The Divergent Path with Rollie Peterkin

Justin Jenny is a photographer who specializes in exploring abandoned buildings and quarries. He has some crazy stories about sneaking into rundown asylums at night and run-ins with police and metal scrappers. Check him out on Instagram @justinjenny

Paul Rosolie is an author, conservationist, and adventurer. He's written two books. His first book, Mother of God, is about the years he spent in the Peruvian Amazon. He recounts stories of wrestling down giant anacondas, plunging in the river after caiman, coming face-to-face with jaguars, and solo journeys deep into uncharted parts of the jungle.

Paul's second book The Girl and the Tiger is a beautiful story about a girl in India who finds a tiger cub. The book addresses many of the important issues with tiger and elephant conservation in India.

Paul was the star of a 2014 nature documentary special on the Discovery Channel called Eaten Alive. In the show, he was going to be eaten by an anaconda in the Amazon. The show drew a lot of criticism from many groups, and even Paul himself who wasn't happy with the way it turned out. But he explains that it was a massive learning experience and he remains dedicated to his conservation efforts.

Paul is a very passionate conservationist, but he has a different perspective than many others. He is the co-founder of Tamandua Expeditions, which takes visitors of tours into the Amazon. He also founded JungleKeepers, which hires locals as rangers to help protect the Amazon and stop illegal activities like logging or poaching.

Read more about Paul here: www.rolliepeterkin.com/paul-rosolie-anacondas-amazon-conservation-ecotourism

Website: http://paulrosolie.com/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/paulrosolie

Tamandua Expeditions: https://tamanduajungle.com/

JungleKeepers: https://junglekeepers.com/

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The Girl and the Tiger: https://amzn.to/2PMSI2X

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Claudio Puelles is UFC fighter from Lima, Peru. He was features on the reality show The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) where he finished second and got a contract to fight in the UFC. In this episode he tells the story of how he first got involved in MMA and the time he lived in the US when he was younger. You might recognize Claudio's name from my book, as we were teammates and friends during my time in Peru.

Joe Williamson was one of the first employees of FloWrestling, a company which would change the whole wrestling community forever. In this episode, Joe recounts his history with Flo and its founder, Martin Floreani. He tells about skipping being best man at his best friend's wedding to join the Flo team and traveling around the country and the world, covering wrestling. What an amazing story!

Madison Tuff is an amazing human being. Born and raised in Canada, but truly a citizen of the world. In my travels I have met many adventrous travelers, but she takes it to another level. In this episode, she explains how she became interested in traveling to off the beaten path places and fell in love with experiencing new cultures. She visited North Korea, Afghanistan, Sudan, and many other places that most of us would never dream of. And she recently returned from volunteering on the front lines of Bakhmut, Ukraine with an organization that was helping evacuate citizens from the brutal warzone that is the current situation. It was so inspirational speaking with Madison and this is one you don't wanna miss!