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White Basement Podcast

The White Basement Podcast was born from a collaboration between a couple of forty something friends who had to move our Brazilian JiuJitsu practice into a private garage gym, in order to continue training and chatting, during the lockdown. The gym became affectionately known as 'The White Basement' and the regular training we undertook kept us fit, active, healthy and sane! Now that the world is back to to the New normal, we decided to start the podcast as a way to share our conversations, philosophies and experiences, both on and off the JiuJitsu Mats with anyone and everyone who wants to listen. So many people seem to be increasingly isolated in this modern world. Real connections are harder to make, cancel culture is out of control and physical contact is being systematically destroyed by the relentless march of virtualising everything. Well not here! Not on the White Basement mat and Not on the White Basement Podcast! Real talk with real guests in a real studio is what we're bringing. Our intention is for the podcast to be a companion to anyone who needs it, and a bit of positivity, motivation and humour for everyone who listens. We'll bring in a diverse range of guests, and each episode we'll aim to explore aspects of health, fitness, human performance, mental and emotional wellness, philosophy, travel stories, trips down memory lane, Conspiracy theories and some controversial left-field guests and topics as well. Hopefully, together, somewhere along the way, we'll all be able to trace a slightly better path through this strange and wonderful thing called life. We're all getting older, hopefully getting wiser, probably getting balder, or hairier, but we're still trying to strangle people unconscious on the mats. Metaphorically speaking or not... So come along for the ride and keep us company, and we'll do the same for you. You can follow us on Insta @whitebasementpod and @jasonwhitebasement New Episodes dropping weekly
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Episodes

#6 Violins, India, Guns and Weed

On this Episode I'm joined by Will Aleyne - one of my old school friends, musical maestro and a man who has definitely escaped the rat race in more ways than one. We talk about home schooling kids, living in India, Dawn raids in Sri Lanka, meeting Howard Marks in Swiss a grow house and the state of the world in general. It's a chill one. So put your feet up, crack a beer or spark a herbal cigarillo and press play. Follow us on Instagram @whitebasementpod Listen on Spotify, Amazon Music, Google P...

Oct 15, 20221 hr 43 minEp. 6

#5 BJJ, Anxiety and Dental Surgery

In this one we talk about BJJ and anxiety problems that we've all struggled with. Some things we've learned and some strategies for dealing with stressful situations. Ben's Stand up comedy, my Wisdom tooth and Smit's Colonic irrigation... We laughed, we cried*, we chatted. So join us and join in. You're not alone! *We didn't cry Mentioned in this episode: super stack

Oct 11, 20222 hr 1 minEp. 5

#4 Skateboarding in Palestine - Yusuf Goolam Hossen

This episode was a debrief with my friend and training partner Yusuf Goolam-Hossen. Fresh back home and still buzzing, or maybe reeling, from his recent trip to Palestine with Skatepal, a charity set up in 2006 by English Teacher and Skateboarder - Charlie Davis. Starting in Jerusalem, visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque before crossing into Palestine to hit the skate park and meet the kids who use it to escape their daily troubles. Yusuf discusses his first hand experience of the reality of life and de...

Oct 02, 20222 hrEp. 4

#1 There can be only One

In this first episode we discuss how we met, Brazilian JiuJitsu, Cleaning the floor - with your mates back, Panic attacks, getting older, and how The White Basement came to be. The journey of a thousand episodes... starts here. Mentioned in this episode: super stack

Sep 25, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 1

#3 Ben does the best John Danaher impression

Join us for another Episode of The White Basement Podcast. This time I'm joined by another good JiuJitsu Bro and Mill Hill BJJ alumni Ben Woolrych. On this one we get into training as an older athlete, dealing with anxiety and injuries... And having your first BJJ lesson with the legend that is Royce Gracie. Mentioned in this episode: super stack

Sep 20, 20221 hr 45 minEp. 3
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