Nomads at the Intersections

Nomads at the Intersections

By Noami J GrevembergSociety & CulturePersonal JournalsPlaces & Travel
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Nomads at the Intersections episodes

  • Reimagining Environmentalism (with Leah Thomas)

    Leah Thomas is an intersectional environmental activist on a mission to dismantle systems of oppression in the environmental movement. Her personal platform @greengirlleah was born out of a space that lacked representation of Black people in the outdoors and spoke to her passion of getting people started on their environmental justice journey. Her quest for self-authenticity, environmental justice and sustainability created the momentum for her educational page, @intersectionalenvironmentalist, to go viral. In this episode, Leah drops gem after gem: how de-stigmatizing cannabis use for Black and Brown people relates to the environmental movement; how making our environmental efforts inclusive and intersectional benefits everyone; and how expanding our understanding of Indigenous land protectors makes our environmental impact more effective. 

    SOCIALS
    Featured Guest:
    @greengirlleah | greengirlleah.com | @intersectionalenvironmentalist| intersectionalenvironmentalist.com| @thegreensgirlco | thegreensgirlco.com

    NATI Podcast Links:
    Podcast @nomadsattheintersections
    Community @diversify.vanlife
    Host @irietoaurora
    Season 1 Co-Host @anaismoniq

    Stay tuned for re-launch of Nomads at the Intersections, coming this Summer, 2024. Subscribe in your podcast feed and follow @diversify.vanlife  and @nomadsattheintersectionspod  to stay in the loop as more updates drop.

    Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a 5 star rating in your podcast app, it’ll help other Nomads find us.

    Nomads at the Intersections is hosted by Noami Grevemberg
    A Diversify Vanlife production
    Music by Smart Monkey Music
    Podcast Cover Artwork by Karen Ceballos

    1 hr 12 min
  • Normalize Unlearning (with Bree Contreras)

    Bree (they/them) is a 20-something-year-old Black Queer non-binary nomad. In 2020, they cut their corporate strings to begin a life centered on having full autonomy of their time and purpose. Hottie, their renovated vintage RV, is now home to Bree and their two giant dogs. Aside from imagining a world without white supremacy, they fill their time with hiking, photography, writing, and documenting their journey on the road. In this episode, Bree challenges cis-normative views of identity, the discomfort of unlearning, and what it means to be intentional when creating inclusive spaces. Listen til the end to hear their simplistic perspective on how to navigate pronouns like a human being. 

    SOCIALS
    Podcast @nomadsattheintersections
    Community @diversify.vanlife
    Host @irietoaurora
    Guest @doesthiscountasvanlife

    Stay tuned for the relaunch of Nomads at the Intersections, coming this Summer, 2024. Subscribe in your podcast feed and follow @diversify.vanlife  and @nomadsattheintersectionspod  to stay in the loop as more updates drop.

    Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating in your podcast app, it’ll help other Nomads find us.

    Nomads at the Intersections is hosted by Noami Grevemberg
    A Diversify Vanlife production
    Music by Smart Monkey Music
    Podcast Cover Artwork by Karen Ceballos

    59 min
  • Reclaiming Indigenous Sovereignty (with Wynne Weddell)

    Our first guest on Nomads at the Intersections podcast is Wynne Weddell, Native American of the Yankton Sioux Tribe. A hiker, nomad, and full-time beadwork artist - Wynne joins our host, Noami, for this in-person interview from the traditional lands of the Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham in the Southwest. Listen as she shares her story of leaving her homeland to follow her nomadic passions in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Wynne also recounts her experience at the Dakota Access pipeline, shares stories about her great-grandmother as a front-line activist during the American Indian Movement, how Indigenous peoples must lead the conversation on environmental activism, and so much more. Check out our Show Notes for journal prompts that dig deeper into how your story and Wynne’s experience intersect.

