Best Openwater Podcasts (2024)

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PagerDuty's Jennifer Tejada: "Going public is the wedding, staying public is the marriage" 33:45

1h ago33:45

33:45

When a website goes down, companies lose an average of $500,000 per minute. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Jennifer Tejada, chief executive of PagerDuty, a company founded to keep that from happening (2:45). She talks about growing up in a small town (8:00), using supercomputers in the 1990’s to sell consumer products …

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E17 - Wirimu Campbell - how a good looking Maori got into swimming 49:43

4d ago49:43

49:43

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Woodie Campbell, or as we found out to Wirimu Campbell. Wiri/Woodie only started a few years ago when people at his gym convinced him to join in the swim squad. Before that he was doing his version of a triathalon, 10 min each in the Sauna, the steam room & the spa pool! Not long after st…

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Limbic’s Ross Harper: “AI won’t replace doctors, it will enhance them” 46:53

7d ago46:53

46:53

The world is aflutter with talk of "AI doctors". A UK company has actually built one. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dr Ross Harper, co founder and chief executive of Limbic to talk about creating a clinical AI chatbot (4:30), how it works (6:40), starting out four years ago 13:40), getting in with 40% of mental health…

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Episode #115: Open Water Skills and How to Implement Them into Your Training and Racing 52:01

9d ago52:01

52:01

Gerry and Jim go over the crucial skills that MUST be practiced prior to race day in order for you to be performance prepared for your swim. They talk about how to implement these skills into your practice so you can pull them out on race day without missing a beat. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscrib…

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Mark Schulein – CEO – Crown Ace Hardware, Waterman, Community Do Gooder, Hard Charger and super hard charging bright light of a human being! 48:49

10d ago48:49

48:49

Mark is the CEO of a 23 location Ace Hardware chain called Crown Ace Hardware and a local hero to may of us who know him. Mark and my lives have met on several areas and we dive into them here one at a time. We discuss business, building a service first culture, Being of service to the community, Catalina Channel crossings and other Waterman stuff,…

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Galvanize's Tom Steyer: "We're winning the climate fight" 55:21

14d ago55:21

55:21

The climate fight is going far better than you realise. So says this week’s guest, Tom Steyer, former presidential candidate and founder of Galvanize Climate Solutions. He comes on to talk with Sunday Times correspondent Danny Fortson about why doomerism doesn’t work (4:30), beating Big Oil (8:45), when theory meets reality (15:10), whether the cli…

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E16 - Jeannine Goddard - a swimmer like the rest of us, but who does amazing swims 48:35

18d ago48:35

48:35

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim interview Jeannine Goddard. Jeannine learned to swim in Zimbabwe where she grew up and has carried on swimming since then. We talk about getting into ocean swims as well as her grit & determination in achieving more & more goals. Recently she completed an ICE MILE at her first attempt and gives a…

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X Prize's Peter Diamandis: "Talking to your dog and extending life" 59:21

20d ago59:21

59:21

Do you want to talk to your whales? Monkeys? Your dog? AI will make it possible. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Peter Diamandis to talk about why he set up an $111m longevity prize (2:30), using AI to prevent death from “something stupid” (8:30), growing up in the Bronx (11:50), falling in love with space exploration (…

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Renaissance's Tom Kalil: "Transforming philanthropy" 44:33

29d ago44:33

44:33

There are about 1,200 billionaires in Europe and America. Why don't they do more good with their money? This week's guest reckons he can get them to do just that. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Tom Kalil, founder of Renaissance Philanthropy, to talk about why he created the organisation (4:15), nationalism (8:00), the …

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Episode #114: Dr. Stacy Sims Interviewed by TOWER 26 Coaches Danielle, Cindy, and Susy 53:32

