Best Vantage Performance Podcasts (2025)

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Reframing Our Relationship With Fire Through Mentorship And Stewardship With Dr. Sasha Berleman 1:44:34

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People have lived collaboratively with fire, and fire has brought and supported life since time immemorial. This was something Dr. Sasha Berleman heard when she was a young adult enrolled in an educational program at a nature reserve that her grandmother used to take her to. This sent her on a lifelong journey to explore and educate others on livin…

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On The Line And In The Ring: Fighting For Strong Relationships With Chase And Sammy Worthington 1:50:08

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Explore the thrilling intersection of firefighting and professional boxing in this captivating episode. On today's show, Chase and Sammy Worthington stop by to talk about what it takes to make a strong, lasting relationship through their personal experiences with a wildfire career and a professional boxing career. Chase Worthington, a Squad Leader …

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The Humanity Behind Wildland Firefighting Through “Hotshot” With Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann 2:59:03

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When discussing or covering wildfire situations, most people and media outlets focus more on their destruction rather than the humanity behind it. In this episode, Brandon Dunham sits down with Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann to discuss the making of his cinematic masterpiece documentary "Hotshot," which tells the story of some of the most elite, the most…

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All Hands, All Lands: Stanislaus National Forest’s Decade-Long Journey To Confront The Wildfire Crisis With Benjamin Cossel 1:48:35

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It’s high time we confront the wildfire crisis head-on while looking at forest health from a holistic point of view. In this episode, we talk with Stanislaus National Forest Public Information Officer, Benjamin Cossel, about the MASSIVE undertaking of a historic fuels reduction and prescribed fire project called the "Initial Landscape Investments t…

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How Technology Can Save Lives In Fighting Wildfires With Andy Bozzo 1:48:34

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Wildfires are getting bigger and bigger every single year. Those 100-year fires are now happening at intervals of five or ten years, and they are much deadlier to handle. Andy Bozzo wants to arm wildfire fighters with the right technology to give them a much safer time eliminating this kind of fire, saving many lives in the process. This is where T…

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Green Buffalow: ChangingThe One-Size-Fits-All Game Of Wildland Firefighting PPE With Korena Hallam And Summer Hurd 1:50:33

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Despite the changes we have made, would you believe that PPE hasn’t been changed in 30 years? It continues to be governed by antiquated rules that no longer best serve what we need today. In this episode, Korena Hallam and Summer Hurd from Green Buffalow dive deep into the changes we need to see, especially when it comes to the different needs betw…

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Saving Lives: Gear, Skills And Training For Worst Case Scenario Readiness With J.T. Sohr 1:50:22

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If you happen to be a bystander as an emergency situation takes place, would you rather be the person who just stands by helpless and clueless, or the person who happens to be trained and equipped enough to save the day? Today we’re talking about saving lives, and we have the perfect person to talk to us about the importance of having the right gea…

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Understanding Wildfire Culture From A Human Perspective With Ben Iverson 1:28:59

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Beyond the massive destruction caused by wildfires are the people who risk their lives just to put them out. In this episode, Ben Iverson of the Forest Service shares with Brandon Dunham a glimpse of the wildfire culture beyond the protocols and into its relatable human aspects. He talks about their project Meta Review, which looks back on the comm…

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Fueling The Fire: Nutrition And Policy Changes For Wildland Firefighters With James Shelley 1:30:41

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Nutrition plays a vital role in the well-being and performance of wildland firefighters, shaping their physical and mental resilience in the face of demanding and dangerous conditions. In this episode, we continue the previous discussions around human performance and nutrition. This time, we look into the policy changes for how our wildland firefig…

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Whole Body Wellness: The Simple Secrets To Health, Nutrition, And Human Optimization With Paul Tijerina 2:02:39

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In this episode, we’re going to talk about whole body wellness, and we have just the right guest to speak to that. Paul Tijerina is a master health coach with expertise in functional nutritional therapy and primal health. And boy does he have compelling stuff to share! As hotshots, it is part of our job to make sure we’re consistently operating in …

