“The ability to adapt is more important than the ability to plan.”

That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth podcast guest, Gary Arndt. Gary is the Host of Everything Everywhere Daily and Award-Winning Travel Blogger & Photographer. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

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Episode 314: Gary Arndt – Everything Everywhere Daily, Traveling Polymath

Gary Arndt, the Host of Everything Everywhere Daily and Award-Winning Travel Blogger & Photographer, joins the show to share his journey from selling his house to travel the world in 2007 to starting the daily podcast that gets over 1.5 million downloads per month. Hear what you need to know before traveling the world, how to create a daily podcast, how to stay curious, the most fascinating stories Gary’s covered, and the era he’d love to time travel to. This episode covers everything from the Cook Islands to speaking Latin. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• Why did Gary sell his house and travel the world
• What is his favorite travel memory
• How did he become a travel blogger & travel photographer
• What photograph was most impactful to his photography career
• How does he create Everything Everywhere Daily
• “Broccoli, James Broccoli”
• How did Gary start a LAN gaming center
• Ted Lasso tries vindaloo

Connect with Gary at Everything-Everywhere.com and check out his podcast.

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Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

• Intro & World Travel
  • [0:29] Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool
  • [0:38] Connect with Gary at Everything-Everywhere.com and check out his podcast
  • [1:19] Sign up for Podcaster’s Kit 6: https://bloggingconcentrated.com/members/aff/go/max/?i=91
  • [2:38] Prolithic would mean lover of stones aka a fan of The Rolling Stones
  • [2:48] Why did Gary sell his house and travel the world
  • [3:55] Does he regret traveling the world
  • [4:58] Nonce!
  • [5:02] What is Gary’s favorite travel memory
  • [7:54] What do you need to know before traveling the world
  • [8:34] Montenegro, Adriatic Sea
  • [8:44] Canary Islands
  • [9:00] Cook Islands
  • [9:18] Fiji

• The Everything Everywhere Daily Story
  • [10:18] How did Gary become a travel blogger & travel photographer
  • [11:42] Microsoft Excel
  • [12:06] LOL
  • [12:22] SLR (Single-Lens Reflex)
  • [13:23] F-stop
  • [13:48] What photograph was most impactful to Gary’s photography career
  • [14:12] Dominica
  • [14:28] Wadi Rum in Jordan
  • [14:35] Manitoba
  • [15:06] How did Gary start Everything Everywhere Daily
  • [16:56] Google
  • [17:34] This Week in Travel
  • [19:59] Where did the idea for Everything Everywhere Daily come from
  • [21:38] When did Gary realize Everything Everywhere Daily was picking up
  • [23:12] CPM (Cost Per Thousand)
  • [23:51] Email List
  • [23:59] YouTube
  • [25:03] How does Gary create Everything Everywhere Daily
  • [27:02] Waveform
  • [27:24] Does Gary get drained when reading his script
  • [28:22] What’s his research process like for Everything Everywhere Daily
  • [28:40] “63 Chinese Cuisines: the Complete Guide“
  • [29:48] Ted Lasso
  • [31:03] What sources does Gary use for Everything Everywhere Daily
  • [32:53] How do you pronounce Wikipedia
  • [33:38] “Broccoli, James Broccoli“
  • [33:55] Cubby Broccoli
  • [34:01] “Cruciferous Vegetables“
  • [34:48] Broccoli Rob from The Office
  • [35:05] “The Blitz“
  • [35:09] What is Gary’s favorite episode of Everything Everywhere Daily
  • [35:23] “The Last Crow War Chief“
  • [36:44] Something old
  • [36:54] Sign up for Podcaster’s Kit 6: https://bloggingconcentrated.com/members/aff/go/max/?i=91
  • [36:55] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Gary
  • [36:57] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
  • [37:43] Such an honor speaking at Podcast Movement ’23 in Denver! Sign up to grab the slides from my session at MaxPodcasting.com/PM23

• Inspiration & Creativity: Curiosity
  • [38:04] What makes Gary so curious
  • [38:28] Sesame Street, The Electric Company
  • [41:11] How do you become more curious
• Rapid-Fire Q&A
  • [42:54] How did Gary start a LAN gaming center
  • [43:45] Dot-com Bubble
  • [44:07] Atari 2600
  • [44:50] World of Warcraft Classic (WoW)
  • [45:08] Age of Empires II
  • [45:37] What era would Gary love to time travel to
  • [46:52] Shoutout, Grandpa Henry!
  • [47:35] Latin
  • [48:52] San Sebastián, Spain
  • [49:32] Girona, Spain
  • [50:55] Ted Lasso Vindaloo Scene
  • [51:10] What’s a side effect of traveling the world & being a polymath
  • [51:47] Internet
  • [52:21] AI (Artificial Intelligence), Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT
  • [52:55] Connect with Gary at Everything-Everywhere.com and check out his podcast
  • [53:20] What are Gary’s Final Thoughts
  • [53:48] Sign up for Podcaster’s Kit 6: https://bloggingconcentrated.com/members/aff/go/max/?i=91
  • [53:51] Follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about the podcast. And show love (or roast me) by leaving 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify
  • [54:01] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Gary
  • [54:04] Check out the Wild Business Growth podcast on Goodpods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
  • [54:05] Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (aka X), and Threads @MaxBranstetter and TikTok @WildBusinessGrowth
  • [54:06] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
  • [54:10] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
  • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo

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