The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Chiropractor Dr. Emma Wagner on chiropractic care, energy and functional medicine, and a holistic approach to health.

Dr. Emma Wagner's focus is to help her clients live a healthy and active lifestyle. She is an expert in chiropractic care, energy medicine, functional medicine, health and nutritional coaching. Her complete holistic approach dives into your physical and emotional body/mind, helping both men and women to tap into their healing power to feel connected and full of energy.

To learn more about Dr. Emma: https://sanclementevitality.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Dr. Emma Wagner
2:30 Ryan's Covid Calls from Istanbul
5:05 A spiritual being on a physical journey
7:35 Ryan's travels in Africa
10:12 Gratitude from living abroad
12:47 Raising rabbits in North Africa
15:17 How people survive
17:50 Hard to be different
20:25 Ryan's move to China
23:01 Childhood videotapes
25:31 Not wanting to be a doctor
28:05 Energy healing at 16
30:36 Chiropractic school
33:08 Back to France for a slower life
35:40 What people thought of chiropractors
38:16 Mind, emotions and the body
40:51 Everyone has an amazing story
43:23 Pills first, then alternatives
45:55 Stretching and food sensitivities
48:25 Pieces of the puzzle
51:00 Fear of being judged
53:32 Owning your weirdness
56:09 Being yourself in public
58:45 Culture or soul?
1:01:19 Medicine is too specialised
1:03:49 Treating patients before and after Covid
1:06:23 America's sleep etiquette
1:08:57 A strong immune system
1:11:29 Why patients are coming to her
1:13:59 Preventative care
1:16:31 Masking pain
1:19:02 Knowing when your body is off
1:21:38 A rabbit in the classroom
1:24:12 What we lost from hunter-gatherer life
1:26:49 Talking to your body
1:29:20 Her book

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Freddy Cook on military intelligence, climbing poles for Bell Atlantic, a career in cybersecurity, and running the LA Marathon at 50.

Fredrick Cook was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and raised across Atlanta, growing up in deeply racially mixed communities that shaped how he sees people and perspective. He came of age with undiagnosed autism and depression. At 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving nearly six years in Military Intelligence. After the military, he began his civilian career in telecommunications as a pole climber for Bell Atlantic, eventually working his way up to Tier 3 support for the Department of Defense's fiber-optic network.

In 2007, Fredrick pivoted into cybersecurity, first as a DoD contractor, then as a DoD civilian. In 2019, he left the federal government, moved to Los Angeles, and at 50 years old ran the Los Angeles Marathon.

Three years ago, he co-founded Cyber Pathways, helping high-school students and career changers see a path to a tech career without college debt. Today, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and youngest son, working as a cybersecurity consultant, teacher, mentor, and firearm instructor, focused on growth, accountability, and building real pathways forward.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Freddy Cook
2:34 Running without music
7:36 Living in a fishbowl
10:12 Settling in Maryland
12:47 Microaggressions in perspective
15:22 A restless kid
17:54 An army recruiter on the couch
20:28 The pressure of not going to Morehouse
23:01 The army changed him
25:35 Learning to depend on your team
28:09 Exhausted in training
30:40 Top 1% on the army test
35:40 Your peers are what you fear
38:14 Too many fights
43:16 Stationed in Germany
45:53 Training areas after the Wall fell
48:27 Selling cars and finding a path
51:03 Tactical versus strategic intelligence
53:35 A best friend and WorldCom
58:36 A friend who became a brother
1:03:38 What cybersecurity covers
1:06:14 The DoD's information network
1:08:45 Phishing emails every day
1:11:20 Contractors behind the scenes
1:16:23 Leaving the East Coast
1:18:58 The CMMC standard
1:21:28 No company is fully secure
1:24:02 Phone cards and Ryan's first trip to China
1:26:35 Old vulnerabilities, new exploits
1:29:11 What it takes to work with the government
1:31:41 Insider threats
1:34:18 Jobs AI will change
1:36:51 Always be ready to change
1:39:26 Stagnation
1:44:29 Ryan's political awakening in Canada
1:47:07 Picking a camp
1:49:40 Outsourcing your thinking
1:54:42 Long-range shooting
1:59:44 Road rage at a Waymo
2:02:21 Safety and self-defence
2:04:51 Mature your arguments
2:07:27 Protest and public policy
2:10:02 People who don't vote
2:12:35 Civics in schools
2:15:08 What did you do then?
2:17:38 Your brain rebels against change
2:20:11 Re-election versus approval ratings
2:22:42 Where movements come from
2:25:14 The people have to fix it
2:27:45 Ryan detached from politics
2:30:17 Laws and law-abiding citizens
2:32:48 Accepting you don't know it all
2:35:21 Thanks for coming on
2:37:53 How couples argue
2:40:24 Arguing past each other

