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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 & Life7 FAQs About Bitcoin Becoming A Country's Currency
In 2018, Gary Arndt told me, "Bitcoin is the currency of the future and always will be."I agree. Let's answer 7 questions related to that statement: 1. Was…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCircumventing the Globe Without Airplanes - Rambling Ryan
Ryan Patterson set out to experience the joys of stoic travel. He wants to travel around the world without taking a plane. He was halfway across the planet…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeCreating Digital Virtual Art with Garry Rone
At the SCI, before the Coronapocolypse, I interviewed Garry Rone, a digital artist. He's been doing art for 30 years. Over 15 minutes, I ask him:How did Rone…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRandom Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere
Gary Arndt has a new podcast called Everything Everywhere Daily.I highly recommend subscribing to it. I talk with Gary about:How does he come up with topics to…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow a Family of 7 Traveled to 7 Continents in 9 Months
Kyle and Leanne Huebner did what few large families dare to do: embark on a one-year on a world tour.COVID-19 cut their journey short by three months, but they…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAre Hunters An Endangered Species Wonders Hunter of the Year Jaco Oosthuizen
Jaco Oosthuizen attended the Safari Club International show 22 years in a row. In 2020, he was named The Hunter of the Year.I ask Jaco Oosthuizen:How have…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTraveling Beyond Earth: NASA Astrophysicist Jack Lissauer Explains Tides, Terraforming, and Venus
WanderLearn promises to explore travel and technology. So let's travel through our solar system with a NASA astrophysicist! About six months ago, Underknown's…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat's a Reasonable Number of Unarmed Police Shootings?
It's a perverse question, but what's an acceptable number of unarmed people that the police may accidentally shoot every year?Of course, many people's…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeWhat If Earth Orbited Jupiter? A NASA Astrophysicist Answers
WanderLearn promises to explore travel and technology. So let's travel through our solar system with two NASA astrophysicists! About six months ago…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life100th Episode! Special AMA!
To celebrate the 100th WanderLearn episode, I'm thrilled to announce that we are close to passing 100,000 cumulative downloads! This 100th episode is dedicated…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeReflections on COVID-19's 650,000 Deaths Worldwide
Today, we passed a grim milestone: 650,000 COVID-19 deaths worldwide. I advise you to watch this on YouTube so you can see the graphs and other…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTravel By Living Abroad with Traveling Mitch
Traveling Mitch is, a bit unexpectedly, really called Christopher Mitchell.He's lived in the center of the world: Istanbul. For centuries, Istanbul was the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHunting Myths - Brittany Longoria Explains
Last year, I interviewed Brittany Hosmer Longoria about the leopard she shot in Nambia.In 2020, I met her again to discuss:Does she still get heat for her…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifePeer-to-peer lending with Constant
Want more money to travel or hike?Although being a frugal traveler is half the battle, the other half is making money. There are three ways to make…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Anti-Poaching Is Different Than Counter-Poaching
I interviewed three men regarding South Africa's Greater Balepye Nature Reserve:Prince Dipati Benjamin Maenetja of the Greater Balepye Nature Reserve.Louis B…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeOur Future Brains and Countries
Ladan Jiracek and I talk about:Our world's future. Will the USA be screwed or on top? What about the rest of the world? Our brain's future. Will we get neural…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDebating UFOs, Aliens, Crop Circles, and the Supernatural
Do aliens exist? Have they visited (or are they visiting) our planet? Are all crop circles manmade?In this civil debate, Derek Loudermilk and I discuss these…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeForrest Fenn's Treasure FOUND in the Rocky Mountains!
