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Grab your tickets to Project Glow (affiliate link): https://bit.ly/3ovt98c.This week, I'm joined by Pete Kalamoutsos—the powerhouse promoter and visionary behind Washington D.C.'s thriving electronic music scene! As the founder of Club Glow and Echostage, Pete has helped transform D.C. into a global dance music destination
In deze AllemaalDigitaal special aflevering van Finplex spreekt Dimitri O, mede-oprichter van Loop Earplugs, over de indrukwekkende groei en toekomst van zijn bedrijf. Dimitri vertelt hoe hij samen met compagnon Maarten vanuit eigen gehoorschade besloot om stijlvolle, comfortabele gehoorbescherming te ontwikkelen. Wat begon met festivals groeide snel uit tot een veelzijdig product dat wereldwijd door duizenden mensen gebruikt wordt.In 2019 behaalde Loop al een omzet van €900.000 en ondanks de tegenslagen tijdens de pandemie wist het bedrijf zich opnieuw uit te vinden. Door zich op nieuwe toepassingen zoals slapen, motorrijden en ouderschap te richten, werd het merk sterk verbreed. De oorspronkelijke slogan "protect your ears in style" evolueerde naar een breder concept: "your life, your volume".Loop plant nu een strategische terugkeer naar retail in 2025, gevolgd door een internationale expansie, met een speciale focus op Azië. Het bedrijf groeide in enkele jaren van slechts 2 naar ruim 300 medewerkers, waarbij Dimitri sterk gelooft in de kracht van toptalent, oftewel "Talent Density".AI speelt een belangrijke rol binnen Loop, met meer dan 200 interne gebruikers van ChatGPT, wat hen tot één van de vroege zakelijke klanten van OpenAI maakt. Dimitri benadrukt echter dat ondanks het belang van data, intuïtie altijd essentieel blijft.Daarnaast deelt Dimitri zijn visie op de toekomst van e-commerce, waarin conversational commerce en de combinatie van AI met menselijke interactie centraal staan. Ten slotte uit hij zorgen over de strenge Europese AI-regulering, die volgens hem innovatie kan beperken ten opzichte van regio's zoals de VS en China.Ontdek hoe Loop Earplugs uitgroeide tot een wereldwijd succesverhaal dankzij innovatie, flexibiliteit en slimme keuzes.
We're back from the desert and giving you our full Coachella 2025 recap and honest review!
Step into the world of immersive experience design with Nova Han, the visionary Creative Director of Electric Forest
In this episode, our CEO, Jay Richards, sat down with Marit Tiesema, Senior KOL & Ambassador Specialist at Loop Earplugs, and Faustine Gambaretti, our French community member. They explore the relationship between brands, influencers, and KOLs, how Gen Z fact-checks online information, and the big question: Do we want authenticity or transparency from brands and influencers?Each episode wraps up with a debate on a trending topic. This week, we explored cultural influence and authenticity. Jorja Smith's new single sparked conversations on identity, while Bashy's return to music showed that relevance is about more than trends—it's about storytelling, resilience, and staying true to your roots.
In this episode of Rave Culture Cast, we're joined by a true trance legend—Giuseppe Ottaviani! With over two decades of shaping the genre, Giuseppe shares how his classical training and passion for performing at a young age led him to become one of the most innovative live acts in trance. We dive into the inspiration behind his new album and groundbreaking live show OTTAGON, and his thoughts on the future of trance music. Plus, he shares insights on building his live show, his favorite international crowds, playing B2B sets, and up-and-coming trends in the trance community. ..Tune in for an inspiring conversation with one of trance's finest!
In our latest podcast episode, Liz Nash, Manager, Global Social Media Strategy at Loop Earplugs, shares her top tips for improving as a data driven marketer. With a big focus on curiosity, within and outside the industry, she talks about the importance of interrogating the problem deeply to come up with better solutions for consumers. And she shares why building the Loop brand is her shiny new object.
In this episode, we sit down with Dimitri O, founder of Loop Earplugs, to uncover how he turned personal frustration into a global success story. From tackling tinnitus to creating stylish, functional earplugs, Dimitri shares the journey of building a brand that redefined hearing protection.We dive into:The origins of Loop and its innovative design.Navigating challenges during rapid growth and scaling.Pivoting during COVID to discover new markets and use cases.How Loop's marketing strategies, including Meta Ads, fueled exponential growth.Lessons on hiring, company culture, and leadership.Whether you're an e-commerce founder, entrepreneur, or fan of innovative brands, this episode is packed with actionable insights and inspiration.Visit us on:➡️ Our website: deardigital.com➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deardigitalagency/➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardigital.agency/
Subscribe to Our Conscious Commerce Newsletter:Stay updated with the latest insights and tips by subscribing to our newsletter here: https://subscribe.2xecommerce.comShownote available on: https://2xecommerce.com/podcast/ep457/In this episode of the 2X eCommerce podcast, hosted by Kunle Campbell, guest Lachezar Voinov from LJV Media shares insights into effective ad creative strategies for eCommerce brands. The discussion covers the importance of founder story videos, problem-solution content, and strategic use of UGC and static images to boost ad performance. Lachezar highlights the success of Loop Earplugs in catering to different customer avatars and the importance of congruency between ad creatives and landing pages. The episode also discusses AI's role in media buying and creative production, with practical tips for increasing average order value (AOV) through various strategies.00:00 The Highest Impact Meta Ad Creatives Types That Are Driving Results Right Now → Lachezar Voynov01:14 Effective Ad Creative Strategies02:30 Meet Lachezar: Journey into eCommerce07:35 Agency Growth and Market Positioning09:27 Innovative Ad Formats for 202410:43 Boost Your Visibility with Reviews.io15:07 Customer-Centric Advertising Techniques20:40 Crafting Compelling Video Creatives25:22 Balancing Ad Creative Types for DTC Brands26:31 Optimizing Ad Concepts and Hooks28:57 Case Study: Loop Earplugs' Marketing Strategy33:43 Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)38:42 The Role of AI in Media Buying and Creative Strategy48:10 Maximizing AOV with Creative Strategies50:35 Wrapping Up: Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts Connect with 2X eCommerce:Website: 2X eCommerce Website → https://2xecommerce.com/podcast/Instagram: 2X eCommerce Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/2xecommerce/Twitter: 2X eCommerce Twitter → https://twitter.com/2XeCommerceYouTube: 2X eCommerce YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@2XeCommerce/Get a Copy of Kunle's BookElevate your e-commerce game with Kunle Campbell's book, "E-Commerce Growth Strategy: A Brand-Driven Approach to Attract Shoppers, Build Community and Retain Customers." Discover practical strategies and insights to boost your e-commerce growth.Buy on Amazon → https://amzn.to/3ybY6WSBuy on Walmart → https://bit.ly/3swOuDeBuy on Kogan Page → https://bit.ly/44DylLnBuy on Barnes & Noble → https://bit.ly/3Pgd4B4Buy on WHSmith → https://bit.ly/4bfr9r3Sponsors:This episode is proudly brought to you by:1️⃣ ShipAccel↳ ShipAccel helps eCommerce operators streamline their entire shipping process, saving time and money. With ShipAccel, you can lower your shipping costs by accessing better carrier rates, track and analyze all of your shipments with powerful insights, and automate your workflows to focus more on growing your business. Whether you're handling thousands of orders or just getting started, ShipAccel scales effortlessly with your business. Simplify shipping, save on costs, and deliver faster with ShipAccel.Head over to ShipAccel.com to find out more2️⃣ REVIEWS.io↳ Drive Sales & Reduce Marketing Spending with REVIEWS.ioREVIEWS.io offers an affordable, all-in-one platform for collecting and displaying customer reviews. It's easy for you to set up and simple for your customers to leave reviews, helping you boost both trust and conversions from anyone discovering your brand on Google.With REVIEWS.io, you can increase your Google conversions by up to 26%, improve click-through rates, and lower your ad costs—all with a platform built for busy eCommerce operators like you.To find out more, head over to Reviews.ioGet 10% off your first year—mention ‘2x eCommerce' when you sign up.New customers only. Terms and conditions apply.Creators & Guests Kunle Campbell - Host Lachezar Voynov - Guest (00:00) - The Highest Impact Meta Ad Creatives Types That Are Driving Results Right Now → Lachezar Voynov (01:14) - Effective Ad Creative Strategies (02:30) - Meet Lachezar: Journey into eCommerce (07:35) - Agency Growth and Market Positioning (09:27) - Innovative Ad Formats for 2024 (10:43) - Boost Your Visibility with Reviews.io (15:07) - Customer-Centric Advertising Techniques (20:40) - Crafting Compelling Video Creatives (25:22) - Balancing Ad Creative Types for DTC Brands (26:31) - Optimizing Ad Concepts and Hooks (28:57) - Case Study: Loop Earplugs' Marketing Strategy (33:43) - Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) (38:42) - The Role of AI in Media Buying and Creative Strategy (48:10) - Maximizing AOV with Creative Strategies (50:35) - Wrapping Up: Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts
You’ve been waiting for the Wheel of Musicians to land on Greta Van Fleet, and the time has arrived. Tim gives a little history of the band, talks about his experience at the Greta Van Fleet concert at the Iowa State Fair and provides a little experience with Loop Earplugs.
Mackenzie Crumbley otherwise known as AK Renny is a multifaceted talent - DJ, producer, rapper and songwriter - making her mark on the house music scene with her own artistic flair infusing rap into bass house records
Welcome back to Rave Culture Cast! In this week's episode, we're juggling a few topics to kick off summer festival season
There are many types of music genres out there. In this video, we discuss: pop music, rap or hip hop, rock or heavy metal music, indie music, classical music, country music, jazz, soul or blues, and dance music. According to a researcher and professor, Adrian North who specializes in applied psychology of music, found some interesting relationships between music genre preference and our personality traits. This might be an interesting video for those who would like to see if there's any relationship bewteen music preference and who you really are. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our second channel where we do our best to create little snippets of psych2go's adventures to uplift your day here. https://www.youtube.com/c/WholesomeAnimationbypsych2go Writer: Michal Mitchell Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera) Animator: Tris Canimo YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: ADRIAN C. NORTH. (2010). Individual Differences in Musical Taste. The American Journal of Psychology, 123(2), 199–208. doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.2.0199 Cherry, K. (2020, January 28). What does your taste in music reveal about your personality? Verywell Mind. Retrieved from www.verywellmind.com/music-and-personality-2795424 Specktor, B. (2020, March 27). 7 things your favorite type of music can predict about your personality. Reader's Digest. Retrieved from www.rd.com/list/favorite-music-personality/ 7 music genres and what they reveal about you. Loop Earplugs. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.loopearplugs.com/blogs/blog/music-genres-personality-type
Growth got you feeling like a hot mess? Scaling up can be a doozy, but don't worry, we've got your back. The People masterminds podcast is here to relieve your scaling stress and bring you People & Culture inspiration that you can actually use. Get moved and shaken by Kristel and Eveliese who, based on their daily experiences with start-ups and scale-ups, know exactly the growing pains you have to go through to reach your goals. Forget cookie-cutter advice, we bring you the goods - real insights, killer tips, practical cases, and amazingly interesting guests who will blow your mind. Listen in and get ready to level up with the People masterminds podcast. The People masterminds podcast is our way of sharing knowledge and experience for free. Want to know more about our other services? Visit www.peoplemasterminds.com or contact us at info@peoplemasterminds.com. Want to receive our regular ‘Brain Bites'? Go to www.peoplemasterminds.com/brainbites and subscribe. Ever heard of co-CEO-ship? Is it double the success or double trouble? Get the lowdown in this episode, where we chat about it with Maarten Bodewes and Dimitri O from one of Belgium's leading scale-ups at the moment, Loop Earplugs. We dive into: ✔️ Is one of them secretly the boss? ✔️ How do you divide responsibilities? ✔️ Surprising perks and hurdles of co-CEO-ship ✔️ How they set strategy during strategy week with the team ✔️ 1-way and 2-way door decisions ✔️ Plus, loads more.
Wat zit er in De 7 vandaag?Nog nooit betaalden beleggers zo veel taksen als vorig jaar. Het gaat om een stijging van 8 procent tegenover het jaar ervoor.Als je vandaag niet pér se in Brussel moet zijn, kan je de stad beter mijden, vanwege het boerenprotest. Maar wie gaat er nu eigenlijk met de centen lopen die de boeren niet krijgen? De voedingsbedrijven, de supermarkten of nog iemand anders?En de Belgische oordopjesmakers van Loop Earplugs zijn vorig jaar zo maar even drie keer zo groot geworden. We praten met de twee oprichters. Host: Bert RymenProductie: Roan Van Eyck Wil je nog meer weten over de financiële strop rond de nek van de boeren?Luister dan naar deze De 7 Extra.Host Lara Droessaert praat met experten Pieter Lambrecht en Daan Bleus van onze redactie over de problemen en de mogelijke oplossingen voor de boeren.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ticked off! | Surviving the Chaos of Tourettes Disorder with Kristof MorrowTourettes Disorder is one of the most challenging and debilitating mental health anyone can experience. It's technically a Tic Disorder. Tics are sudden, rapid, unexpected and recurrent motor movements (i.e. hands, feet, legs, eye-blinking) and / or vocal utterings, either of random words and even vulgarities. People experience Tics and Tourettes in different ways, and few presentations are the same from person to person. Sounds like chaos, right? Today, our guest is Kristof Morrow, a man who developed Tourettes Disorder at age 18 while serving in the U.S. Navy. And though he was eventually be discharged from Naval service because of the debilitating effects of Tourettes Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Kristof was able to discover his talents as a writer. Today, Kristof is an award-winning Author, journalist and his videos have gone viral on TikTok. Join us as Kristof tells his story and tells us how he was able to find success despite having a disability, and to give hope that anyone can overcome even the most challenging and chaotic situations in life. Key points:Kristof learned at an early age “When you are wrong, it gets violent”When you grow up abused, you become an expert in changing and modifying yourself. It's a perverted metamorphosis because modifying yourself doesn't work because then you have no identity. When you have an identity crisis, OCD and other means of coping are used, but these also cause problems. Military service is a solemn, noble thing. Being a Corman Medic in the navy “was a beautiful thing” and “I wanted to know that I was capable of doing that kind of good.”The letter Kristof wrote to service members in middle school. “What's important to me is to provide care to everyone, and do no harm.” Tics are a brief loss of agency. “The underlying cause is unknown, but I know what exacerbates it.”Tips and Tools:Tip #1: One of the main keys to healing is to understand that the notions you have about yourself arrived from abuse and not from the truth.Tip #2: Know what exacerbates your tic(s), and wear gloves or protective clothing to prevent harm to yourselfTip #3: Tics can manifest when you are under pressure, so learning to manage anxiety is crucialTip #4: When any meaningful relationships or any other life domains are compromised, it's a sign that you need to accept that you have a mental health issue and can receive help for itTip #5: Mental health is not your fault but it is your responsibilityTip #6: Being more forgiving toward yourself for having a mental health condition is helpfulGoing Forward – And Doing Great Things (Kristof's Top 10 Tips): 1. Making inspiring and profound connections with others who fulfill and support you2. If you feel like you have a talent, cultivate it and don't give up trying3. “A lot of my success was privilege” (Being a white male) – Acknowledge your privilege4. Learn to turn rejection into resilience5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 6. Work with your dopamine receptors by removing stimulants and sensory input and take medications if prescribed7. Meditation and meditative breathing “Emptying a pool with a garden hose”8. Emotional Freedom Technique or “Tapping”9. Loop Earplugs – invisible noise reducing devices for sleep and during waking hours to reduce sensory input10. “Even if the world falls down around us, we can all get through it hugging each other.”“Justice and Redemption are folly…but to seek them is not.”Link to Kristof's Book:https://www.amazon.com/The-Second-Sun-1-book-series/dp/B0C6FWQCYSSocial Media Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kristofmorrowPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/KristofMorrow/postsInstagram:...
