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Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast
Dewayne Perkins is Conquering Hollywood

Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 37:02


In the whip-smart and stylish new Apple TV comedy about the movie biz, “The Studio” (new episode stream Wednesdays), Dewayne Perkins plays Tyler, a young publicist trying to make it big in the film industry. He also stars alongside Keke Palmer and SZA in “One of Them Days” (now streaming on Netflix) and joins me to talk about what it was like trying his hand at both improv comedy and standup; how his hit film, “The Blackening,” came to be, and why being on “The Studio” is one of the best jobs he's ever had. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daily Radio Program with Charles Stanley - In Touch Ministries

Gain strength and motivation when you conquer your faith by recalling past victories and overcoming negativity.

Seven Figure Standard
Episode 104: Winning the Battle Within: Conquering the Mind

Seven Figure Standard

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 22:55


The biggest battle we face is the war raging within. Today's episode of The Seven Figure Standard closely follows our last episode, ‘Going All In', as we examine our internal conflicts and how we can conquer them. We begin with the battle within and how the stories we tell ourselves shape our identity before moving on to getting rid of the stories that don't serve us. Then, we explore the role of self-awareness in quieting the two opposing voices in our heads, the dangers of holding onto bleak stories, why discipline matters, and everything you need to know to overcome an old story. We also discover where discipline fits in as you commit to new stories, why keeping a positive attitude will help you on your journey, how to surround yourself with the right people, and why you always need to ensure that your story is aligned with your goals.    Key Points From This Episode:The battle within and how the stories you tell yourself shape your identity.How to rewrite the dominant story in your mind: getting rid of the stories that don't serve you. Gaining control of the two opposing voices in your head. Using self-awareness to change your story and go all in on improving your life. The dangers of accepting and holding onto negative stories. Choosing discipline over emotions and feelings. Unpacking the protocol for overcoming an old story. How your disposition affects the stories you're currently living (and why big ideas matter).Why it's important to take note of the company you keep.How to commit to new stories and why it's vital to always question your stories.  Today's Action Step: is the story you tell yourself aligned with your goals?Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:‘Episode 103: Going All In: The Unwavering Commitment to Your Goal' Voss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Your Stories: Behind the Breakthroughs
The Bell: A Viral Journey to Conquering Cancer

Your Stories: Behind the Breakthroughs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 25:34


It started—as these stories so often do—with fatigue. At first, Jace Yawnick simply chalked it up to a busy life and a job requiring frequent travel. But then he noticed something: There were times the fatigue kicked in when he hadn't just gotten off a plane or done anything else particularly strenuous. “Intuitively,” Jace says, “something within me just knew something wasn't right.”  Then came the coughing and the back pain. It would be months—and more than one misdiagnosis—before doctors found the problem: Hodgkin lymphoma. As he processed the news of his diagnosis, Jace realized something: Facing cancer was not something he wanted to do by himself.    And so, when he started to chronicle his cancer experience online, he was simply looking for catharsis and camaraderie. He got both—along with a community of 700,000-plus followers who've followed his entire journey in hopes of seeing the moment he fulfilled a cherished goal: to ring the bell and declare himself cancer-free. In this episode, Jace talks to Your Stories host Dr. Mark Lewis about what it's like to share your cancer journey with thousands of people, the importance of advocating for yourself, and the role of community when it comes to conquering cancer. 

Head Game
Mountaineer Nimsdai Purja on Conquering The Death Zone

Head Game

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 40:34 Transcription Available


Mountaineer and ex-British Gurkha Special forces commando Nimsdai Purja is a multi-record holder who became the first man to summit all 8000m 'Death Zone' peaks in less than 7 months. He also went on to summit K2 in winter without the use of oxygen. In this episode, Ant deep dives into Nims' unique mindset and finds out what drives him to do what he does so fearlessly. To find out more about Ant & Nims' Kilimanjaro climb visit Elite Exped. LINKS Follow Nims on Instagram. For more information on Nims and his guiding visit nimsdai.com Follow Ant on Instagram, X, and Facebook Learn more about Ant on his website antmiddleton.com Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram for videos from the podcast and behind the scenes content – @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITSHost: Ant MiddletonEditor: Adrian WaltonExecutive Producer: Anna Henvest Managing Producer: Elle Beattie Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com
Conquering Faith - Part 2

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025


Gain strength and motivation when you conquer your faith by recalling past victories and overcoming negativity.

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com
Conquering Faith - Part 2

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025


Gain strength and motivation when you conquer your faith by recalling past victories and overcoming negativity.

The Bibliotherapy for Black Women Podcast
085. Conquering Limiting Beliefs

The Bibliotherapy for Black Women Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 33:21


On this episode of The Letters and Layers Podcast, I'm talking about a Youtube video that prompted me to interrogate the limiting beliefs I have as a creative and artist. I share those limiting beliefs on the podcast, and encourage my listeners to identify where in their life they hold limiting beliefs that could be keeping them from the goals or success they are working towards. I hope you listen to the end.Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/4KTBS4LYC38?si=aaIXMRfZN7SJl8qRI started a blog! Visit (www.thelettersandlayers.com) and subscribe to the newsletter at the bottom of the homepage. I'd love to offer answers to your questions, real-time life updates and recommendations, and mental health/wellness insight and resources.As always, please share and recommend, and thank you so much for the support!EMAIL: contact@thelettersandlayers.comNew podcast Instagram! @thelettersandlayerspod. Give us a follow!I appreciate you!

Daily Radio Program with Charles Stanley - In Touch Ministries

Based on 1 Samuel 17 and events in the life of David, Dr. Stanley examines how conquering faith does 5 key things.

Jeep Talk Show, A Jeep podcast!
Jeep Chic Chat: Conquering Fears and Trails at EJS 2025 plus Jeep Fails We Love!

Jeep Talk Show, A Jeep podcast!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 52:36


The Daily Sun-Up
Colorado teen Griff Pinto is quickly conquering backcountry

The Daily Sun-Up

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 13:32


There is a 13-year-old skier who is turning heads in southwestern Colorado, and Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about what separates him from other teen phenoms and the risks he's taking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann
Compromising or Conquering, Part 1

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 26:01


Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Compromising or Conquering, Part 1 Series: Judges Scripture: Judges 1 Episode: 1233

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com
Conquering Faith - Part 1

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


Based on 1 Samuel 17 and events in the life of David, Dr. Stanley examines how conquering faith does 5 key things.

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com
Conquering Faith - Part 1

In Touch Ministries on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


Based on 1 Samuel 17 and events in the life of David, Dr. Stanley examines how conquering faith does 5 key things.

Leading The Way Radio
Palm Sunday: The Conquering King

Leading The Way Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 25:00


Join Dr. Michael Youssef as he brings a practical challenge to avoid being swayed by the destructive waves of culture, encouraging believers to discern the spiritual times in which they live and refuse to compromise their beliefs.

Kingdom Life
Revelation 5:1-14

Kingdom Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 35:12


In this sermon by Chris Romig, the focus is on linking the Book of Revelation to Palm Sunday, unveiling the profound truths found in Revelation chapters 4 and 5. Pastor Chris takes us through John's vision on Patmos, explaining how the messages to the seven churches still resonate today, before shifting to the heavenly scenes of chapters four and five. John's vision in chapter four assures us of God's control over future events, while chapter five introduces a significant scroll held by God, symbolizing a divine testament for the earth's destiny. John weeps when no one can open the scroll until he is told of Jesus, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lamb, who has the authority to do so because of his sacrificial victory. Chris ties this to Palm Sunday, emphasizing Jesus' entry into Jerusalem as both Lion and Lamb, fulfilling his mission of salvation. This connection highlights the importance of Holy Week, urging believers to embrace the journey through suffering and sacrifice, leading to the ultimate victory of Easter. The sermon reassures us of God's control and hope through Jesus' sacrifice, encouraging a deeper engagement with the events of Holy Week, confident in the victory already achieved.

Leading The Way Radio
Palm Sunday: The Conquering King

Leading The Way Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 25:00


Join Dr. Michael Youssef as he brings a practical challenge to avoid being swayed by the destructive waves of culture, encouraging believers to discern the spiritual times in which they live and refuse to compromise their beliefs.

The Stacking Benjamins Show
Conquering Investment Fears and Risks (SB1669)

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 71:41


Feeling anxious about where your money's going? You're not alone—and you're not without a plan. In today's episode, Joe is joined by OG, Mom's neighbor Doug, and two sharp minds from the personal finance world: Paula Pant from Afford Anything and Dr. Jordan Grumet from Earn and Invest. Together, they take a deep dive into the many faces of investment risk, from the obvious to the overlooked. Because when it comes to your financial future, the real danger isn't just volatility—it's misunderstanding the terrain. Whether you're dipping a toe into international markets, piling into real estate, or wondering if your long-term plan can survive a little inflation, this episode will help you better understand the risks that matter—and avoid the ones that don't.

Leading The Way Radio
Palm Sunday: The Conquering King

Leading The Way Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 25:00


Join Dr. Michael Youssef as he brings a practical challenge to avoid being swayed by the destructive waves of culture, encouraging believers to discern the spiritual times in which they live and refuse to compromise their beliefs.

