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Hello, all! Episode 15 (it's really episode 18 in the order we published) is our final Sliced n’ Diced for the year. We will be coming back in January with more to help you get the lowdown on something going on in the far-off corners of the earth or hidden in plain view. (They were a decent emo band) We meant to release this episode a week or so ago, but I got sick the day I got back to the States...

Hey all! We have a second episode providing you some background + analysis about what is currently going on in Syria. The situation there is RAPIDLY changing within the country, and I’m not a Syria expert—so take everything here with a grain of salt. Part one is below and is a deep dive into the country’s history as well as a long bio on the al-Assad family. Take care all and have a wonderful Chri...

On the Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I know that Australia is a bit of a circus, but come on! A Florida woman was charged, tried, and found guilty this week of importing a weapon into Australia to protect herself while she was at Clown College in Sydney. Yeah, I also wouldn’t want to attend Clown Co...

Hi all! This is Part 2 of what is transpiring in South Korea. Part 1 is here . In the last two + weeks, South Korea and the Korean people have worked hard to protect their democracy that they fought for since the end of the Korean War (and well before it!) Listen in to what is sure to be one of the biggest and most important political events of the year, and one that will be written about in polit...

Apparently, he's a heavy drinker.....could be anyone, right? For the first time since 1980, Korea’s President has declared Martial Law and taken matters into his own hands to protect the country from Shadowy Forces from North Korea. Although martial law lasted only six hours, this event will impact the country and the region for years to come, as well as will bring the country together. Gavin and...

Update: OOPS! I’d attached Syria again—got it fixed now. Fancy getting Nuuk'd next summer? It will likely be easier than ever thanks to the capital city’s new airport. Greenland + Denmark are encouraging tourism to the island to strengthen the local economy and help encourage self sustainability. Listen in as we talk about how you can get to Greenland, why both are pushing for development now, and...

Subscribe below—we will have another Syria episode coming soon! Hey all! Gav + I kicked around a Syria episode for a while. We’d planned to do one on Syria this week, but the events of the last 12? 24? 48? hours the Middle East have sent the country and the entire region heading down a path much quicker than anyone expected or imagined. (even though the signs were there). We did our best to give y...

Hey all! We’ve got a topic today that is almost perfect for this show. It’s out there and ties into a BUNCH of stuff we’ve already talked about in past episodes. Get the inside scoop as to why an airline mileage blogger from Florida became front page news in Egypt, and how Cairo’s Airport and Egypt’s government poorly handled the situation. If you need a bit of background on Ethiopia and Egypt, go...

First and foremost, we send our condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones in the last week from methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Davescapades is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this episode, Gav + I talk about a likely case of hospitality gone wrong in Laos. Backpackers from all ove...

Kamusta ka at Mangandan Gabi or Mangandan Umaga , wherever you are! Gavin and I have been busy and haven’t been able to get a time to record until this past weekend. We know we’re behind in the count, so we’ve stepped it up and have a few REALLY interesting ones in the pipeline and one deck—so stay tuned. We’re releasing the 12th episode we’ve recorded and will release 10 and 11 soon. Today, we’ve...

Hey all! Happy Halloween! Davescapades is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Apologies for not getting an episode out over the last couple of weeks. Gav + I both had trouble with the Internet on another episode that we ultimately decided to scrap for now, (we will redo it later—promise. It’s a good one!!), then foo...

Eric Adams, the current mayor of NYC, has recently been indicted and faces several charges. Some of which are bigger than the ones on an Amex Platinum card. Curious about them? Have a listen! Davescapades is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...

Yeah, so in this episode Gavin + I have a short go on OZ’s new law to restrict social media for kids to get them out on the footy field. Where’s Mr. G when you need him? And, I reckon you'd be the bees knees if you get the ankle biters some fairy floss... 'Strewth, mate! Translation: This episode is about the Australian Government’s reasons for attempting to pass a new law to restrict social media...

And now, we’ve got part 2. If you’re wondering what a Peace Corps volunteer does did in Indonesia back in 2015-2017 (it probably hasn’t changed all that much!) this episode is for YOU. Join us as Gavin brings you thru a day in the life of a volunteer in Madura, and many of the unexpected things you might face when living in a foreign country, Indonesia or not. Throw us some love or throw a couple...

Hey all! In this episode, Gavin and I are talking about our time serving as Peace Corps Volunteers in Indonesia. We talk about why we joined, some of the things we learned and discovered from serving as Peace Corps Volunteers and intermix it with some really interesting stuff about Indonesia. If you are curious about Peace Corps, about us, or about Indonesia, this episode is for YOU. And, we’ve go...

Also, in the past week, there has been a tremendous flood in northern Nigeria that’s displaced nearly 2 million people…but the news media just wants to you know that a few animals have gotten loose. Shame on them for not doing their jobs! We also jump into terrorism in the region, including one of the biggest power players in West Africa, Boko Haram. (this is the same group that kidnapped a whole...

First and foremost: Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and everywhere else that had to deal with Typhoon Yagi. We wish you the fast and fullest recovery possible. We are taking another look into what is happening with the Alice Guo case in the Philippines. If you haven’t heard; the former mayor of the city of Banban, in the nor...

Hey all! We just finished recording Episode 6 of On the Fringe. On this episode, we dive more into how and why the Horn of Africa region (Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt) is such a mess, but was still somewhat predictable—and what might happen if the entire bottom falls out of the basket…which is looking ever more likely. I was just listening to the episode and realized that I made a BIG boo-boo and said...

Hey all, we ‘planned’ to do a 40 minutes over Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa this week. Once we were about 3 minutes in, we just dove into it and started burrowing. And, we didn’t even take more than a bite outta this massive plate of spaghetti. Gav takes you through what is going on in the entire region: politics, social structure, history, while I touch on the countries’ economies, terrorism, a...

Putin visited Mongolia this week—this is BIG news for three of reasons: * He’s still running around and making deals, despite having an ICC (International Criminal Court) arrest warrant out for him. * He flipped the bird (again, unsurprisingly) to the Europeans…OR (on the flip side), did the Europeans set themselves up to be the butt of their own joke? * Mongolia may be moving back into Russia’s o...

Putin visited Mongolia this week—this is BIG news for three of reasons: * He’s still running around and making deals, despite having an ICC (International Criminal Court) arrest warrant out for him. * He flipped the bird (again, unsurprisingly) to the Europeans…OR (on the flip side), did the Europeans set themselves up to be the butt of their own joke? * Mongolia may be moving back into Russia’s o...

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Gavin + I dive deeper into Alice Guo, how the South China Sea + the Golden Triangle are connected through organized crime, and how ending organized crime in both areas (especially the South China Sea) is largely a pipedream—for now. And…I made a BIG oops in this episode! I said that the Philippines is part of the U.S. nuclear umbrella; they are not. The US and the Philippines have a mutual defense...

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