Unmapped with Mike Kelly
by Bondi Radio Media Group
Unmapped is an exploration of the human desire for travel. Why do we travel? What do we learn from it? How does it enrich our experience of the world? What impact do our travels have on the rest of our lives? Mike speaks with pioneers, adventurists and trailblazers from around the planet, hearing their stories and unlocking the life secrets they’ve learned from their time on (and off) the beaten path. This Podcast has been produced by Bondi Radio Media Group, and creative illustrations of the host and authors contributed by Moral Studios.
Episodes
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031 - Jock Fairweather - The Unstoppable Nature of Conviction, Leveraging Yourself Effectively for Maximum Joy, Strategic Creativity & Building a Game-changing Platform for Founders
In this insightful episode of Unmapped, Mike and Jock delve into resilience, self-belief, the intense personal journey of an all-in entrepreneur and Jock's new project, Community VC. Jock discusses his philosophy of integrating work with life and his unshakable internal motivation, sharing…
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030 - Jack Shukman - From Solving Brexit to Co-Founding a Meditation App with Your Zen Master Uncle, The Sacred Path of Awakening, Seeing Through the Delusion of Thought, and Is Bolivia Even Real?
Jack Shukman is the co-founder and CEO of The Way, a pioneering meditation app designed to lead users on a structured journey of awakening and self-discovery. Having spent a decade in the corporate world of investment banking and strategy consulting, Jack experienced firsthand the high-paced,...
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029 - Dr. Kaushik Ram - Why on Earth did TED Censor Kaushik’s TEDx Talk? The Importance of Human Instinct, Communion with Nature & the Ethical and Spiritual Dilemma of Immortality
WATCH KAUSHIK'S TEDx TALK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpl5ahX1gpU In this episode, neuroscientist and author Dr. Kaushik Ram shares his extraordinary journey from surviving a near-death experience to living in a cave in Thailand. Dr. Ram's experiences forged a unique perspective on the...
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028 - Devin Mancuso & Jack Baldwin - Selling Out an NFT Drop in 5 Hours, Developing Shinsei Galverse, The World’s First Community Funded Anime & The Magic of Interoperability
As Co-Founders of Shinsei Galverse, Devin Mancuso & Jack Baldwin take us deep on an adventure through the world of creativity, anime and NFTs. You'll notice the artwork this week is of fictional characters - these are Devin and Jack's characters in THEIR OWN ANIME. SO. COOL. I'm an anime nerd, so...
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027 - Jess Koncz - What a Polyamorist Can Teach a Monogamist, Co-Creating The Right Relationship for you, Navigating Pain vs. Discomfort & Finding Unconditional Love in Evolving Connections
I guarantee you: this episode of Unmapped will make you a better partner, friend and lover. On Unmapped this week, I have the honour and privilege of speaking with Jess Koncz, who has been - along with one of my best friends - my life’s most influential teacher on relationships. She’s the Founder...
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026 - Jess Walker - What Happens when your Business Grows 10,000% in 48 Hours, Exiting (Selling) a Business at 25, Dealing with Co-Founder Betrayal, VC Life & Doing What Scares You
I’m going to put it simply: I think Jess Walker is one of the most brilliant, savvy, wise, beautiful and kind human beings I have ever met. She’s one of those humans who sprinkles gold dust. I had been planning to interview Jess for years because I have always marvelled at how she lives her life....
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025 - David Goulet - 55 Years of Yoga, How Breathing Properly Adds Years to Your Life, Telomere (DNA) Testing & Experiencing the Mechanics of Existence
This week Unmapped brings the spiritual and health-conscious of us an absolute treat. We’re speaking with David Goulet; one of the world’s most experienced practitioners of yoga. No, seriously. After studying with the revered Swami Gitananda in the early 70s, David has maintained an hours-long,...
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024 - Craig Swann (pt. 2) - Temporal Energetic Resonance, The Wonders of Jamming, Optimising for Human Connection & Co-creating Southstart with it's Community
As _SOUTHSTART comes to a close, it's only fitting we drop the second part of this interview with Craig Swann. Off air, any conversation Craig and I have will tend to veer wildly between discussing technology and the future through to exploring the more grounded elements of human experience:...
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023 - Craig Swann (pt. 1) - The History of the Future, Rabbit Holes, Reality Filters, The Post-Truth Age & When Steve Jobs Loves Your Startup
What happens when we are able to superimpose our preferences onto our perception of reality, in real time? Unmapped is back, and rather than hitting the ground running, we've gone for the phasing instantaneously through time, space & the occasional dimension route. Craig Swann is hands down one…
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022 - Roxy Fox - The Life of an OnlyFans Sex Educator, F*cking with Awareness, The Philosophy of Sex, Tantric Masturbation & Finding Empowerment in Purpose (Not Money)
Note: This episode is most definitely not safe for work. Roxy Fox is a sex educator & coach, yoga and tantra teacher, writer, artist, traveller and rebel at heart. She came into my world as my coach in this dimension and because of the impact she’s had on my life, this was a special conversation....
