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This episode originally ran in July 2020. You probably first heard Sara Nelson's name in early 2019 when she called for a general strike, leading to an abrupt end to the extended government shutdown. Now, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, has been fighting something completely different: a pandemic, as well as imminent layoffs for airline workers. We caught up with Sara, named "the world's most powerful flight attendant" by the New York Times, last summer to chat about how she got her start as a United flight attendant, why she joined the union, and what challenges the AFA-CWA faces today.Read a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/sara-nelson-wont-stop-fighting-for-flight-attendants-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This special episode of the Women Who Travel podcast is presented by Bradenton, Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key.Getting back in the swing of traveling comes with its own learning after over a year of staying close to home. But if you've had a baby in the last two years or are a parent to young child, your vacation prep is on a whole different level. To help navigate the do's and don'ts of summer family travel this year—from the questions to ask your Airbnb host ahead of booking to what destinations make for great family-friendly vacations—we've tapped two supertravelers and new moms, Traveler's Erin Florio and journalist Oneika Raymond, for this week's special Women Who Travel episode, presented by Bradenton, Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key.Read a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-its-like-traveling-with-young-kids-right-now-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Erin: @erin_florioFollow Oneika: @oneikatravellerFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We're starting to travel again. And while family reunions, getaways with friends, and more celebratory trips are already on the docket, we're also looking forward to our first solo trips—ones that we can make all about us. That said, we're admittedly a little rusty when it comes to heading out on our own and finding joy and power in solo travel, so this week we're joined by New York Times travel reporter Tariro Mzezewa, and Hannah Pasternak, associate director of special projects at SELF magazine, who have both recently taken solo trips, to get advice. We discuss the differences between alone time and solo travel, why joining a planned group trip might be the best way to ease yourself back in, and how to start planning a solo trip of your own. Think of this episode as a solo travel refresher, of sorts. Read a transcription of the episode: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/remembering-how-to-solo-travel-again-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Tariro: @tariro__Follow Hannah: @pastersnacksFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravelSubscribe to our newsletter: https://www.cntraveler.com/newsletter/subscribe Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This episode of the Women Who Travel podcast is presented by Travel Wyoming.Last year, already popular national parks saw a surge of visitors looking to get outside. But as seasoned and new outdoor explorers took to the hiking trails, rivers, lakes, and forests of our national park system, not everyone planned their trip as responsibly and respectfully as the parks and the surrounding communities deserve. To help you plan a trip this summer that keeps you away from overcrowded park sites and drives you deeper into local rural communities, we've tapped two experts who know their way around national parks in this week's special Women Who Travel episode, presented by Travel Wyoming. Joined by Traveler contributor Emily Pennington, who has visited 61 of the U.S.' 63 national parks, and Diane Shober, executive director of Wyoming Office of Tourism, we chat through how to plan wisely (and far enough in advance) to enjoy the best of the National Park Service—and how to look beyond those 63 parks that can sometimes get too much love. Find a full transcript of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/planning-a-responsible-outdoors-trip-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Emily: @brazenbackpackerFollow Travel Wyoming: @visitwyomingFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This summer, we're leaning into seeing the world through rose-colored sunglasses; filling our days with roller skating, beach trips, reunions with friends and family, and more. Basically, we just want to have fun. So this week on the podcast, we're chatting all things summer fun—from the summer hobbies we picked up in the pandemic that we plan to continue, to the maximalist attitude we're bringing to the season. (We're expecting disco balls everywhere.) To guide us through a FOMO-free 2021 summer, we've tapped Jersey Banks, co-founder of Urban Cowboy hotels and the Dive Motel, and Marawa Ibrahim, a world-record-holding roller skater and hula hooper. Listen in for their tips and experiences—and how they're planning to have a particularly joyful summer. Read "101 Ways to Have Fun This Summer": https://www.cntraveler.com/story/101-ways-to-have-fun-this-summerFind a full transcript of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/remember-fun-were-having-it-this-summer-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Marawa: @MarawaFollow Jersey: @JerzBanksFollow Meredith: @OhHeyThereMereFollow Lale: @LaleHannah Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This episode was originally published in August 2020. When it comes to getting outdoors, gear can be a major barrier. Whether it's finding gear that comes in your size (let alone actually fits your body), knowing what gear is a must-have and what you can safely skip, or having the funds for what you need, there's a lot more at play than just walking into your local outdoor retailer. This week, we wanted to dig into women's gear—across hiking, climbing, dog mushing, and more—to find out how far we've come in opening up the outdoors to bodies of all shapes and experience levels and how far we have to go. With the most guests we've had on one podcast