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.
RANDOM WAYPOINTS PODCAST
Defunding PBS, Epstein Secrets, & Trump’s Bold Pivot | RANDOM WAYPOINTS Podcast ep.07.07
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📄 : In this episode of the RANDOM WAYPOINTS Podcast, we take on a packed lineup of provocative topics. From the political push to defund PBS and NPR, to the growing conformity in the media and disappearance of dissent, to Trump’s unexpected policy shifts on immigration and Ukraine. We also examine the Jeffrey Epstein files (and why they may never be released), and how Minority Report eerily predicted our present.
📌 Co-host Michael Ladden joins the conversation:
🌍 Michael has explored over 70 countries on 5 continents.
🚚 He founded Drive The Globe Overland Adventures in 1996 and completed an 8,000-mile expedition across the African wilderness in a vintage Land Rover.
🛠️ With 25+ years of experience outfitting Unimogs, Land Rovers, military trucks and Jeeps, Michael lives full-time on the road in a Stewart & Stevenson overland truck and is currently on a global expedition.
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