The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Musician, painter and actor Thomas Huisking on the ups and downs of an artist's life in Los Angeles and the passion that keeps him moving forward.

Life as a multidisciplinary artist has had its ups and downs but maintaining a passion for making art is what keeps Thomas always moving forward. As a Musician, Painter and Actor, he has seen it all and living in Los Angeles has yielded some great stories. Tune in. Enjoy.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Thomas Huisking
2:35 Dubai, the Las Vegas of the Middle East
5:12 How Ryan makes adventure TV
7:47 Building beats for an episode
10:25 Bribes and local police
12:57 Owning his own shows
15:29 Licensing versus owning
18:01 Scott Wilson and Departures
20:35 The Canadian content credit
23:07 A slow episode in the desert
25:37 One A-list show instead of ten
28:09 Long-form content and speaking events
30:44 The production team
33:16 Inching back with documentaries
35:51 A 22-city speaking tour
38:25 Fasting
40:56 Five days on water
43:26 Supplements and real food
46:00 Heidelberg and Mark Twain
48:36 Moving around as a kid
51:11 New York versus Los Angeles
53:44 Southwestern University and Seville
56:19 Teaching eighth-grade ESL
58:55 Wanting to act since third grade
1:01:32 Shows as a group effort
1:04:05 Meetings with 20-something executives
1:06:40 Storyboards and becoming a painter
1:09:12 Plants for Lunch
1:11:48 Moving to LA to act
1:14:23 Austin's growth
1:16:53 Into modelling
1:19:29 Three days shooting in Paris
1:22:04 Keeping a journal
1:24:34 Teaching in Korea
1:27:04 Ryan stays in Toronto for university
1:29:37 Ryan's first trip to China
1:32:08 Helicopter parents and drinking culture
1:34:42 Comics, bodybuilding and powerlifting
1:37:17 Loving the grind
1:39:52 Booking commercials
1:42:25 Zoolander was accurate
1:45:00 The lottery of casting
1:47:33 Painting felt like a machine
1:50:05 A coding bootcamp
1:52:40 Broke and learning JavaScript
1:55:13 Twins on the ultrasound
1:57:46 Life as a tech worker
2:00:22 Real estate during the pandemic
2:02:56 Getting people back to the office
2:05:33 The grind never ends
2:08:05 Work that makes you feel alive
2:10:35 Actors on social media
2:13:09 The finger cam
2:15:40 A 28-day habit challenge
2:18:11 The path to rock bottom
2:20:43 Papua New Guinea and speaking gigs
2:23:13 I'm not supposed to be here
2:25:45 Ryan's shows in China
2:28:22 Taylor Swift's model
2:30:52 Ayahuasca and depression
2:33:23 The selfish creative
2:35:55 What children feel
2:38:29 Reliving the past in a ceremony
2:41:03 A hard lesson
2:43:41 Beyond our current bandwidth
2:46:17 Not recreational
2:48:50 Sharper than reality
2:51:26 Becoming a believer
2:54:01 Getting out of your own way
2:56:31 When does talk therapy end?
2:59:05 Code to Joy
3:01:35 An audition for a film in Romania
3:04:09 Elemental Wellness
3:06:44 Covid as a speed bump
3:09:15 YouTubers with empires
3:11:45 Bhutan's Snowman Trek
3:14:16 Applying curiosity to self-help
3:16:49 Whatever you get is what you need

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Author and speaker Billy Mandarino on growing up in a small town, modelling, moving to California, and learning to live in the now while working through trauma.

