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WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life
Take a profound and distant journey. Call it Deep Travel, Immersive Travel, Slow Travel, or Vagabonding. Francis Tapon guides you to the intersection of travel, technology, and transformation. The podcast will compel you to go beyond your comfort zone. ftapon.substack.com
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WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Travel
Use the discount code FTAPON when you buy your ticket to the Extraordinary Travel Festival.Watch on YouTube!Timeline00:00 ETF306:00 How do ETF members…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeExtraordinary Travel Festival 3 with Ric Gazarian
Use the discount code FTAPON when you buy your ticket to the Extraordinary Travel Festival.Watch the interview on YouTube!The ETF is probably the best travel…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeURGENT! Coldcard MK3 Vulnerability! Move Your BTC Now!
3-Step EMERGENCY for Bitcoin Coldcard users! 1) Move your funds from your Coldcard, especially the MK3 model.2) Update your Coldcard firmware.3) Generate a new…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Best Long-Distance Trail: Triple Crowner Scott Williams Answers
What’s best: the AT, PCT, or CDT? I ask a 73-year-old hiker who has done all 3!Be sure to watch last week’s episode featuring Scott!Connect with Scott on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDoes New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail suck? Scott Williams Answers
I talk with renowned long-distance hiker & Triple Crowner, Scott Williams, about his experience on New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail.This is part 1 of a 3-part…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAMA with the Top Serb Nomad, Nenad Stojanovic
Most of the questions focus on the Balkans, which is ironic since Nenad spends little time there!Follow Nenad on FB & IG at whereisNenad.Watch this…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeExtreme Nomad Reveals Tips & Plans
Nenad Stojanovic is 42. He's been traveling the world nonstop for nearly 20 years.You can follow him on WhereisNenad on FB & IG.Watch this episode now!Watch…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTales of a Couchsurfing & Hitchhiking Expert
Couchsurfing isn’t simply a way to save money when traveling, but it’s mostly a way to connect with locals, to understand local culture, and see what you’ll…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePro Hitchhiker Shares Tips & Experiences
Here are my 10 hitchhiking tips on Forbes. Nenad Stojanovic hitchhikes everywhere.He shares the joys of hitchhiking and why it's more fascinating than public…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Most Well-Traveled Serbian Ever!
I met Nenad Stojanovic in 2008 when he hosted me on Couchsurfing.com. He’s been traveling ever since!This is a 5-part series featuring Nenad, one of the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life400th Episode!
I explained 6 years ago why Plan B’s Stock-to-Flow Bitcoin model was doomed and would fail. Few believed me. Most insulted me. Today, I can confidently declare…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeStop saying, "If I Die..."
My mom often says, “If I die….”I sometimes accidentally say the same thing.The “if” is a cognitive security blanket I pull over my head so I can pretend that…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life72-Year-Olds Admit Their Parenting Mistakes
Sym Blanchard & Joan Chan discuss the ups and downs of their parenting journey. They are both around 72 years old. Each had a boy and a girl with their…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life2 Skeptics Try Earthing & Grounding! Results?
Is grounding & earthing BS?I interview two skeptical elders: Joan Chan & Sym Blanchard.Hear what happened.Watch the video!Timeline00:00 Car accidents04:55…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Downsides of Dating a Nomad
Sym Blanchard has appeared on many WanderLearn episodes. In this 3-part series, Sym appears with his sweetheart, Joan Chan.Both are in their early 70s. I love…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life1,000 Subscribers! Thank you!
Thank you, Sande, my 1,000th Substack subscriber!Naturally, the other 999 of you are equally valuable!Thank you to Adam Gasner for being my first Founding…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBlack & White Holes + Galactic Power Plants
Dr. Sten Odenwald discusses The Essential Book of Black Holes. See my review of the new book below.But first, watch this video in which I interview Dr…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe World Is Complex. ‘Global South’ Isn’t. Stop saying it.
The term “Global South” is doing a lot of heavy lifting for a geographically illiterate phrase. Australia is in the Global South. So is New Zealand. Both are…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Truth About Rapido Trimarans
Rapido Trimarans Founder Paul Koch reveals the truth about their fast trimarans. There are many myths and misunderstandings that Paul seeks to shatter. Listen…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDebunking the "Finding Satoshi" Documentary
Warning: this show has spoilers!Watch the video of this podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd-jGXonSzMTIMELINE00:00 Spoiler01:00 Three positive…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeNYT is WRONG! Adam Back Did Not Create Bitcoin!
