Best Torgersen Podcasts (2026)

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Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 156 1:24:46

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RJ may be in Mexico but we won't let a little tropical vacation get in the way of a great week of biathlon! After a raucous week in le Grand Bornand we had a lot to chat about including: - This was Lou's weekend from start to finish - Justus' heartbreak but encouraging signs for Germany - Maren's incredible power - Good 1st trimester performances f…

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Hochfilzen 2025-2026 Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 155 1:26:15

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Another fun weekend of biathlon racing is completed and RJ and Jordan are back to discuss it all! On today's recap: - Starting with our complicated feelings seeing Julia Simon racing again - Nice weekends for our home federations of Canada and the USA! - Celebrating Anna Magnusson with her biggest fan - The cream of the crop rising on the men's sid…

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Östersund 25-26 Week 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 154 1:25:36

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After a fun week in Östersund full of fan favorite performances we already have so much to talk about! In this episode we discuss: - The incredible women's Pursuit contested with our some of our personal favorite athletes - Suvi Minkkinen with a career weekend takes Yellow - Lisa Hauser looks better than she has in several years - Dorothea Wierer i…

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Östersund Week 1 - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 153 1:09:06

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World Cup Biathlon is back and so are the weekly recaps! In this case we saw so much fun in the first two days of the season that we couldn't wait to start this next week. We had to start right away! It was a fantastic couple of days so we had a lot to discuss including: - Our favorite things including great races from our offseason guests! - Campb…

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Tobias Torgersen Interview November 2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 151 1:16:49

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A week later than intended (solely due to Jordan's very slow editing) our interview with Polish Women's Head Coach Tobias Torgersen is up! This was recorded the week before the season began so it does not cover anything that happened in the first two days of racing in Östersund. But there is still tons of good stuff in this conversation including: …

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2025-2026 Biathlon Season Preview! - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 152 (151 coming soon!) 1:29:54

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We did it! The 2025-2026 biathlon season starts this week! We got together for our first regular weekly episode of the season to get ourselves ready for all of the excitement. We covered: - Discussing how an Olympic season differs from a regular season - Discussed the events of the selection races in Idre Fjall, Geilo, Bessans, and Ruhpolding and h…

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Karoline Knotten November 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 150 1:11:31

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Karoline Knotten graciously joined us last week from her training in Livigno before the races took place in Geilo. It was a very friendly visit and we can't wait to have her on again soon! For now we covered: - Charting her own course outside the national training roster this summer - Updates on her personal fitness - Goals for 2025-2026 - Finding …

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Niklas Hartweg November 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 149 1:30:00

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Nik Hartweg joins the podcast once again for his first recorded episode with us in two seasons. There has been a LOT that has happened with Nik and biathlon in that period so we had a lot to discuss including: - Prep, current form, and plans for the 2025-2026 seasons - Goals and checkpoints for this season leading to the 2026 Olympics - Memories of…

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Campbell Wright November 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 148 51:07

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The most entertaining man in biathlon - Campbell Wright - returns for another preseason chat! As always he was an absolute blast as we covered a lot in a relatively short period including: - Loop One - his thoughts on the event and would he do it again? - Updates on summer training and how he's feeling with now less than 1 month until the 2025-2026…

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Justus Strelow October 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 147 57:12

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Justus Strelow joins us again for another wonderful interview! He was coming to us from the team's Martello altitude camp and graciously gave us plenty of time to discuss a bunch of fun topics including: - Being a dad! - The new coaching staff and what the feeling in the team is as the 2025-2026 season nears - Team dynamics and fun with the German …

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#179 Mads Torgersen, C# 14 47:40

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Summary Mads Torgersen, the lead designer of C#, joins me to discuss what's new in C# 14. Details Who he is, what he does. His PhD. High and low level work. The language and the compiler. How the compiler enforces the language. Extension members - methods, properties, static, operators. Field backed properties. Going for a preview feature to full r…

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Lotte Lie Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 146 1:04:03

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2025 City Biathlon Champion Lotte Lie comes back for another interview! It's her 3rd interview with us and we had a LOT to catch up on including: - Her City Biathlon experience and the winning moment! - Beating her buddy Karoline Knotten - Summer training schedule and updates. Do the upcoming Olympics change the training plans? - Belgium's continue…

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#101 Jeanie Doogan 48:19

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Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This week our guest is Jeanie Doogan! Jeanie is a comedian, teacher and mother of 4! Jeanie has been doing comedy now for 17 years! She is constantly on the road doing gigs at clubs all over! Her act is hilarious, she talks about being a teacher, a mother and just herself! You can catch her all over the…

