Hi, I’m Zack Telander. Join me in exploring conversations with awesome people about fitness, culture, and life. We’ll endeavor to deep dive into some philosophical and nuanced discussions where ideas and curiosity take the lead. No agenda necessary: just come correct.
Atlaspowershrugged is one of my favorite minds in the fitness space. He brings incredibly important nuance to the seemingly simplistic and dumbed down ideologies in physical fitness.
Max Aita is one of the most prolific Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting coaches in United States history. He is currently using his knowledge to develop a revolutionary AI driven app that will change strength training forever.
Bob Flaco is the lead singer and guitarist for a rapidly rising band, Nether Hour. His perspective on life after a childhood tragedy is incredibly admirable and he is bound for great things.
Brent Fikowski is one of the biggest names in the juggernaut that is competitive CrossFit. He is also one of my longest standing friends in the fitness space. In this episode he goes into great detail on his plan to create a players association within the sport, and we pontificate on the multitude of mindsets of champions.
Thomas DeLauer is one of finest minds in nutrition. His YouTube channel with 3.37 MILLION subscribers is a direct result of his unbelievably potent body of work in the industry.
Uncle Lazer has absolutely exploded onto the comedy scene in the new epicenter of comedy, Austin, Texas.
Jason Khalipa is a well known ex competitive CrossFitter and CrossFit Games champion. He is currently the owner of a very successful fitness collective called NCFit in Northern California.
Finn McKenty is a very successful youtuber with his channels The Punk Rock MBA and his self-named channel. Finns mission is to make idealogical music listeners into free thinkers and evolve their music tastes.
Chris Williamson is rapidly becoming one of the top podcasters on the planet. He is also my best friend and room mate.
Louisa is a neurophysiologist and founder of NeuroAthletics. She has brought her education and practical knowledge to elite athletes and high powered CEO's in order to help with their performance.
At 47 years old Alain Ngalani is a physical specimen and a dangerous man. He is a four time muay thai champion and is currently signed to ONE Championship in MMA.
Mat Fraser is the fittest man in history...at least to CrossFit's standard. He is a 5-time CrossFit Games Champion. Before CrossFit he was a junior national champion in Olympic Weightlifting. He grew up in Burlington, Vermont with two Olympian parents, and graduated with an engineering degree from the University of Vermont. This is his life's story so far.
Craig Richey of Team Richey sits down with Zack at the WODAPALOOZA 2023 to discuss his early career, how he built the brand, his mental and health problems with fitness and bodybuilding and how and why he transitioned into CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting.
Jordan currently works with teams, companies and individuals all over the world, lecturing, coaching and consulting on applied biomechanics, sports performance, and injury risk management.
Mattie Rogers possibly one of the most influential current athletes in Olympic Weightlifting. In this episode we discuss doping and anti doping in the olympics and how she has had to deal with it, her training regimen, and much more.
Bilmuri is an epic band with incredible music. Lead by Johnny Frank, who is a massive strength enthusiast, Bilmuri fuzes metal, progressive rock, and pop in a fantastic blend.
Zack and Aaron Alexander from Align Podcast sit down to discuss a wide range of topics, including the benefits of Semen Retention, Spiritualization, Body Awareness and Control, How the Way you Walk represents How You Live, Body Dysmorphia, Awareness, Orthorexia and the Extremes of Health, a lot of content to digest!
Luke Thomas is an American combat sports analyst and the host of a very successful MMA podcast called "Morning Kombat." Luke and Zack discuss the past, current, and possible future layout of MMA as a sport from a commercial aspect, as well as how all the individual athletes factor into it.
Derek is the hormone use educator and entrepreneur behind the "More Plates More Dates" Youtube channel.
Nick Bare is an entrepreneur, prolific content creator, and ceo of Bare Performance Nutrition. We discuss the fakeness and lack of knowledge pervasive in the fitness community.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
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Football’s funniest family duo — Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs — team up to provide next-level access to life in the league as it unfolds. The two brothers and Super Bowl champions drop weekly insights about the weekly slate of games and share their INSIDE perspectives on trending NFL news and sports headlines. They also endlessly rag on each other as brothers do, chat the latest in pop culture and welcome some very popular and well-known friends to chat with them. Check out new episodes every Wednesday. Follow New Heights on the Wondery App, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to new episodes early and ad-free, and get exclusive content on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And join our new membership for a unique fan experience by going to the New Heights YouTube channel now!