The Young Pioneer Podcast
Hosted by Justin Martell and the YPT team, The Pioneer Podcast is the official podcast of Young Pioneer Tours where we bring listeners unique perspectives as we travel to the world's most unique and hard to reach destinations. For more information on how you can visit our "destinations your mother wishes you'd stayed away from" visit us at youngpioneertours.com.
Podcasting since 2023 • 23 episodes
The Young Pioneer Podcast
Latest Episodes
S3, Ep 8: General Butt Naked - From Cannibal Warlord to Preacher
In this episode, we speak with Joshua Milton Blahyi, better known to the world as General Butt Naked, one of the most feared rebel commanders of Liberia’s brutal civil war, which ravaged the country from 1989 to 1997. Once infamous for his viol...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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48:30
S3, Ep 7: Bougainville - Culture, Conflict, and the Path to a New Nation
Recorded during our recent trip to Bougainville - a corner of the pacific some say will soon become the world’s 194th country. From WWII relics and island villages to the Tama Festival and even a visit to the Twin Kingdom of Me’ekamui and...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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31:03
S3, Ep 6: Lebanon Unveiled - Navigating History, Culture, and Resilience
Join Caitlin Graham, YPT's Middle East and Central Asia Manager, as she explores the complex history of Lebanon from the heart of Beirut. In this episode, Caitlin interviews our local guide, Mira, who shares invaluable insights into Lebanon's r...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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32:25
S3, Ep 5: No Filter, All Adventure - Interview with Travel Content Creator Mike O'Kennedy
Join host Justin Martell on the Young Pioneer Podcast for an unfiltered conversation with Mike O’Kennedy (aka “Mike Okay”), the British travel documentarian whose boots have tread everything from Iraq’s war-scarred streets to North Kor...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:21:18
S3, Ep 4: Behind the Headlines - Interview with CNN's Will Ripley on Covering North Korea
In our latest episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, host Justin Martell had the privilege of speaking with Will Ripley, CNN’s Senior International Correspondent known for his extensive coverage of North Korea. With 19 visits to the Hermit Kingd...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:07:26