Rob Proctor;s Thursday Early Evening Show What hasn't Rob done .... from Record Shop Manager and Record Company Sales Rep to Car Windscreen Salesman.....from Business Analyst to Driving Instructor! Right from early years at home in Croydon when he'd tune his Dad's Grundig Yachtboy to Radio Caroline and BigL and incurr his Dad's wrath every morning when he'd have to re-tune to the Light Programme, Rob has had a love affair with music and radio. After leaving (being asked to leave!) University ...
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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.
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I’m Andy Proctor. I want to share more of my life, more often, but I think voice helps so much to bring out more of the feeling and the authenticity without the hassle of video editing.
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A podcast exploring how warriors should train and fight, as well as how they should live. We will talk about technique, but will also dive deep into fitness, mindset and strategy. We will explore leadership and philosophy as well. So, whether you are a young soldier, a veteran police officer, a responsible armed citizen, or simply someone looking for an authentic life, let’s examine how the lessons of combat and preparation for it can help us fulfill our potential. Let’s explore the way toge ...
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Rob Proctor - 26th June 2025 - Main Album Channel The Jam - That's Entertainment Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Fortune Teller Willie Nile - Wild Wild World Canned Heat - Let's Work Together Dave Alvin - Peace Kings Of Leon - Actual Daydream Billie Marten - Unaware Radiohead - No Suprises We Are Scientists - What You Want Is Gone The Monkees - Goin…
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Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Emily Taylor
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1:21:11Fangs. Rattles. Misconceptions. Crawl out from under your rock for the angelic rattle of one of the world’s most maligned, misunderstood, gorgeous, mysterious, efficient creatures. Herpetology professor, rattlesnake scientist and thus, Crotalologist Dr. Emily Taylor discusses why rattlesnakes deserve our love, the parenthood strategies of rattlers,…
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Matt Rakestraw - Gunpowder and Paper
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1:09:04In this episode, I talk shooting, training, and writing with my friend Matt Rakestraw of “Gunpowder and Paper.” Matt is an insightful and intelligent writer who has documented his training journey in a series of notes that are publicly available to everyone. Matt has also become an excellent shooter along the way……
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Rob Proctor - 19th June 2025 - Main Album Channel Heart - Magic Man Mike + The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder Grace Potter - Make You Cry Cream - NSU Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Train Of Love Lightspeed Champion - Marlene AC/DC - Send For The Man Camel - Wing And A Prayer Common Tongue - Speak Sniff & The Tears - The Hand Of Fate David Byrne - Everybo…
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Aquaculture Ecology (SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOODS) with Ben Halpern
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1:25:05Farmed versus wild. Basement shrimp hustles. Mangrove drama. Anthropology. Animal welfare and plant-based diets. Climb aboard to meet UCSB’s super cool dude, researcher and Aquaculture Ecologist, Dr. Ben Halpern. You’ll hear about sustainable food sources, land vs. sea farming, bycatch, shellfish guilt, salmon who wear makeup, global marine populat…
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Steve Anderson and the Mental Management Program
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2:49:16In this episode, Steve Anderson and I talk about hair metal, dryfire, and the mental game. Plus, Kita Busse makes a surprise appearance.By Matthew Little
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Bonus Episode: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. Let's read it together.
