*sorry about the late upload, this was published on YouTube on December 5, 2020*

World-class Rubik's cube blindfolded solver, Manuel Gutman talks about how you can improve on blind. He answers some of your questions from discord and talks about online competitions and his 2019 world championship experience.  

⚡ Show Notes⚡   

‣ Jake's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrxjtynNVNYr-JbkpvXXqw

‣ Manuel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC54CclsMRzDEgUkQwI5xW2w?view_as=subscriber

‣ Manuel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manuelgutman1427/

‣ Dan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9pt9m_X0iMFxIh0xnRVqmQ 

⏲ Timestamps  

0:00 Preview/Intro 

1:02 How He Started Cubing 

3:36 BLD Records in the Future 

5:10 5-Style/Other BLD Methods 

7:30 Starting to Learn 5-Style 

10:00 Manuel's First 3BLD Solve 

11:30 Advice to Someone Wanting to Get Faster at BLD 

13:27 Cubes for BLD 15:27 Multi-BLD 17:49 Online Cubing Comps 

19:00 Non-Cubing Hobbies 

21:33 Age Gap in WCA Events 

26:03 Manuel's Practice Routine 

27:44 Best Tips for Memo  

29:53 Biggest Inspiration? 

30:29 Best Method for Comms Memo 

32:14 Would You Rather | C5S Segment 

40:04 Rapid Fire | C5S Segment 

41:47 Learning English 42:27 Socials  

43:02 Outro

World-class all-arounder, Max Siauw talks about his journey in practicing all the WCA events, his influence on social media, and his other passions aside from cubing. Max's giveaway ends 3 days after this podcast is released and be sure to enter it if you haven't already!   

⚡ Show Notes⚡  

 ⚈ Jake's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrxjtynNVNYr-JbkpvXXqw

⚈ Max's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV1K9ffQlMKhL1rB7P05Bg

⚈ Max's Discord Server: https://discord.gg/CDmFEVKDnq

⚈ Max's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxsiauw/

⚈ Max's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/maxsiauw/

 ⏲ Timestamps  

0:00 Preview/Intro 

1:35 How He Started Cubing 

3:07 Cubicle Sponsor 

4:35 Balancing Practicing a Bunch of Events 

7:00 Blindfolded  

9:30 Non-Cubing Hobbies 

12:33 Jake and Max's Cubing Experiences 

14:06 How He Practices 

16:26 Max and Jake's Mains as of November 2020 

18:55 Free Day in the Life of Max  

20:40 Online School 22:10 Cubing Club 

23:30 Your Questions from Discord 

25:19 Focusing on Sum of Ranks 28:13 Learning Algs 

30:36 Growth on YouTube 32:28 Discord Giveaway 

33:35 Would You Rather | C5S Segment 

37:37 Rapid Fire | C5S Segment 

39:45 Max's Socials 

40:30 Wrapping It Up 

With over 500k followers on Tik Tok and over 40k subscribers on YouTube, cubing influencer, Simon Shi comes on the podcast to talk about his amazing feats. He was a D1 Swimmer and also is training for a triathlon, and of course, he talks about his amazing video, solving a 17x17 Rubik's cube underwater!  

⚡ Show Notes⚡   

⚈ Jake's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrxjtynNVNYr-JbkpvXXqw

⚈ Simon's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/yoyoswimmer2 

⚈ Simon's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesimonshi 

⚈ Simon's Instagram: @the_simonshi  

⏲ Timestamps  

0:00 Preview 

0:35 Intro 

1:58 How Cubing Has Changed Since 2009 

4:26 Simon's Content Creation Process 

8:41 Simon's TikTok Story 

11:03 Simon and Speed Cubing 

11:48 How Simon Solves Cubes Underwater 

14:15 Simon and a Triathalon  

17:34 Swimming and Cubing Similarities 

19:18 Budget Cubes 20:22 Best Big Cubes  

21:55 Factory Lubes in Cubes 

23:43 Strategies for Assembling Big Cubes 

26:33 Thoughts on Tik Tok Sponsors 

28:14 Would You Rather | C5S Segment 

31:00 Rapid Fire | C5S Segment 34:40 

Simon's Socials 35:25 Outro

Yes, you read the title correctly, I am looking for a co-host of the Cube 5tuffz Saturdays Podcast! Jake and Dan have been considered in this episode and we overall have a great conversation talking about sum of ranks, youtube channels, and cubing experiences. If you are interested in being a co-host on the podcast, be sure to email me or shoot me a DM on insta. Be sure to watch until the end of the episode in order to see what the role of a co-host will be like! Thanks ~ ✌️  

⚡ Show Notes⚡   

⚈ Jake's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrxjtynNVNYr-JbkpvXXqw

