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Oliver and I met in 2016 whilst we were backpacking up the East Coast of Australia. We quickly became good friends when we were learning to surf during a bootcamp-style week of riding the waves.

After traveling in a group all the way up to Brisbane, we went our separate ways. Oliver has the best stories of that little era, as he went into the desert to work on a melon farm. The outback is filled with colorful characters, and the hilarious stories shared in this episode reflect just that.

After traveling through the Whitsundays and all the way up to Cairns, Oliver moved down to South Australia to work on an orange farm, which was a different, but equally interesting experience. After that, he went West to work at a dolphin sanctuary. All in all, there are many good travel tales in this episode with one of my favorite people from the United Kingdom.

Chapters

00:04:20 – A wild arrival in Australia & the drinking culture

00:18:10 – Surfing bootcamp

00:31:50 – Melon-picking in the middle of the desert

00:40:50 – People losing their minds in the desert & getting into trouble with the law

00:55:45 – Orange picking in South Australia

01:09:05 – Dolphins and crocodiles on the West Coast

01:21:00 – Ways to travel

01:50:18 – Working on a dog farm and hunting wild boars

02:05:25 – Australia is fantastic

02:14:00 – Beauty of nature in New Zealand and Australia

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There’s a good chance you’ve first heard about Zuby through this tweet that went viral. It was featured on The Joe Rogan Experience, Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Ben Shapiro, RT, and other media outlets around the world, gaining millions of views.

That is just the tip of the iceberg, however. He is an interesting guy with many talents and ambitions.

Outspoken, authentic and self-assured, Zuby is a hip-hop artist who doesn’t shy away from expressing his perspective. Every lyric, chorus and statement proudly proclaims his beliefs – with a rare honesty that is refreshing, compelling and inspiring.​

Zuby was born in England and raised in Saudi Arabia. He attended an international school where he discovered his first obsession – art. He was ambitious even as a child, with dreams of becoming a cartoonist. His creative passion would eventually lead him down a different path.

​As a Computer Science undergraduate at Oxford University, Zuby started rapping and within months self-released his debut album “Commercial Underground.” His first single and music video “Steppin 2 Me” achieved local popularity, receiving radio spins and national TV airplay.

After graduating, Zuby initially joined many of his university peers in the corporate world. But after 3 years of feeling restless, he left the stability of a “normal job” behind him to pursue his passion for music full-time in 2011.

Since then, Zuby’s fan base and list of achievements have continued to grow. He has sold over 25,000 albums independently, created a successful merchandise line, founded a retail pop up shop and reached over 3 million YouTube views and 100,000 followers online. His “Zubstep” EP reached #12 on the iTunes Hip Hop Charts and he has become the highest funded UK based rapper on Kickstarter.

Zuby is a masterful live performer who has toured the UK extensively, including headline tours in 2017 and 2018. He has graced stages in the USA, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and across Europe. His extensive performance resume also includes opening for several popular artists such as Akala, The Pharcyde and his favourite rapper, Tech N9ne.

Chapters

00:00:00 – Going viral & Twitter mobs

00:13:05 – Perseverance

00:20:40 – Utilizing your gifts

00:30:55 – Fitness & writing a book

00:42:55 – Entrepreneurship, online and offline

01:06:05 – Clean living

01:12:17 – Words of wisdom

Links

Zuby’s websiteZuby’s merch shopZuby’s fitness bookZuby’s YoutubeZuby’s InstagramZuby’s TwitterZuby’s FacebookZuby’s music on Spotify

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The most appropriate name for this episode is “Rock ‘N Roll lifestyles.” There are four guests on this show, two of which who wandered into the room unexpectedly. It turned out they all had some incredible stories to tell about the wild lives they lived. I’d definitely like to have them back on in the future.

Roderik Faasen is a painter and a poet, Mickey Fentross is an entrepreneur. Together, they traveled through the Florida Panhandle with a yellow Ford Mustang and $20.000 in cash. Along the way, they passed through several rural towns, visited the largest nightclub in the world, and ended up getting threatened with a rifle for taking a leak on someone’s property.

Aad Bak, unexpected guest number one, is an entrepreneur and writer from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He made his millions by being bringing office water-coolers to Europe back in the late 80s. He has lived a very wild, adventurous life after that and has spent time in jail in The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, The United States, and Mexico. Needless to say, he has some interesting stories to tell about those experiences. He has written a book about his life, which is currently being translated into English.

Amerildo de Krijger, unexpected guest number two, is a Dutch entrepreneur, rapper, and producer from Rotterdam. He has performed at several huge festivals and in some of the biggest venues in the country. His tales of debauchery and out-of-control partying rival those of Motley Crue and Guns ‘N Roses. He took things far enough to get banned from venues as a performer.

This episode was a blast to record and definitely ranks as one of the wildest ones so far. Enjoy!

