In this podcast, Tiko and Luiza give their opinions on what’s going on around the world, and share some of their own experiences.
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The Legend of Raquel Zin is based on the real life experiences of the author, Rachel Fortune, during her decade-long career as an Exotic Entertainer. Cover art photo provided by Tiko Giorgadze on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@domenika
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Eclectic conversations. Hosted by Marcus Da Silva
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Defining Diego is the story of one Guatemalan adoptee and his mother, a reporter who documented their journey from his earliest steps, as they try to understand how international adoption boomed and busted, and what it all means for families like theirs, with feet in two worlds. When Laurie Stern set out to adopt a baby from Guatemala in 1999, she thought the process would be pretty straightforward. Lots of people were doing it. But the adoption was held up just as she went to Guatemala to g ...
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Develop Your Voice In The World w/ Tiko Kerr
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Visual artist Tiko Kerr, lecturer, performer, set designer, art director, and activist is based in Vancouver, Canada. He’s been awarded numerous public commissions, written about extensively and has exhibited in respected galleries over the course of his 40-year career. His practice explores perception utilizing chance and improvisation in a multip…
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Introspective Learning & Hard Work w/ Brandon Tucker
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I am joined once again by my friend, Brandon Tucker. He previously set the Guinness World Record for most pull ups in 24 hours and is the current record holder for Most Bar Muscle Ups in 24 hours. We discuss many topics in this podcast including: goal-setting, discipline, interacting with social media, and his new venture into CrossFit. Follow him …
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Founding the Renal Transplant Program w/ Dr. David Landsberg
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Dr. Landsberg is the Medical Director of Renal Transplantation, and Physician Leader and Division Head for the St. Paul's Hospital Renal Program. He was the founder of the St. Paul's Hospital Renal Transplant program, and has been instrumental in its growth and development. He is clinically active in pre-transplant, post-transplant and in-hospital …
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Mapping The Enneagram w/ Amanda Clegg
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Amanda is a Relationship Coach who helps teens, individuals, and couples create secure relationships within themselves and with each other. Her favourite - and most impactful - tool to use is the Enneagram, which deepens awareness, understanding, and compassion so that we all can continue to foster meaningful connections in our day to day lives, mo…
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Labour Laws & Sex Work w/ Stephanie Sia
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Steph Sia is a 33-year old creative based in Vancouver, Canada. She is a podcaster, YouTuber, hobby chef, world traveler, and an internationally-awarded pole dancer. Basically an all around creative person. In her spare time, Steph likes to host dinner parties, wine and dine, and is a competitive and professional pole dancer. Stripped by SIA is a w…
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Experience The Mind & Body w/ Jess St. John
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Jess St. John is a competitive calisthenics athlete and coach whom I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several months. In this podcast we discuss: posting to social media, how the environment affects your perspective, journalling and meditation techniques, and using the Placebo Effect to your advantage. Follow Jess on Instagram @jes…
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Much More Music w/ Mathew Sloan
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome back a good friend of mine to the podcast, Mathew Sloan. Mathew and I discuss a variety of topics including: the philosophy and psychology of music, the impact that music that has on the individual and the collective, dealing with haters, Mathew's personal approach to writing and performing music, and of cou…
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S.O.A.R. After Action Report
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This is the debrief of my time attending the Special Operations Association Reunion (SOAR) in Las Vegas, Nevada. On this podcast, I have been fortunate to speak to multiple members of MACV-SOG including: John Stryker Meyer, Roger Lockshier, Dale Hanson, and Jim Jones-Shorten. There are no words to describe my gratitude to have been invited to atten…
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Meteorites, ParaRescue, & Radiology w/ Jim Jones-Shorten [Part II]
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We continue the conversation with Jim Shorten covering the incredible adventures that he has experienced throughout his life. We start where we left off from last episode - discussing MACV-SOG. Continuing on to discuss: One-Zero School, his time as a ParaRescue Jumper, including his time with NASA for the first three shuttle landings, his rescue in…
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A-Team & MACV-SOG w/ Jim Jones-Shorten [Part I]
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Jim Shorten served in the US Navy, the US Army, and the US Air Force. In this podcast, Jim and I discuss his upbringing, his eventual entrance into Special Forces and his time serving as the Team Leader (One-Zero) for Reconnaissance Team (RT) Delaware for MACV-SOG. We discuss many of the operations that he was involved in with the A-Team and eventu…
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The River Principle | Training Series
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Discussing The River Principle: overcoming obstacles by flowing around them. To support the podcast, LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thank you. https://www.themysteriapodcast.com/ @themysteriapodcast @mysteria_fitMarcus Da Silva által