Around 2010, Forrest Fenn hid a multimillion-dollar treasure in the Rocky Mountains.Gold, gems, and other precious items are packed in a portable 12th-century…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeIs the Widespread Destruction and Theft Justified? #GeorgeFloyd
On Facebook, I wrote regarding the George Floyd riots, "I understand why people are angry, but does anyone think that widespread destruction and theft is…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRiots in Minneapolis - Gary Arndt reports from his hometown
Gary Arndt, a famous world-traveler, has been to chaotic places, but this week, chaos came to his hometown, Minneapolis.We talked last night while we heard…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeZen Pilot Is Flying From Pole to Pole
Flying to the South Pole and then to the North Pole in a small plane is extremely dangerous. Robert DeLaurentis, who is known as the Zen Pilot, is on the brink…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBTC Halving: Why is Bitcoin Worth Anything?
Every four years, there's a US election, the World Cup, and the Olympics. They don't all happen in the same year, but they each have a 4-year cycle.In a few…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life80,000 COVID vs. 80,000 Flu Deaths
As of today (May 11, 2020), 80,000 Americans have died from COVID-19.In 2018, 80,000 Americans died of the flu. It was a bad flu year.You can watch this on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life8 Flaws in Bitcoin’s Stock-to-Flow Model Will Doom It
Read the article or watch the video about this podcast. It's helpful to see the graphs. I copied the article and graphs below, but use this link if the images…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeGold Expert On Bitcoin, Stock-To-Flow, Asteroids, Depression
When I travel, I love to observe common ground in a sea of diversity.The planet has over 100 currencies, but there's one thing that everyone agrees is money…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBitcoin vs. Other Crypto Currencies
Last week, I got this email from Robert Hahn, whom I interviewed a couple of months ago on this podcast. He wrote:Hey Francis! I listened to your most recent…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeSolving the Coronavirus Crisis
How do you think we should solve the Coronapocolypse? Should we keep sheltering in place for another month or two?What metrics would you look at to decide when…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDon't Hike Your Own Hike in 2020
Is the Coronavirus is overly hyped?Rejoice and I discuss that.I explain why you shouldn't hike your own hike in 2020.But that doesn't mean you shouldn't hike…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThru-Hike To Escape the Coronapocolypse
Thru-hiking can take social distancing to an extreme.Unless you camp close to random people or you spend lots of time in town when you resupply, you will be…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDon't Worry Too Much About COVID-19 and the Coronapocolypse
On March 20, 2020, Rejoice and I spontaneously went Live on Facebook to share our thoughts about the Coronavirus pandemic.(Don't worry. The photo of us hugging…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeRunning 30 Marathons Before Turning 30 - Liz Warner
Liz Warner is going to run 30 marathons before she turns 30 years old in June 2020. However, her real accomplishment is raising nearly $30,000 for 20 charities…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeOverlanding in 35 African countries in 3 years - Dan Grec
On March 14, 2020, Dan Grec's Kickstarter will end. If you're listening to this before that date, buy Dan's book on Kickstarter. His book (and website) are…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDefending American Culture
Part 5 of 5 of the "What Can Americans Teach Europeans" seriesSnobby Europeans love to say that Americans have “no cuisine, no culture, no history.”Let’s…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDefending American Ignorance
Part 4 of 5 of the "What Americans Can Teach Europeans" seriesAmericans are criticized for being ignorant of geography, languages, and the world in…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDefending the American Smile
Smile for Valentine's Day!Part 3 of 5 of the "What Americans Can Teach Europeans" SeriesEuropeans often criticize the “American smile.” They say that Americans…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDefending the CIA
Part 2 of 5 of the "What Americans Can Teach Europeans" seriesSeveral Eastern Europeans thought I worked for the CIA. They asked, “Why else would you be in…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeDefending American Foreign Policy
Part 1 of 5 in the Defending America Series.Throughout Eastern Europe, I asked, “What can your country teach America?” I’ve documented their excellent…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Travel When You Have Limited Time
In early 2020, Randy Williams has been to 142 countries. Although this is remarkable, it's especially impressive when you consider that he's been working…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeEarth's History in 1 Calendar Year
