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Sym Blanchard, who listens to more news podcasts than any man alive, discusses who might win the 2024 USA Election for President. Francis Tapon struggles to get an answer out of him, but we have a fun discussion. Feedback Leave an anonymous voicemail on  SpeakPipe.com/FTapon Or go to  Wanderlearn.com , click on this episode, and write a comment. More info You can post comments, ask questions, and...

Sym Blanchard volunteered near the Ukraine border to help refugees. We talk about what's the truth about Ukraine. What's going on? What do Ukrainians & Russians want? What's happening in Ukraine, and why is it so hard to uncover the truth? CORRECTION: In the podcast, I say that 25% of Ukraine is ethnically Russia. That's wrong. It was 17.3% in the 2001 census (the latest data). In the Donetsk (eas...

Get travel tips from Sym Blanchard. He's been vagabonding for several years. If you don't mind trading comfort for a longer trip, listen! 00:00 Intro 01:11 Hotels & Hostels 06:35 Airlines 8:40 Car rentals #travel #save #cheap The embedded video that shows the hotel capsule can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLv_i_vbAzg Feedback Leave an anonymous voicemail on  SpeakPipe.com/FTapon O...

To celebrate the 200th episode of the WanderLearn Show, I answer six listener questions in this AMA episode! Watch it on YouTube ! Timeline 00:00 The 6 questions 00:50 Scared? 05:29 Motivations? 07:00 Fav Author? 08:30 Fav Quotation? 11:50 US Direction & Polarization 19:18 Crypto Future?   Feedback Leave an anonymous voicemail on  SpeakPipe.com/FTapon Or go to  Wanderlearn.com , click on this epis...

Episode 7 of 7. I hope you've enjoyed this series with Julio! Watch this on YouTube ! In this final episode with him, we discuss:  East Africa compared to Mozambique.  Future of Mozambique.  What is holding Mozambique back?  Why is South Africa outperforming Mozambique?  Why speaking English is a game-changer.  "I don't like to use the past as a reference to the future because we've seen many coun...

Episode 6 of 7. We discuss being a mixed-race person.  In Mozambique, 0.2% are mestiço. Is it a good or bad thing?  Watch this on YouTube ! Julio Maria Muhorro is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique. Julio is on social media. His user name is JulioMuhorro Or you can find his company on LinkedIn under "Sharing Knowledge International" More info You can post comments, ask questio...

In episode 5 of 7, Julio and I discuss:  The idea is that Americans live in the future, Europeans in the past, and Africans in the present.  South African xenophobia  Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa Watch on YouTube ! Julio Maria Muhorro is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique. Julio is on social media. His user name is JulioMuhorro Or you can find his company o...

Episode 3 of 7 Julio Maria Muhorro is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique. We discuss: - Why does Julio speak English well when most Mozambiquans don't. - Similarities and differences between the north and south of Mozambique. - The island of Mozambique Julio is on social media. His user name is JulioMuhorro Or you can find his company on LinkedIn under "Sharing Knowledge Inter...

Episode 4 of 7 features Julio Maria Muhorro, a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique. We discuss:  What characterizes Mozambicans.  French saying: "Ca va aller"  Avoiding confrontation.  Sharing culture  Being a blessed, abundant land  The trade-offs of a sharing culture  Japanese culture More info You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at  http://wande...

Episode 2 of 7. Julio Maria Muhorro is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique. We discuss religious differences in Mozambique! #mozambican #mozambique #religion Watch on YouTube 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 always FTapon. Con...

In this 7/7/22 Ukraine War update, War Analyst Nejc Trušnovec returns. He appeared on the WanderLearn Show one month into the war . He was surprisingly accurate.  He continues to make unorthodox predictions. Will he be right again? Timestamps 00:00 Nejc's prediction was right 03:00 Ukraine's East 03:50 3 Russian Clans 08:00 Russian minority fodder 13:00 China 14:00 Putin Out? 16:40 Mobilization 21...

EPISODE 1 of 7! Subscribe to get all 7 episodes featuring Julio Maria Muhorro from Mozambique! Julio is a Power Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker from Mozambique. This episode introduces you to Julio. After introducing himself, he talks about  Entrepreneurship in Africa.  Differences between a solopreneur and an entrepreneur.  Burdensome formalization processes impede small businesses. In the 2nd ep...

How is it traveling in Pakistan in 2022? After traveling all over Afghanistan this year, Francois Xavier Paradis-Garneau toured Pakistan. He's a ballsy young Canadian who is worth following. Connect with  Xavier PG on Facebook .  Listen to him recount his epic trip. The BBC profiled him Feedback Leave an anonymous voicemail on  SpeakPipe.com/FTapon Or go to  Wanderlearn.com , click on this episode...

