Strangers Worth Meeting is the show that takes you on the road to live the life of a nomad. Join host Tyler Hixson on his journeys to new and exciting places, and travel across the US to meet strangers everywhere who have a story worth sharing. If you believe that some of the best things in the worl…
On this episode, Tyler wraps up the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast and points to the next adventure with the Wild Hixsons podcast on this eighty-ninth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Wild Hixsons @wildhixsons
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Matt Albrecht in the Upper Peninsula, MI. Tyler & Matt talk about Tyler's Michigan whitetail bowhunt, how adrenaline changes hunting, and what it means to bring home the bacon/venison on this eighty-eighth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Matt on Instagram @cavagnettoking
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Alex Henley in Bastrop, TX. Tyler & Alex talk about homeschooling and education, if other things can compare to jiu jitsu, and how jazz and bluegrass are alike on this eighty-seventh episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Alex on Instagram @alexhenleybjj and Insight BJJ @bjjinsight and Alex's music @alexhenleymusic
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Cale Vinklarek in Bastrop, TX. Tyler & Cale talk about making friends with dogs, the UPS shipping world, and how to survive the apocalypse while fishing on this eighty-sixth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Cale on Instagram @a_a_ron_cale
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Tim Freeman in Nashville, TN. Tyler & Tim talk about how there ain't no justice in jiu jitsu, whether you want a specialist or a soul searcher with you in the apocalypse, and if technology will eat us for being indefinite on this eighty-fifth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Tim on Instagram @insidebjj and 10th Planet Nashville @10pnashville
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Jeremy Koerber near Hannibal, MO. Tyler & Jeremy talk about a day of fishing for crappie, using small game to prepare for bigger game, and managing land responsibly on this eighty-fourth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jeremy on Instagram @j.koerber and Fit To Hunt @fittohuntofficial
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Stephen Hall & Scott Shank in Lafayette, IN. Stephen & Scott are the owners of Asgard Combat Sports and Ascend Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Tyler, Stephen, & Scott talk about the community for veterans in jiu jitsu, the virtues of de-escalating, and jiu jitsu actually saving lives on this eighty-third episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Stephen @stephen_aka_odin and Asgard @asgard_combat_sports and Ascend @ascendbjj
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Tanner Dunfee & Travis Sandifur in Lafayette, IN. Tyler, Tanner, & Travis talk about vets and LEOs looking to jiu jitsu, whether mat enforcers are necessary, and which belt is best on this eighty-second episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Tanner @armybatman and Travis @the_1_eyed_k1ng
On this episode, Tyler meets up remotely with Matt Wahlstrom of Epic Roll BJJ. Tyler & Matt talk about how training changes over time, whether experience in jiu jitsu changes a person or leaves them the same, and how to make some wicked jungle juice on this eighty-first episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Matt @epicrollbjj
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Ty Brooks aka Ty The Bourbon Guy of Westfield, IN. Tyler & Ty talk about where bourbon and US history collide, how the barrel is everything, and the pros and cons of podcasting while tipsy on this eightieth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Ty The Bourbon Guy on Instagram @tythebourbonguy and on Twitch @tythebourbonguy
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Tiffany Compton, hunter and whiskey & cigar aficionado in Greenfield, IN. Tyler & Tiffany talk about the contradictions in hunting, who should be a hunter, and her awesome German Shorthaired Pointers on this seventy-ninth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Tiffany @tdcompton1
On this episode, Tyler meets up with James Regina, pro MMA fighter, trainer, and owner of Stay Ready Performance & Recovery. Tyler & James talk about turning it around 180 degrees, the misconceptions of the ego, and the will to live and fight on this seventy-eighth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find James @james10pkc and Stay Ready @stay_ready_performance
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Jeremy Whorton, owner & head instructor of Lone Wolf MMA & 10th Planet Kansas City. Tyler & Jeremy talk about finding people searching for truth, whether the ego is friend or foe, and being bad at things on this seventy-seventh episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find 10th Planet Kansas City @10pkansascity
On this episode, Tyler meets up remotely with Jeremiah Doughty, wild game chef and creator of From Field To Plate. Tyler & Jeremiah talk about pushing past excuses not to hunt, how wild game can affect your diet and health, and why people need to relax about something as natural as hunting on this seventy-sixth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jeremiah on Instagram @fromfieldtoplate
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Al Guinee in Tucson, AZ. Tyler & Al talk about staying crazy busy, the community you find in jiu jitsu, and the challenges of refereeing on this seventy-fifth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Al on Instagram @alguinee
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Chris Bennett, Kyle Roethlein, and Adam Lane in Tucson, AZ. Tyler & friends talk about wild jiu jitsu stories, how people should be allowed to evolve, and how to properly smoke a duck on this seventy-fourth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Chris on Instagram @cbennettt Kyle @primal.kyle and Adam @adamlane93