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021 - Nikki Tugano - Startups are @#$%ing Hard, The Science of Positive Psychology, The Evolution of Work in Our Lives & What it Takes to be a Founder
This week on Unmapped, I speak with Nikki Tugano, the Founder of SeenCulture. Nikki is on a mission is ensure every human being in every organisation is seen and valued irrespective of who they are, what they look like or which role they perform in the organisation. Nikki is also positive...
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020 - Jared Ficklin, Kat Dunn & Craig Swann - The Journey of Humanity, Technology's Irrepressible March, Post-Capitalism & The Solarian Myth
PLEASE NOTE: THE FIRST 90 SECONDS OF THE INTERVIEW HAS AN ECHO - IT IS GONE BY 4:33. For the first time ever on Unmapped, we’ve got more than one guest: a conversation in the truest sense. This dialogue began under twilight at the Salon stage of _SOUTHSTART and ends in The Twilight Zone; it is a...
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019 - Cris Parker - The AI Arms Race, Being Blinded by the Upside, Ethics-as-a-Choice, Humanity's Propensity for Existential Close Calls, Deep Fakes & Maintaining Optimism
Well, I promised a doozie and here it is. Cris is a rockstar in my books: an ethicist who dedicates her life to helping individuals and organisations think about how they make decisions for better ethical outcomes - a task that is by no means simple given the incentives at the root of our…
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018 - Tom Dawkins - Doing Social Enterprise before Social Enterprise was a Thing, Dinner with Mikhail Gorbachev & Thich Nhat Hahn & Unlocking Collective Potential because You Don't Have the Best Ideas
Tom is a legend of Australia's social enterprise & impact space: he's been creating social enterprises before the term even existed. He is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of StartSomeGood, the Co-Founder of LendForGood, a Non-Executive Director of the Centre for Social Impact, a Mentor at Energy…
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017 - Oli Nold - Making 7 Figures, Losing 7 Figures, Making it Back, Nomad Life & Work with your Soulmate, Addiction, Being Too Old to Die Young & Life is Rock'n'Roll
Oli Nold is the quintessential digital nomad and a serial entrepreneur. He ran one of the world's largest digital nomad communities & is currently the Co-Founder of North Resolutions, a digital marketing agency he runs with his fiancé, Lisa. I've been chasing Oli for nearly three years for this...
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016 - Dickie Currer - When We're 90 and Dying, The Postcode Lottery, Allyship & Owning your Narrative
Now, I'm not going to tell at which point it is, but there is a part of this conversation which literally caused my mind to implode. Just as I was about to ask Dickie what his north star is, and explain mine as example, Dickie recited my north star verbatim to answer a question because it's also...
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015 - Caitlin Erica - Finding Spirit in Stripping, Giving Yourself Permission, The Sensual Feminine, Transcending the Patriarchal Vilification of the Female Body & The Magic of Birth
I've tried to come up with a catch-call label for Caitlin, and I honestly couldn't. One of the most fascinating people I've met in a long time, Caitlin is deeply human, defiantly feminine & unapologetically embodied. Trained as a Doula, Caitlin's life took a turn when she was called to stripping....
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014 - Vicki Stirling - Feminine Leadership, The Journey of Healing, What Makes a Legendary Founder & Creating Epic Cultures
As the CEO of Startup Victoria, Vicki Stirling is renowned for delivering a unique & fun breath of fresh air into the Australian startup ecosystem. Her considered and deeply personal perspectives on leadership and culture are eminent in the way she operates professionally & it's clear she brings...
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013 - Jonathan de Potter - Ayahuasca in a Western World, The Corporate Trauma, Unlimited Human Potential & Interdimensional Challenges
Hailing from Hawaii, Jonathan de Potter is the Founder of Behold Retreats (www.behold-retreats.com). In a past life as a strategy consultant, Jonathan's considerable talent, drive & intelligence took him around the world. From New Zealand to Hong Kong, Jonathan had everything a young, ambitious...
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012 - Moira Were AM - The Journey to Mayorship, Empathy at Scale, Frontier Thinking & Transcendent Life Moments
A born and bred South Australian, Moira Were AM is the City of Onkaparinga's Mayor. From her formative years, Moira has led a community-first life focused on social impact and giving voices to those typically without them. After beginning her career at the community coal-face as a social worker,...
