Epic Adventures with Explorer Rusty Johnson

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You can't be a DaVinci without big brains and big balls, today's guest has both. A genius business journalist by day and a fearless adventurer by later that day. His name is James M. Clash. He is usually either traveling as fast as a bullet or standing still getting shot in the stomach by one. Hold on, it's sure to be a wild ride. I give you Jimmy Clash

James M. (Jim) Clash is a seasoned adventure and business journalist. Jim started at Forbes in 1993 as a reporter, and in 1996 was promoted to staff writer. In 1998 he wrote a pivotal story on hedge funds, warning investors of risks and expenses. When Long Term Capital Management collapsed six months later, Forbes ran a national advertising campaign "Business Reporting as Tough as Business Itself" about his story, and he was promoted to associate editor. His book "Forbes To the Limits" (Wiley, 2003) has received critical acclaim.

In June 2012, Clash's first eBook, The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1960s was released. Jim, a fellow and director at The Explorers Club, has purchased a ticket to fly into suborbital space with Virgin Galactic Airways. His adventures include skiing to the South Pole, a MiG ride at Mach 2.6 to the edge of space; driving the Bugatti Veyron at its top speed of 253 mph; climbing the Matterhorn, 23,000-foot Aconcagua and virgin peaks in Greenland and Antarctica; and two visits to the North Pole.

He has interviewed adventurers including Neil Armstrong, Chuck Yeager, Sir Roger Bannister, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn and the late Sir Edmund Hillary. Jim has an MBA from Columbia and a BA from the University of Maryland. In addition to Forbes, he contributes to AskMen, Automobile, AutoWeek, Black Ink, Bloomberg-Businessweek, Departures, The Explorers Journal, The Huffington Post, Relix and Values (Japan).

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James Arthur Ray -Redemption Advisor From an upbringing pockmarked with difficulty through adulthood marked by tragedy, today's guest James Arthur Ray is a figure of much controversy. Seemingly bent on helping his fellow man achieve success, if not transcendence, as well as an acclaimed author of 6 best-selling books, is in stark contrast to his 2010 arrest for negligent homicide for the sweatlodge deaths of 3 people. In recent years he has attempted to reconstruct his reputation and perhaps his very soul. Angel of enlightenment or guru of ill repute? You be the judge.

James is the author of six internationally best-selling books including his New York Times bestseller HARMONIC WEALTH: The Secret to Attracting the Life You Want; and a co-author and contributor to THE SECRET. Ray has worked with over 1 million people from 145 countries through his audio, video, coaching, and life and business leadership programs. Over 1 million people have attended his live events worldwide. His new book THE BUSINESS OF REDEMPTION, The Price of Leadership in Life and Business was released in February of 2020.

James Arthur Ray’s company hit the Inc. 500 in 2009 as one of the fastest-growing most successful privately held companies in the United States, and possibly the world. In 2007, he was awarded the distinguished Toastmasters award for Outstanding Communication and Leadership. His book Harmonic Wealth was voted as one of the top celebrity reads by People Magazine in 2008. Fortune Magazine wrote a full feature article on him in 2008 heralding him as the new frontrunner in leadership and performance. James has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Piers Morgan, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN and Oprah.

After rising to the pinnacle of his profession, he and his company were involved in a tragic accident in 2009 and he lost everything. Since that time, he has applied the same strategies he taught his clients for decades to rebuild his own life and business and to come back strong. James’ life story is told in the CNN Documentary ENLIGHTEN US released on CNN in 2016 and now on Netflix.

Because of his experience in building from humble beginnings and scratch, as well as rebuilding after hitting rock bottom post terrible crises, James has the unique experience and ability to help those at the top, those on the climb, and those who must put their life back together to get up and climb again. In his mission to positively impact a minimum of one billion lives and businesses worldwide, Ray continues relentlessly to bring his experience, resilience, adaptability, and wisdom to all those he’s blessed to serve and support.

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For many of us a deep dark cave sounds foreboding at best. Now put that same cave under water and then for good measure move it to one of the most remote places on earth. Sound like fun? Well today's guest thinks so. Jill Hienerth is a writer, photographer, filmmaker, and professional cave diver and she is a Davinci worthy of the best of them.

