WanderLearn Podcast
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Take a profound and distant journey. Call it:
- Deep Travel
- Immersive Travel
- Slow Travel
- Vagabonding
I will guide you to the intersection of travel, technology, and transformation.
The WanderLearn podcast will compel you to go beyond your comfort zone.
I wander all over the world and I share what I learn with you! In so doing, I hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Travel is the best university.
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A subscriber wants to know: what is the ideal writing space?
It takes me 5-10 years to pump out a book, so I'm a lousy author to answer this question, but I'll try.
I answer the question in a three-minute video & podcast:
This house in California's Trinity Alps was nearly perfect because it lacked mobile phone coverage.
However, it had Internet.
Podcast
Avalanche expert Robert Hahn appeared on an earlier WanderLearn episode. Back then, he was single.
Now, he's brought his Malagasy partner to join him in one of the two episodes below. After we recorded, she preferred that I not share her name.
Madagascar vs. USA Culture
00:00 How they met
00:30 What shocked her
02:15 What shocked Robert
05:45 Couples in the USA vs. Madagascar
08:40 Fady = Forbidden Taboo
11:30 Body shape preferences
15:00 Madagascar's Future
Video
Podcast
A WanderLearn listener asked me:
"Why do people come to the United States to escape racism if there is systemic racism in the USA?"
In this show, I answer that question in 6 minutes.
Video
Podcast
For more on racism in the USA, hear what Rejoice Tapon says.
Many believe Africa is teeming with wildlife. Others believe seeing gorillas and other wildlife must be cheap because Africans have a low income. Both of these ideas are myths.
In eight minutes, I answer a Patron's question about seeing mountain gorillas in Rwanda. I mention Uganda.
The cost estimates mentioned in the video are the cheapest possible mountain gorilla treks. You have to hunt to find a deal for $800. But they exist. What also exists is the $8000 deal. African safari prices vary tremendously.
Furthermore, you could consider seeing the lowland gorillas in the Republic of Congo. The price is about a quarter of what the mountain gorillas cost, but they are far away. So bring binoculars.
Lastly, I answer the question about the abundance of African wildlife. The reality is much more depressing than you imagine. African wildlife is rare & usually hunted.
Video
Podcast
You debate someone daily. It could be your partner, friend, co-worker, boss, or an anonymous asshole on social media.
Debates can be exhausting and unproductive, especially if you're debating someone close-minded and inflexible. I've made controversial points about:
Therefore, I have plenty of experience debating intransigent people.
In the past, I would waste time debating religion (I have a BA degree in Religion) and other taboo subjects, but lately, I've developed a new technique to avoid having useless discussions.
I reveal my simple tactic below that you can employ when you're talking about:
- The JFK assassination
- UFOs
- 9/11
- COVID
- Or any other third-rail discussion
Lastly, look in the mirror! Make sure you apply the same question to yourself! Maybe you're the stubborn one! Tell the other person what evidence you would like to see before changing your mind.
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Sym Blanchard is a 70-year-old thru-hiker who completed America's Triple Crown hike in 2023! He's section-hiked all the sections of the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail!
Watch the three 2023 episodes featuring Sym!
Episode #1: Completing the Triple Crown & the Israeli Trail
Sorry that the audio quality is mediocre. Future episodes are better!
00:00 Finishing the Triple Crown
01:30 Israeli Trail
04:20 When age slows your hiking down
11:20 Rating trails
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Episode #2: Are Vegans Doomed To Get Osteoporosis?
Sym Blanchard has been a vegan for the last 10 years. He just got diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Although I still encourage veganism and vegetarianism, his tale emphasizes the importance of carefully watching your nutrition.
Timeline
00:00 Vegan gets osteoporosis
02:50 Diet changes
05:50 Long-term decline
13:13 Plans for 2024
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Podcast
Episode #3: 2024 Election, Israel, Ukraine, & Taiwan
Sym Blanchard & I look into our crystal balls to assess global politics. Sym listens to countless political podcasts during his long hikes. I love to debate his reflections.
00:00 Presidential Election 2024
02:40 Ukraine War
04:00 Israel & Palestine
09:50 Taiwan
Video
Podcast
Previous episodes featuring Sym
Listen to my first interview with Sym.
Connect with Sym Blanchard on Facebook and Instagram.
