Best Ben Maynard Podcasts (2025)

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EP. 111 Valor And Faith: Mel Borden’s Journey 1:30:33

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Send us a text A firefight in a jungle clearing. A river turned to splinters by a Browning Automatic Rifle. A mountain trail threaded through rocks and rigged with explosives. Then months of hospitals, traction, and quiet miracles. That’s the terrain of our time with Mel Borden—101st Airborne veteran, Purple Heart recipient, husband, father, and ma…

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How '23 skidoo' & 'at sixes and sevens' are related to '6-7.' 18:09

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1132. This week, in honor of Dictionary.com choosing "6-7" as its Word of the Year, we look at the origin of other number phrases: "23 skidoo" and "at sixes and sevens." 🔗 Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp chat. 🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses. 🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter. 🔗 Take our advertising survey. 🔗 Get the edited tra…

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#382 NFL Star Exposes The "Godfather" Culture of Early CrossFit | John Welbourn 3:09:54

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John Welbourn is a former 10-year NFL veteran (Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots) turned entrepreneur, strength coach, and performance educator. After retiring from professional football, he founded Power Athlete, a global leader in athletic performance programming, education, and community building. John is also the cre…

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Radhika Dutt: From Goals to Puzzles: A Different Way to Lead Product Teams - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 16:01

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Send us a text Productized in Lisbon is exceptional: thoughtful programming, a warm international community, and practical ideas you can use Monday morning. We’re honoured to partner with Productized for the third year running and proud to bring you this special Talk-in-Ten series thanks to Bobcats Coding. In this short, sharp episode recorded on t…

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The Human Side of Automation - Learning to Trust the Machines with Shay Howe 32:09

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In this episode of That Tech Pod, we get into the next industrial revolution, Industry 5.0, where technology and people work together instead of competing for the same space. Shay Howe, Chief Strategy Officer at ActiveCampaign, joins us to unpack how automation is evolving from efficiency-driven systems to human-centered collaboration. We explore h…

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Rich Mironov: The Real Cost of AI — Valuations, Bottlenecks & Business Cases - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 18:43

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Send us a text We're honoured to partner with the Productized conference in Lisbon, Portugal — an amazing conference for gathering for product leaders, designers and innovators. Productized consistently delivers thoughtful programming, practical takeaways and a warm, curious community. We're proud to be back for the third year running and grateful …

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Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko 50:49

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Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aremathukr And you can support his work on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Aremath The YouTube version of this podcast has captions av…

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The Skeptic Zone #892 - 9.November.2025 1:05:39

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0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:02:44 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas This week Kate is interviewed at Skeptics in the Pub by Maynard. Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 0:18:28 Kinesiology and Applied Kinesiology We look at science versus quackery when it comes to Kinesiology and Applied Kinesiology. What is…

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EP. 110 A Friday Night With Ben: From Malört Mayhem To Music History 56:48

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Send us a text The phones won’t stop ringing, the Malört keeps pouring, and somehow we still manage to time-travel back to the moment music met television and everything changed. We kick off with the Malört Challenge and a flurry of live calls, then pivot to a genuine, grounded tribute to veterans as we gear up for a special in-studio conversation …

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Davide Colla: Talk in Ten: Surviving Creativity When AI Feels Like Competition - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 11:23

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Send us a text We're recording live from Lisbon at the exceptional Productized conference — an inspiring, high-calibre gathering for product people. We're honoured to partner with Productized for the third year running and grateful for their commitment to building a thoughtful, practical community in Europe and beyond. In this Talk in Ten, we sit d…

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#381 WARNING: Your Phone Is Shrinking Your Brain (Neuro-Expert Explains How to Fix It) | Alex Kikel 2:50:01

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In this episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk, we're joined by Alex Kikel, also known as The Prep Coach—a leading figure in the world of human optimization, performance enhancement, and health restoration. With a Master's degree in Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement and a background in Exercise Science, Alex brings a powerful blend of academ…

