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#43 - The Roberts on driving to Guatemala in a truck while 6 months pregnant
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Rose is due any day now! We were lucky enough to get an interview with them before their baby comes. You'll love getting to know this amazing couple who recently drove from Pennsylvania to Guatemala in a truck. Support the Roberts: DonorSee profile: https://donorsee.com/Roberts Help their security needs: https://donorsee.com/wall…
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#42 - Following up on my lockdown predictions
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I was again interviewed by Josh Vankooten. In this episode, I follow up on my earlier episode predicting what would happen with lockdowns. Let's see what I got right...and how I'm responding to it. Links: Blog post Nutrition projects on DonorSee
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#41 - Two friends empower women with education
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Listen to Annabelle and Lu share the story about how they became friends and decided to work together to address the gender education gap in Malawi. Support women's education in Malawi: donorsee.com/arise
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#40 - Malnutrition doubles in Liberia
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This is a unique episode in that I give an extended introduction, given the circumstances with lockdowns. Dr. Mikey is truly a hero and it was an honor to hear about the life saving work he's doing in Liberia. Support Dr. Mikey's project: donorsee.com/featuredproject/5657
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#39 - FIRED UP about lockdowns in poor countries
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I was interviewed on the Coronacast podcast by Josh VanKooten. Here is his summary: "In this episode, I speak with DonorSee Charity’s Founder and CEO Gret Glyer to discuss the impact that government lockdowns have had on the impoverished population of Africa. Gret explains why the poorest class of people in Africa, who live on less than $3 a day, h…
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#38 - Lockdowns and COVID-19 around the world: a panel discussion
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This is a panel discussion with Georgina, Margot, and Jill who are currently on-the-ground in Tanzania, Liberia, and Uganda (respectively). Support them and others on the front lines of serving the global poor during this time at donorsee.com/coronavirus. Jill's work: https://donorsee.com/feed5000 Margot's work: https://donorsee.com/apilotandanurse…
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#37 - Margot Biggs on starting a COVID-19 ward, giving to beggars, and her life in Africa
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Margot Biggs is a wonderful soul who deeply cares about everyone she meets. She recently found a man who was lying in agony on the side of the road - everyone else was passing him by - but she stopped and helped. I hope you enjoy meeting this nurse fighting on the front lines of COVID-19 in Liberia. Support Margot's work: donorsee.com/apilotandanur…
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#36 - Maureen Forrest on COVID-19 in India and Starting a Hospital in the Slums of Kolkata
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Maureen Forrest is a DonorSee Partner and the founder of the HOPE Foundation working in the slums of Kolkata, India. In this interview, she explains that her hospital was started more than 20 years ago after seeing the deep need of India's poorest. Her hospital currently works with Mother Teresa's center nearby. Support HOPE Hospital prepare for CO…
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#35 - Paul Chinchen on growing up in Africa, COVID-19, and the education gap
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Paul Chinchen (DonorSee Partner: donorsee.com/abc) and President of African Bible Colleges, provides a very timely interview amidst a worldwide lockdown. He sheds light on how COVID-19 will impact the world's poorest people, what it was like to grow up in Liberia, and also the massive higher-level education disparity. You have a ton to learn from t…
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#34 - Interview with doctor bracing for COVID-19 in Africa
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Dr. Trish is a pediatric oncologist in Tanzania who is working on getting the supplies she needs to brace for the impact of COVID-19. listen till the end for a virtual tour of her hospital. Support Dr. Tirsh: https://donorsee.com/wearetlm Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4Z9KBaFPBVc
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#33 - Starting Girls Shine and Meeting Gret w/ Blessings Chibambo
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In this interview, we discuss Girls Shine Academy, When Helping Hurts...and Blessings also shares some personal memories of me from my early days in Malawi. Blessings first appearance is on page 44 of my book: https://IfThePoorWereNextDoor.com Follow Blessings on DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/livelovemalawi GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Suppor…
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#32 - A courageous response to global poverty w/ Ben Hawkins
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Today I am joined by Ben Hawkins of Forever Projects. He has been pioneering creative ways to get EVERYONE involved in poverty alleviation. And his passion comes from a trip he took to visit the funeral of a one-year-old child in the Phillippines. You can get the Forever Projects book by going to https://foreverprojects.store/aworldaway Use the off…
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#31 - "All my life, all I've known is war" | Interview w. Sudanese refugee
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At age 12, Jacob Aluong found himself running away from an army that was trying to kill him. His family hid in a dense forest but many of them didn’t make it. He told me, “all my life, all I have known is war. I just want peace.” Jacob is here in America for the first time to attend a peace conference in D.C. I sat down with him and a couple camera…
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#30 - If The Poor Were Next Door Book Launch
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This is the audio from the talk I gave when I launched, "If The Poor Were Next Door" at my old private school. Don't forget to leave a review for my book! Get the book on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/1077614918 GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to invite me on as a guest!…
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#29 - Photographing on-the-ground stories w/ Sarah King
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Sarah King is the Founder of Call to Creatives and is one of the photographers for DonorSee. Her work is spectacular and is often featured in Amy Hathaway's projects. In this interview, Sarah talks about her experience being awakened to the realities of global poverty and how that awareness has dramatically changed nearly everything about the direc…
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#28 - Gret gets grilled on good storytelling
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I appeared on the "How To Be Awesome At your Job" Podcast to discuss storytelling from a fundraising perspective. I had a great time and I think you will find the information in this episode applicable in your own life. And, don't worry, I snuck in some global poverty facts even though this was for a different audience! GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSA…
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#27 - Why moving back to America was so hard
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I'm back! In this episode, I discuss why moving back to American after my time in Malawi was so difficult. I also talk about my Kickstarter and give some tips on how to think about helping others. I really enjoyed doing this interview! Pre-order my book: "If The Poor Were Next Door" Living Outside The Box Podcast GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: S…
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#26 - Something scary happened in Malawi (updated)
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This is the story of what happened during my trip to Malawi. I'd rather not write any more than that, for reasons I explain at the beginning of the episode. Thanks for all your support! Ways to get involved: Read my support letter Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to interview me
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#25 - What happens when the rest of the world comes online?