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1:25:02Have you ever read every word of The U.S. Constitution? You don't have to, because I read it with my mouth into your brain in this weird but vital episode on civil liberties. And of course, there are little sidenotes to make sure we both understand it. There has never been a better time to know what your legal protections are. This episode is a fol…
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Rob Proctor - 12th June 2025 - Main Album Channel Blind Faith - Well Alright Hayseed Dixie - Ace Of Spades Motorhead - Ace Of Spades Steve Miller Band - The Joker Ambient Den - For All Mankind Venus Fly Trap - Pulp Sister Spinal Tap - America The Troggs - Love Is All Around Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me Kathleen Edwards - Say Goodbye Tell No …
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Macrophycology (SEAWEED) with Patrick Martone, Charles Yarish, Danielle McHaskell, Angela Jones, and Becky Swerida
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1:30:20Moonlit seaweeds. Dreamy underwater forests. Mounds of beach debris. Not plants. Let’s talk about where seaweed grows and whether or not it will save us all. Macrophycology means “big-ass algae” so let’s join five dazzling seaweed enthusiasts: guest-in-chief Dr. Patrick Martone of the University of British Columbia, UConn Professor Emeritus and “gr…
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Jorge Tierno Ray - Spanish Military Officer and Trainer
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1:13:31I have a conversation with Jorge Tierno Ray about the state of military and law enforcement training in Spain, competition as preparation for combat, and the ACE VR shooting system.By Matthew Little
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Rob Proctor - 5th June 2025 - Main Album Channel Badfinger - Come And Get It Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Makin' Thunderbirds Honeymoon Suite - I Fly Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair Hootie & The Blowfish - Show Me Your Heart The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink Focus - House Of The King Joan Osborne - One Of Us Dave Edmunds - Crawli…
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Cryptology (SECRET CODES) with Simon Singh
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1:15:17Secret ciphers. Hidden treasure. Enigma breakers. Mysterious manuscripts. And … hog Latin. Cryptology expert and author of “The Code Book,” Simon Singh finally lets me ask him about the small mistakes that lost huge battles, the prison plots of Mary Queen of Scots, a cryptology reality show that I wish existed, the legacy of Alan Turing, Indigenous…
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Aaron Cunningham - Chicago PD, Filipino Martial Arts, and training cops in El Salvador
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1:00:29I’ve known Aaron for decades. I’ve supervised him on the Chicago Police Department, helped him teach combatives to police officers, and trained martial arts with him. He’s one of the smartest cops I’ve ever met, and we have a great conversation in this episode that you won’t want to miss.By Matthew Little
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Urocyonology (LITTLE GRAY FOXES) with Bill Leikam
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1:13:01Bushy tails! Stinky butts! Faces so cute you weep! Let’s talk foxes – specifically the little gray ones you never knew you loved. Fox behavioral expert, researcher, conservationist, author of “The Road to Fox Hollow” and Urocyonologist Bill Leikam chats about fuzzy foxes, baby names, parental strategies, where they live, what they eat, advice for p…
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Dave Cardenas - Special Forces, Airsoft, and Rock & Roll
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1:04:00My old Friend Dave Cardenas and I talk about our time in Special Forces, his music label, the scenario-driven airsoft competition he runs, and building the resilience to thrive in retirement.By Matthew Little
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Maritime Archaeology (SHIPWRECKS) Encore with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos
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1:39:08Shipwrecks. Treasure. Sunken planes. Scuttled submarines. New life forming around old machinery. There’s an -ology for that -- just ask Maritime Archaeologist and wreck nerd Chanelle Zaphiropoulos. This absolutely charming and passionate scuba diver, history buff and antiquities scholar dishes about pirates, warships, admirals worth admiring, and s…
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Chuck Pressburg - Applying Your Skill to the Task at Hand
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1:25:41Chuck Pressburg of Presscheck Consulting is an army special operations veteran with an immense amount of real world experience. He and I geek out on night vision technology, talk about the sliding scale of speed and accuracy in shooting, and the pitfall of only pushing for speed in shooting.By Matthew Little
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Araneology (SPIDERS) with Marshal Hedin
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1:33:05Why would a spider have a frog best friend? Why do they love your shower? Does lemon repel them? Should you rehome them outside? Why so hairy? How do you identify the harmless ones? Which ones get kinky? Hey. This will be fun. If you’re afraid of spiders, this is the best first step to conquering that fear forever. If you love spiders, you’re in go…
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In this episode i sit down with one of the mainstays of both the competition and defensive shooting communities, Karl Rehn. We talk about progression in training, the realities of training for self defense, and how your level of commitment influences the skills you train.By Matthew Little
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Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane
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1:15:32Who’s babysitting AI? Will it steal your job? What happens when you’re rude to a chatbot? Cognitive scientist, Trinity College professor and Artificial Intelligence Ethicologist Dr. Abeba Birhane lets me ask her not-smart questions about legislation around AI, auditing datasets, environmental impacts, booby traps, doorbell narcs, commonly used fall…
