Best Jonathan Benn Podcasts (2025)

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#170 Ravioli Biceps — How Board Climbing Transfers To Outdoors, The Magic Of Completionism, Overcoming Stopper Moves and Zooming In On Movement 1:55:33

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Ravioli Biceps! Just back from an amazing trip to Rocklands, Ravioli shares how board climbing transfers to outdoor climbing, the evolution of board climbing culture over the last decade, how he deals with stopper moves, and some of the misconceptions about board climbing being non-technical. THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY Mad Rock! Mad Rock’s mottos…

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#169 ‘Good Temps' 3 — WC Season In Full Swing, World’s First 8C Flash?!, Pushing It To The Limit, and Rocklands FOMO 1:21:06

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This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. Today’s episode covers: The Current WC Season (and a Janja tangent) Yannick Flohe’s World’s First 8C Flash (or was it?) The Pro’s and Con’s of Pushing Th…

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#168 Dan Varian — The Different Physical Archetypes Of Pros, High Knuckle Crimping, Committing To Chisel Or 3-Finger Drag, and How True Progression Happens 2:30:46

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Dan Varian is a living legend in the bouldering scene. He's one of the founders of the iconic company Beastmaker and he's a prolific developer with who has FA'd 100's of boulders in the grade 8 (V11 and up). On top of that, Dan is one of the most thoughtful and experienced climber in the world on what it takes to climb at a high level, especially w…

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#167 ‘Board Talk’ — A Recurring Board Focused Podcast With Michael Rosato and Joshua Horsley 2:12:53

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Welcome to the first episode of the ‘Board Talk’ podcast! Boards have become a unique discipline and culture within climbing, so we created a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in board climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans and board lovers: Michael Rosato and Joshua Horsley. Some topics covered in th…

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#166 Wheel Rock — Noah Does Two V17’s, Benn Explains The V17 Grade, Turning Pro, and Execution At The Highest Level 1:50:58

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Noah Wheeler and Benn Wheeler are back on the pod! Tons of fun and insight from these two on what it takes to do the hardest boulders in the world. Also we get into Board Lord’s Episode #7 where Noah competed with Hamish McArthur and SeanRHM. THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY Tension Climbing! Tension makes the best climbing training tools on the planet…

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#165 ‘Good Temps’ 2 — Brooke Does Excalibur [15c], Ondra Flashes E11, Mt. Doom’s [V17] Aesthetic’s Matter, Actual Progression Of The Sport, and ‘First Dab Ascent’ 2:04:38

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Good Temps is back! This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. Today’s episode covers: Brooke Rabatou’s FFA of Excalibur (15c) Adam Ondra flashing Lexicon (E11) Mount Doom (V17) and the importance…

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#164 Obe Carrion — “We Are Bouldering”, What Winning Comps Used To Represent, 'Rock Star' Parties, and Designing Dope Gear 1:51:47

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Obe Carrion is an absolute legend and one of the most iconic stars that rose during the early years of American bouldering. Obe has climbed, competed, and worked in every role climbing has to offer. And he always does it with the best of the best. THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY Mad Rock! Mad Rock’s motto is “CLIMBING SHOULD BE FOR EVERYBODY! Innovati…

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#163 Michael Rosato — Board Lords, Board Culture, Standardized Vs Spray, The Future Of Boards, and Board Grading 2:13:38

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Michael Rosato is the Director Of Marketing at Tension Climbing, and is also the host of the amazing ‘Board Lord’ series on their YouTube Channel. Michael is also a board lord himself, with sends up to V13 on the TB2. Enjoy this deep dive into board culture, the different kinds of boards, and the future of boards. This episode is supported by ORGAN…

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#162 Jonathan Siegrist — What It Takes To Send At Your Limit, Different Climbing Cultures Around The World, and Having Longevity As a Professional In Climbing 2:10:23

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Jonathan Siegrist, aka J-Star, is one of the top sport climbers in the world, and he has been for at least a decade(s?). He recently sent another 9b in Italy, called Erebor. This wasn’t his in his typical style and he shares how he trained for months before the trip specifically for this line. Jonathan is one of the most experienced and knowledgeab…

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#161 ‘Good Temps’ — A New Recurring Group Podcast with Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley 1:51:41