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Blagoja Golubovski: Redesigning Product Orgs for the AI Era — Turn Your Team from Cost Center to Revenue Engine - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 10:36

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Send us a text In this Talk in Ten from Productised 2025, we sit down with Blagoja Golubovski (Head of Product, Usercentrics) to explore how product organisations must redesign themselves for the AI era. Together, they unpack the move from outputs to outcomes, how AI accelerates change, and why product teams must learn to speak the language of reve…

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Fab Four On The Fast Track 53:06

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Send us a text Four state champions, four distinct paths, one honest conversation about what it really takes to get faster, stay healthy, and choose the right next step. We bring Lili, McKenna, Marissa, and Piper together to go beyond highlight reels and talk through the decisions, data, and doubts that shape a young distance runner’s future. From …

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What a ‘Science' magazine experiment says about the future of AI in journalism, with Abigail Eisenstadt. 23:53

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1131. This week, we talk with ‘Science' magazine senior writer Abigail Eisenstadt about her team's year-long experiment testing ChatGPT's ability to summarize research papers. We look at their methodology, the limitations they realized, and their main finding: that AI could “transcribe” scientific studies but failed to “translate” them with context…

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David Pereira: Surviving AI: Product Strategy, Critical Thinking and Disruption - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 14:25

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Send us a text Live from Lisbon, this Talk in Ten returns from the incredible Productized conference — an energising, thoughtful gathering for product leaders. We’re honoured to partner with Productized for the third year running and grateful to Bobcats Coding for making this Lisbon series possible. Productized in Portugal continues to be an outsta…

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#380 5 Weeks on Life Support: How I Survived Total Organ Failure | Jared Maynard 2:27:36

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Jared Maynard is a Canadian physiotherapist, strength coach, and competitive powerlifter who specializes in resilience through strength training. In January 2023, what began as a mild cold quickly escalated into Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare and deadly hyper-inflammatory disorder. Despite being strong and healthy, Jared…

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Mastering Social Media in B2B – Emily Thompson – CoSchedule 29:06

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Emily Thompson, Marketing Manager at CoSchedule, joins the podcast to share practical strategies for building smarter, more consistent social media content. She explains how marketers can use content pillars, batching, and realistic posting goals to stay organised and authentic, and explores the differences between B2B and B2C strategies—where crea…

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What Roman togas have to do with today's elections. 'Home in' versus 'hone in.' 16:05

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1130. This week, we look at words related to elections, and then I help you remember the difference between "home in" and "hone in" with a tip that includes a shocking historical tidbit about spiders. 🔗 Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp chat. 🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses. 🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter. 🔗 Take our advertisi…

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Bad Medicine: AI’s Deadly Advice with Dr. Ross Albert 34:19

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In this episode of That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin talk with Kevin's brother, Dr. Ross Albert, Medical Director of Hartford HealthCare at Home Hospice and Palliative Care, about one of the most unsettling trends in the digital age: health misinformation driven by AI. The conversation kicks off with a real case of a man hospitalized after following C…

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Krasi Bozhinkova: Navigating the Unknown: Flip, Pivot, Hack - Practical Tactics for Product Teams - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 11:18

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Send us a text Productized in Lisbon, Portugal, continues to be one of the most inspiring product conferences in Europe — energetic, practical and full of cross-disciplinary ideas. We’re honoured to partner with Productized to bring live conversations from the stage to you. Recorded live at Productized 2025, this episode explores how product teams …

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The Skeptic Zone #891 - 2.November.2025 1:03:50

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0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:06:12 Orgone not Gone! Something that should've been confined to the trash bin of bad ideas a century ago is still skulking around our modern society. So-called "Orgone Energy", a fictitious magical force is being used to sell products to this day. We look at one website selling these devices and question wh…

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EP. 109 From MTV’s Birth To Billboard’s Top 40: November 1, 1981 Unpacked 1:12:41