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David Singer returns to talk about his book From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall and performing with musical legends.

This is my second podcast with David Singer. If you want David's full background please go to Podcast #139. David has had an exceptional musical career playing for decades on world-class stages, but his life's story is one of humble roots, grit and determination, and at one time, he had three jobs to provide for his family. David Singer has performed many times in Carnegie Hall including a chamber music performance, a trio, with the iconic violinist Yehudi Menuhin, and pianist Gyorgy Sandor. He was a principal member and soloist with the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for 36 years and is featured on many of the group's 70 CDs on Deutsche Grammophon.

He also played at the White House in separate performances for Presidents Carter and Clinton. His story-filled book, "From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall", is more than a musician's memoir; it is an inspiring narrative that resonates with anyone who has faced life's challenges head-on. An ode to the power of never giving up and giving oneself every chance to succeed. David shares in his book stories of performing with: Yehudi Menuhin, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Rudolf Serkin, Andre Previn, actress Stockard Channing, Pablo Casals, Branford Marsalis and more.

To learn more about David: https://singerclarinet.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back David Singer
2:33 Musicians and astronauts
5:07 Nurturing young talent
7:42 Ryan chose sports over music
10:12 Bernstein and Orpheus
12:42 Wasting your voice on the phone
15:12 Why good teachers struggled
17:45 Working with Stockard Channing
20:23 Making a living in classical music
22:56 Acting in Indecent
25:32 The feeling of accomplishment
28:04 Orpheus's first Carnegie Hall concert
30:35 Staying loose on expeditions
33:07 Bourdain and the TV gatekeepers
35:43 Not jumping through hoops
38:15 A big break as a last-minute sub
40:46 Commuting from Montclair
43:19 Passions suppressed by sport
45:50 A book that writes itself
48:25 Keep the hustle alive
51:00 Another book?
53:37 Missing European restaurants
56:11 Ryan's wandering since 2018
58:44 Missing the mountains
1:01:21 Working with at-risk kids
1:03:59 Musicians who enrich communities
1:06:34 Curtis, like Hogwarts
1:09:12 Film school versus conservatory
1:11:43 Do actors still need Juilliard?
1:14:17 Eating camel in the desert
1:16:48 Narrating your own audiobook
1:19:23 The magic of the studio
1:21:58 Concerts for scientists
1:24:32 Music and premed
1:27:04 Fantasy camps
1:29:34 Against the odds
1:32:06 Listen to episode 139

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Da'Von Patterson on training service dogs in prison with Canine Support Teams, and finding purpose and second chances.

Da'Von Patterson is a powerful example of transformation, resilience, and the human capacity for change. After being sentenced to 38 years in prison, Da'Von's life took an unexpected and defining turn while incarcerated at the California Institute for Men. Through Canine Support Teams' Prison Pup Program, he became involved in the training of service dogs, an experience that would reshape his sense of purpose, responsibility, and connection. He discovered patience, empathy, trust, and the discipline required to care for another life. The program became a catalyst for personal growth, grounded in faith, mentorship, and accountability, offering Da'Von a path forward when few believed one existed. Today, Da'Von's story reflects the broader mission of Canine Support Teams: changing lives through service, partnership, and second chances. His journey highlights the profound impact that service dogs can have, not only for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, but also for those entrusted to help prepare these dogs for their future roles. Da'Von Patterson's life stands as a reminder that redemption is not defined by where someone begins, but by the choices they make when given the opportunity to grow. His story continues to inspire conversations about rehabilitation, purpose, and the transformative power of compassion.