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Overcoming Adversity: The Journey To Mental Health And Healing With Jay Walker 1:19:29

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Welcome to the The Anchor Point Podcast, episode 117 with Jay Walker, a wildland firefighter from Wells, NV. Jay has served on multiple wildland firefighting crews, including Ruby Mountain Hotshots, Jackson Hotshots, and Elko District Engine Modules. He is currently the acting superintendent of Ely Helitack, based out of Panaca, Nevada. In 2020, Ja…

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Nevada Fire Aviation with Jeremy Seng, Alec Goicoechea, Lucas Rhea, and Melissa Fry 2:02:01

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Welcome to Episode 119 of The Anchor Point Podcast, where we take a deep dive into the world of wildland firefighting and the culture that surrounds it. In this episode, we'll be discussing the crucial role of aviation and aerial firefighting operations in Nevada, featuring guests from different aspects of the industry. Join us as we delve into the…

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"Nevada Hotshot and Handcrew Superintendents Tell It How It Is" with JP, Chase, Justin, and Kris 1:49:13

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Welcome to The Anchor Point Podcast, episode 118! In this episode, we delve into the world of wildland firefighting with a focus on the Nevada Bureau of Land Management Handcrews and Interagency Hotshot Crews. Our guests for this episode include JP Blair, Justin Zabala, Kris Bruington, and Chase Maness, all experienced Hotshots who have worked on t…

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"Heli-Ops? With A Fire Engine?" And More With Truett, Austin, Elliot, And Chris From The NV BLM Fire Engine Program 1:47:20

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Welcome to the The Anchor Point Podcast, episode 117! In this episode, we dive into the world of wildland firefighting with a focus on the Nevada Bureau of Land Management Fire Engines program. Joining us are Truett, Elliot, Chris, and Austin, who share their experiences and insights into the unique capabilities that the program offers. We explore …

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Q & A with Assistant Director of BLM Fire and Aviation - Grant Beebe on Pay, Classification, and Other Issues 2:43:45

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The Anchor Point Podcast Episode 116 with, Grant Beebe, Assistant Director of BLM Fire and Aviation. On today's episode we will be discussing Wildland Firefighter Pay Parity, Classification, Mental Health Issues, and much more... The wildland firefighting workforce is currently facing a number of challenges, and these issues are the focus of The An…

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"Want To Be A Stud At Running?" with: Lucas Garrett, Founder of Landsharks Running Company 1:52:01

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Welcome to The Anchor Point Podcast episode 115 with: Lucas Garrett, founder of Landsharks Running Company. In this episode, Lucas shares some important running tips and tricks, such as proper recovery, the importance of sleep, why supplements and PEDs are dumb, and how to become an overall better runner... Lucas was a football player who wanted to…

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The Hotshot Up Foundation with Anthony Powers 1:59:17

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Welcome to another episode of The Anchor Point Podcast! In today's episode, we have special guest, Anthony Powers, a former hotshot hailing from Southern California. He has risen through the ranks to become a Captain with the Forest Service, and is now serving as a firefighter for the city of Burbank, CA. Anthony is also the President of the non-pr…

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Pay and Classification Budget Proposal Updates with Grassroots Wildland Firefighters & NFFE 1:48:05

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Wildland firefighting is a difficult but necessary job, and the Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Union (GWFF) and National Federation of Federal Employees Union (NFFE) have made it their mission to bring about changes for better pay and classification for wildland firefighters. Wildland firefighting can be incredibly dangerous and there's no room f…

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Market or Pitch Presents: ShortTakes Ep. 1 - Performative Action 22:14

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A new show debuts under the Market or Pitch umbrella! Presenting the new limited series - ShortTakes. ShortTakes offers audiences two quick tips (one marketing and 1 communication) viewers must know in the "QuickTake" segment. Then, in our main segment, the team tackles one specific topic that typically dominates the industry news mediums year-roun…

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Market or Pitch Season 3, Vol 28: Goal Into The Sunset 45:13

