Finbarr: Russia, Taylor Swift, and Grinding for the World Cup
Somewhere in County Cork, Ireland lives a young man who can see a random image from Google Street view in Russia and often tell you where you are within a few kilometers. His name is Finbarr, and he's one of the phenomena of the GeoGuessr world.
In today's episode of The 5k GeoGuessr podcast I talk with Finbarr about his journey to the 2024 World Cup in Sweden. We also talk about Russia, other countries he's grinding, and which Taylor Swift songs he likes.
Thank you, Finbarr, for coming on the show.
Hope you all enjoy!
Challenge link for Blind GeoGuessr:
https://www.geoguessr.com/challenge/khWJ8X5eMJ3C7763
Russia document:
The Complete Guide to Russian Car and Seasonal Metas
Finbarr's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHttJXQ7YM
My duel vs Finbarr:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsUrq4SWNAg
Special thanks to Dan Mattison for the intro music: https://soundcloud.com/daniel-mattison-955879826/caught-in-a-moment?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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1:13:36
0xGG: Toxicity in Comp, Circ Meta, and the Hardest Map in Geoguessr
When 0xGG set out to create the map Pain and Suffering, he had no idea it would be featured in the videos of some of the highest profile GeoGuessrs around, names like zi8zag, GeoWizard and ChicagoGeographer. But is the map really that hard? And was making it the "hardest" map even really his intention? Today we learn more about the person behind the map and more about his thoughts on a wide variety of GeoGuessr topics, ranging from toxicity in competitive GeoGuessr to "circumstantial meta" to niche concepts like midpointability.
Links:
0xGG's maps:
A Well-Covered World: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/64d8c5ec3a31de27be286d6c Masterpieces Of The Earth: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/64c9d1fea046340237ac216d
Pain and Suffering: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/64c9ec177034900d1c258dd2
The Sea Claims Too: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/64c9e1e9635b1627f1ef8fbc JŵɳʹРմ٨ݥ ţɡͭѥղ١ܠfšɩͬѵղ٥: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/65542f7ac159623fbc27851f 5 Technically Pinpointable Rounds: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/65531649320b4374b44c112f My
0xGG's YouTube channel:
Videos page: https://www.youtube.com/@TwoLambdaPlusBlack/videos US area codes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NOcJyZlWK0 US zip codes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbyKUn_8xEg
Other GeoGuessr players' videos playing Pain and Suffering:
GeoWizard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74GwruVpDd4
zi8gzag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziiu2Isr1dY
Chicago Geographer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_xbqPe5Fic trulybuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFs_NGxXKc
Special thanks to Dan Mattison for the intro music: https://soundcloud.com/daniel-mattison-955879826/caught-in-a-moment?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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1:24:28
Toro: Cheating, map distribution, and getting beers with WolfTrekker
How do you catch a cheater? What do the maps we create say about our values? In this episode Toro and I talk about about map distribution and cheaters, and the time he got beers with WolfTrekker in Paris.
Links:
AI Populated World: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/61f1cafb52502d0001a9a5b6
Toro's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/toro3317
Special thanks to Dan Mattison for the intro music: https://soundcloud.com/daniel-mattison-955879826/caught-in-a-moment?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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53:55
Trulybuzzy: Training, tilt and that one Turkey guess
Known for his chilled attitude and cracked guesses, trulybuzzy has become a fixture of the GeoGuessr world. In today's episode we talk about a wide range of topics: from training to getting tilted to his amazing guess in Turkey in the 2023 World Cup Pre-qualifiers.
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52:58
Feneb: Advanced duel theory, Kabupaten and the time he almost beat Jake Lyons
A conversation with Feneb, one of Australia's premiere up-and-coming GeoGuessrs. In this episode we talk about his strategies for duels: how to find information, when to send and how to adjust your strategy based on opponent. We also talk about training for the 2024 World Cup Qualifiers and what he likes to do in his free time.
Enjoy!
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