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Funboat Diplomacy is a show hosted by Weimin Chen. Guests come from a variety of backgrounds and discuss their lives back home, experiences in other countries, and share their perspectives.... more
FAQs about Funboat Diplomacy:How many episodes does Funboat Diplomacy have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.
March 18, 2016FBD #31: Rudy Haryono - IndonesiaRudy Haryono is from Indonesia. He currently lives in Washington DC and works at the historic Mayflower Hotel just a couple of blocks from the White House. We discuss the high-profile guests he has welcomed to the hotel, memory building techniques, and the tumultuous history of Indonesia, as well as the current state of country....more1h 3minPlay
March 11, 2016FBD #30: Nekia Wright - United States of AmericaNekia Wright is from the United States. She is a sound healer uses Tibetan singing bowls to provide sound therapy. We discuss her experience losing a teaching position in Guatemala and hitchhiking her way 3,000 miles overland back to the United States, attending a conference held by the separatist revolutionary Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Mexico, and the ins and outs of Tibetan singing bowls....more1h 7minPlay
March 05, 2016FBD #29: Charles Korir - KenyaCharles Korir is from Kenya. He is a student of Computer Science at James Madison University. We discuss the day-to-day of growing up in Kenya, attending boarding school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the people he has caddied for on golf courses in the US....more59minPlay
February 26, 2016FBD #28: Hezekiah Crocker - The United States of AmericaHezekiah Crocker is from the United States. He currently works in Silicon Valley at the online education platform Udacity as a video editor. We discuss the recent developments in virtual reality technology, the possibilities for cinematic VR experiences, and its implications in defining human consciousness....more1h 5minPlay
February 19, 2016FBD# 27: Orlando Werffeli - New ZealandOrlando Werffeli is from New Zealand. He has been living in San Francisco for a year and will soon be studying International Development in Switzerland. We discuss the remnants of the Beat Movement in San Francisco, all kinds of political theories, the 2016 US Presidential Election, and the contemporary global condition....more1h 6minPlay
February 12, 2016FBD #26: Stavros Anagnou - The United Kingdom/GreeceStavros Anagnou is from Greece and the studies Biology in the United Kingdom. He currently completing a year abroad Purdue University in Indiana. We discuss theories in neuroscience, the condition of contemporary Greek society, and the concept of Polymaths....more1h 8minPlay
February 05, 2016FBD #25: Nuno Neves - PortugalNuno Neves is from Portugal. He is a graphic novelist and storyboard artist. We discuss his project The Story By Everyone, his hometown in Setubal, his involvement with Locking, and traveling in California....more1h 3minPlay
January 22, 2016FBD #23: Bente Schreurs - The NetherlandsBente Schreurs is from the Netherlands. She recently completed a trip to San Diego, Phoenix, San Antonio, Austin, and New Orleans before returning home to Amsterdam. We discuss celebrating New Years at a rowdy hostel in San Diego (where I used to work), her short detour into Tijuana, and the danger of bears....more1h 2minPlay
January 15, 2016FBD #22: David Ayala - ColombiaDavid Ayala is from Colombia. He has returned to Bogotá after a year and a half of traveling. We discuss his travels by cycling, by sailing, and by hitchhiking from Colombia to Panama and Mexico, the people he has met along the way, the affects of travel on his life, lessons learned, and the ‘vamos’ philosophy....more1h 9minPlay
January 08, 2016FBD #21: Cherith Reddy - IndiaCherith Reddy is from India. He is a medical student in Chennai focusing on orthopedics. We discuss growing up in the UK and moving to southeast India, musculoskeletal health, his travels in Spain, and the evolving tradition of arranged marriages among other societal norms....more1h 5minPlay
FAQs about Funboat Diplomacy:How many episodes does Funboat Diplomacy have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.