Ideology play an important role in a nation’s politics, but too often conversations regarding ideology discuss the ideology themselves and not the people who embrace them. In this episode, I will explore the history and minds of people in Berlin (a city literally split in half due to cold war ideological rivalries) and Slovakia (a country that embraced capitalism with vigor after the cold war).

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Continuing from the previous episode, I go into more detail about the conversation I had with my Japanese host at Mt. Fuji about the Meiji restoration. This experience forced me to re-imagine not only Japanese history, but the history of Europe as well.

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Continuing from the previous episode, I go into more detail about the conversation I had with the Catholic deacon in Switzerland. I also describe my encounters with religions in India and Japan, and I discuss how my views of religion evolved as I encountered these experiences.

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Welcome to the first episode of Baggage Allowance. This podcast is about my travels abroad, specifically focusing on events or experiences that led to personal growth. In this episode, I retell a reckless adventure I had in Switzerland as a teenager.

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