An Axe Throwing Podcast

Christopher "Poppa Bear" Rios is a competitive axe thrower out of Urban Axes in Austin, TX. He recently placed 4th at the 2023 Choptober Challenge, and secured himself a bid to the 2024 International Axe Throwing Championship.

Cameron Dubrow is a competitive axe thrower from New Jersey, winner of the 2023 US Championship at Ace Axe Throwing and winner of the 2023 Urban Open. Photo Credit: Urban Axes (Stacie McChesney)

Brandon "Showtime" McClester is a competitive axe thrower from Pittsburgh, PA. Photo Credit: Urban Axes

Chris Ross is the owner of Total Axe Throwing and the founder of the World Blade League. In this interview, Chris talks about running an axe throwing venue, the first marathon league, The Yearathon, and more.

Austin Agosti AKA Daddy is an axe thrower from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In this interview, Austin talks about journalism, working at an axe throwing venue, practice routines, IATC 2022 and IATC 2023, the Pittsburgh axe community, and more.

Tyler Flynn is an axe and knife thrower from Cleveland, Ohio. In this interview, Tyler talks about his competition history, being a teacher, spicy dice, the 2024 World Axe Throwing League (WATL) Rules Proposal, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), and more.

Dave Alviso AKA Canexican is a competitive axe thrower from Pittsburgh, PA. In this interview, Dave talks about coming in second at the 2023 International Axe Throwing Championship (IATC) in Toronto, CA, being a pilot, being a parent, and more. Photo credit: Sir Panda Photography

Dan Ceballos AKA Dr. Dan is a competitive axe thrower and manager at Fondy Axe Company.

Nicholas Rich AKA Homeless Nick is an axe thrower from Texas. He took 3rd at the 2022 World Axe Throwing Championship (WATC).

Jorge Sanchez is a competitive axe and knife thrower from Texas. He's the owner of Texas Made Tool Co. And he recently won 1st in duals at Clash at The Cut in College Station, TX in March 2023 throwing with Michael Barton. Photo credit: Jesse Hummel from Throvv

In this episode, I interview Tony Luce. Tony is a finalist from the 2022 World Knife Throwing Championship. Some of my favorite highlights from this interview include: Opening a venue (The Cut in College Station, TX) Hosting a Tier 2 WATL tournament Throw mechanics Stories from his time in China His take on hitting the wrong killshot in the WKTC finals Photo credit: AI (DALL-E)

In this episode, I interview Jonathan Morgan AKA Fancy Lad. Some of my favorite highlights from this interview include: Fancy Land his path to IATC 2020 staying out until 4am the night before WATC 2020 quoting Robin Williams' Hook the stolen car story Photo credit: Jesse Hummel AKA Throww

In this episode, I interviewed the 2022 WATC Hatchet champion, Dylan "Sweet" Teets. Some of my favorite highlights from this episode include hearing about: Being a musician/performer (percussion/juggling/dancing/etc) Being a model Going to school to be a sign language interpreter Practice Routine Throwing the First 46 in WATL Big Axe competition Competition Mindset Photo Credit: Dakota Unrau of Daksthetics Media for the World Axe Throwing League

In this episode, I interview David McIntyre AKA DMAC, who is known for posting a lot of axe throwing memes and being a smartass. Some of my favorite highlights from this interview include: Comparing and contrasting the International Axe Throwing Federation (IATF) and the World Axe Throwing League (WATL) Craft beer Working in tech/project management Pop culture (movies/wrestling/video games/etc)

In this episode, I interview Colby Dean, who took 2nd place in Hatchet at the 2022 WATC. Some of my favorite highlights from this interview include: Colby being a 4-time state champion wrestler Colby singing Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up to himself on ESPN How your height affects your throw 2022 WATC The BIZNIZ Photo Credit: Dakota Unrau of Daksthetics Media for the World Axe Throwing League

In this episode, I interview Mike Kump, the 2022 World Knife Throwing League champion. Some of my favorite highlights include hearing about: Fulfilling the villain role to make the sport more entertaining Having 50 people celebrate when he lost his perfect season Receiving hate mail from strangers How we won the 2022 WKTL championship

In this episode, I interviewed 2022 WATC Head Judge, Tabitha Fisher. Some of my favorite highlights include hearing about: Dogs Owning a venue Judging Ohio food (pretzels/pierogi/kielbasa/buffalo chicken dip) Photo credit: Jesse Hummel of Throvv

In this interview, I get to know Zach "Zeus" Crawford, the 2020 WATC Big Axe Champion. Some of my favorite highlights included hearing about: WATL Team Melee Valkyrian Steel The bull/killshot shrinking overnight for the 2020 WATC finals Photo credit: Jesse Hummel/Throvv

In this episode, I interview Jesse Hummel from Throvv for the second time. Some of the highlights include: his relationship his 2022 travels his new photography gear Wesley Powell's fundraiser (https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-wesley-powell-fundraiser) the relationship between the athlete, the venue, and the photographer AKA The Holy Trinity addressing rumors/conflicts mental/physical health Photo Credit: Jesse Hummel from Throvv #throvv

