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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	8 Years of Misadventures in Africa \| Extraordinary Travel Festival	30 Aug 2024	00:57:01
In 2022, I delivered this speech at the inaugural Extraordinary Travel Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. Watch the Video to See the Slides! I was the only in-person speaker invited to speak again at the 2nd conference. Why? Because the audience rated this speech highly. Judge for yourself. Come to hear me deliver a new speech at the 2nd Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok, Thailand, in mid-November 2024! Reserve your seat! Timeline 00:00 Africa trip overview 03:00 Communicating 04:30 Picking up 3000 hitchhikers 10:00 Meeting Rejoice 12:55 Chad's tallest peak - Emi Koussi 18:00 Libya's tallest mountain - Bikku Bitti 27:00 South Sudan's tallest peak - Kinyeti 30:00 Sudan's tallest mountain - Jebel Marra 34:00 Four Lessons 40:00 Q&A 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	Meeting Elephants in Chiang Mai, Thailand	23 Aug 2024	00:04:07
Watch the 3-minute video of what it's like to feed and kiss elephants in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In mid-November 2024, hear me speak at the Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok, Thailand! TIMELINE 00:00 Intro 00:23 Feeding bananas 01:15 Kissing 02:10 Hung More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	How To Travel in Africa with Young Kids	21 Jun 2024	00:07:34
Here are two episodes featuring Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, author of Following the Sun: Tales (and Fails) From a Year Around the World With Our Kids. Margaret spent a year traveling to 29 countries on six continents with her husband and their two young kids. How did she do it? What did she learn? What advice does she have for traveling parents with young children? Watch the Video 00:00 Africa 02:50 Is a travel agent necessary? 04:10 Zimbabwe 05:20 Egypt More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	Students Fundraise with NFTs & Gain Financial Literacy with FirstRoot.co	14 Oct 2022	00:18:18
I interview Luke Hohmann, CEO & Founder of First Root. Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which a group of students determines how to invest a shared budget to improve a school. PB authentically motivates students to learn and practice the “Four Cs” of the 21st Century curriculum: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration — all while teaching design thinking, civics, and jump-starting their journey to increasing financial literacy. Students experience actual agency and stewardship over their futures, learning through their own experiences how money works. Participatory Budgeting creates several benefits for students, schools, and their communities: Gives students a chance to experience democracy in action by providing students with concrete evidence of the benefits of getting involved Helps students engage in all aspects of design thinking as they create, refine, vote, and fund proposals Strengthens the school community by creating alignment and positive interactions among all stakeholders: students, teachers, parents, and administrators Creates self-confidence and civic pride as student-generated proposals are implemented Develops financial literacy skills, including budgeting and financial planning Luke is one of the world’s leading experts on applying Participatory Budgeting at scale in communities and business settings. Before founding FirstRoot, Luke started Conteneo, an enterprise software platform based on game theory for collaborative decision-making. The author of four books, Luke has been cited as an inventor in more than a dozen patents and is an internationally recognized expert in Agile Software Development. 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Caminito del Rey Entrance & Bridge at the End \| Spain Day Hike	07 Oct 2022	00:03:22
Walk the King's Little Trail in Spain! Watch the video on YouTube! Episode #212! Although they make you wear helmets because there's a tiny risk that a rock falls on your head, you're not rock climbing. On the contrary, it's mostly flat and occasionally downhill. You'll never have to climb. Your grandmother can do this 2.7 km hike. It takes one hour, but you can easily make it last longer if you pause often to take photos and videos. Timeline 00:00 Entrance 01:25 Glass bottom viewing platform 02:05 Bridge #Spain #WanderLearn #hiking #TBEX #TBEXAndalucia #TBEXMarbella #TBEXCostaDelSol 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Extraordinary Travel Festival in Armenia in mid-October 2022	29 Sep 2022	00:10:39
Ric Gazarian, the co-founder of the Extraordinary Travel Festival, shares why you should join us October 14-16, 2022! I'll be speaking at the ETF, along with 20 other speakers! It's $399, but if you use the promo code FT, you get $50 off! The code expires on October 6, 2022. Watch this on YouTube! It's a perfect opportunity to visit Armenia. I'll be going to neighboring Georgia after the festival. I welcome you to join me. In the podcast, we allay your security concerns. My 40-minute speech outline 1. Bought truck & burnt the boat that brought me to Africa 2. Mission to climb the tallest peak in all 54 African countries 3. Gambia's tallest peak & maybe 3. Meeting Rejoice 4. Story about hiking Chad mt & Libya mt 5. Going thru Darfur 6. 3000 hitchhikers 7. Near success 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Hiking, Genealogy, Mont Blanc, Languages, & China with Sym Blanchard	23 Sep 2022	00:25:30
