Hunter Clagett is a MMA fighter, martial arts instructor, entrepreneur, and mathematician. Lara Clagett-Carter is an entrepreneur, Designer and marketing specialist. Hunter and Lara have an upcoming event, the battle at Bellingham on February 1st in Bellingham, Washington. You can find more details on instagram @battleatbellingham and at bellinghammma.com To learn more about Hunter and Lara’s gym, go to bellinghammma.comCheck out their sponsors, zenko fightware and happenstance coffee
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Episode 115 features Brandon Workman, an entrepreneur, teacher and rock climber. Brandon has spent years climbing in the Cascades and abroad. Four years ago Brandon opened a rock climbing gym in Burlington, Washington - Riverstone Brandon has developed several rock-climbing routes in the cascades
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Adam Boyd is a vlogger, cinematographer and trail runner. Adam has made several films about trail running events throughout the United States. Adam went through a powerful weight-loss journey where he lost over 300 pounds. Adam’s story and his passion for capturing film are infectious. Check out some of his videos below and on youtube as There and Back Films You can also find him on Instagram @thereandbackfilms...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Episode #113 of the podcast features Brooks Middleton - an architect and rock climber living in Washington. Brooks lives near one of his favorite crags, Mt Erie, where he learned how to create and bolt his own sport climbing routes. Brooks spent his initial days on my Erie climbing and setting routes with the legendary Dallas Kloke In this episode we discuss architecture, building a climbing gym, rock climbing, route setting, alpine climbing, cultivating lifestyle, Parenthood and more. For Brook...
Dec 19, 2019•2 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Nick Danielson is a Designer, Videographer and photographer based in Seattle. He loves trail running and creating content in the outdoor industry. His photos are some of the most beautiful representations of the Cascades. In this episode, we discuss: Nick’s progression as a content creator and trail runner, reflecting on your motivations, determining whether your preference of hyper-focusing on a single passion or spreading your attention over 2 or more passions and more. Learn more about Nick a...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 112
JAKE STEINER Eye Health Activist | Entrepreneur | Coach EndMyopia.org Jake Steiner is not an optometrist. He’s a guy who sat in too many optometrist chairs as a child, and is now tapping into his innate passion for shaking things up. After trying prescription lenses, eye drops, eye exercises, and countless other method, Jake found that none of them actually corrected his -5 diopter vision... and some even made his eyesight worse! Jake knows the internet is a tricky place filled with non-trustwor...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Ian Ramsey is an educator, musician, adventurer and writer. Ian teaches children about environmental writing, physiology, music, brain science, mindfulness and leads student adventures at North Yarmouth Academy . Ian loves to Sea Kayak, ultrarun and go on expeditions. Ian’s adventures have taken him places like the brooks range in Alaska, Vietnam, the Peruvian Amazon, to name a few. In 2016, he was a quarter-finalist for the Grammy Music Educator of the Year . For more information on Ian Ramsey:...
Nov 23, 2019
Jeff Hart is a professor at Western Washington University and Jeff raised his son as a single parent. Jeff has lived his life exploring a diverse array of interests such as competition shooting, Kempo karate, sportbike stunt riding, ultra-running, rock climbing, and mountaineering. One way I measure a person is by how clearly they can express themselves. I wonder if it’s ever possible to achieve complete and lasting unobstructed self-expression. In my experience, I feel like that resistance, be ...
Nov 15, 2019•Season 1Ep. 109
Ron Badder and Theirry Sanchez talk about the history of Indian clubs, the Indian club's effect on health & wellness, how to implement it into your daily routine and more. Ron and Thierry are the founders of Heroic Sport, a company that produces and sells Indian clubs. You can learn more about Indian clubs at heroicsport.com . You can find them on Instagram as @herioc.sport
Nov 06, 2019•Season 1Ep. 108
Episode 107 features Jeremy Vanderpool and Alicia Jenkins. Jeremy and Alicia are running their own personal 100 miler at Lake Padden in Bellingham, Washington from Friday, October 25th to Saturday, October 26th. They’re going to start at 10 pm on Friday, running laps on a local mountain. At 6 am, they will run over to Lake Padden and run loops around Padden until they reach 100 miles. Alicia is using this event as part of her fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in honor of Alicia’s bu...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Kevin Rail is an internationally recognized fitness coach specializing in functional training, core training, three-dimensional movement, motivation, and restorative arts. Additionally, Kevin loves studying history, playing the guitar and he is the co-founder of Indian Clubs International. I was introduced to Kevin when I was looking for more information on Indian clubs. Kevin has an impressive amount of knowledge of Indian Clubs’ benefits for athletes, their history and more. To learn more abou...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 106
A few weeks ago, I was at a crossroads. I’m trying to improve my life by articulating my desired lifestyle and then developing a process that’ll take me in that direction. With so many passions laid out in front of me and fears nipping at my heels, reading this article by u/soyelfuego pushed me to organize my life a little more and begin to thoughtfully move forward today and tomorrow. As time went on, I realized that this would be helpful to those of you out there who are trying to pursue their...
Sep 25, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Brett Masserant is the owner of Accelerated Innovative Recovery and he has achieved several world records such as doing 13,186 pushups in 8 hours. When Brett turned 30, he was diagnosed with spinal Spinocerebellar Ataxia which is a hereditary disease that produces degenerative changes in the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for movement control. Brett and I discuss what it’s like to exercise for over half of your life, the monumental challenge of doing so many pushups in a few hours...
Sep 20, 2019•Ep. 104
Bryan Burdo is a powerful athlete who’s been rock climbing and running for many decades. If you sport rock climb anywhere near the northern cascades, you’ll eventually climb a route set by Bryan. He is a prolific rock climber who loves to set first ascents or in other words, find his own way up the rock’s face. Bryan is responsible for setting a ton of the routes in mazama, a quaint town on the eastern slopes of the north cascades. Listening to Bryan talk, you can hear the passion in his voice a...
Sep 04, 2019•2 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 103
If you're not moving, you're standing still. This year, I've spent the most time in my life exploring the wilderness. I've focused mainly on exploring the northern cascades and I did a trip around Mt St Helens. As I continue with my adventures, I'm learning more about how I like to spend my time. It sounds trivial, but this process is giving my life a sense of growing meaning through mastery of skills, developing a closer relationship to my ego, my body and my rational mind while bringing me clo...
Aug 22, 2019•Season 1Ep. 102
Episode 101 features Austin Daffron and Alfred Murillo, two highly competitive Jiu-Jitsu athletes who train out of the Pacific Northwest. Austin( @duck_jitsu ) is a brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu and has recently become well known on the national Jiu-Jitsu scene as a fearsome competitor and he has trained with some of the best Jiu-Jitsu athletes and coaches in the Pacific Northwest. Austin has an impressive amount of focus, introspection, and character. Alfred Murillo( @Pooh.jitsu ) is a purple belt in...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 101
This episode of the podcast is a collaboration with Benjamin Warrior of Authentic Warrior Radio . Benjamin and I sit down to talk about a person’s relationship with suffering, joy, developing a sense of purpose, and overcoming life’s challenges. Benjamin is a martial artist, coach, personal trainer, and host of The Authentic Warrior Podcast. Checkout Bejamin’s social @benjiwarriorwithlove Suggested reading: Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Michaelson...
Aug 01, 2019•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Brady Secules is an up and coming comedian out of Bellingham, Washington. Brady has begun attending an increasing amount of comedy festivals and he’s touring across the west coast. You can find out more about Brady on Instagram - @bradysecules , facebook , and youtube . Also if you want to check out Brady in his former life . In this episode, we talk about Brady’s path as a comedian from performing at open mics, bombing, getting good laughs, traveling to perform for a near-empty room and traveli...
Jul 17, 2019•Season 1Ep. 99
Cody Bradford began his climbing and guiding career on the sculpted meta-sandstone cliffs of the North Carolina High Country while attending Appalachian State University. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management in 2012 he gained his first AMGA certification as a Single Pitch Instructor. During this time, he worked as an Instructor and Climbing Specialist for Outward Bound where he honed his signature instructing style and also guided for a professional guide service in the...
