Best Shihan Podcasts (2025)

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Interview with Jose Sanchez | Uechi-Ryu Black Belt and Retired Judge 44:11

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Today on the podcast I sit down and talk with 5th degree Uechi-Ryu Karate black belt and retired federal judge, Jose Sanchez. Jose began his martial arts practice in 1983, starting in Seido Karate in New York City, later moving to Massachusetts and beginning his Uechi-Ryu Karate training. He received his Shodan in 1988 and is testing for his 6th de…

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Sensei Dan Dovidio 40:17

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Today I am sitting down with one of my Uechi-Ryu Karate mentors, Sensei Dan Dovidio. Sensei Dan Dovidio began Uechi-Ryu Karate training in 1975 under the tutelage of Buzz Durkin. He is now a ninth degree black belt and the owner of Dan Dovidio's Karate in Londonderry, NH. Dan Dovidio is a tournament champion who was ranked number one in the state o…

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Karate Mindset: Am I Too Old to Start Martial Art Training? 2:53

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Am I too old to start karate or any other martial art? This is one of the questions I often see while spending a little too much time browsing martial arts forums. It's asked so much that I thought I would make a quick video explaining why students of any age can benefit from karate and the martial arts regardless of age, current fitness level, or …

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Karate Mindset: Unlocking the Benefits of Karate Through Cooperative Training 2:09

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I wanted to talk about a quote I read today that I believe captures the essence of cooperative training in a karate class. The quote is by Paulo Coelho and it reads, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” I think this quote is really relatable to how a karate class should be run and how all students …

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Karate Mindset: Be the Best Version of YOU! 1:30

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When it comes to karate training, it's common to feel pressure to perform at a high level and to constantly compare ourselves to others. However, this mindset can lead to feelings of inadequacy and discouragement. That's why it's important to keep in mind these words from John Wooden, "Do the best you can. No one can do more than that." It’s a simp…

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Karate Mindset: Embracing Failure as a Martial Artist 2:31

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Failure is often seen as something negative, something to be avoided at all costs. But I want to convince you to embrace failure and more importantly the fear of failure. That’s because I believe that failure is a valuable teacher that can lead us to growth and success. Some failures are big and some are so small that you may not realize how much t…

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Grandmaster Leyn Burrows 56:56

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Originally Released June 2024 Soon to be promoted Uechi-Ryu 10th Degree Black Belt and Grandmaster Leyn Burrows shares the story of how he started his Uechi-Ryu training. From his time growing up in Bermuda, training with Al Wharton and George Mattson, to becoming the senior student of Buzz Durkin's Uechi-Ryu Karate School. Leyn Burrows also shares…

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Grandmaster Judy Durkin 41:32

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Originally Released July 2024 Today we have a special treat as I sit down and talk with Uechi-Ryu Karate pioneer Judy Durkin. Sensei Judy Durkin began her Uechi-Ryu karate training in 1971 under George Mattson and is a ninth degree black belt. In 1974 she founded Buzz Durkin's Uechi Karate School with her husband, Buzz Durkin. This fall she is test…

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Sensei Bob Beal 44:26

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Today on the podcast we have someone who has been incredibly instrumental to my martial arts and life in and out of the dojo - Sensei Bob Beal. Mr. Beal began his Uechi-Ryu Karate practice in 1975 under Richard Pinkham. Since 1989 he has been a student of Buzz Durkin. He is an eighth degree black belt and has been teaching at Mr. Durkin's school si…

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Shihan Gene Dunn 55:02

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Shihan Dunn is a lifelong martial arts practitioner, beginning his martial arts training in Shotokan Karate at the age of 11 and achieving the rank of Black Belt under Toyotaro Miyazaki. He is also a black belt in judo under Kyoshi Shiina and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie. He is the owner of Gene Dunn's Shotokan Karate Dojo and Brooklyn…

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Sensei David Kelley 57:50

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David Kelley is a Uechi-Ryu Karate Hanshi 9th Degree Black Belt under Grandmaster Buzz Durkin. David Kelley began his Uechi-Ryu Karate practice at the age of 17 in 1974 under Buzz Durkin - who remains his sensei to this day. David Kelley was in law enforcement for twenty five years, and credits the martial arts for giving him the confidence to face…