The Pilgrim's perspectiveMany people ask me, “What are you thinking about when you walk from sunrise to sunset in remote wildernesses?”Sometimes I’m just…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAnswering Kidnapping Podcast Criticisms
Olaf Ofstad (pictured) was my guest on my 59th WanderLearn episode, which was about how to avoid and survive a kidnapping. If you haven't listened to it yet…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life5 Predictions for 2020 and 11 for the 2020s
Before you look at these predictions, you should see how accurate my 7 predictions for 2019 were.Also, if you want to watch me talk about this, see it on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTraveling To Find One's Ancestors
Last year, my podcast with Sym Blanchard became the 2nd most downloaded WanderLearn episode. It was super popular because he really was a fun guest. You must…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBeing Russian in Estonia
For the 2019 holidays, we're taking a flashback to over a decade ago. I started the WanderLearn podcast in 2008. I'm pulling this episode from the archives…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Housesit When You Travel
Brittnay and Jayden are The Travelling Housesitters. In the WanderLearn podcast, I ask them:How did Jay get to look after a cat on a catamaran?What websites do…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBackpacking With Zpacks - Matt Favero Shares The Vision
Matt Favero is the Director of Marketing at Zpacks, one of my top two favorite backpacking gear companies (Gossamer Gear is the other). I ask him:How did he…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Take A Sabbatical - DJ Didonna
After graduating from Harvard Business School and working a bit, DJ Didonna embarked on an improbable quest: helping people take months or even years off…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTraveling for 30+ Years - Mike Spencer Bown
This is one of my favorite podcasts this year. I admire Mike Spencer Bown. He's been traveling for the last 25 years. He's been to every country. He's the…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Home Exchanges Work
Lauren Kahn has done 72 home exchanges!One way to immerse yourself in a foreign environment is to do a home exchange. Lauren's blog offers plenty of advice on…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAlternatives to the Main El Camino de Santiago Path - Susan Alcorn
Over 2.5 million people have read my article, "10 Reasons Why El Camino de Santiago Sucks." One of those people is Susan Alcorn, who has hiked to Santiago…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeLife Lessons From A Lion Tracker - Boyd Varty
Boyd Varty's TED talk about "What I Learned From Nelson Mandela" made Varty famous. His talk has nearly two million views.His newest book came out this week…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow to Avoid or Survive a Kidnapping
Few people expect to get kidnapped, but it's good to have some education on how to avoid kidnapping and what to do if you are kidnapped.In this episode 59 of…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeBeing A California Mayor: Burlingame's Donna Colson
Donna Colson is one of the five City Council members in Burlingame, California. Currently, she's serving as Burlingame's Mayor. Burlingame is an affluent city…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeEradicating Malaria in Sumbawa, Indonesia and Beyond
Jack Kennedy got malaria in Sumbawa, Indonesia. After that tough experience, a lightbulb went off in his head.He wondered if, at the cost of a few thousand…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Avoid and Survive an Avalanche
What would you do if you were caught in an avalanche? How do you minimize your risk when you're traveling in the snowy mountains?Robert Hahn has studied…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeTouring the World with Jessica Husson and TourRadar
WanderLearn fans get a special chance to win $1000 in travel credits on TourRadar by going here:https://www.tourradar.com/wanderlearnAbout this episode…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow Does A Colonial Ghost Haunt Africa's Borders?
Elias Papaioannou is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Business (at the start of the podcast, I incorrectly say that he's at the London School…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeHow To Travel Responsibly and Ethically
You might think that you're a responsible and ethical traveler, but are you really?I talk with Alexandra Pastollnigg, who is the Founder of FairVoyage. She…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAlgerians Reveal Their Unseen Sides
Algeria is Africa's biggest country.It's also been the least touristy North African country for the last 100 years, on average. During Kadaffi's time, Libya…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeAre Humans Part of Nature?
Over a decade ago, when I was yo-yoing the Continental Divide Trail, I had a lot of time to think. When I got to a town, I would have all this pent up writing…
WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & LifeThe Unseen Egypt with High-End Journeys
This is my 50th podcast!To celebrate, I've produced an unusual WanderLearn episode.Instead of one guest, I have two! Instead of one location, we wander…