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The Human Adventure

Jake Bushman

212 episodes

2 days ago

#200 - A new name, a sharper mission, and a story that hits like a drumbeat. Journey with Jake evolves into The Human Adventure, and we mark the moment with Joleen Hyde, a South African guide whose life moved from the weight of apartheid to the work of building bridges through travel, education, and Ubuntu. This is not a safari highlight reel. It’s a tour of how courage, forgiveness, and community can transform how we move through the world. We start with the why behind our new title: a focu...

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#200 - A new name, a sharper mission, and a story that hits like a drumbeat. Journey with Jake evolves into The Human Adventure, and we mark the moment with Joleen Hyde, a South African guide whose life moved from the weight of apartheid to the work of building bridges through travel, education, and Ubuntu. This is not a safari highlight reel. It’s a tour of how courage, forgiveness, and community can transform how we move through the world. We start with the why behind our new title: a focu...

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Personal Journals,

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Episodes (20/212)

The Human Adventure

From Apartheid To Purpose: Joleen Hyde On Connection, Courage, And Changing Lives

#200 - A new name, a sharper mission, and a story that hits like a drumbeat. Journey with Jake evolves into The Human Adventure, and we mark the moment with Joleen Hyde, a South African guide whose life moved from the weight of apartheid to the work of building bridges through travel, education, and Ubuntu. This is not a safari highlight reel. It’s a tour of how courage, forgiveness, and community can transform how we move through the world. We start with the why behind our new title: a focu...

4 days ago

44 minutes

The Human Adventure

Renaming Journey with Jake: The Human Adventure

The compass has shifted—and it points inward. What started as a travel-and-adventure show evolved into a deeper exploration of growth, courage, and connection. I've renamed the show The Human Adventure to reflect what the journey has truly become: not just where we go, but who we become along the way. We look back at conversations that changed our trajectory. A Disney storyteller reframed joy and nostalgia as serious connective tissue. An Ultraman athlete taught us that discipline is a conve...

6 days ago

3 minutes

The Human Adventure

Hidden Currents Of Culture And Adventure with Renae Ninneman

#199 - What if the most important part of travel is the part you can’t see? I sat down with cultural intelligence educator Renae Ninneman to unpack the “iceberg” of culture—how the visible stuff like food, transit, and phrases sits on top of deeper values about identity, respect, and communication that truly shape connection. Renee takes us from a formative year teaching in South Korea to years of refugee advocacy, sharing how naming culture shock and learning CQ transformed exhaustion into e...

1 week ago

48 minutes

The Human Adventure

From the Howling Twenties to Redemption with Wing Williams

#198 - A story of wild trails, darker nights, and a love that wouldn’t let go. I sat down with author and long-distance hiker Wing Williams to unpack his “howling twenties,” the constant motion that took him across 49 states, and the quiet rituals that hid a growing addiction. From Mount Washington to the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, Wing explains how the woods taught him endurance and community while alcohol promised relief from an unseen torment he now names as spiritual w...

1 week ago

52 minutes

The Human Adventure

Forbidden Hearts And Fairy Tales Reimagined with Bria Rose

#197 - Forbidden stories aren’t just about shock—they’re about truth we’re often afraid to name. I sat down with author Bria Rose to explore how dark romance gives readers a safe place to wrestle with power, consent, and grief, and how a reimagined Beauty and the Beast can turn survival into self‑love. Bria shares how childhood bullying and a lifelong bond with Belle’s courage shaped her voice, then opens the doors to Her Dark Promise, where Belle is the Beast, the castle is in France, and th...

2 weeks ago

55 minutes

The Human Adventure

From Malaysia To The World: The Audacious Circumnavigation with Fabian Fernandez

#196 - What does it really take to walk away from a peak career, point your bow into headwinds, and chase a goal so big it scares you? I sat down with Malaysian sailor Fabian Fernandez, who circumnavigated the globe on his own terms—eschewing the easy “milk run” to round the Cape of Good Hope and steer straight into the kind of weather that makes legends and humbles egos. Fabian’s story isn’t a montage of perfect beaches. It’s a masterclass in planning, patience, and purpose. He breaks down ...

