Join us for an intriguing conversation with Len, a seasoned accountant with a unique life story that spans extraordinary places around the globe. As an indigenous American, Len's upbringing involved frequent travels and attending various schools, offering him a diverse perspective on life and education. From bustling cities to remote corners of the…

Join us for an engaging conversation with Jacob, a former sports journalist whose career has taken a delightful turn into advocacy within the disability sector. With his witty humour and love for cricket, Jacob brings a refreshing perspective to our podcast. In this episode, we explore his journey from sports journalism to his current role as a Com…

In this episode, we're back after a hiatus due to moving countries and visa challenges. Now settled in New Zealand, we're restarting the podcast, focusing on community, family, and our upcoming Love Festival in Thailand. Expect revamped formats with shorter solo episodes, insights into Elisa's work, and engaging local interviews. We're exploring co…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.com/shop About this episode: Isaac was born in New South Wales, Australia. He grew up in a house with seven family members. When he became an adult he went to Indonesia as a missionary. He is able to speak fluently Indonesian now. Sometim…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Dave was born in Brooklyn, New York but moved away when he was very young. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida now. He started as a photographer very early and can see beauty everywhere, even in empty spaces. Dave ru…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Michelle is an actress from Mexico City. She is involved in many different projects and also teaches English to kids. Nowadays, she lives in Oaxaca City and manages a hostel there. She went through some rough time…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Tina is a young independent woman that finished her PhD in Psychology before she turned 27. As a migrant child from Iran, it wasn't the easiest to grow up in the US. She tells us about her parents and the struggle…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Gregory is an old friend of Ben. Ben and he went to school together until Gregory’s mother passed away. He moved to Konstanz, Germany with his grandmother. They struggled to get along, so Gregory had to go to an o…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Dimitri is a polymath, originally from France. He lives in Australia and has completed his PhD in astrophysics here. As if astrophysics wouldn't be enough, he's also an actor, coach for people with porn and/or sex…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Rusty is the General Manager of SomaFM, an independent and donation-based radio station from California in the US. He’s been managing the playlists of several stations on there for more than 20 years. His music co…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Dustin is a drag queen from Brisbane, Australia. He grew up in Kilcoy, Queensland and had to move away as the town he was born in hasn't had anything more to offer for him. He was married to a woman and has two ch…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Kevin Liew is a multi-talented person and expert when it comes to exercise. He lives in Brisbane, Southeast Queensland. He was born in Canberra and moved to Brisbane because of skin issues. Kevin is a self-taught …

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Ben Fein was born in Heidelberg, Germany and was raised in a family with a huge love for music. While making music, he kept very busy, working, going to school and completing a university degree in economics. But …

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Community: www.unpopularpeople.com/community UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Marla is a positive bubbly woman originally from the Philipines. We met her recently in Australia. Marla was born on the resort island Sibu where she and her four siblings had an unconventional upbringing without …

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Our special guest today is Annie, a strong Wiradjuri woman. She was born in Sydney and raised in Gosford. Spiritually, she is from central NSW. She is residing on the Gold Coast in Queensland now. Annie is a mother of two who is currently studying a Certificate…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Melbourne DJ & Producer Ollie Wilkes is a self-confessed techno lover from Adelaide, Australia. He grew up in New Zealand and Australia. Ollie started his career in the New Zealand club and outdoor party scene and continued his work in Melbourne after moving ba…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Emmanuella is originally from Canada. She grew up in an academic family and moved to many different cities, countries & continents during her childhood. She has got a master's degree in neuroscience and currently studies medicine at Griffith University in Queen…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Jeanene is an event planner from Canberra, Australia. She grew up on the Gold Coast, Australia, and went backpacking all over the world. After she worked in the travel and hospitality industry for several years, she has started her own company called Winederlus…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Fatima is a French Teacher originally from Lebanon. She was born during the civil war (1975 to 1990) and grew up with five sisters and two brothers in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Fatima has been living in Australia for 15 years. Recently, she changed her caree…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Kellie is an enrolled nurse and single mum from Australia. She grew up in Brisbane and lives on the Gold Coast now. During her childhood, Kellie spent a lot of time in church as she grew up in a religious family. Nowadays, she studies mental health at TAFE Quee…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Terry is a motivational speaker and author from the US living in Colorado. He has been a cancer warrior for the last nine years. During his life, Terry worked in many different jobs. He says, “Each time I took on a new job, I had to develop new skills and faced…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Charlotte is a female entrepreneur from Adelaide. From her childhood on, Charlotte was always caring for the environment. This is why she founded her own business called Earthyma. Earthyma sells earth-friendly skincare and living products online and on local ma…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Elisa is the co-founder of Unpopular People. She’s a textile engineer, originally from Germany. Today, she lives on the Gold Coast in Australia. In this interview, she explains her journey from Germany to Australia and why she stopped working in the traditional…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Nick Langer is a chef originally from Germany. He grew up with two brothers in Heidelberg. Impressed by his father and one of his brothers, who are chefs as well, Nick decided to work in hospitality, too. After his apprenticeship in the fine-dining kitchen of t…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: The living example of the book “The Alchemist” - Pepe is a Puerto Rican artist living in Miami, Florida. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico among a family of engineers. In his early 20’s, Pepe moved to New York City to finish his studies in architecture. Sin…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com UP Shop: www.unpopularpeople.shop About this episode: Steven is a musician and healer living in Cairns, Australia. He was born in Tasmania and grew up in Sydney. When Steven was 11 years old, he picked up the guitar for the first time. Since then music is his life. Stay tuned until the very end of this episode to …

