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LTnT - Lifestyle, Travel & Technology Podcast
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Season 2 Episode 32: Corona Virus COVID-19: Update Episode October
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry scan through and analyze the internet on the rising numbers of people testing positive for the Corona Virus. Despite the increase in numbers of positive testing, the number of people being sent to the ICU has not increased at the same rate, which for many governments is a positive sign. Despite this, governments around the world are limiting movement within cities, as well as placing neighboring and risk countries on a blacklist.

Even Trump was tested positive recently, after the first 2020 presidential debate. Only after 4 days did he return to office. Wouldn't he still be contagious?

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5921851

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Season 2 Episode 31: Think Critical - Jakob Homola
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the host Alexander has Jakob on the show as a guest again, to go over some things Jakob wanted to reiterate from the last time he was on the show.

His message is to think critical about everything and anything - whether it is media from the news, facts from unreliable sources or advertisements of companies. All this requires one to think critical and come to an appropriate interpretation or decision based on thinking more critical.

for the full episode click the link!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5799619

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Season 2 Episode 30: Tech usage in the Philippines
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry look into the usage of tech related products and services in the Philippines among Filipino's and Filipina's. Alexander being half Filipino, he knows that social media is a big thing among the people in the Philippines. Sure, social media is a big thing for a lot of us, but the Filipino's on average spend around 50 hours a week on their preferred social media platform overtaking most of Europe.

Unlike many countries in Europe that are considered to be very conservative when it comes to anything tech related, the Philippines is trying to become a key player within the tech industry. They want to achieve this by implementing a Blockchain-based network for legal documents as well as salary's, which is being tested by the central bank of the Philippines. It is also the very first country, where their central bank are open to this emerging trend and are testing it out and even offering incentives for any company to set up their headquarters in the dedicated economic area called CEZA.

For the full episode, click the link below!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5696158

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Season 2 Episode 29: Philippines and Russia versus Austria
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry compare their hometown to the places they originally come from. In Garry's case, being Russian but having the Austrian citizenship, he compares both countries based on his experiences and preferences. The same with Alexander, being half Filipino - half Austrian, he also compares the countries based on the same criteria.

Tune in to find out which country they prefer and why!

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5585008

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Season 2 Episode 28: Hunting Adolf Hi**er
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry discuss the theory of Adolf Hi**er's escape to South America. Alexander tuned in to one of "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast episodes, where Tim Kennedy appeared as a guest and promotes a show he was a part of - "Hunting Hi**er". Tim explains the theory and adds a short backstory for context.

Based on this JRE episode and History channel's TV show "Hunting Hi**er" the hosts of the LTnT podcast discuss various areas they picked up watching either TV show or podcast episode. They highlight some overwhelming details like the infamous, supposedly n**i camp "Colonia Dignidad" now named "Villa Baviera", which is a Bavarian inspired village established by emigrant Germans that fled in post-World War II, known for the internment, torture and murder of dissidents during General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5496463

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Season 2 Episode 27: iOS vs Android
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki go over the battle between the two titans of mobile operating systems - Google's Android and Apple's iOS. First, the hosts mention what phones they preferred using over the years with the accompanying operating system that comes with the phone. Alexander then goes through some statistics regarding the performance of each operating system and the respective features they offer to consumers.

At first glance, it is clear that Apple products and its OS are - on the spectrum of low-end to high-end products - rather leaning towards the high-end side, whereas Android based products have a wider range, offering anything from budget-friendly to expensive premium products.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5379310

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Season 2 Episode 26: Hotel, Hostel or Poshtel
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki discuss what the difference is between a hotel, a hostel and a poshtel. As the younger generation prefers a more intimate and personalized experience when traveling, the tendency for them to choose a hostel or a poshtel over the traditional hotel is much higher.