See the video:https://youtu.be/3kGTgRjpcRwLast week, John Carreyrou and Dylan Freedman of The New York Times reported that Satoshi Nakamoto is Adam Back.Read…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSawyer CEO - Philanthropist Kurt Avery
Corporations are often seen as evil, selfish entities. We overlook that they allow billions of parents to feed, educate, and heal their kids. Jobs also…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTaking the Stairs & Liking It with Lauren Speeth of Elfenworks
Sometimes a brief meeting with one human can change your life. Lauren Speeth, President of Elphenworks Productions, met US President Jimmy Carter decades…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeVietnam's Sexism, Religion, Education, & Future
Watch this interview to enjoy the b-rollhttps://youtu.be/35UMP6SV-zwHal makes informative videos about Vietnam.1st video of the series:Subscribe to Hal's…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat Do the Vietnamese Really Think About Americans?
Watch the video version of this podcastHal makes informative videos about Vietnam.See my previous video with him:Subscribe to Hal's outstanding YouTube…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHal On Earth, Especially Vietnam
Hal makes informative videos about Vietnam.Watch the video of this podcasthttps://youtu.be/RFcLm9fe4a0Hal gets credit for the B-roll in the video!Subscribe to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeEverest Alone in Winter via West Ridge
Jost Kobusch, a 32-year-old German mountaineer who summited Denali in winter, is attempting what some experts give a 1% chance of success: he wants to summit…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Erik is Escaping Normal Life
I bumped into Erik while visiting Big Basin National Park in Nevada, USA. He's been a nomad, living out of his Subaru on a modest budget, and vlogging about…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat Everyone Got Wrong About the Kiss Cam Scandal
Dr. Isabelle Morley is a couples therapist and author of "They're Not Gaslighting You."https://youtu.be/cPahcRnG_FgThe kiss cam moment exposes much more than a…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Satlantis Event App
WanderLearn explores travel, tech, and transformation. This is a tech-related episode.Aleksandar Svetski is the CEO of Satlantis.io, which began as a travel…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life8 Hypotheses About Mallory & Irvine on Everest by Dr Robert Edwards
Dr. Robert Edwards, author of The Last Step but One, proposes 5 hypotheses about Mallory and Irvine’s final ascent of Everest.Two of the hypotheses have…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat We Know & Don't Know About Mallory & Irvine's Everest Climb
It’s easier to watch the episode because of all the slides. The comments on YouTube will be interesting to read, too!TIMELINE00:00 Exclusive announcement!05:00…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSurprises on a 1,200-Mile Paddleboard Pilgrimage
Buy Dan’s book, Waterborne.Dan Rubinstein undertakes a 1,200‑mile solo stand‑up paddleboarding journey from Ottawa through Montreal, New York City, Toronto…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life1,200-Mile Paddleboard Pilgrimage SUP
In this two-part interview, Canadian Dan Rubinstein discusses the logistics and surprises of his stand-up paddleboard (SUP) journey!Buy Dan’s book, Water…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life9 Predictions for 2026
I made several gloomy predictions for 2025 that did not occur.So, now, like a lousy gambler, I am doubling down on those gloomy predictions and reiterating…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePart 2 of the 2026 Recession & Crash
In Part 1, Forbes Contributor Clem Chambers predicted that Bitcoin & crypto will continue being a bear market throughout 2026. In Part 2, Chambers predicts the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe 2026 Crash: Crypto & Stocks Will Tank
Clem Chambers has been a Forbes contributor for 20 years. His predictions have often been surprisingly accurate, so it’s worth listening to what his crystal…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTe Araroa, Korea, & Shakespeare
Sym Blanchard and I have a lively, informal discussion. Think of it as eavesdropping on a debate between long-time friends. Yes, I talk over and interrupt Sym…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeEstrangement & Free Will
Sym Blanchard and I talk about families and free will.Sym Blanchard has a 36-year-old daughter and a 38-year-old son. He is estranged from his daughter, but…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy Investigate Your Genealogy
Sym Blanchard explains the benefits of tracing your genealogy.BONUS at the 5:00 mark: Why We Gravitate to Extraordinarily Accomplished People At the end of the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWars, Recession, & Bitcoin
Listen to a dozen podcasts featuring the elder adventurer Sym Blanchard!In this episode, Sym Blanchard and I discuss geopolitics and Bitcoin:00:00 Israel and…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAre Vegans Prone To Osteoporosis?
