Episodes

  • What it Feels Like to Have 50,000 North Koreans Cheering for You

    What it Feels Like to Have 50,000 North Koreans Cheering for You
    Jul 27 2025

    This is a very unusual title for a podcast, and I review exactly what this bizarre scenario feels like.

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    24 mins
  • What I Bring into the Most Dangerous Abandoned Buildings in the United States

    What I Bring into the Most Dangerous Abandoned Buildings in the United States
    Jul 27 2025

    What protective items do I bring as I enter some of the most dangerous abandoned buildings in the world?

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    30 mins
  • When I met an Angel in Dahab, Egypt

    When I met an Angel in Dahab, Egypt
    Jul 27 2025

    In one of the scuba capitals of the Red Sea, I met an actual angel from above.

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    26 mins
  • Just Because You Travel, You May Not Be Worldly

    Just Because You Travel, You May Not Be Worldly
    Jul 27 2025

    Drawing on personal experience, I contemplate what it means to be "worldly" and "cultured". One thing is for sure - just because you travel, it does not mean in anyway that you are worldly.

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    28 mins
  • Buying Substance to Avoid Death

    Buying Substance to Avoid Death
    Jul 11 2025

    In Newark, NJ - I was forced to make a precarious decision.

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    19 mins
  • Kicked Out of Burkina Faso

    Kicked Out of Burkina Faso
    Jul 11 2025

    During a long stint in West Africa, I was denied entry into Burkina Faso - why? It's a long story...
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    14 mins
  • Smuggled Into North Korea

    Smuggled Into North Korea
    Jul 11 2025

    In 2017, on a bike touring trip from Beijing to Yanbian, China along the Yalu River - I was smuggled into North Korea.

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    22 mins
  • Mugged in Pretoria South Africa

    Mugged in Pretoria South Africa
    Jul 11 2025

    I talk about a violent mugging in Pretoria, South Africa. I go into detail about the attack, and offer my thoughts on what led me there.

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    32 mins