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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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Eric Gilbertson is attempting to climb every country's high point. He's two-thirds done.
His clone (Matthew Gilbertson) is joining him for most of the mountains. You can follow these twins on Instagram.
Eric uses the United Nations' definition of a country. There are 193 countries. He tosses in Antarctica to make 194.
This page features all my interviews about Eric's extraordinary quest!
Subscribe to my WanderLearn podcast & YouTube channel to get the latest episodes.
Episode #1: Climbing K2 & Everest Without Oxygen
Eric's K2 summit documentation
Eric's Kangchenjunga Summit story
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Episode #2: Bureaucratic Barriers in Chad, Libya, Bhutan
Each high point has either a technical/physical challenge (e.g., K2 & Everest) and/or a bureaucratic challenge.
In this episode, Eric discusses three country high points that mainly have a bureaucracy that is stopping him, not the lack of oxygen.
I've climbed Chad's and Libya's high points, so I know what he's talking about.
Listen to discover why I could do it but why Eric has been blocked.
Let me know if you want to join us on a future hike up these two mountains.
He also talks about Bhutan's sacred summit.
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Episode #3: 2 K2 & Everest Climbers Swap Mountain Stories
Everyone loves coincidences. During my month in Estonia, I bumbled into Krisli Melesk, who bumbled into Eric Gilbertson on K2. Eric & I were scheduled to record a podcast a few days after I met Krisli, so I invited her to join the show as a surprise guest!
Eric Gilbertson is in the process of climbing to the highest point in every country. He's done 143 out of 193!
This is first of a two-part series, featuring Eric & Krisli. Subscribe to get next week's episode where we will discuss Eric kite surfing across Greenland!
You must listen to my first two interviews with Eric Gilbertson!
Krisli Melesk is also remarkable. She deserves her own episode and book! Her list of adventures is long and mind-blowing.
We only delved into a couple of her countless adventures in this episode.
This episode focuses on K2 and Everest, especially their joint experience on K2. Although they didn't climb K2 on the same team, they met on K2 and summitted a few days apart.
We end the show by talking about Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, with an elevation of 28,169 feet (8,586 meters). It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state, northeastern India, and eastern Nepal, 46 miles (74 km) north-northwest of Darjiling, Sikkim.
We discussed why Eric summited Kanchenjunga and why Krisli did not. It's a shame because Krisli would have been the first Estonian to summit the third-tallest peak had she succeeded. But she may return!
Note: In the show, I refer to Krisli as "Kris," but the automatic subtitle generator on the video transcribed her name as "Chris." Also, I apologize for the mediocre audio quality. We had tech issues.
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Episode #4: Snow Kiting Across Greenland + 4 First Ascents with Eric Gilbertson!
Eric Gilbertson and Branden Joy dragged 400 pounds (180 kg) of gear on 4 sleds across Greenland.
They covered 1,539 miles (1,420 snow kiting, 119 man hauling) in 40 days.
On his biggest day, he covered 218 miles kiting.
His fastest kiting speed was 33mph.
They did 4 first ascents.
Read Eric Gilbertson's Greenland traverse trip report.
Krisli Melesk co-hosted this show with me. She and I were in awe of Eric's accomplishments.
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Tim Dasey authored the 2023 book Wisdom Factories: AI, Games, and the Making of a Modern Worker.
Our discussion focuses on how AI will impact everything! 
Timeline
00:00 Can AI Be Wise?
01:30 Does Consciousness Matter?
03:00 Can AI Be Wiser Than Humans?
06:00 AI Assistants
09:00 Net Good or Bad?
13:00 Will we need to memorize facts?
20:20 AI in Schools
We discuss the Khan Academy's Khamingo AI Tutor.
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My favorite section of the book was when he wrote about the Quest to Learn (Q2L) school, which serves grades 6-12. It is designed around games. It emphasizes 7 principles:
1. Everyone is a participant.
2. Challenge is constant.
3. Learning happens by doing.
4. Feedback is immediate and ongoing.
5. Failure is reframed as "iteration."
6. Everything is interconnected.
7. It kind of feels like play,
This may be the future of instruction.
This is Part 1 of 4 episodes featuring Fabrizio Beverina, an Italian adventurer, scientist, and future ayahuasca shaman.
Fabrizio reminds me of Francois Xavier Paradis-Garneau, who I interviewed last year & will interview again. Both are world travelers who aren't pursuing the narcissistic goal of visiting all the world's countries (I'm guilty of this) but are drawn to areas that are extremely foreign to their upbringing. It's quality vs. quantity—profound travel experiences rather than checking off lists.
I met Fabrizio in Niger, where we stayed with the generous and hospitable Malah Abdou. The Sahara destroyed our trucks. We waited for an incompetent Portuguese mechanic to waste our time and money.
Enjoy this 4-part series & share it!
