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The Observer Effect

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These are strangers' travel stories. Each time I ask how travel has changed them and hope listening like this evaporates borders.
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Episode 14: In the Guise of the Most Ordinary Things—The U.S., Where Ramchandra Melted a Little

Ram, along with his wife Janhavi and daughter Sharayu, stood in line with us to get into Vatican City. While waiting, we asked if they would tell us their best travel story ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Visit Kiva.org to knit the world one stitch closer together. "A novelist could never imagine possibilities such as real life offers every day by the thousand in the guise of the most ordinary things." —Fyodor Dostoyevsky

May 30, 2016•23 min

Episode 12: Same Blood—Pisa, Where Souka Sells Watches

Souka migrated from Cameroon to Italy and now sells watches next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We asked how he got there ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org to knit the world one stitch closer together. "And I have seen a ship run straight and swift across the sea for all its course, only to perish at last when entering the port." —Dante Alighieri

May 16, 2016•26 min

Episode 11: Two Ovens—Indonesia, Where Freya Fell Ill

Freya got sick traveling alone. We asked whom she turned to ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org to knit the world one stitch closer together. "Viajar es intentar cambiar." —Gabriel García Márquez

May 09, 2016•24 min

Episode 10: The Hostel Grampa—Nicaragua, Where Kai Started to Heal

Kai embraced solo travel wholeheartedly when his wife betrayed him. We asked whether it made any difference ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org and knit the world one stitch closer together. "Many tasks give themselves better to the cool of night." —Virgil

May 02, 2016•23 min

Episode 9: A Piece of Glass Floating in the Air—Iran, Where Gordon Was Summoned

Gordon's Iranian father-in-law summoned him from the UK in 1986. We asked what awaited him there ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Gordon's music too on Soundcloud. And his furniture shop in Edinburgh, Retro Morrison Street. "Every experience is a moving force." —John Dewey

Apr 25, 2016•20 min

Episode 8: The Lucky Note—Málaga, Where Ann-Sophie's Friend Surprised Her with a Trip

Ann-Sophie's friend Flore planned all the details of their trip to Spain without revealing any of them. We asked what happened when they got there ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org to lend to someone on the other side of the world. "I jotted down these notes with the hope that they might provoke pleasant conversation among my readers and that they might be of some use to those who would travel the same way." —Matsu...

Apr 18, 2016•31 min

Episode 7: Ser Alguem Na Vida—Holland, Where All of Lucas' Dreams Were Just ... Real

Lucas' father always taught him that "to be someone in life" ("ser alguem na vida") he needed to make a lot of money, but Holland changed him. We asked how ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out AIESEC.org which also played a role in his transformation. Lend to a business in Burma on Kiva.org. "With a little more deliberation in the choice of their pursuits, all [people] would perhaps become essentially students and observers, f...

Apr 11, 2016•36 min

Episode 5: My Easy Yoke—Sevilla, Where Jesus Stands Perfectly Still

It's Holy Week, Semana Santa, in Sevilla. Everyone is celebrating by walking through the streets. We set out to find Jesus and ask him why ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out our website at sephvoigts.squarespace.com/theobservereffect to see more. "Ask and the answer will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." —Jesus

Mar 28, 2016•23 min

Episode 4: Jaw of Gold—Tunisia, Where Faustino Met Stares

Faustino does not like Tunisia. We asked him why ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician who provided our opening and closing, Dana Boulé. Check out www.kiva.org and our website sephvoigts.squarespace.com/theobservereffect. "In fact, just as there is an art of storytelling, strictly codified through a thousand trials and errors, so there is also an art of listening, equally ancient and noble, but as far as I know, it has never been given any norm." —Pr...

Mar 21, 2016•24 min

Episode 3: The Art of Listening—Liverpool, Where Ophirah Has Made Not One But Two Pilgrimages

Whether travel stories spring from joy or sorrow, result in change or status quo, they always sound fascinating ... Ophirah has twice gone to England to see her heroes' homes. We asked her why ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician who provided our opening and closing, Dana Boulé. Visit http://www.torchcoffee.com. "If I let myself really understand another person, I might be changed by that understanding." —Carl Rogers

Mar 14, 2016•32 min

Episode 2: Passing by the Door of Night—America, Where Moonif Learned to Smile

Whether travel stories spring from joy or sorrow, result in change or status quo, they always teach us something ... Moonif found it easier to smile than to not when he moved to America. We asked him why ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician who provided our opening and closing, Dana Boulé. Check out World Relief→ "Hospitality is always an act that benefits the host even more than the guest." —Parker Palmer

Mar 07, 2016•27 min

The Observer Effect

Our new podcast will launch in March, but here are a few of the first bits of conversation we've collected: Ophirah has made not one but two pilgrimages to Liverpool. Nigel took his son to Ghana to teach him the meaning of wealth. Syrian refugees recount their escape.

Feb 08, 2016•1 min
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