An author and speaker Billy's mantra is trying to help people Live in the Moment, Live in the Now, and he is the ultimate "Now-ist". Join us for a discussion about growing up in a small town, to modelling to making the move to California and finding a way to work with trauma. Tune in for our wide-ranging conversation.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Billy Mandarino
2:35 Growing up in Santa Cruz
5:05 Living in the now
7:41 AI in our pockets
10:11 Getting comfortable with the unknown
12:42 Living in the rear-view mirror
15:15 A high pain threshold
17:49 Pole vaulting and a sporting family
20:20 Ryan quits basketball for China
22:52 California's housing crisis
25:26 Debt and the middle class
27:56 Happiness is a state of mind
30:33 Ryan's crew and Covid
33:10 Education is never finished
35:44 How many likes is my life worth?
38:19 Leaving Shanghai for Dubai
40:49 Superhuman in nature
43:25 Trial by fire for the immune system
46:02 America's debt culture
48:33 A year of travel for every graduate
51:04 Inspiring people vicariously
53:41 Why so few Americans have passports
56:12 Interviewing 100 couples
58:42 Lessons from the road
1:01:13 Choosing the discomfort
1:03:50 Getting paid to live in Shanghai
1:06:22 Following the guide's footsteps
1:08:56 Monetising the climbing trips
1:11:27 Nights in the rainforest
1:14:03 The modelling dream
1:16:33 Competing in New York
1:19:04 A life lesson on the stage
1:21:34 Can you take your shirt off?
1:24:05 Searching for spiritual guidance
1:26:37 Healing at 20
1:29:10 Building his own philosophy
1:31:40 Ryan on his parents' divorce
1:34:14 No traffic on the extra mile
1:36:45 Redefining success for graduates
1:39:20 Happy making his own shows
1:41:54 Riding out Covid from Dubai
1:44:29 Istanbul, Switzerland and Europe in 2020
1:46:59 Competing with Chris Hemsworth
1:49:34 Storytelling versus TikTok
1:52:05 Episodes without a date stamp
1:54:35 A party in Miami
1:57:10 Covid and recovery
1:59:48 Guillain-Barré syndrome
2:02:24 Helping the people helping him
2:04:58 Psychedelics and looking inside
2:07:31 Gregg Braden and ancient traditions
2:10:09 Lightning and snow at altitude
2:12:46 Anxiety on the mountain
2:15:23 Groundhog Day on the trail
2:17:55 Cold showers and Wim Hof
2:20:30 Habits in hot climates
2:23:00 Habits are everything
2:25:33 Wayne Dyer
2:28:06 Live events and a record
2:30:40 Plans for 2024 and the screenplay
2:33:12 Independent film comes back

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Former stuntwoman Bunny Young on learning to stay calm while literally on fire in China, and bringing that calm to keynotes, coaching and retreats.

As a former stuntwoman, Bunny learned how to literally be on fire and still remain safe and calm, and in China of all places. Whether it's corporate keynotes, coaching, retreats, and consulting Bunny has crafted a persona of a calm oasis even in the midst of chaos, burnout, and uncertainty. Tune in for this wide ranging conversation.

To learn more about Bunny: https://www.bunnyyoung.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Bunny Young
2:36 Finding a community to thrive in
5:07 Provincial America
7:38 A year in Dalian
10:13 A healer, acupuncture and herbs
12:45 Third-generation entrepreneur
15:17 University in Tucson
17:54 The Baywatch era
20:28 Working at Discovery Land in China
23:01 How a descender works
25:36 Business talk at the dinner table
28:07 Coaching versus therapy
30:38 Into organisational psychology
33:15 Hire people and train them well
35:49 Scaling her impact
38:22 You built a job, not a business
41:01 Why everyone needs a coach
43:36 Skin in the game
46:11 The hundred monkeys story
48:41 Therapeutic work without therapy
51:12 Using every past job
53:49 Building something aligned
56:25 You don't owe clients 24/7
58:58 Not everyone should be an entrepreneur
1:01:28 We're always selling
1:03:58 Teaching kids to be entrepreneurial
1:06:30 Paycheck or promotion?
1:09:03 Working longer hours from home
1:11:37 Rituals for shifting gears
1:14:11 Ryan's rhythm of filming and rest
1:16:47 Human beings, not human doings
1:19:22 Nobody has her number
1:21:54 Back to the Pacific
1:24:25 The peace of horses
1:27:02 Time in nature

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Producer and director Julia Silverton on speechwriting, nearly becoming a war correspondent, and her documentary on Kenyan teenagers driving Africa's tech revolution.

A former speech writer, and nearly a war correspondent, Julia is a producer and director that helms successful productions of all scales for ad agencies, brands and television production companies; but documentaries is still her passion, and her EMERGENT tells the story of Africa's technology revolution through a handful of brilliant Kenyan teenagers, and it's coming soon.

