Blind Landing is an award-winning independent documentary podcast. Hosted by Ari Saperstein, the series goes behind the scenes in the world of Olympic sports including gymnastics and figure skating. Blind Landing has been featured in dozens of publications around the world, including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture and Elle. The series was named one of The Atlantic’s Best Podcasts of 2021, a 2022 Webby Awards & AIPS Awards honoree, and won the 2023 Ambie Award for Best Independent ...
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Are you ready to step up as the boss of your life? Emilie Aries breaks down career conundrums with expert interviews to help women navigate career transition and step up as the boss of their careers. Whether you're in the job search, starting a side hustle, climbing a corporate ladder, or an experienced entrepreneur, join Bossed Up's community of courageous women who lift as they climb.
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Join me, Emily Abbate, every Monday and Friday for a good time. Hurdle is a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they’ve gotten through some of life’s toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple: To inspire you to be your best self, ...
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Freddie Sayers from online magazine UnHerd seeks out top scientists, writers, politicians and thinkers for in-depth interviews to try and help us work out what’s really going on. What started as an inquiry into the pandemic has broadened into a fascinating look at free speech, science, meaning and the ideas shaping our world. Due to popular demand here is a podcast version of our YouTube — available to watch, for free here or by searching ‘LockdownTV’. Enjoy! And don't forget to rate, like a ...
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CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Combines lively discussion and thoughtful critique. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).
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A motivational podcast where we share inspiring stories of regular people overcoming insurmountable odds. Check out more info at madeofmettlepodcast.com!
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Indie Law is a law firm for thriving creatives. We provide foundational layers of legal protection as businesses level up. This podcast houses our conversations around business, the law, and positivity. Learn more at www.indielaw.com
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The Sovereign Health podcast seeks to educate and empower individuals to take control of their health by bringing in leading voices in healthcare to discuss a wide range of topics. CrowdHealth provides you with the tools you need to affordably break free from the insurance system, utilizing healthcare crowdfunding, consumerism and bitcoin. Hosted by CrowdHealth founder and CEO Andy Schoonover.
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Comedian Steve Bugeja chats to people who've worked on, attended and organised American summer camps. Packed with hilarious, heartwarming and brutally honest stories, this weekly podcast gives you a unique snapshot of life at a summer camp.
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The Women Taking the Lead podcast is a resource for women leaders, allies, and organizations looking to promote more women into senior leadership. Episode formats include specific leadership challenges, "on-air" coaching with women leaders, and interviews with internal talent and organizational development leaders. Women Taking the Lead inspires women to overcome self-doubt and lead with confidence, integrity and a sense of humor.
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Do you feel alone in your own head when it comes to navigating life’s big and small problems? Do you find self-care language a little too self-focused but know you still need to do the work? Join us on Reframeables and eavesdrop your way into some new perspectives — we promise you'll feel less alone as you listen. We are Nat and Bec, two very different sisters who come together each week to reframe some of life's big and small stuff. Nat's a PhD whose favourite phrase is “let’s reframe that! ...
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Freddie Sayers and Emily Jashinsky: What’s Kamala up to?
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UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Emily Jashinsky discuss Kamala Harris' speech at the DNC... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: But Really, What's Within Your Control Here?
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Overwhelm is something we all deal with. It can feel paralyzing at times, especially after a big high (read: My recent trip to the Olympics). Talking about how I navigate the low times after high times, and answering a listener question about what I wish I knew back when I started creating content. SOCIAL JOIN: THE *Sec…
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Who really blew up the Nord Stream pipeline?
