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Passports, Please: Conversations about the power of place and the places that change us – and why it matters. Conversations and explorations of the important journeys of our lives: Geographic, personal, transformational, spiritual. Sometimes it IS about the destination. But it’s ALWAYS about the journey. Rodney Bursiel and Chick Morgan are both life-long seasoned world travelers with wide ranging experiences, and they are also both respected artists in their own fields, who always resonate with the deeper meaning of things and search for ways to communicate them with others through written word, visual art and photography, music.

Passports, Please


    • Jul 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    A revealing conversation with Patrice Aguilar, global wild life photographer and special ambassador for the Wild Horses of Carmargue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 59:17


    A revealing conversation with Patrice Aguilar, global wild life photographer and special ambassador for the Wild Horses of Carmargue.

    Andy Brandy Casagrande: award winning shark cinematographer, Discovery TV personality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 49:24


    Learn what Andy Brandy Casagrande, award winning shark cinematographer, Discovery TV personality, conservationist and protector, really thinks about sharks and what we all need to know...

    Dylan Roberts: An in-person interview with Wimberley film documentarian and war correspondent back from Ukraine and Poland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 75:01


    Join us in this fascinating interview with Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save The Elephants, who has spent a lifetime studying the social patterns and habits of elephants in Africa. From earlier days of simpler strategies using naming...

    Iain Douglas-Hamilton: A Lifetime's Passion and Work for Saving Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 68:55


    Join us in this fascinating interview with Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save The Elephants, who has spent a lifetime studying the social patterns and habits of elephants in Africa. From earlier days of simpler strategies using naming...

    An Intimate Conversation with Singer-Songwriter David Wilcox

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 65:00


    David Wilcox has been singing his songs and weaving his musical magic for three decades. Speaking to the biggest issues of life and the heart in the most intimate of ways, David is truly a musical Medicine Man and Magician. Join David and Dr. Chick Morgan...

    James Mwenda Part 2: Global Wildlife Conservation Activist returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 56:41


    Last time we talked with James (Episode 23), Rodney was in Kenya with him and the last two remaining northern white rhinos on the planet. This time, James is in our podcast Studio here in Wimberley, Texas, on an extended trip to educate and inspire...

    Beyond Jaws: Every week is Shark Week with our guest James Moskito

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 60:47


    Whether leading his legendary tours for hundreds of people to experience Great White Sharks in the wild through his company Ocean Safaris, or hanging out with sharks of all kinds just for fun, James Moskito loves sharks and wants you to love them, too...

    James Mwanda: Protecting the Fine Line Between Life and Extinction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 54:12


    James Mwanda has been a personal vanguard in the protection of the now nearly extinct northern white rhinos of Africa. Caretaker for many years of the legendary Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, until Sudan's death in 2018, James now works...

    Jan Mirkin-Earley: Passion, Obsession, and Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 60:41


    From becoming an Austin Music Scene powerhouse to creating and sharing the emotional human stories of Vietnamese, Laotian, and Burmese textiles, Jan Mirkin-Early has always operated from one driving core philosophy: Be guided by the...

    Dony Wynn: Iconic drummer for Robert Palmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 78:56


    When the Dixie Chicks recorded Susan Gibson's song “Wide Open Spaces,” it was a vibe heard round the world that sent her career into orbit. But even after all the impressive songwriting awards she is still most known for her huge heart and a talent as big as...

    Pat O’Bryan: legendary guitar player & songwriter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 74:20


    When the Dixie Chicks recorded Susan Gibson's song “Wide Open Spaces,” it was a vibe heard round the world that sent her career into orbit. But even after all the impressive songwriting awards she is still most known for her huge heart and a talent as big as...

    Susan Gibson: multi-national award winning singer songwriter still in touch with her down home roots and always helping others

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 60:11


    When the Dixie Chicks recorded Susan Gibson’s song “Wide Open Spaces,” it was a vibe heard round the world that sent her career into orbit. But even after all the impressive songwriting awards she is still most known for her huge heart and a talent as big as...