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Sensei Neil Stone 32:41

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Neil Stone is a Uechi-Ryu Karate practitioner who I believe is one of the finest teachers I have worked with. Sensei Neil Stone began his Uechi-Ryu karate training in 1986 under Mike Rozumek. Today he trains under Uechi-Ryu Karate Grandmaster Buzz Durkin and runs a dojo in Hollis, NH. This fall he is testing for his 9th degree black belt. In this i…

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Sensei Marcus Traynor 41:38

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Welcome to our podcast! Today we have on a Uechi-Ryu practitioner who was instrumental in my development as a martial artist and instructor, Sensei Marcus Traynor Sensei Traynor began his Uechi-Ryu karate training in 1990 under Grandmaster Buzz Durkin. Since 1997 he has been the head instructor at Buzz Durkin's Karate School. In this interview we t…

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Dottie Endres - 81 Year Old Martial Artist 33:12

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Today we have a delightful guest who I have trained with for many years, Uechi-Ryu Karate Black Dottie Endres. Dottie began her Uechi-Ryu karate training in 2006 under with Sensei Alan Kessler at the age of 62. She now trains with Sensei Buzz Durkin. This fall she is testing for her sixth degree Uechi-Ryu Karate black belt. During our discussion we…

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Grandmaster Buzz Durkin 23:23

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I had the honor to interview my sensei, Mr. Buzz Durkin of Buzz Durkin’s Uechi Karate School in Atkinson, NH. Sensei Durkin began his karate training in 1966 in Boston, MA under the tutelage of American karate pioneer George Mattson. Mr. Durkin opened his dojo in 1974 and since then has trained thousands of students in the New England area. He is t…

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Finding Budo Trailer 3:08

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Hello, my name is Bill Leith and this is my podcast about the martial arts, Finding Budo. This podcast is a journey exploring budo, also known as the martial way. I ask you to join me as we embark on a journey to uncover the deeper meaning behind martial arts training. We will sit down with renowned martial arts experts, instructors, and dedicated …

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Can Waste-to-X be the answer to the looming global food shortage? 50:09

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In July’s ReFi Singapore meetup, we gathered to shoot the breeze about repurposed spent grains. This sector has gained popularity in recent years, with several companies in Singapore already using spent grains in various products. The sector falls within the “Waste-to-X” category of circular economy businesses, which basically treats waste as a res…

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Geoengineering isn’t that far off, but Pina2bo is still a terrible idea. 1:00:49

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Professor Ben Horton, Director at the Earth Observatory of Singapore and Professor at the NTU Asian School of the Environment, weighs in on Neal Stephenson's climate change epic Termination Shock. Basically, Pina2bo is a terrible idea and if you had shitloads of money, you should be donating it to a think tank to decide what to do with it. This pod…

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Ixo.world to expand the “internet of impacts”, one cookstove NFT at a time 47:27

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In our conversation, former head of water strategy at Bayer and co-founder of Ixo, Hannah Oh, chats about how Ixo's "internet of impacts" Web3 infrastructure is being used to harness carbon financing to improve the lives of rural communities via... clean cookstoves. Founded in 2017, Ixo is an impact-focused blockchain company that has been building…

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Solar waste is piling up, but who’s footing the recycling bill? 36:54

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By 2050, there is going to be almost as many decommissioned solar panels as newly installed solar panels. That’s according to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), dating back to 2016. Fast forward eight years. It’s 2024. Solar panel prices hit an all-time low in November 2023 and haven’t moved much, driving some European hom…

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More drama in Australia’s carbon credit system, described as “failure on a global scale” 51:46

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While the rest of the carbon world was caught up with debates about whether Verra's REDD+ offsets were "worthless", and the drama involving South Pole's Project Kariba, Australia's carbon credit system was facing a crisis of its own. Carbon offsets produced under Australian government standards are known as ACCUs, or Australian Carbon Credit Units.…

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Can machine learning and artificial intelligence shore up integrity in the carbon markets? 50:40

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Lawrence Xiao, co-founder of Nika.eco shares how his company is moving the carbon market forward into the digital age. The company provides pre-project feasibility reports for carbon project developers and investors. It also provides digital measurement reporting and verification (dMRV) services at two stages of the carbon credit issuance process: …

