Best Nicholas Baker Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 0041 - Nicholas Allen 2:03:26

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In this episode, we welcome Army veteran and fellow podcaster, Mr. Nicholas Allen. He shares his journey, recounting how his rejection from the Marine Corps for having “too many tattoos” led him to the Army. He explains that Army doctors were so incompetent that they nearly killed him, his determination to join Special Forces, and the recurring inj…

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Quick Hit 0017 - Loans, Lies, and Myth Busting w/ Steven Ton 40:27

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The founder/owner of Aviator Home Loans, Mr. Steven Ton, is with us in the virtual studio to talk to us about VA loans, dispel some common myths, reveal a few secrets that banks would prefer you didn't know, fill us in on an important policy change, and his mission to help a veteran every day! Theme song by EduardBykovets via Pixabay. Support the s…

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John Barth - Sabbatical: A Romance 2:31:58

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The Spine Crackers return from their...well uh...extended break with a discussion of John Barth's 1982 metafictional romance of espionage, family, love, and death Sabbatical! Back again soon we promise.

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Episode 40 - C. Marsh Bull 1:54:03

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“You never give up.” In the virtual studio with us is Army veteran, author, and poet, Mr. C. Marsh Bull. He tells us about being sent to Saudi Arabia instead of Vietnam, how the military prepared him to succeed in various business environments, the many tragedies he's endured, and how he has remained so positive and resilient in his second bout wit…

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Quick Hit 0016 - 300k Strong and Growing w/ Mike "Sully" Sullivan of Team RWB 34:00

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For this episode, one of Team RWB's original members joins us in our virtual studio. Mike "Sully" Sullivan is here to tell us about how Team RWB was started, how it's grown to massive membership across all services, why the Team's mission is important, and how he's going to lead the way when he officially takes charge in October! Support the show h…

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Episode 0039 - Tyler Pollard 2:42:49

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“There’s a reason why I am here today.” In this episode, we are joined in the studio by Army National Guard veteran, Mr. Tyler Pollard. He tells us about how his mom prepared him for joining the military, being made the platoon leader because he was in ROTC, scuffles with the 82nd in Kuwait, and the joy of being in Officer Candidate School (OCS) du…

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Quick Hit 0015 - Ninja Photo Shoots w/ Alyssa Michelle 34:44

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In this Quick Hit, we speak with Army veteran, photographer, fitness coach, and football mom, Ms. Alyssa Michelle. She tells us about starting her business LFP Creative, her sneaky ninja photo shoots, fitness competitions that don’t require rolling around in the mud, her reading interests, and more! https://lfpcreativeinc.mypixieset.com/ Theme song…

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Episode 0038 - Joe "Bulldog" Adcox 2:20:41

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“Life is a sport; be good at it." In this episode, Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Joe "Bulldog" Adcox, joins us in our virtual studio to tell us about a couple of years of hard living after high school leading him to 20 years in the Corps, how he knew he was in it for the long haul very early on, why wearing "the hat" doesn't make you a Drill Instructor…

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Alien Parasites, Antarctic Booze, and the King of PR Chaos: Bo Shurling on The Thing! 1:16:19

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On this frosty episode of the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we crack open our survival rations (a.k.a. adult beverages) and thaw out one of cinema’s chilliest horror masterpieces — John Carpenter’s The Thing. Joining us in the frozen tundra of our recording session is the legendary Bo Shurling — unit publicist, award-winner, celebrity wrangler, and …

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2025 Episode 6: Ashlie Crofts, Brendan Cholakian and Jordan Baker 1:20:23

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Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Maeve Sparrow sit down with Ashlie Crofts (APIA Leichhardt), Brendan Cholakian (Rockdale Ilinden) and Jordan Baker (St George FC), examining all the happenings across our competitions as we get closer to business end of the season! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New …

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Quick Hit 0014 - Spare the Spine! w/ Dr. Daphne Ryan 41:00

