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Around the World with Mr. Clark
by Clark Vandeventer
Based on Clark Vandeventer's work on Outschool and other platforms. In Clark's very popular class on Outschool titled "Around the World with Mr. Clark," students "travel" to a different country every week and learn about what it'd be like to visit that place. This podcast shares some of the highlights while also delving into other cool stuff Clark is discovering as he guides his students around the world. The Why Don't We Do That? series (WDWDT Edition) features interviews with interesting people about their travels. Check out aClark's classes out Outschool at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool
Episodes
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#87: Jackson Vandeventer on the impact of travel
In this episode, host Clark Vandeventer interviews his son Jackson Vandeventer about how travel has impacted him. Clark and his son Jackson share a great friendship, and that comes through in this interview. Jackson is a lover or travel, coffee, books, and language. He’s a linguist -- he loves...
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#86: Balkins overview with a heavy dose of Tito
Host Clark Vandeventer gives an overview of the Balkan region and tells part of the fascinating story of Josip Broz Tito. When Tito died in 1980, his funeral was the greatest concrentration of global dignitaries in world history! Info on Clark's online classes: Free classes available on Coral...
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#85: Is Rio de Janeiro safe?
Host Clark Vandeventer addresses the question, "Is Rio de Janeiro safe?" The country of Brazil gets a Level 2 travel advistory from the US State Department, but specific neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro get a Level 4, which means DO NOT TRAVEL. Clark talks about the favelas. Would you go into a...
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#84: Come with me to Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janerio is an inconic city! Host Clark Vandeventer and his wife Monica recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in this jaw-dropping gorgeous city. Rio is full of energy and life, and one guide Clark spent time with described the people of Rio de Janeiro as "come with" people.…
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#83: Osama bin Laden was not from Afghanistan
Join Clark Vandeventer in a 20+ minute overview of Afghanistan. A beauitiful county with a rich history and culture... and a heartbreaking past 50-ish years. Atlantic Article, New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity, that Clark references in this episode:...
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#82: Jinnah outduels Gandhi & gets Pakistan
Host Clark Vandeventer introduces us to Pakistan, the 5th most populous country in the world. We meet Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, who was close friends and then a rival to Gandhi. Article from Times of India, "Why Gandhi lost the duel with Jinnah:"...
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#81: Gandhi, Tea, and the Taj Mahal in India (but no Indiana Jones)
India is the #1 most populous country in the world. Gandhi is one of the most remarkable people to ever live. The Taj Mahal one of the most beautiful sites on earth. But if you go to India, maybe don't mention Indiana Jones. Host Clark Vandeventer takes you on a little tour of Indian, along with...
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#80: Nepal, home to the tallest mountains and nicest people in the world
Nepal sounds amazing! 25,000 feet of elevation gain in 99 miles from the capital of Kathmandu to the top of Mt. Everest. Tenzig Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary are credited with being the first to reach the top. Info on new Tenzig biopic:...
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#79: Bhutan, the world's last Shangri-la
Bhutan is maybe the most isolated country in the world. Radio broadcasts began in 1973 and TV and Internet did not arrive until 1999. Getting there is difficult -- and there's a $100 tax per day for just being in the country. Is Bhutan’s tourism tax an elitist ruse or the blueprint for the future...
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#78: Royal Bengal Tigers & 5,000 Miles of Rivers in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is about the size of Illinois. And it's the 8th most populous country in the world! With 5,000 miles of rivers! This predominantly Muslim nation was carved out of India and made part of Pakistan until becoming an independent nation in 1971. Join host Clark Vandeventer in a look at...
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#77: Siena Florence on Kyrgyzstan (WDWDT Edition)
In this episode, host Clark Vandeventer interviews Siena Florence about Kyrgyzstan. Siena Florence is a remarkable young woman. She's 17-years-old and has taken maybe every single class Clark teaches on Outschool. When she's not taking Outschool classes, she's busy doing a whole plethora of...
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#76: Rice, Motorbikes, and Commies in French Indochina
In this episode host Clark Vandeventer introduces us to the 3 countries that make up what was once known as French Indochina: Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. In doing so, he exposes his own Western bias! Clark talks about one of the most famous photos ever taken and how the Mekong River allows the...