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Anthony Birchak in Tucson, AZ. Tyler & Anthony talk about whether motivation is external or internal, how jiu jitsu affects your life outside of the gym, and being able to avoid a single identity on this seventy-third episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Anthony on Instagram @abirchakmma
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Grant Tims in Red Rock, AZ. Tyler & Grant talk about the silver bullet of regenerative farming, how land can be restored actively, and whether to eat meat or veggies on this seventy-second episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Grant on Instagram @rejuvenation_farm
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Ben McCann in Bradenton, FL. Tyler & Ben talk about their exciting duck hunt, how truly meeting the outdoors changes your perceptions, and why not to be famous on this seventy-first episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Ben on Instagram @ben_mccann_ TikTok @ben_mccann_ and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPqPeU9K6cLWByyPuRdYsrQ
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Sonny Parlin in Bradenton, FL. Tyler & Sonny talk about the side effects of jiu jitsu, how MMA has hindered the grappler, and how engaging with the real world means embracing some violence on this seventieth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Gracie Bradenton on Instagram @graciebradenton
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Ross Johnston in Sarasota, FL at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Tyler & Ross talk about the wide world of incredible plants, how humans perceive plant evolution and consciousness, and how plants think without a brain on this sixty-ninth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Ross on Instagram @sorosssome
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Dr. Tracy Fanara in St. Petersburg, FL. Tyler & Tracy talk about how science keeps up with a constantly changing world, space tourism vs space-driven technology, and how we're all neighbors when it comes to water on this sixty-eighth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Tracy on Instagram @inspectorplanet
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Mike Sanda of Charleston, SC. Tyler & Mike talk about engaging with pain and suffering, how AI is going to destroy us, and the jiu jitsu of Charleston on this sixty-seventh episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Mike on Instagram @classic.sanda and Holy City Jiu Jitsu @holycityjiujitsu
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Andrew Hatlevig of Melrose, WI. Tyler & Andrew talk about the major ups and downs of Wisconsin whitetail hunting, why we have aversions to certain kinds of food, and continued plans for the bacteria cult/religion on this sixty-sixth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/StrangersWorthMeeting Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Andrew on Instagram @consciousbarbarian
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Jess Baker aka Jess The Farrier of Champaign, IL. Tyler & Jess talk about why horses need better hoof care, what we do and don't breed horses (and ponies and mules and donkeys) for, and why it's hard to find great information about animal care online on this sixty-fifth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jess on Instagram @jessthefarrier
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Hunter Rayne in Lafayette, IN. Hunter is a country singer & songwriter and co founder of clothing brand Midwest MFG. Tyler & Hunter talk about having some Midwest pride, staying authentic to your story in country music, and the appeals of living a little more country on this sixty-fourth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Hunter @hunterrayne and Midwest MFG @midwestmfg
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Ty Brooks aka Ty The Bourbon Guy of Westfield, IN. Tyler & Ty talk about how a bourbon comes to be, how memories, environment, and tastes determine someone's bourbon preferences, and the wonderful plethora of variety in the whiskey world on this sixty-third episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Ty The Bourbon Guy on Instagram @tythebourbonguy and on Twitch @tythebourbonguy
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Khaz Brooks in Battle Ground, IN. Khaz is a curator and trainer at Wolf Park, working directly with the bison, wolves, & foxes at the park. Tyler & Khaz talk about the important role predators play in the wild, how conservation and population control is interconnected and ever-evolving, and the imperative for animals to have their own utility on this sixty-second episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Khaz on Instagram @dogsanddeathmetal and Wolf Park @wolfparkindiana or wolfpark.org
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Jeremy Koerber of St. Louis, MO. Jeremy is a Trainer and Founder of Fit To Hunt, a team of personal trainers dedicated to getting hunters in shape for their hunting goals. Tyler & Jeremy talk about how education changes perspectives on hunting, how good fitness and game meat fuel each other in a cycle, and the stages a hunter goes through on this sixty-first episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jeremy on Instagram @j.koerber and Fit To Hunt @fittohuntofficial
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Amir Allam of Salt Lake City, UT. Amir is a professor & seismologist at The University of Utah as well as the owner of 10th Planet SLC. Tyler & Amir talk about how the Earth is always shifting beneath us, cultivating a passion for learning new things, and the logical fallacies we all fall prey to on this sixtieth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Amir on Instagram @jiujitsu_seismologist and 10th Planet SLC @10psaltlakecity