To learn more about Julia: https://www.juliasilverton.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Julia Silverton
2:30 Story and sales in development
5:03 Why she moved into buying and selling
7:39 When sponsors block a show
10:16 Escaping the network buckets
12:51 Culture shock and American advertising
15:22 Nobody takes risks anymore
17:53 Small teams making their own work
20:29 Ownership and international sales agents
23:01 London and the family farm in Suffolk
25:35 Speechwriting in Australia
28:06 Filming across Africa
30:36 Turned back on the road to Goma
33:11 Why she chose film over news
35:44 Doing everything every day
38:19 No spark for competition reality
40:51 Driving overnight to the war memorial
43:27 Small towns across America
45:58 Unlocking emotion after 9/11
48:30 Directing reality versus documentary
51:04 Has the death wish passed?
53:37 Photographing grief
56:14 Authentic stories from war zones
58:51 Skepticism after years in China
1:01:22 Film cameras and cutting a first doc
1:03:53 From war journalism to brand work
1:06:27 Faking it till you make it
1:09:01 A network job as a PhD
1:11:40 Sports, music and crime docs
1:14:15 The call from MTV
1:16:49 Fast turnarounds for Meta
1:19:21 Rough cuts across time zones
1:21:54 Making for someone else's audience
1:24:29 Into branded content
1:27:01 Ryan's watch ambassador role
1:29:36 Speaking at the Explorers Club and beyond
1:32:08 Talks from coast to coast
1:34:40 Consolidation after Covid
1:37:17 Talent leaving the industry
1:39:55 Freedom to tell the story
1:42:28 Music videos with survivors
1:45:03 Driving through Saudi Arabia
1:47:38 Linear TV or streaming for brands?
1:50:10 Distributing through Filmhub
1:52:47 We all want the same things
1:55:19 Wrapping up

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Architect and designer Gueston Smith on prefab buildings, custom shipping container spaces, pop-up retail trailers, and designing clothing and sneakers.

With a degree in architecture Gueston has helped pioneer progress in the industry of prefab structures, custom modified shipping container spaces, and mobile pop-up retail trailers in the United States. He has also taken his passion for designing spaces to designing products, clothing, sneakers and there is more to come.

To learn more about Gueston: https://www.guesscreative.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Gueston Smith
2:31 Going his own way
5:02 Why shipping containers work
7:37 Portable homes for the future
10:11 Growing up in Texas
12:49 Basketball at the Elridge School
15:19 The city championship
17:49 Video games and design software
20:20 Starting college at 16
22:52 What architecture school is like
25:28 The studio system
27:59 Bonding in the studio
30:33 The first class to use CAD
33:09 From thought to reality
35:40 Figuring yourself out
38:14 Din Tai Fung
40:45 Fencing, boxing and kung fu
43:15 Paths through architecture
45:47 A thesis inspired by Jordans
48:23 Ryan photographs the Shanghai World Financial Center
50:57 Watching a building go up
53:28 A unit one person can set up
56:03 Ryan's belongings in a container
58:34 Designing offices and labs
1:01:10 Graphic design on the side
1:03:43 Building skills and a network
1:06:17 Don't just quit and jump
1:08:47 Translating a client's vision
1:11:19 Designing a restaurant
1:13:51 A restaurant in a double-decker bus
1:16:21 Container homes on Airbnb
1:18:55 Experiences over hotels
1:21:27 Clothing, shoes and an electric ATV
1:24:01 Building on a slope
1:26:36 Factory-built modules
1:29:08 Building in phases
1:31:40 Resale value
1:34:11 Steel, concrete and fireproof homes
1:36:42 Where ideas come from
1:39:14 Bringing nature indoors
1:41:45 Wesley Snipes
1:44:18 The drive to downtown LA
1:46:49 Getting out the door to train
1:49:19 Building credibility
1:51:51 Two-way players and Vegas
1:54:22 How Mike D'Antoni changed the game
1:56:56 All-Star games then and now
1:59:27 Martial arts and architecture
2:02:01 Wrapping up

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Former gymnast turned celebrity trainer Danielle Gray on modelling, mental health advocacy, and building her own fitness method, Train Like a Gymnast.