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Rob Epifania - Building On Demand Performance
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1:07:41Rob Epifania is back on the show to talk about programming your training to build consistency and performance on-demand.By Matthew Little
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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 2 with Julia Hotz
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53:44It’s Part 2 of how to fix your life with hobbies! Pretty much. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure” Julia Hotz explains the science behind forest bathing, how privilege affects accessibility to hobbies and what to do about it, how to figure out what lights you up, how to schedule time for hobbies if you have no time to do hobbies, why I used …
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On today’s episode I talk with my long time friend Eric Kamps, world traveling GM shooter. We started USPSA around the same time, made Master around the same time, but he won our race to GM handily. We talk about training, matches, and that time I choked him out at a local…By Matthew Little
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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz
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1:06:35Crafting. Motorcycle repair. Banjo lessons. Hobbies aren’t a reward, but tools to save your mental and physical health. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure,” — and professional Salugenology expert — Julia Hotz explains the science behind going outside, rediscovering what makes you happy, scheduling time for hobbies if you have no time for hob…
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We do a deep dive into the AIWB draw with one of its most accomplished instructors, Scott Jedlinski of Modern Samurai Project.By Matthew Little
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Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met
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1:19:58Cleaner energy! Reasoning with climate deniers! Using fandom to pass policy! And not burning out. Adam Met, of the colossal indie pop band AJR is also a career climate activist, an International Human Rights Law PhD, adjunct professor at Columbia University, and the author of the upcoming book “Amplify: How to Use the Power of Connection to Engage,…
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Chris Workman of the Army Marksmanship Unit
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1:15:21This one is a great conversation with a good friend of mine. Chris Workman of the Army Marksmanship Unit and I talk about the benefits of training like a competitor for the warfighterBy Matthew Little
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Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) Encore with Robin Nagle
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1:30:27Landfills! Treasures in the trash! Corporate conspiracies! Composting! An instantly classic conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable, frank and wonderful Dr. Robin Nagle of New York University’s Liberal Studies! She is a clinical professor, author, TED speaker and former New York City sanitation worker and truly the best person on Earth to tr…
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Chris Magyar - Sambo, Paintball, and ACE
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1:39:21Chris Magyar and I talk about his training journey, from Japanese Jujitsu to Russian Sambo, Paintball to USPSA, and all things self-defense…By Matthew Little
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Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore
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1:14:58Medieval art memes! Human-faced animals! Drunk monks! And a preponderance of snails. Middle Ages manuscript expert, art history communicator, and Medieval Codicologist Evan Pridmore covers: what those golden illuminated Middle Ages manuscripts were made of, who drew them, why were people sometimes naked in them, what art trends came and went – and …
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Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives
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1:12:53In this episode, Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives and I talk about training practice, and culture in martial arts, combatives, and shooting.By Matthew Little
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Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher
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1:33:57Fungus gnats. Overloved cacti. Fiddle fig failures. $20,000 specimens. It’s house plants — and it’s wild, folks. Widely beloved author, artist, house plant expert and Domestic Phytologist Tyler Thrasher joins to talk about root rot, what to grow in a dark basement, the rarest plants in the world, the punishments for poaching them, grow lights for p…
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Tony Blauer and the Speed of Violence
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1:12:11In this episode I talk with the SPEAR system’s Coach Tony Blauer again. We discuss the categories of efficacy in martial arts and how to hardwire your flinch response to improve self defense with a firearm.By Matthew Little
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Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 2 with Wes Ely
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1:00:08Long Covid Part 2: Treatments. Studies. Histamines. Hormones. POTS. Clots. Hearts. Hope. Highly-respected Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely, is back for all of your listener questions. We also check in with Physics Girl Diana Cowern on her years-long struggle with the disease. So start with Part 1, and then finish up with this episode addressing all y…
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Tim Herron - The Magic of Randomizing Your Training
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1:33:30In this episode, Tim and I talk about how his recent class with the great Eric Grauffel transformed the way he trains, practicing like a musician, and the power of consistency.By Matthew Little
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Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely