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Jameson Mohammadi of Salt Lake City, UT. Jameson is a Certified Personal Trainer + Nutritionist and the Founder & Head Coach of BLK WLF CRW. Tyler & Jameson talk about the barefoot phenomenon, how real scenarios or imagined scenarios can give training a purpose, and how nutrition changes can be tampered with on this fifty-ninth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jameson on Instagram @jamesonbryanm and BLK WLF CRW @BLKWLFCRW
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Kendall Fischer of Salt Lake City, UT. Kendall is the Artistic Director of Myriad Dance Company. She is currently studying for her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, and is also an instructor at ONYX Pole & Aerial Fitness in SLC. Tyler & Kendall talk about the wild variety that is SLC, all the ways that dance & martial arts seem to magically fit together, and how fitness seems to make sports & the performing arts more accessible on this fifty-eighth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Kendall on Instagram @fischerkendall Myriad Dance Company @myriaddance and ONYX Pole & Aerial Fitness @onyxpoleandaerialfitness
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Tanner Markley in Reno, NV. Tanner is an extreme sports athlete & acrobat currently performing with Vive Le Cirque. He's also the owner of Off Axis, creating acrobatic, skate, & wrestling footwear for athletes. Tyler & Tanner talk about how a career moves from athletics to acrobatics to entrepreneurship, having a hustlers mindset of always tearing down red tape, and how a footwear brand, a YouTube channel, and a performance act all merge together on this fifty-seventh episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Off Axis on Instagram @offaxisacrobatics and Tanner @tannermarkley
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Max Smith of Minneapolis, MN. Max is a bladesmith and the owner of XX Custom Blades, creating custom knives suited to each individual who purchases one. Tyler & Max talk about how an interest in the History Channel show Forged in Fire turned into becoming a true bladesmith, blades and their sturdiness throughout human history, and dealing with terrible tenants & neighbors on this fifty-sixth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Max on Instagram @xx_custom_blades
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Javis Borgh of Minneapolis, MN. Javis is The Tumbling Coach, training and teaching his cheer & tumbling athletes in the Twin Cities and beyond. Tyler & Javis talk about the training and injury prevention that's much needed in tumbling & cheer, how fame becomes a pressurized incentive, and whether or not it's worth it to be interested in your family history on this fifty-fifth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Javis on Instagram @thetumblingcoach Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Justin Charboneau of Denver, CO. Justin is the owner & founder of SugarTats Cookie Co and has been featured on Food Network. Tyler & Justin talk about exploring your wildest interests, how an obsession with baking gets started, how cookies are a pathway to art, and which guilty pleasure reality shows are worth wasting your time on this fifty-fourth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Justin on Instagram @sugartatscookies Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Brittany Charboneau of Denver, CO. Brittany is 'The Funny Runner' - a professional marathoner and trail runner whose goal is to get back to the joy of running. Tyler & Brittany talk about how to navigate the trails while being the fastest person on them, why it's good to have unique interests like presidential history and art, and the hotly debated topic of what color pee one should have on this fifty-third episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Brittany on Instagram @funnyrunner26.2 Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Matthew Mossbrucker of Morrison, CO. Matthew is the Director & Chief Curator of the Morrison Natural History Museum. Tyler & Matthew talk about what the Rockies looked like to the dinosaurs, how the dinos went from tiny babies to giant beasts, and how to change your perspective to think in millions of years at a time on this fifty-second episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Matthew on Instagram @matthew_t_mossbrucker and the Morrison Natural History Museum @morrisonmuseum Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Jeremy Whorton of Kansas City, MO. Jeremy is the owner & head instructor of Lone Wolf MMA & 10th Planet Kansas City. Tyler & Jeremy talk about the need to seek hardship voluntarily, how tough times and mindset lead to a fulfilling life, and where jiu jitsu & life lessons merge on this fifty-first episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jeremy on Instagram @jeremy10pkc and 10th Planet Kansas City @10thplanetkansascity Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Ricky Reyes of Kansas City, MO. Ricky is the owner of Anchor Moto, a motorcycle/fabrication shop in KC. Tyler & Ricky talk about the variety of experience in the motorcycle world, whether or not the classic passion for motorcycles will evolve into the electric age, and even how the books we read & the music we listen to make us who we are on this fiftieth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. VIDEO: Find the video version of this podcast on the Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Ricky on Instagram @anchormoto Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up remotely with Ross Johnston of Sarasota, FL. Ross is the Marine Science Virtual Learning Education Specialist at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota with a huge knowledge base and heart for marine life. Tyler & Ross talk about how science is learning about the intelligence of sea life (including cephalopods), the real 'after dark' facts of octopus & sea turtle mating, how dolphins have names, and how this crazy winter weather affects sea turtles on this forty-ninth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Ross on Instagram @sorosssome and Mote @motemarinelab Links from the episode: https://www.sciencealert.com/cuttlefish-can-pass-a-cognitive-test-designed-for-children https://www.audubon.org/news/confirmed-two-endangered-seabirds-have-been-rediscovered-oahu https://flipgrid.com/fae87137 Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Randy Villarreal, professional MMA fighter, BJJ Black Belt, and the owner of Genesis Jiu Jitsu in Burleson, TX. Tyler & Randy talk about how your experience with the martial arts evolves as you go, what it's like to train for Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds, and why families always end up all getting into BJJ and training together on this forty-eighth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Randy on Instagram @randy_v_bjj and at burlesonjiujitsu.com Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com
