On our Mother's Day edition, we hear what it was like to relocate a Midwestern family to the Croatian village their great-grandparents came from. An American who married a Frenchman tells us what it’s like raising a child in Paris. We go on a sentimental family trip to San Francisco, and hear how ma… On our Mother's Day edition, we hear what it was like to relocate a Midwestern family to the Croatian village their great-grandparents came from. An American who married a Frenchman tells us what it’s like raising a child in Paris. We go on a sentimental family trip to San Francisco, and hear how mamma is center stage in Sicily. Plus Rick pays tribute to his late mother, who influenced him to become a traveler. more

This week on Drop A Pin Joey Avery joins to talk about how he got his start doing comedy in Cape Town, how he ended up spending the holiday of Purim with New York’s Hasidic Jewish community and tells Donnie and Chaps some of his other travel stories.
Check out Joey Avery Live in San Francisco Out No… This week on Drop A Pin Joey Avery joins to talk about how he got his start doing comedy in Cape Town, how he ended up spending the holiday of Purim with New York’s Hasidic Jewish community and tells Donnie and Chaps some of his other travel stories.
Check out Joey Avery Live in San Francisco Out Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4xlXat3ck4

Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Show Start
(00:00:40) - Pre Boarding
(00:14:18) - Starting Comedy in Cape Town
(00:43:06) - A Word From Our Sponsors
(00:46:19) - Celebrating Purim With Hassidic Jews
(01:05:53) - Another Word From Our Sponsors
(01:09:36) - Cuba

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