Learn more: www.unpopularpeople.com Nick is the manager of “The Burleigh Heads Surf Club” at the Gold Coast, Australia. He has been working in this position for almost 13 years. He is originally from Liverpool, England. Before he came to Australia, he travelled to America and Asia. His passion is his family and gardening. He has four children and h…

More info: www.unpopularpeople.com Gennaro is a sportsperson and PT from Naples, Italy. He’s specialized in Functional Movements, Calisthenics, and Animal Flow. Currently, he lives at the Gold Coast, Australia. We met him during our training at Mermaid Beach Park. Gennaro grew up in a family with a simple lifestyle. When he was 16 years old, he mov…

Learn more: Unpopular People (www.unpopularpeople.com) Marco is a free spirit (originally from Cologne, Germany) and a part of the DJ/Producer duo "Boy Oh Boy". They have been quite popular in New Zealand for more than two years. They experienced a lot, had many gigs all over New Zealand and also Berlin, Germany. They played on festivals like "Lumi…

Learn more: Unpopular People (www.unpopularpeople.com) Gareth is a self-employed exercise physiologist from Austria who has travelled the world for the last five years after a difficult breakup with his fiancée. During this journey, he has learned a lot about himself, relationships and social skills. Currently, he lives at the Gold Coast, Australia…

Learn more: Unpopular People (www.unpopularpeople.com) Michael Miller is a professional kickboxer and personal trainer living at the Gold Coast, Australia. He is also an actor and martial arts trainer. For his acting career, he lived in Hong Kong for 7 years and played in many TV shows and movies. One of the many famous movies he acted in was “Knoc…

Learn more: Unpopular People (www.unpopularpeople.com) Thiago is a black belt Jiu-Jitsu instructor from North Brazil. Today he lives at the Gold Coast, Australia, and runs his own Jiu-Jitsu business (Virtue) in Southport. He grew up in poverty in a fishermen’s village called Natal, Brazil. In his past, he served the army for many years and was inst…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com Marco is a 42-year-old Sales Representative from Brazil who spends his free time helping out in his community. He grew up in São Bernardo do Campo close to São Paulo with a population of over a million people. Marco started to work when he was 17 years old. Later in his life, he studied electrical engineering in p…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com Pieter Borgh is a very creative music producer, DJ and gardener living in New Zealand. He was born and raised in South Africa. His mother is a psychologist and his father is an eye doctor. In 1994, after apartheid ended, Pieter was 10 years old. At this time he moved with his 5 siblings and his mom to London. Afte…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com Miguel is a Biochemical Engineer with specialisation in Environmental Engineering and a Martial Arts instructor, living in New Zealand. He was born in Quillota, Chile and grew up with his three siblings closely connected with the agriculture. Since his childhood, he has been fascinated with martial arts, mountains…

More Info: www.unpopularpeople.com Roger and Serena are a married couple, living in Canada. They met quite early in their life and experienced a lot together since then. As they’re coming from different backgrounds and continents they have an interesting life story to tell: Serena was born in Genova, Italy. She grew up in Milan and moved to Canada …

More info: www.unpopularpeople.com Lars Walkling is a tattooer living in Miami, Florida. His tattoos are influenced by the traditional Japanese tattoo style. He is 44 years old and originally from Heidelberg, Germany. He moved with his wife to Miami in 2013. In this interview, Lars is telling the way he had to undergo to get where he is now. You wi…

