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WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life

Take a profound and distant journey. Call it Deep Travel, Immersive Travel, Slow Travel, or Vagabonding. Francis Tapon guides you to the intersection of travel, technology, and transformation. The podcast will compel you to go beyond your comfort zone. ftapon.substack.com

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13:40

The Fastest Traveler Looks to the Future

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/06/26

Michael Zervos is the fastest traveler ever!Watch the Video Now that Michael Zervos has traveled to all the countries faster than anyone else, what's next for him? Additionally, what advice would he offer to anyone who wants to break his speed record? Did you know Zervos has a book deal? Exciting! We cover it all in 13 minutes! Timeline 00:00 Advice to the next person who tries to beat the record 04:50 Next steps Michael Zervos has visited every country faster than anyone else while recounting

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21:45

Fastest To Travel to Every Country: Michael Zervos of...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/06/20

I'm celebrating the 350th podcast episode with Michael Zervos! He did it!Many people try to travel to all the countries in the world quickly, but most fail. Therefore, when I met Zervos in Côte d'Ivoire in February 2024, when he was just 10% into his race, it seemed highly unlikely that he would succeed where so many others had failed. Still, there was something about Zervos that made me believe he would pull off this stunt. Although many things impressed me about Zervos, the most important was

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23:10

Nomadic Matt's Best Travel Tips

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/06/13

Nomadic Matt is a pioneering travel blogger. One day, we'll call him the grandfather of travel blogging during the Golden Era of travel blogs.He's not known for his travel feats but rather for the extensive tips he's provided on his popular website, which focuses on budget travel. Watch the Video The book's budget used to be $50/day, but inflation and a post-COVID world forced Matt to update his book. In 2025, he refreshed his bestselling book, which is now called How to Travel the World on $75 a

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11:59

How Nomadic Matt Travels on $75 a Day!

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/06/06

Nomadic Matt is a pioneering travel blogger. One day, we'll call him the grandfather of travel blogging during the Golden Era of travel blogs.He's not known for his travel feats but rather for the extensive tips he's provided on his popular website, which focuses on budget travel. Watch the video interview The book's budget used to be $50/day, but inflation and a post-COVID world forced Matt to update his book. In 2025, he refreshed his bestselling book, which is now called How to Travel the World

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34:03

"Battle of the Big Bang" author Phil Halper reveals...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/05/28

Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins examines the most profound idea: how did the universe begin?Watch the video, as it includes illustrations in the final 10 minutes. Although I'm not a physicist, I have read many books about the Big Bang, physics, and the universe. This book is an in-depth exploration of the competing models that hypothesize about our origins. I appreciated learning about the Ekpyrotic universe and Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (CCC), two novel ideas. For

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36:11

They're NOT gaslighting you! Dr. Isabelle Morley on...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/05/20

I’ve never highlighted a book as much as They’re Not Gaslighting You: Ditch the Therapy Speak and Stop Hunting for Red Flags in Every Relationship. It's my favorite book in 2025! Watch the Video Interview Author Dr. Isabelle Morley gives us a timely book that rejects the reckless proliferation of the following terms: Sociopath Psychopath Love bomb Narcissist Boundaries Borderline Toxic Gaslighting Who is Dr. Isabelle Morley? Dr. Morley is not a chronic gaslighter trying to convince the world

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10:58

Why have a travel checklist? Why use the MTP app?

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/05/16

Charles Veley explains why having a travel checklist can be beneficial and how the MTP app helps.Charles Veley is often referred to as one of the world's most traveled people, but whether he is definitively the most traveled depends on the criteria used. I've met Charles Veley four times, and for the fourth time, we recorded our conversation! In 2005, Charles Veley founded the Most Traveled People (MTP) community. MTP divides the world into 1,500 areas. As of May 2025, Charles Veley has been to

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10:51

Charles Veley's adventure at the Bolivia-Chile border

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/05/09

Charles Veley and I discuss his mini-adventure at the Chile-Bolivia border. It illustrates how no matter how much you travel, you keep having fun and unexpected moments.Charles Veley is often referred to as one of the world's most traveled people, but whether he is definitively the most traveled depends on the criteria used. I've met Charles Veley four times, and for the fourth time, we recorded our conversation! In 2005, Charles Veley founded the Most Traveled People (MTP) community. MTP divides

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10:30

Will the Kessler Syndrome keep us stuck on Earth?...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/05/02

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau are the authors of Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. The new book explains the business side of space.Watch all four videos about Space to Grow I interview Brendan Rousseau, one of the two co-authors. In this episode, we dive into the Kessler Syndrome, which might keep us stuck on Earth! Watch our interview on YouTube! In our second episode, Brendan Rousseau discusses how close we are to having space hotels and joyrides. Is space tourism