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Wrap up 2022 with an all-new episode of "Market or Pitch!" In Volume 28, Yesenia and Corey give their holiday takes on the recent success of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and how it sets up for the next tournament to be held in North America in the appetizer segment (congrats Argentina!). For the entree segment, the duo discusses key advertising and comm…

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Market or Pitch Season 3, Vol 26: The Midterm Bamboozle 27:26

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This Thanksgiving, we're giving our community twice the episodes in this doubleheader! In Volume 26, our hosts Yesenia and Corey talked about Disney's unexcepted CEO reversal decision in the appetizer segment. For our entree round, the duo discussed the 2022 Midterms and the so-called "Red Wave" that wasn't. Plus, how political messaging (or lack t…

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Market or Pitch Season 3, Vol 27: The Twitter Massacre 31:20

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The second episode of our doubleheader continues! In Volume 27, Corey and Yesenia dive into one of the biggest stories taken the industry by storm - Twitter. The team discusses the ramifications of Elon Musk's takeover and whether or not Twitter can survive this situation. In our first segment, the duo talked about the representation of Black and I…

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Market or Pitch Season 3, Vol 25: Three Strikes and Your Image is Out! 22:21

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Everything is good in 3s! "Market or Pitch" returns for a brand new season after its latest series run "Freestyle." In the Season 3 premiere, Corey Davis and Yesenia Reinoso return with a sleek modern look and a unique component to the show. In Vol 25, the duo enters the world of crisis management and reputational monitoring after the Kanye West de…

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Sex, Relationships, and First Responders with Destiny Morris, AMFT 2:00:04

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Full disclaimer, this episode is pretty NSFW (Not Safe For Work)! Lets be honest with ourselves for a hot second - The topic of sex is pretty taboo... Many folks out there tend to shy around the subject, and even worse: They don't communicate to their partners about the subject. This can cause problems in the bedroom, which can cause other issues w…

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"F*** Cancer" - with Kaleena and Matt Lynde 2:26:11

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The Eldorado National Forest is in the house, again! Today on the Anchor Point Podcast: We have the fire "power couple", Kaleena and Matt Lynde, to talk about some of the lesser known career paths in wildland fire, working as a public information officer, fire aviation, and to tell the story of overcoming this shitty thing known as cancer... Kaleen…

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Market or Pitch Season 3 Trailer 0:31

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Everything comes in THREES! Tune in to the Season 3 premiere of "Market or Pitch" across major podcasting mediums, YouTube and the Helium Radio Network weekly on Thursday mornings at 6:30am EST. Thursday, October 27, 2022.By MarketPitch

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A Deep Dive Into Wildland Firefighter Culture with Matt Carroll and Jody Jahn, PhD 2:09:25

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Wildland firefighters are a unique bunch... Especially when it comes to the culture, and how we interact with "outsiders", our mission, and with each other... That's why we have Matt Carroll and Jody Jahn on the show today to talk, more in depth, about the "Deep Dive" project by the USFS and how it can reveal some insights about why we make the dec…

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Science, Education, And "Life With Fire" With Amanda Monthei 2:05:14

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Today on the show: Former wildland firefighter, Amanda Monthei, stops by to discuss her wildfire podcast with a podcaster and former wildland firefighter, who podcasts about wildfire... Its like inception, but with wildland fire podcasts? 🤣 But seriously, a lot has changed in the last three and a half years since Amanda was last on the Anchor Point…

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"From: Drop Out - To: Tanker Pilot" With Zach Sullivan 2:39:16

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Its not too often you hear about someone who's made a career path from being a front line wildland firefighter, to someone who is dropping fire retardant on wildfires, to someone who is coordinating the whole aviation show as an Air Attack... That's why we have Zachary Sullivan on the show today - To tell his story of his unique experience of his c…

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Hold The Line Fly Fishing With Jon Engle 2:41:57

