World XP Podcast

Episode 202 – Peter Barber (Opera Singer, Artist, YouTuber)

NEW EPISODE LIVE TOMORROW MORNING!!! Peter returns for his 4th time on the show, talking about his new solo projects, the Bass Gang’s most recent release, and his growth as a content creator!

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Peter Barber is an American opera singer, music producer, YouTuber, and podcaster. He is currently a member of the Arizona Opera Studio, where he has performed Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, Masetto in Don Giovanni, and Colline in La Bohème. Peter has spent multiple summers performing with The Santa Fe Opera, the Aspen Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. At this point, he has performed over 30 operatic roles. Outside of the opera world, Peter has grown a substantial audience on YouTube, surpassing 260,000 subscribers via musical analysis videos, music videos, and his podcast, Vocal Arts. He is also a founding member of award-winning musical group, The Bass Gang. They have released four EPs, as well as numerous singles, amassing over 25 million views/streams between YouTube and Spotify alone..

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Episode 201 – Wells Jones (Author, Adventurer, Actor)

NEW EPISODE LIVE TOMORROW MORNING!! This is one of the most unique and fascinating humans I’ve ever come across, from sky diving in Antarctica to trekking through the Middle East, this conversation has it all!

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A Line In The Sand: https://www.amazon.com/Line-Sand-Novel-Miles-Spencer/dp/1917185820/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Wells Jones is an “American Born Abroad” at the US Army Hospital, Bad Connstatt, Germany. Following High School in Bethel, Vermont Wells spent three seasons in Antarctica as a member of the Navy’s VXE-6 Antarctic Para-Rescue Team. VXE-6 was contracted by the National Science Foundation as the air wing in support of international Antarctic research “Operation Deepfreeze.” During this time he became an Antarctic Survival Instructor and the 7th person to skydive the South Pole – January 19, 1977.

After his Antarctic tour he studied acting at Santa Barbara City College and performed in college and Santa Barbara community productions. In 1980 he left Santa Barbara for New York to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Wells’ SAG and AFTRA cards soon followed with principal roles in network television commercials and daytime television. In the early 90’s Wells co-founded a production company, Aunahil, LLC and produced, wrote and directed over 100 live theatrical and educational events for non-profit organization presented in venues across the country including Constitution Hall for The White House, The Kennedy Center Opera House, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, Orchestra Hall Chicago, and The Philadelphia Museum of Art.

In 2006 Wells completed an 1,100 mile backpack trek with Miles Spencer from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Damascus, Syria retracing T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) path along the Hejaz as outlined in “Seven Pillars of Wisdom.” He has been a board member of “Kayak for a Cause” and kayaked across Long Island Sound annually for five years with several hundred kayakers to raise funds for local charities. Wells has climbed a half dozen Colorado 14er’s, skied Colorado back-country bowls and has completed over 40 solo 3 am 7 mile hikes up 12,622′ Santa Fe Baldy, NM in all seasons to watch spectacular sunrises. Since his trip to the Middle East, Wells and Miles have been working on a play and book, titled “A Line In The Sand” detailing their travels.

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Episode 200 – Julian Kheel (Founder: Points Path)

NEW EPISODE LIVE TOMORROW MORNING!! Julian tells about his journey through Hollywood, joining WWE as a producer, and his journey into the travel space, sharing all the tips and tricks of using your points to get the best deal!

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Julian Kheel is the founder and CEO of Points Path, a company that helps people utilize their travel rewards. The company’s browser extension not only shows travelers the cost in points and miles of every flight directly in Google Flights, but also indicates whether using points or miles for each flight is the better deal. In just 8 months, Points Path has grown to over 40,000 users, and has been lauded by numerous travel publications. Kheel has appeared regularly as an analyst to discuss finance, travel and loyalty programs on national television segments for CNN, Bloomberg News, CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Yahoo Finance and Cheddar TV, as well as on ABC and CBS Radio.

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Episode 199 – Omar Ismail, Chris Panayioutou (Soccer Coaches)

NEW EPISODE LIVE!! We have a great conversation with two top quality soccer coaches surrounding coaching philosophy, youth development, and dealing with the ups and downs of the coaching cycle.

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Chris Panayiotou is currently the Virginia Rush Boys Director of Coaching – Developmental Programs, and has been in that role since 2014. Prior to that he served as the Virginia Rush Boys Director of Coaching in 2022, and as a US Soccer Coached Educator Developer for their Grassroots Licenses. He currently holds his UEFA B, USSF B, C, D National Youth License, Director of Coaching License, USSF Coach Educator License Grassroots and Club Technical Leaders.

Previous Positions and Accolades: Rush Soccer (SPI) Developmental Technical Director, 2014 to 2022

Rush Select XI Staff Coach, 2010 to 2022

Wisconsin Rush Developmental Director, 2010-2014

MYSC Developmental Director, 2007-2010

Omar has a passion for developing and mentoring intelligent, creative and technically proficient players. He has obtained his USSF B License and is currently coaching the Arlington SA U19 Boys ECNL team. Previously he coached the Arlington SA U13 and U14 ECNL Boys Academy teams, and was a part of the United Soccer Coaches 30-Under-30 Class of 2020-21. He has been able to observe coaches at professional clubs AFC Ajax, FC Utrecht, Telstar FC, Hellerup IK, ENPPI, Benfica FC, DC United, Brisbane Roar FC and Moreton Bay United FC. Finally, he played professionally in Egypt and Australia (Helwan El 3am, Moreton City Excelsior FC, Wynnum Wolves FC) and at the collegiate level for Bryant University and the University of Mary Washington.