In 2025, I catch up with one of the most remarkable 72-year-olds you’ll ever meet, Sym Blanchard!Watch this podcast!This page features five episodes starring…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeReinhold Messner is "Against the Wind" in his newest book
True story: I bumped into Reinhold Messner at the base of Mount Sabyinyo in Rwanda on December 31, 2016.Because I had read several of his books, I instantly…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCan AI decode the Voynich Manuscript? Part 2/2
Watch the PREVIOUS episode on YouTube!Watch THIS episode on YouTube or click below!TIMELINE00:00 AI Computational Approach13:00 Decoding Voynich19:30…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeMysterious Voynich Manuscript Reconsidered - Part 1/2
Egyptian hieroglyphics confounded Egyptologists for centuries until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.The Voynich Manuscript is another old text that has…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTravel Smart: Secrets From a Harvard MBA-Turned-Nomad
Hrish Lotlikar of the Superworld app interviewed me in 2025. Watch the video on their channelYou might enjoy it. Here's what the Superworld Channel wrote: What…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeLiving with Lynx: Is It Possible? Jonny Hanson Answers 2/2
It's part 2 of 2 of my conversation with Dr. Johnny Hanson! His 2025 book, Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscapes with Big Cats, Wolves and Bears, is a nuanced…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRewilding the Lynx, Bear, & Wolf with Jonny Hanson 1/2
Dr. Johnny Hanson's new book, Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscapes with Big Cats, Wolves and Bears, is a nuanced analysis of the complex topic of rewilding…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBenjamin Wallace On Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's Creator
Benjamin Wallace's new book is The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto: A Fifteen-Year Quest to Unmask the Secret Genius Behind Crypto. It's the greatest whodunit. Whoever…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeMary Roach Says You Are Not Easily Replaceable
Replaceable You by Mary Roach is science writing with a mischievous grin. This book dives headfirst (and sometimes with prosthetic limbs) into humanity’s…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy Derek Sivers Plans to Live in China & India - Episode 3/3
Watch this episode on YouTube! Derek has accomplished numerous impressive feats. He founded CD Baby. In 2008, he sold CD Baby for $22 million and donated the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Change Your Point of View (POV) with Derek Sivers - Episode 2/3
This is episode 2 of 3 featuring Derek Sivers.Watch it on YouTube!Derek has accomplished numerous impressive feats. He founded CD Baby. In 2008, he sold CD…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDerek Sivers On Things That Are 'Useful Not True' - Episode 1/3
Video #1: What's Useful, Not True?This is episode 1 of 3 featuring Derek Sivers. Derek has accomplished numerous impressive feats. He founded CD Baby. In 2008…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeKeystone Tablet Plus is a Reusable Metal Plate to Store Your Seed Phrase
Watch the VideoThis podcast is an edited version of the video, where I have removed the unboxing section, as it's challenging to follow in an audio-only…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePlan B's Bitcoin Stock-To-Flow Model Will Die in 2026
Watch Video on YouTubeFive years ago, I predicted Plan B's Bitcoin stock-to-flow model (S2F) would fail in this decade because it had 8 flaws.During Bitcoin's…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeI Speak 10 Languages on YouTube!
I encourage you to watch this 3-minute podcast on YouTube.YouTube is now dubbing my English videos into 10 other…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeConfusing Words: Liberal and Left/Right Politically
See 20 other misused terms or expressionsRather than a left/right political spectrum, I prefer the 5 categories in the pictured grid. Take the test to discover…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life"The Media" is More Diverse Than You Think
Do you know people who wail about "the media"? Whenever that happens, it's always an incomplete sentence. They should say, "The media I disagree with."Saying…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeIs It Good or Bad News If We Depopulate "After the Spike"?
Simon & Schuster provided me with an advanced copy of the superb book After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People, scheduled for release on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeExercising Your Explorer Muscle. Exploring vs. Exploiting. Exploration in our DNA
Happy 4th of July, 2025! Celebrate your independence by exploring outside!In 3 WanderLearn episodes, Alex Hutchinson and I discuss his new book, The Explorer's…