Welcome to a 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus among Slavs, especially Ukrainians and Russians. In this episode, Richard Delong talks about the Transcaucasian Trail. He's an ultralight backpacker who has explored most of Eastern Europe's mountains. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1TSP1fnd4Y   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 ..read more

Welcome to a 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus among Slavs, especially Ukrainians and Russians. I ask him to evaluate this analogy: Ukrainians are like Canadians and Russians are Yanks. He says a better analogy is that Russians are like Canadians and Ukrainians are like the Quebecois.  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZPHzyUlmpw Feedback Leave an anonymous voicemail on SpeakPipe.com/FTapon Or go to Wanderlearn.com, click on this episode, and write a comment. More info Y ..read more

Welcome to a 4-part series featuring Eastern Europe Expert Richard DeLong. He's lived most of his life in Eastern Europe & the Caucasus among Slavs, especially Ukrainians and Russians. Sorry that the audio quality is mediocre. I was in Georgia without my normal mic. I ask him: Part 1: How will the Russo-Ukrainian War end? Richard DeLong explains the two most likely scenarios. Richard believes scenario 1 is more likely than scenario 2. Timeline 00:00 Who is Richard DeLong? 03:45 How will the Ukraine War end? 04:50 Scenario 1 09:30 Scenario 2 11:00 Who would replace Puti ..read more

On the first anniversary of the Russo-Ukrainian War, I discuss the present and future of the war with War Analyst Nejc Trušnovec. Watch it on YouTube. Technically, it's not the first anniversary since the war started in 2014 when Russia took over Crimea. This is the anniversary of Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine. Nejc was a contrarian when the war broke out. When everyone predicted a quick Russian victory, Nejc was confident the war would go badly for Russia. Nejc was right. On the first anniversary of the Ukraine War, I ask Nejc to reflect on the war.  Timestamps 00:00 Nej ..read more

Although this is available as a podcast, I encourage you to see the video on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0D9PwWIJM4 In this episode, I discourage you from doing a colonoscopy without anesthesia, even though that's what I did. I mention three reasons why you might want to avoid anesthesia: You lack a ride. You need to save money (if you lack insurance, you may have to pay extra for anesthesia). You are against anesthesia due to a phobia. In the episode, I mentioned I had "PTSD" about feeling the probe inside me after the procedure. I didn't mention that that sensation only laste ..read more

Today (May 25, 2023) is the third anniversary of George Floyd's horrible death. As I predicted, the number of unarmed Black (and White) people killed by the police would remain unchanged despite all the protests and defunding movements.  I explained what needed to happen for those statistics to improve. (Hint: it's got little to do with racism.) My wife, Rejoice, is a black African (she's from Cameroon). However, according to Kerry Connelly, I'm probably a good white racist. When the George Floyd protests erupted, Good White Racist came out, making it a timely book, so ..read more

In the 229th episode of the WanderLearn podcast, I interview Vangile Makwakwa, a South African entrepreneur with a fascinating background. She went to business school, dreaming of being an overworked and overpaid investment banker. She finally listened to her soul, who told her to write nonfiction books.  Her first book is Heart, Mind & Money: Using Emotional Intelligence for Financial Success. Timeline  00:00 Where is South Africa? 02:00 How to Overcome Depression 08:00 How to get out $60,000 of debt 14:00 Travel visa woes 17:30 Conclusion Watch it on YouTube https://w ..read more

I admire and respect Ray Dalio, who suggests that China will replace the US as the next great superpower. It's dangerous to disagree with someone as smart & successful as Ray, but I'll try. Conventional wisdom is that China will blast past the USA to become the new superpower. In this video, I debunk that prediction. Although China has many good things going for it and will undoubtedly get stronger this century, it has two things that will slow its dramatic rise down: 1. China's authoritarian/totalitarian tendencies will invite a Chinese revolution against the communist party. 2. China's d ..read more

In this podcast, I review Coinkite's Coldcard MK4, the newest bitcoin-only hardware wallet in 2023! I highly recommend watching it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkNJn2dtmOU The YouTube version has more detail and it shows the product. Still, audio-only folks will still comprehend the main points. The WanderLearn Show is about: Travel  Tech  Transformation Therefore, today's episode is about cutting edge technology. Maybe I should discuss AI and ChatGPT at some point. Let me know. I apologize that occasionally you'll hear a clicking sound. It's my microphone bumping ag ..read more

Listen to my two-part interview with Trent Hone, author of Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific. Part 1 is mostly about history, including places in the Pacific that you should visit if you're into war history. Part 2 is about contemporary military & political affairs, including Ukraine & Taiwan. Part 2: Future Trent Hone & I discuss: 00:00 Will hypersonic missiles make navies obsolete? 04:45 What would Nimitz say about today's US Navy? 06:00 Taiwan War Game 09:20 Will there be war in Taiwan? 11:00 What if we cut the US m ..read more