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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 & LifeThe Power of Generosity with Glen Van Peski, author of Take Less, Do More
Glen Van Peski reveals one of his favorite annual backpacking trips, how to stop a snorer, and lessons about generosity. Watch the video on YouTube00:00…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBitcoin Halving 2024: Why the Stock-to-Flow S2F Model Will Break This Cycle
It's April 19, 2024: Bitcoin's 4th Halving is happening today! The block reward, doled out every 10 minutes, will drop from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC.That translates…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Frame Our Life Story with Glen Van Peski author of Take Less, Do More
Glen Van Peski is a civil engineer who used his skills to engineer the lightest backpacking gear in the Solar System. Glen is the founder of Gossamer…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat are the hardest countries to visit? The world's fastest traveler answers
Michael Zervos shares the countries he worries he may be unable to visit. He also says what he will do if he runs out of time.As of April 12, he's 20% done…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDetained in Moscow for 7 Hours - The Project Kosmos with Michael Zervos
Michael Zervos's attempt to set a speed record to travel to every country began with a stumble in Russia.Watch the interview on YouTube!Check out all my…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTraveling To Every Country Faster Than Anyone - Michael Zervos of Project Kosmos
Michael Zervos is trying to visit every country faster than anyone else while recounting the happiest moments in people's lives. In this interview series, we…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe DRC’s Health Challenges - Congo Struggles
Xavier Garneau shares why he walked 10% of the journey.He also explains why he drank the local water and didn't take malaria pills.He also has advice for those…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePutting a DRC Official in a Headlock
Garneau tells us that when he lost his temper, a DRC immigration official was put in a headlock!Watch the video of this episode!This is part 3 of a 4-part…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeA Clever Tactic When Traveling in the DRC and Other Challenging Places
Garneau explains the most innovative thing he did, which got him through countless hassles in the DRC.This is part 2 of a 4-part series.Watch this episode on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTraversing the DRC Solo Overland - Stumbling Into a Genocide
Many travelers brag that they are "adventurous" because they bag a famous peak, visit Vietnam, or eat escargot. Although I celebrate anyone who pushes their…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDrakensberg & Other Weeklong Backpacking Trips
Brad Graff & Sam Sliman share advice on the Drakensberg Traverse in South Africa.We discuss some worthy backpacking trips for 2024 and beyond.00:00 Drakensberg…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDrakensberg Traverse Backpacking Trip Report
Brad Graff & Sam Sliman return to the WanderLearn Show to report how their 5-day adventure on South Africa's Drakensberg Traverse went.The short answer: it was…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWill Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Struggle?
Gary Arndt explains why the Lightning Network may not be the panacea to Bitcoin's throughput issue.Watch this interview on YouTube!Gary Arndt is the host of…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePredictions for the 2024 Election in the USA
Gary Arndt predicts that we'll get two candidates that nobody wants.Watch it on YouTube!Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow the Gaza & Ukraine Wars End
Gary Arndt reflects on how to solve the world's most challenging wars.Watch the interview on YouTube!Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy China Won’t Invade Taiwan
Gary Arndt explains why it's unlikely that China will invade Taiwan.Watch this on YouTube!Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCan Anyone Win the Ukraine War?
Gary Arndt reflects on the Russo-Ukrainian War so far.Watch the interview on YouTube!Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePodcasting vs. Travel Blogging
Gary Arndt shares his insights and dirty details about why he left travel blogging and how podcasting is different.Watch it on YouTube!Gary Arndt is the host…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePredictions for 2024
In my Annual Prediction Show, I review last year's predictions before making my new predictions.Watch my 2024 Predictions on YouTubeLet's go:1. Trump loses the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life8 Ways To Manage Your Flight With A Toddler
Surprisingly, I rarely fly. I prefer overland travel, which contributes fewer greenhouse gases than planes.I've never sat next to a baby, but I pity those who…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSurprising Facts About Gorillas & African Wildlife
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHammocks vs. Tents | SCUBA Diving | Current Affairs
Travel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel has tried hammocks & tents. He explains why he loves hammocks! We also dive into the SCUBA world. We end with current…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeA Real Life ’Dumb and Dumber’ Experience
Travel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel shares a hilarious true story when he acted like the two idiots in the final scene of the "Dumb and Dumber"…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Get Over the Fear of Living Abroad! South Korea Case Study
Travel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel exposes his secrets on finding the courage to live in South Korea when he hardly knew where it was.Watch it on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRusso-Ukrainian War Predictions & Israeli War Impact
Nejc Trušnovec is a War Analyst who is closely following the Ukraine War. I've interviewed him three times on the WanderLearn Show.Watch it on YouTube!November…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTravel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel Twardowski
Podcast Swap! Francis Tapon appeared on the Travel Tribe X Podcast and we're re-airing the episode on the WanderLearn Podcast feed!Enjoy this one-hour…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhen to End a Debate
You debate someone daily. It could be your partner, friend, co-worker, boss, or an anonymous a*****e on social media.Debates can be exhausting and…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Ideal Writing Space & Environment
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTouring Pakistan in 2023
Avalanche expert Robert Hahn appeared on an earlier WanderLearn episode. In last week's show, he and his Malagasy wife discussed the difference between…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeMadagascar Culture vs. USA
Avalanche expert Robert Hahn appeared on an earlier WanderLearn episode. Back then, he was single.Now, he's brought this Malagasy wife to join him in one of…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeIf the USA is Racist, Why Do Dark-Skinned Immigrants Come?