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55:30What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through conflicting opinions. So we’ve got you covered with the wonderful and highly-respected pulmonologist and intensive care physician and Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely. So tuck in, …
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Paul Sharp; Retired LE, Shivworks and Straight Blast Gym Instructor
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1:16:03In this episode I catch up with my old friend Paul Sharp, fellow retired cop, Shivworks Collective founding member, Straight Blast Gym instructor, and powerlifter. We talk about the importance of “looks” in our training for skill development and application, the progression of mastery in rock and roll guitarists, and the fact that you can actually …
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Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann
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1:14:24Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior through the lens of pop culture and reality TV. Dr. Lindemann lays out the h…
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In this episode, Joel Levan of Radius Factor and I discuss the military martial art of Pikiti Tirsia Kali and making your training effective in conflict.By Matthew Little
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Field Trip: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon
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35:06Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little sister, WonderCon, to moderate a panel on protest art with expert Carol Wells, the founder of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and C. Andrew Hall, from the Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environ…
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Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor
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1:21:24It beats. It throws blood. It breaks – but not if Dr. Herman Taylor can help it. He is a physician, professor and director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and an absolute legend. Cardiology is a vast field but Dr. Taylor joined for a 101 on how the heart works, and how to take care of it. Get…
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Craig Caudill and the Mindfulness of Wilderness Skills
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1:15:37In this episode, I talk with Craig Caudill, an old friend from my traditional martial arts days, about his school Nature Reliance, which teaches survival and tracking to law enforcement, military, and civilians. We discuss wilderness training, and the mindfulness aspects of survival and tracking. Check him out Here…
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Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean
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1:12:56Barbs. Grunts. Bone caves. Dogs who got too close. We got porcupines, folks. Dr. Tim Bean of Cal Poly is as charming an ologist you can get, fielding questions about porcupine squeaks, stanks, cartoonish noses, and some romantic gestures that will leave you wanting to bleach your brain. We also cover counting quills, male models, flim-flam about qu…
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Bryan Eastridge of American Fighting Revolver
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1:30:11In this episode I talk with Bryan Eastridge of American Fighting Revolver. Bryan is an 82nd Airborne Veteran and retired police officer who is definitely an SME on fighting with wheel guns. We talk about 2nd amendment accessibility, famous American gunfighters, training with a revolver, the “grandma factor,” and the firearm as “fire extinguisher.”…
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Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor
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1:20:03Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. Dr. Robert Proctor is a Stanford professor of the History of Science and co-edited the book “Agnotology: The Making & Unmaking of Ignorance,” having coined the word 30 years ago. We chat about everything from …
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My friend Les Kismartoni is back. This time we talk about the pros and cons of hit factor style firearms training for law enforcement, how these are no magic pills, and the value of force on force and decision training for civilians.By Matthew Little
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Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison
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1:06:09Do they sweat blood? Will one kill you? What are cocaine hippos? Is Moo Deng… okay? Actual real life Hippopotomologist Dr. Rebecca Lewison explains how hippos have some of the best – and worst – PR. We chat about pet hippos, subspecies, daily diets, the current state of hippo conservation, the absolute chaotic affection we have for pygmy hippos, th…
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Thea Van Syoc of “Vanleethea” internet fame
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1:10:05In this episode I talk with Thea Van Syoc, known as “Vanleethea” on the internet. She’s a jujitsu competitor, fitness fanatic, and an Internet personality who can actually shoot, and shoot well.By Matthew Little
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Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel
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1:17:18Sad? Cold? Hot? Wired? Blame the thyroid. Maybe. In your throat there is a butterfly-shaped gland under a shield-shaped Adam’s Apple and it controls your whole life, kind of. We asked Thyroidologist and surgeon Dr. Kepal Petal of NYU's Langone Hospital about libido factors, radioactive cats, stress and thyroids, how diet can affect them, decipherin…
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Jake Labhart of In Extremis Performance
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1:34:16In this episode I talk with the founder of In Extremis Performance, Jake Labhart, a former airborne infantryman and D1 collegiate football player with a PhD in physical therapy. We talk about training movement for the tactical athlete and programming training in the law enforcement and military spaces.…
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