Radically Different
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsStories of young people around the world pursuing lifestyles and career paths that break from the norm. Hosted and produced from the road by Sam Kern. Follow Radically Different on Instagram @radicallydifferentpodcast
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#8 – Is any of this even practical?
September 23, 2020 06:00 - 4 minutes - 2.8 MBAll of this might be nonsense. Or it might not... I'd love to hear your thoughts. Connect with my on Instagram or Facebook (@radicallydifferentpodcast) or send me an email at [email protected]. Support the Show.
#7 – The Trapdoor
September 22, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MBWhat if you're not seeing the trapdoor? Jon explains why it can be so important to stop pushing. Support the Show.
#6 – Pull is the alignment of mind, body, and soul
September 21, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.65 MBOur minds, bodies, and souls sometimes tell us different things. Raul suggests that maybe the feeling of "pull" occurs when all three are aligned. Support the Show.
#5 – Effortful effort vs. effortless effort
September 20, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 2.48 MBSam, do you know the difference between effortful effort and effortless effort? Support the Show.
#4 – How to know if you're pushing or being pulled
September 19, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MBIf you're asking the question, you're probably pushing. Support the Show.
#3 – "I want to arrive at a place that my mind could have never imagined"
September 18, 2020 05:00 - 45 seconds - 565 KBJon's argument for setting less goals. Support the Show.
#2 – You can get to the same destination by pushing or being pulled
September 17, 2020 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MBJon explains his theory that it's possible to end up at the same destination by “pushing” or by “being pulled”—one is just a lot more joyful. Support the Show.
#1 – What is push vs pull energy?
September 16, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MBMy friend Jon Hiller recently turned me on to a powerful framework for thinking about decisions, life paths, goals, and dreams: It's the idea of "push vs pull energy", and it's already starting to change the way I approach the world. So what exactly is push vs pull energy? What are some tangible examples? And why is it such an important and powerful idea to grasp? I sat down with co-living housemates Jon Hiller and Raul Espinoza – both of whom have come to embrace a life of "pull" – to exp...
Season 2 Update
September 16, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 2.98 MB23 episodes into Season 2, I've decided to take a pause from weekly releases. Here's why. Join the Radically Different newsletter and follow Radically Different on Instagram and Facebook for updates and special opportunities. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for future episodes related to this topic send me an email ([email protected]) or send a message on Instagram. Support the Show.
The power of apprenticeships, the future of work after Covid-19, and navigating uncertainty with the author of The End of Jobs ~ Taylor Pearson
September 08, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBTaylor Pearson has spent the last decade researching and writing about how you can better invest your time and money in an uncertain world. He's the author of The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5, which illustrates how advancements in modern technology and a rapidly changing job market have made entrepreneurship the safest way to meaningful work, financial freedom, and economic resiliency. I read The End of Jobs two years ago, and it was part of the catalyst for m...
How to build + nurture a global community ~ Christa Romano
September 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBChrista Romano is a location-independent career coach who’s spent the last 7 years traveling the world while working full time—first as a freelancer, then remote employee, and now as a content creator, coach, and entrepreneur who helps people launch their own location-independent careers. Christa has mastered how to build and nurture a global community while on the road. In this episode, we dive into how she's done it. We discuss: The moments that first lead Christa to live abroad, work ...
Designing your life: Wisdom from a 26-year-old nomadic coder/writer/growth hacker ~ Steph Smith
August 25, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBFour years ago at the age of 22, Steph Smith left her consulting job and a two-hour commute to redesign her life. She began traveling the world, working from her laptop, and experimenting with different ways to live. Now she’s a growth marketer for top tech and media brands like the Hustle, a self-taught coder and indie maker whos projects have ranked #1 on Product Hunt, and a blogger with over 400,000 readers who writes about remote work, personal growth, women in tech, and learning to code...
Co-Living in Mexico: How to create an intentional co-living community
August 18, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBTwo weeks ago, I joined seven other entrepreneurs and creators for a month-long coliving experience in Baja, Mexico. So far it's been magical... an opening ceremony, attendee-lead workshops, experiential dinners, mastermind sessions, dance parties, photoshoots, jam sessions, daily meditation & yoga, surfing, and deeper connection with ourselves and each other. In this episode, I sit down with housemate Kimberly Rich (creator of The Bold Life Movement and host of The Opposite of Loneliness p...
