Unpacked by Afar

Aislyn Greene, Tim Chester

aislyn@afar.com

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Booking Overview

Unpacked by Afar is a travel show that breaks down one tricky travel topic each week through expert voices and context-rich reporting. It’s a strong booking platform for travel brands, authors, researchers, and cultural experts who can make travel feel more accessible, ethical, and interesting.

Metrics

Episodes: 174

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.5k subscribers

Instagram: 374.0k followers

Contact Information

aislyn@afar.com

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Host

Aislyn Greene - Host for Afar’s Unpacked/Feel-Good Friday segments. Guides discussions that blend practical travel guidance with culture, research, and lifestyle themes.

Tim Chester - Veteran music journalist and freelance travel/culture writer. His reporting has appeared in NME, Spin, and Afar, with 20 years of travel focused on how music and place intersect.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established writers/authors, recognized subject-matter experts (travel, wellbeing, hospitality, music/cultural historians), executives from major travel media outlets, or public-facing practitioners with credible research or access (e.g., historians with preservation achievements).
Required Achievements:  
Published book or major feature writing, Recognized research affiliation (e.g., university/major institutions) or public media credibility, Documented preservation/advocacy outcomes (e.g., historic registrations), Direct involvement with a notable cultural figure or scene, Leadership role at a respected travel or culture publication

Recent Guest Discussions

Brad Ryan - Family Healing Journey Through U.s. National Parks; “reverse Aging” Observations; Loneliness And Connection Via Travel

Laurie Santos - Science Of Happiness; Friction Vs. Connection; Applying Wellbeing Research To Travel Experiences

Kathrine LaGrave - Queer Country Dance Revival; Travel With Dogs And Trends In Pet-friendly Hotels; Workplace/hospitality Culture Insights

Kristen Zschomler - Prince-linked Locations; Grief-driven Research; Preservation Advocacy And Historic Landmark Work

Paul Peterson - Minneapolis Music Sound Origins; Prince-era Legacy; Community/collaboration Behind The Minneapolis Sound

Recent Topics

Travel, Music, Points, Miles, Ethics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Unpacked by Afar
:

Feel-Good Friday: Australia’s Plastic Win, a Different Kind of Summit Story, and the Women Changing Safari

June 12, 2026

It’s Feel-Good Friday, when your Unpacked host (Aislyn) and producer (Nikki) get together to swap the stories making them feel good this week. And this week they're joined by Afar's director of photography, Michelle Heimerman. They share three stories that are making them feel optimistic this week. Stories like... Some genuinely good news for anyone who loves a beach: one of the world’s most beach-blessed countries has spent the past decade quietly turning the tide on plastic pollution ...

What a Safari Looks Like When a Woman Is at the Wheel

June 11, 2026

What does a safari look like when the guide isn't a man? Award-winning writer and editor Ellen Carpenter went to Botswana's Okavango Delta to find out. (To learn more, read her Afar story about the experience.) Meet this week's guests Ellen Carpenter is a New York–based culture and travel journalist. She served as editor in chief of Hemispheres, United's inflight magazine, for seven years, and before that was an editor at Rhapsody, Nylon, Spin, and Rolling Stone. Baemule "Bae" Siethuk...

Feel-Good Friday: A Queer Dance Revolution, Dog-Friendly Hotels, and What Actually Makes You Happy

June 05, 2026

Welcome back to Feel-Good Fridays. This week, host Aislyn Greene and producer Nikki Galteland are joined by Afar executive editor Kathrine LaGrave—and the three of them are ready to carry you into the weekend a little lighter, with stories about line dancing, travel with your dog, and the surprisingly simple science of being happy. The happy news Country line dancing is having a queer renaissance. Kathrine shares the story of Stud Country, a New York–based group offering country dancing ...

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