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Send us a text Ready to drop into a very specific moment when radio ruled and MTV was just learning to crawl? We spin the clock back to November 1, 1981 and walk through the Billboard Top 40, blending chart facts with the stories, studio secrets, and memories that make these songs glow again. We start by setting the ground rules—Hot 100 vs Top 40 v…

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#379 The Rise of the "Home Gym Nerd": Collecting vs. Lifting | Massenomics 2:42:43

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We welcome Tanner Baird and Tommy DeFea from Massenomics back to episode #379 of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast! Massenomics is known for its lighthearted approach to the strength and fitness industry. Their motto of "Lift Hard. Live Easy." summarizes how they like to take the lifting journey seriously but still have as much fun as possible. It was…

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Kinga Magyar: Vibe Coding: Building Software with Natural Language - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 12:57

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Send us a text Productized Lisbon - an exceptional conference for product people. We're honoured to partner with Productized for the third year running - the energy, practical thinking and community in Lisbon make this event a must-attend for product leaders, and we're proud to bring you these live "Talk in Ten" conversations from the balcony. In t…

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Finding the true history of words, with Ben Zimmer 26:52

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1129. This week, we talk with Ben Zimmer about the linguistic detective work of antedating words — finding earlier usages than those published in dictionaries. We look at the surprising origins of "Ms.," "scallywag," and the baseball history of "jazz." Find Ben on his website: Benzimmer.com Vietnam Graffiti Project at Texas Tech's Vietnam Center: h…

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Tami Reiss: Building the Muscle of Influence - How Product Leaders Get People to Act - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 12:36

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Send us a text Product Agility Podcast — Live from Productized, Lisbon We’re honoured to return to the Productized conference in Lisbon, Portugal for the third year running. Productized is a world-class gathering for product thinkers and makers - and we're proud to partner with them to bring you this special Talk in Ten series. In this short, sharp…

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Preyash Shah: Designing Products for a Few: Navigating Enterprise Constraints & Customisation - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 10:49

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Send us a text We’re recording from the brilliant Productized conference in Lisbon — a must-attend for product leaders, designers and builders. Productized consistently delivers thoughtful programming, real-world case studies and a welcoming community. We’re honoured to partner with Productized for the third year running and grateful to Bobcats Cod…

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#378 "Powerlifting Saved Me From Cocaine Addiction & Foster Care" | Eugene Bazemore 2:41:54

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Eugene "Big Gene" Bazemore is a 32-year-old Army veteran-turned-super-heavyweight powerlifter who clawed his way from orphan shelters in Hampton Roads, VA to a 2,050-lb raw total and an XPC Arnold Worlds title in barely three seasons on the platform. After military service left a competitive void, Eugene discovered powerlifting through Westside vs …

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‘Ghost words’ and their history. Rules for ‘between’ and ‘among.’ Wilsoning. 14:02

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1128. This week, in honor of Halloween, we look at “ghost words” and phrases, from “ghost runners” in baseball to “ghost forests” made by earthquakes. We also look at the difference between “between” and “among” for collective groups. Episodes mentioned in this episode: 734 - Ghost Words 1056 - How to be a ghostwriter, with Dan Gerstein 🔗 Share you…

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The Role of Video in Engaging Customers – RS Raghavan – Animaker 25:54

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RS Raghavan, CEO and Co-Founder of Animaker, joins the podcast to share how his passion for visual storytelling inspired a platform that makes video creation as easy as building a PowerPoint. RS explains how Animaker has evolved from a simple editing tool into an AI-powered platform that lets anyone generate videos from text prompts, turning what o…

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Antonia Landi: Product Ops Masterclass: From Inertia to Impact - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 10:28

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Send us a text Productized Lisbon is exceptional - and we’re honoured to partner with them for the third year running. Welcome to a special Talk in Ten from the Product Agility Podcast, recorded live at Productized in Lisbon. In this rapid-fire conversation, we sit down with Antonia Landy about her workshop, Delivering Results: a product operations…

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The Dual Life of a CTO and CISO: Balancing Risk, Speed, and Innovation with Ben Wilcox 24:40

