The Young Pioneer Podcast
Episodes
S4, Ep 2: Surviving Airline Chaos - The Return of Josh Cahill
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Aviation YouTuber Josh Cahill returns to the Young Pioneer Podcast to break down the growing chaos in global air travel. As conflicts in the Middle Ea...
S4, Ep 1: Marko Peck - 2nd Passports, CBI & the Future of Global Mobility
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn Season 4, Episode 1 of the Young Pioneer Tours Podcast, Justin Martell and Rowan Beard sit down in the Manila studio with global mobilit...
S3, Ep 9: Inside the Pyongyang International Film Festival
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, Justin Martell and Rowan Beard unpack their once in a lifetime experience attending the Py...
S3, Ep 8: General Butt Naked - From Cannibal Warlord to Preacher
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we speak with Joshua Milton Blahyi, better known to the world as General Butt Naked, one of the most feared rebel comma...
S3, Ep 7: Bougainville - Culture, Conflict, and the Path to a New Nation
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRecorded during our recent trip to Bougainville - a corner of the pacific some say will soon become the world’s 194th country. From ...
S3, Ep 6: Lebanon Unveiled - Navigating History, Culture, and Resilience
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin Caitlin Graham, YPT's Middle East and Central Asia Manager, as she explores the complex history of Lebanon from the heart of B...
S3, Ep 5: No Filter, All Adventure - Interview with Travel Content Creator Mike O'Kennedy
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin host Justin Martell on the Young Pioneer Podcast for an unfiltered conversation with Mike O’Kennedy (aka “Mike Okay”), the Br...
S3, Ep 4: Behind the Headlines - Interview with CNN's Will Ripley on Covering North Korea
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our latest episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, host Justin Martell had the privilege of speaking with Will Ripley, CNN’s Senior I...
S3, Ep 3: The Black Girl from Pyongyang - Interview with Monica Macias
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of The Young Pioneer Podcast, we delve into the life of Monica Macias, author of "Black Girl from Pyongyang." ...
S3, Ep 2: Mile High Club, Death Threats & US Ban - Interview with Aviation YouTuber Josh Cahill
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this exciting episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, we break the news that North Korea's special economic zone of Rason has offi...
S3, Ep 1: Visiting Papua New Guinea's Mount Hagen Festival
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYPT are pleased to announce that the Young Pioneer Podcast is back with its third season, bringing listeners perspectives from some of t...
S2, Ep 6: June, 2024 North Korea Travel Update & Dr. Calvin Sun Interview
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe Young Pioneer Podcast Season 2 concludes with a double-header episode! S2, Ep 6 opens with a discussion between host Justin Martell ...
S2, Ep 5: Horn of Africa Part Three - Eritrea
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn this inaugural 2024 episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, we open with an interview with YPT CEO and Founder Gareth Johnson to discus...
S2, Ep 4: Horn of Africa Part Two - Somaliland
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn this episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, we kick things off by interviewing YPT's newest staff member Morgan Bourven, discussi...
S2, Ep 3: Horn of Africa Part One - Djibouti
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn this episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, YPT guide Justin Martell brings listeners Part One of a three-part series recorded during ...
S2, Ep 2: Mundari Cow Blowing and Urine Showers in South Sudan
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn this episode of the Pioneer Podcast, YPT guides Justin Martell, Rowan Beard, along with a group of YPT travelers, explore the world&a...
S2, Ep 1: Exploring the Island of Socotra, Yemen
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, YPT partner and sometimes-guide Justin Martell talks with local Socotra travel operator Adnan Alnoby. The two discuss S...
S1, Ep 9: American Foreign Policy with Former US Congressman Dennis Kucinich
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGareth Johnson and Justin Martell speak with former congressman Dennis Kucinich. Kucinich has just published his latest book "The D...
S1, Ep 8: Felix Abt on Being a Capitalist in North Korea
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFelix Abt is a business expert on North Korea currently based in Vietnam. Abt was one of the first foreign businessmen to seek and do bu...
S1, Ep 7: Exploring Antarctica with Jeffrey Donenfeld
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn this episode on the Pioneer Podcast, co-host Justin Martell flies solo and interviews Jeffrey Donenfeld. Jeffrey Donenfeld is a ventu...
S1, Ep 6: How to Buy Your Own Island & Start Your Own Micronation with Jodie Hill
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn Episode 6 of the Pioneer Podcast, Gareth Johnson and Justin Martell interview Jodie Hill. Jodie Hill is a well-traveled English lawye...
S1, Ep 5: The World's Foremost Micronations Scholar Johnny Blair
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn Episode 5 of the Pioneer Podcast, Gareth Johnson and Justin Martell interview Jonny Blair. Blair is a famous travel blogger from Nort...
S1, Ep 4: Dr. Joe Terwilliger on Meeting Kim Jong Un with Dennis Rodman
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOur guest on Episode 4 of the Pioneer Podcast is Dr. Joseph Terwilliger. Dr. Joe is a geneticist, professor of neurobiology at Columbia ...
S1, Ep 3: Traveling to "Weird" Countries with Professional Footballer Dave Kitson
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDave Kitson is an ex-Premier League footballer who made his name with Reading and Stoke. Following his career he has not been without co...
S1, Ep 2: Getting Kidnapped in Bir Tawil with Dean Karalekas
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn Episode 2 of the Pioneer Podcast, Gareth Johnson and Justin Martell interview Dean Karalekas about his 2019 trip with Young Pioneer T...
S1, Ep 1: Justin Martell on International Film Production
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe first episode of the Pioneer podcast features two homegrown talents, with YPT founder Gareth Johnson and Pioneer Media founder Justi...