How is it traveling in Afghanistan in 2022 when the Taliban is back in control? I speak with one of Afghanistan's first tourists, Francois Xavier Paradis-Garneau.  He's a ballsy young Canadian who went on a solo journey throughout Afghanistan. Listen to him recount his epic trip. The BBC profiled him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21DXlvns2rE   Feedback Leave an anonymous voicemail on  SpeakPipe....

Jocelyn Diaz hosts the "Exploring Family Travel" podcast. She has 3 kids under 6 years old. Timeline 00:00 Intro 02:00 Homeschooling 03:00 Income sources 04:00 How to get sponsors 05:12 Takeaways 07:00 RVs We talked about https://GlobalTeenAdventures.com   https://Growingupwithoutborders.com   https://WildOnTheGo.com   Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmeLbmrYP-U Feedback Leave an anonymous v...

Jocelyn Diaz, the host of the Eczema-Free Journey Podcast, sums up everything she's learned about eczema. About 10.1% of the U.S. has some form of eczema. One in 10 individuals will develop eczema during their lifetime, with prevalence peaking in early childhood. My brother-in-law has eczema and perhaps someone near to you also has it. Therefore, share this podcast with those who have this skin co...

The most contentious issue in US politics is abortion. It is also the most misunderstood. In this WanderLearn Show, I'll show you that polar opposite sides of the abortion debate agree with each other.  Both sides are armed with irrelevant moral issues that distract from the main issue. In our effort to simplify the debate and demonize the opposite side, we lose all nuance. Share this podcast with...

Meet Moses Ochonu, African History Professor at Vanderbilt. Professor Ochonu wrote, " On Failed States and the Pitfalls of Western Commentary " on AfricaIsACountry.com Watch the discussion on YouTube . Although I think that our conversation is tame and reasonable, Internet extremists and hyper-sensitive people may bristle at something I say in the interview.   That's why part of me dreads releasin...

Watch the May 2022 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3BWdciKZ7c   Once a year, I review Plan B's stock-to-flow model, which predicts Bitcoin's price.  I first critiqued it on May 11, 2020 , which was the day of the 3rd Bitcoin halving. Plan B blocked me because of it. Last year, on May 11, 2021, I reflected on how well the price had been tracking the model, but  I warned that we should not be...

People who call themselves "Asians" and "Americans" have usurped words that have a much broader definition than the one most people use today. If you don't understand, please listen to this mini-podcast! And give me feedback below on what would be a good solution. Here are some ideas: American => Gringo or Yank(ee) Asian => East Asian Or let East Asians keep "Asian" as their term and then we refer...

No, You Can NOT Give More Than 100%! Stop exaggerating! If your employee tells you that he's giving you 110%, fire his ass for lying. I explain in this mini-podcast! Mini-podcast episodes In 2021, I made a 30-min WanderLearn episode about 12 words/phrases that are commonly misused .  Although the video and podcast got decent attention, some people have a short attention span.  Therefore, I broke t...

I respect vaccine skeptics. They keep vaccine proponents honest. They force vaccine defenders to provide strong justifications. It's important to communicate with them with respect, not derision. If you think there's skepticism in the high-income, educated world, you should visit the rest of the world. It's higher. I'd like to respectfully address some of the concerns that vaccine skeptics have. T...

Maybe "pride comes before the fall," but there's nothing inherently bad about being proud of something - unless you didn't earn it! I explain in this mini-podcast! Mini-podcast episodes In 2021, I made a 30-min WanderLearn episode about 12 words/phrases that are commonly misused .  Although the video and podcast got decent attention, some people have a short attention span.  Therefore, I broke tha...

Recently, you may have heard that bond yields have "inverted." What does that mean?  Financial reporters talk about bonds and yields often. It must be important, but why? What's the difference between a Treasury bill, a note, and a bond? Why are inverted yield curves scary? Timeline 00:00 Question from a listeners 01:00 What's a bond? 02:20 Fed funds rate & inflation 03:00 3 Types of bonds 03:48 B...

This ain't no April Fools!  Yes, you judge. Everyone does. Do you know people who self-righteously claim they don't judge anyone? They're lying. I explain in this mini-podcast! Share it with anyone who demands that you stop judging them. Mini-podcast episodes In 2021, I made a 30-min WanderLearn episode about 12 words/phrases that are commonly misused .  Although the video and podcast got decent a...