30d ago53:32

53:32

Tower 26 Triathlon Coaches Cindy, Susy, and Danielle takeover this episode of the podcast to interview Dr. Stacy Sims and discuss a variety of topics focused on female endurance athlete performance. They chat about the importance of open conversations, listening to your body, nutritional considerations especially for female athletes, and much more!…

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Episode #113: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 1:01:05

1M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

Gerry and Jim touch on a few hot topics including race protocol pertaining to the swim, social media. race directors, volunteers, and other hot topics circulating througout the endurance sport community. Always informative. Enjoy! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription …

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E15 - Andy Donaldson - fastest ever swimmer of the Cook Strait and oceans 7 in under a year 1:00:25

1M ago1:00:25

1:00:25

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Andy Donaldson. Andy has achieved what no other swimmer has done before, he completed the Oceans 7 swims within a year. And set the world record for crossing the Cook Strait taking only 4hours 33 minutes, that is seriously fast. But we talked about much more than swimming, his support of …

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Tortus' Dom Pimenta: "AI is the answer to NHS doctor burnout" 49:17

1M ago49:17

49:17

AI will save the NHS - but not the wya you think. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dom Pimenta, a cardiologist and co-founder of Tortus, to talk about the potential of its artificial intelligence interface (AI) for doctors (5:00), preventing burnout (11:00), naming the tool OSLER (18:30), how it works (20:45), why he bec…

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Gigascale's Mike Schroepfer: "From building Meta to investing in climate" 57:54

1M ago57:54

57:54

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on MIke Schroepfer, Meta’s former CTO, to talk about why he left Meta (3:00), growing up working his parents’ radio station (9:00), going to Stanford (12:00), getting into tech startups (14:15), the dotcom boom (17:15), going to Mozilla (21:15), joining Facebook when MySpace was bigger (23:0…

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E14 - Cameron Bellamy - world record holder with a swim of over 151 km 41:26

2M ago41:26

41:26

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Cameron Bellamy. Cameron is an extreme athlete by any standard. He has swum 100km around Barbados and from Barbados to St Lucia, a swim of over 151 km in 56 hours. And this is just his swimming, his rowing exploits as just as fantastic. We talked about swimming in the hot waters of the ca…

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Openwater’s Mary Lou Jepsen: “We'll save your mind - then read it” 1:04:21

2M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

Imagine if you shrunk all of the machines in a hospital and crammed them into a single device the size of an iPhone that could diagnose and treat hundreds of diseases. That is what this week’s guest is trying to do. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Mary Lou Jepsen to talk about building a mobile device to diagnose stroke…

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Enhanced Games’ Aron D’Souza: “The Olympics are broken” 43:59

2M ago43:59

43:59

Would you watch an Olympics where everyone was doping? The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Aron D’Souza, co-founder and president of the Enhanced Games, to talk about launching a new competition where everyone is pharmacologically enhanced (6:00), the events (10:00), why he started it (14:50), meeting Peter Thiel (18:20), l…

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Rainmaker's Augustus Doricko: "Cloud seeding is a risk worth taking" 41:47

2M ago41:47

41:47

The Sunday Times’s tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Augustus Doricko to talk about becoming a Thiel fellow (3:15), looking for the proof of God (5:45), starting his first company (9:30) cloud seeding (11:30), the history of cloud seeding (13:30), on whether silver iodide is safe (17:00), how it would work in practice (20:30), how it could…

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E13 - Phil Rush - a professional swimmer now helping others achieve their goals 55:31

2M ago55:31

55:31

Send us a Text Message. In this captivating podcast episode, Duncan and Jim sit down with Phillip Rush, a remarkable New Zealand swimmer. Phillip’s aquatic journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Let’s dive into the highlights of his life: Background and Achievements: His claim to fame lies in conquering the English Channel in both two and three…

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DoNotPay's Josh Browder: "We need laws to protect AI's" 31:01

