#64 – Experiencing South America: Latin Trails, Animal Encounters & Ecuadorian Chocolate With Marcel Perkins

This week is perfect for anyone interested in South America, especially Ecuador, Peru and the Galapagos Islands as Mike speaks with Marcel Perkins, an entrepreneur, the founder of Latin Trails and a man truly passionate about some of the things South America has to offer to people from all walks of life!

In their chat, Mike & Marcel start off by discussing what Marcel’s company Latin Trails has to offer anyone wanting an immersive experience in South America, before discussing some of Marcel’s passions, including nature & historical travel, along with some of the animals one could encounter while in the Galapagos Islands (including penguins, water lizards, tortoises and more), followed by discussing the current & previous cultures found in South America including the Incas & Machu Picchu. After this they talk about some of the delicacies found in South America including a meal consisting of tree worms and the speciality of Ecuadorian chocolate, followed by some of the more indigenous people’s traditions, such as drinking ayahuasca as well as talking about activities Latin Trails offer like biking down a volcano, horse-riding and more! Before the conversation ends, Marcel explains about how they built the two yachts they use for travelling between islands, how Latin Trails is environmentally conscious, especially taking into account how much travel affects the environment, Marcel’s personal views on zoos and the architecture of Quito in Ecuador.

The above and so much more is discussed in this chat, so be sure to check it out and if you want more information about Latin Trails, go to their site!

Last week, Mike spoke with Chris & Dave of the Comics In Motion podcast, where they talk about why they started a podcast as well as the many other podcasts they’re involved with, including their two new podcasts; The Love Island Cast and The VHS Strikes Back, which leads on to discussions about the flawed brilliance of 80s movies followed by a discussion about Love Island, followed by Chris & Dave’s many other podcasts that are either in hiatus or that there are no plans to revisit – including Chat Footy, a fitness podcast, an MMA podcast, their radio show and many more, enough to make your head spin! In addition to the above, they discuss how much work goes into starting & keeping a podcast going, why they’ve started (& stopped) so many different shows, how their different personalities compliment their show and as well as

Mike also guested on the Comics In Motion podcast, episode #75 a few weeks ago where they discussed Dredd (2012) – it was a great chat, filled with lots of laughs, so be sure to check those guys out if you haven’t already!

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#55 – Should We Fear Artificial Intelligence?: The Internet Of Things, Data Marketing, Machine Learning & World Domination With Magnus Unemyr

Artificial intelligence (AI) and it’s role in our future world is a topic that is in the forefront of many futurist’s minds as well as the subject matter for this week’s episode!

Mike speaks with Magnus Unemyr, a marketing automation & artificial intelligence consultant, author and speaker based in Sweden, who has given talks around the world on software development and digital marketing.

In this chat, Mike asks Magnus a variety of questions, including what AI is currently being used for and how “intelligent” it is at the moment, how he got involved with AI & consulting, which countries are leading in AI, some of the problems that will arise as AI becomes more prevalent in business use (including the legal & ethical implications), what the “Internet-of-things” refers to, as well as Amazon’s potential plans for world domination, how Magnus stays motivated, his methods when it comes to writing, if he would want to live forever and so much more!

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Last week, Mike spoke with Heather Vickery, a life coach and the host & creator of The Brave Files podcast, discussing her line of work, her podcast and a major self-realisation – this chat is full to the brim with great conversation & a menagerie of topics including what “being brave” actually is and how it’s different from being fearless, how Heather became a success coach, how we should act towards one-another, the many ways Heather’s self-realisation of her sexuality changed her life and many other topics!

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