Sym Blanchard and I discuss where he's been traveling this year and his plans. That leads us to talk about chasing your genealogy and these other topics: 00:00 Hiking in Spain & Triple Crown 07:00 Why seek your genealogy 08:30 Mont Blanc 13:00 Language learning 15:35 China 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Who Wins the 2024 USA Election?	16 Sep 2022	00:07:51
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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	What’s the Truth About Ukraine?	09 Sep 2022	00:14:01
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 (eastern) Ukraine region, ethnic Ukrainians make up 56.9 %, and ethnic Russians are 38.2 % of the population. 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	How To Travel Cheaply	02 Sep 2022	00:12:27
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 Or go to Wanderlearn.com, click on this episode, and write a comment. 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Episode 200! 6 Questions: Scared, Motivation, Author, Quote, USA, Crypto	25 Aug 2022	00:24:55
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 episode, and write a comment. 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Tiktok Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	The Future of Mozambique	19 Aug 2022	00:22:35
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 countries defying that." What is the biggest misconception about Africa? 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" @JulioMuhorro Sharing Knowledge International on LinkedIn 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Is Being Mixed Race a Disadvantage?	12 Aug 2022	00:07:07
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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Family of 4 Traveling Nonstop to 29 Countries with Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, Following the Sun book author	14 Jun 2024	00:19:50
Here are two episodes featuring Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, author of Following the Sun: Tales (and Fails) From a Year Around the World With Our Kids. Margaret spent a year traveling to 29 countries on six continents with her husband and their two young kids. How did she do it? What did she learn? What advice does she have for traveling parents with young children? Watch the Video Timeline 00:00 World-proof your kids 05:55 Origin of the book title 09:20 Screwups 16:00 Career advice More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	South African Xenophobia and Black Economic Empowerment	05 Aug 2022	00:12:31
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 on LinkedIn under "Sharing Knowledge International" 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	North vs. South Mozambique	29 Jul 2022	00:10:08
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 International 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	The Culture of Mozambique	22 Jul 2022	00:12:37
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://wanderlearn.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Religions in Mozambique	15 Jul 2022	00:06:05
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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Ukraine War Predictions 7/7/22 with Nejc Trušnovec	07 Jul 2022	00:36:40
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 21:00 How Putin Can Win 25:00 Predictions What do you think of Nejc's predictions? 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	African Solopreneurs vs. Entrepreneurs #Mozambique	01 Jul 2022	00:07:30
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 episode, we'll discuss northern vs. southern Mozambique. 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	How Pakistan Tourism Compares to Afghanistan	24 Jun 2022	00:14:59
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, and write a comment. 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Traveling in Afghanistan in 2022 After Taliban Takeover	17 Jun 2022	00:20:54
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.com/FTapon Or go to Wanderlearn.com, click on this episode, and write a comment. 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Exploring Family Travel with Jocelyn Diaz	10 Jun 2022	00:13:17
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 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Eczema: Epigenetics, Symptoms, & Treatment	02 Jun 2022	00:15:42
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 condition. Timeline 00:00 Intro 01:30 Epigenetics 07:00 Symptoms 08:00 Treatment Watch on YouTube Jocelyn Diaz is also the host of the Exploring Family Travel Podcast. 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Kommu: Alternative to Airbnb, TrustedHousesitters, & Couchsurfing	07 Jun 2024	00:39:14
It's hard to describe Kommu in an elevator. It's a clever mix of Airbnb, TrustedHousesitters, and Couchsurfing. I spoke with Bo Abrams, the founder and CEO of Kommu. Why should you pay $300 annually to access this new, exciting app that helps you find lodging and accommodation in a new way? Timeline 00:00 Pain point 03:00 Kommu vs. Airbnb 06:30 Practical example of Kommu 11:00 Logistics 15:00 Social capital 22:00 Profit 24:15 How does Kommu make money? 29:12 Recovering your rent 33:00 Verifying rent More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	Abortion is NOT About Morality	27 May 2022	00:22:48
