While no alcohol was involved in the formation of the podcast idea, 16 tacos were.
The squad consists of Kimberly, Brittanie, and Jamal, calling San Diego home. They are three different personalities, opinions, and viewpoints - which could be a huge travel disaster or, a fun-loving, hilarious travel posse. They think the latter.
It all began in the back of a cab in Mexico City at 1am...
About the Podcasters
The Travel Squad Podcast consists of three co-hosts: Jamal, Brittanie, and Kim. All of us grew up in the same small hometown in Northern California and then moved to San Diego as adults.
Brittanie and Kim met when they were 12 years old and have been friends ever since. Brittanie and Jamal met in 2007 and were married in 2015. The three of them now travel as a squad, as a couple, with groups of friends, and any other ways they can.
Our Goal
The goal with our podcast is two things, 1) Inspire people to travel by showing them how to do it for less money and how to fit travel around your work schedule, and 2) Bring entertainment and the excitement of travel to audio format.
Travel Squad Origin - 2016
The podcast originally had four hosts. Jamal’s sister Zeina was a co-host and an OG member of the Travel Squad. Our travels as a squad began with a trip to Peru where we spent four days hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. After that the foursome traveled the world one passport stamp at a time, and spent weekends road tripping to find the most thrilling hikes to hike in the national parks.
Podcast Idea - 2019
In June 2019 the Travel Squad went to Mexico City together for the second time, while stuffed in the backseat of a tiny cab the group came up with the idea to start a travel podcast. The soon-to-be podcasters had accumulated so much insight into how to travel and spend less (without calling it budget travel), how to plan many trips around a full-time job, and how to pack a weekend trip with as much experience as possible. This insight needed to be shared. They also noticed travel podcasts that existed then didn’t capture the excitement of travel. They were narrated by older male monotone voices and they could barely get through an episode. They made the Travel Squad Podcast their mission to bring the excitement of travel to audio format.
Podcast Launch - August 2019
After working tirelessly for two months to figure out the ins and outs of audio recording and launching a podcast, they aired their first episodes on August 15, 2019. With this launch they committed to bring a new episode every travel Tuesday, and ensure that each episode brought humor, excitement, and entertainment, and showed people how to travel more and spend less.
Podcast Change to 3 Co-Hosts - May 2021
In May 2021 Zeina stepped back as a co-host of the podcast to focus on her growing coaching business. The podcast transitioned to three hosts - Kim, Brittanie, and Jamal - but maintained their commitment to bridging entertainment and value to the travel community.
By the
numbers
1st episode aired
air epsiode every tuesday & FRIDAY
downloads
countries explored
instagram followers
8.15.19
1
420,000+
64
3,534
countries
explored
63
audience in over
60
out of
national parks
60
the squad est.
2016
Kauai
NUMBER OF EPISODES
250+
Britt
Your host that gets it done,
1. Favorite place I've been to
2. Best Squad memory
3. Countries I've been to
4. I describe myself as...
5. But the Squad says I'm...
6. Fun fact about me
Cape Town & Zion National Park
The Napali Coast Sunset Cruise
34
Achiever
A do-er. She makes things happen
My weekenders are based on Southwest Airlines sales
Kim
Your rooftop bar loving host,
1. Favorite place I've been to
2. Best Squad memory
3. Countries I've been to
4. I describe myself as...
5. But the Squad says I'm...
6. Fun fact about me
Thailand
Riding a mule through the Vinicuna. Mountains
12 & counting
A dreamer
Passionate
I have 8 tattoos, but 3 are not visible
Your responsible host,
1. Favorite place I've been to
2. Best Squad memory
3. Countries I've been to
4. I describe myself as...
5. But the Squad says I'm...
6. Fun fact about me
Chamonix, France
Completing the Inca Trail as a group
33
A geography buff
Animated
Jamal
I run my own company, The Windsor York Insurance Services
from the scrapbook
San Francisco
Italy
Hawaii
Lebanon
Cuba
Peru
(And to be perfectly honest, we're just getting started!)
We've gotten a few stamps...
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