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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. Occasionally, you‘ll also delve into the misunderstood world of cryptocurrencies.
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Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Gary Arndt returns to discuss:
- Gary's 2022 travel tour
- Unseen sides of Rome
- Minneapolis Post-George Floyd
- Why Starlink's $500 dish + $99/month deal changes everything
Gary will be back next week.
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Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Gary Arndt returns to the WanderLearn podcast
In this 28-min podcast, Gary Arndt and I talk about:
- How podcasts are the blogs of yesteryear
- Facebook customer service
- Social Media vs. Discord
- Olympics
- Everything Everywhere's most memorable podcasts
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Gary will be back next week to talk about:
- Gary's 2022 travel tour
- Minneapolis Post-George Floyd
- Starlink
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Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Africa's population will grow from 1.3 billion to over 4 billion by 2100.
It already has a housing shortage.
Glen Jordan hopes to solve that with blockchain technology.
Glen is the CEO of Empowa, the first DeFi property platform on the Cardano blockchain.
Empowa combines emerging technology, sustainable building, and decentralized financial inclusion.
You can watch this interview on YouTube.
Glen Jordan and Francis Tapon discuss the following:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Structural issues
03:00 What is the scope of Empowa?
04:15 Mozambique example
06:00 Lease to buy vs. Mortgage
07:30 NOT for sale sign
11:40 Currency risk - EMP Token
14:00 How to pay rents
15:00 NFTs
21:00 Pensions for informal sector
23:00 Circular building
25:00 Housing shortage in Africa
27:45 Cinder block savings
30:30 Cardano
36:00 Impact investing
37:00 NFT Revenue Stream
39:20 Is Empowa too ambitious?
42:30 ISPO Oct 2021
44:00 Benefits of staking ADA
45:00 Future of Empowa
Cardano ISPO Stakepools
EMP1 (Smiles on Africa)
ID: d27af8f35c3d336500ff190011cd01edd1f84254002fad053
d326356
EMP2 (Proof of Africa)
ID: 4c419cdf15bae400b98aa9ec9a7d3de6dafc9eb258b31f
172c891dd5
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ISPO Stakepools:
EMP1 (Smiles on Africa)
ID: d27af8f35c3d336500ff190011cd01edd1f84254002fad053
d326356
EMP2 (Proof of Africa)
ID: 4c419cdf15bae400b98aa9ec9a7d3de6dafc9eb258b31f
172c891dd5
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
David Green, an Australian historian, wrote Hitler's War in North Africa 1941-1942.
I ask him:
- Why did Hitler think the Suez Canal was more interesting than Gibraltar?
- Why did the Germans not go straight to Egypt by sea instead of entering in the middle of North Africa and slogging all the way to Egypt?
- What surprised David Green in his research of WWII's North African war?
- How was it to fight a war in the desert?
- If there's one message from the book, what would it be?
- Why did the British soldiers wash their clothes in petrol?
- How did Rommel die?
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Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
This is a two-part podcast. First, I reflect on how Americans view interracial marriages now vs. 1958.
Second, I share a 90-second clip where Ashlee Braut, a US Navy Hospital Corpsman, talks about what sort of firearm training do Navy recruits receive. Rejoice Tapon chimes in a bit too.
If you are only interested in the 90 seconds on the military, then watch the video below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm8XwGMWjIw
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
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In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken
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Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
Disclaimer: All views expressed on this video and comments made verbally or written do not necessarily 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.
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
News Nation interviewed me for 2.5 minutes regarding what it would take for Brian Laundrie (the chief suspect in the murder of Gabbie Petito) to survive on the Appalachian Trail.
Because the interview is short, I didn't have the time to say everything I had to say.
Therefore, in this podcast, you'll hear the original interview followed by my additional commentary.
What do you think?
Share your thoughts at FT@FrancisTapon.com
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Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
The Ballet Wallet is a fabulous solution for:
- Novices
- Those with under $100k in crypto
- Want to have some of their crypto easily accessible or transferable, but they don't want to have 100% of it on their smartphone.
- Gifting crypto
- Inheritance
Ballet Wallet could be used in conjunction with hardware wallets like the Ledger or Coldcard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdchkistGQY
If you liked my unbiased review of the Ballet Wallet and you'd like to buy one or some other crypto wallet, please use the appropriate affiliate link below to help support this channel and get a discount.
Prices sometimes change after I made the video:
- Buy a Ballet wallet direct from the manufacturer & 5% off.
- Buy a Ballet wallet from Amazon in 1 unit ($35) or 3-pack ($80-100) or more.
BUY COINKITE'S COLDCARD or OPENDIME.
BUY A LEDGER.
Securing your cryptocurrency is paramount, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
Check to make sure:
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QR Code sticker hasn’t been peeled off
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The passphrase scratch-off has no scratches
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All the serial numbers are on the top of the wallet
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(Optional) Use a UV light to make sure the Ballet ‘B’ logo and the words ‘BITCOIN’ are shown on the top QR Code sticker
I review:
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How to download the Ballet Crypto App
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How to add the Ballet wallet into the Ballet Crypto App
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Show how the app looks like
I was not able to:
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Show the ‘Buy Crypto’ and ‘Exchange’ functions
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Show that you can add in different types of cryptocurrencies
Things I mentioned
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Brief introduction of Ballet (when it started, who the founder is, etc.)
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The most easy-to-use non-electronic, physical wallet
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It has the same level of security as other wallets
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The two components of the encrypted private key and the passphrase are created in two different locations and have never been interacted with each other
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The actual unencrypted private key has never been revealed until the user signs and sends a transaction
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Safe to use, easy to use, and great for gifting
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No need to write down or memorize a 24-word mnemonic seed phrase
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Great for long term cold storage
Additional info:
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Follow Ballet on Twitter.
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The Two-Factor Key Generation process.
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The open-source decryption/verification website tool (recommended to use while disconnected from the internet).
- https://www.bitaddress.org/
- https://github.com/bitcoinjs/bip38
- https://iancoleman.io/bitcoin-key-compression/
More info
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In the USA, trade crypto with Kraken
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Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut recount the final 24 emotional hours of Navy Bootcamp.
Timestamps
00:00 Fitness
01:47 Battlestations 21
02:53 Finale
Navy Recruits sign a non-disclosure agreement about Battlestations 21, the 24-hour climax of Navy Bootcamp.
You must pass Battlestations to become a US Sailor.
Although these two sailors can't talk about Battlestations, they still offer a few words of wisdom for those who are worried about it.
Also, they share their feelings after they passed Battlestations and received their Navy cap.
Men and women usually cry during that ceremony.
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 Bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHk9V7L9r-E
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You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at http://wanderlearn.com
If you like this, subscribe and share! On social media, my username is always ftapon.
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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.
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut were weak swimmers when they went to the Navy Bootcamp near Chicago in 2021.
Both could swim, but barely.
There were other Navy recruits who were complete novices.
This video is for Navy recruits who are nervous about the 3 Navy Bootcamp swim tests. They go over each swim test in detail.
Most YouTube videos don't share enough detail about the tests, so they fill in the knowledge gaps to give you confidence and to know what to expect.
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 Bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHk9V7L9r-E
More info
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If you like this, subscribe and share!
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Rewards start at just $2/month!
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.
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Rejoice Tapon is as tough as they come, but in this video, she shares the one moment (besides graduation) where she cried.
Ashlee Braut chimes in on how a few recruits try to score brownie points with their Recruit Division Commanders by reporting petty violations that their fellow shipmates commit.
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 Bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHk9V7L9r-E
More info
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If you like this, subscribe and share!
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Rewards start at just $2/month!
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.