The Human Adventure
The Human Adventure
Jake Bushman
Humor, Upheaval, And Heart On The Pan American Highway with Matt Savino
54 minutes Posted Oct 30, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Opening Hook And Show Setup
Meet Matt Savino And His Path
From Comedy And Code To The Road
Why Drive The Pan American Highway
Plans Change And The Journey Shifts
Roadblocks And Uprising In Nicaragua
Getting Through With Nerve And Empathy
Mexico’s Baja To Mesoamerican Roots
Costa Rica’s Third Way And Panama Canal
Writing The Book And Fact-Checking
What The Trip Taught And Cost
Rapid Fire: Skills, Craft, Advice
Defining Adventure And Closing
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#188 - What happens when a comedian with a camera trades stage lights for sunrise on a dirt road and points his vehicle toward Panama? I sat down with author and traveler Matt Savino to unpack a seven-month run along the Pan American Highway that never reached South America yet somehow delivered everything he was chasing: humor in the chaos, humanity at the barricades, and a clear-eyed love for places most maps flatten. Matt takes us from Baja’s empty beaches and Dr. Seuss–worthy boojum fore...