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The Manifesto Episode 14: Interivew with Jordan Hurder from Windbagmiles.com

Added 2020-11-05 22:04:07 +0000 UTC

Hello, and welcome to The Manifesto with Gideon, the Free-quent Flyer, on the Milenomics Podcast Network. I’m Gideon, the Free-quent Flyer, and I am joined today from the Windbag Miles blog, the Windbag Mails substack, and Chance Press, Jordan Hurder. Jordan, welcome to the Manifesto.

Editor's note: there is some language in this episode to be aware of.

0:37 Plugs

Windbagmiles.com
Twitter (@windbagmiles)
Windbag Mails substack (https://windbag.substack.com/)
Chance Press (http://chancepress.com/)

4:40 Travel hacking

How did you get into travel hacking?
What and when was your first big travel hacking score?
What were the early resources you relied on?
How has your travel hacking game changed over time, and what does it look like today?
Do you have any unique regional disadvantages or advantages?
Are there any changes that would make you permanently stop?

26:12 Travel blogging/podcasting/substacking

Your original blog seemed to be born of a certain “frustration.” What made you start the blog? Any thoughts on having an “opinionated” voice online?
Did you have any initial ambitions for the blog? How did you get noticed so quickly? It seems like everybody serious in the community follows you now, how did that happen? Did you have any mentorship from existing folks?
How has your “platform” evolved over time, what drove those decisions (hosting costs/readership/ease of use)?
Any recommendations for folks who want to get their voice heard today?

38:18 Chance Press

What is a small/independent press? Do you print to order, publish out-of-copyright material?
What’s the business model? Recruit authors? Accept pitches?
What are the logistics of getting a book to press? What’s the easiest/hardest project you’ve worked on?
Is there an educational track to get involved in printing? Are most people self-taught, hobbyists, certificates, degrees?
Is there any money in it?

49:42 Quar Question of the Week

When you’re outside the house and feel a sneeze coming on, do you sneeze through your mask into your upper arm, or take your mask off to sneeze directly into your arm?

Bonus: what’s the best new independent board game?