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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 & LifeWill Russia Break Up? Will it Balkanize?
This is the final episode of my 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBackpacking the Transcaucasian Trail, Caucasus, & Eastern Europe
Welcome to a 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus among Slavs, especially…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Are Ukrainians & Russians Different From Each Other?
Welcome to a 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus among Slavs, especially…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow will the Russo-Ukrainian War end?
Welcome to a 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus among Slavs, especially…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeUkraine War 1st Anniversary Analysis
On the first anniversary of the Russo-Ukrainian War, I discuss the present and future of the war with War Analyst Nejc Trušnovec.Watch it on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeColonoscopy Without Anesthesia
Although this is available as a podcast, I encourage you to see the video on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0D9PwWIJM4In this episode, I discourage…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeGood White Racist? Racial Injustice Book by Kerry Connelly
Today (May 25, 2023) is the third anniversary of George Floyd's horrible death.As I predicted, the number of unarmed Black (and White) people killed by the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Overcome Obstacles with Vangile Makwakwa
In the 229th episode of the WanderLearn podcast, I interview Vangile Makwakwa, a South African entrepreneur with a fascinating background.She went to business…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhy China’s Rise Will Slow
I admire and respect Ray Dalio, who suggests that China will replace the US as the next great superpower.It's dangerous to disagree with someone as smart &…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeColdcard MK4 Review! Coinkite’s 2023 Hardware Wallet compared to MK3! Should you upgrade?
In this podcast, I review Coinkite's Coldcard MK4, the newest bitcoin-only hardware wallet in 2023!I highly recommend watching it on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeShrinking the US Navy to 25% of Its Size
Listen to my two-part interview with Trent Hone, author of Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific.Part 1 is mostly…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat if the US had not dropped the 2 A-Bombs?
Listen to my two-part interview with Trent Hone, author of Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific.Part 1 is mostly…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTen 2023 Predictions
In the first 5 minutes of the video/podcast, I review the 9 predictions I made in 2022.I was correct 5 out of 9 times if you're judging strictly.I was correct…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBest Countries to Work Remotely
NordLayer published the Global Remote Work Index, which reveals 66 countries’ attractiveness in remote work. According to it, Germany, Denmark, and the US are…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRadio Vagabond’s Global Adventure with Palle Bo
Six years ago, Palle Bo, a Dane, sold most of his belongings to travel the world for years.He lived in Cape Town and got hooked on travel!He's aiming to visit…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life3 Best Amateur Traveler Episodes + 3 Favorite Places of Chris Christensen
Chris Christensen, the host of the Amateur Traveler, has been podcasting about travel for 17 years.Watch it on YouTube.He & I chat about: 00:00 3 favorite…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePreparing to Die
In my 10th & final 2022 episode with Sym Blanchard, we get morbid and talk about death.FeedbackLeave an anonymous voicemail on SpeakPipe.com/FTaponOr go to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTaking LSD 45 times
Are you eating turkey for Thanksgiving?Take LSD instead! It might help you get through a lousy family reunion, or at least, it will make the family reunion…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Meaning of Life
Sym Blanchard asks me:What is THE meaning of life?What is YOUR meaning of life?FeedbackLeave an anonymous voicemail on SpeakPipe.com/FTaponOr go to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeFitness, Eating, & Education
Sym Blanchard asks me about my:Fitness habitsEating habitsEducationFeedbackLeave an anonymous voicemail on SpeakPipe.com/FTaponOr go to Wanderlearn.com, click…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeMy Favorite Places & Experiences
Sym Blanchard asks me about:How The Unseen Africa book going?My motivationsThe best places I've been to & experiences I've had after traveling to 123 countries…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life$10/month rent! Family update! Racism in the USA?!
Sym Blanchard asks me:Where I went in 2022The lowest monthly rent I have ever paidMy family updateRacism in the USAFeedbackLeave an anonymous voicemail on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBest Time To Book A Flight
When is the ideal time to book a flight?The day before you fly?The week before?The month before?6 months before?In this short podcast, I share the wisdom of…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeStudents Fundraise with NFTs & Gain Financial Literacy with FirstRoot.co
I interview Luke Hohmann, CEO & Founder of First Root.Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which a group of students determines how to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCaminito del Rey Entrance & Bridge at the End | Spain Day Hike
Walk the King's Little Trail in Spain!Watch the video on YouTube!Episode #212!Although they make you wear helmets because there's a tiny risk that a rock falls…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeExtraordinary Travel Festival in Armenia in mid-October 2022
Ric Gazarian, the co-founder of the Extraordinary Travel Festival, shares why you should join us October 14-16, 2022!I'll be speaking at the ETF, along with 20…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHiking, Genealogy, Mont Blanc, Languages, & China with Sym Blanchard
Sym Blanchard and I discuss where he's been traveling this year and his plans. That leads us to talk about chasing your genealogy and these other topics:00:00…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWho Wins the 2024 USA Election?
Sym Blanchard, who listens to more news podcasts than any man alive, discusses who might win the 2024 USA Election for President.Francis Tapon struggles to get…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat’s the Truth About Ukraine?
Sym Blanchard volunteered near the Ukraine border to help refugees.We talk about what's the truth about Ukraine.What's going on?What do Ukrainians & Russians…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Travel Cheaply
Get travel tips from Sym Blanchard. He's been vagabonding for several years. If you don't mind trading comfort for a longer trip, listen!00:00 Intro01:11…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeEpisode 200! 6 Questions: Scared, Motivation, Author, Quote, USA, Crypto
To celebrate the 200th episode of the WanderLearn Show, I answer six listener questions in this AMA episode!Watch it on YouTube!Timeline00:00 The 6…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Future of Mozambique
Episode 7 of 7.I hope you've enjoyed this series with Julio!Watch this on YouTube!In this final episode with him, we discuss: East Africa compared to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeIs Being Mixed Race a Disadvantage?
