Best Chad Hawk Podcasts (2025)

Today Razib talks to Eric Kaufmann, a Canadian professor of politics at the University of Buckingham, where he directs the Centre for Heterodox Social Science. He earned his BA from the University of Western Ontario and his MA and PhD from the London School of Economics. Prior to his current role, he held positions at the University of Southampton …

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Hawk Central: Previewing Iowa's Big Ten football opener at Rutgers 49:41

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Iowa football opens Big Ten Conference play this Friday night at Rutgers, and the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman break down this winnable matchup for the slightly-favored Hawkeyes. We also touch on new basketball recruit Ethan Harris and make our score predictions for the game.By HawkCentral.com

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Can Iowa football build off offensive progress in Big Ten opener at Rutgers? 25:35

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After Iowa put together its best offensive showing of the year in Week 3 against UMass, the Hawkeyes head to Rutgers for Friday's Big Ten opener. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman dissect where the Hawkeyes stand as the competition intensifies.By HawkCentral.com

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Iowa football finds some offensive footing in 47-7 shellacking of UMass 24:02

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Live from Kinnick Stadium, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman dissect Iowa's offensive performance in Saturday's 47-7 win over UMass.By HawkCentral.com

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Ryan P. Williams: the Claremont Institute standing athwart history

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Today Razib talks to Ryan P. Williams. He is president of The Claremont Institute, a position he has held since 2017. He is also a contributor to The Claremont Review of Books and started The American Mind. Williams earned a B.A. in political science and Economics from Hillsdale College and an M.A. in politics from Claremont Graduate University. He…

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Hawk Central: Is Tim Lester's Shanahan offense too complicated to work at Iowa? 48:33

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As Iowa licks its wounds from a 16-13 loss at Iowa State, the Hawkeyes' ineffective passing game remains the top focus. The Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow dig into the bubbling questions that Tim Lester's offense could be too refined to get right at the college level. We also preview Iowa vs. UMass with five big questions and offer our…

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What does the Iowa football passing game need to show in Week 3 against UMass? 23:32

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Listen as the Register’s Tyler Tachman and Dargan Southard dissect Iowa’s disappointing passing game and what steps forward can be taken in Week 3 against UMass.By HawkCentral.com

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Iowa football's offense faceplants yet again as Hawkeyes fall at No. 18 Iowa State 21:47

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Live from Jack Trice Stadium, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman dissect Iowa's uninspiring loss to No. 18 Iowa State. More struggles for quarterback Mark Gronowski despite the Hawkeyes' strong defensive and special teams work.By HawkCentral.com

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Former Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins details his journey to making the Ravens' 53-man roster as UDFA 16:02

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Listen as the Register's Tyler Tachman catches up with former Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins, who recently made the Baltimore Ravens' 53-man roster out of training camp as an undrafted free agent.By HawkCentral.com

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Chad Orzel: the state of physics and academia in 2025

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Chad Orzel is a physicist and science writer who has been blogging for nearly twenty-five years. He’s the author of four books, Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog, Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist and A Brief History of Timekeeping. T…

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Hawk Central: Iowa vs. Iowa State deep-dive preview and predictions 49:06

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We get you set for Saturday's Iowa-Iowa State showdown, as host Chad Leistikow previews the game from Iowa State's side with the Register's Travis Hines and from Iowa's side with the Register's Tyler Tachman. Chad and Tyler finish the show with their game predictions.By HawkCentral.com

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What level of urgency is there with Iowa's offense ahead of Week 2 Cy-Hawk matchup? 27:58

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Ahead of Iowa's Week 2 showdown at No. 18 Iowa State, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard break down the level of urgency surrounding the Hawkeyes offense after a lackluster showing in Week 1 vs. Albany.By HawkCentral.com

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Sifting through Mark Gronowski's debut and Iowa football's 34-7 win over Albany 29:16

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Live from Kinnick Stadium, the Register's Chad Lestikow and Tyler Tachman break down every angle of Iowa's season-opening win over Albany.By HawkCentral.com

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Jonathan Anomaly and James Lee: is eugenics in our future?