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Faith-based business models: Christianity and redemptive startups 54:24

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Digital Mission Ventures, also known as DM Ventures or DMV, is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that aims to build the redemptive startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia. A startup with a redemptive business model can probably be described as a business built upon Christian values, rather than one that is purely driven by profits. To understand h…

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Faith-based business models: How Islamic values guides impact 49:55

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Rather than heading down the academic rabbit hole in search of what lies ‘after growth’ (i.e. "post-growth" and "degrowth), I thought I’d tap on some ancient wisdom that’s been passed down the ages. In this series on faith-based business models, I speak to folks in the startup world who have successfully integrated their religious views into their …

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Move over GameStop, carbon trading will hit the retail trading scene soon 50:21

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I first reached out to Rene Velasquez, former head of carbon at environmental commodities exchange CBL, for insights on what happened the first time retail traders got access to the voluntary carbon market. It ended badly, with Verra, the world’s largest carbon standard and registry, banning crypto company Toucan from tokenizing retired carbon cred…

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Incoming Indonesian government to favour voluntary carbon market: IDCTA chairman 1:01:44

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Dr Riza Suarga, Chairman of the Indonesia Carbon Trade Association (IDCTA), has a long career in Indonesia’s forestry sector which began with work in a timber plantation. He crossed the fence, so to speak, in the 2000s after finishing his PhD thesis on illegal logging, converting former enemies at Greenpeace and WWF into allies along the way. Today…

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ReFi Singapore launch: Why should Web3 care about impact? 41:54

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Prakash Somosundrum, CEO of Enjinstarter and Co-founder of AYA Foundation chats about ReFi and bringing tech innovation into the carbon market. This recording was done at the launch of ReFi Singapore. Pardon the poor audio quality! In this AMA, Prakash chats about: - The beginnings of Enjinstarter and AYA Foundation - Bringing digitisation, AI, dig…

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Think positive, think regeneration: Chief Vision Officer @ Handprint 1:03:49

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Simon Schillebeeckx has three jobs. He’s an assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the Singapore Management University. He’s also the founder of Global Mangrove Trust, a mangrove protection non-profit, and the founder of Handprint, a B2B funding platform for impact projects. But because he’s triple hatting as an academic, conservat…

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We’re looking for real ReFi projects, not window dressing: OKX Ventures Partner 34:44

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Imagine a future when nature and finance are both comfortably integrated into Web3. Imagine an economy that incentivises regeneration, rather than extraction. In this episode, I catch up with Jeff Ren, who wears two hats. He’s a partner at OKX Ventures and also an Asia Pacific Leadership Council member at The Nature Conservancy. He drops in a Chine…

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COP28 special: Time for carbon credits to be integrated with environmental regulations 1:53:38

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In this episode, I chat with Gabriel Eickhoff, the co-founder of ClearWind, which is developing carbon credit projects in Southeast Asia. He’s been in the carbon space since 2007 and was involved in the world’s first REDD+ project, Rimba Raya. It was a long conversation so I’ve split it into three parts. The first part is a history lesson on REDD+ …

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Bhutan's bitcoin mining bet pays off 41:21

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Bhutan has been quietly mining bitcoins with hydropower since 2017, when bitcoins were trading at US$5,000 apiece. With bitcoins now trading above $30,000, Bhutan’s bet has paid off handsomely. But Bhutan has no plans to expand “crypto adoption” beyond bitcoin mining. Instead, it is focused on positioning itself as a leading technology hub in the H…

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Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav New Pod 13:01

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Check out my latest episode!By Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav

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Despite flaws, carbon financing remains most promising for conservation 44:57

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Donor funding has never been enough for conservation, says Dr Lahiru Wijedasa, Asia Forest Coordinator at BirdLife International. BirdLife has traditionally relied on donor funding but will issue carbon credits next year from its Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia. In this episode, Dr Wijedasa chats about: Why carbon financing, while flawed, is…

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"We don’t do crypto”: How InterOpera is using blockchain to transform green finance 42:02