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#75: Thailand, Part 2, Buddhism, A Beloved King, & a Family of 5 on a Motorbike
Part 2 of Thailand! In 2014, Clark Vandeventer and his family spent 3 months in Thailand. In this episode, Clark talks about the intense love the Thai people had for their king, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016. The current King of Thailand, King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the wealthiest...
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#74: Clark can talk Thai
In 2014, Clark and his family spent 3 months in Thailand. Bangkok is a beast, and while he didn't like it at first, it's now one of his favorite cities in the world. Learn about the Grand Palace and the Reclining Buddha in Part 1 of 2 on Thailand. Info on Clark's online classes: Free classes...
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#73: Taylor Swift & Crazy Rich Asians in Singapore
Singapore looks amazing! This city state has only 5 Million people, but it's economy is the 33rd largest in the world! Economists refer to the "Singapore miracle" when looking at how much this country has changed, developed, and prospered in recent years. People here also live LONG, HEALTHY, and...
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#72: Malaysia and the Mysterious Story of Bruno Manser
Home to about 30 Million people, this Southeast Asian Nation is on both the Malay Peninsula and the island of Boreno. It's on the island of Borneo where we get the fascinating story of Bruno Manser, one the world'd first environmental celebrities, ridiculed in the West as a "White Tarzan." Here's...
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#71: Casey McFarland on Italy (WDWDT Edition)
Italy is pretty much paradise, and Casey McFarland is an incredible guide in talking about all things Italy. Casey McFarland is a Northern Utah Photographer and owner of McFarland Guided Tours. He's been to 40+ countries and has done a lot of traveling off the beaten path. At the age of 10, Casey...
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#70: Alisa Lybbert on New Zealand (WDWDT Edition)
Clark Vandeventer interviews Alisa Lybbert on New Zealand! Alisa and her husband Jared met in Alaska when they were both in college. They got married and continued to live in Alaska seasonally for the first 7 summers of their marriage. Kids came along -- and yet -- for the first 10 years of being...
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#69: Asia by the numbers
Asia is big! It is the biggest continent by land mass and population, and it's not even close. In this episode, Clark does a big overview of Asia. How many people live here? How old are they? How does the Asian population compare to different regions around the world? What are the predominant...
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#68: Something sad, something exciting, something cool
Free classes available on Coral Academy! ● Parents can visit https://www.coralacademydemo.com/ and select their preferred classes ● While filling in the learner details, they should click on 'Referred by teacher' and enter CLARK VANDEVENTER For more travel perspectives, follow Clark on social...
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#67: George Beals on Azerbaijan (WDWDT Edition)
Clark Vandeventer interviews George Beals about Azerbaijan. In 2014, George became the Director of Strategic Development for World Hope International. Before serving with World Hope, George served his local church as the Pastor of Global Ministries for over two decades. He was the very first...
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#66: James and Angela Ure on Spain (WDWDT Edition)
Clark Vandeventer interviews James and Angela Ure about life in Spain. James and Angela live in Southern Utah and are parents to three teenagers and a tween. James started an education company and ran it for 14 years and he transitioned out of that two years ago and has been on a sabbatical…
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#65: Wrapping up Central America (Part 2)
Host Clark Vandeventer shares some personal stories from travels in Central America and gives a birds-eye overview of some basic facts about the 7 countries below Mexico and above South America that make up Central America. For more travel perspectives, follow Clark on social media! Clark on...
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#64: Flying over Central America
Host Clark Vandeventer flies over Central America -- at an elevation of about 10,000 feet -- and occasionally dropping down to ground level. This is an overview of Central America, with a focus on Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. Costa Rica: ecotourism and biodiversity Nicaragua:...
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#63: Panama, Welcome to the Jungle
Host Clark Vandeventer introduces you to Panama, a country the United States has a complicated relationship with. The first country in the world outside the US where you could get Coca-Cola! The Panama Canal! But first, Panama would probably not exist as a country without the US support of a...
