Quint Clarke left a successful career as a lawyer to become a teacher after a profound experience on Mount Kilimanjaro.
Ep. 77 – Ryan Warner: Producing “The Smiths” and “Wrestling Changed My Life”
Ryan Warner hosts the “Wrestling Changed My Life” and produced “The Smiths,” a 7-part audio docuseries about wrestling’s Smith family
Ep. 74 – Tommaso Ferrari: Heavy Metal to Sound Engineer
Tommaso Ferrari is a sound engineer who’s worked on movies and TV productions around Europe. It all started by playing guitar in a metal band.
Ep. 73 – Jake Hunter: Mindset and Ancient History
Jake Hunter is the Chief Operating Officer of Wrestling Mindset and has so many unique insights to share.
Ep. 72 – D’Juan Owens: On MMA, Courage, and Breakdancing in Africa
D’Juan Owens is a professional MMA fighter with 35 fights under his belt even though he never played any organized sports growing up!
Ep. 71 – Justin Jenny: Photography and Urban Exploration
Listen on: Spotify Google Apple Justin Jenny (@justinjenny) is a photographer who specializes in exploring abandoned buildings and quarries. He has some crazy stories about sneaking into rundown asylums at night and run-ins with police and metal scrappers. But it all started with his love of cliff jumping and quarries. He turned his love of…
Ep. 69 – Donald McNeil: The Ultimate Comeback Story
Donald McNeil is a wrestler who faced serious adversity his sophomore year of high school when he fractured two vertebrae on the mat.
Ep. 68 – Chris Stefanou: The Long Island Sharkman
Chris Stefanou is a shark fisherman who catches, tags, and releases massive sharks from the beach in Long Island.
Podcast Episodes About Animal Conservation
Here are some podcast episodes about animals and the people who work with and help conserve them.
Ep. 67 – Alix Seyfarth: Disaster Relief and Adventures Abroad
Alix Seyfarth left behind a corporate job to spend 14 months working in a disaster zone in the Philippines.
Ep. 66 – Andy Valenti: Creating Music with ‘Oh He Dead’
Andy Valenti is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the band Oh He Dead. He discusses writing music and the difficulties of the pandemic.
Ep. 65 – How to Hitchhike
In this episode, I give a basic primer on how to hitchhike. I talk about the benefits, general safety, and techniques to get picked up.
Ep. 64 – Jason Bryant on Broadcasting, Wrestling, and Journalism
Jason Bryant is a legendary writer and broadcaster in the sport of wrestling who knows everything there is to know about the sport.
Ep. 63 – Steven Kampmann: Interpreting Dreams, Jungian Psychology, and Show Business
Steven Kampmann is an actor, screenwriter, comic, director, producer, and a dreamer. He teaches a course on the power of dreams and hosts The Dream Course Podcast.
Ep. 62 – Amy Currie: Hot Dish Productions
Amy Currie is the co-founder of HotDish Productions, which specializes in creating culinary and lifestyle videos.
Ep. 61 – Alejandra Arias Stella: Llama Pack Project
Alejandra Arias-Stella is the co-founder of the Llama Pack Project, which works with llamas in the mountains of Peru to promote sustainable tourism.
Ep. 60 – David Azzolina: Folklore and Sexuality
David Azzolina has taught folklore at the University of Pennsylvania since the mid 90s and is beloved by his students.
Ep. 59 – Chris Gillette: Alligator Wrestling, Conservation, and Surviving an Attack
Chris Gillette is an expert at handling and caring for alligators. He helps rescue gators and is passionate about their conservation.
Ep. 58 – Travis Bays: Bodhi Surf and Yoga Camp
Travis Bays is the founder of the Bodhi Surf and Yoga retreat in Costa Rica. He turned a passion for surfing into a sustainable business.
Ep. 57 – Matt Valenti: Two-Time NCAA Champion Wrestler
Matt Valenti was a two-time NCAA champion for the University of Pennsylvania. We were old teammates and then he coached me.
Ep. 56 – Matthew Bocchi on Losing His Father on 9/11
Matthew Bocchi lost in father on 9/11. And he coped with the trauma a bit different from others. But his suffering was far from over.
Ep. 55 – Tom Ryan: Ohio State Wrestling Coach
Tom Ryan is the wrestling coach of Ohio State University and is one of the most accomplished coaches in the sport of wrestling today.
Podcast Episodes about MMA
Here are some podcast episodes featuring some of the most interesting and crazy people ever: MMA fighters!
Ep. 54 – Nils Parker on Ghostwriting, Humor, and Storytelling
Nils Parker has ghostwritten more books than he can even count. He is a master of the craft of writing and shares some of his insights with us.
Podcast Episodes About Wrestling
Here are some episodes of the podcast featuring wrestlers and the sport of wrestling!