2 weeks ago

59 minutes

The Human Adventure

How One Bag, A Bullfight, And A Hundred-Dollar Apartment Sparked A Purpose-Driven Company with Dave Munson

#195 - A bull charges, a crowd roars, and a young teacher in Mexico says yes to the ring. That same man later sleeps on a bare floor in Juarez with his dog, ships bags at night, and turns a sketch into a company people chase through airports. Meet Dave Munson, founder of Saddleback Leather, whose path blends risk, faith, and relentless craft into a life that refuses shortcuts. We dig into the moment he drew the first “Indiana Jones” bag, why strangers wouldn’t stop asking for it, and how a $...

3 weeks ago

1 hour

The Human Adventure

Rivers, Sails, And Stories with Rick Glaze

#194 - What if adventure isn’t something you chase, but something you create? That question sparks a sweeping journey with author and explorer Rick Glaze—from small-town Tennessee roots to whitewater rapids, open-ocean sails, limestone caves, and a treasure map that refuses to sit still. We dig into the stories behind The Purple River, Spanish Pieces of Eight, and Eight Pieces of Eight, and how real rapids, big water, and Caribbean passages shaped the fiction that readers can’t put down. Ric...

1 month ago

48 minutes

The Human Adventure

What We Carry When The War Ends with Rand Timmerman

#193 - Some stories ask for courage. This one demands it. Marine veteran Rand Timmerman returns to share a raw, graphic, and deeply human account of Vietnam—what he saw, what he did to survive, and what it took to live with those memories when the shooting stopped. We open with a trigger warning for good reason: a suicide on his first night in-country, chaotic airlifts into hot zones, and an accidental death that still haunts him. Rand walks us through helicopter gunner missions where landing...

1 month ago

58 minutes

The Human Adventure

Lessons From Loss, Hope, And Connection with Stephen Seidel

#192 - Some moments feel like they’re nudging us forward. Stephen Seidel’s life is full of those nudges: a favorite Eagles player on the flight to a funeral, a foggy window shaped like an eagle on the day of a tribute, a childhood hero literally saving him from choking. We unpack how he alchemized those signs, along with profound loss, into a mission centered on connection, courage, and story. Stephen grew up a sports-obsessed kid in Philly, short but scrappy, learning early how shared ritua...

1 month ago

55 minutes

The Human Adventure

How Couples Rebuild Trust Through Science, Self Care, And Shared Adventure with Dr. David Helfand

#191 - What if your brain could learn to love better? We sat down with Dr. David Helfand—a therapist with a background in neuroscience—to unpack how neuroplasticity, meditation, and focused couples work can turn recurring fights into lasting repair. From breathwork that calms a spiraling argument to thought logs that retrain pessimism, David shows how small, repeatable practices change both your nervous system and your connection. We dig into why so many “individual” problems live inside rel...

1 month ago

54 minutes

The Human Adventure

Sacred Landscapes and Cinematic Faith with Craig Dehut

#190 - What if you could trade flat maps and footnotes for sunrise on Sinai and sea spray in your face as you approach a harbor Paul once saw? That’s the world filmmaker Craig Dehut invites us into—where sacred places become cinematic classrooms and faith is strengthened by seeing. Craig shares how Appian Media grew from a coffee-shop idea to a nonprofit producing free, high-quality Bible documentaries viewed more than 20 million times in over 160 countries. We dig into the nuts and bolts: s...

1 month ago

49 minutes

The Human Adventure

Love, Loss, And The Creative Spark Of Hicks In The Wild with Troy and Melinda Hicks

#189 - A cone head at baggage claim. A prank that makes a whole terminal laugh. And beneath the costumes and skits, a marriage held together by faith, service, and a fierce tenderness forged in grief. We sit down with Troy and Melinda Hicks—Hicks in the Wild—to explore how everyday adventure can coexist with loss and how playful creativity becomes a lifeline. Their love story starts in college, survives a mission and distance, and grows into a partnership where roles fit like puzzle pieces: ...

