The Trip Doctor Podcast

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This podcast is all about being an intelligent traveler. My name is Evan Jordan and I’ve been a tourism researcher for more than ten years. I’m currently a travel and tourism professor at Indiana University. In each podcast episode, I interview a tourism researcher or expert about an interesting travel topic. Through these interviews, I hope to help travelers learn new information that can help them make smart travel decisions in the future.

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Solo Female Travel

Feb 09 2020 32 mins  
In many western societies, there are a lot of things that are sometimes thought of as strange when they are done by yourself. Going out to a restaurant, seeing a movie, and taking a trip all fit that bill. For women, there is sometimes a stigma around traveling alone in particular. There are a huge number of barriers to solo female travel, from societal norms to safety concerns to

Gender Discrimination in the Tourism Workplace

Jan 12 2020 35 mins  
The tourism workplace is fast paced and always on. During holiday periods when most people are taking their vacations, people who work in the tourism industry are at their busiest. There has recently been a movement toward understanding and promoting equality in the workplace, and tourism is no different. Researchers are constantly trying to understand how the tourism workplace can

LGBTQI+ Travel

Dec 08 2019 43 mins  
A variety of places in the world have recently moved towards equality for LGBTQI+ people – from the legalization of gay marriage to the focus on equality from many major corporate entities, things seem to be slowly getting better. But what about the travel world? Has social progress led to better travel conditions for LGBTQI+ travelers? My guests today are Dr. Clifford Lewis from

The Xenophobic Tourist

Nov 03 2019 37 mins  
One of the main motivations for travel is to experience the unknown. Some people travel to learn about new cultures, others travel to eat new food, still others travel to meet new people. You might think that people who have a dislike or prejudice against people from other places, also known as xenophobes, then wouldn’t be interested in traveling to other countries. However, my g

Travel agent 2.0

Sep 29 2019 31 mins  
With the incredible popularity of online travel booking websites like Expedia, AirBnB, and Kayak, you’d be justified in thinking that travel agents are a thing of the past. While the traditional travel agent who simply books your tickets for you has essentially disappeared, many have changed gears to provide products or services that go above and beyond what you could get if you

It’s About More Than Getting Naked at the Beach

Sep 02 2019 37 mins  
Nudist travel is about pushing back against the societal norms which those of us in the textiled world face every day. Norms that tell us about our social status and gender. Norms that tell us what is cool and what isn't. Norms that tell us we need to look a certain way or be uncomfortable with the way our bodies look. My guest on this podcast episode is Dr. Carlos Monterrubio, a p

Don’t be a Barbie Savior

Aug 11 2019 27 mins  
In this episode of The Trip Doctor Podcast, I talk with University of Hawaii at Manoa professor Mary Mostafanezhad about the do's and don'ts of volunteer tourism. Hint: there are plenty of great ways you can help out in all sorts of travel destinations, but taking pictures with impoverished children in less developed countries doesn't really help anyone.

Getting to the roots of what makes wine so good

Feb 04 2019 36 mins  
From Napa and Sonoma to Bordeaux, Champagne, and Chianti, the wine tasting experience is pretty similar. You go to the tasting room, see their decorations, taste their wines, and maybe see some of the vineyards out the window. Many of us have had this experience before. But the winemaking process is about so much more than just the final product. How many of us have talked to the f

So you want to be a digital nomad

Jan 20 2019 32 mins  
You may have seen them on the roads. They’re the ones in converted busses, refurbished vans, and sometimes regular old RVs. They’re the ones living on the cheap in Southeast Asia or working in the rapidly expanding network of co-working spaces across the globe. They’re the ones who have sold their houses and most of their possessions in exchange for the freedom to roam wherev

The Trip Doctor Podcast 2019 Sneak Preview

Jan 02 2019 2 mins  
The Trip Doctor Podcast is ringing in 2019 with a lineup of great new guests and a shorter format for an easier listening experience. Listen in for a sneak preview of the first three episodes - all about being a digital nomad, wine (and terroir!), and volunteer tourism.