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Recently, the new embryo-selection start-up Herasight has been in the news, finally coming out of stealth. Part of the buzz is because of the public involvement of well-known geneticists and academics like Alex Young and Joe Pickrell in Herasight’s algorithm development. Additionally, Noor Siddiqi, the CEO of Orchid, a competitor to Herasight (and …

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Hawk Central: Week 1 assessment, 5 big questions to preview Iowa vs. Albany 49:40

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We're all ready for the games now, yes? To size up expectations for the Hawkeyes' season football opener against UAlbany, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman evaluate the quarterback, left tackle, receivers and other spots with a game of "better, the same or worse." Then, in a return staple to our preview show, we answer Five Big Questi…

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What constitutes a successful season opener for Mark Gronowski and Iowa football vs. UAlbany? 30:41

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With Iowa expected to cruise against an overmatched FCS foe, the Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow dissect what should be considered a successful season opener.By HawkCentral.com

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Jason Richwine: immigration moratorium now

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On last week’s episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib spoke with Alex Nowrestah, a vice president at the Cato Institute and a strong advocate for expanding legal immigration. This week, he turned to the other side of the debate with Jason Richwhine, a resident scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies and a vocal supporter of sharply reducing …

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Hawk Central: Iowa football's 2025 schedule analysis, McKenna Woliczko's visit 49:16

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The Iowa football regular season is 10 days away, and the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman look at the Hawkeyes' schedule of opportunity and challenge. We also look at bold predictions for the upcoming season. In the final segment, Dargan Southard joins Chad to discuss the Iowa women's basketball official visit ahead for mega-prospect Mc…

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Alex Nowrasteh: an immigration libertarian in Trump's America

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Three years ago, Razib recorded two podcasts with two immigration experts on different sides of the issue, Alex Nowrestah and Jason Richwhine. While Nowrasteh, who works for the libertarian Cato Institute as Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies, supports higher levels of legal immigration, Richwine, a Resident Scholar at the Center…

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Hawk Central: Reviewing Kids Day film, Iowa's quarterback situation for 2025 and beyond 48:26

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With Iowa football's media day and Kids Day practice in the books, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman provide a big-picture review on what we learned, which pairs nicely with our "instant reaction" podcast after Saturday's scrimmage action. We have rewatched the film and look back at the quarterback performances of Mark Gronowski, Hank…

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What we did (and didn't) learn from Iowa football's Kids Day scrimmage 33:34

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Live from Kinnick Stadium on a steamy Saturday afternoon, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman dissect every element of Iowa's Kids Day open practice.By HawkCentral.com

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John Hawks: varieties of humankind all mixed-up

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Today on Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist who has been a researcher and commentator in human evolutionary biology and paleoanthropology for over two decades. With a widely read weblog (now on Substack), a book on Homo naledi, and highly cited scientific papers, Hawks is an essential voice in understanding the …

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Hawk Central: Previewing Iowa's Kids Day practice with 5 position battles 49:13

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Now it's really starting to feel like football season. The pads are popping in Iowa's fall camp, and the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman get you set for this week's media day and open practice with a breakdown of five key position battles on the Hawkeyes roster.By HawkCentral.com

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Noah Millman: from finance to the culture industry

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Today Razib talks to Noah Millman. Millman is an American screenwriter and filmmaker, as well as a political columnist and cultural critic based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the film and theater critic for Modern Age; previously he was a columnist for The Week (2015–2022) and a senior editor at The American Conservative (2012–2017). Millman writes …

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Hawk Central: Tim Lester's 1-on-1 interview about Iowa football in 2025 48:45

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Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester sits down with the Register's Chad Leistikow for the full hour to discuss the progress of his offense, play-calling and the 2025 Hawkeyes.By HawkCentral.com

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Cesar Fortes-Lima: the Fulani out of the Green Sahara

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to human geneticist Cesar Fortes-Lima about his paper from earlier this year, Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel. Fortes-Lima has a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology, and his primary research areas include African genetic diversity, the African diaspora, the trans…