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#62: JT & Lydia Gardner on Spain (WDWDT Edition)
Clark Vandeventer interviews JT & Lydia Gardner about life in Spain. Clark and his family got to know JT and Lydia when their lives intersected for a few months while they were both living in Guatemala. Lydia and JT Gardner have been married for 2 and ½ years. JT is a student at Brigham Young...
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#61: Christopher Columbus & Che Guevera in Cuba
Christopher Columbus traveled more after his death than most people will travel in their life. And he was still traveling almost 400 years after his death! Chris Columbus and Che Guevera are two figures with ties to Cuba that provide two book-ends to history. You can find Clark's classes on...
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#60: Jo Anne Lyon on Sierra Leone (WDWDT Edition)
Clark Vandeventer interviews Jo Anne Lyon about the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Jo Anne is amazing -- and has traveled to 88 different countries! That's amazing! ONE INTERESTING THING IN THIS INTERVIEW --> There's some pretty serious division and polarization in the USA today, but…
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#59: Sabina King on Bali (WDWDT Edition)
"Travel is one of the best personal development tools. You voluntarily insert yourself into situations where you don’t understand everything, where the culture and thinking is different, and you maneuver through the frustration, the celebration and the new experiences. " - Sabina King You've got…
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#58: Greg Denning on France (WDWDT Edition)
A Passion For Purpose, Peak Performance, and Inspiring Others In this episode, Clark Vandeventer interviews Greg Denning aboute life in France. "You can go somewhere and not experience anything but I wanted it to touch me and and reach me and change me and instruct me, and I wanted to squeeze the...
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#57: Why don't we do that?
Your host Clark Vandeventer is launching a new interview series on the podcast! From Clark: As a traveler, when I visit a new country, I don't expect it to look like my country. In fact, I WANT it to look and be different! But my home country, the United States, is a country of immigrants, and…
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#56: Hispanolia & A Tale of Two Countries
Hispanolia is the most populous island in the Caribbean and home to the #1 (Haiti) and #3 (Dominican Republic) countries in the Caribbean. Haiti is a mess. The Dominican Republic is home to Sammy Sosa! You can find Clark's classes on outschool at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool and follow him on...
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#55: Pirates of the Caribbean (or is it cuh-RIB-be-an)
7,000 islands and 44 Million People. That's more people than Canada. But, how do you pronounce it? Is it "care-ib-BEE-an" or "cuh-RIB-be-an"? Look at those bright blue waters around the Bahamas. Let's talk about Alexander Hamilton. And Pirates! This is a Caribbean overview episode before host…
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#54: There's so much to talk about in England
England is like the land of Great Works! We didn't even have time to talk about William Shakespeare, or William Wilberforce, or Charles Darwin. David Beckham barely got a mention, though David Beckham's right foot and David Beckham's left foot were both specifically mentioned. Even Winston...
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#53: I am William Wallace (Scotland)
Two of the most famous Scots in history are highly fictionalized acounts. One is William Wallace. The other is Macbeth, fictionalized by William Shakespeare. But you can't talk about Scotland without quoting and heavily referencing Mel Gibson's epic portrayl of William Wallace in the movie...
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#52: U2, Guinness, & Serendipity in Ireland
About 6 Million people live in the two countries that occupy the island of Ireland. There are about 80 Million people in the world who claim Irish Ancestry. Ireland was the first country host Clark Vandeventer every traveled outside the United States (wait, does Canada count)? This is a beautiful...
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#51: Fire and Ice in Iceland
Why don't we call it Fireandiceland instead of just Iceland? Have you seen the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth or read Jules Verne? There's seriously a lot of geothermal activity in Iceland! And, it Iceland is on the dividing line between the tetonic plates of Euroasia and North America,...
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#50: Clean Air & Sauna Make Finland Happy
Despite sharing a long border with a big and intimidating neighbor, the people of Finland are among the happiest in the world. Maybe it's all the fresh air and sauna. And, coffee. About 5 Million people live in this Scandinavian nation. You can find Clark's classes on outschool at...