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- 3 Best Amateur Traveler Episodes + 3 Favorite Places
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- Go to the Extraordinary Travel Festival
- 9 Shows Sharing Travel Wisdom Featuring Sym Blanchard
- Books About the Future
- 6 Questions for Episode 200: Scared, Motivation, Crypto
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- All About Mozambique with Julio Maria Muhorro
- Traveling in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022
- Exploring Family Travel with Jocelyn Diaz
- Eczema: Epigenetics, Symptoms, & Treatment
- Why Abortion is NOT About Morality
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- An Anonymous, Disposable Credit Card - Pay With Moon
- 3 Questions for Anti-Vaxxers
- What are financial bonds and inverted yields?
- Analyzing The Ukraine War
- Will Russia Nuke Ukraine? War analysis
- Buy Privately With a Virtual, Disposable Credit Card
- Spend a Semester at Sea - A Floating University
- Sandboxx Letters Review - Mail Military Recruits!
- Predictions for 2022
- The Best Gift You Can Give That Is Free
- Being a Black Non-African in Africa is a Culture Shock
- Thanksgiving in Gambia - What To Be Grateful For
- Gary Arndt talks about Everything Everywhere in 5 short shows
- Unseen Sides of Lesotho - A Peace Corps Perspective
- Empowa.io Cardano ADA NFT Boosts African Real Estate
- Hitler's War in North Africa with David Green
- Shooting Guns in the US Navy Bootcamp - M9 Firearm training
- How Long Could a Fugitive Hide on the Appalachian Trail?
- Are You Attached To Too Many Things?
- Will Our Descendants Take Down Statues of Meat Eaters?
- 10 Travel Lessons by Artist Mary Hunter
- Is The Food Industry Doomed?
- Why Do Animal Eaters Hate Hunters?
- An Empty Stomach is the Best Chef
- Are Some Cuisines Objectively Better Than Others?
- AMA - Book & Workout Recommendations + Eswatini
- The Underbelly of the Travel Industry with Room Steals
- Tips for Solo Female Travelers by Adrien Behn
- How to Film Better Video with Dan Coplan + NFT
- Bitcoin's Stock-to-Flow Model 1 Year After BTC's 3rd Halving
- Kosovo's Past and Future
- The Radiolab of Travel Podcasts - The Armchair Explorer
- AMA: Short episodes & My Upcoming Book
- AMA: Responding to Critics and Patrons
- 12 Misused Words and Expressions
- Transform Via A Paradigm Shift with Dr. Rosie Kuhn
- Which Military Branch Is Best For Medical Jobs and Careers?
- How is Bulgaria in 2021?
- Politics in Hungary and Eastern Europe
- Predictions for 2021
- Near Death on the CDT + Sym's 60-Year Love Story
- Cultivating Your Spiritual Atheism with Nick Seneca Jankel
- 1.5 Million COVID Deaths and 2021 Travel Plans
- Lucid Dreaming, Sub-Conscious, Aliens, Skepticism
- What To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
- Hal Urban on The Power of Good News
- Who I Am Voting For In The US 2020 Presidential Election
- Czechia vs. The Czech Republic - Name Debate!
- AMA: African Planned Cities, COVID, My Books in Academia
- 7 FAQs About Bitcoin Becoming A Country's Currency
- Circumventing the Globe Without Airplanes - Rambling Ryan
- Creating Digital Virtual Art with Garry Rone
- Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere
- How a Family of 7 Traveled to 7 Continents in 9 months
- Are Hunters An Endangered Species Wonders Hunter of the Year
- NASA Astrophysicist Jack Lissauer On Tides & Terraforming
- What is a Reasonable Number of Unarmed Police Shootings?
- What If Earth Orbited Jupiter? A NASA Astrophysicist Answers
- 100th Episode! Special AMA!
- Reflections on COVID-19's 650,000 Deaths Worldwide
- Hunting Myths - Brittany Longoria Explains
- Peer-to-peer lending with Constant using cryptocurrency
- How Anti-Poaching Is Different Than Counter-Poaching
- Travel By Living Abroad with Traveling Mitch
- Our Future Brains and Countries
- Forrest Fenn's Treasure Found in the Rocky Mountains
- Debating UFOs, Aliens, Crop Circles, and the Supernatural
- Is the Widespread Destruction and Theft Justified? #GeorgeFloyd
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