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Destigmatizing Sex Work w/ Stephanie Sia
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Steph Sia is a 33-year old creative based in Vancouver, Canada. She is a podcaster, YouTuber, hobby chef, world traveler, and an internationally-awarded pole dancer. Basically an all around creative person. In her spare time, Steph likes to host dinner parties, wine and dine, and is a competitive and professional pole dancer. Stripped by SIA is a w…
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Memento Mori | Training Series
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Discussing the Marcus Aurelius quote, "Let each thing you would do, say or intend be like that of a dying person." To support the podcast, LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thank you. https://www.themysteriapodcast.com/ @themysteriapodcast @mysteria_fitMarcus Da Silva által
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Make Your Own Way w/ Jess St. John
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Jess and I discuss developing and manifesting a winning mindset, her experiences as a woman in a male dominated sport, cold water exposure, and a few tangents for good measure! Follow Jess St. John on Instagram: @jessstjohn @calisthenicsvancouver I've been an athlete since the age of 6, starting out as a gymnast. I first competed at age 10 and swit…
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The Outlaw's Trio | Training Series
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- Discussing the Outlaw's Trio: (i) skill, (ii) luck, (iii) dash of stupidity, as it relates to performance. - Brief discussion of Degree of Difficulty as a measure for athletic greatness.Marcus Da Silva által
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Ukraine to Canada w/ Polina Shtanko
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Polina is a Ukrainian refugee who relocated to Vancouver, Canada in 2022. Her experiences and insight from the Russian invasion of her homeland are eye opening and enlightening. She offers a valuable perspective on the many rights and privileges that many Canadians don't think about - or even worse, take for granted. It was a pleasure to speak with…
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Power To The Music w/ Mathew Sloan
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I met Mathew a few months ago and we became fast friends over our mutual love of music. Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Mathew's musical journey began as a child when he became infatuated with the sound and mechanics of music and the musical instruments themselves. Into his teen years and adulthood, he began to focus attention towards acoustic guitar…
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Train To Live, Live To Fight w/ Coach Sal
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Today's podcast is with my MMA instructor, Coach Sal. Sal owns and operates Clinch MMA in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. We discuss a wide range of topics centred around how the skills and attributes one learns from training combat sports can be utilized to live a rewarding and fulfilling life. He sets the standard everyday and relentlessly purs…
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Gratitude Is A Choice w/ Brandon Tucker
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I am joined once again by my friend, Brandon Tucker. He previously set World Records for most pull ups in 24 hours and most muscle ups in 24 hours. We discuss many topics in this podcast including: setting goals, discipline, universal laws, humility, social media, humour, honesty, and gratitude to name a few. Follow him on Instagram @tucker1_brando…
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Born Twice w/ Dale Hanson [Part II]
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This is the second of two episodes with Dale Hanson, discussing his book, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior. Dale Hanson is an accomplished sculptor who has led a life of adventure and enjoyed numerous accomplishments. He is a black belt martial artist, author, a pilot of fixed wing and glider airplanes, has flown aerobatics and is…
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Books, Bullets, & the Green Berets w/ Dale Hanson [Part I]
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This is the first of two episodes with Dale Hanson, discussing his book, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior. Dale Hanson is an accomplished sculptor who has led a life of adventure and enjoyed numerous accomplishments. He is a black belt martial artist, author, a pilot of fixed wing and glider airplanes, has flown aerobatics and is …
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Convert Emotion Into Energy | Training Series
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'Training Series' episode III. In today's episode we discuss: - Tuning out the noise. - Controlling the internal environment to adapt to any external environment. - Refocusing your energy. - 'Power To The Music'. - Control your emotions, don't let them control you. To support the podcast, LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thank you.…
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Soldier's Return Home w/ Roger Lockshier
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome back Roger Lockshier for a third episode. We discuss his experiences to adjusting to civilian life upon returning home from Vietnam and in the decades that followed. His insights help us understand some of the effects that war has on a soldier and provides context as to how individuals and institutions can p…
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The 90 Day Fiancé Life w/ Debbie Johnson and Tony Starcevich
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Debbie has appeared on the reality shows: 90 Day Fiancé, 90 Day Fiancé: Strike Back, 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After. Debbie and Tony have appeared on 90 Day: The Single Life. In this podcast, we discuss Debbie and Tony's experiences on 90 Day Fiancé, her adjustment to moving to Vancouver to be with Tony, and share many laughs and stories. Find D…
