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Stella Podcast: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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Stella Podcast: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Imani Bashir, a world traveling storyteller, speaks with Stella about her ongoing Paid Passport Initiative, the moving abroad journey that led to her work, and what the travel industry needs more of.
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NOTE: This interview was conducted in January 2025

00:39: Who is Imani both professionally and personally?

1:31: Work at the intersection of travel and social justice

4:41: The move that started it all: Booking a one-way ticket to Cairo in 2015.

9:04: How travel writing and influencing came into play in 2017

12:45: The value of self-publishing to kickstart your career and experience

14:50: Launching The Paid  Passport Initiative and why it’s needed

27:22: Temperature check on greater travel industry—where has progress been made? What still needs to be done?

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