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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...

The next 4 episodes will feature Rufina Garay, the host of the new FoodLove podcast! We hadn't talked to each other since we casually played volleyball at Amherst College in 1992! Therefore, 30 years later, we had a lot of catching up to do! We talked for over 2 hours! Instead of airing it as one mega-long podcast, I've broken it up into 4 segments of about 30 minutes each. Here are the timestamps...

I answer 3 listener questions. You can also watch it on YouTube . 1. What are my book recommendations? I mention: Any book by Bill Bryson. I enjoyed his latest,  The Body . Robert Zubrin,  A Case for Space Gates of Fire :: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae 2. How do you train for your mountain climbing? 3. Why did Eswatini change its name? BTW, I will be doing more and more short episodes...

After reviewing the 10 reasons why you should consider backpacking with an umbrella, I tackle... 10 frequently asked questions about carrying an umbrella while hiking or backpacking In summary, I address the top 10 reasons to use an umbrella in the wild as well as the 10 questions people have about backpacking with an umbrella. I'm reading my umbrella article that has been viewed 200,000 times.  ...

Nate Ritter, the CEO of  Roomsteals , reveals the unseen underbelly of the travel industry. We discuss: Will mistake fares increase in the future AI vs. Machine Learning - and how it affects you Hotel vs. airline margins Wholesale vs. retail pricing in travel OTAs How discount airlines make money Should you buy tickets on the weekend or Tuesday? (Surprising answer!) Why Nate started Room Steals Wa...

Adrien Behn  (pronounced "Bane") has been a nomad for 12 years and has visited 35 countries and 20 US States. She is the host of the  Strangers Abroad Podcast . We talk about: What do you have to do to claim that you have been to a state? How can you travel safely as a solo female traveler? How is it like to be a comedian in a politically correct age? Do women get more hangry than men? Referencing...

Dan Coplan  is a filmmaker and  drone operator . We talk about: How he got started with drones and filmmaking Is helicopter footage going to go extinct with the advent of drones? Filming in vertical vs. horizontal Image stabilization vs. gimbals Digital vs. optical zoom Are all 4K cameras equal? Question of the Week What are NFTs? Why are they valuable? Dan mentioned " Right Up Our Alley" on YouTu...

Today marks the 1-year anniversary of bitcoin's 3rd halving &  my critique of Plan B's stock-to-flow model . Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa3sWnDvIl0   I reflect on: How the stock-to-flow model is holding up. Misunderstandings about my first S2F video. Who is right/wrong about the S2F model. A potential Bitcoin supercycle. Bitcoin's Achilles' Heel. What I think will happen in b...

I interview Teouta Luri, a Kosovar & ethnic Albanian who was born in Yugoslavia in 1976. She is the daughter of a prominent Yugoslav politician. We discuss: Why Tito was the most popular dictator ever. Why Milosovic's policies inadvertently brought on civil war. Why she thought getting married and having a baby in the middle of a war was a brilliant idea. Why Albanians love the USA more than anyon...

El Camino de Santiago has 10 benefits, 4 things that are either good or bad depending on your perspective, and 10 sucky things about it. In this episode, I read my most popular article and interject commentary. The article has over 3 million views because it appears in the Top 10 results whenever you Google "El Camino Santiago." Sorry for the 1-month hiatus. I'll be pumping out more episodes to ma...

Aaron Millar's  Armchair Explorer Podcast  will delight Radiolab fans who love to travel! (Millar is pronounced like Americans pronounce "Miller.") In this podcast, you'll learn: Aaron Millar's origins How Millar took the leap of faith of becoming a writer and then a podcaster Why and how Millar integrates music in his podcast  Why Steven Dubner, the host of the Freakanomics podcast, heavily edits...

Would you like to get sponsors for your activities? I'll paraphrase JFK... Ask not what sponsors can do for you, ask what you can do for your sponsors The CEO of GoLite said that I was the first person to ever send him a sponsorship proposal with the section called "ROI" (Return On Investment). That shows that oftentimes people don't consider that companies want to get something out of the experie...

I tackle more listener feedback. Here's what they wrote: DC Qranky wrote One thing I find very appealing about your show is how insightful you are and the way you both remain open to ideas while expressing your own opinion even if it’s totally contrary to a guest, for example. How about if at the end of every show you had a short segment in which you take one reader question or topic suggestion an...

I tackle my critics head-on thanks to an audience suggestion. DC Qranky wrote: You only read 5-star reviews on your show? C’mon man…don’t you want to encourage authentic dialogue? I think you should read ALL reviews! Not only will that encourage engagement, it will give you feed for your podcast. Let’s say some douche bag like, oh I don’t know, DC Qranky gives you a 1-star review and says you don’...