Best Savage Bear Podcasts (2024)

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 11 1:03:07

2h ago1:03:07

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A blazing inferno continues to spread around Freedom Town! With powers bestowed upon them by the Gods, our four Pathfinder heroes try fight off the flames, as well as the ongoing invading army of the dead! Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from you! Leave …

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A Sign, A City & Always A King - Wynn Part 2 25:13

1d ago25:13

25:13

"To come is easy and takes hours; to go is different- and may take centuries" This series explores the journey of the poor librarian Wynn Crookshank. An obsessive in the dark mysteries between the threads and pages of human history. He searched too far or perhaps far enough and he found himself somewhere he didn’t expect…. A Sign, A City and Always…

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405. Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney on 252 OCRs, Ultras, and How OCR Isn't Dead Yet! 1:18:43

11h ago1:18:43

1:18:43

This weekend was OCRWC in Mammoth Lakes, CA and you will totally hear about that ... next week when I have time to schedule an interview with an athlete but it is Tuesday and people are still traveling home! Instead we finally had Kevin "The Mudman" LaPlatney, on the show who has been in the sport since 2010 and has seen a lot of events come and go…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 10 54:27

7d ago54:27

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Defeating the force of Wights that set themselves upon Freedom Town, our Pathfinders awake from a disturbed sleep, with most of the party being visited in their dreams by Tar Baphon himself. Bo'Boakl, Kelwyn and The Boulder must now decipher the meanings of this vision, while Pine continues his struggle against the weight of battle, as it takes a h…

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404. Yaris Cruz on Puerto Rico, World Obstacle's OCR World Championships, and Winning MidWest OCR! 1:21:05

8d ago1:21:05

1:21:05

We had Yaris Cruz on the show once before while doing interviews at OCRWC in 2021, having her on again for her own episode was long overdue! Yaris as an athlete is known to be a force to be wreckoned with whether it be OCR, ninja, or even hybrid racing. We discuss her background in sport before finding OCR (or lack thereof), the importance of menta…

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S6 10: October 2024 - Blind Yeo + more 49:28

8d ago49:28

49:28

PICTISH TRAIL is out on the road, and LAURA is away on a holiday trip abroad. But does that mean there'll be no podcast this month? Well, it probably should mean that, but they’ve gone and recorded an episode anyway. Pictish answers a load of fan questions, Laura gives us the PostMap Club spiel, and we also have a featured interview with Will Green…

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A Sign, A City & Always A King - Wynn Part 1 27:14

9d ago27:14

27:14

"Whispers linger in the air, Tales of madness, Tales of despair…." This series explores the journey of the poor librarian Wynn Crookshank. An obsessive in the dark mysteries between the threads and pages of human history. He searched too far or perhaps far enough and he found himself somewhere he didn’t expect…. A Sign, A City and Always a King is …

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403. Baylen Bean on Finding OCR, Qualifying for Elite, Winning Spartan Pan-American Championships, and More! 1:00:52

16d ago1:00:52

1:00:52

We have been hearing about Baylen Bean for a while now, after his recent victory at Spartan Pan-American Championships we figured that it would be a perfect time to finally have him on the show! We talk about his athletic background, how he found obstacle course racing, the qualification process to join the elite field, his favorite race distances,…

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What's in the Box!? - Paranoia: Part 4 41:34

21d ago41:34

41:34

Get ready for our final episode playing through Paranoia's introductory one shot [YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE TITLE OF THIS ADVENTURE]! We've been down through HOY sector battling Captain Infrared Beard, but there's a plug that still needs unplugging (and plugging back in!) Hear our player's thoughts and feedback on the Paran…

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402. Josh Fiore on Winning Spartan Killington Ultra, and Unfinished Business at World's Toughest Mudder! 55:26

22d ago55:26

55:26

Well, we still can't believe this is the first time that Josh Fiore has gotten his own episode but here we are! Josh has been involved with OCR in the northeast for well over a decade as a weekend warrior, volunteer, motivational speaker, and as an elite. He has been on the show 7 times previous to this (episodes 114, 194, 328, 358, 360, 382, and 4…

