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Before getting into my 2022 predictions, I review my 2021. Find out which of my six 2021 predictions was totally wrong. At the start, I talk about my $40,000 bitcoin prediction (but I don't mention bitcoin), so sorry for the confusion. Bad editing. 2022 Predictions As usual, I avoid unquantifiable predictions. For example, these are all vague predictions for 2022: Emerging COVID-19 variants will j...

You can watch this on YouTube https://youtu.be/tNxCzC67tZE During the holidays, if you can't afford to give a gift, then give blood to a stranger.  #Donateblood. I explain why you might want to do it for selfish reasons: it's good for you, possibly.  What do you think? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the  SpeakPipe link  below. Maybe you have: A gr...

Gary Arndt, host of the  Everything Everywhere Daily podcast returns to the WanderLearn podcast for a final time in 2021! It's episode #164! In this 15-min podcast, Gary Arndt and I talk about: Presidential assassinations BTC Micropayments Larks vs. Owls Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the  SpeakPipe link  below. Maybe you have: A gripe An idea A q...

Gary Arndt, host of the  Everything Everywhere Daily podcast returns to the WanderLearn podcast! It's episode 163! In this 9-min podcast, Gary Arndt and I talk about: Vaccines Modern Racial Segregation Political 3rd Parties Errata in his podcast Gary will be back next week for a final episode. Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the  SpeakPipe link  be...

Ma-Luschka Colindres works for an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) working in the realm of child rights. She's lived in Central America, the Caribbean, USA, and West Africa. You can see it on YouTube , which has some helpful video overlays. You won't hear my voice during this interview because I was far from the microphone. She discusses: 00:00 Who is Ma-Lushka Colindres 00:30 Ho...

Gary Arndt, host of the  Everything Everywhere Daily podcast returns to the WanderLearn podcast! It's episode #160! In this 15-min podcast, Gary Arndt and I talk about: Will we land on Mars in the 2020s? If not, when? Hyperloop Boring Company Nuclear power Gary will be back next week. Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the  SpeakPipe link  below. Mayb...

I'm spending the 2021 Thanksgiving in Gambia. So what should you be thankful for? Reliable electricity and water. Happy Thanksgiving! See it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRSPc7KbqTM   Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using SpeakPipe . Maybe you have: A gripe An idea A question More info If you like this, subscribe and share! If you like this...

Gary Arndt returns to discuss: Gary's 2022 travel tour Unseen sides of Rome Minneapolis Post-George Floyd Why Starlink's $500 dish + $99/month deal changes everything Gary will be back next week. Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the  SpeakPipe link  below. Maybe you have: A gripe An idea A question Listen to the episode first! More info If you like...

Gary Arndt returns to the WanderLearn podcast In this 28-min podcast, Gary Arndt and I talk about: How podcasts are the blogs of yesteryear Facebook customer service Social Media vs. Discord Olympics Everything Everywhere 's most memorable podcasts Leave feedback: http://speakpipe.com/ftapon Gary will be back next week to talk about: Gary's 2022 travel tour Minneapolis Post-George Floyd Starlink  ...

Africa's population will grow from 1.3 billion to over 4 billion by 2100. It already has a housing shortage. Glen Jordan hopes to solve that with blockchain technology. Glen is the CEO of  Empowa , the first DeFi property platform on the Cardano blockchain. Empowa combines emerging technology, sustainable building, and decentralized financial inclusion. You can watch this interview on YouTube . Gl...

David Green, an Australian historian, wrote  Hitler's War in North Africa 1941-1942 . I ask him: Why did Hitler think the Suez Canal was more interesting than Gibraltar? Why did the Germans not go straight to Egypt by sea instead of entering in the middle of North Africa and slogging all the way to Egypt? What surprised David Green in his research of WWII's North African war? How was it to fight a...

This is a two-part podcast. First, I reflect on  how Americans view interracial marriages now vs. 1958 . Second, I share a 90-second clip where Ashlee Braut, a US Navy Hospital Corpsman, talks about what sort of firearm training do Navy recruits receive. Rejoice Tapon chimes in a bit too.  If you are only interested in the 90 seconds on the military, then watch the video below! https://www.youtube...

News Nation interviewed me for 2.5 minutes regarding what it would take for Brian Laundrie (the chief suspect in the murder of Gabbie Petito) to survive on the Appalachian Trail. Because the interview is short, I didn't have the time to say everything I had to say. Therefore, in this podcast, you'll hear the original interview followed by my additional commentary. What do you think? Share your tho...

