Kindred Roads Podcast

Miki Bonny & Carlo Gava are award-winning filmmakers, certified freediving & scuba instructors, and founders of B & G Expeditions. They’ve built an online following of hundreds of thousands by sharing their freediving and scuba adventures. On top of that, they host immersive group trips, teach breath-hold techniques with their 3-Minute Program, and create breathtaking underwater photos and videos.

In this episode, the...

Gavin McClurg is a professional paraglider, the first American to finish the Red Bull X-Alps, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. He’s a two-time round-the-world sailor and record-holding foot-launch pilot.

In this episode, we trace his path from ski racing in Tahoe to thirteen years at sea, where he built a global sailing and kitesurfing business. He survived hurricane-force winds off Cape Horn, shark-filled nights off...

Chase Reichenbach is a photographer and filmmaker based in Seattle. He has been featured on Good Morning America, ABC News, and other major platforms for his viral travel and storytelling work. He’s traveled to over 30 national parks, documented stories across the U.S. and Europe, and built a creative career capturing weddings and working with brands like Subaru and Luno! 

In this episode, we talked about his 40-day solo road trip ...

Risa Josephine, a ski resort dispatcher and adventure sports enthusiast, battled a brain tumor from age seven until her life-changing surgery at eighteen. She graduated from the University of Georgia, volunteered at the Jodie O’Shea Orphanage in Bali and then spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Kyrgyzstan.

In our conversation she shares what it was like living with that tumor for over a decade, from daily...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Emma Wilson, a 22 year old solo travel coach and content creator who’s lived and worked in over ten countries across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Originally from Oregon, Emma grew up with a traditional mindset and had never even considered traveling. But in 2022, she left college with little support, booked a one-way ticket, and set out to completely change her life!

Since then, she’...

Ever wondered what it’s like to captain a 191-foot superyacht through some of the most remote and pristine places on Earth? Captain Liam Devlin takes Wall Street elites, Russian oligarchs, actors, and more on adventures around the world!

He has spent over 25 years navigating the world’s oceans, from the rugged coastlines of Alaska to the untouched beauty of the Solomon Islands. Originally from Byron Bay, Australia, Liam is the capt...

Today on the podcast, I sat down with photographer and agency owner Madison Olivia Brown in Charleston, SC. Madison built her first online business from scratch while traveling the country in her sedan. She later rebranded it as Vienna & Co, a creative marketing agency focused on luxury and hospitality brands. She also runs networking events for young entrepreneurs in Charleston, SC.

In this episode, we talk about what it was l...

McHenry Jackson grew up in Folly Beach, South Carolina, surfing every chance he got. Now, he spends months at a time living on boats as a seafloor mapper, exploring the ocean for work and surfing whenever he can. When he’s not working, he’s surfing in places like South Africa, Panama, and Hawaii. This August, he’s making the big move to Hawaii to fully dive into the surf lifestyle.

In this episode, McHenry talks about what life is ...

Teju Ravilochan is a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. He co-founded Uncharted and later started GatherFor out of a desire to intentionally create a mutual support system for people experiencing poverty.

Growing up, Teju was struck by the extreme gap between wealth and poverty, which led him to question the way the world works. He shares what he has learned from Indigenous and immigrant communities about the ...

Today, I’m talking with Francheska Krysiak, also known as Franny, a marine conservationist, scientific rebreather diver, and PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, who has spent the last 10 years working to protect our oceans. Franny supports conservation and restoration work for various organizations, such as the California Academy of Sciences.  She is also an underwater photographer and a brand ambassador for various scuba gear brands.

Ever wondered what it’s like to ski in Antarctica before anyone else that season? Or what goes into filming backcountry skiers, adaptive athletes, and even couples getting married in some of the most remote places on Earth? Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Tamara Šuša has done it all.

Voted Best Local Photographer in Aspen, Tamara captures everything from extreme adventure sports to intimate mountain elopements. She shares ...

What’s The Amazing Race actually like? Redmond Ramos, former Navy corpsman, motivational speaker, and Amazing Race Season 29 contestant, gives us the inside scoop. From picking a random teammate on day one to navigating wild travel challenges on zero sleep, he shares what happens behind the scenes and whether the race is as real as it seems.

He also opens up about the moment he was blown up by an IED while serving in Afghanistan, t...

Today, I’m sitting down with Andrew, whose two-week biking trip turned into a journey spanning 27,461 miles across 37 countries. Since his travels, he’s raised over $20,000 for the Trevor Project, helping prevent LGBTQ+ youth suicide. 

Along the way, he faced a slew of wild challenges, including getting hit by a truck in Peru, being robbed at knifepoint, and even being hospitalized with food poisoning. He got stuck in a small villa...

Zoya Miari, a Palestinian-Ukrainian peace ambassador, grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon amid violence and ongoing conflicts. By 22, she had survived two wars and rebuilt her life in Switzerland, founding Waves to Home, a global movement empowering displaced people through storytelling.

Zoya reflects on life in a single-room refugee camp home, fleeing wars in Lebanon and Ukraine, and her mother’s unwavering optimism that taught ...

Today I’m talking with one of my best friends, Siena Muscianisi, a talented freelance photographer, filmmaker, and designer. During her gap year, Siena spent six weeks each in Paris, Costa Rica, and Stockholm, and also traveled through the Galápagos Islands and Ecuador. She later completed a two-month internship in Ireland before joining Selina’s Film Residency Program in Morocco. Recently, she exchanged her skills for a two-month ...

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down in Central Park in New York City with Jordan Williams, who’s not just a talented Twitch streamer but also like family to me. Jordan has faced significant challenges in his life—he lost his mom to breast cancer at a young age and, later, his grandmother. Through all the pain, he has found incredible inner strength and built a supportive community that stands by him every step of the way.

In our c...

Simon Felber is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Changeweys, a platform dedicated to telling stories that inspire positive change. His work has taken him across the globe, from the mines of Bolivia, where he explored the harsh conditions miners face, to the Sahara Desert in Algeria, where he documented the nomadic lives of the Tuareg people.

Join us as Simon journeys into the depths of a Bolivian mine, where conditions re...