WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life

There are a dozen words and expressions that irk me when people misuse them. Share this episode to educate the world about these 12 misused words or phrases. You can also watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-nVI_v5m4s The 12 problematic words/phrases are:  Nonplussed Mad Biweekly, bimonthly, and biannually Full of chemicals Backpacking Only a fraction Don't judge Proud Giving mo...

I received this email that asks me a question I get asked all the time: Greetings Mr. Tapon,We share the same dream of traveling the world. This is exactly what I want to do. My question is: how do you afford it? Truly, you must be wealthy to be able to do this. Any advice on how I may follow in suit?-Jonathan, 22 I answer that question in this episode! It's from my article about " How Can You Aff...

What's the difference between changing and transforming? Dr. Rosie Kuhn discusses this and many other topics in the #126 episode of the WanderLearn podcast! Listen to this if you're looking for ways to create a paradigm shift in your mentality and the way you perceive your life. Check out  Rosie Kuhn's books ! Sponsors This episode is sponsored by  Athletic Brewing ! Use promo code WANDERLEARN20 t...

Rejoice Tapon describes her exploration of the four most popular military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. This one is worth watching on YouTube ! Trust me. Rejoice dreams of being a nurse in the 2020s. Therefore, she was mainly interested in the medical field. Still, this video will be helpful for those who are interested in non-medical careers. You'll learn: What's awesome about the...

Elly Roupcheva's family is from Turkincha, Bulgaria. In this podcast, we reminisce on the unexpected way we met there.  You can see the photos from our first meeting in my  article about Turkincha .  After some initial laughs, we dive into the real meat of the conversation: how has Bulgaria evolved in the last 10 years?  In  The Hidden Europe , I quoted Elly extensively in the chapter about Bulgar...

Is Hungary becoming a dictatorship? How is Eastern Europe evolving? How did Viktor Orbán, Hungary's leader, come to power? Is he popular and loved? Alex Kuli is a "recovering journalist" in Hungary.  We went to Amherst College together. He's been living in Hungary for a few decades, reporting on the state of affairs. I quoted him extensively in  The Hidden Europe .  With the 10th anniversary comin...

Watch it on YouTube ! Everyone loves to say, "I told you so." But few are willing to admit, "I told you something wrong." Even though every human makes mistakes every day, it's surprisingly hard to find humans who regularly say, "I was wrong." I make annual predictions not to say "I told you so," but rather to teach myself some humility. I predict events so I can publicly humiliate myself. It's my...

For this Xmas, here's a special present - a podcast like no other! Sym Blanchard's first podcast with me in #3 in my all-time downloaded podcasts . My second one with him was also super popular. To make his third podcast even more interesting, Sym is joined by his girlfriend, Patty Montgomery. Together, they share: Why it took them 60 years to finally become a couple. How they manage their relatio...

Nick Jankel has written several books, including Spiritual Atheism. We discuss his book and other topics. Nick Jankel helps you take the pain out of transformation. He helps you blast through the barriers that block creativity and innovation and unleash conscious changes in leadership and life that bring less suffering and more thriving into the spaces we touch. You can also watch the interview on...

On March 27, 2020, we had 60,000 COVID deaths worldwide.  I asked several physicians at my brother's virtual birthday party (on March 27) to predict how many deaths we would suffer in 2020. They said 100-250k. Rejoice said 1 million. I said 1.5 million. In December 2020, we hit the grim 1.5 million number, which is triple the annual number of worldwide flu deaths. I also discuss my 2021 travel pla...

Ten years ago, I was tired of Europeans unfairly bashing the USA, so I wrote a 5-part series called " Defending America ." Throughout  Eastern Europe , I’ve asked, “What can your country teach America?” I’ve documented their excellent suggestions in  The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us . As part of this process, Europeans often told me, quite bluntly, what they think of American...

Get out of your echo chamber! Have conversations with people you disagree with! In that spirit, I am once again talking with  Derek Loudermilk . We discuss: Lucid dreaming Listening to your subconscious/gut Channeling Aliens UFOs Harmonic Convergence Unified Field Intention Experiment Why be a skeptic? You can watch this episode on YouTube . If you missed my first episode with Derek, listen or wat...

Thanksgiving 2020 will force Yanks to dig deep because it's been a "tough year" for them: Racial tensions Protests COVID-19 Shutdowns Unemployment + suicides Wildfires Elections Therefore, I list a bunch of random things that we should be grateful for this year (and every year). This was unrehearsed. I had no script. I just rattled off things that popped into my head.  I could have kept going for...

Simon and Carla Fowler are sailing the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea on their boat, the  Ocean Fox .  They've made over 200 videos on their  Ocean Fox YouTube channel . If you prefer watching this interview, you can see it on my YouTube channel. I ask them: On a 1-10 scale, how hard is it to sail the English Channel vs. the Atlantic Ocean vs. the Pacific Ocean? Is the weather router (wh...

One of Hal Urban's books,  Life Greatest's Lessons , has sold half a million copies. I've known him for many years and consider him my mentor. I'm fortunate that he's one of  my patrons . In this podcast, we talk about his upcoming book which hits the stands on May 25, 2021. You can  preorder it on Amazon now . However, if you really want to help him,  buy it from his website . We discuss: Why he'...

I reveal who I'm voting for President of the United States in 2020. The answer may surprise you! I also rant about the Electoral College System. Sponsors This show is sponsored by: My  Patrons   Sawyer Icelab More info You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at  http://wanderlearn.com . If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!  On social media, my username is alwa...

Google "Czechia" and you'll find my article in Forbes . Although it has about 200,000 views, a few outliers are still resisting the name Czechia. They cling to The Czech Republic name as stubbornly as they cling to their Czech beer in a pub. In this WanderLearn episode (#112), I talk with two Czechs: Petr Pavlinek : Professor of Geography at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  Václav J. Šulista...

I answer various questions from Yida, a Patron .  He wrote the following to me: I'm looking through your Nigeria chapter and I like what you included on the planned African cities! I learned something new as I didn't know about the two new cities multibillion dollar cites by Abuja before. Urban planning seems to be such a difficult challenge in places like Lagos so I'm interested in your perspecti...

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 bitcoin designed to be a major currency? When Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin, it's unclear if he ever expected it to be a country's currency. Instead, it seems that he envisioned it becoming digital gold. He saw it as a way to: Store wea...

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 when the Coronapocolypse hit.  As a result, he got stuck in Siberia. And in the winter. He took: Amtrak from San Francisco to New Orleans Greyhound bus to Florida A container ship to cross the Atlantic (10 days x $200/day). Random ground trans...

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 start doing art? How does Rone deal with the lack of inspiration? What does he think of crypto kitties and blockchain art?  How does he deal with the piracy of digital art? Where will he take his art in 10 years? Watch this sample art: https...

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 discuss Why he doesn't do 3-minute podcasts (but he usually keeps it under 10 minutes) Where does Nike's "Just Do It" slogan come from Which are his most popular podcasts? How GPS works What are his 2021 travel plans Listen to my two o...

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 still walked away with plenty of experiences and lessons. They share much on their detailed blog,  Global Teen Adventures .  See the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gre7p4AybNw We discuss the key questions you may have: How did they...

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 things have changed for hunters since the previous century? Does hunting have a place in the 21st century or is it outdated? Why do poachers poach? What does he do that other hunters don't do? Why do hunters only target old males? Why not hun...

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 What If channel  hired me to interview two prominent NASA astrophysicists. They wanted to find out what would happen if Earth became one of Jupiter's moons. I'm unsure why they wanted to know that since Underknown had already produced a vi...