Leading The Way with Dr Michael Youssef
Palm Sunday: The Conquering King - 11 April 2025

Leading The Way with Dr Michael Youssef

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 24:47


Today on LEADING THE WAY AUDIO - the inspirational words of Psalm 24. Dr. Youssef reveals how David looked FORWARD to Jesus as, THE CONQUERING KING! Join him for a life changing LEADING THE WAY! (Psalm 24)Support the show: https://au.ltw.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family Mission Podcasts
Family Mission - The Conquering Cross

Family Mission Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 32:35


Mark Kim and Dan talk about conquering out of  Romans 8. Listen to learn more!   To get in touch with us please email us at spellmanministries@gmail.com You can find us on all our socials & website below!  www.spellmanministries.org  www.Facebook.com/SpellmanMinistries  www.Instagram.com/SpellmanMinistries

New Discourses
Can Nationalism Solve Our Woke Problem

New Discourses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 20:09


New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 113 Is nationalism the answer to our Woke woes? Well, yes and no, and mostly no, and to be that guy, it depends on what you mean by "nationalism." In fact, there are lots of ways to define both nationalism and the nation to which a nationalist program would be ideologically committed. It can be a sentiment in a variety of strengths, which can be quite good and valuable, or it can be a collectivist ideological project, which is not so good. Conquering nationalist regimes and programs is also a Communist bread-and-butter tactic. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay takes on the question and introduces the complexity of the subject of nationalism, including Christian Nationalism in America, as a solution to our Woke political troubles. Join him to get a wider perspective on this important issue. New book! The Queering of the American Child: https://queeringbook.com/ Support New Discourses: https://newdiscourses.com/support Follow New Discourses on other platforms: https://newdiscourses.com/subscribe Follow James Lindsay: https://linktr.ee/conceptualjames © 2025 New Discourses. All rights reserved. #NewDiscourses #JamesLindsay #nationalism

Valley to Peak Nutrition Podcast
Year of Redemption: health, sheep, and conquering past defeats (w/ Nicholas Gilbert)

Valley to Peak Nutrition Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 39:38


Nicholas Gilbert joins me this week to talk through his own personal journey.  From running track for University of Oregon in college to getting busy with a family, he found himself in the same spot most of us do- unhappy with our health, but not 100% sure what to do about it.    2024 was a year of redemption for Nicholas.  Not only did he solve for the questions about his health, he went back to the mountains of Alaska and redeemed a lifelong dream of taking a Dall Ram with his bow.     Nicholas' Instagram and Contact information.  Hawaii Safari's  More resources from Valley to Peak

Swamp Things: Florida Gators Show
Gators return to Gainesville conquering heroes with national title in hand (Ep.275)

Swamp Things: Florida Gators Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 52:46


Todd Golden's squad saved its best for last, staging yet another comeback - its fourth in six NCAA Tournament games - to capture the school's third national title in men's basketball. Along the way, Golden established himself as a rising star, while Walter Clayton became the darling of the Big Dance to win Most Outstanding Player honors and position himself as a potential first round NBA Draft pick. Three national titles and five Final Fours since 2000 also put the Gators in the conversation of the best basketball programs of the millennium. During the latest Swamp Things, Mark and Edgar break it all down, from the exhilarating run to what it all means for Golden, Clayton, AD Scott Stricklin and the Gators - oh yeah, and let's not forget the spring football game. Historic win for Gators (0:00) Players that left their mark (4:40) Clayton best in Florida basketball history (10:13) Golden: 10-year deal (14:39) Next year's team (22:25) Blue blood program? (29:24) Is AD Stricklin out of the woods now? (36:00) Gator Nation showed up (40:11) Spring football game (47:07) Jeremy Foley's Corner (50:44)  

Celebration Church Tri-Cities
Growing up in a cult, working at a church, and conquering a social media addiction with Sarah Haun | CCTri Podcast

Celebration Church Tri-Cities

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 70:45


Today we are joined by Sarah Haun! She shares with us what it's like working at Celebration Church, her experience growing up in a cult, and how God helped her break her social media addiction.

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
#222 Outliers: Cornelius Vanderbilt — The First Tycoon

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 84:31


Cornelius Vanderbilt was a force in 19th century America, playing a pivotal role in transitioning the U.S. economy from rural mercantilism to industrial corporate capitalism. Vanderbilt didn't just compete—he dominated; and didn't just dominate one industry—he conquered three: ferries, steamships, and railroads. He understood that power lay in controlling infrastructure and not just operating within it. His cutthroat tactics were both feared and admired but his vision for what the economy could be was undeniable.  This is the story of how Vanderbilt turned calculated aggression into an art form, how he endured more pain than his competitors, and how he built systems that outlived him.  Learn the mindset, strategies, and brutal lessons behind his dominance; the game of business hasn't changed as much as you think.  (02:20) Prologue (05:12) PART 1 - The Dutch Inheritance (08:21) The Young Boatman (12:30) Capitalizing on War (15:27) General Merchant of the Sea (19:29) PART 2 - The Meeting That Changed Everything (21:48) The Steamboat Wars (24:12) The Anti-Monopoly Crusader (27:06) The Rise of the Commodore (32:08) The Monopolist's Nemesis (34:58) PART 3 - Sole Control (37:28) Prometheus (40:18) Star of the West (44:06) Europe and Betrayal (48:15) The Independent Line (50:13) PART 4 - The Commodore's Return (51:55) Gray Eyed Man of Destiny (53:36) The Conspiracy (54:41) Finishing Walker (55:54) Conquering the Seas (58:13) America's Wealthiest Citizen (60:47) PART 5 - Vanderbilt's Railroad Dominance (01:01:59) The Path to Confrontation (01:03:37) The Breaking Point (01:04:43) The Power to Punish (01:06:32) The Collapse (01:07:50) The Silent Conquest (01:08:57) The Consolidation (01:10:54) The Legacy (01:12:15) FINAL PART - Vanderbilt: The Architect of Modern American Business (01:14:19) Reflections This episode is for informational purposes only and most of the research came from reading The First Tycoon by T.J. Stiles and Tycoon's War by Stephen Dando-Collins. Check out highlights from these books in our repository, and find key lessons from Cornelius Vanderbilt here — fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/outliers-cornelius-vanderbilt Upgrade — If you want to hear my thoughts and reflections at the end of all episodes, join our membership: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/membership⁠⁠ and get your own private feed. Newsletter — The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at fs.blog/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gravel Ride.  A cycling podcast
Conquering the White Roads with Trek Travel: A Thrilling Gravel Experience at Strade Bianche Gran Fondo

The Gravel Ride. A cycling podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 44:59


