Best Fran Chiorando Podcasts (2025)

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441. World's Toughest Mudder in UK Prep with Wil Chung and Fran Chiorando! 1:35:00

30d ago1:35:00

1:35:00

World's Toughest Mudder is almost upon us ... which is a very strange thing to say in June since it has always been in either December or November! I met Wil Chung last year at WTM and discussed having him on the show to talk about the venue of Belvoir Castle since he has had a lot of experience there as a prominent member of the European TM commun…

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445. World's Toughest Mudder 2025! (Part 3: British Brunch Interviews and Audio) 2:23:59

1d ago2:23:59

2:23:59

World's Toughest Mudder is more than just the event itself, it continues to the Champion's Brunch run by TMHQ as well as the bar crawl put together by the community on Monday as well! This episode covers the brunch with interviews with 25 members of the community and audio from the hour and a half ceremony with the removal of a lot of the clapping …

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444. World's Toughest Mudder 2025! (Part 2: Event Day Audio, Interviews, and Katelyn's Pit Audio) 3:47:43

8d ago3:47:43

3:47:43

World's Toughest Mudder has found a great home at Belvoir Castle and as many of you know, this was Katelyn's first time running it! Episodes with lap by lap pit audio have been a listener favorite feature for the past 8 1/2 years of the show (WTM 2017, 2018, 2019, Ode to Laz, etc.) and as soon as Katelyn registered for this in November, I knew that…

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443. World's Toughest Mudder 2025! (Part 1: Course Walkthrough with The OCR Report) 38:21

18d ago38:21

38:21

World's Toughest Mudder is tomorrow at Belvoir Castle and as many of you know, this will be Katelyn's first time running it! We have been really busy with pit set up, OCR Report live stream assistance, and etc so we pivoted to a short discussion episode again, this time released as a rare early Friday release thanks to staying up late and very mini…

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442. Katelyn's Pre-World's Toughest Mudder Thoughts! 36:42

23d ago36:42

36:42

World's Toughest Mudder is next weekend at Belvoir Castle and as many of you know, this will be Katelyn's first time running it! We have been really busy with Katelyn's last week of school, chaos at Mike's job, a wedding on Friday and our travel to England on Saturday so we pivoted to a short discussion episode! The next few weeks will be packed wi…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: Dumpster Fire Edition! 41:18

26d ago41:18

41:18

We're only about a week away from World's Toughest Mudder, and Fran and Carlo are doing their best to remain focused. As you can imagine, they're doing a HORRIBLE job. This week they share who their dark horses are to snatch a podium spot at WTM. They also talk about the second part of their trip following WTM. Are you heading to the Spartan Ultra …

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440. Chainsaw Rick on Hildervat, Lionhearts Fitness, Cancer, and More! 1:35:34

1M ago1:35:34

1:35:34

We have heard about "Chainsaw Rick" for years but our paths had never crossed before with him mainly racing down south and us primarily running and covering the north. Between him dominating Hildervat podiums and his recent cancer diagnosis, we figured that we should go out of our way to change that! We discuss the reason for his nickname, how he f…

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439. OCR Podcast Eulogy: Remembering the Dead Podcasts of Our Sport! 1:10:05

1M ago1:10:05

1:10:05

We have done OCR eulogy episodes in the past but never a eulogy episode on OCR podcasts! Mike used his first hand experience, Podchaser, and his own podcast app to find as many podcasts as he could find whether dead or alive. He compiled the show names, descriptions, hosts, how many episodes released, date range of the show, and personal thoughts a…

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438. World's Toughest Mudder First Timer Questions with Josh Fiore! 1:24:36

2M ago1:24:36

1:24:36

With World's Toughest Mudder coming up soon and it being both the first time the event is taking place in Europe as well as Katelyn's first time tackling the event herself, we figured it would be a good time to both selflessly and selfishly have an episode focused on first timer questions! Josh Fiore had been answering first timer questions on the …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: All your UK questions answered. 43:46

2M ago43:46

43:46

In this week's episode, Fran breaks down ALL you need to know from the UK perspective regarding World's Toughest Mudder 2025. She'll tell you what to expect regarding the weather, she'll give you tips on what gear to bring (Hint: BRING ALL OF IT), and she'll break down how to drive in the UK when you're used to driving on the opposite side of the r…