2M ago31:01

31:01

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on DoNotPay's Josh Browder to talk about how artificial intelligence is changing his business (4:20), paying a dividend (8:15), blowing up the myth that you have to lose money to get big (11:00), the coming AI crash (13:00), the path forward for DoNotPay (16:40), San Francisco’s moment (19:3…

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Episode #112: Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles with some BIG NEWS!! 1:09:35

2M ago1:09:35

1:09:35

Jim and Gerry welcome back Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles to the show. Scott shares some new, triathlete friendly, updates FORM has made to the goggles. An informative and educatrional epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to…

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Arbol's Sid Jha: "Insurance in the era of climate calamities" 47:40

3M ago47:40

47:40

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Sid Jha of Arbol to talk about the importance of insurance (3:45), using data to change how it works (8:20), how climate has scrambled the industry (10:30), regulation (14:20), creating a new asset class (16:40), weather (24:10), growing up in India (29:20), going to Wall Street (30:40), …

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“It’s not all about Tech” - Collaboration with “Up Shift Creek” Podcast host Mark Redgrave 54:36

3M ago54:36

54:36

In this special Collaboration Podcast I sit down as the first ever guest of “Up Shift Creek Podcast” with the host Mark Redgrave. Mark is Business Transformation Consultant and focuses on the People and Teams structures in companies to help drive improvements. In this podcast we dive into the concept of “It’s not all about Tech”. We discuss the sta…

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E12 - Shamima, a mum of a disabled swimmer and what swimming means to her family 47:19

3M ago47:19

47:19

Send us a Text Message. In this episode we (well mainly Duncan) talk to Shamima. Shamima is the mother of Shazeel, a swimmer with autism and reduced mental capacity. We hear what water means to Shazeel and how it has always calmed him down, and the challenges of teaching him how to swim. Shazeel & Duncan have swum together for 4 years now, training…

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Orchid's Noor Siddiqui: "Super-babies" 56:14

3M ago56:14

56:14

The Sunday Times correspondent brings on Noor Siddiquui, founder of Orchid, to talk about screening embryos (5:00), starting the company (9:30), hiring people as a first time founder (13:00), targeting ageing at the very beginning (15:00), how it works (18:20), why she thinks this is the future of conception (22:00), the need for regulation (31:00)…

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Replika’s Eugenia Kuyda: “Your AI soulmate” 43:55

3M ago43:55

43:55

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Eugenia Kyuda, founder of Replika, to talk about AI friends (4:00), growing up in Russia (6:45), her dad’s experience at Chernobyl (9:00), applying to Y Combinator (12:30), her first idea that didn’t work (16:30), losing her best friend (17:30), launching Replika (20:00), building a bot w…

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Episode #111: Andy Blow of Precision Hydration and Open Water Marathon Swimmer Andy Donaldson 1:12:39

3M ago1:12:39

1:12:39

Gerry and Jim welcome Andy Blow CEO of Precision Hydration to the show along with 3x World Record Holding Open Water Swimmer Andy Donaldson. So many topics covered from endurance sport nutrition to open water swim training. Go to www.precisionhydration.com to find products. Use this link for the TOWER 26 Podcast discount applied at checkout. The Wo…

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E11 - Ryan Stramrood - Push past impossible with this inspirational swimmer from South Africa 57:45

3M ago57:45

57:45

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Ryan Stramrood from his home in South Africa. Ryan has done some amazing swimming in cold water. He has swum in the Arctic and the Antarctic as well as doing 140 Robben Island crossings. Robben Island was famously where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for many years. Ryan has written a bo…

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Perplexity.ai’s Dmitry Shevelenko: “The battle for the front page of the Internet” 43:05

3M ago43:05

43:05

The Sunday Times; tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dmitry Shevelenko of Perplexity.ai, to talk about finding the company though the Uber mafia (5:00), taking on Google (6:30), the founders' start as AI researchers (8:45), why he joined (11:35), what he did before this (17:00), closing his startup (20:15), hypergrowth lessons (24:40), the …