since we started recording at home, this episode stars Unlikely Hikers founder Jenny Bruso, Flash Foxy founder and climber Shelma Jun, and Iditarod competitor Blair Braverman, who share how they fell in love with the outdoors in the first place, how they overcome gear barriers today, and what they want from the outdoor industry.Read a transcription of the episode: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/womens-gear-still-isnt-where-we-want-it-to-beWatch Blair's cold-weather gear reveal: https://twitter.com/blairbraverman/status/1082079705627426816?lang=enRead Women Who Travel's Guide to the Outdoors: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/a-guide-to-the-outdoors-for-women-and-by-womenFollow Shelma: @shelmatic & @heyflashfoxyFollow Jenny: @jennybruso & @unlikelyhikersFollow Blair: @blairbravermanFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Throughout the last year and a half, we've watched as beloved bars, restaurants, and gathering places have closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as writer Samantha Allen says on this week's episode, that wave of closures has been ongoing for years within the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, there are just over 15 lesbian bars remaining in the U.S., according to the Lesbian Bar Project, an effort to record and protect lesbian bars that's being spearheaded by filmmakers Elina Street and Erica Rose. (Editor's note: Since recording, the project has updated the number of U.S. lesbian bars to 21.)To talk about how lesbian bars and queer spaces have fared during the pandemic and what is needed in the future to keep them around, we're joined by Allen and Lisa Menichino, owner of Cubbyhole, one of New York City's three remaining lesbian bars. One major takeaway? “You have to come,” says Menichino of post-pandemic visits to bars like Cubbyhole. “You have to support us. You have to be there. Because we're not magically going to be around without you.”Read a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-americas-lesbian-bars-need-our-support-more-than-ever-women-who-travel-projectFind them.'s Queer Spaces Project: https://www.them.us/story/queer-spaces-lost-covid-19Find the Lesbian Bar Project's work: https://www.lesbianbarproject.com/Follow Samantha: @SLAwritesFollow Lisa at Cubbyhole: @cubbyholebarFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Try to define 24-year-old Australian-Zimbabwean musician Tkay Maidza's songs by a single genre and you may come up at a loss for words. But then again, so does she, telling us that her music is simply “alternative of anything.” “It's alternative pop, alternative, rap, alternative R&B,” she says from her new home in L.A. “It's left of center of anything because I'm always looking for something that's new and different and trying to make it my own.” This week, we sat down with the prolific singer to chat about how moving around as a kid prepared her for touring, how her family's musical interests have influenced her sound, and how she's stayed creative over the last year and a half. It's all part of our guide to new music around the world—and you can find Tkay and other incredible female artists on our Spotify playlist. Read a full transcription and find links to the artists Tkay mentioned here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/tkay-maidza-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Tkay: @tkaymaidzaFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravelSubscribe to the newsletter: https://www.cntraveler.com/newsletter/subscribe Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Charlotte Simpson had been traveling for decades before she took her first solo trip. She had visited all 50 states with her late husband throughout their 31-year marriage, traveled internationally with her daughter, and had adventures with girlfriends. But when no one wanted to go on a trip to Italy with her a few years after her husband died, she set out on her own—kicking off a new love for solo travel and the freedom that comes with it. “It was so liberating,” she says. This week, Charlotte, known online as @TravelingBlackWidow, joins us our I Deserve This series, talking about how she prioritizes traveling for herself, what she's learned about being more adventurous later in life, and how social media has influenced her travels.Read a full transcription here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/falling-in-love-with-solo-travel-after-retirement-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Charlotte: @travelingblackwidowFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravelSubscribe to the newsletter: https://www.cntraveler.com/newsletter/subscribe Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If, after over a year at home, you're thinking that the best salve for your sanity this summer is to pack up, get out of your house or apartment, and hit the road in a van to explore America's great outdoors, this episode is for you. With advice on what to pack, how to route your trip, and how to avoid the mistakes they made, our guests—van lifers Erin McGrady, an Asheville-based writer and photographer, and Noami Grevemberg, founder of Diversify Vanlife and one half of the @IrietoAurora Instagram account—can help you get started. But while this episode is in part a van life for dummies guide, it also gets at the no-filter realities of living in your van, the privilege that comes with choosing a voluntary nomadic lifestyle, and the responsibility travelers have to respect and understand the public lands they visit. It truly hits all the bases. Listen to "Why We Should Consider Whose Land We're On When We're Outdoors" with Jaylyn Gough: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-we-should-consider-whose-land-were-on-when-were-outdoors-women-who-travel-podcastFind a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-it-actually-takes-to-become-a-van-lifer-women-who-travel-podcastFollow Erin: @e.mcgradyFollow Noami: @IrietoAuroraFollow Meredith: @ohheytheremereFollow Lale: @lalehannahFollow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravelSubscribe to the Women Who Travel: https://www.cntraveler.com/newsletter/subscribe Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices