In this episode, Tania interviews photojournlasit and award-wining filmmaker who is on a mission to travel to every country on the planet. They discuss the 193 countries he’s visited and the mindset needed to stay focused and determined. Only three countries shy of reaching his goal, Stephen is determined to make his dream a reality. They discuss moving forward despite recent travel restrictions, which temporarily altered his course. Stephen shares the paradigm shift that made him resolve never to give up striving for his goals, and the kindness from strangers that gave him the impetus to continue.

He also recounts being bribed and held at gunpoint in Equitorial Guinea, caught in the middle of a terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, and stranded for three weeks in yet another country with no money and only a tent as shelter. He also shares revelations of similarities and differences from the people of each country, his most impactful experiences, his favourite country by far, and the unusual souvenir he collects from every country he visits. They also discuss going beyond the earth’s stratosphere and being shortlisted for the Mars One Mission.