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437. Sabrina Buhagiar on the Spartan US National Series and Preparing for Spartan Ultra and Trifecta World Championships! 42:23

2M ago42:23

42:23

We admittedly haven't had any episodes covering the US Spartan National so far this year so we looked at the third of four series races which took place in Big Bear and decided to change that! Mike first met Sabrina Buhagiar when doing finish line interviews at Spartan Citi Field last year, he saw her again preparing before we started the Spartan N…

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436. Charity Borne on Hybrid Racing, Inspiring Siblings, and Winning Toughest Mudder Atlanta! 1:01:24

2M ago1:01:24

1:01:24

A benefit to reviewing the podiums for a variety of races during quick news each week is that is helps us keep a finger on the pulse of the change in the elite field in the sport! A name that has popped up more frequently and especially recently with the Toughest Mudder Atlanta win was Charity Borne so we reached out to have her on the show and lea…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: Obstacle Innovation Edition! 45:55

2M ago45:55

45:55

In this week's episode, Fran and Carlo accidentally stumble upon the greatest idea for a new obstacle. For once, their random ramblings turn into something useful! Hopefully "Jack's Door" will be seen on a course some time soon. They also take some time to chat about Carlo's recent trip to Sweden, and his review of the ⁨@toughviking6072⁩ event in G…

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435. Joe Rucco on Hybrid Racing, Winning Toughest Mudder Atlanta, and More! 1:07:10

2M ago1:07:10

1:07:10

When Mike was preparing to run his first Spartan Ultra he reached out to some elites to see who else would be there. Joe Rucco explained that he was going to miss it in order to take on Toughest Mudder Atlanta ... well, he won it! We have had him on the show a few times in the past ranging from hybrid racing to World's Toughest Mudder and Spartan S…

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434. Mike's First DNF and reRUN of 17. Tri-State Spartan Ultra Beast and Tri-State Spartan Beast! 1:24:12

3M ago1:24:12

1:24:12

Part of being a weekly podcast and playing the role of media in a sport means that your own athletic goals need to be put more in the background (Jason Dupree doing live streams for The OCR Report, Brakken Krakker recording and producing The Running Public, Matt B Davis heading Hybrid Fitness Media, etc.). That being said, there are still a couple …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: Pick Up Lines Edition! 40:36

3M ago40:36

40:36

Our distracted duo is BACK with another episode chock full of OCR news and other tidbits of fun! This week they share some new info regarding the WTM Friday night Community Dinner, and well as some news regarding requirements surrounding British Obstacle Sports memberships. They take a fun detour and chat a bit about horrible pick-up lines, and wra…

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433. New England OCR Expo 2025! (Part 2: Athletes, Speeches, and Awards) 1:59:08

3M ago1:59:08

1:59:08

The New England OCR Expo returned for its 4th year and it was the second time being at the venue of Ultimate Obstacles! Katelyn spent the whole time at our table trying to get some more people to follow our social media and subscribe to the show. Mike spent the entire event interviewing all the vendors, some athletes, and plugged into the speakers …

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432. New England OCR Expo 2025! (Part 1: Vendors) 2:22:27

3M ago2:22:27

2:22:27

The New England OCR Expo returned for its 4th year and it was the second time being at the venue of Ultimate Obstacles! Katelyn spent the whole time at our table trying to get some more people to follow our social media and subscribe to the show. Mike spent the entire event interviewing all the vendors, some athletes, and plugged into the speakers …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: World's Toughest Mudder GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!! 56:37

3M ago56:37

56:37

Fran and Carlo are ALL over the map in this episode, but one thing that they do (eventually) accomplish...is announcing the winner of last episode's contest. One lucky winner will be getting a FREE entry into World's Toughest Mudder 2025! Did you enter?? It could be YOU! Give 'em a listen and find out!…

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431. The Return of FIT Challenge with Athletes and Robb McCoy! 49:42

3M ago49:42

49:42

FIT Challenge had their final obstacle course race in 2023 but later announced that they would making a return in 2025! It was unfortunately the same day that we had scheduled the New England OCR Expo but we have been running his events since 2014 and it was going to take more than it being a double event coverage day to keep us from supporting New…