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Eion's Ana Pavlovic Hans: “Rocks that clean up the planet” 44:01

4M ago44:01

44:01

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Ana Pavlovic Hans to talk about using rocks to cut carbon (3:00), coming up with the best “recipe” (8:00), the measurement breakthrough (11:00), bringing the cost down (20:00), making rock weathering “sexy’ (25:45), being raised in mining country in America and Australia (27:00), the part…

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E10 - James - what it takes to look after swimmers 51:15

4M ago51:15

51:15

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to James Hanson-Chong. James is the Special Operations Manager for Event safety New Zealand and has been looking after swimmers in events large & small for years now. We cover a number of areas: Safety - equipment, skills, information sources, what to look for and even what happens when shar…

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Andreessen Horowitz's Chris Dixon: "Back to the future of the Internet" 50:45

4M ago50:45

50:45

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Chris Dixon, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, to talk about writing a book on blockchain and crypto (4:00), why it’s still early (9:30), NFT’s (14:30), the computer versus the casino (18:30), boom and bust (23:00), his vision for a blockchain-based web (27:15), the rise of a new so…

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Episode #110: Potpourri of Endurance Sport Topics 57:59

4M ago57:59

57:59

Gerry and Jim cover planning a season, ACC DQs, the NEW Ironman CEO, Zuma Tri versus Super Tri, Race Ranger, and MORE! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Trai…

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Pachama's Diego Saez Gil: "Building software to save nature" 38:34

4M ago38:34

38:34

The Sunday Times; tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Diego Saez GIl, founder of Pachama, to talk about carbon reduction (4:00), hist first startups (6:10), Pachama’s start (12:00), building tools to catalyse climate projects (16:00), how it works (19:10), net zero pledges (22:00), when his house burned down (24:50), the carbon market (27:40…

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E9 - Sue & Leigh Sherwin - the super swimming granny 54:23

4M ago54:23

54:23

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Sue & Leigh Sherwin, just after Sue had swum 15km in Lake Taupo. We talk about her early swimming career, and then picking it up later in life, swimming the length of Taupo, the Cook strait and the Foveaux strait to complete the New Zealand triple crown. Sue has also got involved in Ice s…

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Expensify's David Barrett: "Venture capital is a scam” 44:40

4M ago44:40

44:40

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on David Barrett, founder of Expensify, to talk about creating a “remote-first” company (3:15), the lounge (6:45), the return-to-office movement (14:15), going public and then getting its shares smashed (17:15), why venture capital is a scam (23:30), why he likes public market investors (30:25), keeping p…

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Eric Ching - Career as a Lifeguard - Coolest job ever! 1:03:50

4M ago1:03:50

1:03:50

In this Boardroom Session we meet Eric Ching, recently retired Marine Safety Officer and Captain of the Huntington Beach Lifeguards. When I was 17 years old and working in a lifeguard tower at the beach myself, I thought the Lifeguard Boat Operators were the coolest guys on the planet. Well I got a chance to meet one with Eric and he confirms my be…

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Climactic's Raj Kapoor: "We need 1,000 climate tech unicorns" 50:12

4M ago50:12

50:12

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Raj Kapoor, co-founder of Climactic, to talk about growing up in Pennsylvania (3:10), his early days in Silicon Valley (8:00), making himself president of the Internet (club) (10:30), his first startup (16:30), Cleantech 1.0 (22:00), joining Lyft (25:00), self-driving cars (28:30), raisin…

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E8 Swim characters - people you meet while swimming 25:04

5M ago25:04

25:04

Send us a Text Message. In this episone Duncan & Jim talk about the various swim characters that (probably) exist in all swim groups. Are you a organiser, a navigator, slow coach or a fast follower? How does people in your swim group get into cool/cold water, do you have 'soldiers', and maybe the occasional dinosaur?…

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The Hacking Games' Fergus Hay: "Most hackers are kids" 47:21

