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Charles Veley is often referred to as one of the world's most traveled people, but whether he is definitively the most traveled depends on the criteria used.
I've met Charles Veley four times, and for the fourth time, we recorded our conversation! Enjoy three episodes with Charles Veley below!
In 2005, Charles Veley founded the Most Traveled People (MTP) community. MTP divides the world into 1,500 areas. As of April 2025, Charles Veley has been to 1,322 of them! That's why he's been called the Godfather of Systematic Travel!
Download the MTP app or create a profile on MTP's website.
Charles Veley achieved notable milestones, such as becoming the youngest person to visit all 320 countries and provinces recognized by the Travelers' Century Club (TCC).
He has traveled millions of miles and taken over thousands of flights.
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Alex Hutchinson and I discuss his new book, The Explorer's Gene.
The Explorer's Gene examines human exploration broadly, going beyond traditional expeditions to investigate why humans explore everything from new foods to music.
It's made of 3 parts:
1) Why do we explore
2) How we explore
3) What exploring means
Written in an engaging style that combines narrative stories with scientific research, it's comparable to Malcolm Gladwell's work but with stronger research foundations.
It is comprehensive scope and accessibility. It investigates human and animal exploratory behavior.
The book connects external exploration to internal growth, offering insights into decision-making and personal development.
It blends entertainment and scientific rigor, appealing to readers interested in human behavior, science writing, and self-discovery
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Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau are the authors of Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier.
The new book explains the business side of space. I interview both authors on this page.
Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School, where he is the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on the optimal design of economic policy, particularly taxation, emphasizing a better understanding of the philosophical principles underlying policy choices.
Recently, he has launched a set of research projects focused on commercializing the space sector and its economic implications, viewable at www.economicsofspace.com. He has served on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Tax Expenditure Commission, the board of the National Tax Association, and on the editorial boards of Social Choice and Welfare and National Tax Journal. Before completing his PhD in economics at Harvard University in 2008, Professor Weinzierl served as the Staff Economist for Macroeconomics on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and worked in the New York office of McKinsey & Company.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Low-hanging fruit
07:00 Surprises
09:30 Space is vast and crowded
11:30 Kessler Syndrome
16:30 What won't happen in space?
21:45 Moon and Mars predictions
25:21 Advice for Entrepreneurs
28:00 New news
30:00 Co-authoring advice
In my Annual Prediction Show, I review my 2024 predictions before making my new predictions. I got 5 out of 10 points: a mediocre performance.
After watching the video below, watch my 1-minute video about Jimmy Carter's death, which fulfilled one of my 2024 predictions.
00:00 Grading my 2024 Predictions
03:00 Predictions for 2025 - Recession
04:20 Bitcoin
05:00 Ukraine
06:10 Trump predictions
The US unemployment rate is 4.2% at the end of 2024 and will be 8.4% by 2025.
Although BTC may climb to $150,000, it will eventually be below $50,000 in 2025, surprising everyone.
The S&P 500, which measures US stocks, will drop below 5,000 (it is beginning 2025 around 6,000).
Trump won't "end the war in 24 hours," but his administration will broker a deal because both sides are getting tired of fighting. Ukraine is running low on men. President Volodymyr Zelensky recently lowered the draft age from 27 to 25.
Russia is running low on money. In mid-June, $1 bought 50 Russian rubles; in the last two months of 2024, $1 bought 100 rubles. Similarly, a barrel of petroleum has lost half of its value over the same period.
Two titanic personalities will struggle to share the spotlight.
Although I dislike Trump, most of his critics never read his book The Art of the Deal, which explains his negotiating strategy: start with an absurd offer or demand, then negotiate down from there.
Trump is a dog that barks constantly but rarely bites.
The Left squirms and takes his every word seriously, failing to see that it's just bluster, a negotiation tactic, or just a joke meant to offend the easily offended.
Here are 6 campaign promises Donald Trump will fail to keep.
This book has been 10 years in the making, so it's due.
To see my previous forecasts, check out my predictions for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
In this three-part series, Dr. Robert Edwards and I discuss the fascinating mystery of DB Cooper. In 1971, a man hijacked Flight 305, received $200,000 in $20 bills, 4 parachutes, and skydived into the darkness over the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel and WanderLearn podcast to get the three episodes. They will also appear on this page.
Buy Dr. Robert H. Edwards's book about DB Cooper & Flight 305 on Amazon. Or get more info at the book's publisher, Schiffer books.
To see photos and evidence related to the DB Cooper Case, visit Robert's Flickr site.
The FBI has more information about the DB Cooper and Flight 305 case.
Dr. Edwards has written three books addressing the biggest 20th-century mysteries:
I've interviewed Dr. Robert Edwards twice about his book Mallory, Irvine, and Everest: The Last Step But One. These interviews went viral. Listen to the first one, which focuses on his book. Next, listen to the second one, focusing on the recent discovery of Sandy Irvine's foot on Mt. Everest.
How did the FBI screw up its investigation? Here's the timeline of DB Cooper Episode #1.
00:00 Reviewing the basics
04:00 Flight path
09:00 The oscillations
12:30 Reproducing the flight
18:00 Meteorology
21:50 Communications
DB Cooper was cunning. What were the various considerations he had to contend with to pull off the only unsolved act of air piracy in US history?
DB Cooper needed a:
In part 2 of 3 about DB Cooper and Flight 305, Dr. Robert H. Edwards delves into that and more.
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00:00 Planning and Prep
08:30 Three precursors
Who was DB Cooper? Did he have a military background? Where did the cash found in Tena Bar come from? What's a plausible explanation for what happened on the night that DB Cooper jumped? Did he survive?
In part 3 of 3 about DB Cooper and Flight 305, Dr. Robert H. Edwards delves into that and more.
00:00 Who was DB Cooper?
07:00 Military background
13:30 Cash in Tena Bar
19:20 Plausible story
28:20 Did he survive?
Voynich Reconsidered is on Amazon.
D. B. Cooper and Flight 305: Reexamining the Hijacking and Disappearance is on Amazon.
Mallory, Irvine and Everest: The Last Step But One is on Amazon.
How do you get out of a rut and onto a ridge? Although my book, Hike Your Own Hike, offers ideas, it doesn't discuss radical forgiveness, which can lead to breakthroughs.
In my first TEDx Talk, I discussed "How Travel Transforms You."
But what if the wanderlust doesn't quite do the trick?
Then, you take another type of journey, a mental one, to unlock deep-seated memories and beliefs.
Ege Riitsalu is an Estonian who used radical forgiveness to dislodge a mental roadblock. Since then, she's run workshops and offered one-on-one therapy to help others take this mental journey.
Enjoy this two-part series discussing radical forgiveness and how to employ it.
In this episode, Ege Riitsalu introduces you to the concept of radical forgiveness. What's below is taken from what Ege Riitsalu has written about radical forgiveness.
It's good for those with:
Radical forgiveness will help you:
Forgive me for rushing through this interview. We were under time pressure. But if you would like, send me a message encouraging me to interview Ege Riitsalu again in greater depth.
In this episode, Ege Riitsalu shares her tragic personal story. It serves as an example of the power of radical forgiveness.
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