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What we learned from Iowa' s appearance at Big Ten football media days 46:31

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Live from Las Vegas, the Register's Tyler Tachman joins colleague Chad Leistikow to dissect all we learned from Iowa football's appearance at Big Ten media days. Plus, Dargan Southard joins the show to talk Iowa women's basketball after their summer media sessions.By HawkCentral.com

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Jack Despain Zhou: in defense of tracking

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Jack Despain Zhou, executive director of the Center for Educational Progress (CEP). Despain Zhou is a graduate of Western Governors University, and is completing his J.D. at Temple University. A former cryptographic analyst for the US Air Force, Despain Zhou is better known as a former produce…

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Hawk Central: Latest on Hawkeyes hoops; Iowa football's Raimond Braithwaite joins the show 49:53

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On this July 16 episode of Hawk Central Hour, the Register's Chad Leistikow dives into the latest on Ben McCollum's busy offseason leading Iowa basketball. Plus, Iowa football strength and conditioning director Raimond Braithwaite joins the show with the 2025 season roughly six weeks away.By HawkCentral.com

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Nikolai Yakovenko: the $200 million AI engineer

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, in the wake of Elon Musk’s xAI Grok chatbot turning anti-Semitic following a recent update, Razib catches up with Nikolai Yakovenko about the state of AI in the summer of 2025. Nearly three years after their first conversations on the topic, the catch up, covering ChatGPT’s release and the anticipation of m…

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Hawk Central: In-depth on Iowa wide receivers with Jon Budmayr, Trey Thompson's surprise commitment 49:16

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In a special edition of the Hawk Central Hour, Iowa wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr sits down with the Register's Chad Leistikow for more than 40 minutes to break down his ascending room ahead fo the 2025 football season. To finish the show, Chad and Tyler Tachman discuss the impact of four-star basketball commitment of Trey Thompson.…

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David Van Ofwegen: a peripatetic philosopher across Eurasia's antipodes

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Today on Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to David van Ofwegen, a philosophy teacher based in Thailand. Razib and Ofwegen first met by chance while he was traveling in the US in 2003. A Dutch national, educated at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands and then the University of Hawaii, specializing in the philosophical underpinnings of Socia…

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Hawk Central: All eyes on Iowa basketball practices; Koen Entringer's validation 48:45

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This week's Hawk Central radio show is basically a game of "What Did Chad Miss?" while on vacation? Now, as the Register's Chad Leistikow returns to the fold from Maine, teammate Tyler Tachman takes his turn with some time off but not before sharing insights on Iowa men's basketball practice plus some news bits in Iowa football and women's basketba…

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Claire Lehmann: after the Intellectual Dark Web

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to returning guest Claire Lehmann. Lehmann has an undergraduate degrees in psychology and English from the University of Adelaide. She was enrolled in a graduate program in psychology, but left it after becoming disillusioned with moral relativism, she went on to found the online magazine Quillet…

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Nathan Cofnas: Judaism's group evolutionary strategy and hereditarianism defended

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to philosopher of science Nathan Cofnas, whose specialty is biology and ethics. An American, Cofnas is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Columbia University, and his doctorate i…

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Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker joins the HawkCentral show ahead of 2025 season 48:48

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As he readies for year 27 as Iowa's defensive coordinator, Phil Parker joins the Register's Chad Leistikow to recap the Hawkeyes' 2024 defensive performance and what to expect this coming fall.By HawkCentral.com

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Hawk Central: The House settlement ramifications for Iowa athletics, starting with football 48:36

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The big news of the week was approval of the $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA court settlement, which opens the door for the salary-cap era of college athletics. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman use most of our 48-minute show to discuss the impact on Iowa athletics.By HawkCentral.com

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Hawk Central: 1-on-1 with Iowa football general manager Tyler Barnes 48:41

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For about 38 minutes, Barnes and the Register's Chad Leistikow go over the future and drive of Kirk Ferentz, the pay model that Iowa is using when revenue sharing (likely) begins July 1 and what recruiting strategies and needs are looming for the Class of 2026.By HawkCentral.com