Jun 28, 2019•Season 1Ep. 98
Kevin stokes is a musician playing in the band, Danger Seekers. Kevin tirelessly works away at swinging heavy maces, playing with movement, developing strength and mobility. Kevin and I talk about his career as a musician, his strength and conditioning routine and how these experiences have affected his general life. You can checkout kevin stokes on instagram (@kevin79stokes & @kevinstokesmusic). Checkout his recent album Still So Young by the Danger Seekers
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 97
This episode features Andrew Susan, zim is a mental health specialist working with adults and children to help them better their lives or in other words, to help walk them home. We’re all just walking ourselves home is a term that I heard from Ram Dass , a spiritual teacher and former psychologist, which is referring to our spiritual journey, the walk each one of us makes through life that eventually leads us back to our Source. From our initial interactions, I could tell that Andrew Susan loved...
Jun 05, 2019•2 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Mark Nelson has been mountain climbing for over 50 years since he was 5 years old. His father was apart of the Skagit Alpine Club . His dad and other members of the club would take their children out on some of their trips. At the age of 8, Mark would hike across glaciers, up steep snow slopes, and through deep valley forests. When Mark became a parent, Mark took his children into the backcountry and up into the mountains, stoking their sense of adventure for their lives like his father did for ...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Alberto is an athlete performing incredible feats of strength, mobility, and control from performing a barbell snatch with only his middle fingers hooking the bar, jumping over large blocks while swinging a gada mace behind his back or walking on a slackline while juggling a 16kg kettlebell in the air. Alberto and I discuss his strength and conditioning regiment, the concept of play and how to engage ourselves in our training. Check him out on instagram (@junctiongirevoysport) For more insane fe...
May 17, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 94
David walks the long path to refine his craft David Porter is a Pedro Sauer Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu, he’s been training in Jiu-Jitsu for 14 years. David and I discuss what it’s like to commit a large amount of your life to refine a skill, effective learning strategies, how to organize your training, psychological and cultural effects from jiu-jitsu and more. Checkout David on instagram @davedarce and checkout Dave Darce and Jeff Shaw’s classes at Bellingham BJJ
Apr 12, 2019•2 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 93
John Scurlock is a bush pilot and aerial photographer. John circles the snow-capped mountain ranges of North America to capture staggering photographs. Checkout John’s photos of the Cascades, the Rockies and more . You can find John’s new book, “Snow & Spire: Flights to Winter in the North Cascade Range,” Jaggedridgeimaging.com
Apr 05, 2019•52 min
Sam Escobar is a Strength & Conditioning Coach specializing in Maces and kettlebells. Sam lifts heavy shit! Sam’s Instagram is one of my favorite for seeing spectacular things you can do with a kettlebell or mace. I love sam’s style of lifting heavy kettlebells and swinging heavy maces. You can check out sam on Instagram @gorillagirevik
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Jeff Shaw is a brown belt under Seth Samp, who is a black belt under Royce Gracie and teaches at Triangle Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Durham, North Carolina. Jeff is a journalist, poet and teaches journalism at Western Washington University. Jeff teaches out of Bellingham MMA Check out some rad BJJ apparel made by Jeff at toro bjj Check out Jeff’s rad podcast, Dirty White Belt Books mentioned in this episode: Continental Drift - Russell Banks Where I’m Calling From - Raymond Carver(prose and poetry wri...
Feb 28, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Neal Mcclure is a Landscape/Freelance photographer. Neal loves researching, exploring places, capturing them and then coming home to lament and edit his work. Artists, like Neal, fascinate me, they lead these unconventional lives pursuing what captivates their interest and detailing it to share a perspective with other people. Neal and I discuss one of my favorite topics: the path to mastering a discipline and earning an income off of the discipline. To see Neal’s photography checkout his websit...
Feb 18, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Brady Secules is a comedian out of Washington. He’s one of the funniest guys I know who tells my favorite stories. This episode we talk about his penchant for traveling, Ireland’s history and international comedy. Last time Brady was on, we talked about shooting fire out of his ass and his love affair with a dog while frying tits on mushrooms. Those can be found on episode 52. You can find Brady on Instagram and facebook...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Kyle McCutchen is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu teaching at Kindred Jiu-jitsu. Kyle also teaches defensive tactics to police officers. Kyle begins by talking about his experience training police officers and working as a patrol officer. Kyle has led an interesting life pursuing martial arts and serving his community. It’s eye-opening to talk with people on why they seek to pursue proficiency in martial arts. Personally, it’s helped me understand why I show up to every class and train. Is it to be th...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 87
