Podcast appearances and mentions of eric czuleger

“I'm sure bungee jumping is crazy and a real like adrenaline rush. But if you've never walked through Somalia with $15,000 in your backpack, you have never lived. You think you like adventure sports, but that is real, real pumping adrenaline.”  In this episode, American journalist Eric Czuleger takes us on a journey into the twilight zone of almost countries, the places in the world that are fighting for recognition: Kurdistan, Kosovo, Somaliland, and a tiny island called Liberland that has an insane story you will not believe.  We're going to follow him into the throes of a political rally, dance in the streets doing shots, get hired as an ambassador, ride on a jet ski with a president and lots more. It's a wild ride. But there's a serious side to Eric's story too. Before he became a writer, he worked as a geopolitical intelligence analyst (like stalking your ex on social media, he says, but your ex is terrorism). Every day he was forced to watch the violence and hatred that misplaced patriotism can create. He wanted to understand why. What was it about countries that makes us want to draw a line in the sand and point a gun? He decided to find out. Eric was sick of watching the world tear itself apart, he wanted to learn about the new ways that it was coming together. He wanted to watch a country being born.  CONNECT The book of this story is called You Are Not Here: Travels Through Countries That Don't Exist.  Connect with him on Instagram @eczuleger / Twitter(X) @eczuleger  Eric has also written two science fiction novels: Eternal L.A. And Immortal L.A. Check out his speculative fiction podcast howl: strange short fiction for a strange short existence SOCIAL Follow us Instagram and Facebook @armchairexplorerpodcast. Want travel tips and advice? Questions about this episode? Request a story? Message me! Sign up for the monthly newsletter at armchair-explorer.com  CREDITS This episode was produced by Armchair Productions. Find our other shows at armchair-productions.com. Jenny Allison did the guest booking and wrote this episode, along with host and producer Aaron Millar. Charles Tyrie did the audio editing and sound design. Theme music written by the artist Sweet Chap (on ig @the_sweet_chap). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Eric Czuleger is a Diplomat, Author, & Renegade Country Explorer. For the past 11 years, Czuleger has lived and traveled across Europe, Asia, and Africa –– getting himself into wild situations that include managing diplomatic relationships between unrecognized countries. Eric insists he is *not* in the CIA –– but absolutely no one believes him. His life memoir, “You Are Not Here” came out earlier this year.  EPISODE LINKS: - Get 15% OFF MudWTR (PROMO CODE: “JULIAN”): https://mudwtr.com/julian  - Julian Dorey PODCAST GEAR: https://www.23point5.com/creator/Julian-Dorey-9826?tab=Featured  - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/ubyXDkWx - BUY “You Are Not Here” by Eric Czuleger: https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Not-Here-Countries/dp/B0C87SH7Q8  CREDITS: - Hosted & Produced by Julian D. Dorey - Intro & Episode Edit by Alessi Allaman - Danny Jones Podcast w/ Eric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2eMKUAR2A0&t=3765s  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Eric becomes Liberland's Ambassador to Somaliland; History of Somaliland 10:46 - Meeting VP of Somaliland 14:11 - Settling in out in Somaliland; Iran & Kish 21:43 - Armed Guards in Somaliland; Horn of Africa 29:26 - Somaliland Economy; Somaliland vs Somalia War 33:56 - War Atrocities in Somaliland; The Somalian Cyclone 44:44 - Eric provides Liberland's “Aid” to Somaliland Government 48:56 - An Overturned Bus; Cholera Outbreak 55:48 - Dead Goats; “Soft Power” 1:02:06 - Eric's family in the dark; Liberland Embassy Upgrades 1:13:10 - Going to Transnistria; Eric's higher power theory 1:17:45 - Eric leaves post; Attempted Kidnapping (Twice!); Returning to Europe 1:25:55 - Kosovo, Albania, & The Balkan Nations 1:33:55 - History of Kosovo; the Atrocities upon Albanians; Illyrian History 1:46:05 - Ottoman Empire; The Crusades & Holy Land History 1:53:58 - Peter the Hermit; Failed Crusade 2:01:23 - Israel; Benjamin Netanyahu; “The Man in the High Castle” 2:13:29 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand & WW1 History 2:20:15 - Serbia claims Kosovo Monastery; Good vs Evil 2:30:11 - Serbia-Kosovo War History 2:36:57 - Dua Lipa Albania-Kosovo Tweet Controversy 2:41:07 - Why people love deeper thought these days 2:43:48 - Jordan Peterson 2:48:01 - City on edge of Moldova; Russian Elections 2:57:37 - The Strange Company that owns Transnistria; Eric stays too long in Transnistria 3:02:23 - Eric gets tailed by Secret Agents in Transnistria 3:11:38 - The “Russian Ribbon”; Liquid Democracy 3:17:52 - The last Podcast EVER in South Jersey ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 164 - Eric Czuleger