She has participated in the first 3D mapping of an underwater cave system as well as spelunked further and deeper than any woman in their field. She has consulted for major filmmakers like James Cameron and wrestles with giant icebergs before most of us have even gotten out of bed. It's no wonder she has been given a plethora of accolades and earned the respect of her peers.....Jill Hienerth. Jill Heinerth (born 1965) is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. She has made TV series for PBS, National Geographic Channel and the BBC, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron, written several books and produced documentaries including We Are Water and Ben's Vortex, about the disappearance of Ben McDaniel.

As a child, Heinerth was inspired by Jacques Cousteau's television series. In 5th grade, she gave a Science Fair project about mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. She gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications Design at York University, and ran a small graphic design agency in Toronto while teaching scuba in Lake Huron's port of Tobermory in the evenings. In 1991, Heinerth sold her business and moved to the Cayman Islands to dive full-time, honing skills in underwater photography. She then moved to Florida to work on cave diving, where she was mentored by documentary filmmaker Wes Skiles. She collaborated with his Karst Productions, based in High Springs, Florida.

In 1998, Heinerth was part of the team that made the first 3D map of an underwater cave. Heinerth became the first person to dive the ice caves of Antarctica, penetrating further into an underwater cave system than any woman ever. In 2001, she was part of a team that explored ice caves of icebergs where she and her then husband Paul Heinerth "discovered wondrous life and magical vistas" and experienced the calving of an iceberg, documented in the film Ice Island. In 2015, Heinerth participated in exploring the numerous anchialine caves of Christmas Island.

She consults on training programs for diving agencies, publishes photojournalism in a range of magazines and speaks around the world. Heinerth has written opinion pieces and articles about exploration and climate change for global publications including the Los Angeles Times. In 2020, Heinerth spoke with the podcast This is Love about diving in ice caves in Antarctica. Jill Heinerth is a prolific public speaker and educator represented by Speaker's Spotlight agency. In 2020 Heinerth was interviewed on many radio, TV and podcasts programs including the NPR radio program Fresh Air.

Bibliography

Heinerth, Jill; Oigarden, B (2008). Cave diving articles & opinions: A comprehensive guide to cave diving and exploration. High Springs, FL: Heinreth Productions, Inc. p. 320. Heinerth, Jill (2010). Digital Underwater Photography: Jill Heinerth's Guide to Digital Underwater Photograph. ISBN 978-0979878923. Heinerth, Jill (2014). The Essentials of Cave Diving (Second ed.). ISBN 978-0979878947. Kakuk, Brian; Heinerth, Jill (2010). Side Mount Profiles. ISBN 978-0979878954. Heinerth, Jill (2014). The Basics of Rebreather Diving. Heinerth Productions, Inc. ISBN 978-1940944005. Heinerth, Jill (2014). Women Underwater. Heinerth Productions, Inc. ISBN 978-1940944012. Heinerth, Jill; Pinto, Lesli (2015). Chester the Manatee and the Very, Very, Terribly Bad Itch. Heinerth Productions, Inc. ISBN 1940944082. Heinerth, Jill (2016). The Scuba Diver's Guide to Underwater Video: GoPro to Professional Filmmaking. Heinerth Productions, Inc. p. 126. ISBN 194094421X. Heinerth, Jill (2019). Into The Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver. Ecco. ISBN 978-0062691545[12] Heinerth, Jill (2021). The Aquanaut. Tundra Books. ISBN 978-0735263635

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The multi-talented personnel David Holthouse is a popular journalist, writer, producer, and filmmaker. He has worked as a producer in several documentaries such as Sasquatch, Lorena (2019), Nightstalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer (2021), Declassified: Untold Stories Of American Spies (2017) The Seven Five (2014), and The Last Narc (2020).

