Namibia

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Located in Southwest Africa is the nation of Namibia. Namibia doesn’t make the news very often, which is a good thing. It is one of the most stable countries in Africa and one of the safest. It also has some of the most spectacular geography on the planet, wildlife that can be found nowhere else, and a history, unlike any other country in Africa. Learn more about Namibia, its ancient past, and its modern history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. Visit ButcherBox.com/Daily to get 10% off and free chicken thighs for a year. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Located in Southwest Africa is the nation of Namibia.
0:04.0	Namibia doesn't make the news very often, which is actually a good thing.
0:08.0	It's one of the most stable countries in Africa and one of the safest.
0:11.0	It also has some of the most spectacular geography on the planet,
0:14.0	wildlife that can be found nowhere else, and a history unlike any other country in Africa.
0:19.0	Learn more about Namibia, its ancient past, and its modern history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Most of you listening to this probably don't know much about the country of Namibia.
0:45.3	In fact, there's probably some percentage of you that might not even know that Namibia is a country.
0:50.5	And that's because Namibia has, for the most part, stayed out of the news.
0:55.0	There have been no major wars fought there.
0:57.0	Since independence, there's been no major civil strife, and there's been no need to call in peacekeepers.
1:02.0	Because things in Namibia have been relatively quiet,
1:04.5	it has mostly stayed off the front page of the news,
1:07.2	which is why people are unfamiliar with it.
1:10.1	However, you should be familiar with it. And that's because it really is one of the most special places on the African continent.
1:17.4	The story of Namibia begins in the distant past with the
1:25.0	creation of the main geographic feature of the country, its name, the Namib Desert.
1:28.0	The Namib Desert extends approximately 2,000 kilometers
1:31.0	down the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, starting at the southernmost part of Angola and ending at the northwestern most part of South Africa.
1:38.0	And almost all of the desert lies in Namibia.
1:41.0	The Namib is believed to be the oldest desert in the world,
1:45.0	dating back at least 55 million years.
1:48.0	The word Namib comes from the Nama people who live in the region,
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