Jerry Brotton
DJ Jess
12/28/2015
Welcome to the Twenty-Something Traveler – the travel podcast dedicated entirely to the twenty-something in search of adventure! I’m your host, DJ Jess, and you can find me at —
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Happy New Year!!! In honor of the holiday I’m giving you my predictions for the best travel destinations in 2016!!
Then we’re chatting with Jerry Brotton an English professor at the Queen Mary University of London, who is the author of a fantastic book called “A History of the World in 12 Maps.” Brotton explores the idea that maps, which are often thought to be completely objective creations, actually subjectively tell the stories of the people that create them, and also, the people they are created for.
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(Estonia, Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Dennis Jarvis)
(Punta Cana, Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Ben Kucinski)
(Punta Cana, Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Ben Kucinski)
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