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In this Quick Hit, we speak with Dr. Daphne Ryan, a spinal specialist, physiotherapist, holder of many other medical titles, and founder of SmartBacX Labs. We discuss the constant evolution of treatment for neck and spine injuries, particularly for service members. https://smartbacx.com/ Theme song by EduardBykovets via Pixabay. Support the show ht…

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Episode 0037 - Jeff Zell 2:14:32

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For this episode, we hit the road again, but this time southward to the "other" Carolina. We sit down with Air Force veteran and South Carolina State Senator, Mr. Jeff Zell, and talk about his childhood struggles in Ohio, his twin brother inspiring him to enlist, how setting incremental goals ensured his success, and how a corndog vending carnie ca…

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Love, Vodka, and Oligarch Drama — Nicholas Brown Joins Us for Sean Baker’s Anora! 1:21:19

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Get ready to uncork some serious conversation (and maybe pop a few questionable champagne corks), because this episode of the Adult Beverage Film Podcast is hopping on a private jet straight into Sean Baker’s wild, heartfelt, and occasionally vodka-soaked Anora. Helping us navigate this whirlwind of love, chaos, and Russian family drama is special …

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Quick Hit 0013 - One More Laugh w/ Dennis Vee 36:14

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In this Tracer Burnout Quick Hit, we sit down with Army veteran and comedian, Mr. Dennis Vee. We discuss how a kid from the Bronx projects winds up using comedy to support veterans, how he’s helping raise money for the Bobby Henline Foundation, the time he bombed on stage at an open mic night, and his unabashed love of everything Mel Brooks. https:…

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Episode 0036 - Brian Peacoe 2:22:33

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“That was the hardest year of my whole life. Not my career; my whole life.” In this episode we welcome Army veteran, Mr. Brian Peacoe, into the studio to tell us about how a high school pregnancy and an Air Force commercial changed his life. He talks about being a medic that is averse to blood, his dog being arrested, being a glutton for punishment…

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2025 Episode 5: Nicholas Olsen, Chloe Gordon and Claudio Fabiano 1:31:32

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Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Maeve Sparrow catch up with Nicholas Olsen (Wollongong Wolves), Chloe Gordon (Sydney Olympic) and Claudio Fabiano (UNSW FC) and dive into all the latest action and storylines from across the Football NSW competitions. Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on…

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Quick Hit 0012 - Guns, Bourbons, Cigars, & Floods w/ Jerah Turner 40:19

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In this Quick Hit, we talk with modern day Renaissance woman and Texas State Guardsman, Mrs. Jerah Turner. She tells us about the wild career path that led her to become a firearms trainer and a staunch Second Amendment defender, where feminism went wrong, the finest of bourbons and cigars, and wrap up with the ongoing flood relief efforts in Texas…

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Episode 0035 - Ross "Rusty" Orvik 2:13:09

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“Our safety regulations are written in blood.” We finally captured our unicorn! In this episode, we welcome Navy veteran and submariner Mr. Ross “Rusty” Orvik into our virtual studio. He shares his journey of growing up with an insatiable curiosity for the deep, how New York winters compelled him to leave active service, and how 9/11 kept him in th…

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Lights, Camera… Vampires? Steve Saxon Joins Us for a Bloody Good Time with Sinners! 1:30:04

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This week on the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we’re sharpening our fangs, pouring something strong, and sinking our teeth into Ryan Coogler’s electrifying vampire thriller Sinners. Helping us navigate this dark, soulful ride is none other than Steve Saxon — Director of Photography, camera operator, and all-around visual wizard whose credits range f…

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Quick Hit 0011- YCMSU w/ John Wayne Troxell 1:01:50

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In this Quick Hit, we welcome serial consultant, author, and former Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC), Mr. John Wayne Troxell, to the studio. We ask him the toughest questions he has ever faced: What is the correct way to make a martini? Why is fusion cuisine awful? Who was the best 007? What is the origin of his obsession with karaoke…