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430. reRUN of 117. BoldrDash WinterDash with Lynn Hall and Crazy AF News! 55:25

4M ago55:25

55:25

We have been busy and didn't get the chance to do anything fun for April Fools this year, there also weren't any events that grabbed our attention that we could've done an episode on (other than maybe British OCR 3K Championship but time zone differences make it difficult)! Due to this we are releasing our third reRUN rerelease episode on the first…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: World's Toughest Mudder Q&A 59:51

4M ago59:51

59:51

This week Fran and Carlo sit down with WTM 2025 Race Directors Kate Wray and Matt Brooke, as they answer all kinds of different questions about what's to be expected at World's Toughest Mudder in the UK this June.By Carlo and Fran

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429. Bermuda Triple Challenge with Michael Kantor and Shannon Woodill! 1:01:19

4M ago1:01:19

1:01:19

Many years ago we remember the Burmuda Triple Challenge being advertized on Obstacle Racing Media's podcast. When we found out that a friend was doing it this year, we were surprised to realize that it was still around! This friend was Michael Kantor who went down to take on the events with his girlfriend Shannon Woodill. We figured that if we didn…

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428. "Sober Up: Spartan Style" with Author Tara Pipia, Ph.D.! 1:14:38

4M ago1:14:38

1:14:38

"If we want more books written about the sport, we need to buy books written about the sport" is a phrase that Mike and many others have repeated for years regarding OCR! Due to this we have had a few authors on the show ranging from Des Linden to Gwendolyn Bounds! Tara Pipia reached out to us about her book "Sober Up: Spartan Style" which was publ…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: The DEATH TO OCR?? Edition 47:42

4M ago47:42

47:42

This week Fran and Carlo tackle the most dreaded question making the rounds....IS OCR DEAD?? Some say yes, some say no. Fran and Carlo offer their like warm takes on that subject and more this week!By Carlo and Fran

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427. Boston Run Show and Outdoor Expo! (Part 2) 1:30:08

4M ago1:30:08

1:30:08

We have covered the Boston Run Show for the past couple years. This year, it combined with the Boston Outdoor Expo! We weren't sure if we were going to go and cover it this year since it was later in the year than usual and events are starting up but we made the trip and booked a hotel to just cover Saturday. Even though we just covered one day of …

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426. Boston Run Show and Outdoor Expo! (Part 1) 1:32:40

4M ago1:32:40

1:32:40

We have covered the Boston Run Show for the past couple years. This year, it combined with the Boston Outdoor Expo! We weren't sure if we were going to go and cover it this year since it was later in the year than usual and events are starting up but we made the trip and booked a hotel to just cover Saturday. Even though we just covered one day of …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: The Kitchen Sink Edition! 40:44

5M ago40:44

40:44

Good luck keeping up with Fran and Carlo this week! They venture all over the place from the jump. But they DO manage to share some kind words about the most recent Obstacle Running Adventures episode (https://www.instagram.com/obstaclerunningadventures/) where they talk about the first ever DEKA ATLAS (https://race.spartan.com/en/deka/atlas) that …

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425. The First DEKA ATLAS with Underdog Fitness! 1:21:57

5M ago1:21:57

1:21:57

Mike and Katelyn did their first DEKA event at Underdog Fitness in Wallingford, CT to support Kevin "Bubbles the Clowne" Gregory and his wife and co-owner Jess! Not only was Kevin a coach for Mike for about a year but Underdog Fitness is known to be a prominent gym in the DEKA community. Due to both of those reasons, Mike wanted to continue his sup…

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424. Christian Brown-Johnson on Hannibal Race, Hybrid Racing, His Magic Mirror, and More! 1:07:29

5M ago1:07:29

1:07:29

We have had Evan Perperis on the show multiple times and he frequently traveled to compete at Hannibal Race, and we had Rachel Watters on to talk about her first time traveling and competing at the event. This year Christian Brown-Johnson went for the first time and did well in both the 8K and 300 meter races! I wanted to have CBJ on for his own ep…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: The Jack Goras Edition! 49:24

