My most generous patron, Kathleen Kennedy Enger, gives the same amount as TourRadar, a new WanderLearn sponsor. You've probably heard me plug TourRadar's contests (which you should enter because they're actually pretty amazing).
I said to Kathy, \"Thank you for your generosity! $250 per month is substantial. What can I give to you in return besides my random gifts?\"
She said, \"Help Jack Kennedy spread the word about his nonprofit Health Access Sumbawa.\"
For the last year, I've been mentioning them in my podcast notes, but I finally got to interview Jack Kennedy on the WanderLearn podcast. The podcast just came out today!
We had a fascinating discussion about my favorite disease: malaria!
In other news, I interviewed the Mayor of Burlingame, Donna Colson.
She generously supported my Kickstarter years ago and is a patron on Patreon.com too!
Since she's running for re-election in one month, I got an exclusive interview with her.
As patrons, you get to hear it before anyone else.
I also filmed it, but that will come out in a few days on YouTube.
In keeping with my interview style, I kept things informal, even though we're all supposed to behave when we're talking with a mayor. Enjoy!
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Lastly, I'm working on my 3rd TEDx talk. It's tentatively titled, \"Lessons from picking up 3,000 African hitchhikers.\"
I welcome your input on how to make it better than my first two TEDx talks!
Francis
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