2 months ago

51 minutes

The Human Adventure

Humor, Upheaval, And Heart On The Pan American Highway with Matt Savino

#188 - What happens when a comedian with a camera trades stage lights for sunrise on a dirt road and points his vehicle toward Panama? I sat down with author and traveler Matt Savino to unpack a seven-month run along the Pan American Highway that never reached South America yet somehow delivered everything he was chasing: humor in the chaos, humanity at the barricades, and a clear-eyed love for places most maps flatten. Matt takes us from Baja’s empty beaches and Dr. Seuss–worthy boojum fore...

2 months ago

55 minutes

The Human Adventure

Faith, Service, And A New Start In Peru with Ken Webb

#187 - A childhood marked by chaos. A career built on service. And a second act shaped by faith, language, and a blank page. Jake sits down with Ken Webb to trace a life that refuses to settle for mere existence—from praying his way through a turbulent home to leading across Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond. Ken opens up about how his grandparents’ steady love and a lived-in faith helped him endure abuse and instability, and how those early lessons informed three decades in the Army Res...

2 months ago

53 minutes

The Human Adventure

From Free Diving To Yoga: How Kerry Ferguson Found Peace On Land

#186 - What if the deepest calm you’ve ever felt could follow you out of the water and into everyday life? That’s the spark of our conversation with Kerry Ferguson, founder of Yoga Tree, whose path from free diving to yoga reveals how breath, mindfulness, and compassion can reshape how we move through the world. We trace Kerry's arc from early wellness choices and Outward Bound grit to anatomy labs, massage rooms, and a turning point in the Bahamas where breath control under pressure became ...

2 months ago

52 minutes

The Human Adventure

Skate, Grit, and the Long Road: Jack Smith’s Cross‑Country Story

#185 - Before longboards hit storefronts and GoPros hit helmets, Jack Smith and two friends pointed a 1969 Firebird toward the horizon and skated into history. Jack Smith talks about how a simple leapfrog relay turned a wild idea into the first recorded skateboard crossing of the United States—and how that journey shaped everything that came after. We trace the arc from clay “crumble” wheels to first‑gen urethane and on to the big trucks and 70mm wheels that made 1980s distance skating faste...

2 months ago

54 minutes

The Human Adventure

Behind the Course: The American Ninja Warrior Experience with Colton Skuster

#184 - What does it take to conquer the American Ninja Warrior course? For Colton Skuster, the journey began as a 10-year-old jumping over exercise balls in his basement, dreaming of someday tackling those iconic obstacles himself. At just 20 years old, Colton has already competed in three seasons of American Ninja Warrior, reaching the National Finals in Las Vegas and proving himself against competitors twice his age. His path wasn't straightforward – from training in a monkey costume to bu...

2 months ago

49 minutes

The Human Adventure

Arctic Horizons: Three Generations Face the Far North with Jamie Edwards

#183 - Jamie Edwards returns to Journey with Jake with tales from the top of the world, having ventured to the Arctic with her 21-year-old daughter and 82-year-old stepfather. Their expedition through the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard reveals a landscape where polar bears roam distant shores and massive glaciers calve with thunderous crashes that signal our changing climate. Jamie vividly describes the unique challenges and thrills of Arctic exploration aboard the purpose-built Ultramari...

2 months ago

52 minutes

The Human Adventure

What if I don't? What if I do? How Two Simple Questions Changed Everything with Bernard "Chalky" White

#182 - Two simple questions changed everything for Bernard "Chalky" White. Growing up under the shadow of an abusive father who regularly beat both him and his mother, Chalky developed a survival mechanism that unfortunately led him to abandon his education completely by age 13. With zero qualifications at 16, he joined the police cadets and eventually became a London "Bobby," though his heart was never truly in law enforcement. During his nine-year police career, Chalky witnessed unspeakabl...

2 months ago

57 minutes