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There is something about the healing properties of nature, water, and fly fishing with good people... That's why I'm pumped to have Jon Engle on the show today to talk about the Hold The Line Fly Fishing organization - An organization that specializes in getting people struggling with PTS and PTSI out on the water, and getting people to embrace nat…

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Wildland Firefighter Personal Finance, Windfall Events, and Not Making Dumb Decisions - With John Cullen 1:39:10

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Its not easy to NOT make that rash decision to go out and blow your hard earned back pay, and future pay supplements, on that new "overland rig", 6 bottles of high grade bourbon, a new rifle, optic, and god knows whatever vice you have... And yea... Before you ask, I know its hard... 'Cause I've been there - And also, this pay supplement may not be…

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Fire Lunches SUCK! - Fire Nutrition With Michelle Yurick 1:51:18

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Dialing in your nutrition can be extremely challenging for a tactical athlete, especially for a wildland firefighter during the fire season - The lunches absolutely suck, MRE's are probably nutritionally devoid, and you oftentimes find yourself eating a bunch of gas station food like a raccoon eating out of a dumpster... That's why we have Michelle…

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The Wildland Wellness Foundation with Melissa Moore and Thomas Wurm 1:11:10

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Melissa Moore is a former wildland firefighter, Hotshot, Smokejumper, and the founder of the Wildland Wellness Foundation - An organization that specializes in healing mental health issues through ancestral medicines... Thomas Wurm is the founder of Mountain Mind Tricks - An alternative therapy and mental health optimization practice that specializ…

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"Do The Work, Don't Take Any S***" With Makenzie Gould 2:39:57

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Being in a very male dominated profession, women in the firefighting profession typically have a unique set of challenges to face... That's why we have Makenzie Gould on The Anchor Point Podcast today to talk about her career, her ideal nutrition, her fitness routine, making career choices that are advantageous, following your heart, and her ways o…

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Grassroots Wildland Firefighters & National Federation of Federal Employees Infrastructure Bill Discussion 1:16:07

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Today - June 21st, 2021: The entire federal wildland firefighting workforce FINALLY got some good news about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the pay raise that comes along with it... That's why we have two of the major players in the game on the show to discuss all of the pertinent information, and how it effects the "boots on the ground". Sp…

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AWE And The Smokey Generation With Bethany Hannah 1:34:22

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Wildland firefighters tend to be a magnanimous, larger than life, and compassionate crowd... Our stories, legacies, triumphs, and tribulations are oftentimes passed along through a very tribal, and (almost exclusively) verbal means. That's where The American Wildfire Experience comes in... To catalog and preserve this verbal history through digital…

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"The Game Has Changed" - Episode 100 With Nelda St. Clair And Ron Bollier 2:06:35

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Our very first guest on The Anchor Point Podcast, Nelda St. Clair, is back on the show for episode 100! Nelda is a former wildland firefighter who's worked her way through the ranks, and ultimately help bring about the CISM program. On this episode: We revisit her history, her background, and the updates to the CISM programs she has helped pave the…

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The Great Exodus Of Wildland Fire With Bre Orcasitas 1:49:40

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Former Smokejumper and Hotshot, Bre Orcasitas, is on the show to talk in greater detail about her (extremely well written) article called, "The Great Exodus"... Today on the show: Bre goes into greater detail on why wildland firefighters are leaving federal service at an unsustainable pace... "The Great Exodus" is an incredibly well written exposé,…

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Reprisal With Pedro Rios 1:55:16

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There is a very legitimate fear when it comes to reprisal and retribution within the federal workplace. It may not be every wildland firefighter that may experience it, but many have... That's why we have wildland firefighter, Pedro Rios, stops by on the show today to tell his story about reprisal, the lawsuit, and the lengthy process to resolution…

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Market or Pitch Season 2, Vol 24: Type S2 to Freestyle 44:15

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The Season 2 finale is here! In Volume 24 (aka Ep. 12) of "Market or Pitch," Corey and Yesenia take a walk down memory lane for a quick recap of the season. An important jumbo-size episode highlights three critically important topics all audiences must know. In the final appetizer segment, the duo speaks about the new remote-hybrid model that has f…