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 whoever you're debating and perhaps you can find some common ground or at least you'll understand what is the true source of your disagreement. Be sure to watch the show until the end, when I lighten up the serious topic. Timeline Timeline 00:00 Intro 02:00 Why abortion is NOT a moral issue 07:45 The real issue 09:15 Surveys 11:30 Tech's impact on the viability 14:02 Latin America 15:00 When human life starts 16:32 Conception 17:00 Birth 17:30 Six weeks 18:45 When I think life begins Video of this podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQi-Y8cCscs 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Should Whites Not Critique Africans?	23 May 2022	01:03:18
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 releasing such a video/podcast. In our 1-hour civil and lively discussion, we hit on the following topics: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Why did he write this article? 04:00 "This is Nigeria" song 08:00 B. Obama's tough love for Africa 13:20 The Danger of a Single Story 16:30 Racist critics? 18:00 Infantalizing Africans and denying them agency 19:00 Go where the facts lead you 22:30 Is the single story outdated? 25:00 6 Causes of Africa's condition 30:00 Is Balance always good? 33:00 Should we just blame the system? 38:00 Corruption in Sweden 40:00 Capital outflow 41:00 Moral consequences of corruption 46:00 How to become like Sweden 49:00 Balance vs. One-Sided 54:30 Liberal Guilt To read Ochonu's articles visit: - AfricaIsACountry.com - His Vanderbilt page 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 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken or FTX.us Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear
	Bitcoin’s Stock-To-Flow (S2F) 2022 Analysis + Price Prediction	09 May 2022	00:14:41
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 become overly exuberant. I predicted that we would drop below $40,000 in 2022, perhaps below $30,000, and maybe even below $20,000. It all seemed rather ludicrous given that BTC was at $55,000. Still, I insisted that on May 11, 2022, things would be far more "sober." As I write this on May 9, 2022, Bitcoin is trading at $31,000. See my video (which was filmed on May 9, when BTC was around $35,000). Timeline 00:00 Intro 00:52 May 2021 clip 02:07 Has Plan B Failed? 03:09 S2F range 03:40 Anthony Pompliano Plan B Interview 05:19 S2F $50k Model 06:15 Moving the goalposts 07:45 My BTC Predictions 08:25 BTC Chart analysis 10:00 Updated price prediction 10:47 Where I went wrong 12:20 Conclusion 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. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! DISCLAIMER The information contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial legal or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speaker who is not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speaker does not guarantee any particular outcome.
	ASIAN & AMERICAN Have Much Broader Meanings and Definitions!	05 May 2022	00:05:16
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 to things from Asia as "Oriental" (Asia used to be called "the Orient"). What do you think? You can give feedback on Speakpipe or email (see below). 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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Giving over 100% is IMPOSSIBLE!	29 Apr 2022	00:02:18
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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	3 Questions for Anti-Vaxxers	21 Apr 2022	00:15:20
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. Two-year anniversary The Coronavirus Pandemic has lasted for two years, which is the same amount of time that took for the Spanish Flu Pandemic to begin to die out. Are you fearful? I fear neither the Coronavirus nor its vaccines. Most people fear one or both. That fear pushes them to take a strong position. I don't take a strong position because I don't give a fuck what people do since COVID is no big deal unless you're old and/or fat. Answer these 3 questions 1. What is the percentage chance that you'll get COVID? 2. If you get COVID, what is the percentage chance that you'll get extremely sick or die? 3. What is the percentage chance that you will get extremely sick or die from getting a COVID vaccine? My estimates 1. 80% - if it's not already endemic, it will be in 2022. 2. Less than 1%. If you're old/fat, much higher. If you're thin/young, much lower. 3. 