The Future of the Location-Independent Movement - Pt. 2 ~ David Passiak
August 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBAre the days of freely backpacking around the world over? What happens when nearly all "knowledge workers" can work remotely due to COVID-19? What does the location-independent movement look like moving forward? In this episode, I sit down with thought-leader, coach, and author David Passiak to discuss the future of travel, remote work, and digital nomadism. We discuss: The state of affairs globally when it comes to Covid-19, travel, and living abroad The future of air travel, live eve...
The path to an "Unlonely Planet" ~ Jillian Richardson
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBJillian Richardson is on a mission to make the world less lonely. She's the founder of The Joy List (a weekly newsletter featuring events in NYC where you can "come alone and leave with a friend), a connection coach, a group facilitator, and the author of Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World. This interview was one of the most fun, thought-provoking, and useful interviews I've done to date. We discuss: How to build and maintain community during a global pandemic...
Monetizing your passions + becoming location-independent ~ Debbie Arcangeles
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDebbie Arcangeles is the founder of The Offbeat Life - a podcast and a website that helps people find remote work or start an online business. She's interviewed over 150 location-independent entrepreneurs, and she’s turned her podcast (which began as a passion-project) into her full-time job. In this conversation, Debbie gives her perspective on how to become location-independent and create income from your passions. She also explains how she ignored conventional advice and was able to mon...
Monetizing your passions + becoming location-independent ~ Debbie Arcangeles
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDebbie Arcangeles is the founder of The Offbeat Life - a podcast and a website that helps people find remote work or start an online business. She's interviewed over 150 location-independent entrepreneurs, and she’s turned her podcast (which began as a passion-project) into her full-time job. In this conversation, Debbie gives her perspective on how to become location-independent and create income from your passions. She also explains how she ignored conventional advice and was able to mon...
How to have an incredible career & build a world-class network when you're location-independent ~ Wes Wagner
July 21, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWhen I started traveling and working remotely I kept thinking is this just a phase? Or will I eventually have to go back to the U.S. and start a "real" career? Then I met today’s guest, Wes Wagner, and he proved to me you absolutely can. Wes is a 24-year-old startup founder who typically splits his time between Indianapolis in the U.S and Medellín, Colombia. When I met Wes two years ago in Medellín, he was 22-years old, fresh out of college, and spearheading marketing for a silicon-valley ...
Sam Kern on That Remote Life
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBThis episode is an interview I did on the That Remote Life podcast with Mitko Karshovski. We discuss how I discovered digital nomadism and got my first part-time remote freelance gig, why I started Radically Different, the “surprising power of remote work” and how it gives you the freedom to follow your curiosity, whether or not you should get a remote job before moving abroad, and the future of the digital nomad movement. Show notes for this episode: www.radicallydifferentpodcast.com/epis...
Update: Tarek Khaloussy
July 07, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.42 MBAn update from Tarek on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Nomads Giving Back and the future of the Digital Nomad Movement. Show notes for this episode: www.radicallydifferentpodcast.com/episodes/nomads-giving-back-tarek-kholoussy Join the Radically Different newsletter and follow Radically Different on Instagram and Facebook for updates and special opportunities. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for future episodes related to this topic send me an email (sam@radicallydiff...
Nomads Giving Back ~ Tarek Kholoussy
July 07, 2020 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBYears ago, Tarek Khaloussy made the decision to leave behind the career he'd built in New York City in search of a more meaningful life. Since then he's traveled to over 100 countries, ran over 25 marathons on multiple continents, and founded Nomads Giving Back – a social enterprise with the vision to inspire nomads, ex-pats, and travelers to give back to the communities they call home. In this conversation we discuss: The series of wake-up calls that caused Tarek to leave his corporate c...
Living an Unconventional Life ~ Jules Schroeder
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBToday's episode is a conversation with Jules Schroeder, a musician and visionary on a mission to inspire people to create a life by their own design. Jules is the creator of Unconventional Life, a Forbes column and top-ranked podcast for entrepreneurs that features the stories of millennials who've taken the path less traveled and earn their income in non-traditional ways. Unconventional Life has reached millions of people from over seventy-five different countries and has become a global c...