On this episode, Tyler meets up remotely with Self Defense Specialist and NY Times Bestselling author Tim Larkin of Las Vegas, NV. Tyler & Tim talk about the difference between social aggression and asocial violence, how violence is a tool that we need in our toolkit, and what it's like training celebrities like Tony Robbins on this forty-seventh episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Tim on Instagram @timlarkintft and YouTube and get a free masterclass at surviveviolence.com Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets up with author, adventurer, and artist Jordan Hanssen of Seattle, WA who is temporarily living in Albuquerque, NM. Tyler & Jordan talk about his Guinness World Record of rowing across the Atlantic, what it's like to be rescued at sea, and the irony of talking about Seattle while you are actually in Albuquerque on this forty-sixth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Jordan @jordanhanssen Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Atos BJJ Black Belt and vanlifer Heather Raftery of Tucson, AZ. Tyler & Heather talk about the nuance and empathy of conversations, the mindset of a competitor in action, and the romance of cooking on this forty-fifth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife and find Heather on Instagram @jiujitsugypsy Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets back up with Kye Gutierrez of Tucson, AZ. Kye is the founder of Out There Yoga in Tucson. Tyler & Kye talk about reconnecting with nature and our evolutionary roots, conspiracies that are worth considering, and when we'll meet the aliens on this forty-fourth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife or via Twitter @thixsonlife and find Kye on Instagram @barefootwithkye and Out There Yoga @out.there.yoga Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Anthony Birchak of Tucson, AZ. Anthony ‘El Toro’ Birchak is a professional mixed martial artist and UFC fighter, as well as the owner of 10th Planet Tucson, with a wealth of wrestling and MMA experience. Tyler & Anthony talk about the small details that make a mixed martial artist, the growth of BJJ for free-thinkers, the unfortunate divisions among BJJ styles, and how practicing violence makes everything else calm on this forty-third episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife or via Twitter @thixsonlife and find Anthony on Instagram @abirchakmma and 10th Planet Tucson @10ptucson Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Hannah Dela Cruz of Tucson, AZ. Hannah is an extraordinary sourdough bread baker and published author of the newly released book Sourdough Every Day. Tyler & Hannah talk about the best parts of living in Tucson, how sourdough could be a part of everyone's lives, and why we need to rethink how we bake and cook from scratch on this forty-second episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife or via Twitter @thixsonlife and find Hannah on Instagram @makeitdough or on her website makeitdough.com. Buy Hannah's book Sourdough Every Day on Amazon now. Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Kyle Roethlein of Tucson, AZ. Kyle is a fellow Brazilian Jiu Jitsu addict of 10th Planet Tucson who coaches functional fitness & movement training. Tyler & Kyle talk about the modern lens of wellness, the challenges of healthcare, and how perspectives can only be 180-degree on this forty-first episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife or via Twitter @thixsonlife and find Kyle on Instagram @primal.kyle Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Jake Zweig of Champaign, IL. Jake is a former Navy SEAL and current college football coach, most recently with the University of Illinois. He also co-hosted the Discovery Channel show “Dude, You’re Screwed” (currently available on Amazon Prime) and competed in History Channel’s “Top Shot” marksmanship show. This episode was recorded back in July of 2020 and was released in December of 2020. Tyler & Jake talk about getting scrappy by finding back doors, effective mentorship in life and in college football, and how hardship leads to change on this fortieth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife or via Twitter @thixsonlife and find Jake on Instagram @jakezweig1911 Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers
On this episode, Tyler meets up with Ross Johnston of Sarasota, FL. Ross is the Marine Science Virtual Learning Education Specialist at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota with a huge knowledge base and heart for marine life. Tyler & Ross talk about how life in the ocean changes with human activity, how to ethically participate in the seafood industry as a consumer, and why you shouldn't be afraid of sharks on this thirty-ninth episode of the Strangers Worth Meeting podcast. NEW: Find the video version of this podcast on the new Strangers Worth Meeting YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCgsLjsbLrSl1QRnODmqg4zA Follow along with Tyler on Instagram @thixsonlife or via Twitter @thixsonlife and find Ross on Instagram @sorosssome and Mote @motemarinelab Special thanks to Track Farms for their sponsorship! Use code 'Strangers' for 15% off their top notch CBD products at track-farms.com/strangers