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Welcome to the first episode of the ‘Good Temps’ podcast! This is a recurring podcast focused on the latest things happening in climbing and what it means for our sport from industry veterans: Carlo Traversi, Will Anglin, Austin Hoyt, and Joshua Horsley. SHOW NOTES: Carlo’s Instagram Will’s Instagram Austin’s Instagram Josh’s Instagram The Dark Sid…

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#160 Hamish McArthur — Going ‘Invisible Man’, Sending Megatron And NOMTW, and What Achieving Your Potential Actually Means 1:44:40

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Hamish McArthur has been making huge headlines in the climbing world lately with his send of the highly sought after second ascent of Megatron [V17]. He quickly followed that up with another V17 second ascent of No One Mourns The Wicked, on his first session! Yes, that’s right, Hamish sent a V17 in a few hours. Hamish is an incredible person throug…

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#159 Dave MacLeod [Part 2] — Be The Lightest Possible FOREVER, How To Peak For a Specific Moment, and Why Cutting Calories Is The Last Resort 1:17:03

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You know him, you love him — Dave MacLeod (again!). This episode was ‘snipped’ from the original, #158, and focuses on a nuanced discussion of nutrition. It felt very different from the other topics so we made it a standalone. THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY Tension Climbing! Tension makes the best climbing training tools on the planet. SHOW NOTES: Po…

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#158 Dave MacLeod — You Can’t Avoid Risk, The Right Definition Of Bold Climbing, Low Confidence Is Good, and Why Being Great Means Being Different 1:56:10

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You know him, you love him — Dave MacLeod. This episode focuses on boldness and risk in climbing, as well as some of the key theme’s in his latest book, Moving The Needle. THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY ORGANIC CLIMBING! Simply put, Organic makes the best and highest quality crashpads. SHOW NOTES: Dave MacLeod’s Instagram Dave MacLeod’s YouTube Chann…

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#157 Josh Lowell — World's Best Climbing Films, Reel Rock 19, What Made Sharma Different, Climbing Is ‘Badass’, and How To Make Something Great 2:23:37

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Josh Lowell is THE guy behind the camera and computer who has made all of your favorite climbing videos over the past 25+ years. He is one of the founders of Big UP Productions, Reel Rock, and was the director of The Dawn Wall. The guy even has 2 Emmy’s under his belt! Josh shares all of his amazing stories from starting out as an OG dirtbag, picki…

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#156 Tim, My Dude — When Olympians Go Rock Climbing, The Best Red Rocks Season Ever, Are Soft Shoes Better Than Stiff Ones, and How To Have A Successful Trip 2:10:10

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Tim, my dude, [aka Tim Kang] is back on the pod for another fun episode. Tim and Josh talk about the latest big news stories in climbing and then get into their latest climbing experience. For Tim that means sending Trieste, an iconic Red Rocks V14, while being a ‘weekend warrior’. For Josh that means his recent big trip to the historic bouldering …

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#155 [BONUS] Kevin Thibault — All About Karma, The State Of Development In Font, and 9A Slabs By Kids?! 47:02

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This is a behind the scenes discussion right after Episode #154 was finished. Kevin Thibault and Josh go deep on the legendary ‘Karma’, the current development happening in Font, skin management, and the issues of weight vs performance. We hope you enjoy this peek into what happens right after episodes are “finished”! THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY T…

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#154 Kevin Thibault — A Lifetime In Fontainebleau, Circuits / Pof / Chipping / Nazi’s, Good vs Great Climbers In Font, and Does Climbing Need Weightclasses? 2:03:51

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Kevin Thibault is a fixture in the Fontainebleau scene. He grew up there, started climbing there, and continues to climb there for almost 40 years now! It runs in the family too, his Dad climbed there and was the one who brushed the legendary ‘Karma’ which was sent by Fred Nicole and became one of the most famous boulder problems in the world. Hear…

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#153 Tyler Thompson — This Is The Most Fun You Can Have Climbing, Why 14a In America Is Like 9a In Europe, and How Sport Climbing Rewards Time On Rock More Than Bouldering 1:37:02

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Tyler Thompson is one of the best young sport climbers in America with multiple 5.15 ascents and over 100 5.14 sends. Tyler shares his perspectives on sport climbing in America and why sport climbing hasn’t grown as quickly as bouldering. And we get to hear some of his hard earned wisdom about how to become and better climber and why there are no s…