A former gymnast turned celebrity trainer, Danielle is also a published model, frequent speaker, a mental health advocate, and the founder of Train Like a Gymnast which is her own fitness methodology. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation.

To learn more about Danielle: https://www.daniellegrayfit.com/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Danielle Gray
2:38 Sprinter versus endurance
5:12 Building an audience online
7:46 The outdoor boom after 2020
10:20 Not a water person
12:54 Growing up in Manhattan Beach
15:26 How the rich stay rich
18:02 Tax-free money hubs
20:33 Gymnastics, ball sports and dance
23:10 Life at a small gym
25:44 Feelings in team sports in the 90s
28:17 Listening to athletes' injuries
30:49 Why girls drop out of sport by 14
33:19 Is the gym boring?
35:49 Who becomes the best athlete?
38:21 Training in flow
40:51 Learning from parents
43:24 Protection and exposure
45:54 Three hours off the phone
48:27 It's okay to be tired
51:03 Burning out at level eight
53:36 Everyone falls short of their dream
56:13 Handstands and Ryan's China story
58:47 Tap, musical theatre and judging
1:01:21 Coaching at the gym
1:03:56 University at USC
1:06:29 Learning what you don't want
1:09:00 Hands-on learning
1:11:35 The insensitive athlete
1:14:11 Coaching styles around the world
1:16:45 What schools should teach
1:19:18 Bombarded by screens
1:21:52 The people she misses
1:24:25 Divisive news
1:26:55 Is a revolution coming?
1:29:31 Conspiracy theories
1:32:03 A broad degree
1:34:34 Always have an overlap
1:37:04 Living versus searching for purpose
1:39:40 Training adults
1:42:17 Going in person in 2020
1:44:53 Her online training platform
1:47:27 Hermit days
1:49:59 Treadmill classes in Utah
1:52:30 Ryan in Saudi Arabia
1:55:03 Locked down together
1:57:35 Plans for 2024
2:00:09 Being authentically yourself
2:02:46 Not drinking

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Filmmaker, musician and editor Zach Romeo on storytelling, music, and ten years working with Ryan, up to post-supervising a ten-part Discovery series.

An NYU graduate, a film maker, a musician, an editor, a postproduction supervisor and much more. Zach also worked with me for a decade, first helping me with my social media work, and eventually working up to editing and post supervising an entire ten-episode series for Discovery Channel. Tune for an intimate talk about storytelling, music and the backstory to our friendship and working relationship.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Zach Romeo
2:30 Soccer as a kid
5:04 The magic of old cameras
7:40 Terabytes from the field
10:10 Remaking The Godfather in seventh grade
12:42 Missing the varsity team
15:19 Growing up in North Carolina
17:52 A friend who wanted to be Batman
20:26 A sold-out premiere in Winston-Salem
23:03 The Appalachian Trail
25:36 Two meals a day on the trail
28:10 Running back down the mountain
30:40 Googling the best film schools
33:14 Moving to New York for NYU
35:51 Alumni who made it feel possible
38:25 Subverting the assignments
41:02 New York's pressure cooker
43:38 Nights out at NYU
46:08 Named flasks for the crew
48:40 How Ryan and Zach met
51:10 Central Park and the first edits
53:46 Dodging the border patrol in Mongolia
56:16 Ryan's years in China
58:49 Tough Rides China with a book of maps
1:01:21 Tyres, oil changes and a truck ride
1:03:55 Waiting for a clutch in Tibet
1:06:26 Honing the process by Brazil
1:08:58 Alone at the end of the day in Brazil
1:11:35 Plank bridges and Max the driver
1:14:09 Rain six times a day
1:16:43 After graduation
1:19:20 Leaving Los Angeles
1:21:57 Too much noise in LA
1:24:32 Bringing friends onto the shows
1:27:06 Trust and working harder
1:29:38 Writing the narration together
1:32:16 Not making people dumber
1:34:53 Les Stroud and Survivorman
1:37:24 Corny hooks and big budgets
1:39:58 Travel is just for YouTube?
1:42:28 Extreme Treks, Tencent and Expedition Asia
1:44:59 Celebrities over independent producers
1:47:34 Humble versus chest-beating
1:50:08 A handshake deal with Discovery Asia
1:52:38 Editing his first 46-minute episode
1:55:09 How Discovery Asia sells the show
1:57:39 Showing that you can do it too
2:00:14 Ulaanbaatar and the drive to the wild
2:02:47 Constructing adventure in Hong Kong
2:05:24 Filming a camel caravan
2:07:58 Filming the trekking days
2:10:33 The Central Asia version
2:13:06 Post-production into 2020
2:15:38 The calm before the storm
2:18:10 Editing city content in empty cities
2:20:41 How Covid hurt freelancers
2:23:14 2018 and 2019 at the peak
2:25:48 What 2008 did to newspapers
2:28:20 Learning to make television
2:30:54 Doing it differently
2:33:30 Bhutan's Snowman Trek and other dreams
2:36:04 Leaving the door open
2:38:37 Life is better with projects

