Roadmap: Find Your Path With Roadtrip Nation

New to Roadmap? Start here! Longtime fan? Let’s walk down memory lane (and thank you)! To bring in the new year, we’re taking a look back at our favorite interviews from the last year and their greatest gems of wisdom. Our list spans from an Emmy Award-winning actor to a legendary chef, an Oscar-winning Director to a Spotify engineer, the Chief Creative Officer of Marvel to a Director of Marketing at Netflix, and more! Learn more about Roadtrip Nation at: roadtripnation.com Contact us: podcast@roadtripnation.org [podcast@roadtripnation.org]

Even if you’ve never heard of sound designer Ben Burtt, we can guarantee you’ve heard his work… We hit Skywalker Ranch to talk to the Academy Award-winning sound designer behind “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” about how he created Star Wars’ most iconic sounds, including Darth Vader’s bone-chilling breathing, the lightsaber’s buzz, and the quirky voice of R2-D2. Watch Our Film “Rerouting” at: https://roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/future-of-work Contact us: podcast@roadtripnation.org [podcast@roadtripnation.org]

Actress Diane Guerrero (Orange Is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, Doom Patrol) faced an incredible challenge at 14 when her parents were suddenly deported, but the lessons they had instilled in her fueled her way to a successful career in the entertainment industry. As she explained, “I didn't want to live in fear; I wanted to put myself out there. I wanted to be seen so that, eventually, I could be heard.” Watch Our Film “Rerouting” at: https://roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/future-of-work [https://roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/future-of-work] Contact us: podcast@roadtripnation.org [podcast@roadtripnation.org]

The world produces more than enough food, yet millions of people lack access to it. How can we solve this? Emily Ma, the Food Systems Lead at X, Google’s moonshot factory, actually sees this as a computer science problem. Learn how she’s combining her interests in environmental conservation and engineering to address one of humanity’s biggest challenges. Watch Our Film “Rerouting” at: https://roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/future-of-work Contact us: podcast@roadtripnation.org [podcast@roadtripnation.org]

Paralympian Scout Bassett’s life path has been full of obstacles, both external and internal. After overcoming so many seemingly insurmountable challenges, her advice for us is simple: Never give up. “When you surrender or quit, you give someone else or something else power over you,” she explains. “The only person that is going to have power over me, is me.” Learn more about Roadtrip Nation at: roadtripnation.com Contact us: podcast@roadtripnation.org [podcast@roadtripnation.org]