The Future of the Location-Independent Movement ~ Tom Knoll
June 23, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBSix months ago, location-independence was far from the norm. But the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. Suddenly 70% of Americans were working remotely. Many companies have fully embraced remote work. And nearly half of employees say they don't want to go back to the office. At the same time countries have locked down their borders, airline companies have tanked, and the freedom of movement many digital nomads have become accustomed to has been taken away. So what does the future hold? ...
Update: Tez Steinberg
June 18, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBAn update from last episode's guest, Tez Steinberg, who is days away from finally setting off on his 2,500 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean. We discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, Tez's biggest takeaways since beginning the project three years ago, and how it feels to be just days away from launch. Support the Show.
Rowing Across an Ocean ~ Tez Steinberg & The United World Challenge
June 18, 2020 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBThree years ago Tez Steinberg set a goal for himself: to row unassisted across an ocean. Since announcing his plan to the world, it’s been his single obsession. To fund the project, which requires the construction of a custom rowboat and purchase a variety of equipment necessary to survive the open ocean, he’s invested tens of thousands of his personal savings crowdfunded nearly $75,000. And he’s given this crazy mission a name: the United World Challenge. A few days from now, Tez will fin...
Update: Mike Savas
June 15, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 7.94 MBAn update from last episode's guest, Mike Savas, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected a "life on the go". We discuss how things have changed for Mike, I probe him about the environmental impact of flying so much, and Mike shares his thoughts on the future of travel post-pandemic. In addition to this update, Mike shared some of his travel hacks including: How to get a second passport in a different country (and the many advantages of doing so) How to open a bank account in a foreig...
Mastering "Life on the Go " ~ Mike Savas
June 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBFor the past 10 years Mike Savas has lived a life "on the go" - constantly moving from city to city around the world, rarely spending more than a week anywhere. Mike got his start in the concert industry, and now manages the international tours of artists like Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, The Black-eyed Peas, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, and Hugh Jackman. He also leads trips around the world through his company The Adventure Factory, owns and manages multiple Airbnb rental properties around the wo...
Introducing Season 2
June 02, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.04 MBAfter a long break, I'm back with Season 2 of Radically Different. Here's what you can expect moving forward. Follow Radically Different on Instagram and Facebook for updates and special opportunities. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for future episodes related to this topic reach out. You can find me at radicallydifferentpodcast.com or send me a direct message on Instagram or Facebook. Support the Show.
An interview with Tayo Rockson on the As Told By Nomads podcast
May 26, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn today's episode, I get interviewed by Tayo Rockson, the host of the As Told By Nomads podcast. I expand on the ideas of my recent TEDx talk, and we discuss the surprising advantages of remote work, closing the gap between having an idea and making it a reality, and how privilege plays into digital nomadism and living abroad. I highly recommend checking out Tayo’s podcast, As Told By Nomads: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-told-by-nomads/id910739730 Follow Radically Different ...
My TEDx Talk - The Surprising Power of Remote Work
May 19, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBI recently did a TEDx talk titled "The Surprising Power of Remote Work". It's been viewed over 50,000 times and has clearly resonated with people. In the talk, I explain the often-overlooked power of being location-independent - how it gives you the ability to win back your time, travel the world, do “life experiments”, pursue your highest excitement, and work with almost anyone anywhere. I believe that we must re-create space in our lives to follow our curiosity - to discover the things...
How to spend your 20’s, Pt. 3 - Les Craig
April 29, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn the final episode of this mini-series on "How to spend your 20's", Les Craig and I discuss how to think about each decade of your life, what a lot of 20-somethings are doing wrong when it comes to spending money, and how to open yourself up to transformational experiences. Les Craig is an investor with Next Frontier Capital. He used to do top-secret stuff for the CIA, and he makes legendary cocktails. You can get in touch with me, Sam Kern, at radicallydifferentpodcast.com or via Insta...
How to spend your 20’s, Pt. 2 - Pete Strom
April 24, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBIn Part 2 of this mini-series on "How to spend your 20's", Pete Strom and I discuss why you should take risks in your 20's, dealing with the pressure to be 'successful', experience junkies, and why you shouldn't travel to New Zealand. Pete Strom is a culture design consultant and partner at TILT, a startup investor and advisor, the owner of La Pa Grill and SHINE Beer Sanctuary in Bozeman, Montana, and a lead facilitator at HATCH. You can get in touch with me, Sam Kern, at radicallydiffer...
