RANDOM WAYPOINTS PODCAST

Random Waypoints is a long-form podcast at the intersection of overlanding, travel, culture, politics, and current events. Hosted by real-world travelers and creators, the show blends firsthand experience from the road with grounded discussions on technology, media, business, and public policy shaping how people explore and live in the world today. Episodes range from expedition planning, vehicle builds, and remote travel logistics to deeper conversations about elections, regulation, free speech, national parks, infrastructure, streaming, AI, space, manufacturing, and the shifting media landscape. With an emphasis on facts, context, and real experience—not hype—Random Waypoints connects adventure with the bigger picture, asking how movement, power, innovation, and storytelling collide in a rapidly changing world.

Co-host

MICHAEL LADDEN

Michael has explored over 120 countries on 5 continents. He founded Drive The Globe Overland Adventures in 1996 and completed a vintage Land Rover expedition across 8,000 miles of the African wilderness in 2001. He has led expeditions from the Arctic Circle to the jungles of the African Congo and Timbuktu. Michael has 25 years of experience outfitting Unimogs, Land Rovers, Military trucks and Jeeps. Currently, he is traveling in a self built, ex-army overland expedition truck, complete with a KTM motorbike, bicycles, kayak, a Onewheel and all of the essentials needed to explore this incredible planet we call home. When not traveling, Michael is an avid cyclist and pilot.

https://www.drivetheglobe.com/