    Korey Scott Pollard: Revered film director, humanitarian, documentarian and social activist making a difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 70:19


    Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel talk with James Moskito, ocean explorer, protector, and shark and whale ambassador, as he shares his life changing story about an extraordinary emotional...

    Greg Davis: Godwinks and Twists of Fate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 69:01


    Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel talk with James Moskito, ocean explorer, protector, and shark and whale ambassador, as he shares his life changing story about an extraordinary emotional...

    Jonathan Byrd: Poet, Songwriter, Mystic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 61:06


    Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel talk with James Moskito, ocean explorer, protector, and shark and whale ambassador, as he shares his life changing story about an extraordinary emotional...

    James Moskito – The Eye of the Whale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 55:21


    Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel talk with James Moskito, ocean explorer, protector, and shark and whale ambassador, as he shares his life changing story about an extraordinary emotional...

    Mary Gauthier – Saved By A Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 65:31


    Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel talk with Internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning singer songwriter, Mary Gauthier, about the transformative power of truth and songwriting...

    Double Talkin’ Jive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 52:53


    Matt Sorum, Grammy Award winning and Hall of Fame drummer for Guns and Roses and Velvet Revolver talks about playing sold out arenas, rescuing dolphins, and his passion for arts in the schools...

    Poet is Not a Four Letter Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 52:43


    Join Co-Hosts Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel in the studio with Nathan Brown, Ph.D., poet, book publisher, writer, author, songwriter and musician, as he takes us through his journey as a performing and touring artist...

    Big Laughs, Big Heart, Big Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 46:43


    Come listen and laugh with Co-Hosts Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel in the studio in their unedited episode with Bobby Arnold – musician, musical engineer, and humanitarian, as he takes us along his wild life ride...

    Hooked on Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 40:01


    Cristina Zenato, Underwater Explorer, has been called “The Guardian of the Ocean” and “The Shark Whisperer” for reasons you’ll learn in our next fascinating conversation with Co-Hosts Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel.

    Living a Life With and For Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 45:16


    Mike Coots survived a near fatal Tiger Shark attack as a teenager and turned that experience into becoming a world-renown advocate for shark conservation as well as a political activist for shark protection legislation.

    The Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 46:10


    How does a first-time-to-Africa photographer navigate the plains, the wildlife habitats, and the dangers, to find the incredible joys, experiences, and once in a lifetime photos?

    Jeremy Goss and Big Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 44:59


    Dr. Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel host Jeremy Goss, Conservation Scientist with the Kenyan organization Big Life who Rodney met on his extended trip to Africa.

    Turk Pipkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 45:57


    What do Willie Nelson, Desmond Tutu, Harry Connick, Jr., The Sopranos, Friday Night Lights, magicians, and builder of high schools and libraries in Kenya, Honduras, and Mexico all have in common?

    Immersion into Ethiopia’s Omo Valley Tribes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 48:12


    Hosts Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel are joined again by special guest Rick Minchew, Rodney’s travel colleague on their five week immersion into Africa.

    “The Incident”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 38:11


    “Passports, Please” Podcast hosts Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel are joined by special guest Rick Minchew, Rodney’s travel colleague on their five week immersion into Africa.

    Kenya Elephant Walk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 45:48


    Hosts Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel discuss Rodney’s encounter with the elephants in Kenya, including the monumental, legendary, Big Tusker elder Craig, and relates a poignant and powerful lesson learned from the late Big Tusker Tim.

    Africa and Soul: Kenya and Tanzania

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 51:41


    Hosts Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel have a conversation about the emotional and personal impact of Rodney’s arrival in Africa for his photo shoot and how it came about.

    We’ve Got a Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 40:08


    Hosts Chick Morgan and Rodney Bursiel introduce themselves and their new podcast, “Passports, Please”; how they met and how “Passports, Please” came about. They discuss what listeners can look forward to.

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