To learn more about Da'Von: https://caninesupportteams.org/about-us

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Da'Von Patterson
2:30 LA sports without the crowds
5:04 Max, the family dog
7:36 Caring for the dogs during Covid
10:06 Dogs as therapy in prison
12:38 What counts as a service animal
15:09 How service dogs help people with polio
17:43 Teaching Bliss on the fly
20:14 Animal programmes in prisons
22:45 Joining the programme
25:18 Helping veterans get dogs
27:54 Shelter dogs that turn out great
30:30 Reading a dog's personality
33:02 Meet them where they're at
35:37 Expressive dogs
38:14 His first write-up
40:46 Nothing is hidden in prison
43:16 Walking straight
45:50 Earning his place in the programme
48:26 The aha moment
51:01 Learning to train, not just care
53:34 Won't the dog only listen to its trainer?
56:08 Living by the rules
58:43 Knowing you have value
1:01:13 Dedication pays off
1:03:48 How veterans qualify
1:06:20 The outside programme
1:08:54 A service dog conference in Missouri
1:11:27 How clients find CST
1:13:59 A dog that changed a client's life
1:16:37 Responsibility and maturity
1:19:11 Friends now working good jobs
1:21:48 Loyalty and opportunity
1:24:21 Maintaining the training
1:26:55 Avoiding institutionalisation
1:29:26 More programmes like this
1:32:00 How the program changed people

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USC professor Henry Jenkins on 25 books about fandom, popular culture and participatory media.

Henry Jenkins is the author or editor of 25 books on popular culture, including "Textual Poachers: Television Fans" and "Participatory Culture, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide", "By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism" and the "Frames of Fandom" book series. He is the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts, Education, and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California.

To learn more about Henry: https://annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/henry-jenkins

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Henry Jenkins
2:34 Growing up near Stone Mountain
5:10 Where the South is going
7:40 A choice every Southerner made
10:11 Iowa was too Iowa
12:45 Institutions shape us
15:20 Money and ethics at MIT
17:50 Twenty years of the digital revolution
20:25 The Matrix and transmedia storytelling
22:59 Working with industry
25:33 Lucas, Spielberg and beyond film
28:08 More votes for American Idol
30:40 From Murrow to Studs Terkel
33:10 How Ryan edits the podcast
35:43 The participatory end of media
38:17 Podcasts that open other worlds
40:49 Predicting the future
43:23 When fans turn on an author
45:54 K-pop Demon Hunters
48:29 The global scramble for soft power
51:00 Fandom and censorship in China
53:33 Safe spaces through pop culture
56:08 The Great Firewall
58:39 Hanfu and Chinese historical fiction
1:01:10 China grows more conservative
1:03:41 Pop culture and the social contract
1:06:15 Asian pop culture in LA
1:08:50 Fans and K-pop labels
1:11:24 Dreaming of the stars
1:13:58 Interconnectedness and the environment
1:16:28 Thai films on Netflix
1:19:03 US soft power
1:21:35 Nollywood's rise
1:24:05 Parasite and subtitles
1:26:40 Reimagining the South through food
1:29:10 Writing with a Southern accent
1:31:45 A majority-minority country
1:34:15 A film and a half a day
1:36:46 Studios without their finger on the pulse
1:39:17 From Star Trek fanfiction to K-pop
1:41:48 Movies as events

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Trainer John Franklin on coaching at the DogPound, and lessons from training for the LA and Honolulu marathons.

John Franklin is a fitness trainer who coaches personalized strength and conditioning sessions at Dogpound Gym in West Hollywood, California. A recent reconnection with running lead John to the goal of completing the Los Angeles Marathon in early 2025. Learning from the mistakes and missteps made during his training for his first marathon, John geared up for a second training block to prepare for the Honolulu Marathon in December of 2025.