On this episode of BUZZ, we delve into the significance of fostering support for your practice among your patients, reaping substantial benefits through positive word-of-mouth; we draw insights from Loop Earplugs for marketing inspiration; and scrutinize the latest trends and advancements in Dental Marketing that have the potential to enhance your Campaign Strategy. Show Produced by Dentainment https://dentainment.com/ Dentainment is a Digital Creative Marketing Agency, providing services to the Dental Community such as: Logo Design Brand Identity Dental Websites Search Engine Optimization Video Production Social Media Management Google AdWords Management Voice Search Optimization and more Discover the power of AI, video, social media, and more in ‘Best Dental Marketing,' the ultimate guide for Dental professionals looking to transform their marketing efforts and drive new patient growth. Learn more about Best Dental Marketing Here: https://bestdentalmarketing.com/ Sponsored by Waymark We're making it radically simple for your Dental Practice to make your own commercials. Our premium video templates and easy-to-use editing tools mean that TV-quality videos are now accessible to anyone with an internet connection. To learn more, please visit: https://www.waymark.com/dental
Cain is the copywriter behind the very popular Loop Earplugs. In this episode, he shares his experience with paid advertising copy to help us discover:- Big mistakes people make with ad creative.- The real purpose of an ad.- User generated content.- Handling objections in ads.- How to write proper call to actions.And I also ask him how he manages to stay on top of work while he takes yearly extended working holidays.Follow Cain on LinkedIn.Intro music: Best Sneakers by Oakvale of Albion via Uppbeat.Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-thompson-copywriter/
Astrid Leriche is community manager bij 'LOOP Earplugs' en maakt als 'Studio Ansitru' kunstwerkjes in verschillende disciplines (crochet, cross-stitch, illustration, pixelart). We praten over neurodivergentie, webshops, Mechelse dialectwoorden, Godsdienst versus zedenleer, Amerikaanse ziekenzorg, staartjes van diertjes, en meer. Het was zo boeiend, dat Julian prompt vergat de dinosaurusvraag te stellen. Schande!Support the show
Our second MacVoices 2023 Holiday Gift Guide panel features Rosemary Orchard, Mike Schmitz, and Brett Terpstra picking products both practical and tech-oriented…or at least most of them are. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide 2023 on Flipboard https://flipboard.com/@chuckjoiner/2023-macvoices-holiday-gift-guide-hrivlnr7z Chapters: 0:00:00 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide Number 2, Part 1 Begins 0:00:32 Introduction to MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide 0:03:05 Rose's First Gift Pick: Mous Phone Case with Wristlet 0:05:04 Stylish and Functional Phone Cases for Women 0:06:30 Loop Earplugs: A Solution for Noise Reduction 0:09:23 Opal Camera: DSLR-Quality Video in a Compact Webcam 0:15:08 Insta360 PTZ Webcam: Point, Tilt, Zoom for Enhanced Video Quality 0:17:01 Advanced features and auto-follow option make this webcam stand out 0:20:24 A Pocket-Sized Tripod for Steady Shots 0:21:22 Introduction to Magic Spoon Cereal 0:25:01 Subscription and Variety Options for Magic Spoon Cereal 0:26:36 Surprising Twist: Cereal on a MacVoices Gift Guide 0:27:38 Introducing Getaway House Experience 0:30:39 Purpose-Built Retreat Cabins for a Unique Camping Experience 0:32:40 Cabins for Different Group Sizes Links: Rosemary Orchard's Picks: Mous Case for iPhone 15 Pro Max MagSafe Compatible - Limitless 5.0 - Speckled Black Fabric - Protective iPhone 15 Pro Max Case - Shockproof Phone Cover https://amzn.to/3QAcNIO Mous – Phone Lanyard Crossbody with Detachable Wrist Strap – Purple https://amzn.to/3QIzUkm MOFT MagSafe Wallet Stand for iPhone 15/14/13/12 Series MagSafe Compatible Phone Stand with 3 Viewing Angles https://amzn.to/47fWFTR Mike Schmitz' Picks: Opal Tadpole - 4K Webcam with a Clip, Built for Laptops. 4K Sensor, VisiMic Directional Microphones, Works on Mac, PC and Tablets https://amzn.to/47xky9l Getaway Packs https://getaway.house/packs/ Joe Kissell's Picks: Loop Quiet Ear Plugs for Noise Reduction – Super Soft, Reusable Hearing Protection in Flexible Silicone for Sleep, Noise Sensitivity https://amzn.to/49EhdXH Loop Switch Ear Plugs https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/switch?variant=45556674429161 Magic Spoon Cereal https://magicspoon.com Chuck Joiner's Picks: Insta360 Link - PTZ 4K Webcam with 1/2" Sensor, AI Tracking, Gesture Control, HDR, Noise-Canceling Microphones, Specialized Modes, Webcam for Laptop, Video Camera for Video Calls, Live Streaming https://amzn.to/47ganGv Desk Clamp Power Strip Individual Switches, JUNNUJ 6 Outlet 800J Surge Protector Clamp Desktop Removable Table Desk Mount Socket https://amzn.to/47hCFjO Guests: Mike Schmitz is an Apple fanboy, coffee snob, and productivity junkie who is intent on teaching people how to be more productive. His newest effort is He is the Executive Editor for The Sweet Setup, a site dedicated to reviewing and recommending the very best Mac and iOS apps, and is the creator of FaithBasedProductivity, where he teaches his personal approach to getting more done. Mike lives in Wisconsin with his wife and 4 crazy boys and is the author of Thou Shalt Hustle. He is also the co-host of the Bookworm podcast and (probably) spends too much time on Twitter. You can find all his projects on his personal web site, MikeSchmitz.com, including his new podcast with his wife Rachel at IntentionalFamily.fm. Follow him on Twitter as _MikeSchmitz. Joe Kissell is the publisher of Take Control ebooks, as well as the author of over 60 books on a wide variety of tech topics. Keep up with him if you can on his personal site, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter. Rosemary Orchard is a nerd, automator, and chocaholic. When she's not making Shortcuts or podcasting about them, you'll frequently find her discussing her love of iPads and other Apple technology on RosemaryOrchard.com, Automators, Nested Folders, The Sweet Setup, and ScreenCastsOnline. She is runs WhenWorks to help you schedule appointments more efficiently. Originally from the UK she now calls Vienna, Austria, home…until she returns to the U.K. Follow her on Twitter. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss 00:00:00 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide Number 2, Part 1 Begins 00:00:31 Introduction to MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide 00:03:05 Rose's First Gift Pick: Mouse Phone Case with Wristlet 00:05:03 Stylish and Functional Phone Cases for Women 00:06:29 Loop Earplugs: A Solution for Noise Reduction 00:09:23 Opal Camera: DSLR-Quality Video in a Compact Webcam 00:15:08 Insta360 PTZ Webcam: Point, Tilt, Zoom for Enhanced Video Quality 00:17:01 Advanced features and auto-follow option make this webcam stand out 00:20:24 A Pocket-Sized Tripod for Steady Shots 00:21:21 Introduction to Magic Spoon Cereal 00:23:03 Different Flavors and Shapes of Magic Spoon Cereal 00:25:00 Subscription and Variety Options for Magic Spoon Cereal 00:26:35 Surprising Twist: Cereal on a MacVoices Gift Card 00:27:38 Introducing Getaway House Experience 00:30:39 Purpose-Built Retreat Cabins for a Unique Camping Experience 00:32:40 Cabins for Different Group Sizes
Thumbnail photo by Reid Haithcock. Colin and Bo talked to Nate Newton from Converge, Cave In, Doomriders and MUCH MORE in-person in Manchester, UK, and as stated in the intro, Nate is true legend both personally and creatively in hardcore/punk, a pioneer at juggling multiple incredible bands and expertly filling multiple rolls in all of them and we can't wait to have him back on. We talk Converge's thoughts on Jane Doe when they finished the album, joining the band without knowing any of the songs, his first musical endeavors, causing a literal riot in 2002 and more. Converge is and has always been in a league of their own, as a band and as people. Thanks Nate for coming on and the band for rocking so hard. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using https://www.loopearplugs.com/HARDLORE and receive an automatic 10% off at check-out, applicable world wide. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW NATE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/riffblastergeneral/ FOLLOW CONVERGE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/converge TWITTER | https://twitter.com/convergecult FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx
In deze bijzonder emotionele en openhartige podcast nemen we je mee in onze persoonlijke reis door het doolhof van overprikkeling. Overprikkeling, een onderwerp dat vaak onderschat wordt, raakt ons diepgaand en heeft een aanzienlijke invloed op ons dagelijks leven. In deze aflevering willen we onze ervaringen en inzichten delen in de hoop dat het anderen met soortgelijke uitdagingen kan helpen. Krijg nu 10% KORTING met de kortingscode 'LOOPxVETGEZELLIG' op je bestelling bij Loop Earplugs en steun daar ook deze podcast mee! Meer info? https://www.loopearplugs.com/?me=vetgezellig Ghislaine, als persoon met autisme, deelt haar ervaringen met overprikkeling en hoe dit vaak verweven is met haar autisme. Alwin bespreekt zijn eigen worstelingen met symptomen van angst, die hij in het verleden vaak verkeerd interpreteerde als iets anders. Het is een eerlijk en diepgaand gesprek over hoe deze symptomen zich kunnen manifesteren en hoe we ermee omgaan. We duiken in de oorzaken en symptomen van overprikkeling, met speciale aandacht voor mensen met autisme en hooggevoeligheid (HSP). We hopen begrip te creëren voor degenen die met deze uitdagingen te maken hebben en bieden inzichten en tips om beter naar jezelf te luisteren en overprikkeling te beheersen. Deze aflevering is persoonlijk en authentiek, verteld vanuit ons eigen perspectief. We delen niet alleen de uitdagingen, maar ook de strategieën die ons hebben geholpen om overprikkeling te begrijpen en te overwinnen. Deze podcast steunen? https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/gek-van-m... Podcast luisteren? https://shorturl.at/gmqCM === Deze video bevat een betaalde samenwerking met Loop Earplugs. Deze vermelding is onderdeel van de Social Code: YouTube. Voor meer informatie over deze richtlijnen, ga naar https://desocialcode.nl --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vetgezellig/message
The HFL season has begun, which means this week on HardLore sees Colin and Bo each drafting a team of 10 hardcore records and competing for sonic supremacy... Tell us the winner below! Here's the rules: 1. 3 records per decade. 2. You can't pick two records by the same band. 3. No kicks to the groin. (Apologies for any noise gate/audio issues, our interface had a STUPID malfunction so you can blame Rode) Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using https://www.loopearplugs.com/HARDLORE and receive an automatic 10% off at check-out, applicable world wide. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx #HardLoreDraft
In 2013, Jasmine Reese took her puppy and a violin on a bicycle tour across the United States with less than $50 in her pocket. She was, in her words, a “chubby city girl, trying to regain self-confidence and recapture the person she thought she'd lost.” In this episode, you'll hear about the profound acts of kindness that renewed Jasmine's faith in humanity, how she reshaped both her body and mind, and gain insight into how your attitude defines your actions. This is one of my top picks from the Zero To Travel archive and was originally published in 2017. Would you go on an adventure like Jasmine? What did you take away from this episode? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you'll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: How to use your internal power Ways to get out of your rut How to start planning a bicycle tour across the USA Where to stay when traveling by bike with your pet What Jasmine eats while on the road Why the journey is more important than the destination Practical tips for saving (and creating) money The pros and cons of riding 12 hours a day The smart way to hitchhike And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsor - US Bank Learn more about Jasmine's travels and music at Fijapaw Other mentions: DoggyRide, Springer America, Warm Showers, ICE Recumbent Trikes, Pet Travel Want More? Bike-Packing Scotland and Breaking Free of Cultural Expectations with C.D. Seventeen Lessons From Caring for the Dying and Bike Packing 18 Countries With Jerry Kopack 900 Miles Biking (With No Clothes, Money or Bike!) Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is also sponsored by US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're pursuing some new interests this week including picking apart oral-care TikTok, attending monster truck rallies, and finding angry aunts that give incredible advice. OOOH, and don't forget to hit us up with your gift-guide requests—the phone lines are open!Need noise-cancelers for your next monster truck rally (or Eras viewing)? We're fans of Loop Earplugs. And! Zach Helfand on Monster Jam for The New Yorker.Highly recommend The Brooding column by Kathryn Jezer-Morton for The Cut, Especially the pieces "Raising Kids Is the ‘Best Job in the World.' Why Is Caring for the Elderly the Worst?" + "My Mom Is Selfish. Do I Still Have to be a ‘Good Daughter'?" + "Are Helicopter Parents Actually Lazy?" Kathryn Jezer-Morton is also behind Joanna Goddard's post-divorce Q&A and "What If You Just Didn't Clean That Up?" Related-ish: Tamar Adler's food scraps advice newsletter The Kitchen Shrink, Maddie Coleman's newsletter Wait Have Your Read This?, and the site Girlhood.For oral-care recs, we were inspired by this Claudia Sulewski TikTok, Curaprox toothbrushes (this travel set!), and the Slate Flosser. Which True Citrus are you? Did The White Gown traumatize you as much as it traumatized us? Please let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva!Discover so many more natural diamond truths at naturaldiamonds.com/thankyou.Look into an MBA from The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.Join Book of the Month and get your first book for just $5 with the code SPOOKY.YAY.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today, I'm joined by Aaron Millar, host of the Armchair Explorer podcast, to share the top lessons he's gathered through his conversations with some of the world's greatest adventurers. In this episode, Aaron shares his favorite stories from travelers who have trekked through Africa in search of their next “thing,” traveled along the Oregon Trail to escape predictability, ran towards their fears in the Brazillian Amazon, and rowed across the Atlantic while battling Cushing's disease, among many others. These remarkable stories hold valuable lessons about breaking out of the mold, pushing past our fears, and daring to be alive. Which story was most inspiring to you? How will you take these lessons and integrate them into your own life? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you'll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: A lesson on courage and why it's so important to actively choose your own path in life Why your adventurous life and “normal” life can coexist How following your passions allows you to better serve others Why facing your fears and embracing uncertainty is the real catalyst for change How culture shock can change the world What being put into extreme situations teaches you about letting go And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - US Bank, Loop Earplugs Hear more stories on the Armchair Explorer podcast Want More? The World Walk (Trilogy): Lessons From A 7 Year Walk Around The World w/ Tom Turcich Adventure and Conservation: A 6000 km Tuk Tuk Journey Through Africa “Universe, I Trust You” – An Experiment on Letting Go with Roberta Mussato Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is also sponsored by US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're pulling one of my top picks from the archive for a second episode this week! What an incredible show today as I sit down (in person) and chat with legendary explorer and adventurer Erling Kagge. Erling is a man of many firsts. In 1990, Erling was the first to reach the North Pole without support as part of a two-person team, and in 1992-93, he was the first to do a solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole. He spent 50 days walking alone across Antarctica without any contact with anyone. He also climbed Mt. Everest in 1994, which made him the first to complete the 3 Poles Challenge on foot. Then, in 2010, he completed a 5-day walk through the sewers of NY to the Atlantic Ocean, and in 2012, he walked the entire length of LA's Sunset Boulevard! We talk about his book Silence: In the Age of Noise, why silence is such an essential part of our lives as humans, walking, travel (of course!), and much more. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: A huge misunderstanding about today The new attitude for Erling Kagge The one secret to having a good life The best things about walking What you can hear in silence Things to make your life more difficult How to transition from adventuring to publishing One of the most underestimated feelings you can have The best parts of the writing process How to know when to move on His advice if you're thinking about traveling or exploring And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - LifeStraw, Loop Earplugs 4'33" by John Cage Albert Schweitzer: A Biography Papillon Zero To Travel Want More? Inspiring Female Adventurers Series: Around America And Beyond with Renata Chlumska 3 years Alone On Foot: An Interview With Sarah Marquis The World Walk (4 Years In) With Tom Turcich Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by LifeStraw Go water bottles. Use the promo code TRAVEL to get 20% off your LifeStraw Go purchase when you visit www.lifestraw.com. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special HardLore event episode, Colin puts his claims of thinking he can eat 200 McNuggets in one sitting to the test while he and Bo's New York plans were flooded during historic rainfall in September 2023. Can he do it? Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using https://www.loopearplugs.com/HARDLORE and receive an automatic 10% off at check-out, applicable world wide. Join WHATNOT with our special little link to get $15 off your first purchase. Get ready for the first ever Hardlore live auction TOMORROW, March 24th at 8:30 PM EST: https://www.whatnot.com/invite/hardlore Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx
Do you want to quit your job, embark on an epic adventure, and build an online business? After leaving his successful career as the trainer for the New Zealand Olympic swimming team, Antonio Cala went on to cycle 25,000 kilometers from California to Patagonia, live on a sailboat for three years, and ride a motorcycle 30,000 kilometers from Spain to Cape Town. Along the way, he founded Adventure Fix, the ultimate online adventure magazine packed with the top travel expeditions, wildlife encounters, and remote places from around the world. In this episode, Antonio and I unpack the lessons he's learned from training Olympians, traveling to over 150 countries, and building a seven-figure business while on the road. You'll hear about the moment when he had to decide between his dream job and a life of travel, how his values influence his choices, why cycling may be the best way to experience a country's culture and people, and how hitching a ride on a sailboat led them to a new life path. You'll also learn how he took $500 and scaled his online business to seven figures without any business experience, why it may not be a good idea to tie your business to your personal life, how we underestimate the power of our minds, and a critical mindset shift you need to be successful. There's a common theme and key piece of advice to take away from this episode – how will you apply it to your own life and travels? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you'll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: How Antonio became an Olympic swimming trainer before the age of 30 and what he learned from working with world-class Olympians Antonio's transition to travel and how a one-year plan transformed into a three-year cycling adventure How they financially supported their travels and maintained a budget of $10 a day Their daily life on the road and why cycling is one of the best ways to slow travel How starting a business while traveling affected their experience and why they decided to quit blogging How a spontaneous idea led to living on a sailboat The daily expenses of life on a sailboat and why talking about money is important Their experience motorcycling through West Africa and why they chose that mode of transportation And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - LifeStraw, Loop Earplugs Sign up for Adventure Fix's weekly email Check out Adventure Fix on Instagram Book recs: Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Psychology of Money Want More? Solo Adventure Cycling Around The World: Epic Bike Rides With Shirine Taylor How To Go Sailing Around The World Lessons from Quitting a Job and Selling Everything to Motorcycle Around the World with Mike Barr Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by LifeStraw Go water bottles. Use the promo code TRAVEL to get 20% off your LifeStraw Go purchase when you visit www.lifestraw.com. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How would your travels be different if you set aside expectations and surrendered to the journey? After realizing that much of Roberta's pain came from unmet expectations, she decided to experiment with a new life approach that involved planning nothing and letting go of any attachment to how things turned out. In this episode, author and coach Roberta Mussato and I unpack the lessons she learned when she decided to trust the universe during her three-month adventure through Sri Lanka, South India, and Nepal. You'll learn why she adapted this new life philosophy, how the mindset of a traveler lays the entire foundation for a trip, why you need to live in trust, and how we can find the balance between our philosophies and the necessities of the real world. You'll also gain insight into solo travel in Asia, the process she took to write her book, and much more! What new life philosophy or mentality can you experiment with on your travels? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you'll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: Why the Italian lifestyle wasn't for Roberta and what brought her to London How a silent meditation retreat led her to a new life path and advice for finding your next “thing” The importance of inner work and why we can't make choices based on fear How to marry a new life philosophy with the practicalities of the real world Why she decided to write her book and the process behind it Roberta's insights on safety, boredom, loneliness, and costs while traveling solo in Asia Her favorite places to travel and the top things you need to do in London Why vulnerability is a superpower And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - LifeStraw, Loop Earplugs Visit Roberta's website Grab a copy of her book Universe, I Trust You Want More? Using Intuition to Make Tough Decisions, Learning to Surrender, Discovering Purpose, and Living Your Best Life with Amrit Sandhu from Inspired Evolution Living in Alignment, Capturing Magic, and Being a Citizen of the World with Ernest White II The Spiritual Journey + Travel and Creativity with Karan Bajaj Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by LifeStraw Go water bottles. Use the promo code TRAVEL to get 20% off your LifeStraw Go purchase when you visit www.lifestraw.com. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Colin and Bo sit down with John Caution (singer) and Drew Brown (bass) of legendary Chicago hardcore/powerviolence band Weekend Nachos after announcing their return to the stage this November, at the Chicago Metro with Harms Way. Since starting in 2004, Weekend Nacho's path has lead them through every single corner of extreme music, with an indefinable crossover appeal that brought together hardcore, crust punk, and metal fans alike. Find out why now was the right time to return to the stage, how Drew came into the band after John was left to carry it by himself (several times) and how their IMMENSE discography came together. Weekend Nachos is back! Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using https://www.loopearplugs.com/HARDLORE and receive an automatic 10% off at check-out, applicable world wide. Join WHATNOT with our special little link to get $15 off your first purchase. Get ready for the first ever Hardlore live auction TOMORROW, March 24th at 8:30 PM EST: https://www.whatnot.com/invite/hardlore Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW WEEKEND NACHOS: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/weekendnachos2004/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/weakenednachos FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx #HardLore #WeekendNachos
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Does travel really make you happier? Today, I'm joined by Dr. Andrew Stevenson to unravel the mysteries of travel from an academic and psychological perspective. Dr. Stevenson is a cultural psychologist and senior lecturer in psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England. In his recent book, The Psychology of Travel, Dr. Stevenson offers key insights into the psychological factors behind different kinds of travel and introduces the reader to new ways of thinking about global mobility and movement. In this episode, Dr. Stevenson shares insight into the reciprocal relationship between people and their environments, advice on managing travel fears and anxieties, and how to use travel as a tool for self-development. We explore the dilemmas of cultural integration, how travel changes our perception of time, the psychological factors behind different travel styles, and much more. How has travel improved your life? I'd love to hear about your experience and hope you'll share by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: The link between how we live and the environment around us and why we need to step outside of the travel bubble Why every traveler should have an understanding of the psychology of travel The fine line between planning and researching and allowing that research to influence your expectations and judgments How we can manage our travel fears and anxieties and why worry can be a good thing Why travel makes us happier and how to approach travel as a transformative tool The push and pull of maintaining your cultural identity vs. integrating into a culture Flow state and the relationship between time perception and travel The connection between travel and memory How eco-anxiety can help us become better travelers And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - LifeStraw, Loop Earplugs Grab your copy of The Psychology of Travel Check out the book The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles Want More? Finding Meaning Through Travel w/ Dr. Christopher Daniels Luck Is No Accident: Making The Most Of Happenstance with Dr. John Krumboltz How To Crush Your Pre-Trip Anxiety Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by LifeStraw Go water bottles. Use the promo code TRAVEL to get 20% off your LifeStraw Go purchase when you visit www.lifestraw.com. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How can volunteering abroad enhance your travels? Today, I'm joined by Ricardo Lima, founder of Worldpackers, to talk about how you can get the most out of your work exchange experience. Worldpackers is an online platform that connects travelers looking to exchange their skills for accommodations with incredible hosts from around the world and has facilitated more than 140,000 exchanges in 140+ countries. In this episode, Riq shares why he left his successful career as an investment banker to travel the world and eventually found one of the largest work exchange platforms for travelers. You'll gain insight into how these types of programs work on both the volunteer and hosting side, common concerns and misconceptions, and why volunteering abroad is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in a culture and experience deep transformations. We also talk about the state of the hostel industry, why he moved his company from a hostel to a van, and his best business advice for someone who wants to create something bigger than themselves. Have you volunteered abroad, or are you considering a work exchange program? I'd love to hear about your experience and hope you'll share by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: How the hostel industry has shifted since Covid and the pros/cons of hostel life Why Riq left his successful career as an investment banker to travel the world and the lessons he learned from 3.5 years of travel How you can travel for a purpose with Worldpackers and general advice for work exchange How to address the #1 concern for travelers looking for work exchange programs Why your mindset can make or break your experience Why volunteering abroad isn't only for budget travelers How these programs create opportunities for cultural immersion and connection The biggest lessons he's learned from building his company and scaling to have a bigger impact (for both solopreneurs and partnerships) Riq's advice for investing, facing conflict head-on, and managing remote teams And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - LifeStraw, Loop Earplugs Plan your next experience with Worldpackers (PLUS get $10 off with code ZEROTOTRAVEL) Check out Riq's podcast, Abrindo Caminhos Want More? Travel Legends Series: The Story of WWOOF – An Interview With Founder Sue Coppard A Beginner's Guide To Volunteering, A Free Global Volunteer Network And More DIY Volunteering Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by LifeStraw Go water bottles. Use the promo code TRAVEL to get 20% off your LifeStraw Go purchase when you visit www.lifestraw.com. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Colin and Bo talk to Pain of Truth frontman Michael Smith, the crown prince of Long Island hardcore. From a pandemic hobby project with zero intentions to play shows, to certified hardcore festival headliner around the world, Pain of Truth's quick rise to the top of the totem pole feels destined and deserved. Michael walks us through his personal timeline from Stand Your Ground, his early teenage band, to Hangman, where he honed his skills as a songwriter, all the way up to the debut Pain of Truth LP "Not Through Blood. out now on DAZE Records. Enjoy this instant classic episode with one of the best frontmen in hardcore today. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef This episode is brought to you by Loop Earplugs! Try a pair of Loop Earplugs by using www.loopearplugs.com/HARDLORE and receive an automatic 10% off at check-out, applicable world wide. Join WHATNOT with our special little link to get $15 off your first purchase. Get ready for the first ever Hardlore live auction TOMORROW, March 24th at 8:30 PM EST: https://www.whatnot.com/invite/hardlore Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW PAIN OF TRUTH: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/painoftruthnortheasthardcore/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/painoftruthhc FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/painoftruthhc/ FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe Check out our merch at https://knotfest.com/store/?view=hardlore Find all of our videos at https://knot1.co/3vWXsbx #HardLore #PainOfTruth