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11:26

Space Tourism, Hotels, and Joyrides

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/04/25

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau are the authors of Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. The new book explains the business side of space.Watch all four videos about Space to Grow I interview Brendan Rousseau, one of the two co-authors. In this episode, Brendan Rousseau discusses how close we are to having space hotels and joyrides. Is space tourism around the corner? See the video interview. In our first episode, Brendan Rousseau shares his origin story and how he ended up

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08:31

Does Tech Impact on Our Desire to Explore? Is...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/04/18

In 3 WanderLearn episodes, Alex Hutchinson and I discuss his new book, The Explorer's Gene. This is episode 2 of 3.The Explorer's Gene examines human exploration broadly, going beyond traditional expeditions to investigate why humans explore everything from new foods to music. Watch my 1st Video Interview with Alex #2: Does Tech Impact on Our Desire to Explore? Is Exploration Required for Fulfillment? #3: Exercising Your Explorer Muscle. Exploring vs. Exploiting. Exploration in our DNA. Timeline

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30:52

Michael Zervos Will Soon Be The Fastest Person To...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/04/09

I interviewed Michael Zervos in Côte d'Ivoire 14 months ago. He was 10% done with his every-country-speed tour. I interviewed him today, April 8, 2025, when he's over 90% done! Watch the Video Timeline 00:00 Only 23 countries to go 05:20 Time left 08:15 How he gets tourist visas 16:16 Greek Passport 20:00 Finish line Follow him on Instagram 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

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15:21

Is There An Explorer's Gene? Alex Hutchinson Responds

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/04/05

In 3 WanderLearn episodes, Alex Hutchinson and I discuss his new book, The Explorer's Gene.The Explorer's Gene examines human exploration broadly, going beyond traditional expeditions to investigate why humans explore everything from new foods to music. Watch my Video Interview with Alex #2: Does Tech Impact on Our Desire to Explore? Is Exploration Required for Fulfillment? #3: Exercising Your Explorer Muscle. Exploring vs. Exploiting. Exploration in our DNA. Timeline for episode 3 0:00

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12:43

Who is Most Traveled People Founder Charles Veley?

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/03/29

Charles Veley is often referred to as one of the world's most traveled people, but whether he is definitively the most traveled depends on the criteria used. I've met Charles Veley four times, and for the fourth time, we recorded our conversation! Watch it on YouTube In 2005, Charles Veley founded the Most Traveled People (MTP) community. MTP divides the world into 1,500 areas. As of April 2025, Charles Veley has been to 1,322 of them! That's why he's been called the Godfather of Systematic

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16:08

What's different about outer space today?

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/03/21

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau are the authors of Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. The new book explains the business side of space.Watch all four videos about Space to Grow I interview Brendan Rousseau, one of the two co-authors. Brendan Rousseau shares his origin story and how he ended up at Blue Origin. He discusses why space isn't what it used to be. Watch the Video About Brendan Rousseau Current Role: Strategy Manager - New Glenn, Blue Origin: Focuses on

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00:50

Nothing is Ever Very Full or Very Unique

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/03/13

This mini-episode is another Public Service Announcement from a grammar Nazi. It's my simple effort to clean up sloppy English.I explain why you should never say something is: Very Full Very Unique Perplexity.ai elaborates: Very Full or Very Unique This mini-episode is another Public Service Announcement from a grammar Nazi. It's my simple effort to clean up sloppy English. I explain why you should never say something is: Very Full Very Unique Perplexity.ai elaborates: Why You Should Never

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00:44

USA Champs vs. World Champions

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/03/08

Major League Baseball, an exclusively North American league, says its best annual team is the "World Champions," having won the "World Series." No other continent is invited to compete.Similarly, the NBA's top team is called the "World Champions," even though, once again, only North American teams can compete. In 20 seconds, I complain about how North American leagues use the term "World Champs." For a more in-depth analysis, consider what Perplexity.ai wrote: The terms "World Champions" in NBA

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33:53

Space Business with Authors of 'Space to Grow:...

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/03/01

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau are the authors of Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier. The new book explains the business side of space. I interview both authors. Here's my interview with Matthew Weinzierl. Watch the Video Timeline 00:00 Intro 02:00 Low-hanging fruit 07:00 Surprises 09:30 Space is vast and crowded 11:30 Kessler Syndrome 16:30 What won't happen in space? 21:45 Moon and Mars predictions 25:21 Advice for Entrepreneurs 28:00 New news 30:00 Co-authoring

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01:35

Nobody is Humbled When They Say, "I'm Humbled..."

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/02/20

When people win awards or are honored in some way, they often say they are "humbled" to receive the recognition.That's absurd. It's the wrong word. Say you're thrilled, happy, or honored, but don't say you're humbled! 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

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11:54

Are Vegans Unhealthy?

WanderLearn: Travel to Transform Your Mind & Life ·

2025/02/14

Happy Valentine's Day 2025!Matthew Halteman and I discuss his book Hungry Beautiful Animals. Professor Halteman mentions NutritionFacts.org. See/Hear all four episodes with Matthew Halteman. 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

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