To learn more about John: https://www.instagram.com/prettyandbored

Chapters
0:00 Welcome John Franklin
2:31 Leaving LA for Hawaii
5:04 Growing up outdoors
7:34 Pressure on a young athlete
10:10 One season of cross country
12:41 Running brought peace
15:17 A week of training
17:47 Running around the island in Hawaii
20:22 Where fun hobbies go to die
23:00 Running the back paths in LA
25:33 Getting certified as a trainer
28:03 Joining the Dogpound
30:35 Life in this town
33:05 Lives changed at the gym
35:38 The strongest team yet
38:10 Seeing how far he can push
40:42 Healthy and disciplined
43:14 Signing up for the LA Marathon
45:45 A 20-week programme
48:22 Pushing past 20 miles
50:57 Racing with an injury
53:32 Afraid of not finishing
56:10 Finishing faster than expected
58:42 More to prove
1:01:16 Ryan on basketball and rugby
1:03:47 Margaritas and the Honolulu Marathon
1:06:24 Speed workouts with a friend
1:08:54 Race weekend in Hawaii
1:11:29 Knowing the course
1:13:59 A packed starting line
1:16:33 Running in humidity
1:19:05 A collective experience
1:21:37 Delirious at mile 21
1:24:14 Training for the next one
1:26:48 Point over, what's next
1:29:19 How bad do you want it?
1:31:50 Improving on his time

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Investor Samuel Kronick on growing up in Beijing, venture capital, Tencent, and crypto fundraising at Bags.

Samuel Kronick is born and raised in Beijing, China and has focused his role has an entrepreneur and investor focused on early-stage FinTech and Digital Assets. Samuel got involved early in this field with his the United States with his work at Greycroft, a venture capital firm, before transitioning to angel investing himself where he backed successful companies and funds at their earliest stages including Mysten Labs and Browder Capital. Samuel then decided to shift his focus back to China and worked at Tencent, investing in gaming companies; but eventually he returned to the US and joined Bags as Head of Business Development, a crypto fundraising platform that has processed over $2B in volume and helped creators raise $20M+ in the past four months covering late 2025 and early 2026.

To learn more about Samuel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-kronick-65a579126

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Samuel Kronick
2:33 Two school systems in China
5:07 Growing up amid a building boom
7:40 International school friends
10:10 Forgetting his own surname
12:47 Choosing Northwestern
15:25 China and the financial crisis
17:59 Working at Tencent
20:31 Nine to nine, six days a week
23:05 Missing the intensity
25:40 Analysing Chinese tech in LA
28:15 Venture capital in LA
30:51 When the crypto market collapsed
33:21 Seven rounds of interviews
35:55 How Chinese tech pays
38:29 A struggling economy in late 2023
41:04 Farmland and food security
43:42 Competing for jobs
46:19 Four months in Shenzhen
48:54 Ryan covering Tencent and Alibaba
51:27 Yahoo's bet on Alibaba
53:59 Joining Mysten Labs
56:29 Meeting future industry leaders
59:00 A somber mood in China
1:01:34 Politics and investment in China
1:04:04 Teenage nightlife in China
1:06:34 How students see China
1:09:06 A new way to fund creators
1:11:39 Open-source AI
1:14:12 Earning from fee sharing
1:16:43 Talking to industry leaders
1:19:16 Market manipulation worries
1:21:50 Software anyone can use
1:24:25 Will the next generation only work in crypto?
1:26:56 Stablecoins and yield
1:29:29 Funding creators and AI agents
1:31:59 Real-world assets on chain
1:34:29 A generation's ecosystem
1:37:01 Keep building and shipping
1:39:35 Fear of changing rules
1:42:05 Why Chinese savers buy crypto
1:44:37 Why people hold crypto
1:47:14 Independent creators exposing wrongdoing
1:49:44 Monetising attention
1:52:22 Digital assets and governments
1:54:54 Inflation and money printing
1:57:24 Staying number one
1:59:55 Keeping the AI edge
2:02:25 Companies that took it too easy
2:04:57 Embracing AI
2:07:31 Data centres in space
2:10:05 Who wins in AI
2:12:42 Thanks for coming in

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Divorce coach Laila Aitken Ali on rebuilding after a ten-year divorce and helping others through life's biggest transitions.