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Episode 198 – Qais Alamdar (OSINT Researcher)

NEW EPISODE COMING TOMORROW AM!! Qais tells us his story growing up in Afghanistan under the US occupation, the resurgence of the Taliban, the fall of Kabul, and more.

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Qais Alamdar is an accomplished OSINT researcher and analyst, human rights advocate, and multimedia specialist based in Berlin, Germany. With a strong commitment to uncovering truth and promoting accountability, he has conducted extensive investigations into disinformation, propaganda, and human rights violations, often in challenging environments. Previously worked with Afghan Witness project of the Centre for Information Resilience, now he leads Intel Focus, an initiative dedicated to raising the understanding of disinformation, OSINT, fact-checking, investigative journalism and media literacy. In April 2024, Qais embarked on a bikepacking journey from Berlin in Germany to Lisbon in Portugal pedalled over three thousand kilometres to raise awareness on the gender apartheid in Afghanistan and raise funds for women in Afghanistan.

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Episode 197 – Home Team (2024 Holiday Thank You)

What was your favorite episode!? And what kind of guests / subjects would you like to see in 2025!?

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Episode 196 – Shannon Rugani (Ballerina, Singer, Composer)

NEW EPISODE LIVE TOMORROW MORNING!! We have a great conversation surrounding starting a symphony from scratch, the performing arts, ballet, Broadway, and more!

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https://www.empress-music.com/

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A California native, Shannon Rugani trained with San Francisco Ballet School on a full merit scholarship, joining San Francisco Ballet in 2004 as one of the youngest company members in history. In 2014, she left SFB to join the original cast of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, An American In Paris.

In 2019, Shannon decided to focus on her music career as a singer/songwriter, under the stage name EMPRESS®. Shannon started composing music at age 4, and in 2023 went back to her roots to write symphonies for ballets. Most recently she’s been commissioned to write her first full length score for a ballet about Marilyn Monroe that will premiere at Oregon Ballet Theater in Portland Oregon in April 2025.

Shannon’s latest role as a mom to a baby girl born, January 2024, is her most exciting and fulfilling one yet!

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Episode 195 – Lisa Muller (Psychotherapist)

NEW EPISODE LIVE TOMORROW MORNING!! We talk about some of the mental health struggles facing the next generation, parenting, the NBA, and more! Super fun conversation to be a part of!

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Lisa’s Links: https://wholejourneywellness.com/

https://www.sanctyouaryva.com/

Lisa Muller is a native New Yorker who has been providing psychotherapy for 6 years. Now living in Virginia, she is working at two private practices as well as taking care of her dog, spending time with friends, and watching the Knicks.

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Episode 194 – Gary Arndt

NEW EPISODE COMING TOMORROW!! We have one of the pioneers of the travel blogging world to talk about his journey, some of his favorite hidden locations, and his pivot to becoming a podcaster!!

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Gary’s Website / Podcast: https://everything-everywhere.com/

Gary Arndt is the host of Everything Everywhere Daily. Before launching Everything Everywhere Daily in July 2020, he spent the previous 13 years traveling around the world. His travels have taken him to over 200 countries/territories and all 50 US states….twice! His blog Everything Everywhere was named one of the Top 25 Blogs in the world by Time Magazine. He has also appeared in USA Today, the New York Times, the BBC, and National Geographic.

He is also one of the world’s most accomplished travel photographers. He was named Travel Photographer of the Year in 2014 by the Society of American Travel Writers and in 2013 & 2015 by the North American Travel Journalists Association. He is also a 3-time Lowell Thomas Award winner, which is considered to be the Pulitzer Prize for Travel Journalism.

Gary currently hosts and produces the “Everything Everywhere Daily” podcast. It features stories of people, places, and things covering a wide variety of topics, including history, science, and geography. The podcast gets over one million monthly downloads and has accrued over 40,000,000 downloads since 2020.

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Episode 193 – Scott Bowen (Co-Founder: Champions United FC, Real Estate Coach)

NEW EPISODE LIVE TOMORROW MORNING!! Scott tells us his journey to creating Champions United FC, a non profit that builds soccer complexes and provides kids places to play in Uganda. They are inspiring the next generation, and some of their former players are now coaches on the staff!!

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Scott’s Website: https://www.scottbowenrealestate.com/

Champions United FC: https://www.championsunitedfc.org/

Scott is a dad, husband, business leader, and entrepreneur. As an Atlanta native with real estate in my genes, he aims to leverage my 22+ years of experience and passion to make the process simple and rewarding. Whether you are looking to upsize, downsize or buy an investment home to build long term wealth, he is with you every step of the way.

Scott also cofounded Champions United FC, a non-profit aimed at providing Uganda’s next generation good role models and a path to success through soccer.

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