The Ballet Wallet is a fabulous solution for: Novices Those with under $100k in crypto Want to have some of their crypto easily accessible or transferable, but they don't want to have 100% of it on their smartphone. Gifting crypto Inheritance  Ballet Wallet could be used in conjunction with hardware wallets like the Ledger or Coldcard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdchkistGQY If you liked my un...

Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut recount the final 24 emotional hours of Navy Bootcamp. Timestamps 00:00 Fitness 01:47 Battlestations 21 02:53 Finale Navy Recruits sign a non-disclosure agreement about Battlestations 21, the 24-hour climax of Navy Bootcamp. You must pass Battlestations to become a US Sailor. Although these two sailors can't talk about Battlestations, they still offer a few words of...

Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut were weak swimmers when they went to the Navy Bootcamp near Chicago in 2021. Both could swim, but barely. There were other Navy recruits who were complete novices. This video is for Navy recruits who are nervous about the 3 Navy Bootcamp swim tests. They go over each swim test in detail. Most YouTube videos don't share enough detail about the tests, so they fill in t...

Rejoice Tapon is as tough as they come, but in this video , she shares the one moment (besides graduation) where she cried. Ashlee Braut chimes in on how a few recruits try to score brownie points with their Recruit Division Commanders by reporting petty violations that their fellow shipmates commit. Be sure to watch the other Navy videos on my Navy/Military Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playl...

It's fun to watch this on YouTube . Ashlee Braut and Rejoice Tapon advise military recruits the following: Shut up Follow orders Avoid gossip Also, Rejoice explains how you can transform a drill sergeant's demand to do pushups into a positive thing. See episode #1 about what to pack for Bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHk9V7L9r-E   More info You can post comments, ask questions, and sign...

Happy 29th Birthday to Rejoice Tapon!   To celebrate, I'm releasing the first of a 5-part series on Navy Bootcamp. In 2021, two Navy Corpsman sailors finished the US Navy Bootcamp in Great Lakes, Illinois.  One is Ashlee Braut and the other is Rejoice Tapon. Together, they scrutinize a video that Rejoice Tapon made hours before she boarded a plane for Bootcamp. Admittedly, listening to only the au...

This is part 6 of 6 episodes with Rufina Garay, the host of the new FoodLove podcast ! In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Eating crickets  05:00 How can you not be attached to too many things? 08:45 Expedia ad 10:30 Detaching expectations If you missed my previous episodes with Rufina Garay, follow the links below or look for them on your podcast player:  Part 1:  Are Some Cuisines Obj...

This is part 5 of 6 episodes with Rufina Garay, the host of the new FoodLove podcast ! In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Preamble about the discussion to come 07:25 Why is Rufina postponing her goal to become a vegetarian? 10:10 Should Our Descendants Remove the Statues of Meat-Eaters? 16:10 Expedia ad 17:28 Respecting plants 18:00 Is there moral meat?  22:30 Afterward about statues If you missed...

Mary Hunter is an artist who has traveled to over 40 countries. We originally met in New Mexico's  Ghost Ranch  while I was doing a roundtrip on the  Continental Divide Trail . Timeline: 00:00 Intro 01:15 Being an artist 06:55 Expedia Ad 08:10 #1 pack your bag then take half out 08:25 #2 bring the essentials 09:25 #3 be confident and purposeful even when you’re not 10:15 #4 blend in so you do not...

This is part 4 of 6 episodes with Rufina Garay, the host of the new FoodLove podcast ! In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Are Farmer's market scams?  10:10 What has made you resilient during the pandemic? 15:45 Expedia ad 17:00 KQED Forum podcast excerpt about the food industry 19:10 Is the food industry in for a reckoning?   30:30 Afterward about "sexism and racism" in the food indust...

This is part 3 of 6 episodes with Rufina Garay, the host of the new FoodLove podcast ! In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Brittany Longoria's Leopard photo  09:15 Lab-grown meat 15:00 Expedia ad 16:15 Clean meat 19:30 A tough question If you missed my previous episodes with Rufina Garay, follow the links below or look for them on your podcast player:  Part 1: Are Some Cuisines Objectiv...

Rufina Garay is the host of the new FoodLove podcast ! This is episode 2 of 6 with Rufina! We discuss 00:00 Intro 01:00 Cafeteria food vs. fancy restaurants 06:57 An Empty Stomach is the Best Chef 09:40 Is using salt in cooking cheating? 15:40 Ads 18:00 What food should one eat on the trail?  29:00 Hydration If you missed part 1, " Are Some Cuisines Objectively Better Than Others? ", then go back...