Where I've been + How to spend your 20’s, Pt. 1 - Dr. Thomas Donovan
April 08, 2020 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIt was over a year ago that I asked my mentors a question: “How do you think you should spend your 20’s?” Their answers blew me away. A lot has changed since then… The COVID-19 pandemic has taken lives, disrupted plans, triggered a global recession, and united the world in a common battle. And on a personal note, today is my 25th birthday. I’m halfway through my 20’s. And I’ve been thinking about how I want to spend the second half. I’ve realized the timing couldn’t be more perfect to shar...
E6: Digital Nomads Pt. 2 - How to become a digital nomad
May 10, 2019 05:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBReady to travel the world and make money from your laptop? In Digital Nomads Pt. 2, I continue the conversation with the five digital nomads from the previous episode. We discuss various ways of making money remotely, where digital nomads go and how much it actually costs to live there, tips for overcoming the unique challenges digital nomads face, and the ethical considerations of the lifestyle. This final episode of Season 1 is a toolkit of examples, strategies, and advice to get you sta...
E5: Digital Nomads Pt. 1 - The location independent revolution & the new American Dream
May 03, 2019 05:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBDigital Nomads: A new generation of people traveling and working remotely at the same time. But what is it really like to be one? I talk to 5 digital nomads and thought-leaders about the pros and cons of the lifestyle, how they became location-independent, and what this revolution means for the world. You can get in touch with me, Sam Kern, at radicallydifferentpodcast.com or via Instagram @radicallydifferentpodcast Have feedback on this episode? I’d love to hear it. Your ideas are essenti...
E4: Lisa Nesser - Building a social enterprise abroad
April 26, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBLisa Nesser arrived in Thailand 15 years ago with $500 in her bank account and a round-trip ticket home. But after seeing the way Burmese refugees were being denied entrance to Thai schools, she decided to open her own school in her back yard. Since then, she’s created a small empire of social enterprises in Chiang Mai (a vegan restaurant, a zero-waste store, a donation center, and many more), and has mentored dozens of Burmese refugees to help them start their own successful social enterpri...
E3: "Ex-pats" in Thailand - What it's like to live abroad long-term
April 19, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBWhat would it be like to live in Thailand long-term? In this episode, I sit down with a group of young Americans doing exactly that. We discuss: - The term ‘Ex-Pat’ - The reason they originally left the U.S, and why they’ve stayed in Thailand for so long - The importance of traveling while you’re young - The profound difference between traveling and living abroad - The culture of creativity and art in Chiang Mai - Actionable ways to live and work in Thailand - Taking the first leap to live ...
E2: "Unlearn everything" - Why Nicole Hecker is cycling across the planet
April 12, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBNicole Hecker is a 26-year old American currently cycling 15,000 miles from Thailand to Spain over the course of a year and a half. In this conversation, we discuss: - Why she decided to set out on such a ludicrous journey - Why her project is called UnlearningByBike, and what it means to 'unlearn' - What it's like to cycle across Asia alone as a single woman - The power of making your projects public - The specifics of how to do what she's doing - the actual cost (it's lower tha...
E1: “Here there’s still gold” - The Entrepreneurs of Saigon
April 05, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 23 MBIn my first day alone in Vietnam's capital of Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City), I stumble upon a group of westerners who are launching startups in Vietnam. Why build a business in Saigon, of all places? Because the way they see it, the economic situation of Vietnam offers the best possible chance of getting rich. In this episode, I try to understand what it might be like to live and build a company in a developing country thousands of miles from home. Have feedback on this episode? I’...
E0: Introducing Radically Different
March 26, 2019 05:00 - 8 minutes - 4.11 MBRadically Different is a new podcast series about young people around the world living and working in ways that break from the American norm. My name is Sam Kern. I'm a recent college graduate who has set off on a journey to understand the radically new ways people my age are approaching life. In this episode: Why I decided to make this podcast, and what you can expect to hear in this season of Radically Different. Support the Show.