Want to visit some of the less popular but equally epic destinations in Europe? Joseph Reaney is a freelance travel writer based in the UK and Czech Republic who's written for Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness, Fodor's Travel, National Geographic, and Rough Guides. In addition to his freelance writing, Joe is the founder and editor-in-chief of the travel content writing agency World Words, as well as a jobbing comedy writer/producer/director. In this episode, Joe and I talk about his life as a travel writer and his favorite alternatives to the more commonly visited places around Europe. He shares about his lifestyle living between cities, his experience taking a gap year to teach English in Nepal, tips for being a hospitable host and guest when couchsurfing, how he unexpectedly became a travel writer without any journalism training, and (of course!) his list of the top five alternative European destinations. Where would you want to visit first? Do you have your own alternative spot to add to the list? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you'll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: Joe's experience with budget traveling as a teen and what life is like splitting his time between Prague and Edinburgh with his family What he learned from taking a gap year and teaching English in Nepal at a Buddhist monastery Hospitality exchange and Joe's tips for being a good couchsurfer and host How a trip to North Korea led to a career in travel writing How he makes a living as a writer and insight on scaling a business organically Where to enjoy a river cruise other than on the Danube and underrated mountain ranges in Eastern Europe The best city to visit if you love Prague and want cool alternative vibes Where you can scuba dive amongst WWI wreckage and explore neolithic stone circles The secluded coastal location that's perfect for a getaway And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - US Bank, Roark, Loop Earplugs Visit Joe's website and learn about his writing agency Grab a copy of Go Here Instead Want More? 5 Must See Destinations In 2023 with National Geographic Travel Senior Editor Amy Alipio (Plus Learn How To Successfully Pitch Nat Geo) Travel as a Force for Good, the Role of Travel Media, and Uncrowded Destinations to Visit with AFAR Co-Founder Greg Sullivan Best Remote Work + Digital Nomad Destinations 2023 (And Beyond) w/ Tim Leffel Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. The best travel gear isn't born in a factory but inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Get 15% off your first order at www.roark.com when you use the promo code TRAVEL15 at checkout! Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Need help landing your dream remote job? Considering becoming a digital nomad but not sure where to start? Look no further than Jordan Carroll, AKA The Remote Job Coach! Jordan's with us today to give you killer advice on getting a remote job and living the digital nomad lifestyle. After landing his dream job working for Remote Year, Jordan now helps job seekers level up their game by teaching them an effective strategy to land legitimate remote job opportunities without the traditional application process. He also works with remote-first companies to get their listings in front of his community of high-performing job seekers through his job board, Talent Collective. In this episode, Jordan and I talk about some considerations for becoming a remote worker, how to test the remote work and digital nomad lifestyles, and why it's important to define fulfillment for yourself. He also shares the secret to how he secured his dream job and actionable strategies to help you do the same! You'll learn his step-by-step process for assessing and landing remote jobs, why interviews start well before the actual interview, and his systemized approach to networking and building relationships that can lead you to incredible opportunities. Whether you're seeking remote work, are an established entrepreneur, or want to take your current work on the road, this episode is packed with a TON of value you don't want to miss! What was your biggest takeaway from this episode? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you'll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: Jordan's nonlinear journey to location independence and how remote work drastically improved his lifestyle His experience working with Remote Year and a hack to land any job you want How you can try on the digital nomad lifestyle The process of defining fulfillment and why it's important to check in with yourself Why you need to stop applying for jobs and what you should do instead Jordan's strategy for creating your own luck and making the LinkedIn algorithm work for you Jordan's best advice for interviewing online and creating genuine connections How to answer questions and create stories that make an impact during your interview How to negotiate your salary to get paid as much as possible And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - US Bank, Roark, Loop Earplugs Visit Jordan's website and grab a copy of his book Start your digital nomad journey with Remote Year Track your job search with Teal HQ Want More? How To Find Balance and Be Productive Working Remotely w/ Liam Martin from Running Remote Creating A Life Abroad + Expert Remote Work Advice w/ Chase Warrington Best Remote Work + Digital Nomad Destinations 2023 (And Beyond) w/ Tim Leffel Thanks To Our Sponsors: This episode is also sponsored by US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. The best travel gear isn't born in a factory; it's inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Get 15% off your first order at www.roark.com when you use the promo code TRAVEL15 at checkout! Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News: Totally 90's Nostalgia Tour featuring Kitty With A Cupcake and Junkyarn will be coming to several yarn shops on the east coast this summer! Wednesday 5/31 in Boston at the Boston Fiber Co., Thursday 6/1 at Circle of Stitches in Salem, and Saturday 6/3 and Sunday 6/4 at Skein Yarn Shop in Providence. Our next Crafty Discord Hangout for patrons will be Weds 5/24 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern! FO: Lauren - tubular headband in handspun from Rapunzel Fiber Arts Kamino rolags https://www.etsy.com/shop/RapunzelFiberArts - two skeins of worsted weight handspun in Rapunzel Fiber Arts in the Chaos Theory blend WIPS: Emily - Maema cardigan by Pip and Pin https://www.pipandpin.ca/shop/p/qkhuxyly0m9upaofgle03mar2nrx4o in Junk Yarn, Penelope colorway, Boss Sock base https://www.junkyarn.com/ - Vanilla socks in Lang Jawolle self striping colorway - Northeasterly Blanket in Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar mini skeins https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/ Lauren - Heirloom Temperature Blanket by Suraya Hossain in Valkyrie Fibers Rainbow Temperature Gradient https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heirloom-temperature-blanket - Vanilla hat in Knit Picks Stroll Koi Pond colorway - Queue Shawl by Darci Kern https://darcidoesit.com/ in Junk Yarn Totally Hair Barbie colorway, Tuxedo Luxe Base and Dorian Gray colorway by Three Irish Girls - multipurpose wearable tube improvised design in Rapunzel Fiber Arts Chaos Theory handspun Acquisitions: Lauren - got a package from Emily including an opossum print, mushroom lady candle, yarn snips, and a needle minder Emily - got a package from Lauren with lots of Steven Universe inspired yarn - Loop Earplugs the ‘quiet' and ‘engage' models - from Deco in Raleigh https://www.decoraleigh.com/ - purple glass candle holder and matching purple candle - acorn pin from Amar and Riley https://www.amarriley.com/ - sheer embroidered socks - stickers - ‘I Poop On Fascists' pigeon pin for Lauren - from Edge of Urge in Raleigh https://edgeofurge.com/ - Poly Pothead caboodle inspired notions case - from Letters Bookshop in Raleigh https://www.lettersbookshop.com/ - Heartstopper graphic novel - from Hellsbells Vintage https://instagram.com/hellsbellesvtg?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== - Crowley pin for Lauren - from Freeman's Creative in Durham https://www.freemanscreative.com/ - Coco Knits tape measure https://cocoknits.com/products/tape-measure - moon phase sticker - English Paper Piecing book - from Junk Yarn - 4 ooak skeins of the new cotton base, three in a nice pinky mauve and one in a periwinkle blurple - ooak Hot Pink fingering weight and two mini skeins in a lime green and the Totally Hair Barbie colorway - mystery skein of self striping inspired by Elsa from the Frozen franchise, probably from Nomadic Yarns Occult Corner: Lauren learned about something called ‘NecroPants' and now you have to know about it too. It's an odd bit of folklore from Iceland relating to one of our favorite topics: scrotum magic. First heard about in episode 225 of the Lore podcast https://www.lorepodcast.com/sources/225 and aided in research by trusty Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nábrók Self Promotion: Emily will be offering her Zodiac pin collection on her website in May, you can display your Big Three in Emily's signature style! Pride month shenanigans are a new kickstarter from Emily debuting in mid June and rainbow themed yarn from Lauren on the last Sunday in May with a portion of proceeds going to Point of Pride https://www.pointofpride.org/
Oei ik groei! In deze podcastreeks breng ik samen met Officient de meest voorkomende groeipijnen op gebied van HR bij KMO's in kaart want groei gaat altijd gepaard met pijn. 5 afleveringen waarin we inzoomen op 5 groeipijnen waar KMO's en scale-ups mee worstelen als het gaat over HR. Met Maarten Decroos, marketing lead bij Officient als mijn sidekick. In deze aflevering gaan we in gesprek met Thaïs Lauwers, Employer Branding specialist bij Loop Earplugs. Hoe harder je groeit, hoe belangrijker het wordt dat je processen hebt, zegt Thaïs. Ze werken met Objectieve Key Results in plaats van met KPI's, medewerkers zijn er captain van hun eigen werk en ondernemen zit in het DNA van iedereen. Veel kijk- en luisterplezier!+++Honger naar meer? SCHRIJF JE IN VOOR DE NIEUWSBRIEF LEES DE ARTIKELS ABONNEER JE OP HET TIJDSCHRIFT And don't forget: it's a great time to be in HR!+++Opgenomen op de #ZigZagHR Kantoorboot
Jessica Kenney and Jessi Wurth are experienced music festival goers. We brought them onto the show to talk about the whole music festival experience and give helpful advice for your next festival. Topics include festival necessities, tips, Village People wall of death, YMCA mosh pit, Peter The Freshman, Unicorn Onesy, Loop Earplugs, kids at festivals, Hangout Fest, Riot Fest, Bourbon and Beyond, Louder than Life, Tidballs, Old Forester 100 proof, Pizza Slap, and Would You Rather. Hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening! #hangoutfest #riotfest #bourbonandbeyond #louderthanlife #oldforester #loopearplugs #musicfestivals --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jimp/message
IJlien acht zichzelf rijp voor Dit is vijftig als ze per ongeluk de selfiestand aan heeft op haar telefoon. Je weet wel, die ongemakkelijke seconden dat je naar jezelf staat te loeren voor iemand FaceTime opneemt. Gaia heeft ruzie gemaakt met de Redactie. IJlien snapt niet hoe dat haar lukt, gezien het karakter van said Redactie, maar het daagt haar als Gaia richting de apotheose van het verhaal gaat. Iets met oud papier wegbrengen en kartonnen doosjes die zeker nog niet leeg waren.Dan doet IJlien verslag van de EMDR-sessie die ze die ochtend had met als onderwerp het trauma van een huilende, dan wel niet-slapende, baby. Wij denken dat dit onder ouders wijdverbreid is: de complete vecht-vluchtreactie als je 's nachts weer trippelende voetjes hoort, het lichtknopje hoort aangaan of je puber je wakker lacht omdat hij nog met zijn vrienden aan het Fortniten is. Ook Gaia is niet verstoken van een baby-huil-trauma'tje.Tussendoor vragen wij ons af of de Loop Earplugs wat zijn, en nodigen hen van harte uit ons een setje of twee te sponsoren voor een review in de podcast
For Episode 36 of the Gehenna Gaming Podcast, Ian is joined by two of the founders of Storyteller's Forge, Rick Heinz and Courteney Penney. The creative team behind The Red Opera has just launched their latest endeavor alongside previous collaborators, DiAmorte - The Black Ballad, a new scenario book for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons that explores where your PCs go when they die. Topics discussed: The Black Ballad The Red Opera Wraith: The Oblivion Worldbuilding in TTRPGs Crowdfunding a TTRPG book Character death in games Find Storyteller's Forge and The Black Ballad Online: https://www.backerkit.com/c/storytellers-forge-studios/the-black-ballad https://www.storytellersforge.com/ https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/ https://twitter.com/crankybolt https://www.diamorte.com/ Music: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing: Ian E. Muller Gehenna Gaming is sponsored by Session Zero Clothing, Loop Earplugs, and 1985 Games. Get 10% off with "Gehenna" at checkout for your favorite dice, gaming apparel, and TTRPG accessories. Find us online at: https://linktr.ee/GehennaGaming ZPK9PYCMYrB9vBUVtiAH The Gehenna Gaming Podcast is a podcast distributed by Gehenna Gaming, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan discuss noise sensitivity and how they each experience it. Content warning In this episode of Differently Brained we discuss minor self-harm. Please feel free to skip this episode or reach out to medical professionals if it has brought anything up for you. Episode partners We also want to thank Loop for kindly gifting us a full set of their earplugs. If you want to get yourself a set of Loop Earplugs, use our discount code DBXLOOP for 15% off your purchase. This supports our podcast in turn so benefits for all! About the podcast Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs. The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
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Maarten Bodewes and Dimitri O founded the world's number-one-rated earplug company, Loop Earplugs. They reduce noise in style, and dedicate themselves to educating their customers and encouraging everyone to live life at their own volume.For more on Loop Earplugs and show notes: https://www.shopify.com/blog/loop-earplugs-top-rated-manufacturing-partners%20?utm_campaign=shopifymasters&utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=podcast
In deze podcast praten we met Dimitri O. van Loop Earplugs, opgericht in 2016 door twee jeugdvrienden die allebei gehoorschade hadden opgelopen tijdens het uitgaan. Na een zoektocht naar kwalitatieve, esthetische en betaalbare oordopjes besloten ze die zelf te maken. Vandaag zijn ze wereldwijd een van de meest verkochte en geprezen spelers. Hoe hebben ze dat verwezenlijkt? Welke valkuilen hebben ze vermeden en welke tips hebben ze voor jonge ondernemers?
The Customer Spotlight series of the GRIN Gets Real podcast highlights GRIN brands successfully leveraging creators as part of their marketing strategy. Each brand shares its brand story and insight on how creators add value to that story. In each episode, we dive into who the brand is, its customer, the creator program, and the impact the creator economy has on its brand.This customer spotlight features Loop Earplugs.Loop Earplugs has redefined what an earplug should sound, look and feel like. Whether it's hearing protection or comfort for your ears, Loop enables you to live life at your volume.