    ABOUT OUR GUEST
    Wynne Weddell is a member of the Ihanktonwon Nation (Yankton Sioux) specializing in beaded adornments, using her platform to raise awareness of environmental & social justice issues being faced in BIPOC communities. She is passionate about environmental advocacy, cultural reclamation, all things rainbow, and working towards a more sustainable future. #LANDBACK

    SOCIALS
    Podcast @nomadsattheintersections
    Community @diversify.vanlife
    Host @irietoaurora
    Season 1 Co-Host: @anaismoniq
    Guest @rainbowmountain_

    Stay tuned for the relaunch of Nomads at the Intersections, coming this Summer, 2024. Subscribe in your podcast feed and follow @diversify.vanlife and @nomadsattheintersectionspod to stay in the loop as more updates drop.

    Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating in your podcast app, it’ll help other Nomads find us.

    Nomads at the Intersections is hosted by Noami Grevemberg
    A Diversify Vanlife production
    Music by Smart Monkey Music
    Podcast Cover Artwork by Karen Ceballos

    45 min
  • The Pilot
    This heavy year has brought host Noami Grevemberg and season 1 co-host Anaïs Monique incredible growth, with insightful breakthroughs, profound solidarity and an expanding BIPOC nomadic community. This year has also brought us to tears with violence, microaggressions and burn-out. 
    In our pilot episode, Noami and Anaïs sit down and get real with each other like never before. Noami, a former coastal biologist, and Anaïs, a former flight attendant, explore how nomadism has affected their sense of community. 
    Throwing it all the way back to Q3 of 2019, they compare notes on how the founding of Diversify Vanlife literally shifted culture and visibility for BIPOC on the road. How the Uprising of 2020 exposed our roles in the Revolution as well as the holes in our self-care routines. They also speak on what it means to travel slowly in a Eurocentric country where capitalistic values are the measure of success.
    In this proper introduction, get to know our hosts as they weave through key moments in their journeys: what it looked like to take major risks as Black women and what led them to embracing nomadic life and ultimately, to hosting Nomads at the Intersections podcast. 
    SOCIALS
    Podcast @nomadsattheintersectionspod [https://www.instagram.com/nomadsattheintersectionspod/]
    Community @diversify.vanlife [https://www.instagram.com/diversify.vanlife/]
    Host @irietoaurora [https://www.instagram.com/irietoaurora/]
    Co-Host @anaismoniq [https://www.instagram.com/anaismoniq/]
    Stay tuned for re-launch of Nomads at the Intersections, coming this Summer, 2024. Subscribe in your podcast feed and follow @diversify.vanlife [https://www.instagram.com/diversify.vanlife] and @nomadsattheintersectionspod [https://www.instagram.com/nomadsattheintersectionspod] to stay in the loop as more updates drop.
    Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a 5 star rating in your podcast app, it'll help other Nomads find us.
    Nomads at the Intersections is hosted by Noami Grevemberg [https://www.instagram.com/irietoaurora/]
    Season 1 Co-host: Anaïs Moniq [https://www.instagram.com/anaismoniq/]
    A Diversify Vanlife [https://diversifyvanlife.com/] production
    Music by Smart Monkey Music [https://smartmonkeymusic.com/]
    Podcast Cover Artwork by Karen Ceballos [https://www.instagram.com/ka_wren_ceballos/]
    46 min
  • Welcome to Nomads at the Intersections Podcast
    Welcome to Nomads at the Intersections podcast! Our hope is that this podcast will inspire us all to shift our perspectives on what road travel looks like, by exploring the stories and experiences of people from different walks of life. 
    We'll dive into topics from the margins. Topics, both big and small, that will make us rethink what community means to us. 
    We're gonna get raw and real, and have some fun with it. 
    In this season we'll have conversations with people we don't often hear from in the road travel community. You know, the ones who don't always fit the mold. That person you waved to on the highway, or sat next to at the campfire, but you never really heard their story. Those folks who, often unheard, make our community great.