5M ago49:24

49:24

Never in our lives did we think we'd have an episode with so much Jack Goras content, but HERE WE ARE! This week we share some Community News (including Jack). We've got some Spartan news as well as some big stuff coming from DEKA. We then talk about Jack some more. We also check in on our Super Bowl pics, and Carlo's Champions League predictions. …

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423. Winning West Coast Spartans, Carrying Kayaks, Wolf’s Den and More with Chloe Melikian! 58:47

5M ago58:47

58:47

In the last episode (and a few before that), we kept talking about having an athlete on the show who we've mentioned a lot in Quick News because she's always popping up on the podium! We finally reached out to Chloe Melikian, who's been a major podium contender at West Coast Spartan Races. We chat about her athletic background, her thoughts on chan…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: The P-Word Edition! 49:33

5M ago49:33

49:33

Fran and Carlo are BACK with another hilarious look at the OCR World through their oddly shaded lenses. This week they give a bit of a rundown on the newly announced DEKA Italia Series, as well as recognize a couple members of the community for their recent accomplishments. As always, they manage to delve on topic a lot, and almost find themselves …

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422. reRun of 4. Blizzard Blast with Fred Smith! 46:43

5M ago46:43

46:43

We planned to finally give Abominable Snow Race some well deserved attention with a couple guests but we were unable to find a time that worked out after 2 attempts at rescheduling. So after panicking for a while Mike resorted to another reRun episode, this time reairing our 4th episode which originally came out on January 29th, 2017! Long ago when…

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421. The Disney Dopey Challenge with Sarah Hetzel! 59:11

6M ago59:11

59:11

Sarah Hetzel took on the Dopey Challenge which is completing all of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend events! This consists of the 5K on Thursday, 10K on Friday, half marathon on Saturday, and the marathon on Sunday! We discuss her running background, Disney Favorites, how long she has been wanting to do this multi day event, how it went, and …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: The BOLD PREDICTION Edition 42:28

6M ago42:28

42:28

Join us this week as our hosts look back fondly on The Mettle Games, and all the festivities that surrounded the weelend in Kuwait! They also check in on how well Fran did at predicting the outcome of American Football playoff games...and the tables get turned on Carlo, as he now has to predict the outcome of upcoming Premier League games! They als…

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420. Accountability Corner with Darren Martin, Morgan Maxwell, and Chris Shipley! 1:27:35

6M ago1:27:35

1:27:35

Accountability Corner is a podcast created in May 2023 by 3 athletes (Darren Martin, Morgan Maxwell, and Chris Shipley) in England who wanted to keep themselves accountable! Darren, Morgan, and Chris have progressed to also helping their listeners stay accountable! Hear us discuss a bit about how they found the sport of OCR, origin of their podcast…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: The METTLE GAMES Edition 46:41

6M ago46:41

46:41

Join us this week as our hosts preview The Mettle Games! With The OCR Report handling the livestream duties for this event, Fran and Carlo talk about the upcoming race in Kuwait, the OCR Report's coverage, and make some ridiculously misguided race predictions. They also share their new foreign language phrases that they've learned. During the Thoug…

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419. reRUN of 1. Welcome to the Podcast! (Pilot) 49:02

6M ago49:02

49:02

So this is a first for the show and we don't plan to do this often but we are rereleasing an older episode for this week! This will be done during times where it's difficult to find a guest, continuous time zone issues, life circumstances, etc. This features a rerelease or a reRUN of our first ever episode published January 8th 2017, that's 8 years…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: SEASON 2 Kickoff edition! 44:37

6M ago44:37

44:37

Fran and Carlo are BACK! Kicking off Season 2 in style with news about the upcoming Mettle Games in Kuwait, along with some early hype regarding World's Toughest Mudder this June! They go heavy on the adjacent this week, and delve into wonderful ramblings about their favorite nicknames, as well as teachers from their past. This one is sure to keep …

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418. 2024 OCR Podcaster Roundtable Chat with Fran Chiorando, Dave Claxton, Scott Knowles, and Jason Dupree! 2:10:34