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UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Bojan Pancevski, to discuss who actually blew up the Nord Stream pipeline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Disrupting Elder Care: We Need To Talk More About Working Daughters
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How do you balance caring for your aging parents and your career without burning out? We organize so much in our lives, from our workdays to our childcare. The care of our aging parents or other loved ones, however, can blindside the best of us. When this responsibility suddenly falls into your lap while you’re in the thick of leveling up your care…
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312. Confidence As A Superpower: Ari Chambers On Uplifting Women In Sport & Owning Her Seat At The Table
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Ari Chambers knows a thing or two about hard work. Today, she's behind the desk on-air at ESPN, but not all that long ago she was building HighlightHER from the ground up. Ari and I sat down together in Paris while she was working with Team USA, aiming to give fans a behind the scenes look at all things Olympic Games. We talk about how Ari got to t…
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Emily Sanders on Criminalizing Pipeline Protest / Victoria St. Martin on Suing Fossil Fuel Companies
This week on CounterSpin: Climate disruption is outpacing many scientists’ understanding of it, and it’s undeniably driving many harms we are facing: extreme heat, extreme cold, devastating hurricanes and tornadoes. News media are giving up pretending that these extreme weather events are just weird and not provably driven by the continued use of f…
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We've got a special episode coming out this week and we want your help! Send your thoughts, questions and insight to blindlandingpodcast at gmail dot come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Ari Saperstein
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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Another Parisian Hurdle, Conquered
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Sometimes in the moment it's hard to accept that one day, the tough stuff is going to help shape your being and help. It's impossible to think about the past 14 days in Paris without finding gratitude for the difficult moments I experienced in 2022. Talking about that, and sharing a new strategy for how I'll be answering your questions moving forwa…
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311. The Paris Recap: Emily Gets Interviewed About Her Trip, Aspirations & What Happens Next
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Extra special guest host alert! Welcome Lauren Nemeroff to the hot seat, co-founder of Flow State Creative (and, Emily's Paris partner-in-crime). Lauren's asking Em about her trip to The Games: How it happened, what it was like, how she felt about the long work days, and what she's looking forward to now that this major goal is checked off the buck…
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How to Handle Negative Reactions When You Speak Up
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Our world is still conflicted about whether or not it likes assertive women. In recent months, I have received both positive and negative feedback about my outspokenness. When I’m confronted with the opinion that my assertive approach to communication might leave a poor taste in people’s mouths, I still have to fight the urge to hide or get defensi…
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Paris Olympics: Floor Controversy & Athlete Camaraderie (feat. Olympians Betty Okino & Shallon Olsen)
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On today’s episode of Blind Landing… 0:00 - 13:00: The women's floor final controversy explained 13:00 - 40:00: Olympic legend Betty Okino joins us to talk about the past and present of friendships amongst gymnasts 40:00- End: Paris Olympian Shallon Olsen calls in to talk about camaraderie at the games As we wrap up our coverage of the Paris Olympi…
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310. A New Era: 12x Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin On Life Beyond The Pool & The Power Of Positivity
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Hurdlers! Welcome to Season 18! I’m back from Paris and stoked to bring you so many unbelievable conversations I had while at Athleta’s Power of She Creator Hub. We are kicking off the new season with Natalie Coughlin, 12-time Olympic medalist and the first female swimmer to bring home six medals in a single olympiad. We cover so much in this conve…
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Lee Hepner on Google Monopoly / Shayana Kadidal on Guantanamo Plea Deal
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This week on CounterSpin: You don’t hear the phrase “free market capitalism” so much anymore, but the idea still tacitly undergirds much of what you do hear about why products and services are the way they are. We all know about corruption and cronyism, but we still accept that the company that “wins” — “cornering the market” — does so because peop…
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Silkie Carlo: Get ready for the crackdown
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Could Keir Starmer exploit the summer riots to curtail civil liberties? From the return of the Counter Disinformation Unit to the start of live facial recognition, Big Brother Watch's Silkie Carlo joins UnHerd to discuss the UK crackdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aris Roussinos: Ethnic conflict has come to Britain
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Riots that began in Southport last week have since spread to London, Rotherham, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Bolton and Northern Ireland. UnHerd columnist Aris Roussinos was on the ground in Belfast as a firsthand witness to what he calls the 'ethnic conflict' of our era. He spoke to Freddie Sayers about what he saw and how civil clashes might change …
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Gen Xers have a wealth of experience and talent to offer the workforce, and yet Millennials and Baby Boomers tend to receive the majority of the media focus and career advice available today. Even Bossed Up doesn’t have as much information for this generation as it could. In doing my part to correct this oversight, I speak with Vince Chan, host of …
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Tim Wise on ‘DEI Hires’ / Keith McHenry on Criminalizing the Unhoused
