Exactly 80 days ago, Larry Alex Taunton and his son Zachary set out from the Rick and Bubba Show studio for perhaps their most ambitious undertaking yet: Around the World in 80 Days, à la Jules Verne. In search of the World’s Greatest Country, the two left U.S. soil to visit more than 20 countries … Read more
It’s #ATW80 Day 75, and Larry calls in to the Rick and Bubba Show for a fascinating discussion of all things Swedish, from ABBA and the Vikings to Socialism and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He also shares his sobering account of visiting the street that became the infamous site of an Islamic terror … Read more
It’s #ATW80 Day 46, and Larry and Zachary have made it to country #9: South Africa. From Johannesburg, Larry calls in to the Rick and Bubba Show for an update that includes a safari, a visit to the shanty towns, the powerful influence of Nelson Mandela on the healing of that country, and South Africa’s … Read more
It’s #ATW80 Day 35, and Larry and Zachary find themselves in the shadows of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia – certainly a dramatic change of scenery from their previous stop in Delhi, India. It’s a country Larry has been in many times before (his first visit just after the collapse of the Soviet Union), but … Read more
It’s #ATW80 Day 30, and earlier today, Larry found himself in an especially amusing situation: calling in to the Rick and Bubba Show immediately after Rick and Bubba’s on-air interview with President Donald Trump. (Coincidentally, just yesterday Larry published an article about the President’s comments on socialism.) With that lead-in, Larry launches into a discussion … Read more
It’s #ATW80 Day 27, and Larry calls in to the Rick and Bubba Show from country #6: India! An incredible kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, smells, and everything else, India is an emerging capitalist country. Larry discusses the extremes of its class system, why cows wander its streets freely, the Hindu religion, the concept of karma, … Read more
It’s Day 24 of Around the World in 80 Days, and Larry checks in from Hong Kong, which holds the record for most skyscrapers of any city in the world. (Just how many? Scroll down to the infographic.) Larry called in to the C.L. Bryant Show for a great overview on where the #ATW80 journey … Read more