10-1000x less likely than #2. I took the vaccine because I figured that the odds that I would get hospitalized (or die) due to COVID was probably 1 in 1,000 since I'm old but not fat. Meanwhile, the odds of getting seriously fucked up from the vaccine was probably, at worst, 1 in 10,000. If my estimates are reasonable, the answer was clear. Neither poses a grave risk. I do many things that are far riskier. So I need not lose sleep over either the vaccines or COVID. Of the two highly unlikely events, getting fucked up from the vaccine was even less likely than the virus destroying me. What do anti-vaxxers say? Of course, anti-vaccine folks probably flip my estimates. Some flip them to a comical level. One friend claimed that if she took the vaccine, there was an 80% chance that she would be hospitalized, which is fucking hilarious. I'd advise you to research this, but the problem with the internet is that you can find a seemingly "reliable source" for almost anything you can imagine. I can "prove" that: the moon landings didn't happen the world is flat broccoli is bad for you When to question the majority If you don't want to take a vaccine, it's probably because you don't trust the standard news sources. And you don't trust over 90% of doctors and medical experts. I'm all for taking contrarian perspectives - I do it all the time. There's a famous line: Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain However, at some point, you might want to pause and reflect more carefully if you're in the minority. Why not be skeptical about whether murder, stealing, or Hitler are bad? The evil mainstream media, the powerful politicians, and the fat cat corporations are unanimously pushing the narrative that murder, stealing, and Hitler are horrible. Shouldn't that make you suspicious? Isn't obvious why that is? I'll tell you why: They're against murder because they want to keep the population high so that more people are competing for jobs and that brings wages down! They're against stealing because the prison and justice system makes fat profits from all the thieves - and powerful people don't want to cut into their ill-gotten gains! They're against Hitler because all those powerful entities are run by Jews and they don't want another populist to get elected! The point of my ludicrous arguments is that you can always take a contrarian viewpoint. You can always invent a conspiracy theory. However, believe it or not, the majority is usually right about most things. Why should anyone care whether others take the vaccine? The libertarian in me doesn't give a fuck if someone doesn't want to take the vaccine just like I don't give a fuck if someone doesn't want to wear a seatbelt. The only problem I have is when taxpayers have to pay for the hospitalization costs of those who don't wear seatbelts. Unfortunately, it's too draconian to put a law that says, "No seatbelt, then the government will not cover your car accident costs." The same goes for vaccines. If people want to defy the conventional wisdom that vaccines and seatbelts are helpful, that's fine, but don't expect society to pay for your medical bills if you're wrong. Long-term side effects of vaccines? The skeptic fears the long-term side effects of vaccines. But those same skeptics have several vaccines in their bodies. Most of us have taken vaccines for typhoid, tetanus, rubella, measles, mumps, Hep A/B, and polio. If you've traveled to the tropics, you probably got the yellow fever vaccine. If vaccines are going to have nasty side effects, they always show those side effects hours, days, or weeks after the shot. It won't show up 5 years later. On the contrary, vaccines get weaker with time, which is why we usually need booster shots. But what about mRNA vaccines? If you're worried about the dreaded new technology of mRNA, you can do what I did: take the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine. Or the Chinese or Russian vaccines, which are based on traditional vaccine development methods. If those vaccines haven't significant side effects after being out for over one year and having gone through 100 million shots, then they won't have side effects in five years. Every year, vaccines for typhoid, tetanus, rubella, measles, mumps, Hep A/B, yellow fever, and polio send people to the hospital due to horrible side effects. However, those are exceedingly rare events. If one in 100,000 people who get a vaccine get hospitalized due to the vaccine, that's 80,000 cases worldwide (assuming everyone gets the vaccine)! Imagine that! 80,000 potential news stories of people falling gravely ill due to a vaccine! And if kills one in a million, then that's 8,000 deaths from vaccines! Horrible, right? Not necessarily. You must ask yourself, are my odds of dying from the coronavirus lower than one in a million? Humans are poor with math and statistics. I hope this helps. Share Share this post if you think it might help an open-minded person who is on the fence (if such a creature still exists). Record feedback Leave anonymous verbal feedback at Speakpipe.com/ftapon More info If you like this, subscribe and share! If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken Gossamer Gear is my favorite backpacking gear provider.
	Don’t Be PROUD of Something You Didn’t Earn!	15 Apr 2022	00:03:45
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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	What are financial bonds and inverted yields?	08 Apr 2022	00:08:19
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 Bonds interest rates impact 04:33 Inverted yield curve 05:50 Why bond values are inversely proportional to yields 07:45 Conclusion Thanks to Dan Coplan for asking the question! Watch the Video Feedback: Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using SpeakPipe. More info If you like this, subscribe and share! If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken Gossamer Gear is my favorite backpacking gear provider.