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This week on CounterSpin: Dog whistles are supposed to be silent except for those they’re intended to reach. But as listeners know, the right wing has gotten much more overt and loud about their intention to defeat the prospect of multiracial democracy. We unpack the latest weaponized trope — the “DEI hire” — with anti-racism educator and author Ti…
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Paris Olympics: All-Around Final (with Monica Padman)
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Today on Blind Landing, we’re breaking down the women’s gymnastics all-around final with guest co-host Monica Padman, host of the podcast Armchair Expert. On this episode, we talk about the battle of the champions as returning Olympic champions Simone Biles, Suni Lee & Rebeca Andrade face off in one of the most exciting match-ups in Olympic history…
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Olympic boxing scandal: Sex and the science of fair sport
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This morning, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won an Olympic boxing match by default after Italy's Angela Carini, abandoned the bout in protest. Why? Because Khelif, previously banned from the World Championships, has XY chromosomes. Sports scientist Tommy Lundberg joined UnHerd in the aftermath of the fight to discuss how the complex case could change…
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Paris Olympics: Team Final (with Danusia Francis-Reid)
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Throughout this week, we’ll be bringing you special episodes debriefing the gymnastics competitions at the 2024 Olympics. Today, we’re breaking down the women’s team final and with guest co-host Danusia Francis-Reed, a commentator and former Olympic gymnast who competed for Great Britain, Jamaica and UCLA. On this episode, we chat about the “redemp…
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What Kamala's Candidacy Means for Women Leaders
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The last week’s historic political events warrant a totally new, unscripted episode. On July 21st, the news that President Biden would no longer pursue re-election and would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris left me excited and energized for the future, feelings that only grew as I spoke with so many women in the week following the announcement.…
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This week on CounterSpin: Donald Trump said, on Fox & Friends in 2020, that if voting access were expanded, meaning easing of barriers to voting for disabled people, poor people, rural people, working people … if voting were made easier, Trump said, “You’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.” Why wouldn’t news media label that st…
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Olympic Stories: Rebeca Andrade & Illia Kovtun
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To kick-off the start of Olympic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris games, we've put together a little showcase of our previous profiles about a couple of the top contenders. Rebeca Andrade from Brazil & Illia Kovtun from Ukraine both have had remarkable journeys to Paris that we break down on today's retrospective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
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After a years-long legal battle, philosopher Nina Power has found herself on the vanguard of a complex question: do artists have the responsibility to engage with dangerous ideas? She joined UnHerd's Freddie Sayers to discuss the trial, why she still reads controversial books and what her story can tell us about the culture wars. Hosted on Acast. S…
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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Repeat To Self: 'I Am Made For This Moment'
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IT'S TIME! Talking about the self-talk I'm using to get through a hectic moment, and answering a listener question about a YouTube future. SOCIAL @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Athleta Run in Paris on 8/1 OFFERS OFFERS …
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GOING FOR IT: Becs Gentry On Working With NBC & Running A Once-In-A-Lifetime Marathon
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You know her, you love her, please welcome Becs Gentry to our GOING FOR IT series. In today's episode we talk about her big opportunity with NBC in Paris, how TV broadcast is different than her work at Peloton, and what she’s most excited about at the Games. We also chat about how she feels toeing the line again for another 26.2 miles for the Marat…
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GOING FOR IT: 'The New York Times' Reporter Talya Minsberg On Storytelling During The Biggest Moments In Sports & Embracing The Unknown
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Welcome The New York Times Reporter Talya Minsberg to Hurdle! This year's Games are not Talya's first rodeo reporting for the greatest sporting event in the world. We talk about what her experience has been in covering the news during such a monumental time in sport, why she thinks this year’s Olympics are going to be different, and what a typical …
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Set Better Boundaries To Manage Relationships in Work and Life
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Content warning: this episode briefly touches on alcoholism, substance abuse, and abusive relationships. Why does setting boundaries sound so simple, and yet is so hard to practice? My guests on this episode know that it takes practice to make any difficult communication practice permanent. Jan and Jillian Yuhas are twin relationship and conflict r…
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GOING FOR IT: Marathoner Fiona O'Keeffe Shares What It Was Like To Win The Olympic Trials & How She Finds Peace Amidst The Pressure
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Today’s ‘Going For It’ episode welcomes Puma pro-runner Fiona O’Keefe, who punched her ticket to Paris by winning the Olympic marathon trials in February. We talk about how she’s had some time to regroup and get her game face ready for Paris, even with so many eyes on her after the big debut win. Fiona opens up about what helps her stay grounded in…
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GOING FOR IT: Olympian Regan Smith On Setting World Records In the Pool & Fueling For Gold
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Today we are kicking off the limited series ‘Going For It’, which celebrates this monumental time for women in sport as people are rightfully paying more attention to her and what lights her on fire. Leading into Paris, I am bringing conversations to the forefront from women who will be involved in the Games from all perspectives, from athletes to …
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