Adam Cox is joined by Dimitri O, Co-Founder of Loop Earplugs, to discuss new research that reveals the impact hearing sensitivity can have on the lives of sufferers. Dimitri explains what Hyperacusis is and how Loop Earplugs help those who it affects, in addition to looking at how high noise levels can affect overall health. https://www.loopearplugs.com/
It's time to take back your time! In today's episode, I am sharing a piece of an interview I did with Amy Miller of Simply Beautiful Plans about time management in my Work Life Glue Box community on Facebook. It's an exclusive group for the Work Life Glue Box subscribers as well as those who subscribed for the Community-Only option. We talked for a long time about time management tips, priorities, how to fit more in but not be super overwhelmed, how to plan, and also answered members' questions at the end. In this episode, I'm sharing a couple great tips out of many that we discussed!- Previous Interview with Amy Miller: https://www.worklifeglue.com/podcast/simplybeautifulplans- Simply Beautiful Plans Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimplyBeautifulPlans- Simply Beautiful Plans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplybeautifulplans/- Simply Beautiful Plans Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/177554612827446- Work Life Glue Box: https://www.worklifegluebox.com/- Work Life Glue Community-Only (use code BRANDNEW for $5 off your subscription): https://www.worklifegluebox.com/subscribe/- Loop Earplugs: https://www.loopearplugs.com/
Anna is a multifaceted creative who has explored many ways to express herself through her art. Along the way, she has had to take on business roles and teach herself operations, marketing, and production. She has attained incredible experiences such as photographing multiple festivals such as Ubbi Dubbi and Lost Lands, multiple big-name producers and is now moving to Spain to expand her career. This episode is sponsored by Loop Earplugs, protect your ears and get 20% off by using the code LOOPXDESANTI at checkout. https://loopearplugs.com/ Create your own merch store with no upfront cost with Printful: https://printful.com/a/desanti Support this podcast by shopping for our merch here: shoptoughluck.com FOLLOW ANNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ojo.de.flor/ FOLLOW DESANTI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desanticarden/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/desanticarden Some links above are affiliate links and we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toughluck/support
This episode is sponsored by Loop Earplugs, protect your ears and get 20% off by using the code LOOPXDESANTI at checkout. SHOW NOTES 2:50 What is Proxi Linq? 5:00 Networking in person vs. online 7:30 Events solely for Proxi Linq networking 8:40 How long have you been working on this social app? 10:00 Patented Features 11:49 Competitors not directly competitive ex) Bumble for business 13:40 What challenges have you faced while creating this? 14:30 Talk to your target demographic 15:20 Losing investments 16:00 Outsourcing work 16:40 What kept you going? 18:18 I'm sure you had to build up your experience in SEO and Digital Marketing 19:00 Going the corporate route 20:48 Where did the name Proxi Linq come from? 21:57 Did you do your own branding and marketing? 22:08 The connections of a corporate route 22:46 Did you get any backlash for the location setting? / Safety 22:44 Do you have a team? 26:00 Did having a kid affect your drive? 27:50 How do you balance your personal life from business? 28:50 Outsourcing and the power of automation 30:38 Do you have any habits that have helped you excel in life and work? 33:36 How long have you been vegan? 34:00 The difference between vegan, vegetarian and plant based. 36:00 Factory farming and documentaries toxic fish farms 38:44 The lack of education of the quality of food 39:27 What changes have you noticed since you became vegan? 43:00 What is your favorite source of protein? 44:24 Is your fitness company still active? 45:40 Multitasking 46:30 Future plans for Proxi Linq 48:00 What advice would you tell yourself if you could go back in time to when you first started? FOLLOW TROY WOOLFOLK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twoolf29/ Engage with your city and download app below
Sometimes we want to avoid technology when we travel, but other times tech can actually make travel easier and more enjoyable. Stay tuned this week as we chat with Scott Tharler, The Family CTO, to get his recommendations for family travel. About Scott Tharler Married with three children, Scott Tharler is a gadget expert with over 20 years of experience writing consumer technology columns for Club Life Magazine, Gear Patrol, Maxim, Fodor's Travel, American Airlines and many others. He’s performed live gadget demonstrations on TV and radio, as well as for public schools and libraries, and at private companies and retreats. And this past fall, Scott launched The Family CTO, a new kind of gadget site to help you enhance your digital lifestyle with fun, practical gadgets. To hear the latest episode of The Family CTO podcast, just ask your smart speaker to “play The Family CTO podcast.” Or find and stream the show on your preferred podcast platform. If you’d like to see all sorts of helpful tech solution roundups, reviews and buying guides—or ask Scott a gadget-related question—head over to TheFamilyCTO.com. You can also follow Scott on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Travel Tech Recommendations This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. RoadTrippers is great for discovering roadside attractions and local recommendations. AllTrails is helpful to find hiking trails and read reviews and see pictures from real people. GasBuddy is helpful for finding gas stations, especially those that have cheaper prices. Scosche FrescheAir portable HEPA air filter is great for getting rid of odors on long road trips. The Calm App is helpful for providing sleep sounds or helping you get to sleep at night when in a new place (or at home) For road trips, it helps to have a reliable stand for your phone, especially if you are using it for GPS. Scott recommends the GoDonut, which is a little round phone or tablet stand. Iottie is a dash or windshield phone mount with Amazon Alexa built in. Wilson Electronics WeBoost is a cell signal booster for cars. Eggtronic Power Bar is a battery that allows you to wirelessly recharges two phones and a watch at once. QuietOn Sleep Earbuds offer active noise canceling to drown out noise when trying to sleep in a hotel room. Loop Earplugs are not electronic, but they naturally attenuates concerts and loud noises and are also good for sleeping. Bringing along a Roku Streaming Stick+ or an Amazon Fire stick will help provide entertainment in the hotel room if the TV has a port that you can plug into. Nomatic accessories such as the wallet and Navigator Tech Organizer are useful for storing cords and accessories. Twelve South AirFly Pro is a 2-way Bluetooth headphones adapter for connecting two headphones / AirPods to one device. Puro Sound Labs has volume limiting Bluetooth kids’ headphones. Pictar Pro Grip is a smartphone grip, charger, and remote shutter which is great for using your phone as a camera. Insta360 Go 2 is a tiny action cam Western Digital My Passport Wireless SSD is a small wireless drive for storing extra photos. You can put the SD card from your camera into it and it will automatically back up your photos. And because it is wireless you can share it with others. SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C is a good back up for Android phones and the SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Go is good for backing up iPhones. Inrix Driving App is a good traffic monitoring app that if you plan ahead, you it will tell you the best time to go and during your trip, it shows you the best route. ScottEVest offers great tech-oriented travel clothes with lots of pockets. SkyHour lets you donate or save money toward flight time. ACBC offers zip travel shoes for men that lets you change out the top of the shoe. Link Flip-shoes is a topless, no thong flip flop. [00:00:00.120] - Kim Tate Gadgets and gizmos galore today, we're talking about family travel tech. [00:00:16.760] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens, a family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel. [00:00:31.640] - Tamara Gruber So Kim we're both back from our road trips. [00:00:34.100] - Kim Tate And I don't know why I'm cheering that. I kind of want to be back on it. [00:00:39.020] - Tamara Gruber Don't tell your husband that. But I'm wondering, we were going a long time. You were gone a long time. Did you find any, like tech or apps or things that you found really useful on this trip? [00:00:51.620] - Kim Tate Yes, I actually have some good things to mention. And so this is perfect timing. I think I'll start with the app thing because there are two apps that I use tons. [00:01:01.010] - Kim Tate And the first one was called Road Trippers. And we've talked I think we've talked about road trippers in the past. And I know you and I did a giveaway of a road trippers plus membership, which I think is pretty affordable. It's I want to say twenty four dollars a year, if that sounds right. I don't know if that sounds right to you. [00:01:18.380] - Kim Tate So they actually gave me a complimentary one to try out. And so I thought, OK, I'm planning this massive trip. And we went basically from the Oregon coast all the way down the coast of Northern California and then kind of ducked inland and went down to stay at a friend's guest house for a while. And so I planned the whole trip with this road trippers plus. [00:01:37.310] - Kim Tate And I absolutely loved it. It was cool. I think using the app is better. At first I started just using it on my desktop, like on through a Web browser, and once I installed the app, using on your phone is way easier, but it just helps you, you know, map your route and find little that kind of like roadside attractions. [00:01:57.230] - Kim Tate But there's some really cool stuff on there. And like there was this one part where it was like a scenic byway. And I thought, oh, that's cool. So I added it to my itinerary. And then I looked on alltrails and found a hike to go with it. So that's the other app I used was on this trip. A lot that I recommend is all trails, but yeah. So Road Trippers Plus was just cool because it people can also add photos. [00:02:18.230] - Kim Tate And so you really get a sense of like because one was like the largest totem pole and I thought, well that's pretty cool, like my girls might like that. But then when I looked at the photos I was like, yeah, it seems kind of like a cheesy tourist stop. [00:02:29.330] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. Like you've been to Vancouver. [00:02:31.520] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Like so so we skipped that, you know. So that's the idea is that it has some of those things. But also, you know, I finally decided on this trip, I wanted to do a drive thru tree and so I went and I got to see like what the drive through. There was three of them that are kind of the main ones that I know about. And I looked at the pictures and then also read the reviews and what people said. And it helped me decide that, like, OK, we're going to do this one that's in Klamath. [00:02:55.940] - Kim Tate And so I really liked it for that sort of stuff because it is user generated content. So I loved that there's reviews about the spots and, you know, sometimes there's good photos and you really get a feel for it. [00:03:07.160] - Tamara Gruber So that is what I like about all trails. You know that you can really get a sense of what you're going to see and how hard it is and things. And then, yeah. So it's nice to see it has that kind of community because I haven't done the plus a pro version, but I did look at it on my desktop when I was planning my trip, but then I ran out like the free version only has like so many stops or something. [00:03:26.150] - Kim Tate Yeah. Yeah. [00:03:26.840] - Tamara Gruber But I did see like we were going to drive past the what's it called. The Oh gosh. What's that movie. The baseball movie with Kevin Costner. Field Dreams. we're going to drive past that site. So I was like, oh Glenn. Like what else are we going to be in this corner of Iowa to, like, drive past that? Would you want to go? But then it turns out they were closed in March. [00:03:44.540] - Kim Tate Oh, no, that happened to us. We wanted to go to the Martinelli cider tasting that we've done before, actually. And I was like, oh, I'm going to add that on there. But yeah, they were closed. They're not doing it right now. So I was like, oh, bummer. [00:03:56.060] - Kim Tate But anyways, yeah. So I definitely if you're looking for new app, I think road trippers and paying for the plus, like Tamara said, you get to have as many stops as you want and so you can use it if you just want five stops and so you can get a feel for it and then you can really decide. [00:04:12.110] - Kim Tate But using the app, like if you're doing planning on your iPad or your iPhone is the key. So that was the one thing. [00:04:17.960] - Kim Tate And then, like you already said, all trails is huge. And I actually use that. It was so cool because we found we were driving through Oregon and I realized kind of the timing. It was a nasty, nasty day. And so the day I was going to do this big and didn't stop, it was gross. It was so windy and gross. [00:04:35.270] - Kim Tate And I said, well, there's no point in us going because we're just going to be cold and miserable. And so then the next day, I was looking that night on trails and trying to find hikes, you know, along this stretch we were going to be doing and I found a dune, you know, a dune hike. And it was this random, like I never would have known where it was. It was like John P. Duganhim trailhead or something like that. [00:04:58.940] - Kim Tate And I wouldn't have known to go there. And sure enough, it was a tiny parking lot, probably ten cars. And we parked and we we hiked maybe a quarter of a mile in. [00:05:07.520] - Kim Tate And then all of a sudden we came out to this amazing, huge, like massive felt like the Arabian desert sand dunes. So awesome. Yeah, and if it wouldn't have been for all trails and just kind of looking and like you said, you know, being able to see the photos that people have submitted and really getting a feel like I like all trails because it shows you like the actual route and it gives you the distance. [00:05:29.490] - Kim Tate So you can see like, oh, it's a loop, it's not back and it's just it works really well. And then it has a really cool, like getting there section for most of the trails, not all of them. And it helps you. [00:05:39.870] - Kim Tate Like I said, it helped me go OK, right after the city. I need to kind of be looking because there's this campground. It's the turns right after that. Yeah. Yeah. [00:05:48.360] - Tamara Gruber So that sounds fun. So any other tech or apps that you used? [00:05:52.560] - Kim Tate Yeah. So another app, one more app. And then I have one tech thing. So another app that I loved was called Gas Buddy and I've heard of that before and I know I used it in the olden days like when it first came out, but I actually got it again and I found it really useful on a road trip because I actually ended up using Costco gas stations a lot. [00:06:10.140] - Kim Tate And same with Fred Meyer because we're Costco members. And like at one place, we saved 30 cents per gallon by just driving a mile down the road and going to a Costco instead. And so, you know, I mean, it's not always worth it, but at 30 cents a gallon, it saved us about five or six bucks. So it was worth the little one mile down the road type thing. [00:06:28.440] - Kim Tate But I think gas buddy's just great because you can really see that, oh, in this city, should I fill up now where our hotel is or should we get on the road for an hour and then fill up? Because I'm I kind of like to keep my gas really full, especially when I'm traveling on my own. Yeah. I'm like, once it gets below a half a tank, I'm like, okay, keep my eyes open, you know, where's where's the next gas fill up? [00:06:48.000] - Kim Tate I'm going to do so anyways. But yes, a gas buddy was good. And then the one piece of tech that I absolutely loved and like full disclosure, these guys sent me this item by skosh and I got it from CES, which took place virtually in January. [00:07:02.340] - Kim Tate It's called The Fresh Air HEPA Air Purifier. It's an air purifier that's like a cylinder. So it almost is like a coffee tumbler type thing. And it actually fits perfectly like in a cup holder in a car. [00:07:14.190] - Kim Tate And I was wondering, I'm like, OK, how much use are my going to get on this? But we're going on a road trip. So I said, sure, send it to me, I'll try it out. [00:07:20.820] - Kim Tate And it was so useful for these days of like eating in the car, because I will admit we ate McDonald's a couple of times and then one time we actually got like fish in the car, like fish and chips and coleslaw, and we're eating it in the car. And even though you throw the garbage away, your car still kind of stinks. And I turn this thing on after we would eat. And it really worked like it was amazing. And then the next morning, because almost every day for me, I have a really sensitive nose. [00:07:46.140] - Kim Tate And so. Yeah. So you know how you park in the hotel and like, you don't really notice it because you've been in the car the whole day. [00:07:51.750] - Kim Tate But then you go sleep in the hotel and then you come out the next morning, you open your car and you're like, OK, yeah, it smells like fish or McDonald's or whatever. I did not experience that on this trip at all. And so I think this thing really helps. So anyway, that's my one piece of advice [00:08:05.220] - Tamara Gruber We ate in the car a ton also because it was just safer and I told Hannah, she's going to turn into a chicken nugget because they're going to start, like, calling her Nugget. I think we had more fast food in those two weeks than we've had like the last two years. It was crazy, but it's just easier and