Ep. 53 – Geoff Riccio: Video Producer, Photographer, Wrestler
Geoff Riccio is a video producer, photographer, and graphic designer who has made a name for himself producing content in the sport of wrestling.
G Adventures Podcast Episodes
These are some episodes that feature people who worked at G Adventures, an international tourism company.
Ep. 52 – Mark Larson on Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail
While we were all being couch potatoes, Mark Larson made the most of his quarantine and thru-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail.
Ep. 51 – Ellis Rosen: New Yorker Cartoonist
Ellis Rosen is a cartoonist who draws gag cartoons for magazines such as The New Yorker, Wired, and MAD.
Podcasts Episodes About Peru
Peru will always have a special place in my heart. Here are some podcast episodes that deal with Peruvian history, culture, and travel.
Ep. 50 – Polyglot and Author Olly Richards on Language Learning
Olly Richards is a polyglot who speaks eight languages. He produces books and courses designed to help to language learners.
Podcast Episodes With Authors
Authors Anyone who knows me knows that I love to talk about writing. I wrote and published my memoir The Cage: Escaping the American Dream and one of my favorite parts about having a podcast is the chance to talk to some of my favorite authors about the craft. Here are some episodes where I…
Ep. 49 – Kim Macquarrie: The Incan Empire, Peruvian History, and the Amazon
Kim Macquarrie is an author, filmmaker, and adventurer. He writes extensively on the history of the Incan Empire, Peru, and South America.
Podcast Episodes with Tour Guides
Tour guides are some of the most interesting people I know. I love talking to them on the show and here are some episodes featuringguides.
Ep. 48 – Haley Tepavac: Working on Cruise Ships
Haley Tepavac spent seven years working on cruise ships around the world.
Ep. 47 – Ted Alexander: Founding Sierra Andina Brewery, Mountain Climbing, and Living in Peru
Ted Alexander is the founder of Sierra Andina, the largest microbrew in Peru, and Skyline Adventures, a tour company in Huaraz, Peru.
Ep. 46 – Sam Sheridan: On Fear, Writing, and the End of the World
Sam Sheridan is the author of three books: The Fighter’s Heart, The Fighter’s Mind, and The Disaster Diaries.
Ep. 45 – Lorenzo Valterza, PhD: Dante’s Inferno, Mean Girls, and the Italian Language
Dr. Lorenzo Valterza is a scholar on Dante Alighieri and the Italian language. He’s taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Notre Dame.
Ep. 44 – Dave Hinkle: Playing Pro Basketball Overseas
Dave Hinkle played professional basketball overseas for 11 years, in Mexico, Germany, and Taiwan.
Ep. 43 – Jennifer Tye: From Corporate America to Chef
Jennifer Tye left behind a job as a corporate marketing executive to go to culinary school and eventually become a chef and a caterer.
Ep. 42 – Croatian Police, Hitchhiking in Serbia, and Bridge Jumping in Bosnia
I once spent a summer working in Croatia and hitchhiking around the Balkans. And here are some crazy storie
Ep. 41 – Carlos Venzano: Around the World by Bike
Carlos Venzano spent four years traveling the world by bicycle. Visiting 90 countries and biking over 40,000 kilometres.
Ep. 40 – Alexander Pekoff: Extreme Endurance Athlete
Alexander Pekoff is an extreme endurance athlete who ran 560 miles across New York State and bicycled from Key West to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
Ep. 39 – Gregor Gillespie (Part 2): Extreme Living, UFC Drama, and Shark Fishing
Gregor “The Gift” Gillespie (was a four time Division I All-American wrestler and a national champion. He currently fights in the UFC and has a professional record of 13-1.
Ep. 38 – Gregor Gillespie (Part 1): Addiction, Wrestling, and MMA
Gregor “The Gift” Gillespie (was a four time Division I All-American wrestler and a national champion. He currently fights in the UFC and has a professional record of 13-1.
Ep. 37 – Paul Rosolie: Anacondas, Amazon Conservation, and Ecotourism
Paul Rosolie is an author, conservationist, and adventurer,. He’s spent years in the Amazon and encountered every dangerous animal out ther
Ep. 36 – Cristian Vélez on Rescuing Baby Manatees and Saving the Amazon
Cristian Velez helps rehabilitate baby manatees which have been illegally captures and kept as pets in Iquitos, Peru.
Ep. 35 – Ty Dalitz: Six Years Traveling the World Without Flying
Ty Dalitz has been traveling for the past six years and 130,000 km without taking a single flight. He has crossed three oceans and had countless adventures.
Ep. 34 – Wayne Catan on Hemingway, Wrestling, and Grace Under Pressure
Wayne Catan is not only a world class wrestler but a Hemingway scholar who has published 37 reviews of books about the writer.
Ep. 33 – Rollie’s Travel Tales: Joseph Stalin, Dire Straits, and Chacha in Georgia
In this episode I recount a crazy adventure I once had traveling around the country of Georgia.