Annise Parker, former councilwoman, controller, and mayor of Houston, sits down with Kellee to talk about the city she loves. Annise shares the story of how she became the first openly LGBTQIA person to be elected mayor of a major U.S. city, and why she thinks Houston became one of the most diverse cities in the nation.
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How Houston Became one of the Nation’s Most Diverse Cities

Let’s Go Together, a new podcast from Travel + Leisure, features diverse voices sharing their unique travel experiences and inspiring others to explore the world. Each week host Kellee Edwards, award-winning travel expert, speaks to guests about inclusivity, including episodes that introduce an adventurer who climbed Machu Picchu in his wheelchair and the first documented black woman to visit every country in the world. Come back every Wednesday for a new episode!

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Introducing Lost Cultures: Living Legacies- What happens to a place when the cultures within it change over time? Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, a new podcast from Travel + Leisure, spotlights destinations that have experienced significant cultural shifts throughout history. We reveal how they build upon and complement one another, while preserving their traditions. Through conversations with archeologists, academics, artists, and local members of the communities, we recount the evolution of these enduring cultures from their beginnings to modern day. Follow us wherever you get your podcast so you don't miss an episode. New episodes every Wednesday starting April 19.

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Let's Go Together Presents:  Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, new from Travel + Leisure!

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee heads to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to chat with Ahmad Ward, the Executive Director of Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, the site of the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States.
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Encore: Preserving a Legacy of Freedom in South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Kellee sits down with actor Emily Hampshire to talk about small town travel, including Emily’s experiences working in a small town as a cast member on the hit television series Schitt’s Creek.
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Encore: Schitt's Creek and the Appeal of Small Town Travel with Emily Hampshire

On this episode of Let’s Go Together, Genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith answers Kellee’s questions about tracing family histories through DNA testing and heritage travel.
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Encore: Unlocking the Past Through DNA Heritage Travel

We’re wrapping up another amazing season of Let’s Go Together, but before we go, let’s take a look back at some of our favorite moments from this past season.
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How Houston Became one of the Nation’s Most Diverse Cities

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