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InterOpera’s head of strategy Koh Hong Yi is a former officer at Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore. He jumped into crypto in 2022 just as the market was crashing, and is now doing work in... security tokens. In this episode, Hong Yi chats about: - the difference between cryptocurrencies, digital payment tokens, and digital assets within S…

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Carbon credits alone aren’t enough: Wavemaker Impact 38:54

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Wavemaker Impact executive Yap Su-E is in charge of picking the winning businesses that are emerging from the climate disruption. She chats about: - her portfolio companies that are involved in biochar production, solar panel installations, and regenerative farming - visiting severely degraded farmland in Vietnam - how humanity is recalibrating its…

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Climate activism meets investment: a conversation with Rich Gilmore 41:21

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Futures trader turned conservationist turned carbon investor Rich Gilmore chats about - being the head of The Nature Conservancy in Australia before co-founding Carbon Growth Partners - how negative and sometimes misleading media coverage isn’t helping to solve climate change - the impact of Verra’s standards overhaul and advice for new carbon buye…

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Nothing is ever enough until we hit Net Zero. But to cross the chasm between now and then, we should be paying attention to those creating solutions to better address climate change, in addition to calling out the bad actors. Regen Supply aims to be a source of inspiration for anyone that wants to take part in climate action. Watch this space - I'l…

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Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav New Pod 1:47

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Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav again rocks!By Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav

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Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav New Pod! 21:42

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Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav New Pod!By Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav

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8th episode: Economy for the next century; what if people are the new "gold standard"? 55:51

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In a world of decaying, centralized financial systems and new, emerging decentralized rockstars, it seems that the path is set for a new way of doing business and moving money. Or is it? Is bitcoin the new US dollar? Or are we looking at something completely different? And most importantly, how do we ride this wave before it's too late - so to not …

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7th episode: How Discipline can lead to freedom for your life and your family - with Shihan Grant Campbell, world karate champion 47:13

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In this episode Pete will interview the World karate champion Shihan Grant Campbell! Hear his story for the first time ever, of how over 40 years of training served his mission of teaching personal responsibility to the next generation with the most powerful tool of all; understanding the real meaning of becoming a role model in discipline and libe…

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6th Episode: What if your army betrays you? - with Mick, former dutch marine 1:05:50

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In this episode Toark will interview Mick (who's full identity cannot be disclosed), a former dutch marine with 10 years of service, who has been interrogated by the secret service and disillusioned by its own army for speaking his mind and following his values. We'll talk about what does it take to follow our own code, even when the price can be m…

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5th Episode: Who are the Freedom Forgers? 47:08

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Freedom forgers; who are they? In a world where freedom is often traded for safety, where liberty is forgotten in the name of security, and rights are often taken away "for the greater good", we find brave men and women who are not of the same idea. Extraordinary people with powerful stories to tell on how they achieved true greatness; their own wa…

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4th Episode: Why you want your freedom to be international? 1:00:24

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We are living the fourth industrial revolution, the era of globalization. And as everything we know from commodities to services go global, our rights and duties become global too. Today, we can grasp the moment and reach a level of freedom which couldn't even be thought of before, for us and our next generations. In this episode we'll talk about s…

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3rd Episode: The price of infringing the right of bear arms 1:06:15

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Every freedom loving american knows how important is the second amendment. And how important is the right to bear arms, but what if it really gets infringed? As Max Weber stated, monopoly on violence and therefore its tools are at the vary basis of society, and if the People get disarmed, their sovereignty is gone. In this episode we'll talk about …

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2nd Episode: Is Freedom of speech what's really important? 44:59

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Freedom of speech has always been one of the most important topics in recent history, and for a long time only a very restricted amount of people could actually exercise it. Now, in the free world, it seems that everyone has the power to express freely - or is it? Quite a few people would beg to differ and for a good reason, but most importantly, w…

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1st Episode: Freedom is not a right 54:22

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We have been often taught that Freedom is a right. But question is, a right granted by who? And can it be taken away? What can we do about it? In this very first episode we will talk about how our Freedom has changed in the last 2 years, and what we can do not only to protect it - but to forge our own.…

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Action TNT: Take Action Today, not Tomorrow 3:48

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High performers and champions take action every day. They don't procrastinate. They move the needle. In this podcast, we share strategies for you to take more action and get the results you want!