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#152 Ned Feehally — Training For Micro Edges, Being A ‘Good’ Climber Vs Doing A Big Number, 9A Paddle Dyno’s, and A Standardized Beastmaker Board?! 1:31:04

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Ned Feehally is an absolute legend from the UK. He’s one of the founders of the iconic climbing company, Beastmaker, and he’s flashed up to V14. How’s that for an intro?! Ned also wrote one of the best books on training — “Beastmaking”, and lately he’s been working on 2 new companies he started with his wife, Shauna Coxsey, “Foxy Climbing” and “Min…

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#151 Shauna Coxsey — The One Thing You Can’t Train, Olympics Are Harder Than Parenting, and The Difference Between Motivation and Commitment 1:44:29

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Shauna Coxsey is an 2x All Around Bouldering World Cup Winner, an 11x Gold Medalist, An Olympian, The First British Woman to do V12, V13, V14, and she’s a Mom. Since becoming a Mom, Shauna is back in top form and quickly sending multiple V14’s this past year. Shauna is an incredible athlete in every sense of the word and in this episode she shows e…

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#150 [BONUS] Emil Abrahamsson — Long Term YouTube Goals, Recommendations To The Pro’s, Will Ondra Flash V15?, and The # Of V17’s In The World 18:02

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This is a behind the scenes discussion right after Episode #149 was finished. Emil shares his longterm goals for YouTube and climbing media in general. Emil shares what he thinks current pro climbers could do better in the media space. Josh and Emil also discuss the number of V17’s in the world as well as the possibility of Adam Ondra flashing V15 …

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AppleTV+ Losing Billions and AI is Making People Lonely 29:20

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Todays Stories: Apple TV+ is Losing Billions https://apple.news/AFCP87X04Q6-PAOeeJylyfQ Apple Watch May Get a Camera https://apple.news/AgV6WOOYzQhKXZJkA277xeA A.I. is Making People Lonelt https://apple.news/AEaLvScKDQTqltokW8peGOg Gemini rolling out real-time Video features https://apple.news/AcqZaKNNCS5Ky2Q2v8-DhrQ…

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#149 Emil Abrahamsson — Avoiding Audience Capture, Winning The Arnold Classic, Why He’s A “Lunatic”, and Gaining The Right Kind Of Weight 1:35:23

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Emil Abrahamsson is one of the most famous climbers today because of his incredibly popular YouTube channel. Some of his videos have been viewed over 10 million times! Emil also is an incredibly strong climber with sends as hard as V15. Find out how Emil balance YouTube with his love of climbing and how he responds to those that say he’s just a ‘Yo…

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#148 [BONUS] Kenny Suh — MORE Shocking Industry Tell All, How Most Shoe Companies Came To Exist, and $300 Climbing Shoes?! 48:10

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This is a continuation of the last episode with Kenny, #147. Please listen to that episode first for context! Kenny and Josh hop back on to explore even more drama and links between Mad Rock and 5.10, Evolv, Butora, Red Chili, Black Diamond, So iLL, La Sportiva, Scarpa, Mammut, Edelrid, Yosemite Bum, Cypher... did we forget anyone? Oh ya, Unparrall…

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NVidia’s Announces New AI Superchips and Tesla Pushes On with RoboTaxis 21:36

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Nvidia announces Blackwell Ultra GB300 and Vera Rubin, its next AI ‘superchips’ — The Verge https://apple.news/A35N3mNPsSguUqBOab9orPg California grants permit for Elon Musk’s ride-hail service, could lead to Tesla robotaxis in state — San Francisco Chronicle https://apple.news/Ay6TAkkMxSN6V-YfL9QIspA Study finds AI-generated meme captions funnier …

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#147 Kenny Suh — Shocking Industry Tell All (The NDA’s Have EXPIRED), Who Actually Makes Your Shoes?, CEO Of Mad Rock, “Finger Condoms”, and Shoes In 2030 Will Be Made Like This 1:41:49

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Kenny Suh is the CEO of Mad Rock. Kenny tells us all of the behind the scenes of how climbing shoes are made, WHO actually makes them, the impossible tradeoffs in rubber, how shoes will be made in the future, and some of the innovations of the past and the potential ones in the future. Really fun one that exposes the behind the scenes of shoe makin…