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This is a brief but packed episode from a radio show I did in New Hampshire. We discussed myths about charity, the personality traits of generous people and global implications in the age of the internet. Ways to get involved: Read my support letter Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to interview me…
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#24 - The Forces of Dehumanization
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Today's episode is a conversation with louis d. lo praeste. We talked about present-day forces that encourage dehumanization. It was an exploratory episode, similar to my talk with Shane Claiborne, that will be sure to provoke future dialogue. Why I left The Cult of Innovation louis' website GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon L…
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#23 - A high-res conversation on White Savior Complex
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Complex issues require complex conversations. "White Savior Complex" is often discussed in over-simplified terms. My hope with this episode is to *begin* a nuanced and helpful dialogue about this topic. I outline why it's important we do in the introduction. Author Ryan Kuja was kind enough to join me in this conversation and he was a pleasure to t…
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#22 - A post-Christmas talk about excess
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I am joined today by a mystery guest. Our goal for this episode was to "continue" the discussion on inequality and I believe we made some important progress. Here are a few of the topics we touched on: Is "inequality" the right issue to focus on? Strategically renaming the "great moral issue" of our time. Why Shane Claiborne is worth listening to. …
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#21 - What to do about inequality w/ Shane Claiborne
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The world is not equal. What do we do about it? Shane Claiborne has some radical and discomforting ideas. This conversation is just the beginning... Was Jesus a Socialist or Capitalist? Episode with Peter Greer GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to invite me on as a guest!…
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#20 - Gret answers hard questions
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In this episode I am interviewed by Joshua Owen from the Abnormal Tribe Podcast. He spent an hour asking me difficult questions that were not easy to answer. In some cases, it caused lengthy silences while I tried to formulate my answer. Enjoy! Abnormal Tribe Podcast GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTunes A…
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#19 - Find out why George Clooney, the NY Times and a bomb all visited Ryan Boyette's mud hut in Sudan
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There are two things you need to know about Ryan Boyette: He spent several years living in a mud hut in rural Sudan without running water or electricity. His house was bombed. Oh yeah, George Clooney also visited him while he lived in Sudan and he was interviewed by the New York Times and NPR. This is a can't miss episode that blew my mind over and…
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#18 - A first-hand account of growing up in extreme poverty
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Prince Inglis left his home country of Malawi for the first time a few months ago to visit America. This was recorded on Sunday February 18th and people came from all over to hear Prince's story (including Alaska)! Come listen to the story of a man who has an astonishingly different upbringing than yours. Check out Prince's DonorSee profile GET INV…
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#17 - A Response To Tragedy w/ Amy Hathaway
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12 years ago, 4 babies died right in front of Amy Hathaway. Ever since then, she has worked tirelessly to fight malnutrition in Tanzania. And she's doing an incredible job. Visit Amy's DonorSee profile. GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to invite me on as a guest!…
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#16 - Is Competition Toxic? w/ Peter Greer
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Peter Greer is the CEO of HOPE International, an organization that alleviates poverty for nearly 1 million clients across 5 continents. Today we are talking about his new book, Rooting for Rivals. Amazon: Buy the book GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to invite me on as a gues…
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#15 - How to plan a financially sane wedding
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Heather and I were married on September 8th. We spent our 5 month engagement thinking about how to be responsible with our wedding budget. This episode is an explanation of how we attempted to do that along with 12 practical tips you can use for your own wedding planning. GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTu…
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#14 - A frank conversation about money
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Today I have the pleasure of talking with Ross Bradley about a topic that we can't get anyone else to talk about with us: money. Why is it so hard to discuss? GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a review on iTunes Ask your favorite podcast to invite me on as a guest!