Find out more: www.unpopularpeople.com About this episode: Sam is a 26 years old friend from Australia. He grew up in a family that belonged to the Jehovah's Witnesses community. At the age of 15, Sam decided together with his sister and mom to separate from this religion. Today, Sam is an Aircraft Engineer living in Sydney. He’s one of Ben’s best …

Find out more: www.unpopularpeople.com About this episode: Nat and Rob are a couple from Australia. They have been married for 27 years. They decided not to have kids in their marriage. Rob loves surfing and Nat enjoys exercising. Together they love travelling and enjoying their life. Nathalie grew up with her sister at her mom’s place in the count…

Find out more: www.unpopularpeople.com About this episode: Letizia is a girl from the North of Italy. She was born and raised in the countryside of Italy in a small city called Pinorollo near Turin. Letizia’s big passion is music. She’s writing songs, sings and plays the guitar. With her amazing voice, she has given concerts in Italy in front of hu…

Find out more: www.unpopularpeople.com About this episode: Teddy and Gabi are a couple from Romania. Teddy grew up in a big family with a love for music. She used to live in the North of Romania. Teddy is one of 6 siblings. Gabi is from the South of Romania. He has got 2 sisters. Teddy and Gabi married quite young. Teddy was 21 and Gabi 24 years ol…

Find out more: www.unpopularpeople.com About this episode: Juan and Ana are a couple living on Bali. We lived with them for some time while our travels through Indonesia. Ana Milena was born in Cali, Colombia and used to live in Chile. Juan is originally from Madrid, Spain. Both of them have lived in many different countries like Korea, North Ameri…

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"Last but not least", ist diese Folge die letzte Episode unserer ersten Staffel des Unpopular People Podcasts auf deutsch. Aus diesem Grund ist Episode 20 eine spezielle Folge, die wir aufgenommen haben, um euch unser Unpopular People Konzept genauer zu erläutern. Bis zur nächsten Folge sagen wir daher mit unserem Motto “Listening and learning from…

Björn Christophersen ist ein kreativer Kopf und freier Geist aus Heidelberg, der mit ADHS (Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/ Hyperaktivitätsstörung) diagnostiziert ist. Eine unterhaltsame Berichtserstattung und Aufklärung aus erster Hand von einem Menschen, der aus seiner Vergangenheit als “Problemkind” und seiner turbulenten Jugend erzählt. Dieses Intervie…

Lars Walking ist ein erfolgreicher Tattoo Artist aus Heidelberg, der vor sechs Jahren nach Miami, Florida ausgewandert ist. In diesem Interview könnt ihr Lernen wie man es schafft seine alten Gewohnheiten fallen zu lassen und was es bedarf um die eigene Komfortzone zu verlassen.----more---- www.unpopularpeople.com…

Jerome ist der Bruder von Nicolas (Episode 6). Er ist zusammen mit seinen 3 Brüdern in Remscheid aufgewachsen und lebt heute mit seiner Frau und seinen zwei Töchtern in München. Von Jerome könnt ihr Lernen welche Einstellung es bedarf um Selbständigkeit, Erziehung und Selbstverwirklichung in die Tat umzusetzen. Hört rein und lasst euch von Jeromes’…

Rebecca ist eine 26-jährige Power Frau aus Hamburg, die weiß wie man sich in der männlichen IT Welt behauptet. In dieser Episode könnt ihr Lernen, wie man sich effizient seinen Alltag aufbauen kann, welche Tricks und Strategien es gibt um sowohl beruflich als auch privat erfolgreich, glücklich und ausgeglichen zu sein und wie wichtig "self-love" is…

Alex ist ein 28-jähriger ITler, der sich vor Kurzem im Bereich "User Interface & User Experience Design" selbständig gemacht hat. Wenn auch ihr darüber nachdenkt euch selbständig zu machen, dann hört rein und lasst euch von Alex und seiner Geschichte inspirieren. ----more---- www.unpopularpeople.comPar Unpopular People

Wie ihr in Episode 13 erfahren könnt, ist Axel eine Person, die sich sozial sehr engagiert, jedoch nicht im Mittelpunkt stehen möchte. In Episode 14 erfahrt ihr, wie das Interview mit Axel weiter geht. Wenn ihr weitere spannende Anekdoten aus Axel’s Leben und seinen Begegnungen mit den Menschen auf der Straße hören möchtet, dann schaltet wieder ein…