Season Finale: Helmet-to-Cheek and Other 2026 Wishes with Dr. Anu Taranath
Wed Dec 31 2025
Happy New Year!
Today, we're speaking with Dr. Anu Taranath, a speaker, facilitator, and faculty member at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she teaches about global literature, race, and equity, and directs study abroad programs on human rights.
Anu is the author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, a book that puts our movement across the world in a larger context of systems of power. She also writes a column for AFAR Magazine.
We're closing the year with a conversation that's full of lightness, joy, and delight. I hope you enjoy it!
Reminder:
We are running a 10-day trip to Jordan from June 5-14, 2026. We'll visit the Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum, Amman, and many off-beaten spots in between. We'll meet a renowned artist who designed the country's newest currency, spend time with the Bedouins in the desert, and more.
Go to https://goingplacesmedia.com/jordan for details on early-bird booking, which ends on Jan 4, 2026.
Going Places is an audience-supported platform. You can become a member for as little as $6 a month. Visit us at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.
Thanks to our Founding Members:
RISE Travel Institute, a nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel educationRadostina Boseva, a film wedding photographer with an editorial flair based in San Francisco
Today is the last episode of the season! Thank you so much for listening. We’re taking a break and will be back with new episodes this Spring.
What you’ll learn in this episode:The origins of Anu's justice work: too foreign to be an AmericanGrowing up in a South Asian family in TexasHow Anu creates spaces of belonging from New York to New DelhiWhat the hyper-individualistic U.S. culture teaches us about communityThe politics of travel: how power structures shape the way we travelAnu reads an excerpt from her bookHelmet-to-cheek: looking for sweetness, lightness, and joy wherever we go
Featured on the show:Follow Anu on Instagram: @dr.anutaranathRead Anu's book, Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel In an Unequal WorldCheck out Anu's column at AFAR MagazineWatch our panel with Anu: Travel, Power, and the Role of Creators in a World on Fireli...
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Happy New Year! Today, we're speaking with Dr. Anu Taranath, a speaker, facilitator, and faculty member at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she teaches about global literature, race, and equity, and directs study abroad programs on human rights. Anu is the author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, a book that puts our movement across the world in a larger context of systems of power. She also writes a column for AFAR Magazine. We're closing the year with a conversation that's full of lightness, joy, and delight. I hope you enjoy it! Reminder: We are running a 10-day trip to Jordan from June 5-14, 2026. We'll visit the Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum, Amman, and many off-beaten spots in between. We'll meet a renowned artist who designed the country's newest currency, spend time with the Bedouins in the desert, and more. Go to https://goingplacesmedia.com/jordan for details on early-bird booking, which ends on Jan 4, 2026. Going Places is an audience-supported platform. You can become a member for as little as $6 a month. Visit us at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more. Thanks to our Founding Members: RISE Travel Institute, a nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel educationRadostina Boseva, a film wedding photographer with an editorial flair based in San Francisco Today is the last episode of the season! Thank you so much for listening. We’re taking a break and will be back with new episodes this Spring. What you’ll learn in this episode:The origins of Anu's justice work: too foreign to be an AmericanGrowing up in a South Asian family in TexasHow Anu creates spaces of belonging from New York to New DelhiWhat the hyper-individualistic U.S. culture teaches us about communityThe politics of travel: how power structures shape the way we travelAnu reads an excerpt from her bookHelmet-to-cheek: looking for sweetness, lightness, and joy wherever we go Featured on the show:Follow Anu on Instagram: @dr.anutaranathRead Anu's book, Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel In an Unequal WorldCheck out Anu's column at AFAR MagazineWatch our panel with Anu: Travel, Power, and the Role of Creators in a World on Fireli...