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What's in the Box!? - Paranoia: Part 3 56:09

1M ago56:09

56:09

This week we're back into our play through of Paranoia with part three of [YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE TITLE OF THIS ADVENTURE] on "What's in the Box!?" Our players have fought (and lost) against the bureaucracy of Alpha Complex, and this week experience their first taste of Paranoia's uniquely complex combat system. Like wha…

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401. The Final BoldrDash with Racers, and Lynn Hall! 1:30:49

1M ago1:30:49

1:30:49

There were some big events that happened this weekend with Tough Mudder Infinity in Pittsburg, the final Conquer the Gauntlet under the Mainprize ownership, the first of the Savage Point Series races in Maryland, and the Spartan European Championships, but we covered the final BoldrDash OCR in Exeter, RI! BoldrDash as a race series had a huge role …

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What's in the Box!? - Paranoia: Part 2 46:53

1M ago46:53

46:53

We're back with the second installment of Paranoia's introductory one shot [YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE TITLE OF THIS ADVENTURE] on our new show, "What's in the Box!?" Our players are really starting to experience the frustration of Paranoia, as every move they make is at the mercy of "Friend Computer," and there's a very fin…

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Savage Bear Oddities - Delta Green: //Last Things Last// Part 4 1:14:40

1M ago1:14:40

1:14:40

//REPORT// The agents uncovered a horrible discovery at the hidden estate owned by the dead agent. They now have to decide how to deal with it..... Join us as we travel back to 2009 in the outskirts of Sydney, Australia. Our agents follow mysterious coordinates to an unknown destination, where many horrors may await. The agents are with DELTA GREEN…

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Savage Bear Oddities - Delta Green: //Last Things Last// Part 3 1:20:50

1M ago1:20:50

1:20:50

//REPORT// The death of an ex-operative. No suspicious circumstances of his death, though many questions are being asked about his life... Join us as we travel back to 2009 in the outskirts of Sydney, Australia. Our agents follow mysterious coordinates to an unknown destination, where many horrors may await. The agents are with DELTA GREEN, keeping…

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400. Episode 400 with Live Intro/Outro, Surprise Congratulations Clips, Q&A, and Shoutout Compilation! 1:38:16

1M ago1:38:16

1:38:16

Another huge milestone of the show, hitting 400 Episodes! Don't quote me on it but I can't think of any other OCR podcasts that have made it this far (other than Obstacle Racing Media) ... yet! We celebrate with a live recording of the intro, the naming of a new "sponsored athlete" some Q&A, audio clips that Katelyn had sneakily asked for congratul…

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Savage Bear Oddities - Delta Green: //Last Things Last// Part 2 57:59

1M ago57:59

57:59

//REPORT// The Agents were directed to the residence of Clyde Baughman, a Delta Green Agent turned Delta Green Friendly, who died in the early hours of the 1st November 2009. They had been given 48 hours before the heirs arrive in Australia from the United States. Agents are tasked to find anything that may compromise Delta Green within his residen…

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S6 09: September 2024 - Pictish Trail, Sara Wolff + more 1:18:03

1M ago1:18:03

1:18:03

LAURA and PICTISH TRAIL are reunited once again, having a cup o' tea & an empire biscuit around at Laura's place and chatting about our Christmas HUMBUG! show. We’ve also got all the new music from this month’s PostMap Club, including songs from CURTIS MILES, and SAVAGE MANSION, plus a First Gig Worst Gig with SARA WOLFF and PICTISH himself chattin…

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Savage Bear Oddities - Delta Green: //Last Things Last// Part 1 1:05:40

1M ago1:05:40

1:05:40

We are playing Delta Green, an RPG set from 1928 to the present day. This world is constantly on the edge of apocalypse, threats from aliens species, eldritch gods, hyper-geometric magic, folk story creatures and many more unthinkable manifestation. Delta Green is here to protect the world, what ever it takes. The players take on the role of agents…