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This week we sit down with Ben Wilcox, a tech leader who straddles two high-stakes worlds as both Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at ProArch. Ben shares how a teenage interest in “link lists” and web hosting turned into a 25-year career at the intersection of innovation and cybersecurity. We talk about what it really…

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Alex Howard: From Founder to Product Leader: The Series A Blueprint & Why Outcomes Matter in the AI Era - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 11:51

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Send us a text Productized Lisbon is world-class - inspiring sessions, brilliant community and hands-on conversations. We’re honoured to partner with Productized for the third year in a row. Welcome to a special Talk in Ten from the Product Agility Podcast, recorded live in Lisbon at Productized. In this rapid-fire episode, Alex Howard walks us thr…

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The Skeptic Zone #890 - 26.October.2025 54:47

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0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:44 3i Atlas Update As the interstellar comet streams through the inner solar system, we look at some of the claims about it being made on social media. Is the earth in danger? https://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/3I 00:13:50 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas Not Wild about Wild Yams Wild yams are claimed to help …

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EP. 108 IT'S HALLOWEEN! Our Top 10 Halloween Movies: From Classics To Cult Favorites 2:13:20

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Send us a text Three longtime friends sit down to build the ultimate Halloween watchlist—and accidentally write a love letter to the entire horror genre. We start with a simple premise: the best movies to watch in October don’t need jack-o’-lanterns on screen, they just need that unmistakable fall feeling. From Universal monsters to modern slashers…

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#377 Hard Work Is The Only Hack: A Celebrity Coach's Guide To Real Results | Don Saladino 2:37:22

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Don is best known for training actors like Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, John Krasinski, Sebastian Stan, Blake Lively, and Emily Blunt for some of the most significant blockbuster roles of the last two decades. He opened his first gym, Drive 495, in New York City 2005. He later transitioned into building a global online fitness business, coaching te…

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Chris Compston: Making the Product Shift: From Project Thinking to Organizational Capabilities - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 11:15

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Send us a text Product Agility — Live from Productized, Lisbon We're thrilled to record at the excellent Productized conference in Lisbon, Portugal - a world-class gathering that consistently brings together the sharpest product minds. We’re honoured to partner with Productized for this series and grateful to our sponsor, Bobcats Coding, for making…

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#376 "Racking the Bar," The Future of Coaching, and 40 Years of Strength Wisdom | Dave Tate 2:02:29

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Get your FREE Copy of Racking The Bar Here: https://mailchi.mp/elitefts/racking-the-bar-ebook. Tom Sheppard interviews Dave Tate about his observations seen over 4 decades in the strength industry. elitefts founder and strength legend Dave Tate is back with his third book, "Racking the Bar." In this deep-dive interview, Dave reveals the raw, unfilt…

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How to be a ‘feisty freelancer,’ with Suzanne Bowness 28:09

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1127. This week, we talk with Suzanne Bowness about creating a successful life as a writer. We look at high-value industries that are good targets for freelance work and the best job titles to pitch. Suzanne provides practical advice on tracking projects and follow-ups and explains why established freelancers should use their downtime to experiment…

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Tobias Lichtenstern: Designing AI Service Experiences: Co-creation, Jobs-to-be-Done & Organisational Impact - Productized 2025 TalkInTen 11:18

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Send us a text Live from Productized Lisbon 2025 - Episode Snapshot Productized in Lisbon is a genuinely exceptional conference for product thinkers - energetic, practical and future-focused. We're honoured to partner with Productized for this live series, bringing short, sharp conversations from the workshop floor. In this 10-minute conversation, …

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Shakespeare's ‘wherefore’ and other false friends. The language of fear. A Tom. 17:10

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1126. This week, we look at words for fear and why "wherefore" doesn't mean what many people think it means. The false friends segment was written by Karen Lunde, a career writer and editor. These days, she designs websites for solo business owners who care about both words and visuals. Find her at chanterellemarketingstudio.com. 🔗 Share your famil…