Despite the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in Europe have become impatient and started to travel to hot spot destinations like Ibiza or Prague to be able to enjoy their time with little to no limits and to avoid the strict guidelines given by governments in their home country. One of these guidelines in Austria for example is that businesses like bars, pubs and clubs are only allowed to be open until a specific time which is non existent in the aforementioned hot spot destinations. At these destination, the tourists are booking stays at hostels and poshtels more than they are booking accommodations in the surrounding hotels.

for the full episode, click the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5293141

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Season 2 Episode 25: The Year 2020 So Far
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki cover various events and occurrences the year 2020 had to offer so far. It would be accurate to say that the year of 2020 has been one of the worst years if not THE worst year for all of us. The year started off with WW3 almost breaking out, then the Taal volcano eruption and with the most recent event being the Beirut port explosion. In between was or is still on going of course the whole situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not to be forgotten.

In this episode the hosts will go through a list of events taking place in the year of 2020, discuss what has happened, what the after effects were and give their general opinions on it.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5171320

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Season 2 Episode 24: Apps we use on a daily
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander & Nikki discuss the applications they use most frequently and also mention the ones they use less frequently. Anything from productivity apps, to-do apps to entertainment apps will be discussed in this technology episode.
Tune in to find out what these apps are that they use and perhaps there is one that might help you!

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/5059619

For a future episode, I would like to do a Q&A session.

In case you have any questions for us or to one of us, ask and we will answer.

Just type your question(s) into the comment section and I will collect them and answer them as soon as we have enough Questions for an episode!

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Season 2 Episode 23: Major Players Of The Space Tourism Industry
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki take you on an imaginary trip to space, discussing the new emerging industry of Space Tourism. The hosts discuss all the major players within this industry like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, and compare differences on what they plan to offer tourists and at what price.

There currently are 3 different kinds of space flights dedicated to space tourists, Orbital flight, Sub-Orbital flight and Lunar flight. Tune in to find out what the differences are between these flights and learn more about one thing the hosts all find fascinating - Low Earth Orbit Space Hotel. Some of these companies have already asked for capital and in return, tourists either get a reservation spot on the waiting list or bracing to start the journey. Some of these space tourism company's are even developing a hyper-sonic flight that reduces a 12 hour flight to just 90 minutes.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4964456

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Season 2 Episode 22: TCK's - Third Culture Kids
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki discuss something they all have in common - being TCK's - also know as Third Culture Kids. The term TCK is used to describe someone who is (or was as a child) raised in a country/culture different to the one of their parents. Alex having Austrian and Filipino parents, lived in various countries as he was growing up. The same goes for Nikki and Garry too. Nikki, having German parents, has spent a big part of his life in African countries, where as Garry, who has Russian parents was born and raised in Austria.

In this episode the hosts look at common issues and problems TCK's have or experience on a regular and share whether they can relate to it and how. There many pros and cons growing up in different countries, which will also be discussed in this episode.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4883096

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Season 2 Episode 21: Cardano (ADA) Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Network
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki discuss a cryptocurrency recently gaining a lot of hype for their developments within the industry. Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of the company behind the ADA token - IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong) - has been making big moves and continuously announcing these updates on Twitter and other various platforms. Since the beginning of the year the cryptocurrency managed to increase in value by approximately 200%. The update of the Shelly network represents the fully decentralized network and has been implemented recently, making it possible for ADA holder to stake their Cardano tokens and earn a reward for doing so. This can be compared to a dividend pay-out for traditional dividend paying stocks.

Click the link to tune in to find out more about this revolutionary cryptocurrency trying to shake up the industry.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4777808

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Season 2 Episode 20: Jakob Homola: The Great Corona Depression
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry invited Jakob to the podcast again to talk about a phenomena increasing during the time of the pandemic. Mental health issues such as depression has been increasing due to longer periods of isolation and barely any human contact. This of course can have a massive negative effect on ones mental health.

As Jakob himself had suffered from mental health problems, he felt this topic needed to be addressed, since this issue can turn very serious if left "untreated". In general, it seems the number of people with mental health problems are increasing in the western world, whereas other countries or cultures see it more as a disgrace to the family if one of their family members suffers from this.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4684127

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Season 2 Episode 19: S*x Tourism: Ping Pong Show of Thailand
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki talk about a topic, not many are comfortable discussing about, but should be addressed. This episode will be on the infamous Ping Pong Show that you can experience in Thailand.