⚈ Dan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9pt9m_X0iMFxIh0xnRVqmQ

⚈ Dan's Discord Server: https://discord.gg/nW5K4rk 

⏲ Timestamps  

0:00 Co-Host Information  

0:39 Intro  

3:31 Jake's Path on Being an All-Arounder 

 5:33 Dan's YouTube Channel 

7:37 Quarantine Hobbies 

8:38 More About Being an All-Arounder 

10:30 Learning Algs 

14:39 Thoughts on Online Comps 

17:09 Jake's Podium Experience 

24:00 Cubing Clubs 

27:14 Would You Rather | C5S Segment 

34:04 The Role of Being a Co-Host on the C5S Pod 

37:22 Outro 

40:06 ASMR

Owner of the cubing retail store, TheCubicle, Phil Yu talks about his business as a whole, his non-cubing hobbies, and everything in between. He also shares valuable information about sponsorships and what their store looks for, as well as general life advice and thoughts! Listen until the end to get the most out of this episode! 😉  

⚡ Show Notes⚡   

⚈ Phil's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/asmallkitten 

⚈ Phil's Instagram: @philyu3 

⚈ TheCubicle's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecubiclestream 

⚈ TheCubicle: https://thecubicle.com/ 

⚈ Sponsorship Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOnLL2sImus  

⏲ Timestamps  

0:00 Introduction  

0:54 How Phil Started Cubing 

3:12 The Difference Between Comps Back Then to Now 

5:40 Phil's OH Success 

8:03 How TheCubicle Started 

13:06 What TheCubicle Does to Stand Out 

16:00 The Future of TheCubicle 21:30 Phil's Violin Journey 

26:10 Phil's Tennis Journey  

27:54 Advice for Trying Out for Sports 

32:08 IG Question: Do You See Yourself Seriously Getting Back Into Cubing? 

32:54 IG Question: What Do You See As the Next "Magnets" In Cubing? 

35:51 Discord Question: Are There Going to Be Any Other Premium Lines of Cubes? 

39:40 Discord Question: Why Do You Think Feliks Isn't Sponsored By A Cubing Retail Store? 

42:11 Discord Question: Is There a Specific Amount of Subscribers to be Sponsored by TheCubicle? 

46:44 Would You Rather | C5S Segment  

49:46 Rapid Fire | C5S Segment  

51:23 If You Had the World's Attention for 10 Seconds, what would you say?  

52:58 Why Max Quit Violin.  

53:23 Similarities Between Max and Phil 

54:24 Outro

Popular YouTuber, BrodytheCuber shares some insight on his passions including weight lifting, filmmaking, and of course cubing. He shares some of his tips for how he is so successful with his channel, as well as general life advice that everyone should know! Be sure to stick around until the end to see if your question got answered from Instagram or discord!  

⚡ Show Notes⚡  

 ⚈ Brody's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmRrNhvw9kDgvLmBCcQRzJA 

⚈ Brody's IG: @brodythecuber 

⚈ Brody's Twitch: https://bit.ly/33uzgi1

Pickle ball player, content creator, and cuber, T Perm is an up and coming YouTuber who shares his various hobbies. He talks about how pickleball, his twitch, growing on youtube, and much more in this episode of the Cube 5tuffz Saturdays Podcast!   

⚡ Show Notes⚡  

 ⚈ T Perm's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvLqyGbl4KHyZ_TNUGoU4g 

⚈ T Perm's Insta: @its_tperm 

⚈ T Perm's Discord: https://discord.gg/qx3VRy

This episode of the podcast features cubicle sponsoree and well-known YouTuber, CrazyCubingCarol. She talks about Judo, the future of cubing, and what it's like being sponsored by TheCubicle!   

⚡ Show Notes⚡   

⚈ Carol's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZnuTjy6idOkHGCZppkpNw 

⚈ Carol's Instagram: @crazycubingcarol

This episode of the podcast features a fast-growing YouTuber, Cubed, also known as Jason. He consistently posts on his channel and he shares some of his best tips and tricks for channel growth, as well as how he makes his videos from start to finish. He shares some valuable insight about the cubing community as a whole as well, with the infamous "Would You Rather" segment and "Rapid Fire" segment. Be sure to watch until the end to get the most out of this episode! :) 

 ⚡ Show Notes⚡  

 ⚈ His Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7fr4oAIV4OIoqk5MdA4CtQ

This episode of the podcast features world-class 3x3 solver, Asher Kim-Magierek. He talks about his tips and thought process about how he got fast at 3x3. He also talks about his experiences at the WCA World Championships 2019.   

⚡ Show Notes⚡  

 ⚈ Asher's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisTi7QuaSYUOGTir04gMLQ 

⚈ Asher's Instagram: @ashercuber 

 {This is a re-upload due to a mistake in the editing process}