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011 - Celina Chien - Conservation of the World with Dolce & Gabbana, Panthera & Leopards, The Importance of Empathy in Storytelling & The Ethics of Seaspiracy
Celina Chien (@celinaxchien) is a multi-hyphenate (read: does many things and is incredible at all of them) environmentalist local to London. You’ll often find her snapping shots of rare birds in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ranges of Colombia, or Leopards in the Okavango Delta in Botswana....
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010.5 - The Evolution of Unmapped & Gratitude for S1's Listeners
In this bonus mini-episode, Mike thanks his listeners from Season 1, talks about some of it's successes and lays the framework for Unmapped's evolution in Season 2 and beyond.
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Unmapped is Back!
Exploring the world through the eyes of Remarkable Humans on Extraordinary Journeys.
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010 - Karina May Reyes - Protecting the Rainforests of the Most Beautiful Island in the World & the Sliding Doors of Life
As a Filipina growing up right by Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, its no wonder Karina grew up to have a love for the water and environment more broadly. As a passionate conservationist and more broadly interested in International Development, Karina has travelled the world contributing to projects...
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009 - Jessica Koncz - Did I Live, Did I Love & Did I Matter?
From the sleepy city of Newcastle on Australia's East Coast, Jessica Koncz' (@jess_eatsee) star has shone ever brighter as she explores the world around her and the people in it. As the Founder of Eatsee and Crave Media, Jess is a proven businesswoman and entrepreneur, which she took to the next...
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008 - Mila Kriletich - Dating a Murderer, Torture & Trauma Plus The Healing Magic of the World
When a toxic relationship turned life-threatening, Mila's life changed dramatically. No longer able to justify living the life she was living and with suicide knocking, Mila put herself on a plane to India at the advice of her clairvoyant and behest of her family. The journey that follows offers…
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007 - Arjanna van Kan - From East to West to Global Yogi & Finding Yourself through the World
As you might guess from her yoga and surf loving tendencies, Arjanna hails from the island of Sri Lanka. After making her way to Australia for University and eventually corporate life, Arjanna realised this life wasn't for her. Seeking depth and clarity in her world, she turned to yoga and soon...
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006 - Andrew Gutsell - Helicopter Rescues on Mt. Everest, Assessing Risk & Telling Someone You Can't Save Their Life
As one of the most distinguished helicopter rescue pilots in the world, Captain Andrew Gutsell (@andrew_gutsell) quite literally lives a life beyond your wildest imagination. Raised on the farms of New Zealand's South Island, Andrew's flying has taken him all over the world. In 2016, he landed in...
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005 - Danielle Hu - From Wall St to Waikīkī and Beyond, Plus Making Remote Business Your Job
Pack your laptop, get ideating on your next big idea and start looking for creative, co-working beach paradises. Today, Danielle Hu (@thewanderlover) is taking you into the life of a digital nomad. Danielle began life in New York, taking on Wall St after graduating from an Ivy League college.…
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004 - Scott Findlay - Cooking for Celebrities, Learning Under Gordon Ramsay & Being Held at Gunpoint in Russia
Before making the iconic Bondi Beach his home, Scott Findlay spent his years making waves on the international food circuit and surfing real ones the world over. From the humble town of Napier in New Zealand, Scotty took to the skies and found himself in London learning from Gordon Ramsey as a...
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003 - Jessica Zahra - Open Roads on a Motorcycle & The Mindset to Design your Life
From the moment she first revved a motorbike, Jess knew her life had changed. A true pioneer, Jess is renowned in her circles for being a trailblazin moto-travel maverick. She's the founder and CEO of Open Roads and Open Roads Rally, a brand ambassador for Royal Enfield, a freelance graphic and…
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002 - Rahila Haidary (Part 2) - The Girl Given Hope and Those with None
On this episode of Unmapped, we conclude Rahila Haidary’s story. In episode 001, Rahila was threatened with death by the Taliban for attending school as a six year old girl, and we left off just as her Dad had smuggled her across the Pakistani border. Episode 002 follows her time in Pakistan, her...
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001 - Rahila Haidary (Part 1) - Fleeing from the Taliban & The Life of a Refugee
Hailing from the mountains of Afghanistan, Rahila defied Taliban control to attend school - a men only affair - at the age of six. When she was caught, she was threatened with death and was smuggled across the Afghani border to Pakistan in order to survive. She eventually made it to Australia as…
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About this show
Unmapped is an exploration of the human desire for travel. Why do we travel? What do we learn from it? How does it enrich our experience of the world? What impact do our travels have on the rest of our lives?
Mike speaks with pioneers, adventurists and trailblazers from around the planet, hearing their stories and unlocking the life secrets they’ve learned from their time on (and off) the beaten path.
This Podcast has been produced by Bondi Radio Media Group, and creative illustrations of the host and authors contributed by Moral Studios.
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