TFC Audio Project

Happy New Year! Topics include: ground living, the recent birth of his daughter, and what it means to raise wild kids. 

Mike and Nick unpack the concept of embodiment. They talk about what the term means, how it's shaking up the world of neuroscience, and practical examples where our body and our mind affect each other bidirectionally. 

Nick and guest Jay Nera dive into Covid-19 and politics. Whether you agree with their points or not, we hope that you find the conversation interesting and thought provoking. Thank you for listening!

Nick and Minnesota Foot Nerd, Andy Cook, talk about how it's never too late to focus on your health. He shares his mission with how he wants to help people who want to move more and improve their physical health, but don't find meaning in heading to the gym and doing the typical workout. 

In this intro episode to the new show, Nick and Mitch Harbaugh cover mindfulness and meditation. Mitch tells his story about how his meditation journey began and they define and compare meditation and mindfulness. They talk about why meditation is such a powerful tool and  finish by giving some practical tips for how to start your own mindfulness & meditation practice. Hope you enjoy!

Andy and Nick talk about the business of natural podiatry. The goal was to present the case for the financial viability of practicing natural podiatry as compared to conventional podiatry. Andy shares his transition story, they talk about new revenue opportunities available to podiatrists who make the transition, the alignment of interest between patients and practitioners, and they talk about the concept of replacing symptom treatment based services with preventative education based  services.

Chad Little is a footwear creator, shoe educator, and a former designer at Jordan Brand and Nike.  They talk about his story of why he became a shoe designer, his time at Nike, his frustration with how shoes are made, and finish by talking about the potential of footwear and what he's working on now.

Mitch Harbaugh is a Foot Nerd from the Tampa region, a content creator for Beam Tribe, and he also leads the mind pillar for the Foot Nerd Program. They discuss the Foot Nerd Program, his interest in the mind, the world of distraction that we live in, and the process of exploring inner space.

Nick talks with Golden Harper, the founder of Altra Footwear, about the world of footwear, the story of Altra, the path he took to create a global footwear brand, and some of the friction that he faced along the way. 

Mark Sharafinski Jr. is a Foot Nerd from the United States. Mark and Nick talk about why they feel natural footwear is a superior alternative for runners including those who are logging some serious mileage. They discuss footwear as a utilitarian foot protection, why eliminating foot wear technology allows you to tap in the body's natural technologies, they cover heel striking, and also finish talking about Mark's upcoming footwear reviews that he's going to be creating for TFC App.