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Geoff Gibson 39 Episodes Apr 29, 2025

This podcast, from the creator of the YouTube channel Geography by Geoff, explores the geography, culture, and history of places around the world. Each episode features a special guest who discusses their home country or state, sharing personal insights, educational facts, and travel tips. It's a deep dive into what makes different regions unique, blending storytelling with practical advice for travelers.

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Why The US Is Really 12 Nations (Not 50 States) Apr 29, 2025 1335 Subscribe to Ground News and get 40% off the Vantage plan by going to https://groundnews.com/geobygeoff 💪 🛕 Angkor Wat: • How Ho Chi Minh City Became Vietnam's... -- 📝 Get more geography here: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geoffgibson 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Is the United States truly "one nation?" While the country is often

Why Vietnam Is Quietly Becoming Asia’s Next Power Apr 15, 2025 865 🚂 Ride Vietnam's train with me! • What Vietnam's FIRST CLASS Train Is R... -- 🥖 What France really wanted with Indochina: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/... -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geoffgibson 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Vietnam is ascendant! By nearly every metric the country is outperforming its Southeast Asia neighbors, particularly as companies aim to

Why So Few People Live In South Carolina (Half North Carolina) Apr 8, 2025 1013 Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free high protein item for life at www.HelloFresh.com/geography10fm 🗺️ Vietnam's French City: • Vietnam's French City And Why It Was ... -- 💀 Carolana the failed colony BEFORE Carolina: https://open.substack.com/pub/geograp... -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geoffgibson 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ North Carolina and South Carolina have ba

Why Anyone Lives On The Falkland Islands (And Why You Can't) Apr 1, 2025 968 Get 365 day returns and FREE SHIPPING at Quince when you visit www.quince.com/geoff 🗺️ Hanoi's Ancient Old Quarter: • 1,000 Years Of History In Hanoi's Old... -- 🤔 Why Argentina continues to claim Isla Malvinas https://open.substack.com/pub/geograp... -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ The Falkland Islands, a British Overseas

10 Really Weird State Borders And Why They Exist Mar 25, 2025 1062 Get 15% off and a FREE gift at Huel when you use my code (geoff) at www.huel.com/geoff 🏔️ Taiwan's Empty East Coast: • The Side Of Taiwan You NEVER See -- 🤔 What about Oklahoma's panhandle? https://open.substack.com/pub/geograp... -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ The United States is made up of 50 smaller, semi-autonomous s

Why Taiwan's East Coast Is Basically Empty Mar 18, 2025 986 Get 15% off and a FREE gift at Huel when you use my code (geoff) at www.huel.com/geoff 👀 The side of Taiwan you NEVER see: • The ULTIMATE West Coast Taiwan Road Trip -- 📖 Unrestricted geography: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Taiwan is a fascinating country for a lot of reasons. But no

Tacoma: The Major Pacific Northwest City That Never Was Mar 11, 2025 939 Go to www.GreenChef.com/geographyfree and use code "geographyfree" to get started with FREE Salads for two months plus 50% off your first box. -- ♨️ Japan's STEAMIEST city: • The World's STEAMIEST City (Literally!) -- 📖 More by Geoff: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ -- Did you know that

15 Amazing Geography Facts About Canada Feb 25, 2025 1184 Get 15% off and a FREE gift at Huel when you use my code (geoff) at www.huel.com/geoff 🗼 Why Does Tokyo Work? 🤔 • Why Tokyo Works | 3 Days In The World... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Canada is the second largest country in the world and this means

Why So Few People Live In West Texas Feb 18, 2025 894 Explore the Empty West Coast with me! • Exploring America's EMPTY West Coast ... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Texas is the second largest state in both size and population which means EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas, right? Well, not quite. It's popul

10 Bizarre Borders That Change The Time Feb 11, 2025 986 Thanks to HUEL for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off your first order by visiting: https://www.huel.com/geoff -- ⛰️ I'm in Joshua Tree this week! Watch the video now: • Why Joshua Tree Is INCREDIBLE For Sta... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Time has

Why Amtrak Isn't A Good Train Network (And Why It Never Will Be) Feb 4, 2025 984 Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this episode. Get 10 FREE meals and a high protein item at www.hellofresh.com/geography10fm -- 🚂 Watch me spend 46 hours on an Amtrak train: • 46 Hours On Amtrak Sleeper Train - Ch... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ A