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Nicholas Laccetti /// Thelema and the Death of God 1:12:14

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In this episode, Justin speaks with Nicholas Laccetti about his 2021 article, "AL and LA: Thelema and the Death of God". Nicolas is a member of the National Communications Team of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. He is the author of The Inner Church is the Hope of the World: Western Esotericism as a Theology of Liberat…

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Episode 0034 - Kurt Ballash 1:55:21

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“If nothing else, don’t lie to oneself.” In this episode, we speak with Army veteran, Kurt Ballash. We discuss how the military gave a two-time felon a chance to turn his life around, his widely diverse experiences in the Army from explosive detection with dogs to being a medical NCO in Civil Affairs and his bittersweet exit from the service. We al…

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2025 Episode 4: Emily Minett, Mitch Mallia and Hannah Tomelic 1:00:40

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Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Annabelle Banfield catch up with Emily Minett (Manly United), Mitch Mallia (Blacktown City) and Hannah Tomelic (Marconi Stallions) and go through the latest happenings in Football NSW competitions. Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook and Instag…

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Quick Hit 0010 - A Responsibility to Serve w/ Jeremy Stalnecker 43:35

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In this Quick Hit, Dan forgets that 'Once a Marine, Always a Marine' while we talk with Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Jeremy Stalnecker. We discuss his own tough transition out of the service and the great work that Mighty Oaks Foundation is doing for veterans, first responders, and their families. Jeremy also tells us about the joys of running 22 mara…

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Cartels, Courtrooms & Catchy Choruses — We’re Talking Emilia Pérez! 1:13:02

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This week on the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we’re shaking up our cocktails and our genres with Jacques Audiard’s bold, bonkers, and beautiful Emilia Pérez. Part musical, part crime thriller, and part “wait, did they just break into song during a cartel shootout?”, this Cannes sensation tells the story of Rita — a burned-out lawyer who’s roped int…

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Episode 0033 - Joseph Fontenot 2:45:00

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“This is where it gets real.” In this episode, Field Artilleryman and author, Joseph Fontenot, joins us in the virtual studio to tell us how a bayou bass player became an “infantilleryman” in Afghanistan. We discuss everything from Paladins in South Korea to Drill Sergeant duty in South Carolina; and from combat overseas to returning home and fight…

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Quick Hit 0009 - Healing Together w/ Lynn Marilla 40:20

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In this Quick Hit, Lynn Marilla joins us in the virtual studio to tell us about Eagle Rock Camp. From art therapy and family crests to date nights with pumpkin creme brûlée, we discuss Eagle Rock's mission to help veteran families heal their wounds together. https://eaglerockcamp.org/ Theme song by EduardBykovets via Pixabay. Support the show https…

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Episode 0032 - Amanda Ballard & Elijah Sheek 2:21:04

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“Jacob was my best friend. I carried him.” In this year’s Memorial Day episode, we speak with a Gold Star mother and brother about Lance Corporal Jacob Levy, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011. They tell us about how 9/11 stirred an obsession in eleven-year-old Jacob, how the Lumbee Tribe honors all veterans, some of the difficulties Gold Star f…

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Quick Hit 0008 - Honoring the Fallen w/ Mallory Crabtree 33:59

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In this Quick Hit episode, we speak with Ms. Mallory Crabtree whose father, SFC Daniel Crabtree, was killed in Iraq when she was barely a year old. She tells us about some of the hardships she faced growing up without her dad, the things her family did to preserve his memory for her, the largest Star Wars collection in Ohio, and a little advice for…

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2025 Episode 3: James Hilton, Isabella Coco-Di Sipio and Sam Armson 1:11:23

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Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Annabelle Banfield speak with James Hilton (Marconi Stallions), Isabella Coco-Di Sipio (Bulls FC Academy) and Sam Armson (Inter Lions) and discuss the state of play in Football NSW competitions! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook and Instagram…