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#13 - Thoughts upon returning from my "off-the-grid" honeymoon
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In this episode, I talk about thoughts from my 2 week "off-the-grid" honeymoon (with my new wife, Heather Glyer)! I talk about our wedding, what I realized about DonorSee, what I realized about myself, what I think about my new marriage and what I think about going "off-the-grid." GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leave a revi…
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#12 - DEBATE: Do short term mission trips help people?
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This is my debate with Connor Bland on the topic of Short Term Mission Trips and whether or not they help people. This is meant to be an honest but frank discussion about our opposing viewpoints with the hopes of providing you with a fuller understanding of this complicated subject. NOTES Beware of Bad Orphanages episode Video about conversional mi…
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#11 - Feel-good charity vs. effective charity
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This was a great conversation with two fun and slightly non-traditional pastors from Michigan. We got to talk about "feel good" charity, meaning, comfort, the Karate Kid and how DonorSee flips traditional charity on it's head. NOTES These Go To 11 Podcast Cobra Kai and Sanctification book GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION: Support me on Patreon Leav…
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Shae Bynes, who interviewed me for her podcast, is a master at asking piercing questions that get right down to the core. Today we got to talk about some of my old (shocking) blog posts, the pitfalls of success and the real reason why I don't take a salary for DonorSee. I had a blast recording this and I expect that you'll enjoy listening! NOTES Gr…
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#9 - How living overseas shaped our perspectives w/ Jonathan Pageau and Paul VanderKlay
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Join Jonathan Pageau, Paul VanderKlay and myself as we discuss our time overseas and how it shaped our perspectives! Each of us spent a significant amount of time living overseas and we each found the experience to be profoundly transformative. It will both test you and strengthen you. But, if you're not careful, it will break you. "Going overseas …
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#8 - Exactly how wealthy is the average American?
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This episode comes from the video that inspired my TEDx Talk: How to wake up tomorrow morning like a billionaire. It shares a few brief but shocking numbers about global wealth disparity. The summary is that you are probably close to 100x wealthier than half the planet (after accounting for cost of living). As always, I'm not trying to make anyone …
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#7 - Beware of bad orphanages w/ Georgina Hill
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In this episode I interview, Tanzanian resident and DonorSee Storyteller, Georgina Hill. Let's put it this way...not ALL orphanages are bad. But you would be shocked to find out just how few are good. Georgina does an excellent job explaining, in detail and backed up by data, the level of catastrophe that the age of the orphanage has brought us. Th…
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#6 - Should I feel guilty for spending money?
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This is an excerpt from a recent conversation I had on The System Is Down Podcast. You can find a link to the full conversation here: tsidpod.com/66-soft-america-w-gret-glyer/ ...and yes, we talked about spending money on my upcoming wedding. *** More about my episode with Dan: "The question of the day is… How much is enough? Is there a point where…
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#5 - Why serving others is more complicated than it seems w/ Paul VanderKlay
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I am excited to present my chat with Paul VanderKlay about poverty and the messiness of serving the poor. In this episode you will hear about the different upbringings that Paul and I come from (he from being around poverty and me being ignorant of it). We also talk about the 6 years he spent serving in the Dominican Republic, we talk about the dif…
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#4 - Can you be rich even with a high cost of living?
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Here are a few things a higher cost of living might get you access to: Better public education Lower crime rates Superior law enforcement Higher paying jobs Jobs with more upward mobility Highly educated neighbors Stable government Reliable utilities (internet, electricity, water etc.) Well stocked grocery and retail stores Complaining about a high…
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#3 - Focus on yourself to serve others well w/ David Peterka
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In this episode I sit down with David Peterka, founder of When The Saints and the subject of the new When The Saints documentary. We had a wonderful time talking about our strikingly similar experiences, particularly regarding our mutual work in Malawi! David was kind enough to be vulnerable about his former struggle with pornography *at the same t…
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#2 - Pitfalls to avoid when giving to the poor
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I recently had a conversation with someone who was directly supporting an orphanage in Uganda. There were some red flags that I thought should be addressed in a broader conversation about how to help the poor effectively and how to avoid some major pitfalls. Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/gretglyer…
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#1 - Introduction to The Gret Glyer Podcast
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Welcome to The Gret Glyer Podcast, hosted by CEO of DonorSee, Gret Glyer. DonorSee is a platform that helps donors give directly to those in need and then proves it with personalized video updates. It has been used in 50+ countries and has been referred to by both HuffPo and National Review as "the future of charity." On this podcast you will find …
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