honestly, like it felt safer, like some of those kind of things. So, yeah, usually I would love to do all the local stuff, but we didn't this time, so I could have used that for sure. [00:08:30.540] - Kim Tate Yeah, it's and I mean it is, I think it's, I think it's ninety nine dollars so it's not cheap, cheap. But if you do spend a lot of time in the car, I was, I was impressed with it. I felt like it worked. So I'm just thinking also like after picking up kids from athletic practice might be good. [00:08:46.080] - Tamara Gruber Definitely. Yeah, for sure. So I remember even when we were we were talking a couple of years ago about that road trip that you took out West with like a bunch of teenagers near like. [00:08:56.910] - Kim Tate Yes. Their feet. Yes. Yes, I remember that. Yeah. Perfect timing for, like, you know, summer road trips with teens. [00:09:05.130] - Tamara Gruber Well, those are definitely good recommendations. I would feel like we didn't use nearly as much, although I will say that I lived with the Calm App because I needed that to for background noise, for sleeping. [00:09:18.510] - Tamara Gruber And I also tried I think we're going to talk about this when we get into our interview. But I did just get some air pod pros and they're supposed to be noise canceling. But let me tell you, it's not quite enough to block out my husband's snoring. And the other thing is I didn't realize how short their time frame was because I used to have, like, the Bose sleep buds and they would last night. So these like go, they stop, they run out of battery at like six hours or so. [00:09:44.220] - Tamara Gruber And so I would find myself like waking up and then I would take them out and I would like put them in the, you know, in the charger and like just like kind of like doze a little bit, hold it in my hand for a while. Then when, like, it always seemed the time of morning when Glenn got really loud. [00:09:58.440] - Tamara Gruber So then I would put him back in for like another hour or so, like I need to charge these things. But the calm app at least, you know, like, well, it does do some calming. I actually enjoy it for sleeping, but I like the this kind of the sounds that they have. [00:10:12.120] - Tamara Gruber So, yeah, that was really my only thing, although I definitely need. Those little tinier, you know, earplug things that go in the ear, yes, these things definitely still hurt as a side sleeper. [00:10:23.400] - Kim Tate So, yeah, I, I couldn't handle that because like you said, I'm a side sleeper, so. [00:10:28.950] - Tamara Gruber Well, I know that Scott has a lot of other recommendations for us, so why don't we jump over and start chatting with him and find out what other tech he has to recommend. [00:10:45.960] - Tamara Gruber So today we're here with Scott Tharler, and he's a gadget expert with over 20 years of experience writing consumer technology columns for Club Life magazine gear patrol Maxim, Fodor's Travel, American Airlines and others. He's also performed live gadget demonstrations on TV and radio, as well as for public schools and libraries. [00:11:03.900] - Tamara Gruber And this past fall, Scott also launched the Family CTO, which is a new kind of gadget site which helps you enhance your digital lifestyle with fun and practical gadgets. So welcome, Scott. [00:11:14.340] - Scott Tharler Hey, thanks for having me here. [00:11:16.110] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, it's nice to talk to a gadget guy because I think, you know, I know Kim has reviewed quite a bit of gear in the past, you know, on her website. And I come from a tech background. So I think we both have that in our brains, which is probably why we started podcasting together, too. [00:11:32.820] - Kim Tate Yeah, I'm excited. I've always kind of been an early adopter, too, which my husband hates because he he never buys the first iteration of something. He always waits a little longer. And I'm sort of getting into his line of thinking, but I still like having the brand new gadget. [00:11:46.860] - Scott Tharler Well, there's something nice about having something that helps you out when you need it most. And I'm so into travel tech because that's it's the whole reason I got into gadgets. It's when you want something to help you enjoy stuff more or you want to make sure that you're connected and whatever that means to you, tech can help you on your trip. [00:12:07.980] - Tamara Gruber So before we jump into some specific tech recommendations, can you tell us a little bit about, like, your family and how did you get into tech as a career? [00:12:17.740] - Scott Tharler Sure, well, I'm married with three kids, they are 10, eight and four, which is they are interesting ages. I think every age is an interesting age, but those are interesting as they're starting to get to those preteen and teen years. [00:12:32.410] - Scott Tharler I got into gadgets, I guess I was always into watches. I first started getting into watches, probably when I was about my kids' age. I was like eight or ten and I had a fancy watch that could not only digitally tell you the time, but the seconds. And it had an alarm like that's what passed for fancy back then. And from there that was like my gateway drug to gadgets. I had watches that could tell you the temperature, that had a calculator that played games that could dial the phone. [00:13:04.540] - Scott Tharler And it's very funny now because I don't even wear a watch now. But watches were kind of how I got into it because I just love the idea of always having some tech with me. [00:13:13.960] - Kim Tate That's cool. I was always jealous. I was not a Swatch kid. I wanted a Swatch, but my family couldn't afford one. So when you speak of watches, I kind of have these flashbacks to my nervousness of people who own the Swatch watches. And I remember playing Snake on a couple watch I had at some point. [00:13:34.300] - Scott Tharler Yeah, there's definitely some Swatch envy out there, but I, I still look at watches. I'm jealous of my kids because now their watches have cameras and stuff built in and apps and they're listening to music from them and stuff like I literally couldn't have even dreamed of back then. [00:13:51.940] - Kim Tate So we know that Tamara and I, we love tech and we're definitely into it. And so we're definitely excited about this and helping our listeners learn a little more about maybe some cool travel tech. [00:14:02.650] - Kim Tate So outside of your phone, what do you think is the best tech gadget that somebody could bring with them when they're traveling? [00:14:10.500] - Scott Tharler You know, it's a tough one because there's so many, you know, on some level, I'm I'm almost disappointed if I don't get stopped going through TSA because it's like, dude, I have so many things with me, I'm going to say something disappointing. My most favorite gadget is just my brain, because I am always thinking, like, OK, what am I going to be doing? [00:14:31.380] - Scott Tharler How am I going to be using this? And so what winds up happening is there's not just one special gadget, but I take a lot of time to pack cords and adapters and accessories to make sure that I have what I need so that if I'm in the car, you know, OK, we're going to be renting a car. So I'm going to want to bring a car adapter so I can charge my stuff in the car or I want an audio, Jack, so I can make sure that if I want to play something from the TV in this place that we're staying at, that I can play it on this. [00:15:06.060] - Scott Tharler So it tends to be more functional stuff. And I start packing. My wife will say, like, oh, are you packed already? I'm like, yeah, yeah. I just need to throw some clothes in a bag. Like I always have trousers. [00:15:20.910] - Scott Tharler It's always electronics first because I really it's like when you pack you think, what am I going to be doing? I'm going to be going hiking. So I need comfortable shoes, comfortable socks and a water bottle and a hat. I do the same thing, but I think I want to make sure that my water bottle has a sensor on it to tell me that I'm drinking enough water. And given that we're going to be hiking, I'll probably want to bring a three hundred and sixty degree camera so that I can take pictures of everything around me and really get some great panoramic shots. [00:15:50.820] - Tamara Gruber So you're not a minimalist, I think is what you're saying when it comes to to travel? [00:15:55.980] - Scott Tharler I, I try to be I'm in theory. Well, when I'm packing, I'm not a minimalist. I have all sorts of redundancy when I'm packing. But when I actually go out. Yeah. I don't want to be schlepping around. You know, if we're at a waterfall in a state park, I want to be enjoying the waterfall. I don't want to be fumbling through my bag looking for just the right stand or just the right camera, just the right anything. It's important to know when to put your gadgets down and actually just enjoy where you are. [00:16:25.730] - Kim Tate Yeah, I think that's a great point. [00:16:26.930] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, and there's only so much you can fit in your bag, I always find, like I finally ended up selling my drone because I found I was always trying to bring, like, a tripod, my camera, the drone, all the cords, your laptop, you know, like ever your GoPro for the actual shots and too much stuff. [00:16:45.090] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. But anyway, I thought it would be helpful if we kind of break it down into different kinds of travel when we're talking about family travel and see, you know, maybe some of your recommendations for that type of environment, you know, what will help us in, you know, different types of travel environments. So maybe we can start with road trips since a lot of people are doing those right now. Do you have any tech gadgets that you would really recommend for people going on a road trip? [00:17:08.120] - Tamara Gruber And I say this, Kim and I are both, you know, have big road trips coming up, so. [00:17:12.720] - Scott Tharler So the first one I mentioned is a car adapter. There are plenty of ones where there are very small ones that can charge to a USB like a regular if you have your charging cord with you and they can do a USB, see if you have that kind of a device. So I would look for something small that can charge multiple devices at once. [00:17:34.020] - Scott Tharler And then also I think stands are important things that hold your phone or your tablet in place. I just got this really interesting one called a go donut, and I do not like the name of it, but it is actually it's like four inches across. I'm actually holding one right now and it's like the size of a donut. And then it has these slits in there that allow you to put your phone or tablet at different angles. And so you could put this on, say, the armrest and then everybody in the back seat is watching something. [00:18:05.640] - Scott Tharler So that's cool. There are other ones out there that are more they would keep it more secure. So if you're bouncing all over the place, you don't have to worry about it going. This is I mean, it's pretty steady, but there are other things that I bring along that are more like a clamp that clamps on to one end and then it clamps your phone into place. [00:18:24.180] - Kim Tate Yeah, I've seen those that, like, clamp onto the headrest and then lock in the phone. And I've always felt like those were a little safe, you know, nice. A little bit of a safety in case there was an accident or something. You don't have this projectile flying around. [00:18:35.580] - Scott Tharler Yeah, you don't. You want as a rule, you want like the fewest number of things flying around the cabin. So there's actually one there's a company called Iotti and I'll send you a link and we can put it in the show notes. But they have this it looks sort of like a charging stand, but it's a suction cup that goes to an arm and holds your phone in place. And it actually has Alexa built in. And so you have your Amazon smart assistant with you in the phone, in the car, and then you basically just tell in the app, the Alexa app, that you want this to work. [00:19:12.060] - Scott Tharler So I know that whenever we go someplace, we go to an Airbnb or a hotel or whatever, the kids feel like they're more at home. If Alexa is there and I'm not going to bring the Alexa speaker everywhere we go, but it's nice to know if you're in the car, you can say, hey, Alexa, how far are we from the nearest restaurant or whatever? And it's a it's a hands free thing. So you don't have to worry about, you know, fumbling with your phone or your tablet while you're driving. [00:19:40.140] - Tamara Gruber I wish I had something like that when my daughter was little and she would just ask so many questions when we were driving. And I was always like, why don't you write that down in your notebook and we'll look that up when we get home because mommy didn't know the answers. [00:19:53.610] - Scott Tharler Yeah, there are so many ways of passing the time. And I think, you know, I think gadgets are one way, but I like the fact that my kids are getting old enough that we can do all sorts of fun word games and math games and more of like the kind of things that I would do as a kid to pass the time when I wasn't we didn't have phones or anything like we didn't even read in the car. It was just sort of playing games. [00:20:17.910] - Scott Tharler And so there's part of that. But for people who do use their phones and tablets a lot, it's good to have something like we boost, which is basically it boosts your cellular. So if you're going to be driving and getting, you know, a change of scenery, you could be going through some parts that you're only getting one or two bars. And so it's good to know that you have connectivity. And so there are things that are it's either a stand that you put your phone in or it could be something that boosts several devices, like whatever devices are in the car so that you always have cellular service. [00:20:53.700] - Scott Tharler And I think that's a good one for people who are thinking about road trips. That's really cool. [00:20:58.680] - Kim Tate Yeah. Especially as since so many of us rely on our phone GPS and you have those little moments where it's like, I can't find you any longer and you're driving along hoping that you're not going to miss a turn. Yeah, yeah. [00:21:09.810] - Tamara Gruber It looks like you're driving through outer space or you're off the road. [00:21:14.640] - Kim Tate Anything else about road trips? [00:21:17.130] - Scott Tharler Road trips are interesting because it's not like when you're flying, you think I want to bring the fewest number of things possible and things need to be light. When you're bringing stuff on a road trip, then that's when I would think about bringing a drone instead of, you know, a different camera. So there are drones that sometimes I'll bring a drone along. [00:21:39.390] - Scott Tharler It's not like an always thing. But I do think that there's some things that you think like, oh, I'll I'll just put this in the back and then if I use it, it's OK. Coolers are a good example. Actually, it's funny because they're not really super techie, but I started to write a piece about Cooler's because I love the the family CTO is all about the lifestyle and like, what are you doing? What problem are you solving? [00:22:02.760] - Scott Tharler And there are a lot of different colors. And I didn't know until I did the research that in this article I'm going over like ten different kinds of cooler's. So, for instance, you might have a backpack cooler if you're going hiking, you might have something where it's more about the kind that you put when you're rolling onto the beach. So you want to make sure it has good wheels that go in the sand or there might be a different kind that does better for ice retention if you're going out camping. [00:22:29.900] - Scott Tharler And so it really depends on the kind of trip. And so for all of these gadgets, it's thinking about what are you going to do and how can the technology serve you rather than how do I get 100 gadgets into my car? It's really thinking about the the purpose of the gadgets. [00:22:47.780] - Kim Tate Yeah, I think you have to think also quickly about Coolers. We have like a little mini fridge for cars. That's supposed to be like a cooler. But we've realized it's really a pain in a way because it's really hard to open the door unless you keep a cushion kind of around it. So you can't pack the car as tight as you'd want, whereas if you have one that opens from the top, you could just open it and grab something out of it. [00:23:08.090] - Kim Tate And then when they started inventing the car light, I don't know, I'm so old. I just noticed a cigarette light adapter. But whatever that's called and the 120 volt or something in the back, those worked so well because he could plug those fridges right in the back. But we still have older cars and so we don't have one of those. But when we've rented cars on a trip, it's been nice to be able to plug directly in back there instead of having a big cord going all the way up to the front. [00:23:33.380] - Scott Tharler Yeah, and they have some now. There's a company called Go Son that has essentially the ice list cooler and it's solar powered. So you can not even have to worry about that. You can charge it up beforehand and then use solar to just keep it going if you're especially if you're out camping and stuff like that and you have some sunshine. [00:23:52.250] - Kim Tate That's awesome. Oh, well, what about for hotel rooms and vacation rentals, you know? And I have a few of those coming up. So any products that you think, you know, we mentioned the Alexa, but anything else you think maybe makes it feel a little more comfortable tech wise? [00:24:08.820] - Scott Tharler Yeah, I mean, tech wise, the first two things I always think of are basically power and audio or power and entertainment. [00:24:17.520] - Scott Tharler So for power, I have this thing here called the Egg Tronic Power Bar, and you can't see it because we're on a podcast. But it's essentially like it looks like a bar that's about the size of a maybe a thicker version of like a big remote control. And then there are three spots on