Join host Craig Dalton and Trek Travel's Rich Snodsmith as they take you on an exhilarating journey through the heart of gravel cycling in Italy. In this episode of The Gravel Ride podcast, they share their recent experience at the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo trip organized by Trek Travel. With over three decades of friendship, these two avid cyclists reminisce about their chance meeting at the Lugano Cycling World Championships in 1996 and their shared passion for the sport. Throughout the episode, Rich and Craig discuss their incredible adventures, from vintage bikes at L'Eroica and witnessing the Strade Bianche professional bike race, to participating in the challenging 140-kilometer Gran Fondo alongside 7,000 other riders. They also share their encounters with pro cyclists and the camaraderie of the Trek Travel group. If you're looking for an immersive and unforgettable gravel cycling experience, this episode will inspire you to find dirt under your wheels and explore the breathtaking landscapes of Italy. Topics discussed: Introducing the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo trip with Trek Travel  Riding an international Gran Fondo  Experiencing the energy and spectacle of professional bike races  Meeting pro cyclists and gaining insights into the sport  Challenges and rewards of gravel riding in Italy  Stunning scenery, castles, and brick towns on the route  The supportive and well-organized nature of Trek Travel trips  Exciting plans for future cycling adventures Full Transcript: Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:00:03 to 00:00:33 Hello and welcome to the Gravelride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes who are pioneering the sport. I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. I approach each episode as a beginner to unlock all the knowledge you need to become a great gravel cyclist. This week on the show, we welcome Rich Snodsmith from Trek Travel. Rich is one of my oldest cycling friends. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:00:33 to 00:01:00 We met over 30 years ago, actually, in Italy. As you'll hear from our story, Rich and I were recently in Siena in Italy for the Strada Bianchi Gran Fondo trip. With track travel, we were able to watch both the professional bike race as well as participate in a 140 kilometer mass start. Gran Fondo across the white roads, the white gravel roads of Siena. Fantastic trip. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:00 to 00:01:10 I can't wait for you to hear more of the details. With that said, let's jump right into the show. Hey, Rich, welcome to the show. Hey, Craig, good to see you. Thanks for having me on. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:10 to 00:01:36 Yeah, absolutely. You and I just shared a magical experience on the roads and trails of Italy, which is the purpose of you joining this call. But you, you and I have a rich history, no pun intended, of cycling experiences in Italy. That's right. We met randomly in 1996 at the Lugano Cycling World Championships and have stayed friends ever since. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:36 to 00:01:51 Yeah, fortunately I. I eventually moved to San Francisco a few years later. So we were able to ride together, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we were able to ride together for. Gosh, it's hard to believe it's three decades at this point, which is crazy to think about. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:51 to 00:02:14 My end of our Lugano story was I was working in Italy and my colleague, who we both know, Jeff Sanchez, said to me, going to go to the World Championships and oh, by the way, we have to go pick up Rich. He's going to be at the Duomo in Milan on the way. Pre cell phones, be there at 5:00. Don't be late. Yeah, exactly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:02:14 to 00:02:34 So super fun to finally go back to Italy together. Obviously, we've been riding on the roads and trails of Marin county for a long time, but to finally have the stars align on this trip was fantastic. Yeah, it was great to get out there and do that again. We also saw another World Championships together in Richmond, Virginia. That's right, yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:02:34 to 00:02:40 The thing for the World Championships, you've. Seen a few and we've got a future one. I Think in our plans, right? Oh, yeah. Montreal 2026. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:02:40 to 00:02:55 Let's go. There we go. See you there. So this, you put the idea of this trip in my mind probably December of last year. And the trip, to be specific, because I don't think we've mentioned it, although I probably mentioned it in the intro. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:02:55 to 00:03:09 Is the Strada Bianchi professional bike race trip with Trek Travel. Was it me that put it in your mind? I was asking you where you were going to go. I thought you. I thought you convinced me, but I was down as soon as you suggested it. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:03:11 to 00:03:52 It's interesting. Obviously, we're on a gravel cycling podcast and this is sort of a. A hybrid trip almost because we're road riding, but we're riding on the Strada Bianca, the white roads of Tuscany outside Siena. And for those listeners who are fans of both professional road racing and gravel cycling, I think Strada Bianchi is the race that gets us most excited because we see the coverage, we see the professional road riders riding on gravel, and the visuals are just awesome. And they're kind of like what we experience as gravel racers and riders routinely. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:03:52 to 00:04:19 But so cool to see all the pro bike teams go through and participate in the event. So I was super stoked, obviously. I'd been on a Trek Travel gravel tour in Girona a couple years prior, so I'd had that experience with Trek, but this is the first kind of pro bike race enabled tour that I'd ever been on. Yeah, I mean, it's really interesting to blend those things together. I mean, you being more of a gravel rider, me being more of a road rider. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:04:20 to 00:04:59 But the last few trips I've taken with Trek Travel have been gravel trips. You know, getting out there and trying new things, trying the Vermont trip, trying the Dolomites last year, this was just a really cool experience to put like my fandom of the road cycling and racing world along with this, like, almost instant classic. The race has only been around for 20 years and it's like, become a real fan favorite. Yeah, I was, I was looking up some of the history of the race and I didn't realize that it started out with Laroica, which is a. An event that many people have heard about where you ride vintage bikes on this course. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:04:59 to 00:05:18 And the professional bike race emerged. So the loraca started in 1997. In 2007 is when the professional bike race emerged. So it's interesting. And obviously being in that region and riding in that region, we saw signs of Loraka all over the place, right? Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:05:18 to 00:05:38 Yeah, we Even ate at the Laroica Cafe. That was incredible. Yeah, exactly. And I came home with a Loracha sweatshirt as well. And then the, the, the cool thing, and we probably failed to mention it at this point is there's the Gran Fondo the day after, after Strada Bianchi, which was awesome. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:05:38 to 00:05:59 So we actually get to go on a 140 kilometer rides. A ride on the similar roads as the professionals. Yeah, it's not the full men's road course, but it's pretty close to the women's road course and we cover all the last, you know, climbs, you know, that the. Both the men's and the women's race covered. That was really cool. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:05:59 to 00:06:21 Especially after seeing them finish the day before and then going out and riding those roads, seeing where Poga crashed and then, you know, doing that last 20k of climbs is just bananas, beautiful and hard. It was pretty rewarding that ride. I can't wait to get into that details a little bit more of the event later. I did. I'm. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:06:21 to 00:06:46 As I'm speaking, I misspoke because I have been to Europe once before around the Tour of Flanders and did the Tour of Flanders grandson do, which I noted. And in speaking to the Trek travel guides, you've got a series of awesome trips that month in Flanders of a similar vein. Right. You do have Perry Roubaix and. Or a Flanders trip. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:06:46 to 00:06:57 Yeah. You can choose the whole Holy Week, you could do both Flanders and Roubaix or you can break it into chunks and do one or the other. So it's. Yeah. If you're a pro race fan, that's a nice companion to Strat Bianca. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:06:57 to 00:07:10 The. The Flanders Roubaix ultimate weekend or ultimate week there. And then one of the highlights of the year, presumably for Trek travel is your Tour de France tours. For sure. We take over a couple hundred people there every year. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:07:11 to 00:07:19 We do usually do five or six trips through the Alps and the Pyrenees. It's. That's a pretty exciting one too, if you've never been to the Tour. For sure. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:07:19 to 00:07:45 Well, let's talk through the trip a little bit that we participated in because I think it'll give people a flavor. I've talked about my, my experience with track in Girona and my general love of gravel travel. But more extensively, I love traveling by bike and having these experiences because it's just, it's just so much fun. So we start off the trip, it's a pretty quick trip relative to some others because in a five day timeline. Right. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:07:45 to 00:08:01 So we flew over. You'd Already been in Europe, but I flew over to Florence and met you the night before. And day one, we basically just get picked up by our guides and head on over to Siena, which is about an hour and a half away. Yep. And then the bikes. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:08:01 to 00:08:21 Yeah, straight onto the bikes. And the beauty of. The beauty of this trip and all the truck travel trips is they've got bikes already set up for you, so you send your measurements and if you want to ride your own saddles or pedals, you can, you're welcome to bring those, but they'll basically get it dialed. And that. That first day, I think we went for maybe an hour and a half shakeout ride just to see how the bike. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:08:21 to 00:08:31 30 miles. Yeah, yeah. And how many people were in our group. We had 19 with us and then three guides. Okay, so is that pretty typical on these pro bike? Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:08:31 to 00:08:46 Sort of. They tend to sell out. They're pretty popular. And guests will go back and forth between the Strada Bianca or. I think quite a few of the guests or folks that were on our trip had done the ultimate Holy Week trip before with Flanders and Roubaix and some had done the tour as well. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:08:46 to 00:09:03 Yeah. It was pretty fascinating talking to some of the men and women on our trip to learn just how many trips they had done with you guys. Yeah, it was neat to like show up and kind of already have the camaraderie of. A lot of the guests on that trip had been with Nick or Viba or Gio on previous trips. So they were. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:09:03 to 00:09:21 There was already sort of a built in fan base there. Yeah. And I suppose it's. I suppose it's the nature of this type of trip, but I felt like everybody in the crew was quite competent on the bike and there were some people who were faster than us, some people slower than us, but everybody was mostly faster. Yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:09:21 to 00:09:25 There's an impressive riders on this trip. It was pretty, pretty great. Yeah. Yeah. And the. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:09:26 to 00:09:45 And the guides were equally impressive both, you know, across the week. Just getting to know them personally, seeing their fitness. A, but B. And more importantly, they're just understanding of all the sectors and the roads that we'd be riding and their, their love of Strada Bianchi. Yeah, the knowledge and passion for the race was definitely evident. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:09:45 to 00:09:57 It was pretty cool. Yeah. So we got a shakeout ride on the Monday or, sorry, on the first day of the trip. Yeah. And then the second day we went a bit longer and kind of got our first real look at some of the. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:09:57 to 00:10:19 The white roads. Yeah, we think it was a 50. It was a nice lead up to the Fondo because it was like a 30 mile day one, a 50 mile on day two, which was pretty challenging. It was, but not like back breaking. And then we went to the race to view the race viewing day, which was like a gentle 30 miles before the Fonda, which was kind of a nice way to structure the week. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:10:19 to 00:10:42 Yeah. When I think when I first looked at that mileage, I'm like, gosh, I'm going all the way to Italy. I just want to ride my ass off. But as, as it came down to it between like travel fatigue, it being earlier in the year, and the punchiness of those climbs we were experiencing on day two, like that was enough in sort of those first couple days. And I felt totally satisfied. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:10:42 to 00:10:56 Yeah, you can put in if you're doing the big options every day. You get 200 miles in, in four days, plus the race viewing. So it's, it's, I think it's a really well designed trip. It's, it is compact. But it's surprising how tired you can be after doing those four days. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:10:56 to 00:11:10 Yeah, yeah, a hundred percent. The elevation is pretty. Every day has a nice chunk of elevation gain. Yeah. And I think for, for us, like we don't have a ton of rolling hills around where we live, they said they tend to be more sustained. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:11:10 to 00:11:28 So it definitely felt different to me. I was feeling a little underprepared that, that 50 mile day, thinking, Gosh, we've got to do 90 plus in the Gran Fondo. It's going to be a long day out there. I'm not gonna lie. I don't think I said it during the trip, but I was a little worried after the first two days. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:11:28 to 00:11:39 I was grateful for the race watching like cool down day before the Fondo. It all worked out. But yeah, yeah, yeah. So we should, I mean, we should talk through a little bit. We'll get into race day next. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:11:39 to 00:12:05 But you know, basically every day after the ride, you just leave your bike and the team cleans it, takes care of it, puts it away. You've got really nothing to do but show up and eat and enjoy yourself in Siena. Yeah, take a nap, whatever you need. We, we stayed at a great hotel, the Hotel Athena, just right outside, like in Siena, but just outside the wall. So it was easy to walk like 10 minutes into town. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:12:06 to 00:12:24 Really, really great location. I mean, one of the best things about the Fondo day was waking up to a completely clean, like just power wash, power dried, chain lubed. It was like a brand new bike getting Ready to ride out to the start. It was pretty great. Clean bike is a fast bike, so I appreciate that. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:12:24 to 00:12:40 And shammy time's training time. That's right. But yeah, those guys work their butts off to keep those bikes in great shape every morning when you show up. Yeah, no doubt about that one. Sort of topography. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:12:40 to 00:12:50 Topography note. Siena is up on a hill. Yeah. And you know, that was like warm down. There's no warm down and there's no sort of. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:12:50 to 00:13:08 In the, in the early mornings when we were rolling out, we're going downhill for 5, 10 minutes no matter what. So it was quite cool on the road out in the rollout in March, for sure. We lucked out. We, the guides every day were saying, it's not usually like this. Like it was. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:13:08 to 00:13:18 We had like mid-60s during the day, every day. And it was. Fortunately we saw almost zero rain, which was great. Would have been tough to ride those roads in the mud. A hundred percent. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:13:18 to 00:13:38 And I think it just would have taken away from how much fun we had out on the course on the third day, which is. So we, we did ride maybe 15, 20K out to, I think sector number two on the women's and men's road course. Got to see the women come through, which is a lot of fun. Right, right on one of the. Those gravel roads. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:13:38 to 00:13:49 Cheer them on. We had ridden that road the day before and then we went to a cafe. Totally overwhelmed. This local cafe with 23 people needing locusts. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:13:49 to 00:14:07 Yeah. I think ebay went in there and basically said, I will buy your entire rack of baked goods. And he just walked him outside and he's like, get the cappuccino machine going and keep them going until we say stop. Yeah, that was great. It was a nice break between the women's and the men's race. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:14:07 to 00:14:26 It was incredible to see, like the riders go through, but then you just see the apparatus of like all the, the sort of security cars, then all the team cars. And at a certain point, both of our videos, all you can see is dust. When you're on the gravel, when everybody's raging by in the team cars, it's like, there they go. And here come. Here comes the caravan, the follow caravan. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:14:26 to 00:14:40 It's pretty cool when the safety motorcycles come by and sort of just casually brush people a little bit further to the side of the road. Get, get closer to the curb, will you? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was interesting. I mean, we didn't. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:14:40 to 00:14:53 We couldn't see much of the run up of the women's race, but there was Seemingly a fracture. Even at the point in which we started watching, I think there might have been a crash before the women's race. Pretty broken up outside of the main pack. Yeah, yeah. So it was cool. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:14:53 to 00:15:21 Yeah, they were going slow enough that you could kind of really see your, your favorite athletes cruise by, which is a lot of fun. And to your point, it is always cool seeing all the support the professional athletes get in the team cars. Yeah, it was interesting to see the breakaway. You know, in the men's race you had like a two or three minute breakaway. To see them go by first and then their car, their follow cars and then seeing the, the whole peloton and like UAE on the front clearly just ready to rip it. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:15:21 to 00:15:43 It was pretty cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we should mention that the, the night before with this trip, we had the opportunity, right, to meet the Lidl track team and we got to go on the, the, the tour bus, as I would call it, the, you know, the big bus that the riders hang out in before and after the race. No photos. Yeah, I was really excited to do some photos. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:15:43 to 00:15:53 Yeah. And they said no photos, no photos. And, and then we saw the, you know, the, the mechanics van with all the bikes. Mobile service course. That was incredible. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:15:53 to 00:16:01 Like. Yeah. How many bikes, wheels, chain, chain sets, tires. It's just like a. Incredible organization to get that all set up. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:16:01 to 00:16:09 Yeah. And then it was cool meeting. We got to meet the women's team and some of the men's team members. Do you remember who we got to talk to? We talked to the whole women's team. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:16:09 to 00:16:28 They all kind of came out. We sort of had dinner that night with them in the hotel. So we got to talk to mostly Ena Tutenberg, the director, Retta Hansen, great domestique. And then Lizzie Danan was pretty, they were pretty engaging, pretty, pretty fun to see them all chatting up and answering questions from our group. And we got to met. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:16:28 to 00:16:39 It was a little bit different with the men. They kind of came and went. But we got to meet the previous year's second place finisher Tom Scoins. That was really interesting to talk to him about his race. I think you talked a bit to Quinn Simmons. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:16:40 to 00:16:53 So we got to meet like a little bit of the whole team there, which was really cool. Yeah, it was cool. And probably not giving away any secrets. Say they, they had a buffet that was separate from our meal. They had scales to weigh their food. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:16:53 to 00:17:10 They were quite a bit more disciplined than our 19 person group. Yeah, that was, I was surprised to see that as well. I was with my back to them. So they're weighing their food, really, as I'm. As I'm shoveling my pescatarian options in. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:17:12 to 00:17:39 Um, so then we going back to race day, we see the men in the same location, then we ride ourselves back to Siena that day. Um, and I think we were able to go back to that. Well, I know we were able to go back to the hotel and then make it into the piazza for the time that the women were going to be finishing, which was awesome. We couldn't have timed it better. Yeah, it was great to get back to the hotel, drop off the bikes, grab a quick shower, and then head over there. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:17:39 to 00:18:06 To watch the last, like, 20k and see him come into the finish line was super, super exciting. It's just such a beautiful, scenic place to finish a bike race. We'll get into. I mentioned that it's up at the top of a hill, so we'll talk about what it's like finishing there, but just you've got this square that's not that big, a great, beautiful clock tower. And the imagery is just stunning. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:18:06 to 00:18:24 When they come around the final corner, there's people up in their apartments cheering them on from around the corner. And then you see a rider emerge or a sprint emerge to a slight downhill to the finish line. It's just an incredible scene. Yeah, it's pretty iconic. Like, if you think about, like, that finish line, compared to. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:18:24 to 00:18:44 You could compare it to, like, the finish in Roubaix on the velodrome or the finish on the Champs Elysees in France. It's a super, super different way to finish a bike race up that steep, the Santa Catarina steep climb into the compos. Just really unique. And we were able to get, I mean, super close to the. To the women's finish. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:18:44 to 00:18:51 Yeah, it was. That was sort of shocking how few people were there. It's sort of a bummer. We were there for the women's race. We're just going to say that now. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:18:51 to 00:19:16 So we were excited to be so close and to see the podium ceremony afterwards. But you got some great shots of Demi Vollering winning. And then we were standing right where they all finish, and they're all kind of, like, bottlenecked into this little corner and their whole team is surrounding them and people are congratulating them, and they all just look destroyed, and you're just like, wow, how can you get this close to such amazing athletes? But it was. It was really, really cool. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:19:16 to 00:19:36 Yeah, super cool. And then so we watched the celebration as they got their trophy and sprayed the champagne. We're almost close enough to get hit with champagne. I feel like that was cool. And then the track team had secured a lunch spot right on the piazza in one of the restaurants with the massive flat screen tv. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:19:36 to 00:20:02 So we were able to roll over there, joined lunch that was already in progress and watch the men's race on TV for a few hours. Yeah, that was like a really cool setup to see the women's finish go stuff our faces and, and keep track of the race while we did it and then be able to run right back outside to see the men finish in the same way. I mean it was pretty remarkable. I think we like getting kind of itchy with about 15, 20k to go. We're like, you ready? Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:20:02 to 00:20:35 Let's get out there, stake out our spot along the finish line. It was awesome. You know, being in North American, we don't always get to watch these events live as they're unfolding. So just sort of feel the energy and watch on the TV obviously that the Tom Pickock Pagachar breakaway was happening and we were all, I think all eyes were on the television at the point where they've got this great shot of Tade ripping around this corner and just hitting the deck. And I didn't think he was going to get up. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:20:35 to 00:20:47 I don't know about you. It looked, and the first time I saw it, it looked like he really wailed his head and he rolled far into the grass. Got catapulted into the grass. Yeah, yeah. I was absolutely shocked he was able to get up. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:20:47 to 00:21:22 And then it was nice to see Tom Pickock do the gentlemanly thing and you know, he, yeah, kind of shook his head after the crash but you know, clearly just soft pedaled until today came back to him. It was, it's incredible when you're either in the restaurant or like on the square with the Jumbotrons and something like that happens and you hear the whole crowd gasp, you know, like that, that like collective gasp of a few thousand people right next to you is like pretty like wow, that just happened. Exactly. A shocking mid race events for sure. Yeah, totally. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:21:22 to 00:21:50 And then once it was back on, like you said, I think with, with, you know, 15k today attacked maybe with 18k to go. And by 15 or 10k we were like, we gotta get out there and get on the streets and get right by the finish line again to see this. Yeah, it was incredible to see him come over the line first all battered and bloodied and he had, was so full of Adrenaline. He didn't say much until he got into the interviewing room. It's like right before he was going to go get his trophy that it kind of hurts now. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:21:50 to 00:22:15 It's like he had so much adrenaline to attack and finish the race, but as soon as the race is done, he's like, oh, I'm really scratched up. Yeah, he was totally tore up. And then the other interesting thing for me at the finish line was that, you know, not a lot of people actually finish the race, which is. I mean, as a professional, I get it. Like, you do your job, and then you and I will talk about how hard it is to get to the finish and. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:22:15 to 00:22:25 And why, if. If you weren't required to get there, maybe you don't get there. So I think maybe only, like, 20, 25 riders finished. Does that feel right to you? That sounds about right. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:22:25 to 00:22:39 Once. Once you're out of contention, there's not a whole lot of reason to struggle through. It was. It was incredible to stand there and watch the finishes that come through that just covered in dust, sometimes dust and blood and just looking shattered. Uh, and, yeah, was a little scary. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:22:39 to 00:22:53 Thinking about what we were going to do the next morning didn't help the nerves. No. Real quick shout out to Tade. I thought it was so classy. When he was being interviewed after the finish, they're like, hey, you're the first world champion to. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:22:53 to 00:23:00 To win Strada Bianche. And he's like, no, Lada Kapeki won last year. She was the champion. I love. I love that. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:23:00 to 00:23:08 It was so great. It's just, like, such a classy guy and sort of respect for the sport and his fellow athletes. Pretty cool. Yeah. 100%. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:23:09 to 00:23:26 Well giddy with our. Our race day experience, we then kind of went off to dinner and back to the hotel and needed to get our heads around what 140km on that course was going to look like for us in the gran fondo with 7,000 of our closest friends. Yeah. I'm not gonna lie. I was a little nervous about that start. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:23:26 to 00:23:33 Just not. Not about the. Well, okay. Maybe a little bit about the distance and the elevation, but just. Yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:23:33 to 00:23:48 Do you want to talk about what that was like? Yeah. Like a starting bell go off and 7,000 people take off. I know you've done, like, SBT and Unbound, so it's probably not that different, but the scale was pretty large. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:23:48 to 00:24:02 Yeah. I think, you know, the guides did a really good job of one, previewing us some of the terrain we were going to be on. Yeah. They gave us a lot of confidence that the Trek van was going to be there. So we, we had multiple drop bag locations. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:24:02 to 00:24:31 We knew they were going to be there for us, that we didn't have to go to the mass, you know, rest stop areas, which was a super luxury. So we're on the Trek Checkpoint SLR bikes with 45C gravel tires on them. So, you know, pretty robust bicycle for this kind of event. When you compare to what a lot of people were riding. I think the professionals were still on 28 or 30s and full slicks. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:24:31 to 00:24:46 So interesting from an equipment perspective. And that'll come up, I think, in our conversation. But we get up at 6am we go down to breakfast. You and I are roommates. We go down to breakfast at like 6:01 and every single table is occupied. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:24:46 to 00:25:02 We're sort of fighting for space. This is clearly everybody's fueling up. There's, you know, dozens and dozens and dozens of people in the hotel who are going to go on the same journey we are. I think our rollout time from the hotel was 7:00am does that sound right? That sounds right. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:25:02 to 00:25:12 Yeah. Yeah. So we, we had to go down a hill. This detail wasn't clear in my mind morning of. But we had to ride somewhere to start the event. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:25:12 to 00:25:29 And of course, being in Siena, we had to ride downhill. And then right back then we, and then we rode back up to another part of town. And there were multiple different staging areas based on a color on your number plate. So we kind of fumbled around. Maybe there was five or five different colors out there. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:25:29 to 00:25:41 I think we were in the, the green sector and there's. There had to have been 1500 people in our sector alone. Yeah, it was. I think it was based on distance you were doing and maybe the speed you were going to ride. I'm not sure. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:25:41 to 00:26:10 Yeah, yeah, there could be something like if you're demonstrably a fast person, you're going to go in a different color than us. But, you know, we've been, we be in particular had mentioned, like, it's crazy town to begin with in this event. And I think in addition to 7,000 people being around you, we started with a massive downhill. Yeah, there were a lot of people going really fast. It was good advice. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:26:10 to 00:26:30 He was saying, you know, kind of keep your space and kind of stay to the right because people are going to want to pass on the left. And they were certainly doing that. So, yeah, I think we stayed together or within close proximity just to, you know, for the first. Like you said, the first Hour or so to navigate some of that. But once we hit that first section of dirt, I saw the. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:26:30 to 00:26:46 I saw the robot eyes go on, and you were gone. You're like, dirt. My comfort zone. I wasn't so comfortable with all these people flying around me. I remember at one point you and I were sort of casually riding maybe like three feet apart. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:26:46 to 00:27:07 Yeah. And someone just splits the middle. And I was like, okay, I guess we gotta ride closer if we're gonna discourage these people from dive bombing. And they were dive bombing left, right, and center, no matter what we did. Yeah, there was a lot of passing on the right, passing in weird places, and a lot of people just sinistra passing on the left. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:27:07 to 00:27:13 I'm on your left. I'm going hard. It was like. And. And my problem is I never internalized which one was right or left. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:27:13 to 00:27:22 So I would just kind of keep it a straight line whenever possible. Hold still. Yeah. So, yeah, there's. I mean, I think blissfully in terms of the amount of mileage we needed to cover. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:27:22 to 00:27:57 It was nice that there was, I don't know, call it 20k of riding on pavement to break things up a little bit before we hit the first dirt section. First dirt section was 2.1km long. Still pretty packed in terms of people being around, but definitely, like, I felt more personally in my comfort zone at that point. I knew that from an equipment perspective, with the 45C tires, I had a lot more control than a lot of the. My Italian compatriots who were riding 25s and 28s on their full arrow road bikes. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:27:57 to 00:28:16 There were a lot of flat tires in that first couple hours. Yeah, yeah, no doubt there was. There was some parallels with the unbound experience where it's just crazy and flat tires are happening all the time. That was the nice thing about the checkpoint. Like, the tires are, you know, a little bit bigger, but no, no one on the ride got a flat. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:28:16 to 00:28:30 And that's just really comfortable. Like in a ride like that where it's. It can be pretty challenging, both from a elevation perspective, but also just a terrain perspective, just getting bounced around a bit. It was, if I felt pretty. Pretty good at the end, surprisingly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:28:30 to 00:28:48 Yeah. I think for. I think for. For people who haven't done a ton of gravel riding, it was a confidence inspiring choice to set them up that way because you could go in as someone who's ridden on the road a ton and ride that gravel and not feel like the bike was all over the place. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:28:48 to 00:29:06 Totally sketchy. I mean, it's Totally stable under you. Yeah, I witnessed some sketchy, sketchy stuff out there with people and not nothing to do with their bikes handling talents. It was just equipment choice. They like literally could not stay on their line because of their tires being. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:29:06 to 00:29:29 So much smaller and rim brakes on some of those things. The descents, I mean there's. We talk about the climbs but like even some of the descents were, you know, somewhat challenging to navigate, especially with a group. It really kind of opened up once you made the turn to the, the longer part of the event. The, the full fondo and then it kind of really opened up for us like where there was riders but not nearly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:29:30 to 00:29:51 Yeah, yeah, a hundred percent. And I think it's a good, it's a good point. On the descending it definitely was. You could definitely see the people who had either just confidence warranted or unwarranted or the right bike for the situation. Yeah, because I was, you know, there were definitely stutter bumps from all the riders out there. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:29:51 to 00:30:11 So you definitely got into situations where you were, you were getting a lot of feedback from the trail. Yeah, it's amazing to have ridden some of those roads in the first couple of days. I think they actually go through and they grade it before the race. Like they try to kind of smooth it out a little bit. But after, you know, two races go through with all the cars and all the riders, the conditions have changed in one day pretty significantly. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:30:11 to 00:30:23 It was pretty interesting. Yeah. Yeah. In total there's 10 different gravel sectors in this event over the 140km. I think there's 50km of gravel riding. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:30:23 to 00:30:43 So it was a nice mix of. Felt like more in a good way. Yeah, for me, for me I was just like, I was way more comfortable on the. Not way more comfortable, but I was having way more fun. Yeah, I think you alluded to like after the, after the two, first two gravel sections I would just hit one and be like, okay, it's on. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:30:43 to 00:31:07 And I was having, I was just having a blast. And yeah, some of these climbs, I mean they were 15, 18% grade, both up and down and a lot of. Them are in the last 20k. Yeah, that's for sure. I remember one, one sector I was just kind of talking to myself and having fun because most everybody speaks Italian and I didn't. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:31:07 to 00:31:35 So I remember at one point a writer just closed the door on the left hand side to another rider and I, I sort of jokingly said, but fairly loud, I guess that door is closed. And it turned out the guy was from the UK and He was just dying laughing because I think he was having the same experience with me. Like, nothing I said really landed with anybody. So it's hard to kind of. You just sort of make noise to make yourself aware and obviously ride as safely as possible. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:31:35 to 00:31:55 Yeah, it was, it was a super, like, challenging experience, but it was like. I don't know if you felt the same as super rewarding, especially like getting through that last 20k and hitting, you know, the Toll Fe climb, getting up the Santa Catarina, like, those are. Those are steep climbs. I don't talk about that experience that you had coming up. A couple of those. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:31:55 to 00:32:19 Yeah, for sure. I mean, those were later in the day. And we're talking 10 kilometer long sectors at this point, which was cool because the earlier ones were shorter, you know, as I mentioned, like 4k, 5k. So to get on the longer ones and then some of the. You were just looking at these beautiful gravel roads going through the Tuscan hillsides. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:32:19 to 00:32:34 Yeah, it was super cool. And we, we sort of hadn't mentioned in the previous days we'd seen castles and old brick towns and, like, we definitely had this. It was, it was a beautiful ride. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Even when you're suffering, at least you got something to look at. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:32:35 to 00:32:45 That's pretty. Exactly. And I didn't know enough about the route. Like, I didn't agonize over it. Like, you know, I might have done unbound to try to figure out, like, how am I going to survive this thing? Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:32:45 to 00:33:06 It was kind of more by the seat of our pants. And that, that one long climb up. I think it's the Tofe pass where we met Gio in the van. Like, that was more than I had expected because it was like, just felt like a long gravel grind. And it was interesting just experiencing that and seeing the fans on the side of the road encouraging you. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:06 to 00:33:21 And then you, you kind of crest out on the ridge line back onto the pavement. Yeah. And the van's there and you're just. Like, oh, great, thank goodness, just where you're supposed to be. And you could look back watching everybody coming up the hill. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:21 to 00:33:33 And it was so funny. So you, you hadn't arrived yet. We had gotten separated for a bit, and an Irish rider comes up with two friends. And he. And he's like, hey, do you guys have any tape? Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:33 to 00:33:44 Oh, yeah, yeah. Maybe you were there. Gio's like, well, what do you need tape for? And he's like, my, my look pedal. The entire back end of the pedal has fallen off. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:44 to 00:33:54 So basically he's got Zero purchase. Yeah. And he's like, my friends are tired of pushing me up these hills. Do you have any tape? And Gio's like, don't be ridiculous. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:54 to 00:34:06 Like, tape's not gonna do anything. How about breaking away? Yeah. How about we give you a set of pedals, a set of cleats, you just return them. Back in Siena, we're all going to the same place. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:34:06 to 00:34:12 Yeah. Yeah. Such a nice gesture. The guy sat there, put his cleats on, then ended up finishing the race. That was cool. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:34:12 to 00:34:34 Or the ride. Yeah. That's super cool. Gio also mentioned that Quinn Simmons, the professional rider from Lidl Trek, he had flatted out of the race the day before. And it turns out he showed up at the Trek van because he was riding the Gran Fondo with his mom and dad, and he had yet another flat, and Geo gave him a tube to kick him down the road. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:34:35 to 00:34:51 Mobile bike shop. Yeah. Gotta love it. And that. Once we got on that ridgeline, it was awesome because we did have a substantial amount of road riding ahead of us for a while, which I'm sure I could speak for both of us was a bit of a relief to just be able to cruise. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:34:51 to 00:35:00 It was a lot of downhilling at that point. We got into some good groups, and we were just. Just kind of motoring and putting some kilometers under our belt. And you can start to see the city. So you. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:35:00 to 00:35:12 You got your sight line for your finish. Yeah, it's pretty cool. And then I think we were in good spirits. We rolled up with a couple of our. Our trip mates along the way, which was fun to kind of ride with those guys. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:12 to 00:35:17 Roll up. Patrick and Perry. Exactly. Good guys. Very strong. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:17 to 00:35:23 Yeah. Roll up to that van. And we're like. They're like, great. You know, great you guys are here. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:23 to 00:35:34 Let's get you situated. What do you need? Let's get you some more food, et cetera. And then it kind of dawned on, I think, both of us that we knew how much elevation we were needing to have done. I think It's. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:34 to 00:35:45 Was it 7,000ft over the course of the day? Yeah. And we hadn't yet hit 5.5,000ft of. Climbing, and there wasn't much longer to go. Yeah, I'm like, there's a. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:45 to 00:36:07 There's a big disconnect here. I got a big problem because it seems like we don't have a lot of mileage, and we've got a lot of vertical feet to cover. So that was a little bit of a heady moment, but it was nice to like, have sort of had a reset, get some food, get a little more warm clothes on if we needed it, and then head off on those last sectors. It's like, yeah. That's why I knew I could make it. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:07 to 00:36:15 I knew it was going to be hard, but I was like, okay, I'm just going to kind of strap in. Let's go. Yeah. Yeah, we had that. I think both of us misunderstood. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:36:16 to 00:36:41 We had asked about this steep climb we had ridden two days before and how far up it was, and I think they were thinking about the dirt sector, and we were talking about this vicious road, and it was right after the rest stop. Yeah, it's right after the rest stop. Like, oh, there it is. It's right here. And this was like the type of climb, even fresh, you sort of think about doing the paper boy weave back and forth on the course. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:41 to 00:36:50 When you. You can see it from a half mile away, you're like, oh, no. Is that where we're going? Yeah. And then a couple more tough gravel climbs after that point. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:50 to 00:36:55 Yeah. Then we got into. Really. Yeah, it was. It was. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:55 to 00:37:05 Yeah. And it's funny, I mean, that very much felt like, to me, like the. The end of a big gravel event. Where, you know, you're like almost single tracky. Like, when you get up to the ridge, there was kind of. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:37:05 to 00:37:24 Yeah. Switch back, little single track, kind of super cool. I got some good pictures of you and Perry coming up there, and. And then we kind of. We get into some small towns and starts feeling like we're getting close to Siena because we'd ridden back into Siena a few times, cruising, riding with Patrick and a few other guys. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:37:24 to 00:37:42 And then we hit the climb into Siena, and. Holy God. I mean, this thing is, I don't know, maybe 16, 17% at the end. You kind of climb up the pavement just to soften your legs up a little bit. You go through one of the gates of Siena, one of the. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:37:42 to 00:38:13 From the wall of Siena, and then you. These big cobbles, and you're riding up this chute that you just see probably a quarter mile up ahead of you, and there's fans on the side of the road, there's riders struggling to get up. And it's just this epic scene that you have seen now from watching the pro bike race. You'd seen the riders go up it. And I just remember feeling like just very part of the cycling community and cycling world in Siena at that moment. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:38:13 to 00:38:26 Yeah, it was fun. There are a lot of friends and family for tons of those riders out there. So they Were still cheering people on late in the day. So it kind of felt like you were like wrapping up your own personal strada bianchi race. A lot of people shouting at you to keep, keep pushing. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:38:26 to 00:38:41 It was really fun to kind of come into the city like that. I had a little bit of a break in my story because I kind of crusted that climb. And then we came to an intersection and there was riders going both ways. And I took a left and I'm. And then I. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:38:41 to 00:38:48 I'm riding and like, this doesn't feel right. And I. I asked some riders, I'm like, is this the way to the finish? And they're. They were. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:38:48 to 00:38:57 It was English as a second language. They're like, no, this is the pasta party. I didn't hear, Jesus. Oh, Jesus. I went the wrong way. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:38:57 to 00:39:17 So I turned around and then rolled around the corner. And then you roll into the piazza. You got this, you know, the big clock tower. You go across the same finish line as the pros that we watched before. Just super cool conclusion to an amazing day out there. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:39:18 to 00:39:25 And you get your metal, your finisher metal. Got my meter. Yeah, exactly. The 10 years of the Gran Fondo. Yeah, that was pretty. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:39:25 to 00:39:33 That was a pretty nicely designed metal. I didn't realize it was the 10th anniversary. That was pretty cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then I think everybody. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:39:33 to 00:39:47 Everybody on the team finished. Yeah, on our crew, we had some doing the. The medium length one, some doing the long one, which we did. I think everybody, at minimum has some great stories to tell their friends when they went home. Yeah, it was. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:39:47 to 00:40:08 It was a big day, but it was definitely worth it. I think everybody. I think no one really said anything the night before, but I think a few people were a little bit nervous about it, but everybody was, like, super just stoked to arrive in the compo after the ride and just be like, that was amazing. Especially after watching the race the day before. Yeah, a hundred percent. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:40:08 to 00:40:19 Yeah. In hindsight, like, it was. It was a week that was packed with. Packed with things to do. There was a nice progression of the mileage. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:40:19 to 00:40:34 We didn't overcook my grits prior to the event, so I gave myself the best chance of having a good day out there. Yeah, it was hard and intimidating, which I loved. Right. But totally doable and. And certainly well supported along the way. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:40:34 to 00:40:49 Whether it was from the. The Gran Fondo organizers or Trek's additional support level. Like, it just felt like a great accomplishment and felt it couldn't be more satisfied with my trip to Italy. Yeah, I'm Glad to hear it. It was great to have you there. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:40:49 to 00:41:06 It was 30 years in the making, so, yeah, it wouldn't have been nearly as fun without you there, so. Exactly. Well, it was fun reminiscing a bit, as I'm sure we'll continue to do over the years. It's such a monumental trip we had. And thanks for coming on. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:41:06 to 00:41:42 Thanks for everything you guys do at Trek Travel, for sure. I think you're the third Trek travel person we've had over here. I've appreciated, as I've advocated to the audience, like, Trek's put a lot of energy into gravel tourism and gravel travel, and it's a great way to go see some of these communities you've read about. And particularly in the. For me, the European trips, just to experience the culture and have the guides with local knowledge has always been this, like, additional bit of je ne sais quoi about what that European experience is like. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:41:42 to 00:41:52 Yeah, there's a lot of great gravel over there. Yeah. Check us out, travel.com a good pitch. Lots of good trips in the States and in Europe, so. Yeah, exactly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:41:52 to 00:42:03 And if you're interested in Strada Bianca, it is a trip that sells out. It's obviously in March every year. I think you can already sort of reserve a spot on Trek Travels website. It's getting close. Yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:42:03 to 00:42:12 You can sort of put yourself on a wait list. Yeah. And there's still. I don't know if there's still room in the Holy Week trips to Flanders and Roubaix. Okay. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:42:12 to 00:42:19 That one goes fast. Like, we're pretty close to sold out for that one. You got to get in early. And same with the Tour. It's pretty well booked. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:42:19 to 00:42:42 Even the Tour de Familes, the Women's Tour de France, is nearly sold out for this year, which is really exciting. Amazing. And I can't wait for you to have some gravel race trips in the future as well. I think it would be a fun way of doing some of these events. People who aren't necessarily racing but want to go to somewhere like SBT or to Unbound or. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:42:42 to 00:42:53 I know you already have a trip to Bentonville, but it is kind of an interesting idea. I think you guys should play around with, connect the two. Yeah. Yeah. What would it be like to bring a group of people who just want to experience that. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:42:53 to 00:43:04 That area in a deeper way and have a little bit of extra support in some of these milestone gravel events? Yeah, for sure. I think Unbound would be an interesting one, for sure. Yeah. Cool. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:43:04 to 00:43:15 All right, well, I will let you go. Hopefully I even see you this weekend and we can do some riding and reminisce some more. Yeah. See you up in up in Marin. Sounds good. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:43:15 to 00:43:31 Take care, Craig. Good to see you. That's going to do it for this week's edition of the Gravel Ride Podcast. Big thanks to Rich for coming on the show. And a big thanks to Trek Travel for all the great gravel cycling experiences they offer around the world. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:43:31 to 00:44:13 Top notch organization that's dedicating a lot of time and energy into the gravel world. So if you're a fan of professional bike racing and want to have an experience like I did at Stradabianca, go check them out@trektravel.com obviously they've got the other spring classics and the Tour de France, both men and women, as options for you, but also a bunch of fantastic gravel trips to Bentonville, to Switzerland, to Vermont, to Girona, all over the world. So again, go hit them up@trektravel.com and let them know that the Gravel Ride podcast sent you. Until next time, here's to finding some dirt under your wheels. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:44:27 to 00:44:27 SA.  