- Get 20% OFF SHEATH UNDERWEAR (PROMO CODE: “JULIAN”): http://sheathunderwear.com  - Julian Dorey Podcast GEAR: https://www.23point5.com/creator/Julian-Dorey-9826?tab=Featured  - Support Our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey - JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/4KRvKvsa  - Hosted, Produced & Edited by Julian D. Dorey (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Eric Czuleger is a Diplomat, Author, & Renegade Country Explorer. For the past 11 years, Czuleger has lived and traveled across Europe, Asia, and Africa –– getting himself into wild situations that include managing diplomatic relationships between unrecognized countries. Eric insists he is *not* in the CIA –– but absolutely no one believes him. His life memoir, “You are Not Here” came out earlier this year.  EPISODE LINKS BUY “You Are Not Here” by Eric Czuleger: https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Not-Here-Countries/dp/B0C87SH7Q8  Danny Jones Podcast w/ Eric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2eMKUAR2A0&t=3765s  JULIAN DOREY PODCASTS MENTIONED IN THIS EP: 1) Episode 134 - Joby Warrick: https://youtu.be/Xaz7JfTLFQE  2) Episode 107 - Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/7jNz3-WPV5I  3) Episode 150 - Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/dUlc2d6fDzg  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Is Eric a CIA plant? 5:09 - Is it strange coming back to US?; Carl Sagan Questions Theory 11:50 - Intentions; Hanlon's Razor; Probing people's politics 16:40 - Conspiracy Theories have exploded; “Countries are stories” 22:00 - Eric recounts living in Kurdistan 26:46 - How Eric joined Peace Corps in Albania; Fearing cultures 33:01 - Eric using acting skills internationally 36:14 - Eric's road to writing his book 41:57 - Eric's terrifying near-death in South Africa (STORY) 59:30 - The aftermath of Eric's attack 1:07:10 - Bloody clothes 1:10:21 - The “War Tourist” in Iraqi Kurdistan; Kirkuk background 1:17:06 - Eric gets arrested in Turkey 1:24:56 - Kosovo background; Countryless Ethnicities 1:28:26 - Middle Eastern Borders are INSANE; Sykes-Picot Agreement 1:35:36 - The Modern History of Kurdistan 1:44:51 - Criticizing your own country 1:47:55 - Modern Religious Movements; Human Fallacies 1:51:39 - The “Wicked Problem”; Evolutionary Negativity 1:56:25 - Schismogenesis EXPLAINED; Max Tegmark & “Moloch” 2:02:15 - The road to AI; “We need an enemy” 2:09:42 - The death of the Nation State; Goverments and Money 2:12:32 - Eric gets connected to Smallest Unrecognized country 2:17:21 - Eric visits Liberland for the first time; Jersey (England!) 2:24:30 - Liberland's Background, Eric's wild first meeting w/ Liberland President (STORY) 2:35:32 - Eric offered Liberland Ambassador to Somaliland position; Eric “not” in CIA 2:39:46 - Eric's next story on Somaliland expedition ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 163 - Eric Czuleger

American journalist Eric Czuleger dives into the twilight zone of statecraft by living in unrecognized nations in order to discover what a country really is. He begins his journey as a third-grade teacher in Iraqi Kurdistan at the height of the Kurdish independence movement. Banned by Turkey, he pivots to Kosovo where he reports during the nation's 10 year anniversary celebration. Moving on to The Black Hole of Europe, Transnistria, he arrives in time for the Russian election. Finally, Czuleger infiltrates the world's first crypto-anarchist nation, Liberland, where he parties with Bitcoin millionaires and falls into his most challenging position yet: Liberland Ambassador to Somaliland. There, in the never ending desert, he discovers the real cost of drawing a new line in the sand.   BEK LOVER OFFICIAL WEBSITE Bek Lover's Instagram

In the last decade Eric has lived and worked in over 45 countries as an aid volunteer, journalist, and tech storyteller. He is focused on using emerging technology to solve persistent challenges in emerging economies, conflict zones, and thriving ecosystems alike. EPISODE LINKS https://amzn.to/3ppXZ6b https://twitter.com/eczuleger SPONSORS VERSO - Go to https://ver.so/koncrete to save 15% on your order. FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon OUTLINE 0:00 - Traveling in the North Pole 4:26 - Hallucinogenic east African KHAT leaves 11:48 - Becoming an intelligence analyst 22:45 - Alien abductions 35:31 - Lebanon 42:55 - Intelligence training & geopolitical forecasting, state craft, & geographical advantage of United States 1:07:07 - Geopolitics crash course 1:12:48 - Analyzing Islamic State execution videos & quitting intelligence 1:24:58 - Getting banned from Turkey 1:36:07 - National identity / the Balkans 1:56:06 - How easily could the United States empire crumble? 2:06:01 - The definition of a ‘country' is changing to citizenship by subscription model 2:07:57 - The black hole of Europe: Transnistria 2:16:04 - The billionaire run libertarian country: Liberland 2:28:58 - Becoming Ambassador to African Ghost Nation 'Somaliland' 2:35:01 - Delivering aid to Somaliland cyclone victims & being used as a political tool 2:51:26 - Isreal's constraints & imperatives 2:56:22 - What defines America? 2:59:00 - Peter Thiel's floating billionaire libertarian utopia & how soon will globalism emerge? 3:12:44 - Eric's next project: The global memory project

Eric Czuleger is currently banned from entering Turkey due to an accusation that he is a spy. He is not a spy. He is however, the author of books and plays as well as long form nonfiction and journalism. Most recently he spent a year living and working in countries that don't exist. His travel book, You Are Not Here: Travels Through Countries That Don't Exist, will be released when it's good and ready. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

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“Play is a state of mind, rather than an activity.” – Dr. Stuart Brown This week we get ready for a new round of upcoming guests by exploring the eight “Play Personalities” from Dr. Brown’s book, Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. I look at the play personalities as a kind of menu. Some of them might be your usual comfort food while others are new and different, something you try to mix things up when you feel stuck. In the episodes to come, we’ll ask each guest about their play personalities and how they helped propel them into a lifestyle of play. Resources mentioned in this episode: Read Stuart Brown’s book, Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul. Listen to Howl, a podcast by novelist Eric Czuleger

Tulip is a peculiar girl from a peculiar family that lives in a town that you cannot pronounce the name of. For more from Eric Czuleger check out Immortal L.A. and Eternal L.A.