it. And it's essentially a battery that you can wirelessly charge like two phones and a smartwatch on at the same time. And I love that because I don't want to have to start worrying about where am I digging for outlets. [00:24:48.360] - Scott Tharler And I'm not going to bring the same dock that I have by the side of my bed. You know, I don't want to start worrying about that. And so it's nice and portable and it's a big battery. So it is going to charge like three things and and be good. What's another one? I think for entertainment stuff, you could bring a streaming stick. So like a Roku or an Amazon fire stick. Those are fun to bring because it's little. [00:25:14.220] - Scott Tharler And if you're someplace where either they don't have a lot of TV or you get stuck on a rainy day, you can sort of plug in your streaming stick, whatever it is, into the HDMI port of the back of the TV and then give it power. You do have to remember to bring your remote. I've done that where I forgot to bring the remote. But if you do that, then essentially it's like you're bringing your entire collection of entertainment like you never, never in the old days would you have brought like a DVD player and a remote and three hundred DVDs. [00:25:46.440] - Scott Tharler But this you're just bringing bringing something that's like the size of a USB drive and you basically have all your movies. So I like the idea of doing that. It just has to connect to whatever the the Wi-Fi is. [00:25:59.250] - Kim Tate And my girls actually we've forgotten remotes before, but they'll use their phones. So I guess at least with the Amazon fire, it has an app that you can use as a remote on your phone. [00:26:07.980] - Scott Tharler So, yeah, and that's a great backup. I've actually had to do that with the Roku before. So as long as as long as your phone is on the same Wi-Fi network as the streaming stick, then that's a great workaround. [00:26:20.400] - Tamara Gruber It's funny, my daughter just asked me the other day, I think the Grammys are going to be on on a certain night or some awards show that she went to watch while we were traveling. [00:26:28.560] - Tamara Gruber And she's like, do you think the hotel will have CBS? They are so used, like only doing streaming kind of stuff they don't even know, like regular TV? [00:26:38.700] - Scott Tharler Yeah, yeah. I my kids are growing up in a very interesting world where, like, if they can't listen to the exact song that they want or watch the exact movie that they want. Right. Then, then they're just befuddled. Like, why can't we? Because in the olden days we had to wait for things like we had to wait for a commercial. [00:26:57.450] - Scott Tharler And then when The Wizard of Oz comes on once a year, you see it. You don't just say, like, you know, play Wizard of Oz and then it just shows up. [00:27:04.200] - Kim Tate Yeah, we actually just had that last night where we were going to watch a movie and, you know, they were ready to just rent it for three bucks. And I was like, well, let me just check and see if it's on anything, because we have all these services and then we also pay for Comcast. And sure enough, it was free on Comcast through like Fox Channel or whatever. And they were like, oh, but it has ads and commercials, mom. I'm like, too bad we're going to take advantage of this like free streaming and not pay three bucks for it. [00:27:33.990] - Kim Tate But they're just so like they just expect that they can just get it. And it's kind of funny. And we also happen to pay for Spotify, even though we already pay for YouTube music because they like Spotify and all their friends are on Spotify. And so I don't know. This tech tech world is when you have teenagers, it becomes a another level. [00:27:54.180] - Scott Tharler Yeah, I mean, you were talking about swatches, I remember there was a thing when I was in junior high school of that people would have these jackets that could pack into themselves and it was like fold up jacket and everybody had it. [00:28:08.160] - Scott Tharler And so, you know, that's one thing if you're buying like a 30 dollar jacket, but then there's like headphones and laptops and phones and there's so much stuff that teenagers are going to want to have that that seems overwhelming to me. So that's sort of what I'm bracing for. So you mentioned if you go to a vacation house or a rental or something like that, one of the things you might not be used to are the sounds that are going on. [00:28:32.160] - Scott Tharler And so I like to bring they're either passive or active noise canceling earbuds. And by passive, I mean it literally is just an earplug. And there's a particular brand called Loop that I like. And then for active, that's more of what you're used to for noise canceling. But these are tiny. There's a company out of Finland called Quiet On and they're so small that they fit into your ears and you can actually sleep with them on and they will last the whole night. [00:28:58.950] - Scott Tharler And it makes a big difference if it is canceled out snoring and other environmental sounds that I just didn't want to hear that help me sleep better on vacation because you want to be you want to be actually awake to enjoy your vacation. So it's nice to to be fully rested. [00:29:14.450] - Tamara Gruber I'm gonna have to look those up because I think I've talked about on the podcast before, I used to use the Bose sleep buds and then the battery stopped working and then the company recalled them actually because they couldn't get the battery to work and actually refunded me, even though it was I had had the product for a year. And I've been wanting them to come out with a new one. I think they did just come out with a new one. But then I also just recently finally gave in and got the Apple AirPods that are noise canceling. [00:29:39.870] - Tamara Gruber So they're not as small. So obviously not as comfortable, but they at least are multipurpose. But those sound those aren't great because that is always my issue is snoring and definitely any hall noise. When you're in a hotel like I can't stand when people walk by, like late at night making lots of noise or you're near the elevator or the ice machine, you know, something like that. Yeah. [00:29:59.460] - Scott Tharler Or people that don't realize that, like after 10:00 p.m., maybe just don't stand in the hallway talking. They're actually other people who are families who might want to get to sleep. I always feel like such an old person saying that. But, you know, we just paid to come down here, stayed at Disney Resort and we're going to be going before the park opens. So maybe get back into your room and have that conversation. [00:30:19.900] - Tamara Gruber That's why I hate when you either know that there's a wedding there because, you know, there's going to be the drunk people coming back late or when there's some kind of sports sports team tournament, it's those kids are going to be like, we're running up and down the hallways. [00:30:31.180] - Tamara Gruber Yep, yep. So we talked about kind of in the hotel room where vacation rental. We talked about in the car. I know it's been a long time since we've flown. We're probably a lot of us, maybe not everybody. But, you know, what are some things that you would recommend to use on a flight to make it more comfortable or more enjoyable? [00:30:50.040] - Scott Tharler Well, you know, I said that I am very much into the adapters and the cables and everything, but I don't want to be reaching into my bag until like a rat's nest of stuff to try to get at whatever I'm getting at. [00:31:03.420] - Scott Tharler So I like having an organizer that's just four cables and little accessories like that. There's a great company you probably know about them called Nomatic. And it's that the last part of it is spelled like automatic. So Nomatic has great suitcases and bags. And I just discovered that they have some other sort of everyday carriers, like a wallet, a very minimalist wallet that just carries your cash and cards in with this little material, as you can imagine. And then they have this thing that they just call their travel organizer. [00:31:35.220] - Scott Tharler That's exactly for what I just said. So it carries spare batteries and earbuds and memory cards and all your wires and things so that when you you know that you want to take something from that out, you can just pull out one thing, open it up, and there you have it. So I like that. You know, the old thing used to be, like you said, Bose, like everybody, you would walk down the aisle and you could just see like 20 different people wearing Bose headphones. [00:32:01.140] - Scott Tharler And those are great. But it's not it's not the first thing I think of. I think of like, are my kids going to be set? And I'm not necessarily going to get them three hundred dollar headphones. So I like the idea of getting them their own headphones. There's a company called Puro that makes great kids' headphones that are actually stylish and they are a volume limiting so they can't crank it up over eighty five decibels, which can cause hearing damage. [00:32:29.250] - Scott Tharler So I love Puro headphones for that. [00:32:32.190] - Scott Tharler And then the most important little accessory you can have sometimes, especially if you have two kids, is a splitter, but they actually make them. Now there's a company called 12 s that make something called the Air Fly Pro and it's basically a Bluetooth adapter. And so it works both ways. So way number one is that if you plug this into the armrest or sometimes they have like an audio jack in the back of the headrest, you plug this in and then you can have two different sets of Bluetooth earphones listening to that same audio, whatever that is. So that's a great thing to stop fights for 90 minutes. [00:33:13.830] - Kim Tate But it actually works important because I can't tell you how many times I've seen people bring Bluetooth headphones on a flight without their, you know, the cord that all the Bluetooth come with. But they forget the cord because they're just used to using Bluetooth and then they have the seatback entertainment for like a long international flight and they can't do anything that they have to ask for. [00:33:32.250] - Kim Tate One of the pay five dollars for the cheap, you know, dollar store earbuds from the airline. [00:33:37.770] - Tamara Gruber I still have like a JetBlue survey in my little travel kit, because for Hannah, I've had to do that a few times. [00:33:43.090] - Scott Tharler Yeah, yeah. It's awful. And these actually this 12 South product I just mentioned, there's another kind of Bluetooth adapter, which is it can take wird headphones and make them Bluetooth so it works the other way. So if you have your favorite wired headphones or earbuds or whatever, you can plug those into this and then it can be Bluetooth to whatever your phone or whatever is the source of playing the music. Cool, and I'll give one shout out of something that happened to me is, you know, wireless earbuds are so popular and like air pods, they actually have like little and this is not techie, but I don't know what you would call it. [00:34:23.460] - Kim Tate It reminds me of like glasses holders like that. You would keep on a pair of glasses to be able to hang there. But I had an earbud in and I was kind of falling asleep and it popped out of my ear. And then I'm like looking all over the floor for this earbud that just fell down. And, you know, it's not a good you don't want to be digging around for a earbud on the floor of an airplane. [00:34:42.660] - Kim Tate So just a heads up that if you are using earbuds, it might, you know, see if you can look into any that have a some kind of like especially it works with the airports. I know where you can keep them together. So if one pops out, you don't. It's attached to the other one. [00:34:56.910] - Tamara Gruber Still, I feel like that's why they make the announcement now. Like if you lose something, don't you know, like call your flight attendant or something. Yeah. [00:35:05.430] - Scott Tharler Yeah. I don't want to be digging around on the floor for anything that's I don't know. Everybody has their own thing with germs in most places like around my house, if something falls on the floor, I will pick it up and eat it. That's fine. But there's certain floors where I just go like I don't even like walking around. Hotel room floor is like without socks on. So I don't know. [00:35:28.650] - Kim Tate I hear you there. Well, why don't we move on and just quickly chat about photography? Because a huge part of travel is taking photos. So I know this can go down a huge you know, it could be an episode on its own, but just, you know, kind of top level. Do you have any favorite gear that you like to bring on family vacations for photography? Yeah, definitely, there are a bunch of different factors, I won't go into drones because we talked about that. [00:35:54.430] - Scott Tharler I think one thing is most people don't even think about bringing a traditional camera, you know, like the old school camera. And so if you're going to be using your smartphone, then there are a couple of things that you can do to make it even better. There's a company called Pictou that has something called the they're pro grip, that it does a few things. First of all, it looks like sort of half of a camera. And so it looks and feels like you're holding a camera. [00:36:23.770] - Scott Tharler So it's not you don't have to do that weird thing where you're like scissoring your your pinky and your pointer to try to hold your camera when you're taking pictures. But it actually will charge your phone while it's in there and it has some actual real life buttons on there. So you can do things like bring up a different mode or zoom in or actually take the picture by clicking a button, which is nice because then you don't have to, like, look away and fumble and touch your screen. [00:36:50.770] - Scott Tharler So having something like that is fun. Another thing if you're going to be using your phone is a gimble. Have you guys ever used a gimble when shooting photos or videos? Yeah, we've. Yeah, yeah. [00:37:03.280] - Kim Tate I own the Osmo pockets but and then the Osmo mobile too so. [00:37:11.290] - Scott Tharler Yeah. So like that's the DJI product. A lot of these drone companies realize they're making things that allow the drones to be steady and take great pictures. Hey, why don't we make everybody's picture study. So I would recommend having a gimble with you. [00:37:26.090] - Kim Tate I think for video mainly like if you're shooting video is what I've noticed on that. So, yeah, kind of my go to for that. [00:37:32.890] - Scott Tharler There's sort of something nostalgic like when you picture, if you picture like your parents, your grandparents like, oh, remember those pictures we took from Bermuda in the fifties? You picture it being kind of shaky. So there's something nice about it. But if you plan on watching something for more than like two minutes, like you really don't want shaky video. So it's nice to just get rid of that. Another thing that's good to have is if you're going to be taking a lot of pictures and videos, that's going to take up a lot of memory. [00:37:57.160] - Scott Tharler And so it's good to have a back up of memory. And so Western Digital makes a product that's basically like a wireless drive. It's about let's say I have it here. It's like about six inches by six inches and maybe an inch thick. And you can take if you do have a camera that you're shooting off of, you can take the memory card from that, put it in, and it will automatically back up your pictures. And it's a wireless drive, meaning that you can then everybody on their own phones can load up the app and see whatever pictures or video you shot from that. [00:38:34.180] - Scott Tharler So you could actually have a bunch of videos that are just on there. And then if you're waiting at the airport, you could be everybody could be looking at pictures and watching them and talking about them on their phones and stuff. [00:38:45.580] - Scott Tharler So I like having a way of backing up stuff so that I don't lose pictures that I've taken. I guess another one would be there's a company called Insta 360. And I actually just talked about this product called the Go on my podcast, and it's like the size of your pinky. And they just came out with the go to just this week. And it's so small that I read somewhere that it weighs the same as six pieces of paper. Like, it's super duper small and this is the kind of thing that you could wear and you can program it to just take pictures like every 30 seconds or every whatever. [00:39:26.620] - Scott Tharler And so it's a great action cam because it actually does it uses some software to do some stabilization optically. And then it's just also good because there are a lot of fun effects. [00:39:40.360] - Scott Tharler You can do slow motion, you can do time lapse. So like if you want to see, you know, it's kind of pretty to see a time lapse picture of, like the clouds going by along the beach in Hawaii or seeing a sunset or just seeing the rush of people in a city. So there are a lot of different fun effects that you can do and they make it really easy to edit stuff. And so it's a great little camera. [00:40:01.540] - Scott Tharler But really, the secret sauce is the editing. It's so easy to make really fun effects and it's just a new way. Instead of like, you know, in the old days, you take a picture, you print it out, you look at it like that's all there is to do with it. This there's so many different ways of sort of making your memories into a more of a multimedia experience. So I like their stuff. So what does that look like? [00:40:24.850] - Tamara Gruber I'm just trying to, like, picture how small it is. Is it you like clips on? [00:40:30.320] - Scott Tharler Yeah, so they have different mounts and clips, the one that I have, the original one is it has a magnetic back. So you would put like the magnetic back one little piece of it under your shirt and then this on your shirt on their website. They show people literally like it's on a sweatband or on a hat. You can clip it on there. [00:40:48.410] - Scott Tharler So it's more of like your eyes, your perspective, but it is tiny. And so there