WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life

Gary Arndt explains why the Lightning Network may not be the panacea to Bitcoin's throughput issue. Watch this interview on YouTube ! Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast . Listen to my previous episodes with Gary Arndt: How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere Riots in...

Gary Arndt predicts that we'll get two candidates that nobody wants. Watch it on YouTube ! Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast . Listen to my previous episodes with Gary Arndt: How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere Riots in Minneapolis   More info To leave an anonymo...

Gary Arndt reflects on how to solve the world's most challenging wars. Watch the interview on YouTube ! Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast . Listen to my previous episodes with Gary Arndt: How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere Riots in Minneapolis   More info To lea...

Gary Arndt explains why it's unlikely that China will invade Taiwan. Watch this on YouTube ! Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast . Listen to my previous episodes with Gary Arndt: How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere Riots in Minneapolis   More info To leave an anony...

Gary Arndt reflects on the Russo-Ukrainian War so far. Watch the interview on YouTube ! Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast . Listen to my previous episodes with Gary Arndt: How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere Riots in Minneapolis   More info To leave an anonymous...

Gary Arndt shares his insights and dirty details about why he left travel blogging and how podcasting is different. Watch it on YouTube ! Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast . Listen to my previous episodes with Gary Arndt: How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere Riots...

In my Annual Prediction Show, I review last year's predictions before making my new predictions. Watch my 2024 Predictions on YouTube Let's go: 1. Trump loses the nomination Yes, this prediction is almost as crazy as saying in 2015 that Donald Trump would be the next US President. Few believed that back then, and everyone assumes he will be the nominee in 2024. However, almost every election has a...

Surprisingly, I rarely fly. I prefer overland travel, which contributes fewer greenhouse gases than planes. I've never sat next to a baby, but I pity those who have, including the parents. Send this Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the travel holidays to anyone who plans to fly with a baby.  Flying with a Tiny Tornado: A Survival Guide for Parents (and Other Passengers) Ah, toddlers. Tiny hum...

Many believe Africa is teeming with wildlife. Others believe seeing gorillas and other wildlife must be cheap because Africans have a low income. Both of these ideas are myths. In eight minutes, I answer a Patron's question about seeing mountain gorillas in Rwanda. I mention Uganda. Watch the Video on YouTube The cost estimates mentioned in the video are the cheapest possible mountain gorilla trek...

Travel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel has tried hammocks & tents. He explains why he loves hammocks! We also dive into the SCUBA world. We end with current world hot spots. 00:00 Hammocks vs. Tents 05:15 Next Adventure 07:45 SCUBA Diving 14:30 Ukraine & North Korea More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon You can post comment...

Travel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel shares a hilarious true story when he acted like the two idiots in the final scene of the "Dumb and Dumber" comedy. Watch that scene & the whole episode on YouTube ! Subscribe to the Travel Tribe X Podcast on any podcast app, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify   #southkorea #travel #livingabroad  More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could...

Travel Tribe X Podcast Host Jordan Chmiel exposes his secrets on finding the courage to live in South Korea when he hardly knew where it was. Watch it on YouTube ! 00:00 Intro 01:00 1st lesson 08:00 2nd lesson 09:00 South Korea Subscribe to the Travel Tribe X Podcast on any podcast app, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify   #southkorea #travel #livingabroad More info To leave an anonymous voicema...

Nejc Trušnovec is a War Analyst who is closely following the Ukraine War. I've interviewed him three times on the WanderLearn Show. Watch it on YouTube ! November 2023 Interview Nejc reflects on how his 7/7/2022 Ukraine War predictions fared. He also shares his 2024 predictions for the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Lastly, we end by talking about how the 2023 Israeli War will impact Ukraine.  March 20...

Podcast Swap! Francis Tapon appeared on the Travel Tribe X Podcast and we're re-airing the episode on the WanderLearn Podcast feed! Enjoy this one-hour interview, where Jordan Chmiel Twardowski interviews Francis Tapon. Subscribe to the Travel Tribe X Podcast on any podcast app, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Or search for Travel Tribe X on whatever app you're using to read this!  More info...