In her own words:

"My story began with a ten-year divorce that unraveled everything: my identity, my confidence, my sense of safety. I was pregnant, heartbroken, and standing in the rubble of a life that no longer made sense. I knew how to function, to plan, organize, hold it together, but I didn't know how to feel safe in my own body again. Every text from my ex sent my nervous system into overdrive. Every decision felt loaded. And the people around me, though loving and well-intentioned, couldn't understand what it meant to look strong while silently falling apart inside. So I learned. I learned how to regulate my body, how to separate strategy from emotion, and how to rebuild a life rooted in peace instead of panic. And once I did, I couldn't help but teach it. Now, with over a decade of experience supporting individuals and families through divorce and major life transitions, I've guided hundreds of clients toward emotional steadiness, confident communication, and clear decision-making. As a Certified Divorce Coach®, Accredited Mediator, and Communication Strategist, my work blends lived experience with professional training, helping people not only navigate the practical side of divorce but also rebuild the relationship they have with themselves."

To learn more about Laila: https://thesplitcoach.com/about

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Laila Aitken Ali
2:32 Pakistan and the K2 trek that never happened
5:09 Growing up in a multi-ethnic family
7:40 Holding on to culture
10:15 How little some people know of the world
12:50 Humbled by living abroad
15:24 Magazines before the internet
17:56 Being different became her superpower
20:29 Dialogue across viewpoints
23:02 Weekend drives and staying connected to culture
25:36 A year in Italy
28:09 Community and belonging in Italy
33:12 Photography with real cameras
35:46 Moving to Italy with no plan
38:21 Absorbing another way of life
40:51 An early globalist
43:25 From relocation to property development
45:56 Loving both cultures
48:33 Getting out of your comfort zone
51:08 Working with the UK
53:41 Old property laws
56:14 A jewellery line
58:49 Factory minimums
1:01:23 Moving countries for a relationship
1:03:55 There's never a right time for kids
1:06:32 Where to live next
1:09:06 A kind man at the tube station
1:14:09 Friends going through divorce
1:16:46 Divorce drains money
1:19:17 How men and women communicate
1:21:55 Divorce in the UK versus the US
1:24:31 Building a community for people splitting up
1:29:33 What society expects of us
1:32:09 The village around a marriage
1:37:09 Is it worth saving?
1:39:46 Partners or roommates
1:42:18 Anxiety during trauma
1:44:51 A split-proof agreement
1:47:28 Attraction and timing
1:50:03 What men and women mean
1:52:34 Mediation and lawyers
1:55:07 Meeting face to face
1:57:43 How we're wired
2:00:15 Marriages that last
2:02:47 Divorce on TV
2:05:23 Is this working for you?
2:07:59 Don't take it personally

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Charlotte Jackson on Paris Fashion Week and founding The Curve Authority to bring luxury fashion to plus-size women.

A former Actress and Singer, Charlotte has become a power player behind the scenes in the luxury fashion world. She's also a regular staple at Paris Fashion Week, and a familiar face in the tight knit circles for the likes of McQueen, Stella McCartney, and many others. As one who challenges outdated industry standards, she is an advocate for inclusive representation in fashion proving that personal style doesn't come with size, tags, or age limits.

As founder of The Curve Authority, Charlotte has privately consulted with some of the biggest brands in fashion to help navigate what is missing in today's market. With an ever-changing landscape leaving many fashion houses feeling the financial strain of the economy, Charlotte's voice and feedback is aimed at helping them reach more buyers. Her platform was birthed from her experience as a woman with curves navigating Fashion Week, personal travel, and entertainment, while realizing the world hadn't fully made room for plus-sized women. As she became more deeply immersed in fashion, she noticed how challenging it was to find fashion-forward, luxury designer clothing for women of her size… women who deserve more than just extended sizes.

Apart from working closely with the brands, The Curve Authority will also evolve into its own lifestyle brand encompassing clothing and media.