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Adventurer Sunny Stroeer on leaving a Harvard MBA and consulting career to live in a van, and setting speed records on Aconcagua and the Annapurna Circuit.

Suzanne "Sunny" Stroeer is an absolute free spirit and adventurer. After a Harvard MBA and hard-charging strategy consultant in her twenties, she turned her back on material possessions and her career at age 30 in order to live in an Astro Van so she could run and climb full-time. Her specialty is the high altitude endurance realm; she holds speed records on Aconcagua and on the Annapurna Circuit and has excelled on high trails in the Colorado Rockies. Join us for this conversation on speed records, management consulting, empowering women and the magic of Utah.

To learn more about Sunny: https://www.sunnystroeer.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Sunny Stroeer
2:32 The long night before the summit
5:06 Where Sunny is from
7:40 Her mother's marathon
10:10 A bookish upbringing
12:44 Arriving at Harvard
15:14 The course that changed everything
17:45 Running to get fit
20:18 Finding the right company
22:50 Twelve interviews
25:26 Starting work in 2007
27:59 Pressure in her first job
30:33 Back to Boston for business school
33:10 Is business school for her?
35:41 Her first motorcycle
38:16 Leaving her first company
40:53 Choosing Bain
43:28 A $400 million fund out of college
46:03 Nepal, Madagascar and a first ultra
48:33 Staring out over Houston
51:03 Ryan's path from basketball to China
53:36 Micro adventures from Houston
56:06 The grind
58:43 Straight from Aconcagua onto a case
1:01:20 Presenting to the CEO without sleep
1:03:54 How do you resign?
1:06:26 Sending the resignation email
1:08:56 Student loans and a visa
1:11:26 An ultra runner at Dell
1:14:03 A $2,800 van from Craigslist
1:16:35 Three and a half years of van life
1:19:09 Meeting her husband in the Flatirons
1:21:43 Being deliberate about adventure
1:24:13 A solo big wall and a women's team
1:26:48 Avoiding objective hazard
1:29:24 Deaths on the mountain
1:31:59 Planning the Aconcagua speed record
1:34:29 Climbing alone after all
1:37:03 Permits and getting married
1:39:42 The Annapurna Circuit and other records
1:42:13 Memories of Aconcagua together
1:44:44 Buying a guiding company before Covid
1:47:17 Thirty days to bankruptcy
1:49:52 Ryan trekking in Myanmar
1:52:26 The outdoor boom
1:55:00 Revenge travel
1:57:30 An epic descent from Aconcagua
2:00:03 Winter ultras on a fat bike
2:02:35 A thousand miles in thirty days
2:05:08 Guiding with Dreamland Safari Tours
2:07:39 Paying for adventures
2:10:12 Speed record attempt on the Arizona Trail
2:12:46 Denali in 2024
2:15:19 Local support on Kilimanjaro
2:17:49 Greenland and the South Pole

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Los Angeles artist GaKnew Roxwel on lyrics, murals and animation, and turning behavioural science into art for foster youth in the justice system.

GaKnew Roxwel is a multi-faceted artist from Los Angeles. His skills range from lyricist and producer to muralist and animator. He's also a case manager for foster youth who are involved with the juvenile justice system. GaKnew uses his art to convert behavioral science and psychological theories into everyday language for the world to digest.