5M ago47:21

47:21

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Fergus Hay, founder of The Hacking Games, to talk about why he started the company (5:00), the difference between the real and online worlds (9:30), why everyone gets caught (15:15), his plan for a documentary and television series (21:00), the Hollywood angle (25:45), making hacking sexy…

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Investing in Us’ Dmitri Mehlhorn: “Tech and America’s $30bn election year” 48:32

5M ago48:32

48:32

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dmitri Mehlhorn to talk about Investing in Us (4:45), what it invests in (7:30), funneling cash into election groups (13:20), why America’s election will be decided by the finest of margins (16:50), how artificial intelligence fits with democracy (21:15), the dangers (26:05), Silicon Vall…

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E7 - Caitlin O'Reilly. A world leading ultramarathon swimmer at 19 years old 51:12

5M ago51:12

51:12

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim were lucky to get this interview with Caitlin. Caitlin is a shy athlete but we got to hear about some of her amazing swims and her intentions for the future. Caitlin swam the Cook straight when she was 12 years old and went on to complete the New Zealand triple crown. Since then she has successfu…

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Longevity enthusiast Bryan Johnson 1:04:54

5M ago1:04:54

1:04:54

A throwback conversation with Bryan Johnson, a billionaire techie turned longevity enthusiast who goes to extreme measures to "reverse" his age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Khan Academy’s Sal Khan: “Building an AI tutor for every student” 45:31

5M ago45:31

45:31

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, to talk about how he started tutoring family members (4:30), doing startups in the dotcom boom (5:50), starting to do videos in 2006 (10:15), building a business from his closet (14:15), linking up with openAI (16:30), building an AI tutor (19:40), deali…

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E6 - Tow floats. A good piece of swim equipment, or a waste of money? 32:43

6M ago32:43

32:43

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim discuss tow floats, those little bright coloured floats that ocean swimmers sometimes use. We discuss what they are and why people use them. We talk about different uses, visibility, carrying things and the types of tow float. We also talk about the downsides & why some swimmers don't use them.…

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Metaphysic’s Martin Adams: “Copyrighting humans” 46:45

6M ago46:45

46:45

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Martin Adams of Metaphysic to talk about using artificial intelligence in entertainment (3:20), the Tom Cruise moment (5:50), how the technology is accelerating (9:20), what it means for Hollywood (13:10), scaling humans (17:35), how much data is needed (22:40), copyrighting people (25:20…

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E5 - Jacques de Reuck 47:42

6M ago47:42

47:42

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Jacques de Reuck. Jacques has been involved in water activities his whole adult life, sailing internationally, free diving & swimming. We talked about many aspects of his life including some of his amazing swim stories showing us that getting older does not need to slow you down. We finis…

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2024 Goal planning with Dave Rhoads 1:04:58

6M ago1:04:58

1:04:58

Welcome to this annual tradition where my good buddy Dave Rhoads - CEO and founder of Blue Street Capital, and I share our plans and processes for the New Year Goal Planning. We go fast and hard here so you may want to listen with a pen and notebook, seriously. I am super excited about the topics of Goals, Vision and Manifesting as you all know so …

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Common Sense's Jim Steyer: "I'm more worried than ever for our democracy" 36:44

6M ago36:44

36:44

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Jim Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, the leading online advocacy group, to talk about 2024 as a pivotal year for democracy (4:20), whether Facebook is ready (8:30), Tiktok (10:10), AI-powered misinformation (12:30), why he’s more worried than ever for democracy (17:10), why he think…

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E4 - Brian Gray 47:19

6M ago47:19

47:19

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jim & Duncan talk to Brian Gray. Brian has done some epic swims, including a 55km trip around Waiheke island in the Hauraki gulf close to Auckland, New Zealand. We cover a number of areas including: his moustache; his big swims; his approach to training as well as feeding/nutrition and swimming for charity. I…

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