
S2E6 - He went to every country in the world without flying. His key takeaway: forget the headlines, people are good.
Published: April 16, 2024
Duration: 35:00
Part 1 of our interview with Torbjørn ‘Thor’ C. Pedersen, the first person to visit every country in the world without ever taking an airplane. But that’s not his only distinction. He also visited nearly every National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society in the world and wrote stories for his travel blog about their response to a staggering variety of humanitarian challenges. His key takeaway: despite some very real dangers he faced along the way —and the headlines we all read every day — the vast majority of humans on earth are good, kind and welcoming people who will go out of...