Unruly Podcast

About Unruly Podcast

The Unruly Travel & Living Podcast sits down with experts who share illuminating ideas, how-to tips, and personal stories on travel, alternative lifestyles, veganism, nature, queerness, and off-grid living. Calen Otto, host of the Unruly Podcast, is a writer, activist, and avid traveler. They've been to over 30 countries, 20 national parks and 5 continents on an extremely small budget, exploring the intersections of social justice and alternative living along the way. With gritty beginnings of crossing the USA with only a bike and $300, they now help newbies and experienced wanderers alike travel as ethically, creatively, and colorfully as possible. Tune in for epic adventures, exceptional storytelling, and practical ways to kickstart your adventures, regardless of income. UNRULYTRAVEL.COM | Subscribe For New Episodes Monthly

Publisher

Calen Otto - Travel Writer & Activist

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2017

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

139 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026

   97. 'Tired of Being Good' - Somatic Experiencing with Kallie Klug

   Are you tired spending so much time trying to ‘be good’? Does the pressure to preform live deep within your bones? Today’s guest has answered YES to both of these questions throughout her life. Eventually, she grew tired of making everyone else happy and decided to tap into her own deepest desires and nervous system needs, listening to her body and including it in her decision making. That led her down a path of learning about the fawn response, inner villain work, and somatic teachings. Now, Kallie Klug holds international certifications in therapeutic yoga, women's embodiment, somatic parts work, and integrative somatic trauma therapy. In this episode we explore boundaries, people pleasing, and sexual fawning through a somatic lens. Tune in to learn: - How humans store trauma differently than other mammals - Why women are chronically tired and lean into fawning practices - What ‘sexual fawning’ is and how to de-shame the process - Why scheduling sex can actually create sexual trauma, and what to do instead SHOWNOTES: - People Pleasing episode: https://wanderwoman.online/how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser/ - Anger release episode: https://wanderwoman.online/somatic-exercises-release-anger/ - Connect with Kallie: https://stan.store/kalisomatics | https://www.instagram.com/kali.somatics/?hl=en - - Upcoming Unruly group trips: wanderwoman.online/unruly-group-trips/ - Join the Unruly Patreon: patreon.com/unrulytravel - Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com
- Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT
- Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel
- Contact: calenotto@gmail.com
- Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller

2. 

   4 Jul 2026

   96. Discovering ‘Inherent Belonging’ Through Travel with LGBTQ+ Travel Writer Lindsey Danis

   If you linger on the internet after searching for the best queer travel destinations, you’re guaranteed to see the same list over and over again: California, Mexico, Spain, Iceland, and the likes. This can be especially frustrating considering that the LGBTQ+ community devotes an extra 12 hours to travel research and planning. Should we keep visiting the same destinations, time and time again, with the conversation only centering around safety? Author and LGBTQ+ travel expert Lindsey Danis thinks not. In today’s episode, Lindsey shares about her newest book, a compilation of everything she wished she knew when she started traveling with her wife. Venturing outside of the standard “Best Queer Travel Destinations" list, Lindsey leaves listeners with tools to not only stay as safe as possible, but also be grounded, embodied, and tapped into joy and inherent belonging during our adventures. Tune in to learn about the powering of “lingering" in a destination, explore surprisingly welcoming countries for queer travelers, and learn why TSA Pre-Check is a game changer for trans and gender non-conforming people. Happy PRIDE! To help us celebrate, send this episode to a queer friend who needs it. - Haywood PRIDE recap: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1005450435810341 - Celebrating Queer Country Pride episode: https://wanderwoman.online/queer-country-lgbtq-podcasts-spotify/ - Lindsey’s website & book: https://queeradventurers.com/ - Upcoming Unruly group trips: https://wanderwoman.online/unruly-group-trips/ - Join the Unruly Patreon: patreon.com/unrulytravel - Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com - Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT - Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel - Contact: calenotto@gmail.com - Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller best queer travel destinations | queer travel guide

3. 

   30 May 2026

   95. A Little Bit of Lucid Dreaming (And Living) with Cyrena Lee

   If you’ve ever researched how “how to lucid dream” you’ll probably see the same steps: go to sleep, wake up, write down your dreams, repeat. But author Cryrena Lee knows that it’s much more than that. The real first step to lucid dreaming is lucid living. That means being present while you’re awake, noticing your where your attention wanders, and cultivating awareness. In a world full of noisy distractions and rampant AI, it’s no wonder that most people have trouble figuring out how to lucid dream, let alone remember their dreams. In this episode, Cyrena takes us on a journey, laying down the groundwork that makes lucid dreaming techniques successful. To Cyrena, lucid dreaming is about much more than having nighttime adventures. Tune in to learn how lucid dreaming can be used to heal trauma, solve creative problems, work through insomnia and nightmares, and improve athletic performance. Cyrena reminds us that our dreams can change the world, one small lucid shift at a time. SHOWNOTES: - Cyrena’s website: https://cyrena-lee.com/about-cyrena - A Little Bit of Lucid Dreaming guide: https://cyrena-lee.com/projects - Sleep study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4415323/ - Join the Unruly Patreon: patreon.com/unrulytravel - Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com - Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT - Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel - Contact: calenotto@gmail.com - Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller How to lucid dream | lucid dreaming techniques

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

32,542

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

77

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