	You Always JUDGE People! You are JUDGING Constantly!	01 Apr 2022	00:03:06
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 attention, some people have a short attention span. Therefore, I broke that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Analyzing The Ukraine War	27 Mar 2022	00:27:33
Nejc Trušnovec is a War Analyst who has been following the Ukraine War closely. We recorded this on March 27, 2022. You can watch the video interview on YouTube. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:00 Current War Situation 05:50 Tactics 14:00 Are we rushing to judgment? 17:00 What's next? 19:10 What will happen to Putin? 23:00 Best News Sources 24:00 Final predictions Nejc's Top 3 War News Sources Battlefront Forum Military Land Understanding War Feedback Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Did Mallory & Irvine Summit Everest 100 years ago? Author Dr. Robert Edwards investigates	01 Jun 2024	00:35:00
Wow. If you want the most comprehensive study of George Mallory's 3rd and final climb up Mt. Everest, read this book! The book Mallory, Irvine, and Everest: The Last Step But One by Dr. Robert Edwards examines the mystery surrounding George Mallory and Andrew Irvine's 1924 attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The book provides a fresh and original perspective on this historical event, as the author is a mathematician who has applied modern analysis techniques to the available evidence. Dr. Edwards has thoroughly researched the contemporary accounts, letters, and artifacts related to the climb and has identified inconsistencies in previous narratives. The book's release coincides with the 100th anniversary of Mallory and Irvine's fateful expedition and offers unique insights. Mountaineering experts Jochen Hemmleb and Thom Dharma Pollard have praised its potential to shed new light on whether Mallory and Irvine were the first to conquer Everest. This unique perspective is sure to enlighten the audience. Mallory picked a strong, young, inexperienced climbing partner, Andrew Irvine, to push to the summit. Video interview with the author, Robert Edwards SPOILER #1: Nobody knows if either one of them made it. And this book doesn't offer a definitive answer either. However, this book will enthrall you if you want to learn what the most meticulous researcher has discovered. For example, Edwards spends pages examining everything about the mysterious ice ax found high on the mountain. SPOILER #2: The ax is almost certainly Irvine's or Malory's, but we don't know which one. The author concludes that it was placed there and didn't tumble or drop there accidentally. What I love about this book is that Edwards lets the evidence speak. Although he speculates, he admits when he's speculating to let the reader reach their conclusion. After reading this excellent book and interviewing the author, here's my best guess as to what happened: Mallory probably reached the summit late in the afternoon, forcing him to descend at night. When investigators found his corpse in 1999, Mallory's sunglasses were in his pocket, indicating he descended at night. He ran out of oxygen, which sapped his strength and heat just when he needed to stay warm at nightfall. He had few clothes compared to modern climbers. Without oxygen, he got disoriented and wobbly. His judgment worsened. One slip was all it took to break his leg and slide down to his resting spot, where he was found decades later. This hypothesis is my speculation, not the book's. Get the book, and judge for yourself. WARNING: This book may bore people with only a passing interest in this topic. VERDICT: 5 out of 5 stars! More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	Saying, ”It’s a FRACTION of....” is always incomplete! Be clear!	18 Mar 2022	00:02:15
It's remarkable how many smart people say, "It's a fraction of..." They are leaving out an important word that comes before the word "fraction." In this mini-podcast, I explain. 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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Will Russia Nuke Ukraine? Will I be wrong again?	10 Mar 2022	00:15:30
I adore admitting that I am wrong. Today, I get to say it again. I was wrong about Putin. I saw him as an extremely shrewd, nimble, and intelligent leader who will do what he thinks is best for Russia. Therefore, I didn't think he'd attack Ukraine because it's too big of a gamble. I was wrong. Putin is way smarter than me, so maybe it'll work out for Russia, but that seems farfetched. But completely invading Ukraine also seemed farfetched. Donald Trump winning the 2016 election certainly appeared farfetched. I analyze Ukraine in 2022. Watch this podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx8NQTdwsOU Timestamps Timestamps 00:00 I was wrong! 00:49 Putin has changed 02:00 Shrewd Putin 02:45 Trump analogy 03:30 Wrong about Ukraine's ability to defend itself 04:40 Truth is the first casualty of war 07:07 Switzerland's telling move 08:20 What if Putin wins? 09:42 Where would Putin attack next? 11:30 Will Putin use nukes? 