape Cod — the site of the Mayflower’s landing that has become better known as a haven for the LGBTQIA community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 25, 202128 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Making wine in Napa and France with Denise Adams of ADAMVS

On this episode, we join guest host Nina Ruggiero as she sits down with winemaker Denise Adams, co-owner of ADAMVS in Napa, CA and Château Fonplégade in Saint-Émilion, France, to talk about the joys and challenges of making wine in two of the most well-known winemaking regions in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 18, 202133 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Family Life: Spending the Pandemic in an RV

On this episode, Kellee chats with the Gamble Family who decided to sell their house, buy an RV, and spend the pandemic living on the road as a family of nomads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 11, 202135 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Encore: Olympic Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad On Traveling The World

Fencing has taken Ibtihaj Muhammad all over the world — including Rio, where she won a bronze medal representing Team USA in 2016. She talks about her path to the Olympics, her pilgrimage to Mecca, being profiled at the airport, and where she wants to go next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 04, 202131 min

Exploring the Past and the Future in Oakland

On this episode, Kellee chats with Damien McDuffie, the the Director of Brand Strategy & Archives at the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation in Oakland, CA. Damien shares his favorite spots in Oakland, his experiences preserving the legacy of the Black Panther Party, as well as his work supporting Black art and culture in Oakland through the use of augmented reality technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jul 28, 202132 minSeason 2Ep. 15

On Tour with Margaret Cho

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Travel + Leisure’s Experiences Editor and guest host Tanner Saunders, sits down with actor and comedian Margaret Cho to talk about her experiences as a comedian, actor, and traveler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 202137 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Seeking Adventure in Remote Places with Brian McIntosh

On this episode, Kellee chats with travel influencer and adventure traveler Brian McIntosh (you know him from @whereintheworldisb on Instagram) about traveling to remote destinations and exploring the Canadian backcountry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 202131 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Let's Go Together Presents: THE WILD with Chris Morgan

This week, we are sharing an episode from THE WILD with Chris Morgan, a podcast that explores stories of wildlife and our connection to nature. In this episode Chris Morgan, a wildlife researcher, award-winning TV host and filmmaker meets with a local forest bathing therapist named Julie Hepp to understand how nature that connects us all. You can hear their latest adventures at thewildpod.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Jul 07, 202123 min

Travel Writer Jeff Chu Talks About the Outlook of Travel in 2022

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Travel + Leisure’s Editor in Chief Jacqueline Gifford returns as a guest host. She sits down with fellow travel writer Jeff Chu, editor-at-large at Travel + Leisure, to talk about his recent coverage of Travel+Leisure’s Global Vision Awards, his fond memories of covering food and art while traveling, and his thoughts on travel post-pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jun 30, 202134 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Luxury Traveling While Black

On this episode, Kellee sits down with travel journalists and influencers Danielle PointDuJour and Travis Levius to talk about Black luxury travel and what it means to travel while Black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 202136 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Reclaiming Segregated Spaces with Southern Food

On this episode, we head to the oak tree-lined roads of Savannah, Georgia to visit The Grey, a formerly segregated Greyhound bus terminal turned award winning restaurant. Host Kellee Edwards chats with its co-owners, James Beard Award-winning chef Mashama Bailey and her business partner John O. Morisano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 16, 202138 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Preserving LGBTQIA History in The Castro

On this episode, we head to San Francisco’s Historic Castro District, home to one of the nation’s most well-know LGBTQIA enclaves, to talk with Terry Beswick, the Executive Director of the GLBT Historical Society. We chat with Terry about his personal history of advocating for the LGBTQIA community, his current work preserving LGBTQIA history, and his thoughts on the importance of the Castro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jun 09, 202130 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Meet Mr. Apollo

We visit the World-Famous Apollo Theater in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood to hear from Billy Mitchell, The Apollo’s resident historian and head tour guide, as he shares his stories from over five decades of experience working for The Apollo Theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 02, 202128 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Encore: Amplifying Asian Voices In Travel (featuring Christina Guan and Juno Kim)

Travel bloggers Christina Guan (Happy to Wander) and Juno Kim (Runaway Juno) talk about their experiences as Asian travelers, increased anti-Asian racism around COVID-19, and why we need more diverse representation in the travel space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 202121 min
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