To learn more about Charlotte: https://bit.ly/m/TheCurveAuthority

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Charlotte Jackson
2:32 The School of Arts
5:03 Confidence from the church choir
7:37 Choirs as joy and escape
10:09 When a hobby becomes a career
12:45 Moving to LA without a support system
15:21 Performing to be included
17:56 Employers who let her chase opportunities
20:31 Everybody has bad days
23:08 Motherhood happened
25:45 A son with a baritone voice
28:17 Covid and sweatpants
30:47 Bringing care back to dressing
33:17 Everyone deserves the option
35:52 The scales of justice logo
38:22 The spending power of plus-size women
40:53 Building the brand first
43:24 Bring back the in-store experience
45:57 Craftsmanship and inclusivity
48:32 Ask brands for their largest size
51:04 The repeat customer
53:34 Produce more of the sizes that sell
56:07 Mixing luxury and high street
58:38 Luxury brands that go up to size 16
1:01:08 Pieces that last a lifetime
1:03:42 How celebrities changed fashion
1:06:18 A bespoke line?
1:08:52 Ashley Graham's collaboration
1:11:26 A liaison between luxury and plus-size women
1:13:57 Confidence in the right garment
1:16:32 Knowing how exclusion feels
1:19:09 Men have more choice
1:21:44 Celebrity collaborations
1:24:15 Undergarments and Skims
1:26:46 Keep pushing
1:29:17 Where to find The Curve Authority

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Screenwriter and journalist Keri Lee on growing up between Utah and California, and her award-winning comedy scripts.

Having spent her formative years pivoting between life with her Mormon single mom in Utah and her world-traveling, hard-partying dad in California, Keri Lee developed a passion for the wildly diverse people and worldviews that fuel her writing to this day. As a screenwriter, she writes provocative, character-driven genre comedies that explore everything from social alienation to ecological collapse. Her eco-horror-comedy feature RAT BASTARDS was Best Comedy Screenplay at Nashville Film Festival, and her MMA comedy CAGE LIFE was a Writers Lab finalist and a top-10 comedy finalist in Final Draft Big Break.

As a newspaper and magazine journalist, Keri profiled everyone from award-winning authors and artists to an 11-year-old county fair livestock champion and an eerily accurate tarot reader named Taco. Today, she works as a freelance writer for nonprofit and film industry publications, including the P.G.A.'s flagship magazine ProducedBy. Keri has a master's degree in English from Claremont Graduate University and has taken film, writing, and acting courses at UCLA and UC Irvine.

To learn more about Keri: https://keri-lee.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Keri Lee
2:30 Podcast number one, alone in Istanbul
5:00 Swimming and an active childhood
7:32 Reality severed in lockdown
10:09 The first trip to China
12:45 More to China than the news
15:21 Humbled by language and travel
17:58 Tibet and Everest base camp
20:31 Learning to let go
23:04 Longer abroad than at home
25:39 On the cutting edge of the news
28:15 Growing up in suburban Toronto
30:45 An education in how the world works
33:20 The Sichuan earthquake
35:52 Looking over your shoulder
38:27 Freelancer versus bureau journalist
41:03 Corporate jobs and New York Times assignments
43:39 Learning photography from scratch
46:15 Making friends as an expat
48:53 Mentored by Howard French
51:24 Being in the right place
53:58 China's one-child policy
56:32 A terrifying motorcycle trip in India
59:03 The collapse of print
1:01:41 No reason to go back to Canada
1:04:17 Inspired to make TV
1:06:54 Building a journey from beats
1:09:26 Slogging through to the magic
1:11:58 The camel driver's wife sings
1:14:29 Too many stories about China
1:17:01 Covid testing chaos
1:19:34 Racing out of Ethiopia as borders closed
1:22:09 From 250 days filming to four walls
1:24:43 Still in the pivot
1:27:17 Sponsors and the dominoes falling
1:29:54 Making YouTube pay
1:32:24 Why Ryan loves podcasting
1:34:57 Back to photography
1:37:33 Only the right way back
1:40:07 The appetite for the real world
1:42:40 Bhutan's Snowman Trek
1:45:14 Photo books don't sell
1:47:48 Educating through travel
1:50:21 Sailing the fjords
1:52:54 Tanzania
1:55:32 Podcasting on the side
1:58:03 Remote work in the mountains

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