Related episodes

Episode #10 – Roderik Faasen | Maniakism and living on the wild sideEpisode #15 – AAA Fresh 123 | True rock 'n roll artists

Chapters

00:06:45 – Florida Road trip

00:18:50 – A night in hardcore prison in the US

00:29:50 – Mayhem in a restaurant

00:33:30 – Kicked out of a Vegas casino

00:37:00 – The Dutch Bicycle economy

00:45:00 – Amerildo arrives00:51:10 – Mexican jail

00:56:20 – Peruvian jail

01:03:20 – Rap party stories

Links

Roderik FaasenInstagramAAA Fresh 123Roderik’s website

Mickey FentrossInstagram

Aad BakAad Bak’s & website

Amerildo de KrijgerInstagramAT PublishingBig Boss Music managementNouveau riche music

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Chapters

00:06:10 – Asia Pacific studies

00:08:00 – An announcement for our respected Taiwanese listeners

00:12:20 – Peoplekind

00:19:15 – The Chinese surveillance state

00:22:50 – The beef between Taiwan and China explained

00:29:30 – The Taiwanese identity & current tensions with mainland China

00:50:25 – Censorship in China

01:03:00 – Life in Taiwan

01:07:40 – Cultural conflicts between China and Taiwan

01:15:25 – Bar fights

01:29:50 – Internet trolls & scammers

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Tomas is an expert on Chinese-Taiwanese relationships from The Netherlands. He has lived in Taiwan for over three years and speaks fluent Chinese.

Related episodeEpisode 5: Exchange studies in Zimbabwe and Taiwan

The show

Contents00:06:10 – Asia Pacific studies00:08:00 – An announcement for our respected Taiwanese listeners00:12:20 – Peoplekind00:19:15 – The Chinese surveillance state00:22:50 – The beef between Taiwan and China explained00:29:30 – The Taiwanese identity & current tensions with mainland China00:50:25 – Censorship in China01:03:00 – Life in Taiwan01:07:40 – Cultural conflicts between China and Taiwan01:15:25 – Bar fights01:29:50 – Internet trolls & scammers

Mentioned links & booksDude getting beat up with Taiwanese face tattoos news storyNigerian scammer baiterPrank the monkey book

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Recording detailsRecorded on Sep 13, 2018; on a nice summer day in the backyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.

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Guido Lange is a nuclear physicist. His field of expertise lies in nuclear fusion and plasma. This interview dives into the future of energy, nuclear meltdowns, nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, and nuclear bombs.

Chapters

00:03:11 – Nuclear fusion

00:12:30 – Plasma

00:18:00 – A very expensive water-cooker

00:26:30 – Difference between fusion and fission

00:38:20 – Atoms don’t care about your feelings

00:43:22 – Nuclear waste & meltdowns

00:50:00 – No unlimited energy source

00:55:25 – 10 times hotter than the core of the sun

01:00:35 – The ITER project and the future

01:08:06 – The next 50 years

01:12:55 – Different ways

01:20:23 – Nuclear waste & disasters

01:30:23 – Nuclear submarines rusting on the bottom of the ocean

01:32:55 – The magnitude of it all

01:38:38 – Interesting times

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This interview dives deep into their way of working, their backstory, the future, and their wild rock ‘n roll lifestyle.

Previous related episodes:

Episode #2 – 4D Guitars | Professional Australian trash talk

Episode #10 – Roderik Faasen | Maniakism and living on the wild side

The boys started to paint together in the year 2009 in Rotterdam, Holland.

Through the last ten years Hans, Maikel and Roderik developed a new handwriting. Their three art-ego’s became a new one; ‘AAA’. After multiple exhibitions around Europe, they started their own gallery concept, called AAAFRESH123 (AAA Gallery). The majority of the paintings displayed in the gallery are collaborations between the three of them. This gallery, located in Rotterdam, is unique in its kind, as it does not only display art but also gives visitors a taste of the creative process.

By walking though a hole in the wall you will enter the atelier. Additionally, they were also involved in various artistic-activities ranging from live-painting at events like ‘North Sea Jazz 2013’, the ‘Grand-Prix Monza 2014’ and the ‘MTV EMA Awards 2016’.

As an answer to ‘nihilism’, ‘cynicism’, and the unconsciousness, the artist-trio of AAA developed a new art-movement, popularly known as ‘Maniacism’. It does not only describes the art itself as it is a lifestyle.

Mania: An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest and desire for something.

The AAA Gallery grew out being the cult-livingroom of Rotterdam / The Netherlands after ten years of ‘live-painting’, exhibitions and shows. As Rotterdam grew up as one of the world cities, AAA grew together with it.

Chapters

00:03:06 – Starting at the end

00:12:20 – A collective ego

00:20:30 – It starts

00:29:18 – Maniakism and the opposite

00:33:20 – 4D guitars collaboration (episode 2)

00:40:13 – Shanghai

00:54:11 – The goal for AAA

01:02:40 – Hard times

01:16:30 – Roderik’s inspiration

01:20:18 – Hans lives only in his brain

01:24:10 – The danger of this lifestyle

01:31:40 – The stories behind the paintings

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This episode gives an insight into statistics surrounding The Polarizer Podcast in its first full year.

This podcast is about the virtues of surfing and how it can improve your life in a positive way.

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Kai talks about what life is like, as well as survival training in harsh winter and jungle conditions. He has trained with the Royal British Marines, and the French Legion.

Chapters

00:02:50 – Joining the marines

00:04:20 – A day in the life

00:10:10 – Winter survival training

00:16:40 – Strange animals

00:23:20 – Training with the Royal British Marines

00:30:55 – Being stationed in the Caribbean

00:47:20 – Jungle survival training with the French Legion

01:08:00 – Dangerous wildlife

01:16:20 – Future military career

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