Global Conversation
The Global Convoy's official podcast! From citizens of dictatorships, refugees, protestors to even just interesting folks we've bumped into on the road - we've heard some incredible tales and always wanted to share these lesser heard stories with the world... So here we go!
Episodes
15 episodes
The Sidecar Guys - 455 Days Looping Earth in a Sidecar!
Guinness world record holders for longest journey by scooter and sidecar. First people to circumnavigate the globe by scooter and sidecar. Producers of the Armchair Adventure Festival... These guys know how to adventure!We sat down with...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:01:15
Adventure Revolution - Belinda Kirk
For the past twenty-five years, Belinda Kirk's professional life has revolved around adventure. She's seen it change people first hand: turning the timid into the confident, the addicted into the recovering, and the lost into the intentionally ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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59:31
Walking Across The Earth - Stephan Meurisch
Stephan Meurisch is a passionate long-distance hiker and globetrotter. He ran several marathons, walked the Spanish Way of St. James and even walked from Munich to Tibet, a journey that would change his entire life. He also helps other people t...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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44:08
Cryptocurrency Explained - Anja Schuetz
We were lucky enough to meet Anja during our time in Bulgaria, and noticed quickly how much knowledge she had to offer regarding cryptocurrencies - a field in which we'd always been interested, but didn't know where to start. In Anja's own word...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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57:52
Travelling the World through Poker - Christin Maschmann
There are many routes that people take to travel the world, but a growing trend is to become a digital nomad. This usually involves digitising your current job role or branching out into an industry where you can work remotely.We've bee...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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54:12
Caravanistan: Behind the Scenes - Steven Hermans
Caravanistan: Serving the latest updates, sharing vital information and just generally saving all sorts of travellers throughout Central Asia and beyond!We've used this website and it's forum A TON over the years and we were overjoyed w...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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59:06
Co-working: A Base for Digital Nomads - Matthias Zeitler
Everyone dreams of the open road and being able to travel where and when they like. But for the vast majority of people, employment in a fixed location is the main reason this isn't possible.As technology improves, new works sectors ope...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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44:08
NOT a walk in the Park - Chaz Powell on getting kidnapped, trekking the Zambezi, drinking urine and being ready for more!
The Mission? To Walk the length of Africa's wildest rivers in the battle against wildlife crime.In 2016-17 Chaz Powell spent 137 days walking over 3000km from source to sea along the Zambezi River and, frankly, it's incredible he's still al...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:05:24
A Life of Adventure - Austin Vince
Unlike the stuffy explorers of old, Austin Vince realised the previous century of British ‘exploring’ was rather self-centred. He hopped on his motorcycle in 1995 with some friends and circumnavigated the world himself to learn from his fellow ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:50:04
Turning a Hobby into a Career - Abubus World
Most of us have a hobby we'd happily swap our day jobs for but, as we all know, it's not quite that simple. Andre from Bucharest Romania, better known by his social media handle Abubus World, managed to turn his passion for photography while on...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:29
Pre-Digital Adventures - Rosemary & Pork Belly
Travelling these days is fairly straight forward (well, Pre-COVID at least): You search for flights online, book some accommodation and receive instant confirmation. Then as long as you have your passport and phone things will probably work out...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:07
Travelling with Mental Illness - Jeremy Hance
"Most travel narratives are written by superb travellers: people who crave adventure, laugh in the face of danger, and rapidly integrate into foreign cultures... But what about someone who is paranoid about traveler’s diarrhoea, incapable of sp...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:49
Unicycling Around the World - Ed Pratt
Driving a loop of Planet Earth is pretty tough. Doing that loop in crappy cars on the verge of breaking down is much tougher. But we think we've found a method of transport which wins the award for both toughness and just being ridiculous in ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:36:21
COVID-19 Global Views: Kyrgyzstan, India, Portugal, Iraq & Berlin
Chances are high, you've already heard enough about how your government is handling COVID-19 (we feel the same way!) but it's interesting to consider how it's affected different countries and cultures.From governmental policies to the geogr...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:49:03