Part 1: Ideal motorcycle for world travel
Fabrizio Beverina has traveled worldwide extensively on motorcycles. He shares his wise advice toward the podcast's end. Before that, you'll get a quick overview of his many (mis)adventures & why he's not a hippie even though he looks like one.
Timeline
00:00 Truck troubles
01:00 Fabrizio's CV
04:40 Why he dislikes hippies
06:30 Motorcycle advice
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Episode #2: Is the Trans-Siberian Train Boring?
This is Part 2 of 4 episodes featuring Fabrizio Beverina, an Italian adventurer, scientist, and future ayahuasca shaman.
He discusses the pros and cons of taking a train across Siberia.
Timeline
00:00 Trans-Siberian Train
03:00 Tattooing in Africa
05:05 Souvenirs
Learn more about Africa's tattoo history.
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Episode #3: How an Italian Sneaked Into Tibet China 3 Times!
This is Part 3 of 4 episodes featuring Fabrizio Beverina, an Italian adventurer, scientist, and future ayahuasca shaman. He shares how he illegally sneaked into Tibet 3 times.
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Episode #4: Why Taking Ayahuasca in South American Jungles is Best
This is Part 4 of 4 episodes featuring Fabrizio Beverina, an Italian adventurer, scientist, and future ayahuasca shaman. He shares how ayahuasca can transform your life & give you insights. Moreover, he explains why you should go to a South American jungle to experience ayahuasca.
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Connect with Fabrizio
Visit his Paojilhuasca Medicine Center or their Facebook page.
Learn about the benefits of meditating while you travel. Kateri Anderson Heymans also describes the Isha Judd meditation system.
Kateri mentions the book Why Walk When You Can Fly?: Soar Beyond Your Fears and Love Yourself and Others Unconditionally.
Timeline
00:00 Getting into meditation
03:10 Isha Judd
06:20 Mechanics of meditation
09:30 Learn more
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Pamela Morgan, author of Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning, explains how you can transfer your crypto with minimal risk after you die.
Subscribe for the next few episodes featuring Pamela as we dive into death!
Pamela Morgan's Crypto Inheritance Workshop is worth checking out!
#1 Bitcoin & Crypto is NOT Trustless When It Comes to Inheritance
In the two minutes of this episode, she explains how to make a crypto inheritance plan!
Will your crypto be accessible after you die?
Timeline
00:00 Why Crypto is Novel
06:00 The illusion of trustlessness
08:40 Matthew Mellon Lesson
11:00 How to create a plan
#2 Kill the Deadman's Switch Idea! Bitcoin & Crypto
Pamela debunks inheritance myths!
Morgan also destroys the idea of having a dead man's switch!
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00:00 Inheritance myths
02:10 Trustless inheritance plan
03:24 Kill the Deadman's Switch
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#3 Smart Contracts & NFTs in Crypto Inheritance
3rd & Final Episode with Pamela Morgan, author of Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning, explains how you can transfer your crypto with minimal risk after you die.
Timeline
00:00 Inheritance smart contracts
04:25 NFT Inheritance
12:30 Beware of your assumptions
16:25 Case Study
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Buy Pamela Morgan's book!
Check out Pamela Morgan's workshop!
Or visit her company, Empowered Law.
Learn about the case Pamela mentioned:
#bitcoin #inheritance #crypto
Although I was one of the loudest critics of Plan B's stock-to-flow model, and most people say it's "dead," I'm not declaring victory.
In my annual analysis of Plan B's stock-to-flow models, it's still too early to call it invalidated since the generous deviation bands allow for price points between $20k and $1 million.
Halfway through the show, I shift to see how my 2023 crypto price predictions are faring so far.
- Johnny Ward of One Step 4Ward on Everest, Poles, 7 Summits, & Every Country
- The Fate of Ukraine and Russia
- Hitchhiking on The Radio Vagabond
- Ukraine War 1st Anniversary Analysis
- Doing A Colonoscopy Without Anesthesia
- How To Overcome Obstacles with Vangile Makwakwa
- Why China's Rise Will Slow
- The Art of Admiral Nimitz's Command with Trent Hone
- Predictions for 2023
- Best Countries to Work Remotely
- Radio Vagabond's Global Adventure with Palle Bo
- 3 Best Amateur Traveler Episodes + 3 Favorite Places
- Students Fundraise with NFTs with FirstRoot.co
- 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
- Ukraine War Predictions July 2022 with Nejc Trušnovec
- 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
- Bitcoin's Stock-To-Flow (S2F) 2022 Analysis + Price Prediction
- 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
- Riots in Minneapolis - Gary Arndt reports from his hometown
- Zen Pilot Is Flying From Pole to Pole
- Why is Bitcoin Worth Anything?
- 80,000 COVID vs. 80,000 Flu Deaths
- 8 Flaws in Bitcoin's Stock-to-Flow Model Will Doom It
- Gold Expert On Bitcoin, Stock-To-Flow, Asteroids, Depression
- Bitcoin vs. Other Cryptocurrencies
- Solving the Coronavirus Crisis
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