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Hawk Central: Ben McCollum's first Iowa basketball roster appears complete; how good is it? 50:40

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Ben McCollum seems to have put the finishing touches on his first Iowa men's basketball roster, adding two more pieces in the closing weeks of May. The Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by basketball beat writer Tyler Tachman to size up the 13 players (12 scholarship) now in the fold for the Hawkeyes and what our expectations might be for this ro…

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Hawk Central: Emely Rodriguez's impact on Iowa women's basketball, Big Ten baseball preview 49:27

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This week's Hawk Central radio show leads off with some newsy developments in Iowa women's basketball, headlined by the addition of Central Florida transfer Emely Rodriguez. The Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by Dargan Southard, who updates listeners on why he's on the disabled list while providing fun conversation about the 2025-26 Hawkeyes. …

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Hawk Central: Postseason awards show for Iowa athletics 48:49

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You've (maybe) heard of the Golden Herkys. Now, it's time for the Hawk Central Herkys. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman, on this finals week at the University of Iowa, put a bow on the year of Hawkeye athletics with some unique categories and awards.By HawkCentral.com

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HTP Podcast EP 15 - Turkey Talk with Mark Cascio – Woodsmanship, Calling & Lessons from the Field 1:00:22

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In this episode of the Huntech Pro Podcast, we sit down with Mark Cascio, a passionate and experienced turkey hunter I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with on social media since 2019. Mark brings a wealth of knowledge to the table when it comes to chasing gobblers—whether it’s mastering the art of calling, reading tracks, or understanding the woo…

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Hawk Central: The finishing portal touches on Iowa's 2025 football roster 49:22

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Kirk Ferentz suggested some final transfer-portal additions "wouldn't be headline news," but any roster adjustments for Iowa football warrant headlines. So, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman take a closer look at the impact of incoming transfers Jeremy Hecklinski, Shahid Barros and Ty Hudkins ... and what that tells us about the Hawke…

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Hawk Central: Full-hour interview with Iowa women's basketball coach Jan Jensen 50:39

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This week's Hawk Central Hour features a one-on-one with the Register's Chad Leistikow and special guest Jan Jensen, who gets set to enter Year 2 as Iowa women's basketball coach. She revisits the key moments of Year 1 while looking ahead to the future of Hawkeye women's hoops.By HawkCentral.com

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PODCAST: Recapping Iowa's spring practice, NFL Draft 38:15

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Iowa's open practice Saturday at Kinnick Stadium produced plenty of pass-game connections, which got our attention. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman revisit their top takeaways and notebooks from the two-plus hours.By HawkCentral.com

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HTP Podcast EP 14 - Driven by the Challenge: Richard Fleming 52:35

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In this episode of the HTP Podcast, we catch up with Richard Fleming, a passionate bowhunter and rising amateur competition archer from the USA. I first met Richard in 2022 on a hunting trip right here in South Africa, where we spent two days together in a blind capturing two incredible bowhunts on camera for Episode 2 of Season 3 of Huntech Pro. R…

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Hawk Central: Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras addition, spring football's final week 49:09

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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman take you wire-to-wire on an information-packed episode, starting a a strong 22 minutes on the impact of Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgeuiras to the Iowa basketball team. Chad teases a coming commitment for the women's team, too, while the attention turns a deep dive on the final days of spring foo…

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Hawk Central: Iowa basketball's roster build, football's quarterback situation 1:02:32

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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman break down the Hawkeyes' in-progress roster build − including with recent additions Trevin Jirak and Brendan Hausen. We also look at what other names might be possible to join the fold. There's some big happenings in Iowa's quarterbacks room in football. And then time to panic with the lack of transfe…

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HTP Podcast EP 13 - Chad Faulkner: From Taxidermy to Global Hunting – The Story of Bone Cold TV 55:53

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In this exciting episode of the HTP Podcast, we sit down with Chad Faulkner, co-founder of Bone Cold TV, passionate taxidermist, and global hunting adventurer. Chad and I first connected through social media and have known each other for a few years now—and it’s been incredible to watch his journey unfold. 🦌 Chad shares his roots in the world of ta…