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Why Does Siri Suck So Bad? 14:06

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Today’s Stories: Apple Delays Upgraded Siri: Taking Longer Than We Thought https://www.theverge.com/news/626035/apple-delays-upgraded-siri-intelligence-longer-than-we-thought Apple’s Rumored Smart Home Reportedly Delayed https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/apples-rumored-smart-home-hub-has-reportedly-been-delayed-151515192.html?guccounter=1&gu…

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#146 Chris Weidner — First 14c At 50, The Invention Of Kneepads, Member #112 At The 1st US Gym, and How Ice Climbing Helped Chris Send 14c 1:54:25

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Chris Weidner just sent his first 14c at the young age of 50 years old. Hidden beneath that spectacular achievement is a pyramid of climbing all over the world in many different styles, from FA’ing multi pitch 5.13 trad to summiting mountains in Alaska and Argentina. All of this started when he became member #112 at the first climbing gym in the US…

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#145 [BONUS] Chris Schulte — Throw It All Away, Fontainebleau Recommendations, and Earning ‘Those Moments’ 14:44

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This is a behind the scenes discussion with Chris Schulte, right after Episode #144 was finished. We hope you enjoy this peek into what happens right after episodes are “finished”! Don’t miss Episode #144 for context! SHOW NOTES: Chris Schulte’s Instagram Chris Schulte’s Black Diamond Page Chris Schulte’s Testpiece Episode #144 Support us on Patreo…

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iPad Air and MacBook Air Get Refreshed, New iPhone Fold Rumors, and Utah Passes App Store Age Bill 22:56

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Today’s Stories: Apple Refreshes the iPad Air (1:55) https://www.theverge.com/news/621625/apple-ipad-2024-launch-price-availability Apple Refreshes Macbook Air (5:52) https://www.theverge.com/news/620695/apple-m4-macbook-air-13-15-announcement-price-specs Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age verification bill (10:27) https://www.th…

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Trump Announces Crypto Reserve, Siri Still Sucks, and Most US Workers Still Don’t Use AI 24:06

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Today’s Stories - Trump names Bitcoin and others as part of coming ‘Crypto Strategic Reserve’ (1:48) - https://apple.news/AMLjbjtZERlWb-7tM_0OaAw Big Tech is bettong on AI, but US workers aren’t Biting (5:48) - https://apple.news/AKttX9b1vR7-yWDAJpKpAJA Siri’s real AI upgrade could still be years away (13:15) - https://apple.news/Autb7aRQcTjKMk1qfb…

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#144 Chris Schulte — Chasing Adventure And History, The Origins Of ‘Compression’ Climbing, Bouldering In The 1800’s, and Why “Leave No Trace” Doesn’t Scale 2:03:56

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Chris Schulte has been there and FA’d that. You may know of Chris, but you probably haven’t met him because Chris likes to stay off the beaten path. Way off the beaten path! In this episode Chris drops so much knowledge and history about climbing that no matter who you are you’ll enjoy some new stories that you haven’t heard before. SHOW NOTES: Chr…

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A.I. Agents Communicating in Secret Language and Apple Shareholders Vote to Keep DEI 25:12

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Today’s Stories: Apple Shareholders vote to Keep its diversity policies(2:10) https://apple.news/AoEjyWU0UQ6SnbbFCgwRH-w Trump asks Apple to end diversity policies after shareholders vote in favor (7:11) https://apple.news/At_yU4u77QO-swAXBEKCDTQ Apple is Fixing a voice Dictation bug that substitutes “Trump” for “racist” (9:00) Apple is fixing a vo…

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Apple Ends Encryption in UK, Hackers Steal $1.5 Billion Ethereum, and BlueSky Eats Itself 29:50

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Today’s Stories: Apple has pulled end-to-end encryption to users in the UK, in response to its government asking the company for a backdoor to user data (2:30) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/apple-pulls-data-protection-tool-instead-of-caving-to-uk-demand-for-a-backdoor/ Hackers have stolen $1.5 billion in ethereum from crypto exchange …

