Wheels Are Off
Wheels Are Off
Podcast Description
We’re Ella and Mary—two former guides with an insatiable love for the open road and the extraordinary people we meet along the way. This is our podcast dedicated to celebrating those gloriously imperfect travel moments when things go sideways, and something even better unfolds.
Surrounded by a global community of guides and adventurers, we realized we were sitting on a goldmine of stories begging to be shared. So we created this platform as a space to share the stories that remind us why we explore in the first place: to be surprised, to be humbled, and to connect.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on the imperfect and unexpected moments of travel, with episodes highlighting themes such as vehicle mishaps, cultural experiences, and humorous mishaps while exploring the world. Examples of episodes include Poor Man's First Class, which centers on travel chaos during road trips, and Dietary Disaster In Japan, detailing unexpected challenges faced during a trip to Japan.
We’re Ella and Mary—two former guides with an insatiable love for the open road and the extraordinary people we meet along the way. This is our podcast dedicated to celebrating those gloriously imperfect travel moments when things go sideways, and something even better unfolds.
Surrounded by a global community of guides and adventurers, we realized we were sitting on a goldmine of stories begging to be shared. So we created this platform as a space to share the stories that remind us why we explore in the first place: to be surprised, to be humbled, and to connect.
What happens when you trade the highway for the goat path? In this episode, our guest Lindsey pedals across West Africa the slow way, chasing conversations instead of kilometers. This episode is equal parts travelogue and love letter to the people who make the road worth riding.
For more information on how to support WaterAid and the Centre for Girls Education, find Lindsey’s fundraising page by pressing the link here.
WaterAid America
More than 1 in 3 people in West and Central Africa lack safe drinking water, and women and girls spend hours collecting it, which keeps them out of school and work. WaterAid installs water points and latrines and trains local committees to maintain them. In 2024–25, they reached 748,000+ people. $50 gives 2.5 people a lifetime of clean water.
Centre for Girls Education, Nigeria
More than half of girls in northern Nigeria aren’t in school, which is linked to child marriage and early childbearing. This women-led nonprofit helps girls stay in school and build economic independence through education, vocational training, and leadership programs. Girls’ graduation rates have risen from 4% to 84%, and their average age of marriage has risen from 14.9 to 17.4. $50 supports a girl’s education and skills. 100% of donations go to CGE via its U.S. 501(c)(3) partner, OASIS.
With deep cuts to international aid, supporting groups already doing this work matters more than ever.
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