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#100 Gore Corn 1:22:08

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Welcome back to Torgy Talk. This 100th episode is not just a milestone but a new direction for what Torgy Talk will eventually be. We discuss the future of what our next episodes will be consisting of. We also talk about what has been going on in the last 2 weeks since we last sat down and talked to eachother. There is no possible way to pin point …

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IBU Cup Champ Camille Bened!!! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 145 56:53

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We are honored to be joined by reigning IBU Cup champion Camille Bened for a wonderful interview. Our graceful guest was kind enough to chat with us about anything and everything including: - Her IBU Cup winning 2024-2025 season and experiences on the World Cup - Overcoming injuries from fall 2 seasons ago - Goals for 2025-2026 season and what she …

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#99 Woah There, Big Girl 55:24

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Welcome to a special edition of TorgyTalk!!! This episode was recorded at our good friend's lake house Jake and (soon to be) Kacey Wember! We had a fun filled weekend, boating, fishing, eating and drinking. Emphasis on the drinking. We ate like kings and queens all weekend, steaks, walleye, shakshuka, and some mediocre stuffed clams. This episode w…

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Pascale Paradis Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 144 1:29:25

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We continue checking in with Team Canada with our first interview with up and coming talent Pascale Paradis! This was a true joy as we discussed: - Her journey in biathlon including her first big success at the 2018 Youth Worlds - Choosing her college career at University of Alaska vs IBU Cup - Her first season on the World Cup and what Emma Lunder…

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#98 Joseph Christopher 1:50:49

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Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This week we have a returning guest, Joseph Christopher! Since his last time on the show Joseph has had 2 appearances at Zanies Old Town on the "Super Six" showcase, which we talk about in depth during this episode. Joseph also recently headlined Jon's hometown show "Sunnyside Up Comedy" at Sunnyside Ta…

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Logan Pletz Interview + Ziggy Mazet and Blink talk - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 143 1:38:25

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Logan Pletz is back for more rifle talk! But before that we have a lot more to discuss: - In the intro: Ziggy Mazet announces his departure from Norwegian team after this season + Blink Festival action and Lisa Vittozzi's return! - Logan talks about his 2024-2025 season and what he learned from it - His summer training and dodging cows - Olympic ho…

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#97 Lisa Peiffer 1:44:42

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Welcome back to TorgyTalk! This week's guest is Lisa Peiffer! Lisa has been doing comedy for 3 years now and is a full time Nurse. It was a blast having her on the podcast, we covered a lot! She may be the best guest yet considering she brought our fat asses some DELICIOUS donuts! This episode we dive into what its like for her juggling 4 kids with…

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#96 Denise Medina 1:20:57

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This week's guest is Denise Medina! Its always a pleasure to have suburb based comedians on the show! Denise has been doing stand up comedy for about 10 years now and also has done her fair share of producing excellent shows. Her newest showcase is held at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center where she is planning on putting great lineups…

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#95 Ryan O'Flanagan 1:31:08

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Welcome back everyone! This week's guest is our very first touring comedian Ryan O'Flanagan! Ryan has been headlining clubs all over the country and Jon met him at his Zanie's headlining debut back in April! We talked about a lot in this episode including his fan favorite "excited tourist" videos where he goes into a new city mispronouncing billboa…

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#94 Kevin Kellam 1:42:32

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Welcome back to TorgyTalk with another amazing guest! This week we are joined virtually from the NBC Tower in Chicago, Kevin Kellam! Kevin is a radio personality for multiple radio stations including Chicago's alternative rock station Q101. He is also a very funny Chicago comic that you can see all over the city! We had him on this week to promote …

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#178 Ted Neward, The Interview Industrial Complex, Part 2 36:16

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Summary Ted Neward tells me about his job search that started in 2022. Part 2 of a 2 parter. Details Cover letters. The interviews, "elite code" - nothing to do with real programming jobs. Selling elite tests and tutorials, memorizing code. Showing that you can code, live coding. Ageism; cost of developers. Emotional aspects of the job search; much…

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Team Greenland Interview! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 142 1:25:42

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Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark joined us for a delightful conversation about Team Greenland! We discussed A LOT but maybe the most enjoyable aspect of the time we spent together was seeing them interact as brother and sister. In this interview we discussed: - Reflections on the Lenzerheide Worlds and looking ahead to Antholz 2026 - Their unique skill…