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#143 Simon Lorenzi — The Surprising Reason V18 Is So Difficult, Benchmark V16 And V17 Boulders, 9c Vs 9A, ‘Perfect’ Isn’t Perfect, and Why Climbing Is The Best Sport Ever 1:45:03

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Simon Lorenzi has done more V17’s on the planet than anyone other than Will Bosi (3 vs 4). And by the time you read this, there’s a good chance Simon has another one or two under his belt! That’s because we chatted with Simon during his trip to Red Rocks where he is working on Return Of The Sleepwalker and Shaolin, the two V17’s there. This was an …

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iPhone 16E Announced, The Argentine President’s Crypto Rug Pull, HP Buys Humane AI, and Spotify HiFi 30:21

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Today’s Stories - Apple Announces iPhone 16E (2:30) - https://www.theverge.com/news/609204/apple-iphone-16e-price-release-date-specs-a18-notch-face-id Argentine President Rugs His People in $Libra Crypto Scam (8:20) - https://apple.news/APlmzty2mShqUNF2GpLdCMQ HP Buys Humane AI for $116 Million (20:20) - https://apple.news/AS-Xx_6rdR8muexoHNNO-lQ S…

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Meet Elon Musk’s DOGE Engineers, Apple Intelligence on Vision Pro, and The NY Times Adopts AI Tools 35:23

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Today’s Stories: Elon Musk’s Young DOGE Engineers (3:00) - https://apple.news/AeWDdFIzyQLuFFnYbVpqH0Q Android 16 Features (14:00) - https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/android-16-will-bring-these-5-upgrades-to-your-phone-including-one-i-cant-wait-to-try-out Apple Intelligence Coming to Apple Vision Pro (23:00) - https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/…

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#142 Tyler Nelson & Rob Hunter — Doubling Finger Strength As A 48 Year Old V14 Climber, “Squeezing The Lemon”, Focusing On Muscular Gains Over Connective Tissue, and Intention Instead Of Numbers 1:47:51

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Tyler Nelson is back on the podcast and this time he brought a friend, Rob Hunter! Rob and Tyler are both seasoned experts in training high level athletes in their businesses, My Therapy Physio and Performance and Camp 4 Human Performance. This chat came about because Tyler worked with Rob to help him prepare for a V14/15 project and in doing so Ro…

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#141 BONUS [Austin Hoyt] — The V18 Proj Everyone Knows About, Why Lucid Dreaming Is V15 Not V16, and The Upcoming V16 Next To Devilution 17:06

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This is the behind the scenes discussion right after Episode #140 was finished. Austin Hoyt shares his thoughts on the Lucid Dreaming, The Process, Devilution, The ‘Earvo’ Project, and how they all compare to one another. Austin and Josh talk about why those grades settled the way they did and if that will change in the future. Austin also talks ab…

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Musk Wants to Buy OpenAI and Apple Might Make a Humanoid Robot 22:17

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Today’s Stories: Musk tries to buy OpenAI (3:30) https://apple.news/A6IPS-bJWTOShmgACmw1AAQ UK and US snub France by refusing to sign AI summit declaration (8:35) https://apple.news/AEi3TIH-CTTOpJ3vm-gSQjg Apple Interested in Making Humanoid Robot (14:26) https://www.investors.com/news/technology/apple-stock-humanoid-robot-in-development/ AppleTV N…

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New iPhone SE, NVIDIA and Carnegie Melon Release Humanoid Robot Movement Framework, and PSN Outtage 17:26

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Today’s Stories: New iPhone SE Announcement Rumor(2:55) https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/09/apple-could-launch-a-new-iphone-se-and-powerbeats-pro-2-on-february-11/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACFOCYlJfWZP1cdh9B10Il4s-7vR34xNca_DIdqBoX5_2krHe1bORRl4PP87Bbh8a7fxw-M2Ck_tcrYtlnip5ANSeMCUy-_zwFpEoZLe1k…

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#140 Austin Hoyt — Breaking Beta On Lucid Dreaming, FA’ing NE’s First V15, “NE Is The New SE”, and Why Everyone From There Has Strong Fingers 1:52:11

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Austin Hoyt is one of the young guns out of the North East crew that has been absolutely crushing lately. Austin recently FA’d the North East’s first V15, Big Bad Wolf, as well as sent Lucid Dreaming [V15+] using a new ‘double-clutch’ beta for the iconic crux move. Austin shares a ton about what makes the North East special and why it’s been produc…