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#49: Sweden, Ikea, and a 500 Mile Bike Ride to Copenhagen
Sweden is the most populous of the Scandinavian countries, and more than half of it is covered in forest. In 2017, Clark rode his bike solo and unassisted from Stockholm, Sweden to Copenhagen Denmark. That was a 500 mile bike ride, with about 470 of those miles being in Sweden. This is a…
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#48: Norway, Land of the Midnight Sun (& Olympic Glory)
Norway is the Land of the Midnight Sun, and also boasts more Winter Olympic Medals than any country in history, despite having only about 5 Million people. Also famous for fjords, which is a fun word to say. Don't forget, Norway also has a claim on Antarctica, which they are not about to…
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#47: Denmark is so hygge and Copenhagen is awesome
This week on the podcast we enter Scandinavia. In this episode we enter Denmark -- and this is a country Clark has been to. In 2017 Clark rode his bike solo and unassisted from Stockhom, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen is now on his list of most favorite cities in the world. The city is...
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#46: Is it Ukraine or The Ukraine?
Is it Ukraine or The Ukraine? Lots of Soviet History. FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met here at the end of World War II. At war with Russia since February 2022, a war which is internationally deemed a war of agression by Russia but a war that is also, well, complicated. You can find Clark's classes…
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#45: The Baltic Way & fighting commies by singing
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are three small countries on the Baltic Sea, often lumped together and referred to as the Baltic States. Combined, they are about equal in size to the US State of Wisconsin in terms of population. They stood up to the Soviet Empire by holding hands and singing. You...
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#44: Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, and Salty Poland
In this episode of the podcast Clark takes us to Poland. An epicenter of the collapse of the Soviet Empire thanks to John Paul II and Lech Walesa, Poland is a great nation built on wealth created by salt, but it's always getting picked on by its neighbors. You can find Clark's classes on…
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#43: Red Bull, World Wars, and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Austria
We may not think of Austria as being a "big deal" on the world stage today, but when the archduke was assasinated in 1914, it sparked a world war. A mountainous, land-locked country in Central Europe, it's famous for skiing and Red Bull, and being the home of Arnold Schwarzenegger. There's also a...
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#42: Catles and Rich History in Germany
We are yet to experience a century in history with a unified Germany. For a country with such a long and rich history, that's kind of mind boggling. A complicated 20th Century, this is the land of Guttenberg and Luther, Mozart and Bethoven, castles and brats. You can find Clark's classes on...
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#41: The Land of Swiss Army Knives, Swiss Watches, Swiss Cheese, and Swiss Banking
Switzerland is The Land of Swiss Army Knives, Swiss Watches, Swiss Cheese, and Swiss Banking. There's no capital city, but there is a "federal city" and it got its name from a super important duke killing a bear. Also, Switzerland has the second highest life expectancy of any country in the…
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#40: Italy, the foundations of Western Civilization where coffee is a human right
The British Poet Samuel Johnson once said that a person who has not been to Italy will always feel inferior because they know they have not seen that which they are supposed to see. As a cradle of Western Civilization, there's a lot of history and culture to see in Italy. If Leonardo is the…
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#39: France: Bikes, Revolutions, and the Good Life in the City of Love
France is amazing. Of course it's amazing. Paris is the capital in just about everyway. Polticaly, financially, and culturally. Amazing history and culture. The French Revolution, The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral. Was Coco Chanel a Nazi Sympathizer? Clark talks about all these things and…
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#38: Portugal loves salted cod and Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal loves salted cod and Cristiano Ronaldo. Once a great empire, but not a great empire anymore. Home to maybe the oldest city in Europe. And, something that happened in 1755 sparked one of the biggest intellectual movements in Western History. On the Iberian Peninsula, this is a beautiful...
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Based on Clark Vandeventer's work on Outschool and other platforms. In Clark's very popular class on Outschool titled "Around the World with Mr. Clark," students "travel" to a different country every week and learn about what it'd be like to visit that place. This podcast shares some of the highlights while also delving into other cool stuff Clark is discovering as he guides his students around the world. The Why Don't We Do That? series (WDWDT Edition) features interviews with interesting people about their travels. Check out aClark's classes out Outschool at https://bit.ly/clarkonoutschool
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