13:30 Conclusion Bitcoin I feel for the refugees who had to leave in a hurry. This is yet another case for #Bitcoin. It's the best asset that you can carry with you anywhere without fear of it being confiscated. With a tiny hardware wallet, you can run away with $100 million. By memorizing 24 words, you can carry $1 billion in your head. Nobody can freeze or confiscate cryptocurrency like all other assets. It's times like these when I'm grateful to be in a forgotten, backwater country like Mauritania. So what's next for Russia? If Russia manages to "control" Ukraine, Russia will regret doing that, like the USA regrets controlling Afghanistan and Iraq. They were pyrrhic victories. Only 17% of Ukraine is ethnically Russian. Therefore, Ukrainians will always demonstrate their displeasure of being ruled by the minority. Ukrainians will never be brainwashed into believing that they are Russians just like the United States could never convince Canadians that they are Yanks. I doubt that they will expand further. If they did, they would take over a Central Asian nation, like Kazakhstan. But they won't dare to go west, into the Baltic, since they are NATO countries. On the other hand, black swan events happen and I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong in the future. What do you think will happen next? Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	BACKPACKING is Ambiguous	04 Mar 2022	00:03:16
What does it mean to go backpacking in Southeast Asia? We explore the ambiguous meaning of the word backpacking. 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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Sandboxx Letters Review! Mail Military Recruits in Bootcamp and Basic Training!	25 Feb 2022	00:14:47
Sandboxx is the easiest way to mail an overnight letter to a recruit in the US military. This podcast reviews how Sandboxx works, its pricing, its pros, and its cons. Sign up for Sandboxx with this link and we will both get a free Sandboxx letter token! https://link.sandboxx.us/PoKWDVp0zmb Use this timeline to jump to the section that most interests you 00:00 What is Sandboxx? 01:35 Cost 01:50 Character limit 02:08 International users 02:50 What to write 03:25 Photos 04:20 Envelopes 05:15 Humor 06:10 Overnight? 07:40 Silence 9:15 Customer Service 10:15 Summary If you find my review helpful and you want to use Sandboxx, then please use this referral link: https://link.sandboxx.us/PoKWDVp0zmb By using that link, you'll be giving me a free token that I can use to send a letter to my wife, who is a Navy Corpsman. You'll make both of us happy! Also, Sandboxx will give you a free token! If you've used Sandboxx, share your thoughts in the comments. Leave anonymous audio feedback at https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044
	Misusing the Word #CHEMICALS	18 Feb 2022	00:01:53
"OMG, it has so many chemicals!" Do you have friends who avoid certain foods because "They have too many chemicals"? If so, share this episode with 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 attention, some people have a short attention span. Therefore, I broke that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Buy Privately With a Virtual, Disposable Credit Card - Pay With Moon CEO	11 Feb 2022	00:41:06
PayWithMoon.com is a non-custodial, private way to spend your cryptocurrency with a virtual, disposable credit card. Today, Pay With Moon has integrated with Apple/Google Pay! This is huge! You can watch this interview on YouTube. There are no KYC (know your customer) requirements. You just need to provide an email and a name. Paywithmoon lets you pay for things in the USA without revealing your real identity or even your real physical address. And, of course, you can use your real name and address. Need to use OnlyFans.com without your wife knowing? Voila. The time of exchange is different than other virtual card solutions. Your crypto is exchanged from the moment you load the card as opposed to the moment you buy the product/service. The Moon cards have a 2-month expiration date. Timestamps 00:00 What is Pay with Moon? 02:30 Who is it for? 04:00 How does change work? 06:40 Use cases 10:00 Lightning Lessons 12:20 Altcoins 13:45 How Moon makes money 15:40 Lightning Wallet recommendations 17:00 Hyperbitcoinization 22:30 Physical card 24:00 Unusual use cases 26:15 Reducing Lightning Fees 27:30 Privacy 29:00 Taproot 29:40 Global rollout 34:40 Refunds 37:00 Rewards Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Bisexual, fine. Biannual, Bimonthly, and Biweekly, not fine.	04 Feb 2022	00:01:47
Never Use BIANNUALLY, BIWEEKLY, BIMONTHLY! They have ambiguous definitions! This mini-podcast explains! 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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Floating University! Spend a Semester at Sea!	28 Jan 2022	00:31:36
Scott Marshall, CEO of Semester at Sea, shares what it's like to be on a ship for 3.5 months, take college-level courses, and get credit for it. Semester at Sea has been around for 50 years. The price for a semester (105 days), 12-15 college credits, room & board, and tuition is $25-33k (depending on the cabin). Watch the interview on YouTube Here are the rough time stamps in case you want to jump around: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Ship Wi-Fi vs. plane Wi-Fi 03:00 Price 06:00 Why & when do it? 07:30 Affording it 09:00 College Credits 11:00 Course selection 12:00 History 13:00 Starlink's impact 14:00 Life without bandwidth 16:00 The teachers 17:00 How many on the ship? 18:30 Field trips 20:00 COVID 25:00 Lifelong learners Feedback Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. Maybe you have: A gripe An idea A question More info If you like this, subscribe and share! If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Don’t Use the Word MAD! The Definition is Ambiguous!	21 Jan 2022	00:01:56
Are you mad? If so, you should listen to 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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Navy A-School - Dos and Don’ts for Sailors in 2022!	14 Jan 2022	00:09:39