The EuroWhat? A Eurovision Podcast
Episode 263: Genre Confusion

The EuroWhat? A Eurovision Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 47:13


Culture critic Euny Hong joins us to discuss the multiple genres represented by Croatia, Sweden, San Marino, Portugal, and Cyprus at this year's Eurovision. Euny Hong Euny Hong is a journalist and bestselling author of three books that have been published in a total of over 20 languages. The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture, an Amazon Editor's Pick, is being re-released in April 2025. A Yale grad and former Fulbright Scholar, Frankfurter, and Berliner, she lived in Paris longer than any other city. She is a native-level bilingual in French-English and fluent in German and Korean. Genre Confusion Summary The Birth of Korean Cool (3:59) Croatia - Marko Bošnjak - "Poison Cake" (7:05) Sweden - KAJ - "Bara Bada Bastu" (15:07) San Marino - Gabry Ponte - "Tutta L'Italia" (24:57) Portgual - NAPA - "Deslocado" (32:25) Cyprus - Theo Evan - "Shh" (38:22) Final Thoughts (44:09) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Euny Hong.

Fluent Fiction - Catalan
Conquering Peaks: A Journey of Friendship and Trust in Montserrat

Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 18:37


Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Conquering Peaks: A Journey of Friendship and Trust in Montserrat Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-04-07-22-34-02-ca Story Transcript:Ca: A Montserrat, les muntanyes s'alçaven tan altament que semblava que podrien tocar els núvols.En: In Montserrat, the mountains rose so high that it seemed they could touch the clouds.Ca: Els seus cims es retallaven contra el cel blau d'una primavera esplendorosa.En: Their peaks were outlined against the blue sky of a splendid spring.Ca: Pere, Marta i Laia caminaven per un dels molts camins serpentinosos, envoltats per flors silvestres que esclataven en colors vius i roques antigues que guardaven secrets de segles.En: Pere, Marta, and Laia walked along one of the many winding paths, surrounded by wildflowers that burst in vibrant colors and ancient rocks that held secrets of centuries.Ca: Pere, amb el mapa a la mà, liderava el grup amb entusiasme.En: Pere, with the map in hand, enthusiastically led the group.Ca: Amava les excursions i havia planejat aquest dia per mostrar a tothom l'impressionant vista des del cim.En: He loved hiking and had planned this day to show everyone the impressive view from the summit.Ca: Marta li seguia de prop, mirant al seu voltant però sempre dos passos per davant, atrapant el repte del terreny com si fos una competició.En: Marta followed closely behind, looking around but always two steps ahead, taking on the challenge of the terrain as if it were a competition.Ca: Laia, en canvi, caminava amb passos mesurats, observant cada roca i flors que es trobava, però el seu cor bategava amb una preocupació que mantenia amagada.En: Laia, on the other hand, walked with measured steps, observing every rock and flower she encountered, but her heart beat with a worry she kept hidden.Ca: El sol brillava brillant, i una lleugera brisa bufava a través dels pins.En: The sun shone brightly, and a light breeze blew through the pines.Ca: Tot i això, mentre el grup avançava, Laia començava a sentir un lleuger mareig.En: However, as the group moved forward, Laia began to feel slightly dizzy.Ca: El món semblava donar voltes a cada pas que feia, però no volia dir res.En: The world seemed to spin with every step she took, but she didn't want to say anything.Ca: No volia ser un impediment per al grup ni desil·lusionar a Pere, que tant bé havia organitzat tot.En: She didn't want to be a hindrance to the group or disappoint Pere, who had organized everything so well.Ca: Unes hores després, mentre el sender s'enfilava cada vegada més, Pere va notar que Laia anava quedant més enrere.En: A few hours later, as the trail climbed ever higher, Pere noticed that Laia was falling further behind.Ca: Va mirar enrere i va veure el seu rostre pàl·lid i els seus moviments maldestres.En: He looked back and saw her pale face and clumsy movements.Ca: Sense dubtar-ho, es va aturar i es va dirigir cap a ella, preocupat.En: Without hesitation, he stopped and walked towards her, concerned.Ca: "Laia, estàs bé?En: "Laia, are you okay?"Ca: ", va preguntar Pere, acostant-se amb precaució.En: Pere asked, approaching cautiously.Ca: Marta també es va aturar, mirant-los amb curiositat.En: Marta also stopped, watching them with curiosity.Ca: "Sí, sí, estic bé", va respondre Laia amb un somriure forçat.En: "Yes, yes, I'm fine," Laia replied with a forced smile.Ca: Però els seus ulls la delataven.En: But her eyes betrayed her.Ca: "No sembla que estiguis bé", va insistir Pere, amable però decidit.En: "It doesn't seem like you're fine," Pere insisted, kind but determined.Ca: "Agafem un descans aquí mateix".En: "Let's take a break right here."Ca: "Però i el cim?En: "But what about the summit?"Ca: ", va preguntar Marta, amb ganes de seguir pujant.En: asked Marta, eager to keep climbing.Ca: Pere va sacsejar el cap.En: Pere shook his head.Ca: "El més important és que Laia es trobi bé.En: "The most important thing is that Laia is okay.Ca: Podem gaudir d'aquesta vista una mica més.En: We can enjoy this view a little longer."Ca: "Marta va assentir lentament, entenent la preocupació del seu amic.En: Marta nodded slowly, understanding her friend's concern.Ca: Van trobar un lloc al costat del camí per reposar, un petit refugi d'ombra sota les branques d'un roure.En: They found a spot by the side of the path to rest, a small shaded refuge under the branches of an oak tree.Ca: Mentre es relaxaven, Marta va donar a Laia una mica d'aigua, i Pere li va oferir una barra energètica.En: While they relaxed, Marta gave Laia some water, and Pere offered her an energy bar.Ca: En mig d'aquell paisatge immens i tranquil, Laia va començar a sentir-se millor, agraïda pel suport dels seus amics.En: Amidst that vast and quiet landscape, Laia began to feel better, grateful for her friends' support.Ca: Van conversar, rient i compartint històries, mentre contemplaven les vistes espectaculars que els envoltaven.En: They conversed, laughing and sharing stories, while contemplating the spectacular views surrounding them.Ca: Al llarg del descans, Pere va entendre que el benestar dels altres era més important que qualsevol pla.En: During the break, Pere understood that the well-being of others was more important than any plan.Ca: I Laia, amb l'ajuda dels seus amics, va aprendre el valor de confiar en els altres i expressar les seves necessitats.En: And Laia, with the help of her friends, learned the value of trusting others and expressing her needs.Ca: El sol començava a inclinar-se cap a l'horitzó, omplint el cel de colors càlids, i el grup estava llest per reprendre la seva caminada.En: The sun began to dip towards the horizon, filling the sky with warm colors, and the group was ready to resume their hike.Ca: Aquesta vegada, junts i alegres, més units que mai.En: This time, together and cheerful, more united than ever. Vocabulary Words:the summit: el cimthe peaks: els cimsthe path: el camíthe map: el mapathe breeze: la brisathe pines: els pinsthe oak: el rourethe landscape: el paisatgethe horizon: l'horitzóthe refuge: el refugithe secret: el secretthe view: la vistathe worry: la preocupacióthe energy bar: la barra energèticathe support: el suportthe terrain: el terrenythe hike: l'excursióthe step: el pasthe clouds: els núvolsthe wildflowers: les flors silvestresthe century: el seglethe plan: el plathe friend: el/la amic/athe sun: el solthe rock: la rocato spin: girarto trust: confiarto organize: organitzarto climb: pujardizzy: marejat