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeA Dangerous Book About African Energy
NJ Ayuk has written a provocative book called A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy Mix. Akuk sums up his book in 6 words: "Gas…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life2024 Election, Israel, Ukraine, & Taiwan with Sym Blanchard
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAre Vegans Doomed To Get Osteoporosis?
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCompleting the Triple Crown & the Israeli Trail
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeExpats Raising a Family in Africa with Terry Repak author of Circling Home
Terry Repak has written an expat memoir, Circling Home: What I Learned by Living Elsewhere.Candid, thoughtful, and instructive, Circling Home explores the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Dangerous is South Africa’s Drakensberg Traverse?
Two of my business school classmates, Brad Graff & Sam Sliman, have a spreadsheet listing the top 40 Global Hikes. On that list is South Africa's 205-km…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Battle for Chad, Libya, & Bhutan’s High Points with Eric Gilbertson
Eric Gilbertson is attempting to climb every country's high point. He's two-thirds done.Each high point has either a technical/physical challenge (e.g., K2 &…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeK2 & Everest Without Oxygen with Eric Gilbertson
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCan AI be wiser than humans?
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!This…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy 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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSneaking 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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeIs the Trans-Siberian Train Boring? What About African Tattoos?
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeOne of the World’s Most Fascinating Travelers, Fabrizio Beverina
This is Part 1 of 4 episodes featuring Fabrizio Beverina, an Italian adventurer, scientist, and future ayahuasca shaman.Fabrizio reminds me of Francois Xavier…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeMeditating When You Travel with the Isha Judd Meditation
Learn about the benefits of meditating while you travel. Kateri Anderson Heymans also describes the Isha Judd meditation system.Kateri mentions the book Why…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSmart 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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeKill the Deadman’s Switch Idea! It Fails For Bitcoin & Crypto
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBitcoin & Crypto is NOT Trustless When It Comes to Inheritance
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBitcoin’s Stock-to-Flow Models Haven’t Failed Yet - 2023 Update
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…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeColonoscopy Feedback with Advice and Tips
Earlier in 2023, episode 225 discussed how I suffered doing a colonoscopy without anesthesia. It produced many comments. Although this is available as a…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeJohnny Ward Summits Everest & Explains Why He Did It
Johnny Ward summited Everest on May 17th, 2023!He reflects in base camp in 20 seconds. Later, listen to explain why he keeps pushing himself, and why you…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train Experience is One of Johnny Ward’s Top 10 Travel Experiences
Johnny Ward wrote a viral article about the world's longest train, Mauritania's iron ore train. You can ride it for free!He takes his tour group on this epic…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeArrested in Africa for Sneaking Across a Border
Johnny Ward is currently freezing his ass off on the South Col of Everest, so he might prefer to be in a jail cell in Cote D'Ivoire.Listen to this episode to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWill Africa Match Europe’s Living Standard?
Johnny Ward and Francis Tapon have traveled to every African country.Francis asks Johnny if he thinks an African region can catch up to Europe's standard of…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy Traveling in Africa Can Suck - Johnny Ward’s Highs and Lows
In 2 trips, Johnny Ward visited every African country.He shares what it's like including:Timeline00:50 How he afford to travel02:20 Buses departures04:00…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life4 Deaths On Everest So Far - Johnny Ward reports on that and International Economics
So far this season, 4 climbers have died on Mt. Everest. I got the news from Johnny Ward, who is resting at Base Camp after having climbed to Camp 2. #4…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeLessons from North Ireland & Everest Update with Johnny Ward
Irishman Johnny Ward shares what it's like to have grown up in Northern Ireland when a mini-war dragged on for decades.What lessons did he glean from his…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow many countries are there? Johnny Ward answers
We begin this WanderLearn Show with Johnny Ward's update. Afterward, he tries to answer the troublesome question of "How many countries exist?"Watch it on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRowing Across the Atlantic Ocean With NO Experience!
Today (April 19, 2023), Johnny Ward is on Mt. Everest, aiming to summit by the end of May!Between now and his summit day, the WanderLearn Show will cover…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life2 Hitchhiking Experts Give Tips
I've sold my WanderLearn podcast to Palle Bo, who is the host of the Radio Vagabond podcast!That's right I've given up podcasting!Most importantly, I've proven…