Evolutionary biologist Heather Heying isn't shy when it comes to controversy. She first rose to national attention when her and her husband, Bret Weinstein found themselves embroiled in a scandal at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Recently, she's been in the hot seat again with controversial takes on Ivermectin and Covid vaccination policy.

But the mild-mannered Heying's true passion lies in uncovering the human condition, especially through travel. In this episode of Baggage Claim: travel stories no one tells, Heather describes the fickleness of memory, a mugging at knifepoint in Quito, Ecuador, an ill-fated road trip with her husband from the United States to Guatemala, an Ayahuasca ceremony in the Amazon and much more.

This is Heather Heying's full interview on the Baggage Claim podcast: travel stories no one tells. New interviews twice a month. In the meantime, Baggage Claim also has plenty of immersive travel stories designed to transport you to another world - those come out whenever they're ready.

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