Back of the Pack Podcast
Wind, Rain, and Mental Pain: Conquering El Dorado

Back of the Pack Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 31:22


This week on The Back of the Pack Podcast, we dive into the mental battlefield of endurance running after surviving the brutal El Dorado Half Marathon in Kansas. Join us as we recount our harrowing experience battling the unholy trinity of running conditions: 40-degree temperatures, punishing 50mph winds, and relentless rain that left us questioning our life choices by mile nine. After breaking down the race itself, we explore powerful mental strategies that can save your race when your brain is screaming to quit - from segmenting the course into manageable chunks and employing mindfulness techniques to using visualization, positive self-talk, and even strategic distraction methods. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out, this episode offers practical mental tools to transform your approach to difficult races, terrible weather conditions, and those inevitable dark moments when finishing seems impossible. Discover how to rewire your thinking and find strength when your body and mind are ready to surrender.

KYO Conversations
Fueling Success: Feel Good Energy, Bold Innovations & Conquering Entrepreneurial Fears (ft Lauren Dovey)

KYO Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 40:11


We welcome back entrepreneur Lauren Dovey, founder of the Australian wellness tech company Heat Healer. Lauren discusses the growth of Heat Healer, the development of innovative products like the lymphatic suit, and the importance of maintaining 'feel good energy.' She also shares insights into her personal and professional journey, including her mental fitness practices such as journaling, manifestation, and Vedic meditation. Join us for an inspiring conversation about entrepreneurship, wellness, and balancing family life with business growth.   ****   Release details for the NEW BOOK here. Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props

The Art of Excellence
James Lawrence “aka” Iron Cowboy: 100 full distance triathlons in 100 days

The Art of Excellence

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 75:22


James Lawrence has broken two Guiness World Records for endurance racing. He raced a full distance triathlon every day for 100 consecutive days and prior to that he raced 50 full distance triathlons for 50 consecutive days across 50 states. His latest book is titled Iron Hope: Lessons Learned from Conquering the Impossible. Summary In this conversation, endurance athlete James Lawrence shares his incredible journey of overcoming fear, pushing through pain, and achieving remarkable feats in his triathlon quest. He discusses a life-altering bike crash, the mental strategies he employs to manage fear and pain, and the importance of focusing on the present moment. Lawrence reflects on his transition from a mortgage broker to a world record-holding athlete, driven by a desire to raise awareness for important causes. He emphasizes the power of resilience, positive self-talk, and finding flow in endurance challenges, while also addressing the balance between planning and spontaneity in life. In this conversation, the they delve into the themes of conquering fear, the importance of community support, mental agility in endurance training, and the significance of a 'day one' mentality. They discuss how breaking down large goals into manageable pieces can help alleviate anxiety and how the support of a community can inspire individuals to push through challenges. The conversation also touches on the role of experience in building mental toughness and the importance of having role models for inspiration. Ultimately, James emphasizes the art of excellence as a consistent effort towards authenticity and personal growth.   Takeaways Fear often stems from worrying about the future. Focusing on the present can eliminate fear. Accidents can happen unexpectedly but resilience is key. Emotions like fear and anger can be managed through self-talk. Life can take unexpected turns, leading to new paths. Setting big goals requires breaking them down into manageable tasks. The mind and body must work together to overcome challenges. Positive self-talk can help manage pain and anxiety. Experiences build resilience and mental strength over time. Finding flow can enhance performance and reduce suffering. Fear is often about worrying about the future. Breaking down big goals into smaller pieces helps manage fear. Success breeds success and confidence breeds confidence. Community support can inspire and motivate individuals. Experiencing challenges builds mental toughness. The 'day one' mentality encourages enthusiasm and optimism. Living each day as if it were your last can change your perspective. Role models can provide inspiration and guidance. Consistency over time leads to excellence. You must experience challenges to grow and learn. Notes Book: Iron Hope: Lessons Learned from Conquering the Impossible Podcast: The Grit Show Amazon Prime Documentary: Conquer 100 Personal website: James Lawrence: Iron Cowboy  

Opt-In with Dr. April Jasper
Conquering Stress & Anxiety: Empowering Students to Succeed

Opt-In with Dr. April Jasper

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 18:14


In this powerful episode of The Dr. April Jasper Show, we tackle the very real stress and anxiety that students face in their daily lives, especially during high-pressure moments like test-taking. Dr. Jasper shares practical strategies to manage stress, offering expert insights and relatable stories to help you navigate academic challenges with resilience and confidence. Tune in for valuable tips that will empower you to take control of your mental health and thrive, both in and outside of the classroom!

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Conquering PCOS: Lifestyle Changes for Hormonal Harmony

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 11:24


Story at-a-glance PCOS affects 6% to 20% of reproductive-age women, causing irregular periods, unwanted hair growth and fertility issues, but can be effectively managed through lifestyle changes Diet plays a key role in PCOS management, with low-glycemic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods helping to balance hormones and reduce insulin resistance Regular exercise, including both aerobic activity (60 minutes of walking daily) and strength training (30 to 60 minutes weekly), significantly improves insulin sensitivity and hormone balance Mental health support through counseling, mindfulness and education is essential, as PCOS affects both mind and body, often triggering stress or sadness Environmental toxins, particularly microplastics that act as xenoestrogens, contribute to hormonal imbalance in PCOS patients and should be avoided whenever possible

Corporate Quitter
163. Conquering 'Hurry Sickness' in a Fast-Paced World

Corporate Quitter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 14:02


EPISODE OVERVIEW- What is Hurry Sickness- The difference between being 'fast-paced' and Hurry Sickness- How to slow down intentionallySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/corporate-quitter/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Your Call
Success stories: Conquering food addictions and regaining health

Your Call

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 52:10


We continue our health series by hearing from three people who overcame their food addictions. What caused their addictions and how did they regain their health?

Hot Breath! Podcast: Your Weekly Guide to Comedy Mastery
Clean Comedy Contest Winner Joan Fuchsman - How to Write Clean Comedy, Conquering Anxiety, + MORE

Hot Breath! Podcast: Your Weekly Guide to Comedy Mastery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 24:11


Join this month's contest here: CleanComedyContest.com

Endurance Nation Podcast
Conquering Early Season Fatigue: Strategies for Sustaining Peak Performance with Coach Patrick

Endurance Nation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 10:24


Uncover the hidden peril of early season fatigue and learn the strategies to tackle it head-on with Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation. This episode offers an eye-opening exploration into the common oversight athletes face, which can quietly destroy their training momentum and compromise late-season performance. Whether you're an early bird hitting the training ground or a late starter just finding your rhythm, the sneaky threat of fatigue is real. Coach Patrick breaks down why this invisible force should be on your radar and provides crucial insights into recognizing and combating it before it derails your goals. Join the journey to safeguarding your athletic ambitions as Coach Patrick exposes the subtle signs of early burnout and guides you toward a balanced training regimen. By mastering the art of strategic rest, smart training, and optimal nutrition, you'll keep fatigue at bay and ensure peak performance when it counts. From understanding the metabolic demands of training out of season to navigating the pitfalls of early adaptation, this episode equips you with the tools to stay strong and resilient. Prepare to be enlightened on how to sustain your energy and enthusiasm throughout your racing calendar, ultimately achieving the success and satisfaction you crave.

大師輕鬆讀之輕鬆聽大師
No.1015 預測企業未來/Conquering Uncertainty

大師輕鬆讀之輕鬆聽大師

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 27:21


預測企業未來並採取適當行動,特別是在競爭環境迅速變化的時期,確實充滿挑戰。然而,企業變遷並非隨機而無法預測,事實上,它們遵循一種稱為「S曲線」的明確模式,就像四季更迭般具有規律。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

School of Ministry Resources Podcast
Conquering the Evil One: Strength in God's Word

School of Ministry Resources Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 27:39 Transcription Available


Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast where we delve into 1 John 2:12-14, exploring the profound truths of overcoming the evil one through the strength of God's Word. Addressing real-life challenges from Satan's temptations and accusations, this message emphasizes the necessity of having the Word of God abide in us, joined with prayer in combating the temptations and trials of life. Whether facing struggles of sin or striving for spiritual strength, this message offers practical guidance and encouragement for every believer seeking to be more like Christ. Join us as we learn how to effectively apply Scripture to triumph over the devil's tactics and live a victorious Christian life.