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Episode 0031 - Matthew “Whiz” Buckley 2:50:37

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"Radical trauma requires radical treatment." In this episode we talk with Navy fighter pilot and founder of the No Fallen Heroes foundation, Mr. Matthew "Whiz" Buckley. He tells us about growing up watching for Soviet bombers off the Jersey shore, the disaster-laden start to his Navy career, the sheer terror of a night landing on an aircraft carrie…

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Quick Hit 0007 - A Campus of Badassery w/ Tim “Chachi” Pachasa 38:03

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In this Quick Hit, we welcome the Executive Director of the Hunter Seven Foundation, Mr. Tim Pachasa, into our virtual studio. We talk about the foundation's beginnings, it's namesake, their noble goal of early detection and treatment of cancer in GWOT veterans, and Tim's personal goal of having an all-in-one campus for all veteran needs. Theme son…

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Episode 0030 - Chuck Ritter 3:28:56

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“Combat’s not all that fun sometimes.” In this episode, we speak with Army veteran and Green Beret, Mr. Chuck Ritter. We discuss how $70k in credit card fraud landed him in the infantry, why you should always inspect your equipment, the importance of planning, why you should be selfish sometimes, his non-negotiable principles, the meaning of an old…

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Quick Hit 0006 - Weather & Workbooks w/ Jenna Carlton 32:50

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In this Quick Hit, we welcome Jenna Carlton aka The Millennial Veteran, into our virtual studio. We discuss her time in the US Navy, authoring The Veteran Workbook, the pros and cons of social media, and her efforts to bring women veterans back into the larger veteran community one cake pop at a time. Theme song by EduardBykovets via Pixabay. Suppo…

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2025 Episode 2: Alexia Karrys-Stahl, Bai Antoniou and Bianca Galayini 1:04:17

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Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Annabelle Banfield bring you the latest episode of Kick-Off, featuring interviews with Alexia Karrys-Stahl (Illawarra Stingrays), Bai Antoniou (St George FC) and Bianca Galayini (Hills United)! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook and Instagram.…

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Episode 0029 - Jessica Guidone 3:15:09

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“I had to prioritize my trauma.” In this episode, we speak with Air Force veteran Mrs. Jessica Guidone. We discuss how being a "hot mess" in ROTC leads to running a newspaper, advising senior officers as a young lieutenant, trying not to tip over small islands, handling trauma after tragedy, how a dad demanding a handshake can change your life… plu…

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Quick Hit 0005 - Warriors Raising Warriors w/ Christina Fanitzi 45:46

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In this Quick Hit, we welcome US Army Colonel Christina Fanitzi into our virtual studio. In observance of April being the Month of the Military Child, we discuss the challenges and triumphs of being a dual military family with a child with spina bifida. We also talk about some lessons learned along the way. Theme song by EduardBykovets via Pixabay.…

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Lauren Groff - Matrix 1:21:27

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In this episode, the Spine Crackers read American author Lauren Groff's 2021 historical novel of belief, sex, class, gender, mysticism and more, Matrix. Full episode available on Patreon as always! https://www.patreon.com/c/spinecrackers

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Episode 0028 - Michael Parker 2:46:19

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“You can lie to me, you even can lie to yourself, but you can’t lie to the horses.” In this episode, we speak with Marine Corps veteran Mr. Michael Parker. We discuss the ludicrous amount of labor required to keep an Osprey flying, red flags and the poor choices that got him tossed in the brig, homelessness and mentorship in Hawaii, using horses to…

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The Panarchist Politics of Amipotence [Audio Essay] 27:21

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This episode features an audio essay from Matt Baker titled “The Panarchist Politics of Amipotence”. The essay appears in a recently published volume centering on Tom Oord’s concept of amipotence. The volumes also feature entries from Josh Patterson, Catherine Keller, Ilia Delio, et al and is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Amipotence-Suppor…