To learn more about GaKnew: https://www.gaknew.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome GaKnew Roxwel
2:32 Growing up in Los Angeles
5:04 Elementary school on the east side
7:36 Breaking out of the bubble
10:09 Ryan's years in Shanghai
12:47 Born an artist
15:22 Lowriders, comics and Beat Street
17:58 Lakers heroes at school
20:32 Architect, cartoonist, artist
23:04 The early hip-hop scene
25:39 Workshops in juvenile halls
28:10 Seeing himself in the youth
30:42 East side versus west side
33:15 How school changed his outlook
35:50 Foster youth on probation
38:26 Goals versus dreams
41:01 Talking football with the kids
43:32 What young people hear in court
46:02 Freedom and individualism in America
48:34 When music is free
51:05 Creativity on a schedule
53:36 Working with freelance artists
56:06 Into animation in 2020
58:37 Drawing tablets
1:01:10 Patience in art and social work
1:03:44 Black youth in the system
1:06:14 Choosing your next experience
1:08:51 The thrill of the fight
1:11:24 Ryan stuck abroad during Covid
1:13:56 An essential worker in lockdown
1:16:33 Rapport, a blessing and a curse
1:19:04 When kids choose a different path
1:21:38 Father, husband, artist, social worker
1:24:12 Teaching through Covid
1:26:46 Easy fixes for education
1:29:16 The bottom of the pyramid
1:31:52 Stereotypes in the media
1:34:29 Judging everyone equally
1:37:07 Children in a wealthy society
1:39:38 Selling dreams
1:42:11 Back to music and art
1:44:45 Finding the middle ground
1:47:18 Who's the GOAT?
1:49:54 Running out of forever
1:52:32 Clothing, music and prints
1:55:02 Pay what you want
1:57:39 Wrapping up

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Veteran and endurance athlete Jason Wood on college football, serving in Iraq, mental health, the VA, and running ultra marathons.

We first met online during the Covid pandemic and offered each other some support then via a series of Covid Calls, a prequel to my eventual podcast, but now that we are free to travel and Jason was in Los Angeles we had to get a face to face conversation in the books. This broad conversation covers college football, the military, Iraq, mental health, the Veterans Association, suicide, endurance training, and ultra marathons.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Jason Wood
2:33 Why face to face matters
5:05 Growing up with young parents
7:36 Childhood in Virginia and DC
10:11 Seeing places for yourself
12:44 Hemingway's influence
15:20 Choosing football over baseball
17:55 Sport as a way out
20:33 The college football reality check
23:10 Family history in the military
25:44 Sebastian Junger and Tribe
28:19 One salary, one family home
30:49 Ryan's memory of 9/11 in Toronto
33:19 How 9/11 changed his path
35:49 Teammates and the military
38:24 Officer training and leading soldiers
40:58 Leaving Iraq and Afghanistan
43:35 Why wars are fought
46:09 Strong borders and going to war
48:41 Raising a daughter in America today
51:16 The media and a divided country
53:52 The Super Bowl party
56:30 Critical thinking and shouting matches
59:05 A friendship from the 2008 China earthquake
1:01:41 Watching US politics as an outsider
1:04:15 Blissful ignorance
1:06:49 Arriving at Camp Anaconda
1:09:25 Getting used to mortar fire
1:11:57 Convoys from Kuwait
1:14:31 Nerves on the first deployment
1:17:05 Inside and outside the wire
1:19:38 Home between deployments
1:22:11 Daily attacks in Iraq
1:24:46 Finding an identity after service
1:27:19 Leaving the army at 30
1:29:55 The backlash to a military photo
1:32:33 Reaching out for help
1:35:06 The danger of idle time
1:37:37 Time to decompress
1:40:12 How veterans are treated
1:42:45 Struggling outside work
1:45:22 A turning point for his daughter
1:47:52 Spartan races
1:50:30 Never miss a session
1:53:07 Setting an example
1:55:44 A dog and a routine through Covid
1:58:16 Working from home
2:00:51 101 miles in 24 hours
2:03:24 False summits on Kilimanjaro
2:05:57 Altitude and oxygen
2:08:28 Lockdown in Istanbul
2:11:04 Lonely miles
2:13:40 Two hours without phones
2:16:10 Bothered by everything
2:18:42 K9s For Warriors and a 48-hour treadmill run
2:21:15 Knowing the triggers

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