You debate someone daily. It could be your partner, friend, co-worker, boss, or an anonymous a*****e on social media. Debates can be exhausting and unproductive, especially if you're debating someone close-minded and inflexible. I've made controversial points about: Abortion What's a reasonable number of unarmed police shootings? Leopard hunting Therefore, I have plenty of experience debating intr...

A subscriber wants to know: what is the ideal writing space? It takes me 5-10 years to pump out a book, so I'm a lousy author to answer this question, but I'll try. I answer the question in a three-minute video . This house in California's Trinity Alps was nearly perfect because it lacked mobile phone coverage. However, it had Internet.  More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use o...

Avalanche expert Robert Hahn appeared on an earlier WanderLearn episode .  In last week's show, he and his Malagasy wife discussed the difference between Malagasy and American culture. This week, we talk about: Pakistan Culture 00:00 Why Pakistan? 01:30 Where Robert went 04:30 Safety 07:00 India relations 12:12 Surprises   Watch Video on YouTube !   More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I...

Avalanche expert Robert Hahn appeared on an earlier WanderLearn episode . Back then, he was single. Now, he's brought this Malagasy wife to join him in one of the two episodes below. After we recorded, she preferred that I not share her name.  Madagascar vs. USA Culture 00:00 How they met 00:30 What shocked her 02:15 What shocked Robert 05:45 Couples in the USA vs. Madagascar 08:40 Fady = Forbidde...

A WanderLearn listener asked me: "Why do people come to the United States to escape racism if there is systemic racism in the USA?" In this show, I answer that question in 6 minutes. Watch the Video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKc2nQ4HXmg   Podcast For more on racism in the USA, hear what Rejoice Tapon says . More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast,...

NJ Ayuk has written a provocative book called  A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy Mix .  Akuk sums up his book in 6 words: "Gas First. Solar and Wind Later." Here are some memorable parts of the book: 16% of the world is African, but they produce 3% of emissions.  "Africa has supplied oil and gas to the world--while neglecting its own needs." Carbon emits "nearly twice...

Sym Blanchard & I look into our crystal balls to assess global politics. Sym listens to countless political podcasts during his long hikes. I love to debate his reflections. 00:00 Presidential Election 2024 02:40 Ukraine War 04:00 Israel & Palestine 09:50 Taiwan Watch the Video Previous episodes featuring Sym Listen to my first interview with Sym .   Connect with Sym Blanchard on Facebook...

Sym Blanchard is a 70-year-old thru-hiker who completed America's Triple Crown hike in 2023! He's section-hiked all the sections of the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail! Sym Blanchard has been a vegan for the last 10 years. He just got diagnosed with osteoporosis.  Although I still encourage veganism and vegetarianism, his tale emphasizes the importance...

Sym Blanchard is a 70-year-old thru-hiker who completed America's Triple Crown hike in 2023! He's section-hiked all the sections of the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail! Sorry that the audio quality is mediocre. Future episodes are better! 00:00 Finishing the Triple Crown 01:30 Israeli Trail 04:20 When age slows your hiking down 11:20 Rating trails Video...

Terry Repak has written an expat memoir, Circling Home: What I Learned by Living Elsewhere . Candid, thoughtful, and instructive, Circling Home explores the notion of “home” and how our bonds with people from other countries and cultures can profoundly change us. When Terry Repak and her husband moved to West Africa with two small children at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, she seize...

Two of my business school classmates, Brad Graff & Sam Sliman , have a spreadsheet listing the top 40 Global Hikes. On that list is South Africa's 205-km Drakensberg Traverse. Since Sym Blanchard & I hiked the Grand Traverse, Brad & Sam wanted to pick my brain on the experience. Timeline 00:00 Brad & Sam's hiking experience 03:30 Drakensberg Traverse Safety 10:00 When to go 10:40 T...