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Thomas Nail /// The Philosophy of Movement 1:17:52

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In this episode, Matt speaks with Thomas Nail about his book "The Philosophy of Movement: An Introduction". Nail is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver and the author of numerous books including The Figure of the Migrant, Theory of the Border, Marx in Motion, Theory of the Image, Theory of the Object, Theory of the Earth, Lucretius …

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Quick Hit 0004 - Striking Gold w/ Josh Martin 42:06

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In this Quick Hit, we welcome back fan favorite, Josh Martin. Fresh off of his victories at the 2025 Invictus Games, Josh tells us about his start in adaptive sports, the Invictus Games experience, and where he's taking his talent next. Theme song by EduardBykovets via Pixabay. Support the show https://tracerburnout.com/…

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2025 Episode 1: David Perkovic, Mel Caceres and Noah Chianese 1:00:29

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Hosts Teo Pellizzeri and Annabelle Banfield bring you the first in-season episode of Kick-Off for 2025, featuring interviews with David Perkovic (NWS Spirit), Mel Caceres (APIA Leichhardt) and Noah Chianese (SD Raiders)! Stay up to date with the NPL NSW competitions by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook and Instagra…

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Episode 0027 - Mike Klemmer 2:18:55

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“This is it? Okay then, now what?” It’s the final episode from our road trip and we’re in Charlottesville at the Aerial Resupply Coffee roastery. We speak with Army veteran and ARC owner, Mr. Mike Klemmer. We discuss being a broken-hearted college dropout, having a military specialty that gets phased out, driving through mine fields, building a Fow…

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Quick Hit 0003 - Fighting Monsters w/ Ben Owen 39:16

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In this Quick Hit, we have the one and only Ben Owen in our virtual studio. We discuss how he’s “buying back the block“ in some of the worst areas of Memphis, how he’s combatting human trafficking, and much more. If you want to support his latest effort, please click the Kickstarter link below and make a pledge/donation. Please hurry, it expires so…

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Quick Hit 0002 - Washed Away w/ Warren Cash 37:59

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Former Army Ranger Warren Cash is in our virtual studio to discuss Hurricane Helene’s aftermath in western North Carolina and how his small team is making a big difference helping those who need it most. If you are interested in helping his team, email them at: [email protected] or their Facebook page at Queen City Strength. Theme song…

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Catherine Keller /// OrtLine25 Response 20:16

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This episode features a special session from a recent conference hosted by the Center for Open and Relational Theology. The conversation centers on Catherine Keller’s latest book, No Matter What: Crisis and the Spirit of Planetary Possibility. The episode includes Keller’s opening remarks, a response from matt, and Keller’s reply. Other panelists h…

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Elliot Wolfson /// Heidegger and Kabbalah 1:05:49

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In this episode, Matt and Justin Speak with Professor Elliot Wolfson about his book Heidegger and Kabbalah: Hidden Gnosis and the Path of Poiesis. Wolfson is a renowned scholar of Jewish mysticism, philosophy of religion, and comparative mysticism. His work blends rigorous textual scholarship with insights from literary theory, feminist thought, po…

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2025 Season Preview: NPL Women's New South Wales 1:17:01

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NPL Women's NSW is back for 2025! Teo Pellizzeri, Annabelle Banfield and Nikola Pozder preview all the teams ahead of the upcoming season. Stay up to date with the NPL Women's NSW competition by visiting nplnsw.com.au or following NPL New South Wales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Watch every game this season live, free and on demand on the Fo…

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Episode 0026 - Scott Jones 2:13:02

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"I had a hit-man tell me that I needed to find God." *This episode discusses the very serious topics of sex trafficking and exploitation of children. Our guest was a federal prosecutor with a focus on those heinous crimes. Please proceed with caution. All of the legal details are accurate to the best of Mr. Jones’ recollection.* In the first episod…