Why Greenland Is So Important To The World Right Now Jan 28, 2025 827 Thanks to HUEL for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off your first order by visiting: www.huel.com/geoff -- ⛰️ I'm in Canada this week! Watch the video now: • A Full Day On Vancouver Island's Famo... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Greenland has a vast

Why Living On The West Coast Has Become Impossible Jan 21, 2025 1064 Thanks to HUEL for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off your first order by visiting: www.huel.com/geoff -- 🌴 I'm in Costa Rica this week! Watch the video now: • Searching For Sea Turtles In Costa Ri... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ The West Coast of

Will Trump Redraw The World Map? Jan 14, 2025 1034 Thanks to Conflict of Nations for sponsoring this episode. Want to play? Get your benefits here: https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/GEOG001 -- 🌴 Join me in Costa Rica: • 24 Hours Driving Across Costa Rica - ... -- 📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Trump is coming b

Why Costa Rica Is Winning Central America Jan 7, 2025 980 Thank you for sponsoring! Get free shipping and 365 day returns at www.quince.com/geoff Read the article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Costa Rica has become a HUGE success story for Central American countries. It has a stable, long lasting democracy, a thriving tourism industry, a growing mi

Astoria: The Major West Coast City That Never Was Dec 30, 2024 852 Read the article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/... 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Seattle and Portland make up the two major U.S. cities in the Pacific Northwest. But what if I told you that neither was every really intended to be THE major city in the region? In a different timeline, Astoria, Oregon was destined to rise t

Why Almost Anyone Can Move To Svalbard Dec 23, 2024 882 Read the article: 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Svalbard is home to the most northernmost human settlement on the planet. And if you want to you, you can move, live and work there as well! There are no visa, customs, or citizenship requirements... mostly! And that makes this northern island one of the most unique places in the w

Why The US-Canada Border Is So Weird Dec 17, 2024 725 Read the article: https://tinyurl.com/yy76f7wj 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ The US-Canada border is one of the most well known, most crossed borders in the entire world. And because both countries have been friendly for so long, you might think that this means the border is pretty simple, right? The reality is anything but. The

10 Bizarre International Borders And Why They Exist Dec 10, 2024 945 Thanks to our sponsor HelloFresh! Get 10 FREE meals at www.HelloFresh.com/freegeography Read about this topic here: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ International borders decide who gets to have control over what territory. And because of this, these are often hard lines drawn in the sand that

Why So Few People Live On Colombia's West Coast Dec 3, 2024 1024 Get 15% off Huel today with code GEOFF at www.huel.com/geoff Read about this topic here: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Colombia is an incredible country, geographically. But despite being home to over 53 million people, the second most populous country in South America, almost no one lives on

Gulf Stream Collapse: Why Europe Could Freeze Nov 26, 2024 831 Read this video instead over on Substack! https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Europe has a problem. While the continent sits pretty far north, it actually has pretty mild temperatures overall. But that coul

15 Incredible Geography Facts About The US Nov 19, 2024 973 Get 15% off Huel today with code GEOFF at www.huel.com/geoff SUBMIT YOUR GEOGRAPHY FACT: https://forms.gle/Vr6Wz9Bp2uh9XbEC8 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ The United States is a VAST coun

Why Nobody Goes To War With Jordan Nov 12, 2024 924 Get 15% off Huel today with code GEOFF at www.huel.com/geoff 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Jordan is in an interesting situation, to say the very least. It's right in the middle of the Mid

Let's Fix The United States' Awful Borders Nov 4, 2024 756 VOTE! Find your polling place here: https://www.vote.org/polling-place-lo... 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Why are the U.S. state borders so WEIRD? Basically it boils down to a series of

What's Hidden UNDER The Sahara's Sand? Oct 29, 2024 898 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ The Sahara is, perhaps, one of the most mysterious places on the planet. Not only is it the world's largest hot desert, but it's also a place that used to be

Why So Few Canadians Live On Prince Edward Island Oct 22, 2024 892 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province by both size and population. It's so small, in fact, that less than 1/10th of 1% of all Canadians live ther