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#93 Addison O'Neal 1:43:40

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Addison O'Neal is back again! Thank you all for bearing with us while we tool a month off to recharge and reset. This week Addison gives us a rundown of what we have been missing in the Chicago open mic scene. All over a few glasses of "Incredible Hulks" made by your very own Jack Mann Johnson. We are going to do a new drink each episode, which wil…

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Emma Lunder June 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 141 1:31:16

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We were delighted to be rejoined by recently retired Biathlon Canada star Emma Lunder to catch up on her life since retirement and much more. We covered quite a bit in this friendly conversation including: - How she came to her decision to retire and enjoying her last weeks on the World Cup - Her reflections on her years with the Canadian National …

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Canadian Coach Andrew Chisholm Interview Pt 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 140 1:16:35

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In part 2 of our excellent discussion with Canadian national team head coach Andrew Chisholm we touch on: - Changes he and Co-Head Coach Helene Jorgensen are making to the management of the team - Their coaching and training philosophies - Covering more race day responsibilities - What does success look like for Biathlon Canada in the 2025-2026 sea…

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Canadian Coach Andrew Chisholm Interview Pt 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 139 1:00:37

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Finally! We are interviewing one of the head coaches of the Canadian National Team. It should have happened long ago but we are happy to be joined by Andrew Chisholm for a 2 part interview. In part 1 we discuss: - Andrew's journey to this position - The daily responsibilities of a head coach - Olympic prep and team logistics - Deeeeeeeeeeeep dive i…

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German Youth/Juniors Coach Matthias Ahrens Pt 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 138 55:05

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Part 2 of our interview with Matthias Ahrens. In this section we discuss: - Climate Change - What his athletes can learn from the current World Cup athletes - Changes in shooting techniques - The challenge and opportunities with the German women's depth - The best venue on the World CupBy [email protected]

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German Youth/Juniors Coach Matthias Ahrens Pt 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 137 59:32

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Our dear friend Matthias Ahrens rejoins us for a wide ranging conversation! We discuss his move from Canada and the Biathlon Alberta Training Center back to his home in Germany where he now works training members of the German Youth/Junior teams. In part 1 we focus extensively on the differences between the two systems (North America vs. Europe pri…

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#92 Chris Chagoya 2:02:39

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Welcome back to another week of TorgyTalk! We are nice and refreshed from the week off we took! This week Jon and Jack sit down with their good friend Chris Chagoya. Chris has been on TorgyTalk a few times and this one was the best one yet! In this episode we find out that Jack has NEVER been to a strip club, and neither has Jon's wife Cora (who ma…

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#91 Emily Ramirez 1:12:06

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This week's guest is none other than BABS Comedy Club owner and operator Emily Ramirez! Emily and her husband Chase are slowly creeping up to the 1 year anniversary of the opening of BABS in downtown Forest Park, IL. She brings in all types of shows into the club besides just stand up comedy. For example, they do improv shows and even 'kid-prov" sh…

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Early May 2025 Biathlon Round Up - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 136 1:07:16

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Just a quick round up of the latest news from the world of biathlon including: - Coaching change for the Czech women and Austrian teams - Laegreid changing ski brands - Roster announcements from many teams including Norway, France, Sweden, and Germany - General chit chat - Trivia time for RJ *Apologies for Jordan's audio. He sounds like he's record…

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#90 Sean Haynes 1:45:14

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From male stripper to business owner, and now a business owner and part time stripper. Sean Haynes is the owner and creator of our sponsor FAT Candle Company. Fat Candle is a candle company that bases it's scents off of men's cologne and women's perfume. Sean has had a lot of trial and error when starting this business as he shares in this episode!…

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#89 Femi 1:35:00

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Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk. This week we had the pleasure of sitting down and talking to Femi! Femi is original from Nigeria and has been doing stand up comedy in Chicago for 2 and a half years. He dives into a little bit of how it was growing up in Nigeria. We talk about how Jon would not be able to handle any of spicy food that …

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April 2025 Biathlon Round Up - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 135 50:18

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It's been one month since the thrilling conclusion to the 2024-2025 biathlon season in Oslo so it's the perfect time to catch up on all of the biathlon news of April 2025. We also discuss a couple of projects that we are working on right now and preview a few others. Let's have some fun!By [email protected]

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#88 Ruben B 1:37:30

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This week's guest is Ruben B! Ruben is a very funny up and coming comic by night and a factory worker by day. Ruben is coming up on his 1 year mark in comedy very soon, and also has a hilariously dry delivery. This episode we talk a little bit about how Ruben got into comedy, reading the comments in dirty videos and had a decently long talk about o…