is sort of a conundrum with with having tiny tech. Like you just said, the last thing you want is to have a couple hundred dollar action cam falling on the floor of your airplane and then you don't know where it is or that you lose it in your Airbnb or wherever you are. So they have some some really good accessories that help you mount it to different places because they want you to be mounting onto your bike or your car or whatever so that you can take some interesting shots. [00:41:22.060] - Tamara Gruber Kim, all I can think about is how many how much photo editing you're doing to, like, straighten the horizon. [00:41:27.140] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Yeah. It sounds like it's like stitching together and so [00:41:35.210] - Scott Tharler yeah, it'll stitch it together and then it's all this artificial intelligence stuff that you basically upload this stuff and it says, OK, I will tell you what your best shots were or I will put together a montage of like all the coolest video that you did. So that's that's what makes it really cool, I think. Yeah. [00:41:56.180] - Tamara Gruber But otherwise it sounds a little bit overwhelming. I'm just thinking back to back in the day when we would all come back from a trip and make like a photo book, you know, like how many of those photo books did we actually do? And, you know, like kind of I know I gave up on them in about twenty fifteen or something like that. [00:42:13.010] - Tamara Gruber But so that's we've certainly covered a lot so far. I'm just curious. We've talked a lot about hardware, but do you have any favorite travel apps that you like to use when you're planning? [00:42:23.990] - Scott Tharler You know, I'm so boring when it comes to that. I really just use Kayak to to look at what the best flights are because I just love the granularity of being able to say, you know, I want under this price range with no red eyes going through these airports. But for these dates, I tend to book hotels on Priceline. And because I do, I've become like a VIP gold. And so I just like the express deals. And if I what I like about Priceline is that you can get a good rate, but it it really rewards flexibility, which most travel does like. [00:42:59.780] - Scott Tharler And so if you don't have to stay in an exact place at an exact time, you just know, I want to be somewhere near Charlottesville because we're going to go on the Skyline Drive. And so, you know, within twenty miles you can find something that is a good deal. So I like those you know, there actually some apps I've used. You're talking about road trips. There's one called INRIX. That is a it's basically a traffic monitoring. [00:43:26.960] - Scott Tharler And I know other people use Waze or just Google Maps. It's sort of built in. But INRIX, I found if you say I'm going from here to here, it's the most accurate way of doing real time updates to say actually based on traffic, we think it would be best if you went this way. And then it has another interesting thing where you can slide the timeline. So it would say like, OK, it's three thirty, but what if we left at four and it will use whatever fancy eye is out there thinking of what's going to happen with the traffic to say, you know, if you go at three thirty, it's going to take you an hour. But if you go at four, it's only going to take you thirty five minutes. [00:44:04.580] - Scott Tharler So I kind of like that. Other than that, I think there's there actually some interesting things that are more like programs that I found. My daughter is currently in the fourth grade and apparently that's a magical age because there's a program that the government has called every kid outdoors where they get like a free pass to every state park or every national park. Every national park. Yeah. [00:44:27.920] - Kim Tate And so and they actually expand it to fifth graders this year as well because of the shutdown last year. [00:44:33.410] - Scott Tharler Yeah, and that's great. And there was another thing here I happened to be in in New York. And they have there's a program called Ski in New York where fourth graders can ski for free. So it's a golden time to be nine or ten years old. Like, there's all sorts of fun things, but I think it's just a matter of sort of looking out there and seeing what cool programs happen to be out there. The the only thing that I don't know if you've heard of, there's a site out there called Sky Hour. [00:44:58.250] - Scott Tharler Have you heard of that one? Sky Hour our is an interesting one. [00:45:02.210] - Kim Tate I know you can imagine what it does, but. [00:45:04.010] - Scott Tharler Yeah, yeah. No, it's like you when you recently had I think her name is Danielle from the the thought card, she was talking about saving up for trips. It's actually something to help you save up for trips, but it's something where people can help out. And the basis of it is that you pay for hours of flight, you're not paying for distance. You're not paying for like this is how much it is. [00:45:25.790] - Scott Tharler You literally I think it's something like, you know, it's sixty dollars. For an hour of flight and so you can start to do the math and realize, like if you're going to Florida or California, that might not make sense, but actually going to Europe, that's not that crazy. Like, it's not that crazy that you would pay for, you know, five or six hours to certain places in Europe. And so if I know you're going on a trip, I could say, hey, Kim, I'm going to donate an hour to your trip and then either other people add more hours to that or you just pay whatever the differences. [00:45:58.930] - Scott Tharler But it's basically good on any airlines. You're just paying for something that then gets instead of transferring points into a flight, it's if you have the right number of hours that turns into a flight. So I just thought that was an interesting spin on things I hadn't seen before. That's really cool. [00:46:15.430] - Kim Tate Yeah, I was thinking it was going to be I know there's websites that'll show you like the Sunrise and Sunset Times for specific locations so that you can do it. So I was thinking when you said Skaara, that was what I was doing. It was. But that sounds way cooler. And I think that would be really good. I was thinking to my graduation trips type thing where, you know, you can say, hey, donate an hour of flight time or something. [00:46:36.010] - Tamara Gruber That's pretty cool. [00:46:37.010] - Scott Tharler Yeah, but it's also that factor, like you're saying with your other guest, where you get to see it building up. So you get to see, oh, cool, I have this much towards my trip and it's not just like maybe I'll get to go on the trip or maybe I won't. Right. [00:46:51.280] - Tamara Gruber Right. You know, that's really neat. It makes you think of like when people get married and they register where you can kind of donate towards their honeymoon or something like that, it'd be another neat way to use it. [00:47:01.720] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, exactly. Well, we've certainly have talked about a lot of things, but we have a question for you that we ask all of our guests. And I imagine that you're is still going to have some kind of tech angle to it since you talked about water bottles of sensors and all these kind of things. But do you have any favorite brand of clothing or, you know, what do you wear when you travel? [00:47:23.800] - Scott Tharler I definitely do. And I think the first one is called Scotte Vest. And I am I am not the Scott and Scotte Vest. It's actually a friend of mine, Scott Jordan, that I've known for 20 years. And I love his stuff because it started off as just being literally like a fishing vest with a bunch of pockets in it. But it's grown to be shirts. I'm actually wearing a what they call their camping shirt now. It's it's like a nice short sleeved button down shirt. [00:47:49.210] - Scott Tharler They have pants and shorts and dresses. They even have a mask nowadays. But all of their stuff is based on not just having a lot of pockets, but bringing your tech with you. And I know when I'm going on a business trip, if I have the blazer, they have like a sport jacket with a lot of stuff. It literally saves me like a carry ons worth of stuff that I can put in there. And so I have cords and batteries and a lot of the stuff that I talked about, I will have in specific pockets in that. [00:48:19.390] - Scott Tharler So I'm a big fan of Scotty. [00:48:21.280] - Tamara Gruber Best you can tell your friend Scott that I also own two of the long cardigans that they have for women with those big, deep pockets. [00:48:29.650] - Scott Tharler Cool. Yeah. I mean, they they really have expanded. They have I guess they never got into shoes, but they have underwear. There's all sorts of stuff like if you want to for some reason, if you want to be walking around your hotel room and your underwear, but you also want your phone with you, then they've got you covered. [00:48:46.370] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I'm really picturing the pocket, you said. [00:48:50.210] - Scott Tharler Yeah, there's there's all sorts of fun ways that could go. But but basically I, I always have something. I always have like one or two things with me that are like it's usually like a polo shirt and a t shirt or, you know, like a camping shirt and a t shirt that have these pockets built in. And it's just it's nice. And it's also I think people nowadays are more accepting of the fact that you're going to have tech with you, but you still don't want to look like you're schlepping around a bunch of stuff. [00:49:18.610] - Scott Tharler So it's good at hiding the fact that you have definitely. [00:49:22.150] - Kim Tate I agree. Yeah. [00:49:23.380] - Scott Tharler The other one that I tend to bring with me, it's an Italian shoe company called ACBC and it stands for anything can be changed. And basically these are these you might have heard of these. They're like zip up shoes. And what I mean by that is that you bring along like one pair of soles and then you zip the tops off like and right here I'm actually holding them in my hand. And so if you're hiking during the day and you're walking around another part of the day and then at night you're going to be going to some nicer event or just going out to a nice dinner, then you could basically have just three sets of the tops that you zip on to the bottom and it takes up way less space. [00:50:04.480] - Scott Tharler You know, like when I go to the annual Consumer Electronics Show, I could have five pairs of shoes, but it takes up not that much more than just one or two pairs of shoes in my bag. [00:50:15.550] - Tamara Gruber Oh, that's really neat to look into, though, because I've not heard of it, I am familiar with, like the women's flip flop brand that has where you switch out like the top, you know, the thong part, but interesting. [00:50:26.840] - Scott Tharler Oh, it's funny you mention that actually, because there's a new company that I just I know you guys are fans of Oofos, but there's one that I just found out that they're based out of Israel and it's called Link. And they have what they call flip shoes. And they're like flip flops, except for they don't have the top part, just like the bottom part only. And so the bottom part goes like around your foot and hugs your foot and then you don't your front two toes don't have to grip on to the thong for dear life that like your foot, you walk out of your shoes. [00:50:59.630] - Scott Tharler So those look really cool. I haven't tried them yet, but they look really amazing. [00:51:04.090] - Tamara Gruber Sounds like modernistic space agey. [00:51:06.910] - Scott Tharler Yeah. Yeah, definitely. [00:51:09.100] - Kim Tate Well, Scott, why don't you tell our listeners where they can find you online? Because I know a lot of this tech they're going to want to kind of see and you probably have a lot of reviews and pictures. So where can they find you? [00:51:19.570] - Scott Tharler So the company is called the Family CTO. And of course, we have channels on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook. There's a podcast you can look up wherever you listen to podcast, you can look up the family CTO. But really, the website is the great launching pad. So if you just go to TheFamilyCTO.com, then there are links to all of that stuff. [00:51:41.960] - Tamara Gruber Well, we will link to all of that in our show notes, as well as a lot of the products that you mentioned today. And so I know I'm going to be Googling a lot of things after this interview and looking things up. So I hope that our listeners found it very helpful. And I really appreciate you coming on and sharing all your knowledge. You have gone much deeper than either Kim and I think I've ever done into a dove into this, you know, family travel tech. [00:52:06.350] - Scott Tharler Oh, it's my pleasure. I love talking about it. And thanks for having me on the show. [00:52:14.030] - Tamara Gruber So we're back. And I just wanted to give a shout out to one of our listeners, Lee. He wrote in because he was listening to the episode that we did with Nate from Room Steals about tips for finding hotel deals. And I know that Nate was asking us recommendations for comfortable men shoes, and we didn't really have a lot to tell him. So anyway, Lee recommends Cole Hahn. He really loves those. And he said that their souls were actually made by Nike, which I did not realize. [00:52:37.530] - Tamara Gruber So that explains why they're a little more comfortable. So guys that we've been ignoring, sorry about that. And we have some more recommendations for you. So thanks, Lee, for giving us an email and and giving us your tip. [00:52:50.300] Yeah, that's a good tip. I actually, you know, my husband has a very Cole Hahn working shoes that, you know, are kind of l
In this episode of the Talking Sound Podcast host Christopher Jordan is in the field at CES 2020 with the Tech Podcast Network walking the booths and checking out some of the latest and greatest technology just released and to be hitting shelves to be hitting shelves and distributors soon!00:20 https://youtu.be/Q6tt7WTxYA0Our first stop is the Aeronext booth to chat with Natsuko Ito, Global CMO of Aeronext Inc. Aeronext's “Flying Gondola” concept aims to accelerate the acceptance by society of air mobility by accelerating the economicization of new airspace through providing an unprecedented comfortable flight experience that combines both safety and comfort. The Flying Gondola represents a completely new concept in air mobility and is different from the conventional concept of air mobility that mainly focused on the convenience of movement only. The Flying Gondola concept is automatic navigation without the need for pilots, minimizing swaying all the times, making it easy to get on and off. It is like a futuristic ferris wheel gondola that flies in the sky freely.2:50 https://youtu.be/EsJ-IVl_LdM Chris takes some time to stop by the Nexoptic booth to talk with Kevin Gordon, VP of AI Technologies about their exciting win at CES 2019 and the exciting technology behind the all new DoubleTake digital binoculars. NexOptic is an innovative optical development company, which aims to enhance the way we view the world around us. DoubleTake is NexOptic's multi-award winning, reimagined binoculars designed to disrupt the growing outdoor recreation market. DoubleTake utilizes NexOptic's high magnification lenses for a state-of-the-art digital experience. NexOptic is also working to commercialize its ground-breaking artificial intelligence (“AI”) for imaging as well as exploring opportunities for its innovative mobile lens designs. The Company's developing suite of optical technologies now includes AI. NexOptic can increase aperture sizes within given depth constraints of various imaging applications to improve diffraction-limits and resolution. Besides enhancing image quality, NexOptic's AI drastically reduces image noise and motion blur common in poor lighting environments. More information is available at www.nexoptic.com.5:55 https://youtu.be/H3IRHiC7SX4 Our next stop is the ORBI Prime booth where we talk with Adil Suranchin, COO for ORBI Prime, an amazing new technology for recording and rendering 360 degree footage in various environments in real time! Are you a sports enthusiast? Do you love adventurous activities? ORBI Prime wants to record every moment with you. No matter how extreme your sport or activity is, ORBI Prime is there to capture and help you record the intense action! Stop on by their website and check out more about this great technology.9:15 https://youtu.be/zvEIPhy9zjI Chris Steps across the tradeshow floor of CES 2020 to visit the LOOP Earplugs booth and chat with founder, Maarten Bodewes about the incredible technology and design behind LOOP Earplugs. According to the World Health Organization, one out of three young adults risk hearing damage due to loud music at concerts, events and clubs. Despite frequent awareness campaigns, only 15% wear earplugs. Loop takes on tinnitus by making earplugs amazing. Loop is designed to reduce volume by 20dB without sacrificing sound clarity. You'll hear sound as it was intended, just less loud - while making sure you look great. 1.1 billion people risk hearing damage. Our goal? Making sure you're not one of them. Loop protects your hearing in style. Making ringing ears a thing of the past. Stop on by their website and order your pair of these incredible LOOP Earplugs today!17:05 https://youtu.be/-doJN8Zv618 Chris takes some time to step over to the Thinker Tinker booth and talk with Jourdan Johnson, product specialist, about Octobo the amazing new educational kids toy that incorporates an amazing array of technology. Octobo's storykits are a unique combination of storybooks, interactive tokens, and a digital app. These storykits allow children to go on challenges and adventures with Octobo. Stop on by and check out Octobo and his storykits!The Talking Sound Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the official app for the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit the HC Universal Network online today to get all the latest from the Talking Sound Podcast and more great shows!
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