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You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then share it with your former landlord.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

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Hitchhiking Across the USA with Jonathan Wiest

Season 2 · Episode 58

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 • Duration 01:00:30

I met Jonathan Wiest in a dysfunctional Spanish class in Mexico city, soon after he hitchhiked from the Texas border to Vancouver with $500 and a sign reading "north and west." We talk about what he found — conspiracy theories, roadside prayers, a truck named "Murdered," and a lot of friendly people stuck in an unfriendly country.

Follow Jonathan on Instagram @jonathqn.w

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

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You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in a Nazi costume.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

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Holy Mole, Oaxaca and a Tooth Being Yanked From My Face

Season 2 · Episode 57

Friday, August 28, 2026 • Duration 26:23

The joys of Oaxaca and the horrors of dental anxiety, with some foot fingers, excessive girth and a Rumi poem about teeth along the way.

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

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You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while drooling blood.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

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Why Are There Strings on the Garbage Bags?

Season 2 · Episode 56

Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 30:03

I hire a Mexican lawyer to get my deposit back, visit a dentist I found on an expat forum, and spend an entire day trapped at home waiting for Amazon. Plus: I investigate the mysterious strings on Mexico City's garbage bags, contemplate the economics of the camote man, and have the strange realization that I'm happy here.

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

TikTok: @onefjefpodcast

You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, but brush your teeth first.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

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Biking the Entire Western Hemisphere with Gary Clarke (Re-Release)

Season 2 · Episode 55

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 • Duration 01:13:56

I met Gary in a Spanish class in Mexico City. I didn’t learn much Spanish, but I did make a friend who was riding a bicycle from Alaska to Patagonia. We talk about that, his old life on oil rigs, and eating guinea pig for breakfast.

Follow Gary Clarke on Instagram @gary_clarke

(This episode was originally released on 11/05/2025.)

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

TikTok: @onefjefpodcast

You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while eating guinea pig.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

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The Strange Freedom of Living Elsewhere with Chris Ryan (Re-Release)

Season 2 · Episode 54

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 01:46:37

Chris Ryan is the author of Sex at Dawn and host of Tangentially Speaking. We talk about living and traveling abroad, what happens when you get outside the American bubble, and how seeing other places can change the way you see your own country. We also get into my film Coverage, sex and death, 9/11, politics, Mexico, unemployment, podcasting, hitchhiking, and the unexpected connections that come from talking to people you might never otherwise meet.

(This episode was originally released on 12/11/2025.)

Subscribe to Tangentally Speaking here: https://chrisryan.substack.com/podcast and buy his book Sex at Dawn at fine bookstores everywhere.

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

TikTok: @onefjefpodcast

You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, but on 9/11.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Moving to Columbus Twice, Underground Yoga in Soviet Lithuania and Finding Somatic Therapy with Anastasija Katcyna (Re-Release)

Season 2 · Episode 53

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 • Duration 01:44:25

Anastasija grew up in post-Soviet Lithuania, got a green card at 18, and spent years bouncing between Columbus, London, Edinburgh, and Norway before eventually landing back in Ohio and becoming a somatic therapist and yoga teacher. We talk about growing up post-Soviet, the green card bureaucracy, and how a business trip to Columbus turned permanent once the pandemic hit.

(This episode was originally released on 9/23/2025.)

Learn more about Anastasia's practice and sign up for one of her classes at: www.sijasomatics.com and follow her on Instagram @anastasija_katcyna.

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

TikTok: @onefjefpodcast

You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in post-Soviet Lithuania.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Addiction, Guatemala & Whole Animal Butchery with Jason Wachtelhausen (Re-Release)

Season 2 · Episode 52

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 • Duration 01:05:45

Jason Wachtelhausen has lived one of the most unconventional lives of anyone I've interviewed. As I've been living in Mexico this year, I found myself thinking about his years in Guatemala and hearing this conversation a little differently. We talk heroin addiction, punk rock, butchery, religion, travel, and a life that refuses to fit into a box.

(This episode was originally released on 6/17/2025.)

Follow Jason on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dogmuseum_

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

TikTok: @onefjefpodcast

You can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.

Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then re-listen.

Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

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Uncomfortably Comfortable

Season 2

Friday, July 17, 2026 • Duration 25:49

I settle into my new apartment (and terrace) in Mexico City while Jonathan's voice memos chronicle the final stretch of his hitchhiking journey across the United States. We end up landing on many of the same questions from very different places: comfort, fear, travel, and what it means to really live. Plus: altitude flatulence, joy, and an announcement about the podcast.

Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef

Instagram: @onefjefpod

TikTok: @onefjefpodcast