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#87 Danny Hamel 1:45:32

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This week we welcome Danny Hamel to the podcast! Danny is a Chicago Comedian, and a self published author of his fictional tale "The Recipe Maker" available on Amazon for purchase! Danny had his first experience doing comedy at his high school talent show where he did 10 minutes on nothing but airplanes. After high school, Danny went on to attend c…

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2024-2025 World Cup Wrap Up - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 134 1:20:12

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It's our final look back at the 2024-2025 season. We take a look at the big stories, our favorite stories, some athletes that had magnificent seasons, some athletes that had relatively disappointing seasons. 24-25 was one of my favorite full seasons in awhile. Take one last look back with us!By [email protected]

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#86 Jason Seiler 1:38:11

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This week we are very lucky to have Jason Seiler joining us via video call! Jason is a full time artist, and comedian. He has quite the resume, opening for big acts such as Steve Byrne, Kevin Nealon, and Michael Rapaport. Jason shares his experience of his first time doing comedy, which is not your standard start! Jason is an amazing artist first a…

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Oslo Recap with Interviews! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 133 56:31

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We return to the hallowed grounds of Holmenkollen for one last visit before the offseason. We return once again to our brightest memories as well as things that we failed to mention in our first recap. This time we included our interviews: - Lou Jeanmonnot after the Mass Start - Franziska Preuss after the Mass Start - JT Boe after the Sprint - Isak…

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TorgyThoughts 10 33:18

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Welcome back! This week on TorgyThoughts, we talk about the trip we made to Nashville to try to get onto Kill Tony. Close, but no cigar unfortunately. Jack reminds Jon of some things he may have forgotten about the evening due to an absurd amount of alcohol. Jon touches on his VERY exciting news on who is headlining for him on April 25th! We hope y…

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#85 Sam Barry 1:28:18

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Joining us for the second time is the one and only Sam Barry!!! Most people that know Sam, know that he is one sweaty, ball of energy and kindness! Sam has been working his ass off the past few years and it shows in his act. This week we talk about our first times getting drunk. We also talk about how Jon and Sam are going to be playing a lot of go…

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Oslo Memories! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 132 1:40:19

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We are back, the jet lag has worn off, and we're ready to chat....and chat...and chat! In this episode we ended up just sharing our memories from the weekend. Very little actual race or biathlon discussion. This is so much about just our time on the ground and how much fun we had. Included: - Our memories from the Women's Mass Start - Remembering t…

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#84 Mike Glab 1:52:35

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Ladies and Gentleman, Mike Glab! Mike is coming up on his 1 year mark in comedy and has recently hit a big break through on Chicago Roast Battle. On this week's episode we discuss Mike's entrance into comedy and who his biggest influences are. He even brought us some awesome IPA's from Funkytown Brewery, brewed right here in Chicago. Mike was virtu…

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TorgyThoughts 9 39:28

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Welcome back to another episode of TorgyThoughts! We hope you enjoyed a week with 2 TorgyTalk episodes with 2 awesome guests! Jack is STRUGGLING to stay awake this episode but manages to power through. This week we touch on Jon's show at The Cozy Corner. We also talk about some of our go to "comfort" shows. Jack's go to comfort show is Mr. In Betwe…

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#83 Kyle Alan 1:05:13

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This week our guest is none other than Kyle Alan! Kyle has been doing comedy for the past 9 years and his act definitely reflects that. In this week's episode Kyle joins us via video chat to talk. We touch on the usual subject of how and why he got into stand up comedy and what inspired him to do so. Kyle is a HUGE metal head! The guys all talk abo…

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Pokljuka 2024-2025 Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 131 1:19:29

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Pokljuka was one heck of a ride. We had surprise performances galore and amazing Slovenian performances. This week we discussed: - Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic - Johannes Thingnes Boe's weekend and the state of the Men's Overall - Lou Jeanmonnot and Franziska Preuss separated by just 20 pts - The amazing young athletes in biathlon - A few athlete…

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#82 Vince Maranto 1:31:31

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This week's guest is none only than Chicago comedy legend Vince Maranto. Vince had been doing comedy for 43 years in Chicago. He has worked with names like Tracy Morgan, Bob Odenkirk and even Norm MacDonald. Vince shares some amazing stories with us on what it was like coming up as a comic in the 80s and 90s. Starting back in 1982 Vince shares with…