In this episode, I interviewed Will Gelatko AKA Uncle Willy. Some of my favorite highlights from this episode include hearing about: The Philly Practice Space Learning how to make handles and teaching others Clutchies, The Challenger Series, and Canada vs US Merging the worlds of fashion and axe throwing

In this episode, I interview Kyle Durrant from Cascadia Axe Co. Some of my favorite highlights include hearing about: Mounted archery Tattoos Mental health Spending 30 hours making a single axe Photo credit: Matty H Photography

In this episode, I interviewed Mark Tishko. Mark is a champion axe thrower from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2022 US Open Hatchet: 1st 2022 ThrOhio Hatchet: 1st 2022 Rust Belt Rumble III Hatchet: 1st 2022 Capitol City Classic Hatchet: 1st 2022 Capitol City Classic Big Axe: 2nd Some of my favorite highlights from the podcast included hearing about throwing his grandfather's old axe, embracing his dad after winning the 2022 US Open, nerding out about managerial accounting, and more.

In this episode, I interviewed Lucas Johnson. I learned that Lucas has done over 500 escape games, some of the the challenges of owning an axe throwing venue, simulating a cold start in practice, and more.

In this episode, I interviewed Vail Cook AKA Nipples, the 2022 Ironside Open Big Axe Champion. We chat about hitting a wasp with an axe, the monetary costs of competitive axe throwing, the difference in energy between IATF and WATL tournaments, and more. Photo credit: Jesse Levi Hummel of Throvv

In this episode, David Cycon talks about winning the 2019 Canadian Open, winning the 2022 International Axe Throwing Championship (IATC), practicing at The Philly Space, and more.

In this episode, Tim talks about his time working as an axe coach, throwing a double 81 for his first 81, giving out awards to show gratitude, and more.

In this episode, Nick Guthrie talks about learning how to make axes via trial and error, some of his favorite axe throwing memories, and his upcoming retirement from axes. Photo Credit: Jesse Hummel from Throvv (https://www.instagram.com/throvvllc)

In this episode, I get to know Nick and Kendra Kolomyja. I learned about hosting leagues/tournaments in your garage, Chinooks, how important QATL was during lockdown, and more.

In this interview, Vin Crescenzo talks about throwing in six leagues in one week, learning to make axes from YouTube, trying to explain tournament prizes to an accountant during tax season, and more. Photo Credit: Jesse Hummel / Throvv

In this episode, Rander "Kuya" Marquez talks about winning IATC 2020, not being able to practice during quarantine, maintaining a positive mindset, and more.

In this episode, Mike Philabaum talks about working at an axe venue, making handles, winning tournaments, and more.

In this episode, Jave talks about art, travel, mental health, making axes, and more. You can learn more about Jave at the following links: https://www.instagram.com/javethrows/ https://www.instagram.com/javebrave/ https://www.javeyoshimoto.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JaveBrave Photo credit: Niki Knight of United States Axe

In this episode, Joshua Russo talks about transitioning from wrestling to axe throwing, Valkyrian Steel Axe Throwing Club, competing at a high level, the mental aspect of competition, the Melee Championship Series, and more. Correction: During the podcast, I mistakenly said "IATC" when I meant "WATC." I apologize for the mistake and any confusion/frustration that may have caused. Photo Credit: Jesse Hummel from Throvv

In this episode, Jessica Renner talks about art, making a living doing something she loves, being denied entry into a women's only tournament for being trans, and more.

In this episode, Mark Mirasol talks about opening a venue after a road trip, the similarities between competing in tennis and axe throwing, competing at a high level, and more. Photo Credit: Jesse Hummel from Throvv (https://www.instagram.com/throvvllc)

In this episode, Fran Lopez talks about how much the axe throwing community means to her, throwing in leagues while traveling, the mental aspect of the sport, and more.

In this episode, Michael Barton talks about starting businesses as a teenager, discovering axe throwing from a celebrity's tweet, experimenting with different axe designs/specifications, and more. Here's the tweet that started Michael's axe throwing journey: https://twitter.com/lights/status/1107105233593761799

In this episode, Matt talks about moving from Australia to Canada to the US, working a corporate job while opening an axe throwing venue, surviving the pandemic, and more. Also, I want to apologize to Matt for mispronouncing his last name, Paton, right out of the gate. I thought it was pronounced like Patton, but it's actually pronounced like Payton.

In this episode, Michael Dolan talks about growing up in Texas, playing drums, how he get started throwing axes, his axe collection, and more. https://www.facebook.com/Talktomiked https://www.instagram.com/drmcnastyaxes/

In this episode, Jesse talks about how he got into axe throwing, his time in the coast guard, photography, van life, his axe collection, and more. instagram.com/throvvllc facebook.com/Throvv facebook.com/jesse.hummel.12 Photo: Ashley Shep