    Stay tuned for re-launch of Nomads at the Intersections, coming this Summer, 2024. Subscribe in your podcast feed and follow @diversify.vanlife [https://www.instagram.com/diversify.vanlife] and @nomadsattheintersectionspod [https://www.instagram.com/nomadsattheintersectionspod] to stay in the loop as more updates drop.
    Nomads at the Intersections is hosted by Noami Grevemberg [https://www.instagram.com/irietoaurora/]
    Season 1 Co-host: Anaïs Moniq [https://www.instagram.com/anaismoniq/]
    A Diversify Vanlife [https://diversifyvanlife.com/] production
    Music by Smart Monkey Music [https://smartmonkeymusic.com/]
    Podcast Cover Artwork by Karen Ceballos [https://www.instagram.com/ka_wren_ceballos/]
    3 min
  • Nomads at the Intersections: The Trailer
    Do you want to diversify your perspective on road travel?  
    Host Noami Grevemberg dives deep into the stories and weaves through the challenges, journeys and inspirations of the diverse voices who, often unheard, make the nomadic community great. Noami is a Black woman and a nomad who has been living in her campervan since 2016. She started Diversify Vanlife in 2019 in response to the lack of representation of BIPOC in the road travel community. In this show, you'll hear from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and other underrepresented travelers at the many crossroads of the modern nomadic movement.
    Stay tuned for re-launch of Nomads at the Intersections, coming this Summer, 2024. Subscribe in your podcast feed and follow @diversify.vanlife [https://www.instagram.com/diversify.vanlife] and @nomadsattheintersectionspod [https://www.instagram.com/nomadsattheintersectionspod] to stay in the loop as more updates drop.
    Nomads at the Intersections is hosted by Noami Grevemberg [https://www.instagram.com/irietoaurora]
    A Diversify Vanlife [https://diversifyvanlife.com/] production
    Music by Smart Monkey Music [https://smartmonkeymusic.com/]
    Podcast Cover Artwork by Karen Ceballos [https://www.instagram.com/ka_wren_ceballos/]
    3 min
  • Where To Next?: Series Finale
    This is the last episode of Women on the Road, but by no means the end of our community. In fact, we are incredibly excited and honored that Noami Grevemberg and her team at Diversify Vanlife will be helping to evolve the podcast you hear on this channel moving forward, with a total reboot taking place in October under a new name, Nomads at the Intersections. In this finale episode, Noami and Laura talk about what this transition means to them, as well as how we hope to see you take part in where we’re going next.
    44 min
  • What We Carry in the Passenger Seat: Kathy Karlo
    For some of us, what got us in the car in the first place are the things we’re running from-- but no matter how many miles we drive, those things end up in the passenger seat, along for the ride with us. Kathy Karlo, a climber, writer, Director of No Man’s Land Film Festival, and host and creator of the For the Love of Climbing podcast, is someone who knows the contents of her passenger seat well-- both literally and figuratively. And she uses the weight of what she carries to build something bigger than herself.
    47 min
  • Qualified: Laura Edmondson
    Whether on or off the road, it can be easy to tell yourself you can’t do new things. That you’re too inexperienced. That you don’t have the skills. That you’re not qualified.
    If that’s been you, then this episode is just what you need to hear. Because Laura Edmondson-- a road traveler, digital creator, educator, podcast host, athlete, and DEI and Sustainability consultant-- has got a lot to say about moving forward in the face of feeling unqualified and showing yourself that it’s possible.
    37 min
  • A Recipe for Life Lessons: Anna Tedesco
    Nobody ever said living on the road was easy, but it definitely teaches us life lessons. In this episode, van dweller Anna Tedesco shares what she's learned from over two years of solo road travel, how it's helped her navigate the mental and emotional challenges a pandemic can bring about, and the important role cooking good food plays in all of it.
    37 min

About Nomads at the Intersections

From the publisher's feed

Ever wondered what it’s like to live on your own terms with the open road as your guide? Welcome to "Nomads at the Intersections" (NATI pod), where Noami Grevemberg dives into the lives of those…