The chilling story of how an award-winning reporter stalked and planned to kill the man who raped him when he was a child is an off-Broadway play. David Holthouse, 41, was just seven years old when he was brutally raped by a 17-year-old boy in the basement of a family friend's house in Anchorage, Alaska. He first wrote of the attack — and his plan to get revenge more than 20 years later — for the Denver Westword alt-weekly newspaper in 2004. The story was later featured on the documentary radio program "This American Life." The play is called, "Stalking the Bogeyman," 

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Today we have a freestyle Motocross rider, but not just any, Robbie Maddison is here today. How can I put this, Robbie Maddison is today's Evel Knievel. You will see him on ESPN jumping football fields or jumping up on a Las Vegas building, Olympic ski jumps, you even see this guy surfing on his bike. When I saw what he was doing I thought he was nuts but he's so calculated in what he does he's so professional in what he does, he definitely is the best of the best. I will guarantee you his x-rays look worse than Evel Knievel's with all the damage that he's done during some of his falls and we talked about that too. We talked about his injuries, particularly head injuries that can really affect people and lead them to depression and addiction. We also discussed using DMT. DMT told him that he could do the Las Vegas jump. DMT bought him back to his childhood got him through some traumas and also gave him the mathematical calculations to let him know that the Las Vegas jump was possible. It was a conversation fascinating conversation so check it out. Robbie Maddison a man has broken more records than a Christian mom

Robbie Maddison is an Australian stunt rider, known as today’s Evel Knievel, who is famous for numerous record-breaking stunts including World’s longest motorcycle jump, World’s highest motorcycle jump, backflip jumping the open Tower Bridge in London, Corinth Canal jump in Greece, jumping down a ski ramp in Utah Olympic Park, riding a motorcycle on water, just to name a few. Movies: Skyfall 2012 (stuntman for Daniel Craig), xXx: Return of Xander Cage 2017 (stuntman for Vin Diesel), Crusty Demons: Night Of World Records (2013), On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter (2014) He started his career competing in national motocross and supercross events, but developed a passion for freestyle motocross (FMX) and entered his first FMX event in Bachus Marsh, Victoria, and ended up winning both the amateur and pro event. In 2004 he won Gold at the X Games at Australia’s Wonderland completing 13 backflips. In 2005 he broke two world records: The 125cc distance world record – 221 feet The 250cc distance world record – 246 feet with a trick (Spiderman seat grab) He has since gone on to be regarded as one of the best FMX riders of all time. Some of Robbie’s Most Famous Stunts World’s Longest Motorcycle Jump Robbie holds the world record for the longest motorcycle jump. Robbie teamed up with Skullcandy and Red Bull Media House’s On Any Sunday to record a video called ‘Drop In’. He rode his bike down the Bobsled run before heading to the K120 Nordic Ski jump. He launched his bike off the jump at 71 mph, dropping 185 feet (about 18 stories, a world record) and landing, for a total length of 374 feet (114.07m) Robbie is featured in the Movie ‘On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter’ On January 1, 2009, live on ESPN, Robbie jumped his Yamaha YZ250 96 feet up onto the top of the Arc de Triomphe replica in front of Paris Las Vegas. He then dropped 80 feet back down to land safely on a ramp at ground level. He didn’t walk away from it completely unharmed. He tore the flesh between his thumb and forefinger on landing from the freefall, requiring 10 stitches. “A little memento to take away from the trip, a little souvenir.” Corinth Canal Jump On April 7, 2010, he jumped his bike more than 80m (278 feet) over the Corinth Canal in Greece. He needed a takeoff speed of 120 km/h to achieve it. Tower Bridge Backflip Jump On July 2009 Robbie jumped the Tower Bridge in London whilst the bridge was raised, throwing in a backflip for good measure. With a potential fall of 200 feet to the water below, it was a jump not to be scoffed at. To see videos of the Tower Bridge and Corinth Canal jumps, and some other awesome clips click Here Riding a Dirt Bike On Water In 2015 Robbie traded dirt for water when he took his specially fitted out bike to the waves in Tahiti to film ‘Robbie Maddison’s Pipe Dream.’ The stunt was three years in the making. There are plans underway for a Pipe Dream 2, which he plans to film as soon as there’s a monster swell off the coast of Mexico. Robbie Maddison’s water bike. The bike has been fitted with water skis to each wheel and a hill-climbing tire on the rear wheel. “It works exactly like the wheel of a paddle steamer,” says Robbie.

Part 2  A revealing interview with Rusty's mother about the challenges and adventures raising him and living with (and sometimes losing) endangered and venomous wildlife in her house. 

A revealing interview with Rusty's mother about the challenges and adventures raising him and living with (and sometimes losing) endangered and venomous wildlife in her house. 

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