After the US Navy Bootcamp, sailors fly to A-School, where sailors learn to specialize in their occupation. Corpsmen are Navy medics. Two US Navy corpsmen, Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut, share their stories and advice about A-School. Most sailors go from Bootcamp to A-School immediately, but some must wait a couple of days in Great Lakes (Chicago) before shipping to A-School. In their case, they waited 2 days. 00:00 Going from Bootcamp to A-School 00:45 1st week of A-School 02:18 A-School Rules 04:20 Preparing for Corpsman A-School 05:35 Why drug addicts should not join the military Be sure to watch the other Navy videos on my Navy/Military Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIMvGeI8gGoP6wfYk0egeIvpImjWnxAY7 See episode #1 about what to pack for Navy Bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHk9V7L9r-E Disclaimer: All views expressed on this video and comments made verbally or written do not reflect the views of the Department of the Navy or Department of Defense and are that of my own or the people in the video. Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	Surviving a Plane Crash That Killed the Pilot	24 May 2024	00:22:05
Glen Van Peski sat in the co-pilot seat of a tiny plane that crashed, killing the pilot next to him. What happened? How did Glen and all the other passengers survive with minor or moderate injuries? We talk a lot about death in this episode, including how Glen's mom and son died. We end on a positive note! Watch the Video About Glen Glen Van Peski is a civil engineer who used his skills to engineer the lightest backpacking gear in the Solar System. Glen is the founder of Gossamer Gear. In 2024, he released Take Less, Do More: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker. In this interview series, Glen shares snippets of his book. The final episode is a flashback episode of Glen and Francis recording themselves chatting while hiking up San Francisco's historic Sweeney Ridge. Bonus video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QivSPWiKfU Join the exclusive WanderLearn Patreon club. More about Glen Van Peski Glen Van Peski, founder of Gossamer Gear, is known for his legendary contributions to the backpacking community. A native Californian, Van Peski grew up in the western outdoors, and when his oldest son joined Scouts, he led the troop’s backpacking program. Through those experiences, he became intrigued by lightweight backpacking. He started sewing his gear and eventually started his own company, manufacturing ultralight backpacking equipment. Glen and his company have been featured in Backpacker, Outside, National Geographic Adventure magazines, and the New York Times. Van Peski is an internationally sought-after speaker known for his inspiring, humorous, and information-packed presentations. He has hiked most of the Pacific Crest Trail, wandered the backcountry in Japan and Europe, and bike-packed on the Great Divide. He lives in Bend, Oregon, with Francie, his wife of over forty years, and is the father of two grown sons. More info To leave an anonymous voicemail that I could use on the podcast, go to SpeakPipe.com/FTapon 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. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your podcast with my company, Podbean, and get one month free! In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees! For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.
	Never Say NONPLUSSED! The word has two opposite definitions!	07 Jan 2022	00:01:29
This episode may leave you nonplussed. WTF does that word mean, anyway? It depends if you're talking with a Brit or a Yank. Listen to this mini-podcast episode for a quick explanation. And in the end, you'll conclude that it's unwise to use the word nonplussed. 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 that long episode into short segments that are easy to share. These bite-sized chunks are perfect for sharing. You might only agree with three of my suggestions and not all 12. Therefore, evangelize the words/phrases you want the world to change. Together, we can change their use. Yes, it's ambitious, but let's embark on this journey! Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! If you prefer to send me a one-time tip on PayPal, use my email FT@FrancisTapon.com Lastly, for cryptocurrency tips, use my address: FTapon.x Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 or FTX.us https://ftx.us/home/#a=8886044 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
	8 Predictions for 2022 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, Inflation, S&P 500!	31 Dec 2021	00:11:37
Before getting into my 2022 predictions, I review my 2021. Find out which of my six 2021 predictions was totally wrong. At the start, I talk about my $40,000 bitcoin prediction (but I don't mention bitcoin), so sorry for the confusion. Bad editing. 2022 Predictions As usual, I avoid unquantifiable predictions. For example, these are all vague predictions for 2022: Emerging COVID-19 variants will jeopardize our return to normalcy Interest rate hikes wreak havoc in our debt-heavy world The global supply chain continues to strain due to unforeseen events and sky-high costs Geopolitical tensions cause jitters in the global markets If you can't measure it, it can be hard to definitely say if you're right or wrong. Here we go. Watch it on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9o-G-Ku-HQ Timestamps 00:00 How my Six 2021 Predictions Fared 05:10 Bitcoin $75k 06:20 Inflation = 10% 06:40 Fed Funds Rate 1% 07:00 Stocks down 5% 07:50 Webb works! 