6M ago2:10:34

2:10:34

Every year since 2018 we have started the year off with a round table discussion with other podcasters in the sport of OCR. In the past we have had Heather Bode, Matt B Davis, Josh Chace, Scott "the Fayne" Knowles, Jason Dupree, Anna Landry, Kim DeVoss, Rich Ryan, Brakken Kraker, and Fran Chiorando! This year we had Fran Chiorando from OCRWC Podcas…

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417. 2024 Recap Compilation - Lessons Learned and Things Remembered! 6:24:47

7M ago6:24:47

6:24:47

It is clip compilation time of the year again! The second of our two 2024 compilation episodes focuses on the important moments of each episode of the show from this year. There is also a compilation of all the names of the guests we have had on the show during 2024 to celebrate them as well. Hopefully this inspires you and starts you off right for…

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416. 2024 Recap Compilation – Bloopers, Jokes, Good Times, Oh My! 5:11:09

7M ago5:11:09

5:11:09

It is clip compilation time of the year again! The first of our two 2024 compilation episodes focuses on the funny moments, bloopers, jokes, and post credit parts of the show from this year. Hopefully this brings you some joy or makes you laugh during long holiday travels or a really long run! Start – 6:32 – Intro 6:32 – 12:09 – Quick News 12:09 – …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent Episode 26: SEASON 1 FINALE 53:42

7M ago53:42

53:42

Happy Holidays from Fran and Carlo! This week our titanic twosome say goodbye to Season 1 with a rollicking rampage of fun and games! They talk a bit about all the madness of the Deka World Championships, and then wander off into a sea of Seasonal topics! Lots of laughs in this one, so be sure and stay tuned till the end. Thanks for riding along wi…

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415. Richard Hynek on Trifecta World Championship, Spartan Beast World Championship, and Much More! 1:14:53

7M ago1:14:53

1:14:53

We wanted to get an episode on the Spartan Beast World Championship again this year but it can be pretty difficult with language and time zone barriers! Luckily we heard back from Richard Hynek who we have heard and seen a lot about over the past recent years! We discuss what his athletic background consisted of before obstacle course racing, how h…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent Episode: Episode 25 The WE GOT JOKES Edition! 50:58

7M ago50:58

50:58

Join us this week as our tenacious tandem takes turns telling some of the dumbest jokes that they know! This episode is heavy on the ADJACENT, but they still manage to update you on what went down at the Dubai World Obstacle Championships as well as Hyrox Anaheim! There's some really fun tangents in this one, so be sure to listen all the way throug…

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414. Running Across Massachusetts, Designing Shoes, and Personal Growth with David Filar! 1:04:48

7M ago1:04:48

1:04:48

It started off as a quick news story but Mike figured that he would reach out to the local athlete and he is so glad that he did! David Filar ran across the state of Massachusetts and raised over $10,000 for Christmas toys to go to the UMASS Memorial Children's Hospital! That is what initially caught our attention but we also discuss his running ba…

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: Episode 24 The Kitchen Sink Edition! 46:06

7M ago46:06

46:06

This week our delightful duo cover a wide array of subjects! While they manage to chat a bit about the Spartan Beast Championships in Abu Dhabi, they also carry on about State Capitals, Wombats, Pygmy Hippos, and other oddities. Carlo shamelessly plugs his soon to be famous "cooking" channel, and we cheer on a member of the Tough Mudder Community a…

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413. World's Toughest Mudder 2024! (Part 4: Bar Crawl Interviews) 1:44:45

8M ago1:44:45

1:44:45

It is the end of World's Toughest Mudder coverage time ... for this year! Mike flew down to Florida to help with The OCR Report live stream and to do a whole bunch of podcast coverage. So much so, that we got 4 episodes out of it, so make sure that you subscribe and follow along to hear more about the best OCR event of the year! For this part four …

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Fran and Carlo Get OCR Adjacent: Episode 23 The Michael Jordan Edition! 42:15

8M ago42:15

42:15

This week's episode kicks off with a little Michael Jordan conspiracy theory, and quickly goes downhill from there! We got a couple race results for you, some talk about the upcoming Spartan Beast World Champs in UAE, and then some food talk! Lots of fun this week! As always, come for the news.....and stay for some laughs!…

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