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Let The Wind Blow Through You | Training Series
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‘Training Series’ episode II "Words can hurt, but only if you let them...you cannot forget what they said any more than you cannot feel the wind when it blows. But if you learn to let the wind blow through you, you will take away its power to blow you down. If you let the words pass through you, without letting them catch on your anger or your prid…
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Desire Alone Is Meaningless | Training Series
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This is the premiere episode of a solo series that will discuss the concepts, ideas, and challenges that are contended with while on the path to developing and executing optimal performance. This series is about winning. In order to win, you must have an open mind and develop creativity in your unique approach to crafting the tools that you will us…
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Stained Glass Windows & Princess Diana w/ Joe Average
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Born in Victoria in 1957, Joe began signing his artwork as Joe Average when he was 19 years old. He has been an important contributor to the B.C., Canadian and international art scene since the mid 1980s, when an HIV diagnosis, complete with an uncertain life expectancy, moved him to focus exclusively on his art. His pop-art has captured the attent…
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Divine Intervention in Laos w/ Roger Lockshier [Part II]
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This episode is part two of two episodes that I had the great honour of recording with Roger Lockshier. His book, 'We Saved SOG Souls' is available in paperback, audiobook, and ebook formats. It is an incredible book and is an absolute must read. It is a memoir that offers insight into the highs and lows of Roger's experiences during his tour of du…
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Saving SOG Souls w/ Roger Lockshier [Part I]
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This episode is part one of two episodes that I had the great honour of recording with Roger Lockshier. His book, 'We Saved SOG Souls' is available in paperback, audiobook, and ebook formats. It is an incredible book and is an absolute must read. It is a memoir that offers insight into the highs and lows of Roger's experiences during his tour of du…
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Daily Hive Interview w/ Vincent Plana
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This episode was recorded several months ago in my backyard on a beautiful summer evening. This podcast is the companion to an article that Vincent published discussing everything that went into my record breaking feat of setting a new Guinness World Record for Most Chin Ups in 24 hours on 20 August 2022. This is an intimate and revealing episode a…
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Being Yourself w/ Nadia Fox
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I had the pleasure of speaking to my friend Nadia Fox. We sat down in the studio and recorded this episode in November 2021. Nadia and I discuss her many interesting life experiences involving the ups and downs of sobriety, cold plunging, her careers as a model for Playboy, exotic dancing, and Onlyfans content creator. You can find Nadia on Instagr…
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Reasonable Robot Rules w/ Ryan Abbott and Jacob Turner
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It is with great pleasure that I kickstart the new season with returning guests Ryan Abbott and Jacob Turner. This episode was recorded in October 2021 while I was visiting England. We discuss a number of topics including: AI regulation, social media, brand marketing, and games we played as children. This episode has a little bit of everything! Dr.…
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Defining Diego | Adoptee Voices
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Aa Tiko' travels to a meet up of Guatemalan adoptees in Washington D.C., though he’s a little unsure of what he’ll find there. He talks to three different adoptees from two different continents about their lives, and how they manage to live in two worlds. While hesitant at first, Aa Tiko' begins to see himself as part of the larger adoptee communit…
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Defining Diego | What Brought Me Here
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Aa Tiko' takes us on a journey through Guatemalan history — from the Spanish invasion to the rise of the banana industry and eventually the Guatemalan Civil War — to understand how indigenous communities have resisted oppression again and again. And we see Dolores not as translator but as storyteller, sharing her own family’s history and her hopes …
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Defining Diego | 8. Becoming Aa Tiko’
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A birth family reunion in 2022 helps Diego piece together more parts of his identity, but it also sparks new questions that he struggles to process — especially as he and Laurie grapple with what it means to take a baby from one culture and raise him in another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Defining Diego | 7. What's On Paper
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It’s 2022, and Diego has a mission: to reclaim his Guatemalan citizenship. But on the ground in Guatemala City, he finds that his identity as an adoptee is still complicated, even 23 years later. Diego asks his birth mother if he can meet his birth father, Cristobal — but it’s unclear if that will actually happen. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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Defining Diego | 6. Resist and Release