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Amazon Relying on Cloud Earnings to Justify AI Spend, Gemini Update, and iOS Malware Scandal 21:37

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Today’s Stories: Amazon’s Cloud Business Faces Crucial Test (2:40) https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazons-cloud-business-faces-crucial-test-after-rivals-microsoft-google-stumble-2025-02-05/ Huge Gemini AI Update (10:18) https://www.theverge.com/news/606530/gemini-ai-app-flash-thinking-2-0-update iPhone pp Store Malicious Malware (16:00) https:/…

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Apple Gives Up on AR Glasses, OpenAI Introduces Deep Research, and Musk Gains More Government Power 25:47

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Today’s Stories - Apple reportedly gives up on its AR video glasses project (4:04) https://www.theverge.com/news/604378/apple-n107-ar-glasses-canceled OpenAI Introduces Deep Research (10:37) https://openai.com/index/introducing-deep-research/ Musk to give update on reform effort amid questions about his power (20:42) https://www.reuters.com/world/u…

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#139 Ross Fulkerson — 70ft Whips, Filming “Between The Tides”, Expectations Of A Pro-Climber, and How To Deliver Peak Performance When Everything Is Against You 1:37:49

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This episode is brought to you by Mad Rock! Mad Rock is run by REAL climbers, and that’s why they supported Ross Fulkerson and Testpiece to go on an awesome trip to Mallorca where they filmed “Between The Tides ft. Ross Fulkerson”. Between the Tides is a deep-water-soloing film that follows Mad Rock athlete Ross Fulkerson as he climbs above the Med…

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#138 BONUS [Kai Whaley] — Secret Projects, His Favorite Place To Climb, Rocklands/Switzerland Ticklist, and Being a Good Climber 17:32

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This is the behind the scenes discussion right after Episode #137 was finished. Kai Whaley shares a bit more about some of the projects left in Red Rocks, his favorite place to climb in the world, his ticklist for some upcoming trips, and the differences between being a ‘good ‘climber and a ‘strong’ climber. We hope you enjoy this peek into what ha…

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DeepSeek Might Not Be As Impressive as We Thought, and Meta Doubles-Down on AI Spending 22:05

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Today’s Stories: "It's The New TikTok": National Security Concerns Spike Over China’s DeepSeek (3:52) https://apple.news/AVfrpF4_fQEqtfMJE0KhRcw OpenAI Is Probing Whether DeepSeek Used Its Models to Train New Chatbot (10:50) https://apple.news/AHu8TmYSvSIO0Y47gZxtrcA Mark Zuckerberg: DeepSeek shows why U.S. must be AI's 'global open source standard…

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#137 Kai Whaley — Youngest To Climb V10/12/16 And 17 Soon?!, NOT Being A Comp Kid, Live Streaming Highballs And V16s, and BOARDS 1:43:27

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“What up gangstas and shorties, it’s your boy, Kai." Kai Whaley is best known for his amazing YouTube Channel where he has been vlogging his sessions on Return Of The Sleepwalker (V17) and Shaolin (V17). He is close on both of them, especially ROTSW, and it wouldn’t be surprising if by the time you read this he’s sent! Kai is currently 18 and is un…

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X is Barely Breaking Even, OpenAI announces Operator, and Deepseek kicks GPT-4o’s Ass 23:58

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Todays stories: X Barely Breaks Even (2:50) https://apple.news/Aus-LJD8WQeaw5weVOnAK5g OpenAI Announces Operator (10:11) https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/23/openai-launches-operator-an-ai-agent-that-performs-tasks-autonomously/ Deepseek Has Silicone Valley Talking (17:52) https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/26/deepseek-gets-silicon-valley-talking/…

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TikTok’s Back, Elon Hates on Trump’s AI Plan, and Ross Ulbricht Pardoned 28:40

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Todays stories Biden’s White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’ (3:07) https://apple.news/AZdtQmOUOT--aoY8cl6GOiA Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment in AI Infrastructure (11:26) https://apple.news/AR-rBMhFoTGS9vYy0JgpYQA Musk Pours Cold Water on Trump-Backed Stargate AI Project (16:20) https://apple.news/AxWj2XQLuS3eJOoYZ2Ry5dw…