Is Turkmenistan the Weirdest Country on Earth? Feat. Doug Barnard | Drop A Pin Ep. 81
Drop A Pin
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4.9 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 94 minutes
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This week on Drop A Pin we are joined by Doug Barnard, a fellow travel youtuber who helped Donnie when planning his trip to Iraq and the most recent season of Baldstool. Doug leads group tours to Iraq and is also a travel youtuber in his own right and is here to talk to us about his trip to Turkmenistan which he says is the weirdest country on earth! Follow Doug Barnard: https://www.youtube.com/@doug_barnard instagram.com/doug_barnard tiktok.com/@doug_barnard dougbarnardtravel.com/trips Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Show Start (00:01:00) - New Segment (00:09:42) - Pre Boarding (00:37:58) - A Word From Our Sponsors (00:42:19) - Doug Interview Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/WONTON. Promo Code WONTON When you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code DROP https://bluechew.com Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. 18+ (21+ in certain states) to open, own, or access an advance deposit wagering account and resident of a state where DK Horse or DK Racing is available. Eligibility restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. Opt-in req. Min. $5 wager. Only the first straight single horse win wager on the Kentucky Derby placed after opt-in is eligible. Wager must win to qualify for an equal share of $1,000,000. Reward issued in cash within 7 days of race completion via a click to claim, which expires 30 days (720 hours) after receipt. Unclaimed rewards will be forfeited. Ends at the closing of the betting pool for the Kentucky Derby on 5/2/26. Terms: www.dkhorse.com/bet/offers/details; www.racing.draftkings.com/promos Sponsored by DraftKings. Enjoy the refreshing citrus kick of Mountain Dew: an American Original. Grab a Dew. Tasting Great Since 48. \ 📍 Listen Now: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drop-a-pin/id1773703211 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/31NNzfeA0tEfKE9LpqycFN?si=5dc8e774513e4458 Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DropAPinShow Follow Drop A Pin! IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedropapinshow/?hl=en X: https://x.com/DropAPinShow Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedropapinshow Follow The Wonton Don! IG: thewontondon TikTok: thewontondon X: @donniedoesworld FB: https://www.facebook.com/DonnieDoes/ Follow Uncle Chaps! IG: @unclechaps TikTok: @unclechaps X: @UncleChaps
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Barstool listeners, you can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. |
| 0:05.4 | Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:08.2 | Hey, how are you? Welcome back to Drop a Pin. Today we have my friend Doug Bernard on the pod. |
| 0:12.3 | He's a travel YouTuber who also leads group tours to Iraq. He helped plan my trip to Iraq. |
| 0:18.7 | He's been all over the world of a focus on the Middle East. And he's also |
| 0:23.5 | been to Turkmenistan, which is one of the weirdest countries on earth. So we're going to be |
| 0:28.6 | hearing about that too. One country I really want to talk to you about Turkmenistan. It was the weirdest |
| 0:34.7 | place I've ever been by far. I mean, not even close. Every single |
| 0:38.5 | building pretty much in the capital is made of white marble. The previous president especially |
| 0:43.5 | was really, really into Guinness World Records. Fastest 10 meters run on hind legs by a horse |
| 0:49.5 | world's largest horse head statue. A lot about horses. I love it. |
| 0:58.1 | Yeah, I guess that's like a better pastime for a dictator than like, |
| 1:00.7 | I'm going to just like wipe out 30% of the population. |
| 1:02.1 | Yeah, he's like, what do you like? |
| 1:03.6 | I like marble and weird shit. |
| 1:06.7 | Yeah, marble and Guinness World Records, baby. |
| 1:12.2 | All right, before we get going today, we're going to play a little game. |
| 1:17.0 | Sam has a category for us, and we're going to do some little mental warm-ups before we get into the actual pod. |
| 1:19.2 | But we want to stimulate our brains first. |
| 1:20.9 | Sam, what's our category today? |
| 1:26.5 | Our category today is countries that have won the most Miss Universe titles. |
| 1:28.6 | Okay, and how many do we need to get |
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