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06/07/2023ExtraVirgin Food & Travel

The Impacts of Tourism and How to be a Better Traveler

What could possibly be wrong with volunteering in an orphanage for a week of your holiday? Should you reconsider taking that Antarctic cruise? In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel, Natascha Mirosch talks with Freya Higgins- Desbiolles, an academic in the field of tourism and co-editor of the recent books Socialising Tourism: Rethinking Tourism for Social and Ecological Justice (2022) and The Local Turn in Tourism: Empowering Communities (2023). First up they discuss the bad news- the effect that our love of travel is having on the planet and its people. Then the positive - the destinations making change to both protect their tourism industry and empower the people who work in it. They wrap the episode up with practical steps you can take to be a more respectful traveler. "Be curious. Willing to dig and learn and be engaged," says Freya Higgins Desbiolles. Good advice in an episode that is essential for listeners who want to know the back story to the feel-good production that is travel and what they can do to make it a more equitable and enriching experience for all - not just the traveller.

# Tourism ImpactA discussion on the negative effects that tourism can have on the environment and local communities.

# Tourism Impact # Responsible Travel # Freya Higgins-Desbiolles # Social Justice in Tourism # Travel Education

05/02/2023Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

358: The Bad Shepherd

Dark Matters: Cloak and Dagger. By the time that Star Trek: Voyager was released, there were not as many numbered books coming out for the series, so compared with The Next Generation or The Original Series, the amount of literature for Voyager seems miniscule. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the nineteenth Voyager novel, Dark Matters: Cloak and Dagger. We discuss the needle's eye, the Shepherds, a mysterious character, disappearing act, it's short, bedfellows, our ratings and final thoughts. In the news we have a lot of comics to review starting with Star Trek #3, Resurgence #3 and Trill, plus a book announcement. News Book Announcement (00:03:38) Star Trek #3 (00:06:52) Star Trek: Resurgence #3 (00:13:02) Trill (00:16:06) Feature: Cloak and Dagger The Needle's Eye (00:19:31) The Shepherds (00:23:02) A Mysterious Character (00:34:26) Disappearing Act (00:36:44) It's Short (00:41:28) Bedfellows (00:44:14) Ratings (00:46:56) Final Thoughts (00:50:17) Hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt Guest David Mack Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

# Dark Matters: Cloak and DaggerThe nineteenth Voyager novel that is the focus of discussion in this episode, highlighting its plot elements and character dynamics.

# Star Trek Comics # Matthew Rushing # Casey Pettitt # David Mack # Voyager Literature

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# Tourism ImpactA discussion on the negative effects that tourism can have on the environment and local communities.

# Dark Matters: Cloak and DaggerThe nineteenth Voyager novel that is the focus of discussion in this episode, highlighting its plot elements and character dynamics.