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On the Fringe

Slightly scripted. Slightly edited. And at times, slightly unhinged. Welcome to On The Fringe!

This is the podcast you need to understand under-the-radar big events, major players, technologies, and places that need more light in our rapidly changing world. onthefringepodcast.substack.com

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5:04

A Short Message about Indonesia

On the Fringe ·

2025/09/01

OMG! There’s been a TON going on lately. Taylor Swift is getting married!! Some jerk stole a hat that was supposed to be given to a kid at the US Open. Arch Manning had a rough first half against Ohio State. There’s also something that you’ve likely missed, even if you’ve been reading the news every day—it hasn’t been covered really ANYWHERE except for local social media. That’s why we’re here. In the last week, Indonesia has gone through incredible turmoil. A country that stretches from the UK to

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74:17

Season 3, Episode 5: A Crash Course on GPTs and AI...

On the Fringe ·

2025/08/26

This week, we’re talking to another old friend, John Otwell, a software engineer and fellow RPCV, (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) about AI. We thought this was going to be a talk about physical infrastructure and geopolitical struggle and instead it got quite metaphysical quite fast.John knows his stuff and clearly explains what a GPT is and what it does using the human brain as a basis. If you don’t know what a neural network is, how how the brain works, he’s got you covered.He decided to come to

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15:29

Season 3, Episode 4: The Center of Asia's Maritime...

On the Fringe ·

2025/08/21

This episode covers a recent “run-in” (of sorts) around the Spratly Islands, some of the most contested (and lonely) islands in the world. In this part of the world, “sharing is caring” has as much bearing as “if wishes were fishes.” Then again, this could be a red herring.Listen in to get an overview about what happened last week, and potentially what’s to come.If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and share, especially if you have a pet macaw and can teach him to

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39:27

Season 3, Episode 3: A Bird's eye view of Bolivia...

On the Fringe ·

2025/08/17

Don’t miss this fascinating and educational conversation about a country that doesn’t get enough time in the spotlight. This week, our special guest this week is Joseph Bouchard, a Canadian journalist and academic who specializes in Latin America. Joseph has been covering and researching Bolivia and Latin America for several years and has been published in The Diplomat, the Brazilian Report, Monga Bay, the Rio Times, and Global Americans. In our talk (recorded about a month ago), we talk about the

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45:42

Season 3, Episode 2: Kazakhstan and Central Asia from...

On the Fringe ·

2025/08/12

If you have any interest in this most interesting of regions, lying along the historical Silk Road trade route, this episode is well worth a listen.This week we have a special guest, journalist and author Joe Barnes, currently based in Kazakhstan, who chats with us about the significance of Central Asia, it’s geopolitical evolution since the collapse of the USSR and his upcoming book. Joe, who has the distinction of being one of the few (if not only) journalists to visit all fifteen post-Soviet

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30:46

Season 3, Episode 1: The Bungle in the Jungle

On the Fringe ·

2025/08/07

Hey all! We are kicking off Season 3 with an episode about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (the DRC) a country that not only is at the heart of Africa, it may be at the heart of our AI future. Last season, (Season 2, Episode 38) we made a prediction about ongoing events in the DRC involving the Congolese government, the US government, the Rwandan government, M23 (a rebel group), and rare earth minerals. We thought it was SOLID gold. It wasn’t even pyrite. Listen in as we call ourselves out and

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3:51

Season 3 Starts Soon. Here's a teaser

On the Fringe ·

2025/07/24

Here is a preview of our first episode dropping soon in season 3. We’ve revamped and touched up a few parts of the podcast to make it both more entertaining—and more informative. All content is 100% by us and for you, and don’t forget to pass it on! Dave + Gavin The DRC Map in the corner is by FunafutiTuvalu, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Accessed here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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25:51

Season 2, Episode 42: The Man of the Hour in West Africa

On the Fringe ·

2025/06/06

Hey all! Before we get into it, we’d like to say thank you to ALL of our listeners, subscribers, and fans in the On the Fringe community on Substack and across the world. We started season 2 with a brand new channel, 0 listens and 0 subscribers; now we’ve had over 2,000 downloads across all Podcasting platforms. Our numbers are going up every single week, and they wouldn’t be without YOUR support. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We’ve got our LAST episode for Season 2—and our first special guest,

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19:19

Season 2, Episode #41: Operation Spider's...