Why So Few Americans Live In Appalachia Oct 15, 2024 1016 Thanks to Field of Greens for sponsoring today's video! Visit www.FieldofGreens.com and use code GEOFF at checkout for 15% off. 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Appalachia is one of the mos

Where Did Australia's Great Lakes Go? Oct 8, 2024 1075 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AROUNDTHEWORLD and get on your way to being your best self. Read more about Lake Baikal, the deepest and most voluminous lake, here: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/... 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳

Why So Few Americans Live In Central Pennsylvania Oct 1, 2024 1151 Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring today's video: For FREE breakfast for life go to www.HelloFresh.com/freegeography. Read more about Sweden's attempt at an American colony here: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/... 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linkt

Why Sweden Dominates Scandinavia's Population Sep 25, 2024 1030 Thank you to Zbiotics for sponsoring today's video! Go to https://zbiotics.com/geoff to get 15% off your first order when you use GEOFF at checkout. 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Scandina

California No Earthquake | Geography by Geoff Sep 17, 2024 1030 Thank you to Shopify for sponsoring today's video. Get your $1 free trial on Shopify by visiting: www.shopify.com/atw 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg... 📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/ 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Scientists have been predicting that Ca

France with Antoine from Les Frenchies Sep 4, 2024 3594 For FREE breakfast for life go to HelloFresh.com/freegeography. One free breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That’s free breakfast FOR LIFE, just by going to HelloFresh.com/freegeography. --We're off to explore the geography of France with Antoine host of Les Frenchies Travel! Together we'll talk about the different regions of France, what it's like there, and why you should go vi

Pakistan with Rabia Chaudry Aug 21, 2024 3035 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AROUNDTHEWORLD and get on your way to being your best self. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/atw --We're off to explore the geography of Pakistan with the one and only Rabia Chaudry, attorney and podcaster extraordinaire! Together we'll talk about the different regions of Pakistan, what it's

Bavaria with Claudia Koestler from ‪@OverHereOverThere Aug 14, 2024 4540 Visit https://fieldofgreens.com/ use promo code: GEOFF for 15% off and free shipping Go to https://zbiotics.com/geoff to get 15% off your first order when you use GEOFF at checkout. We're off to the great German state of BAVARIA for another episode of Around The World. Join me and guest Claudia Koestler, journalist of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and co-host of the podcast @OverHereOverThere as we cov

JAPAN with Patrick Kelly of Ghost Countries Aug 7, 2024 4539 Japan is a wonderful country! But it's also more geographically complex than most people might think. For example, while most people know it's an island country, it actually consists of thousands of islands! In this week's podcast episode, I'm joined by Patrick Kelly from the YouTube channel: Ghost Countries! As usual, together we explore the geography and history of the country and Patrick offers

Exploring PORTUGAL with Gil from ‪@General.Knowledge‬ Jul 31, 2024 4522 Get 20% off and free shipping with code GEOFF at https://manscaped.com -- We're off to learn all about Portugal with Gil, host of the popular YouTube channel @General.Knowledge ! Join us as we talk all about Portugal's unique geography, why they own the Azores, how the country was spawned out of a mother-son feud, and so much more! Special thanks to Gil for taking the time to chat with me about P

Exploring QUEBEC CANADA with Trevor Kjorlien Jul 24, 2024 4982 Get 20% off and free shipping with code GEOFF at https://manscaped.com Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/atw This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AROUNDTHEWORLD and get on your way to being your best self. -- Let's explore Quebec with @PlateauAstro ! In today's podcast we'll cover the geography of Canada's lar

THE NETHERLANDS with Kayleigh During Jul 17, 2024 4448 Field of Greens - visit https://fieldofgreens.com/ use promo code: GEOFF for 15% off and free shipping Zbiotics - Go to https://zbiotics.com/geoff to get 15% off your first order when you use GEOFF at checkout. Mando - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo GEOFF at ShopMando.com! #mandopod -- Welcome to the very first episode

Introducing Around The World! Jun 21, 2024 46 From the YouTube phenomenon Geography by Geoff comes an all-new series diving even further into the geography, culture, and history of places worldwide. Every episode invites a new, special guest to discuss where they're from and the history and geography of different countries and states, providing unique insights, education, and travel tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a

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