A few years back, Alexander lived in Bangkok for almost a year with his family, so he is no stranger to what is available in Bangkok or even Thailand as a whole. His family needed to entertain guests from abroad and provide these guests with an authentic Thai experience. A lot of people know about the Ping Pong Show as this "performance" that is not really available anywhere else other than in this part of Asia and thus would like to be a part of it. Alexander goes into detail, what exactly happens, where they went and how the show progresses.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4577498

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Season 2 Episode 18: Beers and Brews from around the world
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki talk about a very important topic - BEERS! They talk about all the different beers they have consumed during their travels or while living abroad. There are some beers that have really stood out, whether good or bad.

They compare beers from different countries and talk about their most favorable ones. They also share which beers they would choose, if they were stranded on an island and only had the choice of 3 beers to bring. They also mention a Vienna-based independent nano-brewery, Wappler Brewing, the owner being a good friend of Nikki's. They've even won an award for one of their beers! Wappler Brewing

For the full episode, click the link!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4501664

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Season 2 Episode 17: GPU's - Graphics Processing Unit
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts talk about GPU's, also known as Graphics Processing Units and how they play a vital role in computers across many industries. Considered to be the soul of a computer, it makes video games look as beautiful as they do and with a new hype surrounding ray tracing, the new generation of GPU's are promising to deliver this new technology.

The hosts cover different types of GPU's and also share with the audience what GPU they are using in their computers. They then continue by talking about the difference in GPU's between both computers and consoles for gaming, discuss why the component is such a vital one, how it is being used to mine cryptocurrency's and make the assumption where this technology may lead in the future and what it might provide to consumers.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4391726

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Season 2 Episode 16: Our TRAIN travel experiences
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts share their experiences while they were traveling by train around the world. One of the hosts, even wants to take the train across the whole of Russia. Tune in to find out who would do this.

The hosts talk about some memorable train trips in specific countries/regions they had and share some details that might be different from other countries. They also compare the national trains from European countries and discuss which country is known for their trains almost always being on time.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4317605

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Season 2 Episode 15: Pride Month for LGBTQ Community
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki cover the annual event of Pride Month, what it stands for, what the movement wants to achieve and all known gender identifications and sexual orientations.

The hosts talk about the events that take place in Vienna during the month of June that supports the LGBT Community and also mention a very well known spokesperson for the community - Thomas Neuwirth also known as Conchita Wurst - who also won the Eurovision Song contest in 2014. The hosts are educated after researching for this episode and share their opinion in certain areas.

for the full episode, click the link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4236398

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Season 2 Episode 14: Ali HASNAIN: Podcast Host and Comedian
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In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alex and Nikki invited their good friend and fellow third culture kid, Ali Hasnain to the show to talk about racism, comedy and his podcast "Kimchi Curry".

The episode dives into the BlackLivesMatter movement, which is an international human rights movement, originating from within the African-American community, which campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people, highlighting the most recent incident of police brutality - the death of George Floyd. This lead to the ignition of global protests and people are demanding change.
After backing off of racism, the episode showcases the comedy career of Ali and the comedy scene in Vienna. Despite living in a German speaking country and Ali's skits being mostly in English, there is a big demand for English speaking comedians in Vienna and Ali asks everyone to just sign up for an open mic night and try it out!

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If your interested in Ali's comedy FB page:
Ali Hasnain Comedy

and Ali's podcast "Kimchi Curry"
- YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJCPT9LOR02nN2EeFPuimg
-Spotify link:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0unzECG0X7eKoTpLkckv9X?si=djo0Ac9YQHuMvnyDkhFE4w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PNPcnffbk

After seeing all the police brutality going on in the United States of America, especially the force being used against helpless old citizens, it is a refreshing sight to see how it could actually be, like in this video of police officers in Norway. Enjoy :)

Norwegian Police Funniest Arrest Ever CBS Discovery, TVNorge, Max, 2013