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Around the World with Mr. Clark — 87 episodes

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#87: Jackson Vandeventer on the impact of travel

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#86: Balkins overview with a heavy dose of Tito

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#85: Is Rio de Janeiro safe?

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#84: Come with me to Rio de Janeiro

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#83: Osama bin Laden was not from Afghanistan

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#82: Jinnah outduels Gandhi & gets Pakistan

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#81: Gandhi, Tea, and the Taj Mahal in India (but no Indiana Jones)

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#80: Nepal, home to the tallest mountains and nicest people in the world

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#79: Bhutan, the world's last Shangri-la

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#78: Royal Bengal Tigers & 5,000 Miles of Rivers in Bangladesh

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#77: Siena Florence on Kyrgyzstan (WDWDT Edition)

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#76: Rice, Motorbikes, and Commies in French Indochina

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#75: Thailand, Part 2, Buddhism, A Beloved King, & a Family of 5 on a Motorbike

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#74: Clark can talk Thai

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#73: Taylor Swift & Crazy Rich Asians in Singapore

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#72: Malaysia and the Mysterious Story of Bruno Manser

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#71: Casey McFarland on Italy (WDWDT Edition)

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#70: Alisa Lybbert on New Zealand (WDWDT Edition)

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#69: Asia by the numbers

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#68: Something sad, something exciting, something cool

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#67: George Beals on Azerbaijan (WDWDT Edition)

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#66: James and Angela Ure on Spain (WDWDT Edition)

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#65: Wrapping up Central America (Part 2)

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#64: Flying over Central America

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#63: Panama, Welcome to the Jungle

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#62: JT & Lydia Gardner on Spain (WDWDT Edition)

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#61: Christopher Columbus & Che Guevera in Cuba

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#60: Jo Anne Lyon on Sierra Leone (WDWDT Edition)

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#59: Sabina King on Bali (WDWDT Edition)

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#58: Greg Denning on France (WDWDT Edition)

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#57: Why don't we do that?

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#56: Hispanolia & A Tale of Two Countries

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#55: Pirates of the Caribbean (or is it cuh-RIB-be-an)

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#54: There's so much to talk about in England

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#53: I am William Wallace (Scotland)

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#52: U2, Guinness, & Serendipity in Ireland

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#51: Fire and Ice in Iceland

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#50: Clean Air & Sauna Make Finland Happy

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#49: Sweden, Ikea, and a 500 Mile Bike Ride to Copenhagen

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#48: Norway, Land of the Midnight Sun (& Olympic Glory)

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#47: Denmark is so hygge and Copenhagen is awesome

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#46: Is it Ukraine or The Ukraine?

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#45: The Baltic Way & fighting commies by singing

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#44: Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, and Salty Poland

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#43: Red Bull, World Wars, and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Austria

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#42: Catles and Rich History in Germany

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#41: The Land of Swiss Army Knives, Swiss Watches, Swiss Cheese, and Swiss Banking

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#40: Italy, the foundations of Western Civilization where coffee is a human right

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#39: France: Bikes, Revolutions, and the Good Life in the City of Love

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#38: Portugal loves salted cod and Cristiano Ronaldo

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#37: Spain is great for tapas, but it's not an Empire

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#36: Wrapping up Africa

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#35: Morocco looks absolutely magical

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#34: Algeria ,cheap gas, and man, the French were brutal

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#33: Libya, where oil is cheaper than water

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#32: I'm not done talking about Egypt (Part 2)

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#31: Egypt is awesome, Part 1

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#30: Why Sudan & South Sudan broke up, + The White and Blue Nile

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#29: Zimbabwe, home to the all caps AMAZING Victoria Falls

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#28: Uganda, home of Mountain Gorilla and Lake Victoria

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#27: Democratic Republic of Congo is the #1 French Speaking Country in the world

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#26: Whale Sharks and Queen Elizabeth in Mozambique

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#25: No lions, zebras, giraffe or hippo in Madagascar

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#24: Carthage, Arab Spring and Frenchies in Tunisia

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#23: Mandela, Churchill, Gandhi, Lions, Elephants & Rhino in South Africa

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#22: Giant tortoises, Lost Cities, and 20 Percent of the Earth's Oxygen in South America

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#21: Brazil loves Jesus and Pelé

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#20: Uruguay, home of the meat pyramid

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#19: How many countries are there in the world?

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#18: Who do you know who's ever been to Paraguay?

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#17: Boliva is really high, and they're not communist

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#16: Chile is not the longest country in the world

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#15: Don't cry for me Argentina

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#14: Antarctica, home of the world's biggest ice cube and a difficult place to pee

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#13: Let's have a Captain Cook around Australia, mate

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#12: 2,000 Earthquakes a year in New Zealand!

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#11: Oceania is more than just Australia, mate

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#10 Fiji: 333 islands where you are highly unlikely to be canabalized or bitten by a sea snake

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#9: Papua New Guinea, the most linguistically diverse place in the world and the ill fate of Michael Rockefeller

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#8 Indonesia: 17,000 islands and more wide than the Continental United States

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#7 Philippines: 7,000+ Islands with more English Speakers than the UK

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#6 Hong Kong, Capitalists, Communists, Margaret Thatcher, Bruce Lee, and Dim Sum

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#5 Taiwan is actually China. Over-simplified explanation and Taiwan/China Relations, Boba Tea, and 7-Eleven

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#4 Japan: Tokyo is huge, Hirohito's Manifest Destinty, and the co-existence of Shintoism and Buddhism

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#3: North and South Korea - A Tale of Two Cities

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#2 China: Where does Confucius rank in the list of the most impactful people in history?

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#1: Introduction to Around the World With Mr. Clark