Episode 6 of 7. We discuss being a mixed-race person. In Mozambique, 0.2% are mestiço.Is it a good or bad thing? Watch this on YouTube!Julio Maria Muhorro is a…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSouth African Xenophobia and Black Economic Empowerment
In episode 5 of 7, Julio and I discuss: The idea is that Americans live in the future, Europeans in the past, and Africans in the present. South African…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeNorth vs. South Mozambique
Episode 3 of 7Julio Maria Muhorro is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique.We discuss:- Why does Julio speak English well when most…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Culture of Mozambique
Episode 4 of 7 features Julio Maria Muhorro, a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique.We discuss: What characterizes Mozambicans. French saying…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeReligions in Mozambique
Episode 2 of 7.Julio Maria Muhorro is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique.We discuss religious differences in Mozambique!#mozambican…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeUkraine War Predictions 7/7/22 with Nejc Trušnovec
In this 7/7/22 Ukraine War update, War Analyst Nejc Trušnovec returns. He appeared on the WanderLearn Show one month into the war.He was surprisingly accurate…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAfrican Solopreneurs vs. Entrepreneurs #Mozambique
EPISODE 1 of 7! Subscribe to get all 7 episodes featuring Julio Maria Muhorro from Mozambique!Julio is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Pakistan Tourism Compares to Afghanistan
How is it traveling in Pakistan in 2022?After traveling all over Afghanistan this year, Francois Xavier Paradis-Garneau toured Pakistan.He's a ballsy young…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTraveling in Afghanistan in 2022 After Taliban Takeover
How is it traveling in Afghanistan in 2022 when the Taliban is back in control?I speak with one of Afghanistan's first tourists, Francois Xavier…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeExploring Family Travel with Jocelyn Diaz
Jocelyn Diaz hosts the "Exploring Family Travel" podcast.She has 3 kids under 6 years old.Timeline00:00 Intro02:00 Homeschooling03:00 Income sources04:00 How…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeEczema: Epigenetics, Symptoms, & Treatment
Jocelyn Diaz, the host of the Eczema-Free Journey Podcast, sums up everything she's learned about eczema.About 10.1% of the U.S. has some form of eczema.One in…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAbortion is NOT About Morality
The most contentious issue in US politics is abortion.It is also the most misunderstood.In this WanderLearn Show, I'll show you that polar opposite sides of…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeShould Whites Not Critique Africans?
Meet Moses Ochonu, African History Professor at Vanderbilt.Professor Ochonu wrote, "On Failed States and the Pitfalls of Western Commentary" on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBitcoin’s Stock-To-Flow (S2F) 2022 Analysis + Price Prediction
Watch the May 2022 videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3BWdciKZ7c Once a year, I review Plan B's stock-to-flow model, which predicts Bitcoin's price. I first…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeASIAN & AMERICAN Have Much Broader Meanings and Definitions!
People who call themselves "Asians" and "Americans" have usurped words that have a much broader definition than the one most people use today.If you don't…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeGiving over 100% is IMPOSSIBLE!
No, You Can NOT Give More Than 100%! Stop exaggerating!If your employee tells you that he's giving you 110%, fire his ass for lying.I explain in this…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life3 Questions for Anti-Vaxxers
I respect vaccine skeptics.They keep vaccine proponents honest.They force vaccine defenders to provide strong justifications.It's important to communicate with…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDon’t Be PROUD of Something You Didn’t Earn!
Maybe "pride comes before the fall," but there's nothing inherently bad about being proud of something - unless you didn't earn it!I explain in this…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat are financial bonds and inverted yields?
Recently, you may have heard that bond yields have "inverted."What does that mean? Financial reporters talk about bonds and yields often.It must be important…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeYou Always JUDGE People! You are JUDGING Constantly!
This ain't no April Fools! Yes, you judge. Everyone does.Do you know people who self-righteously claim they don't judge anyone?They're lying.I explain in this…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAnalyzing The Ukraine War
Nejc Trušnovec is a War Analyst who has been following the Ukraine War closely.We recorded this on March 27, 2022.You can watch the video interview on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSaying, ”It’s a FRACTION of....” is always incomplete! Be clear!
It's remarkable how many smart people say, "It's a fraction of..."They are leaving out an important word that comes before the word "fraction."In this…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWill Russia Nuke Ukraine? Will I be wrong again?
I adore admitting that I am wrong. Today, I get to say it again.I was wrong about Putin.I saw him as an extremely shrewd, nimble, and intelligent leader who…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBACKPACKING is Ambiguous
What does it mean to go backpacking in Southeast Asia?We explore the ambiguous meaning of the word backpacking.Mini-podcast episodesIn 2021, I made a 30-min…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSandboxx Letters Review! Mail Military Recruits in Bootcamp and Basic Training!
Sandboxx is the easiest way to mail an overnight letter to a recruit in the US military.This podcast reviews how Sandboxx works, its pricing, its pros, and its…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeMisusing the Word #CHEMICALS
"OMG, it has so many chemicals!"Do you have friends who avoid certain foods because "They have too many chemicals"?If so, share this episode with…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBuy Privately With a Virtual, Disposable Credit Card - Pay With Moon CEO
PayWithMoon.com is a non-custodial, private way to spend your cryptocurrency with a virtual, disposable credit card.Today, Pay With Moon has integrated with…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBisexual, fine. Biannual, Bimonthly, and Biweekly, not fine.
Never Use BIANNUALLY, BIWEEKLY, BIMONTHLY! They have ambiguous definitions!This mini-podcast explains!Mini-podcast episodesIn 2021, I made a 30-min WanderLearn…