Optimal Living Daily
3547: Experiences, Not Things by Ali Cornish with Everthrive on Personal Growth and Lasting Happiness

Optimal Living Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 10:05


Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3547: Ali Cornish explores how investing in experiences rather than material things leads to deeper connections, personal growth, and lasting happiness. Shared adventures strengthen relationships, build character, and create memories that far outlive the fleeting joy of possessions. Research supports this idea: experiences leave a profound emotional imprint, shaping who we are in ways that objects never can. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://everthrive.org/blog/2017/3/1/experiences-not-things Quotes to ponder: "Experiences last longer in our memories than material items do." "We are the sum of our experiences, not our things." "Conquering tricky situations paves the way for potential opportunities to become better people, and becoming better people is the best gift of all." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canine Revolution Radio
#129 Conquering Dog Anxiety

Canine Revolution Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 60:38


Dog Trainers Chad and Danny discuss what anxiety is, how to recognize anxiety, and some practical training techniques that you can use to help your dog overcome anxiety.Some common anxiety triggers for dogs are:Separation anxiety (starts when puppies don't learn how to be by themselves), Different noise fears like fireworks, thunderstorms, etc, Social anxieties like busy places, strangers, other dogs,Traveling or disturbance of routine & ritualNeed Professional Dog Training?  Our team can help : https://www.caninerevolutiondogtraining.com/contact-Board & Train Programs-Private Lessons-Virtual Coaching for dog owners-Custom ProgramsShop the full Canine Revolution Apparel store on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3ACanine+Revolution+Apparel&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011Optimize your dog's diet by feeding them a raw diet specifically formulated for your dog and delivered to your doorWe Feed Rawhttps://wefeedraw.sjv.io/c/5125268/1993237/22021 Discount Code : CANINEREVOLUTION for 25% offThe best supplements for your dogs, Made in America! JOINT SUPPORT, MULTI VITAMIN, WEIGHT GAINER, PUPPY FORMULA.K9 Super Supplementshttps://k9-super-supplements.myshopify.com/caninerevolutionDiscount Code : CANINE REVOLUTION for 15% offSupplements to optimize your performanceJockoFuel : Hard Work.  Clean Fuel.  No Excuses.https://www.jockofuel.com Discount Code : CANINEREVOLUTION for 10% offFollow all of our socials:https://linktr.ee/CanineRevolutionVideo versions of podcasts can be found at the Pack Talk Podcast YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@packtalkpodcast/videosAre you a dog trainer or business owner and want Coaching or Consulting?  Virtual coaching for dog trainers and business owners is available.Email : info@caninerevolutiondogtraining.com

The Mission North Shore - Current Teaching
Philippians: Conquering Worry and Anxiety

The Mission North Shore - Current Teaching

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 35:23


Aloha and welcome to The Mission North Shore's podcast. Join us as Brandon draws from Philippians 4, where he outlines practical steps for transforming anxiety into peace through joy, prayer, and faith. Through his message, Brandon illustrates how trusting in God's sovereignty can replace fear and uncertainty with a profound sense of peace. Listen as he encourages the church ohana to shift their focus from worldly concerns to spiritual steadfastness. God bless and have a great week!

The Biotech Startups Podcast

"I had to make a decision because I knew that if nothing changed, I was just gonna fail out of EECS. I remember EECS actually sent me a letter where they were like, 'Hey, if your GPA continues this low, you will be kicked out next semester.'" In part one of our conversation with Alfredo Andere, we delve into his journey from Mexico to the prestigious EECS program at UC Berkeley. Alfredo shares his early fascination with technology, the challenges of adapting to a new educational system, and the pivotal moments that shaped his academic and personal growth. Raised in various cities across Mexico, Alfredo's passion for technology was sparked by reading biographies of tech leaders like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk. His entrepreneurial spirit emerged early when he organized a forum that attracted high-profile speakers, including former Mexican presidents, to his all-boys Catholic high school. Despite initial struggles with calculus at Berkeley, Alfredo's determination and commitment to his studies ultimately led to his success in the competitive EECS program.

Optimal Living Daily - ARCHIVE 1 - Episodes 1-300 ONLY
3547: Experiences, Not Things by Ali Cornish with Everthrive on Personal Growth and Lasting Happiness

Optimal Living Daily - ARCHIVE 1 - Episodes 1-300 ONLY

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 10:05


Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3547: Ali Cornish explores how investing in experiences rather than material things leads to deeper connections, personal growth, and lasting happiness. Shared adventures strengthen relationships, build character, and create memories that far outlive the fleeting joy of possessions. Research supports this idea: experiences leave a profound emotional imprint, shaping who we are in ways that objects never can. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://everthrive.org/blog/2017/3/1/experiences-not-things Quotes to ponder: "Experiences last longer in our memories than material items do." "We are the sum of our experiences, not our things." "Conquering tricky situations paves the way for potential opportunities to become better people, and becoming better people is the best gift of all." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Optimal Living Daily - ARCHIVE 2 - Episodes 301-600 ONLY
3547: Experiences, Not Things by Ali Cornish with Everthrive on Personal Growth and Lasting Happiness

Optimal Living Daily - ARCHIVE 2 - Episodes 301-600 ONLY

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 10:05


Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3547: Ali Cornish explores how investing in experiences rather than material things leads to deeper connections, personal growth, and lasting happiness. Shared adventures strengthen relationships, build character, and create memories that far outlive the fleeting joy of possessions. Research supports this idea: experiences leave a profound emotional imprint, shaping who we are in ways that objects never can. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://everthrive.org/blog/2017/3/1/experiences-not-things Quotes to ponder: "Experiences last longer in our memories than material items do." "We are the sum of our experiences, not our things." "Conquering tricky situations paves the way for potential opportunities to become better people, and becoming better people is the best gift of all." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rachel Hollis Podcast
780: Beating IMPOSTER Syndrome | Effective Strategies for Conquering It Once & For All - PART 2

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 48:45


Welcome to Friday Favorites! Over the last eight years, we've had some incredible conversations with world-class experts, inspiring guests, and, of course, YOU. This series is all about revisiting the episodes that have stood the test of time as listener favorites. This also gives new listeners the chance to explore some of our "greatest hits".Every Friday, we'll bring you one of the most popular episodes from our archives, packed with wisdom, inspiration, and actionable advice. Whether it's your first time hearing it or you're coming back for a refresher, these episodes are guaranteed to bring value to your life.Join us as we celebrate some of the best moments in the podcast's history with Friday Favorites! Let's dive in...Original Air Date - June 22, 2023In this episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel dives deep into the topic of imposter syndrome and provides actionable steps to overcome it. She emphasizes the importance of taking consistent actions, reviewing personal skills, and measuring progress.Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold!02:07 Understanding Imposter Syndrome02:30 Taking Action Against Imposter Syndrome05:19 The Power of Hard Work08:39 Practice Makes Perfect13:50 The Journey to Mastery22:20 Parenting and Lifelong Learning24:12 Overcoming Hesitation and Self-Doubt24:52 Recognizing and Utilizing Your Skills25:47 Understanding the Root of Your Hesitation26:50 The Fear of Starting and Control31:12 Passion Overcomes Fear33:03 The Power of Measurement39:54 Surround Yourself with the Right People42:19 Taking Action and Applying Knowledge48:09 Final Thoughts and EncouragementSign up for Rachel's weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videosFollow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

Trail Runner Nation
EP 721: Conquering 200-Mile+ Races- Part 2

Trail Runner Nation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 72:57


This is Part 2 of a two-part series on running 200-mile races that we started last episode. We are joined again by coaches Ian Sharman and 200-mile specialist Annie Hughes to explore the rising popularity of 200-mile races. From gear selection and aid station efficiency to hydration, nutrition, and personal hygiene, they share practical tips for thriving in long-distance events. The conversation explores mental strategies for navigating low points, maintaining motivation, and the importance of breaking down goals and rewarding progress. Ian and Annie also discuss the unique challenges of 100- vs. 200-mile races, including race management, navigation, and training health. The episode wraps up with a look into Sharman Ultra coaching and Annie's inspiring return to racing after injury. Find out more about Annie and Ian at Sharman Ultra Coaching Episode Sponsors: Janji, Use code TRAILRUNNER for 10% off Ketone IQ, Get 30% off your first subscription order Tifosi Optics 20% off with code TRN Shokz, Use code TRN10 for 10% off FREE! Trail Runner Nation's Trail Triage app

Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)
Conquering Lust in an Oversexualized World (with Dr. Mario Sacasa)

Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 31:24


Do you feel discouraged trying to combat lust in your life? Dr. Mario Sacasa joins Fr. Josh to discuss the sin of lust. Together, they answer questions about strategies to avoid falling into lust and how parents can raise children with a healthy understanding of sexuality in an over-sexualized culture. Snippet From the Show "Avoiding the near occasion of sin is crucial for overcoming lust." Text “askfrjosh” to 33-777 to subscribe to Fr. Josh's shownotes or go to www.AscensionPress.com/askfatherjosh Submit your questions and feedback to Fr.Josh by filling out a form at www.ascensionpress.com/askfatherjosh

The Rachel Hollis Podcast
774: FRIDAY FAVE | Beating IMPOSTER Syndrome | Effective Strategies for Conquering It Once & For All Pt. 1

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 39:14


Welcome to Friday Favorites! Over the last eight years, we've had some incredible conversations with world-class experts, inspiring guests, and, of course, YOU. This series is all about revisiting the episodes that have stood the test of time as listener favorites. This also gives new listeners the chance to explore some of our "greatest hits".Every Friday, we'll bring you one of the most popular episodes from our archives, packed with wisdom, inspiration, and actionable advice. Whether it's your first time hearing it or you're coming back for a refresher, these episodes are guaranteed to bring value to your life.Join us as we celebrate some of the best moments in the podcast's history with Friday Favorites! Let's dive in...In this episode of the Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel dives into the topic of imposter syndrome, addressing how it affects emotional energy, confidence, and productivity.Original Air Date - June 21, 2023Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold!02:50 Morning Routine and Imposter Syndrome04:43 Understanding Imposter Syndrome05:04 Challenging Common Advice on Imposter Syndrome06:02 Moving Past Imposter Syndrome08:15 The Power of Belief10:39 Personal Stories and Overcoming Self-Doubt16:37 Acceptance: The First Step to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome17:21 Radical Acceptance and Moving Forward21:00 Empowering Beliefs vs. Limiting Beliefs24:25 The Advantage of Starting Fresh28:48 Asking for Help and Community Support38:11 Conclusion and Teaser for Part TwoSign up for Rachel's weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videosFollow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.