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Ken Goldberg

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
660 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

I remember that distinctly because I remember saying, I'm 19 years old and I'm on my own. And I had a backpack and the Let's Go Europe, this big volume. And it was my Bible. And I would just travel as much as I could. Yeah, you're around the train schedule.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

I remember that distinctly because I remember saying, I'm 19 years old and I'm on my own. And I had a backpack and the Let's Go Europe, this big volume. And it was my Bible. And I would just travel as much as I could. Yeah, you're around the train schedule.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

I remember that distinctly because I remember saying, I'm 19 years old and I'm on my own. And I had a backpack and the Let's Go Europe, this big volume. And it was my Bible. And I would just travel as much as I could. Yeah, you're around the train schedule.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

One of the highlights was going to Morocco. Back to your continent of birth. Oh. It's very interesting you say this because this is the story I always like to tell, which is that basically we have some friends that said, let's go somewhere really exotic. We'll go to Morocco. It was over Christmas. And we went to Spain, Madrid. And then we were taking the train down.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

One of the highlights was going to Morocco. Back to your continent of birth. Oh. It's very interesting you say this because this is the story I always like to tell, which is that basically we have some friends that said, let's go somewhere really exotic. We'll go to Morocco. It was over Christmas. And we went to Spain, Madrid. And then we were taking the train down.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

One of the highlights was going to Morocco. Back to your continent of birth. Oh. It's very interesting you say this because this is the story I always like to tell, which is that basically we have some friends that said, let's go somewhere really exotic. We'll go to Morocco. It was over Christmas. And we went to Spain, Madrid. And then we were taking the train down.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

And on the train, it was like all these soldiers, everybody was drunken. And it was really super fun. And we're having this blast going to the last stop. And it was packed. When we get there, we get on the ferry and we all have to turn in our passports for processing. And my mother had warned me. She said, you're going to Morocco, but you're Jewish. It's an Arab country and you should be careful.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

And on the train, it was like all these soldiers, everybody was drunken. And it was really super fun. And we're having this blast going to the last stop. And it was packed. When we get there, we get on the ferry and we all have to turn in our passports for processing. And my mother had warned me. She said, you're going to Morocco, but you're Jewish. It's an Arab country and you should be careful.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

And on the train, it was like all these soldiers, everybody was drunken. And it was really super fun. And we're having this blast going to the last stop. And it was packed. When we get there, we get on the ferry and we all have to turn in our passports for processing. And my mother had warned me. She said, you're going to Morocco, but you're Jewish. It's an Arab country and you should be careful.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

But I was like, oh, that's ridiculous. And so we get off the ferry and all my friends, there were about three or four of us. They had gotten their passports. I didn't get mine. So we're waiting. And then it got stretched into like 45 minutes. And I was like, listen, guys, I think there's going to be a problem. Go ahead. I'll just go back. But I was definitely queasy about what would happen.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

But I was like, oh, that's ridiculous. And so we get off the ferry and all my friends, there were about three or four of us. They had gotten their passports. I didn't get mine. So we're waiting. And then it got stretched into like 45 minutes. And I was like, listen, guys, I think there's going to be a problem. Go ahead. I'll just go back. But I was definitely queasy about what would happen.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

But I was like, oh, that's ridiculous. And so we get off the ferry and all my friends, there were about three or four of us. They had gotten their passports. I didn't get mine. So we're waiting. And then it got stretched into like 45 minutes. And I was like, listen, guys, I think there's going to be a problem. Go ahead. I'll just go back. But I was definitely queasy about what would happen.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

Yeah, because you're already now on the side. We were on the other side, but we're still on the ferry because we can't get off without the passports. So then this door opens. I'll never forget this. I can see it like it was yesterday. Across the back of the ferry, I see this guy walking over. He's like in a full keffiyeh headdress, very Arab looking. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

Yeah, because you're already now on the side. We were on the other side, but we're still on the ferry because we can't get off without the passports. So then this door opens. I'll never forget this. I can see it like it was yesterday. Across the back of the ferry, I see this guy walking over. He's like in a full keffiyeh headdress, very Arab looking. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

Yeah, because you're already now on the side. We were on the other side, but we're still on the ferry because we can't get off without the passports. So then this door opens. I'll never forget this. I can see it like it was yesterday. Across the back of the ferry, I see this guy walking over. He's like in a full keffiyeh headdress, very Arab looking. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

And he walking toward us. And now I'm starting to think, oh, she was right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

And he walking toward us. And now I'm starting to think, oh, she was right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ken Goldberg (roboticist)

And he walking toward us. And now I'm starting to think, oh, she was right.