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Market or Pitch Season 2, Vol 23: The New Frontier 28:39

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n Vol 23 (aka Ep. 11), Season 2 of Market or Pitch heads into its final laps with a tapas-style episode. The tapas-sized appetizer segment takes a look at two up-and-coming industries. The first half centers around the rise of the cannabis industry and how effective messaging will address the benefits and challenges as it builds its base. The secon…

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Market or Pitch Season 2, Vol 22: The Slap 33:56

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In Volume 22 (aka Ep. 10), Yesenia and Corey dive right into the conversation with two headlines dominating the airwaves. In the appetizer segment, the duo discusses the puzzling techniques and lack of accountability in political advertising due to a legislative loophole that allows individuals to legally lie. Is it worth the reputation risk? Then …

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"From Alaska With Love" - Part 2 With Micah Booze 1:49:39

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Micah Booze is a wildland firefighter, modern philosopher, and entrepreneur from Alaska... Micah has some awesome insight and wisdom on fire leadership, networking, and looking at things from a different perspective... He's also an expert level Big Lebowski fan. He's also the brains behind the scenes at "The A.S.S. Movement" - A company founded on …

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Market or Pitch Season 2, Vol 21: To Experiment or Explain Yourself 33:12

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In Volume 21 (aka Ep. 9), Corey and Yesenia deliver a triple-sized appetizer segment in tapas form! For this episode, the duo offers their input on the following news: a follow-up to Volume 20's segment on the MLB lockout (hint: it's over!), AMC's experimental ticket pricing structure, and Nestle's controversial product decision to stay in Russia. …

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"From Alaska, With Love" - With Micah Booze Part 1 1:50:54

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Micah Booze is a wildland firefighter, modern philosopher, and entrepreneur from Alaska... Micah has some awesome insight and wisdom on fire leadership, networking, and looking at things from a different perspective... He's also an expert level Big Lebowski fan. He's also the brains behind the scenes at "The A.S.S. Movement" - A company founded on …

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"Don't Let Your Friends Self Destruct" With Jesse Morelock 1:18:29

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Wildland firefighting tends to have a very "work hard, play harder" mentality surrounding the culture... And unfortunately, the "play harder" can be the part that gets the best of people. Lets all just take a step back to our own shoes for a second and really analyze the culture... Now that you've thought about it a little; it seems like drinking a…

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Market or Pitch Season 2, Vol 20: The Reputation Fight 36:10

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In Volume 20 (aka Ep. 8) of Market or Pitch, co-hosts Yesenia Reinoso and Corey Davis continue on their Season 2 path with a heavy dose of reputation. The duo analyzes two major newmaking topics that highlight those dilemmas respectively. First, in the appetizer portion, the MLB Lockout currently has baseball in its worst PR crisis since the 1994 S…

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Life Outside of the Federal Service w/ Monica Tanner 1:16:55

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Ask yourself this question, and answer it honestly: Have you ever thought about leaving federal service? If you have, did it invoke a feeling of anxiety? Are you scared that you will lose "street cred"? Are you too comfortable with what you do now to pursue other things? Are you always trying to get that coveted perm position? Are you apprehensive …

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Market or Pitch Season 2, Vol 19: Sports Mania! Opening Kickoff! 43:04

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The 2nd half of Season 2 kicks off with a bang! Market or Pitch, the podcast, returns from the winter hiatus with a sports-themed episode centered around the 2022 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl 56. In Volume 19 (aka Ep. 7), using a special "4-quarter" game format, Corey and Yesenia offer their marketing and PR insight around the hot topics of the b…

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The Wildland Firefighter Foundation With Burk Minor 1:28:32

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Today on the show, I have the honor to sit down with Burk Minor from the Wildland Firefighter Foundation™ to talk about how the organization was started, the mission that they fulfill, the legacies of men and women they preserve and honor, and the what the future of the organization looks like... Burk has an amazing vision for the Wildland Firefigh…