On the Fringe ·

2025/06/03

Hey all! We’ve got a REALLY quick (and unplanned) episode that we weren’t planning on doing—but Ukraine’s recent actions are well worth doing one. Ukraine recently took out several Russian long range bombers and aircraft with coordinated drone attacks thousands of miles from Ukraine. In an instant, the war (and peace process going on in Istanbul) has changed, not only for this conflict but for future conflicts that will happen worldwide. Listen in as Gavin + I talk about what may happen next in

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1:49

Living Abroad, Episode 5: Going in Reverse

On the Fringe ·

2025/06/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit onthefringepodcast.substack.comHey Subbies! We’ve got another episode out about living abroad and going through reverse culture shock. It’s part of the drill; and it’s probably the HARDEST part of going home. This one is subscribers only, click below if you want the full version (and it’s free to subscribe too!) It doesn’t matter if you’ve remade yours…

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13:34

Living Abroad: Don't do this at the airport

On the Fringe ·

2025/06/01

Hey all! We originally wanted to make this episode subscribers only—but it’s SO IMPORTANT (and since many people are traveling this summer), we’ve made it public for now. Don’t do what I did—and what I’m doing. Learn about what happens when/if you post your boarding pass online.Learn about how to protect yourself from social engineering attacks. This ties into many of the other episodes we’ve talked about with scam farms, AI, and international travel. If you enjoyed it, click the subscribe button

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18:04

Season 2, Episode 40: Will an American education be...

On the Fringe ·

2025/06/01

Hey all! We’ve hit the big four-oh (40) in season 2! We've got another episode following up on last week’s pod, Season 2, Episode 39: As Harvard goes, so goes US.International education is BIG business in the United States. We have over 1 million international students in the country now—but in the future, they may not come. Tune in to hear what this means for the country and America’s future (and the future of other countries).If you liked it, please hit that subscribe button—and write us a one

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19:38

Season 2, Episode 39: As Harvard goes, So goes US

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/25

Hey all! If you haven’t yet, please tap that subscribe button below. Gavin and I are both passionate about education—cumulatively we have decades of experience teaching students that have aspired to not only study in the U.S. but at some of America’s best universities. For some, this dream may change on a dime. Listen in to what a lot of U.S. media is missing about the DHS/Harvard fight and what this means to the future of the country, our economy, and our place in the world. We love making On the

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8:57

Season 2, Episode 38: We're tearing through the...

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/22

Hello Substack! We’ve got a double episode dropping today. We recorded one last week about the U.S.’s recent efforts to bring peace to the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes Region (Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC) and Burundi).We’ve talked a LOT about these countries on the podcast because they are at the beginning of the supply chain for much of the world’s cobalt and other resources needed for modern technology and AI development. (the episodes are below). The U.S. was able to bring the

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8:48

Season 2, Episode 37: Trump did what?!?

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/22

After we recorded this, I had a very random thought…sanctions in Syria have a lot in common with my pants back in middle school…someone would come by and drop them when I’d least expect it. (I admit it’s a cheeky and tasteless comparison!)On a serious note, listen in to how Trump is making waves in the Middle East, and just changed millions of lives through an unscripted play by dropping sanctions on Syria. We’ve talked a LOT about the country in the past few months. If you need more background

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14:05

Living Abroad: A Cautionary Tale

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/21

If you plan to travel abroad, don’t miss this episode. Most people who get in trouble abroad do so because they didn’t do their homework. Before you visit or move to another country, check the local import and export laws, ESPECIALLY if you are bringing or buying something. Listen for our take on Jarred Shaw’s recent arrest in Indonesia for possession and importation/distribution of illegal drugs. In Indonesia, the penalty may be more than financial—he may pay with his life.Even though our Living

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12:19

Season 2, Episode 36: Deepfakes are throwing deep!

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/18

Hey all! We’ve got a new episode piggybacking off our episode last week, “Bamboozled by Bots!” In this episode, Gavin and I talk about how AI is being used as a weapon in the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict. It’s not the AI that came out in 2022; it’s much more cutthroat and cunning—and has already swept up millions. Learn how and why this weapon of war is being used against the masses and how you can protect yourself and spot/listen for key info that likely makes a source fake or untrustworthy

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14:22

Season 2, Episode 35: Bamboozled by bots

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/12

Hey all! We’ve got ANOTHER 100% organic new episode. We’re talking more about AI and some ways you can protect yourself when you’re looking for information online. Here’s a similar video to the one that I saw before (the thumbnail is the same, but the content isn’t as nearly as slick)Many of the mainstream news organizations’ brands have been damaged in the last 10 years and many alternatives are popping up on platforms like YouTube. Listen in to learn how to spot red flags so you can protect

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1:12

How to Travel Abroad, Episode 4

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit onthefringepodcast.substack.comHey all! We’ve got another subscribers’ only episode out. All you’ve gotta do is click the button below and its yours for the listening! Gavin and I go into depth about who you’re going to meet abroad, how to meet them, and how to MAYBE even get a free drink. We’re sharing stories and insight about how to meet people (primarily other expats and English …

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17:28

Season 2, Episode 34: How I learned to stop worrying...

On the Fringe ·

2025/05/06

Hey all! We have a new episode today that we didn’t intend to record—it just happened and it’s 100% organic! Leave us some comments and feedback, and don’t forget to like or subscribe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthefringepodcast.substack.com/subscribe

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