08:05 No Flippening 08:30 ETH $5k 09:30 Plan B makes Plan C 1. Bitcoin ends 2022 at $75,000. Four years ago, I began making annual predictions on bitcoin's price. I've been correct every time; twice within a couple of percentage points. In 2022, I'll make a video that explains my prediction methodology. I'll be the first one to admit that luck is a huge factor. I know that one day I will be spectacularly wrong. I'm surprised that I have lasted 4 years and not been horribly wrong. Maybe my luck will run out in 2022. I'm predicting that bitcoin will be at $75,000 on December 31, 2022. Bitcoin's price will be volatile, as usual. I predict that BTC's price will trade between $40,000 and $140,000, although I would not be surprised if it does not crack $100,000 like everyone expects it will. And if it does, it won't stay up above $100,000 for months. I predict a BTC Spot ETF will become available in the USA. It will cause a parabolic rally and a few weeks later, it will deflate. Increased interest rates will make people sell BTC for two reasons. 1. They will flock to less risky assets. 2. The DXY (USD Index) will increase when interests rates increase, and that's usually bad for BTC. 2. Inflation will reach 10%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures inflation. As flawed as it is, it's the "official" inflation number. At the end of 2021, it's about 6%. I predict that we'll have one month in 2022 that will hit nearly 1% inflation (perhaps 0.9%). Annualized, that means we'll have an inflation rate of around 10%. 3. The Fed Funds Rate will quadruple It's currently less than 0.25%. They will have to raise it dramatically to slow inflation. 4. S&P 500 loses 5% Ever since 2018, US stocks have done well. Even the Coronapocolypse could not stop the S&P from gaining 18% in 2020! The bonanza will finally take a pause in 2022. The S&P will close below 4500. Why? The US Fed will have to raise interest rates to stop inflation. The Coronavirus will continue to plague humanity (the Spanish flu killed 100 million and with all the unvaccinated, we will get more carnage). China tumbles into a recession. Russia and/or China could rattle their sabers, which could spook the market. 5. The James Webb Telescope delivers sharp images On Xmas 2021, the James Webb Telescope successfully launched, but we won't know until 2H 2022 whether it will deliver the sharp images that it promised. It could easily have similar problems as the Hubble Telescope had. The problem is that it's almost impossible to repair the Webb Telescope because it's 1 million miles away (Hubble was much closer). So we'll be screwed if Webb fails, but I'm betting that it will live up to its expectations. 6. No flippening Ethereum's market cap will not exceed bitcoin's in 2022, but it will get close! 7. Ethereum ends 2022 at $5,000 due to a disappointing 2.0 execution Etherum 2.0 will launch in 2022, but it will be plagued with technical problems and disappointment. Its proof-of-stake and layer-2 tech will function, but throughput will underwhelm and security patches will happen every month as hackers exploit the system. Just like Bitcoin will peak with the ETF, Ethereum will peak with its 2.0 launch. 8. Plan B will continue to tout his stock-to-flow model Although Plan B repeatedly said that his doomed stock-to-flow bitcoin model will be invalidated if it fails to hit $100,000 in 2021, he changed his tune when a few weeks remained in 2021. I predict that he will continue to refuse to admit that his model has failed. Instead, he will observe that as long as the bitcoin price is above $30,000, all is well since it still can get well above $100,000 before May 2024, when the next bitcoin halving happens. He won't admit that his model is busted until 2025 when BTC will drop below the second standard deviation band. Previous predictions To see my previous forecasts check out my predictions in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Feedback What do you think of these mini-episodes? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. https://speakpipe.com/ftapon Or email me at FT@FrancisTapon.com More info If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always FTapon. 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	Best Free Gift You Can Give	24 Dec 2021	00:02:36
You can watch this on YouTube https://youtu.be/tNxCzC67tZE During the holidays, if you can't afford to give a gift, then give blood to a stranger. #Donateblood. I explain why you might want to do it for selfish reasons: it's good for you, possibly. What do you think? Give anonymous verbal feedback to this show or to the podcast in general by using the SpeakPipe link below. Maybe you have: A gripe An idea A question Listen to the episode first! Record feedback https://speakpipe.com/ftapon More info If you like this, subscribe and share! If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show! On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on: http://facebook.com/ftapon http://twitter.com/ftapon http://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon http://pinterest.com/ftapon http://tumblr.com/ftapon Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! Affiliate links Start your own podcast with the same company I use, Podbean, and get one month free! https://www.podbean.com/ftapon In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken https://r.kraken.com/c/2226643/687189/10583 Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!

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