The Hammer Factor

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The Hammer Factor episodes

November 19, 2025 Hammer Factor Episode 91 – ‘PFAS, Tariffs, Racing Is Back and More’
Well we’re back, kinda. Going to take a minute to get the groove back, but good things coming soon. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
1 hr 58 min
March 18, 2024 Hammer Factor Episode 90 – ‘Charlie Walbridge and The Cheat River’
In this episode Charlie Walbridge joins us to discuss the now protected corridor along the Cheat River in West Virginia. From there Charlie takes us through his career in paddling and gives us some behind the scenes details about his accident reporting.
1 hr 45 min
December 09, 2023 Hammer Factor Episode 89 – ‘Fixing River Hazards, Close Call At Go Left, and Scott Shipley’
And just like that we’re back. In this episode Scott Shipley joins us to discuss the merits and feasibility of modifying rivers to make them less dangerous. From there we bring in Evan Dyer, Pete Frazer, Lou Kronzer and Robbie Gilson to discuss a nearly fatal pin at Go Left on the Green River. Enjoy and we’ll see you on the river!
2 hr 44 min
July 22, 2022 Hammer Factor Episode 88 – ‘NFC Champ Jennifer Chrimes, World Freestyle Champ Landon Miller and Jet Powered Kayaks’
See all the highlights from NFC HERE! https://hammerfactor.com/nfc-live-2022/
This is a good one! We bring on Freestyle World Champion, Landon Miller, to give us all the highlights from the World Championship in Britain. Joining the discussion is previous World Champion and faather of the current World Champion, Brian Miller. This segment can’t be missed. From there we get the inside scoop on Jen Chrimes winning performance at the NFC. Rants and Raves, Listener Mail, it’s all here! As always thanks for listening. Enjoy!
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1 hr 48 min
June 08, 2022 Hammer Factor Episode 87 – ‘NFC Live and Are Carbon Kayaks The Future?’
Punch your ticket to the best seat in the house for the North Fork Championship HERE! https://hammerfactor.com/nfc-live-2022/
Take action on the Montgomery County boating ban HERE!
Are carbon kayaks the future of whitewater? We bring on composites expert Ryan Bahn to tell us. As well Ed Gertler gives us the inside details on one of the most ridiculous paddling bans we’ve ever heard of. Enjoy!
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Itunes:
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Youtube:
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Facebook:
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1 hr 55 min
April 22, 2022 Hammer Factor Episode 86 – ‘Mark Singleton, Busted Shoulders and The Little White Race’
A lot has happened since our last show. Weld went kayaking for 90 seconds in Chile, Louis came in with a top-ten result at the Little White Race, and Grace had a midlife crisis. #86 is gonna be a hell-of-a show! We have longtime and soon-to-be retiring Executive Director of American Whitewater, Mark Singleton on the show. Green Race and Little White Race Recaps. South American Trip Report from John Weld. Grand Canyon Trip Report from John Grace. Policy updates, rants and raves and more!
Crappy picture of the “Raytheon Wave”
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Youtube:
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Facebook:
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1 hr 54 min
October 28, 2021 Hammer Factor Episode 85 – ‘Piotr Chmielinski, Adam Nawrot and Godspeed Los Polacos’
Learn more about and watch ‘Godspeed Los Polacos’ here: https://sourlandstudios.com/
Hammer Factor Subscription Options
Itunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2
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Youtube:
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Facebook:
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2 hr 10 min
September 13, 2021 Hammer Factor Episode 84 – ‘Olympics Report w Eric Giddens, Ottawa Off Limits and Yellowstone Kayaking’
In the episode of the whitewater podcast, Eric Giddens joins us to discuss covering paddling in the Tokyo Olympics. From there we apologize for not checking our voicemail and cover a wide range of listener mail. Enjoy and as always thank you for listening.
Access to the Ottawa story: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/whitewater-residents-fight-for-river-access-1.6069505
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2
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Youtube:
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Facebook:
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1 hr 34 min
July 29, 2021 Hammer Factor Episode 83 – ‘Scott Lindgren and The River Runner’
In this episode, we are joined by Scott Lindgren and Rush Sturges who give us all the inside beta on the release of their new film, ‘The River Runner’. Alongside learning about the film’s creation we take a deep dive into the storied career of Scott Lindgren, one of the most influential paddlers of all time. From pioneering whitewater films, tackling some of the most savage missions ever attempted, and battling a cancerous brain tumor this episode leaves no stone uncovered. Sit back, relax and enjoy. This is a good one! Learn more about the film by following Scott here: https://www.instagram.com/scottlindgren_/?hl=en
Rush here: https://www.instagram.com/rushsturges/?hl=en
Check out some of Scott’s early work on his Vimeo channel here: https://vimeo.com/user36653280
Hammer Factor Subscription Options
Itunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2
Stitcher:
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor
Youtube:
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Facebook:
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2 hr 53 min
June 06, 2021 Hammer Factor Episode 82 – ‘NFC Live, Sage Donnelly, Matt Porter and Non-Fungible Tokens’
Order North Fork Championship Live Here: https://hammerfactor.com/nfc-live/
Purchase Hammer Factor 1 Non-Fungible Token Here: https://opensea.io/assets/0x60f80121c31a0d46b5279700f9df786054aa5ee5/1062457
This show is stacked! First, we have some big Hammer Factor Announcements with Live Coverage coming to the North Fork Championship. See some of the world’s best paddlers battle it out on the infamous North Fork of the Payette River. From there we announce the sale of the NFT for Episode 1 of the Hammer Factor. Next Matt Porter, Product Manager for Kokatat comes on to share some inside baseball. Grand finally, Sage Donnelly joins us to share her experiences running some of the world’s hardest whitewater while managing type 1 diabetes. Enjoy!
2 hr 32 min