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We hear from a family whose adoption was in-progress when the Guatemalan government shut everything down. A few years after his fateful diagnosis, Diego is a surly teenager. The family’s figuring out a way forward. Laurie takes Diego back to Guatemala, where he learns about the meanings behind his birth names — Xicay and Petzey. Diego asks Isabel m…
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Defining Diego | 5. When Everything Changed
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When Diego turns 12, he’s diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and his entire world turns inside out. The family goes into survival mode. Sick and angry Diego acts out — and Laurie and Dan struggle with how to parent him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSomethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment által
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Defining Diego | 4. The Fall of International Adoption
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The international adoption racket is surging — and it’s gotten way out of control. All over the world, ugly stories begin to surface: of stolen children, shady adoption lawyers, and birth mothers pressured to give up their children. So in 2008, under increasing pressure from human rights activists, the Guatemalan government shuts the whole thing do…
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Defining Diego | 3. Baby Boom
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Adoption has become a booming industry — the price is soaring, and Guatemala has become a top exporter of babies for adoption, second only to China. But when making families becomes secondary to making money, the cost to Guatemalan birth mothers is incalculable — and babies are treated more like products than people. Meanwhile, on a trip back to hi…
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Defining Diego | 2. Where I'm From
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Laurie takes three-year-old Diego back to Guatemala for the first time since his adoption. While Diego bonds with his birth mother Isabel, Laurie starts talking with birth mothers all over the country. Many are young, live in poverty, or are survivors of the Guatemalan civil war. Despite how much adoption costs for families in the U.S., Laurie begi…
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Defining Diego | 1. My Two Mothers
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It’s 1999, and reporter Laurie Stern wants to adopt a child with her husband. At the time, international adoption seems pretty straightforward — Laurie wants a baby, and there are babies who need parents. But once she arrives in Guatemala City to meet a five-month old boy named Diego, she realizes that nothing about adopting a baby from Guatemala i…
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Defining Diego is the story of one Guatemalan adoptee and his mother, a reporter who documented their journey from his earliest steps, as they try to understand how international adoption boomed and busted — and what it all means for families like theirs, with feet in two worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Families are complex, and so are the ways they come together. TJ Raphael, host of BioHacked, speaks with the host of our upcoming season — All Relative: Defining Diego, coming to this feed on October 3rd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSomethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment által
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S3 | Ep.17 | John Stryker Meyer #2
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Today we welcome back John Stryker Meyer. John is a veteran of the 'Secret War' in Vietnam, having served as the One-Zero (team leader) for the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) team, ST Idaho. His job was running reconnaissance missions 'across the fence’ of South Vietnam into the North Vietnamese Arm…
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S3 | Ep.16 | Brandon Tucker
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Brandon Tucker is a retired Army Ranger and is the current Guinness World Record holder for the most pull ups in 24 hours (7715 reps) and the most muscle ups in 24 hours (1300 reps). Follow him on Instagram @tucker1_brandon To support the podcast, LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thank you. https://www.themysteriapodcast.com/ @them…
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S3 | Ep.15 | Dr. Arun Verma
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Arun Verma was 24 years old, completing a bachelor of science degree at the University of British Columbia. A friend stopped by Arun's dorm room to ask him if he wanted to go for a ride in his new his car. They were cut off by a speeding car which resulted in a crash - it was at point that Arun became a quadriplegic. At the time, he had been accept…
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BioHacked | 12. A Future Without Shame
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The baby business has used shame and secrecy as tools for decades. But a new generation of parents are removing stigma by leaning into a model that centers love, science, and determination. How can the lessons of the past shape the way forward for the fertility industry? Have feedback about the show? Email us at biohacked@threeuncannyfour.com. Foll…
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BioHacked | 11. Underground Markets
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From Facebook groups to Tinder-like apps, a new generation of parents are using unregulated tech to form families outside the baby business. Get to know the women and couples seeking out sperm online – and the donors stepping up to the plate to help them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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S3 | Ep.14 | Jessica Walesch
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Jessica Walesch is a Fascial Stretch Therapist and Kinesiologist. She specializes in using fascial stretching as a method of rehabilitation and improving physical performance for her clients. Jessica is an excellent athlete who competes and trains in multiple physical disciplines - she understands the physical and mental challenges associated with …
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