MedellĂn Is The Greatest Comeback Story in the World (đź“ŤMedellin) | Drop A Pin Ep. 82
Drop A Pin
Barstool Sports
4.9 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 101 minutes
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This week on Drop A Pin we are recapping Uncle Chaps’ most recent solo adventure to MedellĂn! Chaps breaks down his first time staying in a hostel, his thoughts on Colombia, and Donnie compares notes from his experiences in the beautiful country. If you’re going to Medellin hit up Chaps’ Tour Guide CJ: +57 311 6444581 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Show Start (00:00:54) - New Segment (00:04:43) - Pre Boarding (00:27:12) - A Word From Our Sponsors (00:31:25) - Medellin (00:41:44) - Hostel Life (00:53:53) - Pablo Escobar Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code PIN for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. 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 đź“Ť Listen Now: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/31NNzfe... Youtube / @dropapinshow Follow Drop A Pin! IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedropapin... X: https://x.com/DropAPinShow Tik Tok: / thedropapinshow Follow The Wonton Don! IG: thewontondon TikTok: thewontondon X: @donniedoesworld FB: / 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. |
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| 0:08.5 | Today on Drop a Pin, Chaps just got back from Medellin. |
| 0:11.6 | We're going to hear all about the trip. |
| 0:13.7 | Thank you for having me, folks. |
| 0:15.3 | In the 1980s to, like, probably like a good chunk of the 90s definitely like a top five most dangerous |
| 0:22.0 | country on earth would you say that's probably the most that we heard about like violence |
| 0:28.2 | in areas because of the Reagan war on drugs and then even people that don't really like |
| 0:34.7 | aren't interested in travel or geography they've've all heard of Medellin, probably from |
| 0:39.7 | the show Entourage. And so everyone like just, when you think of Medellin, you think of cartels, |
| 0:47.2 | cocaine trafficking, Pablo Escobar. My mom was terrified. Yeah. So even when you mentioned Budapest, |
| 0:52.9 | she was nervous about that. She was like, they used to be communist. |
| 1:13.8 | Yeah, she was very nervous about Colombia. She was like, have you ever heard the news about Colombia? You know what happens down there in Colombia, don't you, Matthew? All right, we're back for another edition of a little bit of a pop quiz before we hop into the full podcast. Sam, what's the question today? The question today is named the top 10 countries with the most biodiversity. |
| 1:11.7 | All right. Okay. Obviously, the subject of the show is |
| 1:18.2 | Columbia, which comes in at number one. Yep. And I'm going to say Ecuador as well. Is that on the list? |
| 1:25.5 | First, Colombia comes in on the list, but not number one. Colombia is |
| 1:29.0 | actually number four, and Ecuador is number nine. Okay. So then Brazil? Brazil's number one. Costa Rica? |
| 1:39.1 | Costa Rica? Not in the top 10. Wow. What about the Congo? |
| 1:46.6 | Big rainforest there, too. |
| 1:49.5 | The Congo is not in the top 10. |
| 1:50.5 | All right. |
| 1:52.9 | Okay, what about my friends in Gabon? |
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