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A Wrestle Me Announcement! CONTAINS BEARS 5:17

1M ago5:17

5:17

At ease, fabulous freeloaders! Wrestle Me has a live show taking place at Kings Place on Sunday 8th September - and we'd love you to be there: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/wrestle-me-5/ ...and if you enjoyed the stuff about Wade Barrett potentially being a baby bear pretending to be a human, taken from our Clash at the Castle show f…

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What's in the Box!? - Paranoia: Part 1 49:56

1M ago49:56

49:56

Welcome to "What's in the Box!?", the new Savage Bear Podcast show where we take a TTRPG that our players and GM aren't entirely familiar with, and jump right in! We'll be starting off with the Paranoia one shot adventure "[YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE TITLE OF THIS ADVENTURE]". Expect anything as our players are thrown right …

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399. Winning Toughest Mudder Chicago with Jenny Overstreet! 1:06:46

1M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

Lots of events happened this weekend so it was difficult to figure out which event to focus on and which particular athlete to have on the show. I try not to have the same guest on for their own episode too many times, one of the big events had a lot of issues and I'd want to have more of the dust settle before we consider having an athlete on to t…

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398. New England Spartan Super, Sprint, and Teddy Bear Crawl! 1:20:25

2M ago1:20:25

1:20:25

The New England Spartan Super and Sprint weekend came back to Barre, MA and it felt good to be back! Most are pretty familiar with the ~10K Super and the ~5K Sprint so those don't need too much description. In addition to taking on both of these events though, we also completed the Teddy Bear Crawl which is a 7am wave where adults crawl the kids co…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 9 1:01:13

2M ago1:01:13

1:01:13

The strength of the Wight's is finally waning, but the battle continues on. With Pine knocking on the door of his own mortality, will our Pathfinders finally end this fight, and with enough time to save their friend? Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from …

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397. OCR in the US Midwest with Evan Perperis! 1:10:01

2M ago1:10:01

1:10:01

After Evan Perperis interviewed Mike to talk about OCR in the Northeast on Strength and Speed (listen to episode here), Mike pulled an uno reverse and asked Evan to come on our show! We have heard of some events that take place in the center of the country but to have a much better idea of the state of the sport in that region it takes someone more…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 8 57:25

2M ago57:25

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Crawling across the rivers and bridges, the Wight's continue to press on towards Freedom Town! Our four Pathfinder heroes fight to defend the town, though will this be a losing battle? Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from you! Leave a review or share us …

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396. Savage Race Boston with Elites! 1:11:55

2M ago1:11:55

1:11:55

It's that time for New England to get savage again! Mike woke at 6:15am and drove to Carter and Stevens Farm in Barre, MA to cover the Savage Race Boston and as always he didn't regret it! He interviewed a bunch of elite athletes as well as the vendors who were there to support the event! Savage Race has been one of our favorite OCRs since before t…

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S6 08: August 2024 - Summer Postcards 39:32

2M ago39:32

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PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are off on their summer hols this month, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get your monthly fix of podcast goodness. Oh no. On this month’s episode we’ve got new music from L.T. LEIF, FLO LINES, FELL and BLIND YEO as well as another taste of the forthcoming EP from PICTISH TRAIL himself. It’s all packaged together with some po…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 7 52:05

2M ago52:05

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After being ambushed by Wights on the bridge into Freedom Town, our four Pathfinder heroes have been pushed onto the back foot against these surprise attackers. To make matters even worse in an already dire situation, with every successful strike, these foes appear to gain further strength! Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Face…

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395. Viking Obstacle Race's Final Raid and Night Trail Run with Racers and Asa Coddington! 1:23:31

3M ago1:23:31

1:23:31

We drove the 3 hours to Greenville, NY to cover the Ultra Viking 8 Hour (Northeast Ultra Cup Finale)/ Final Raid/ whatever we called their last event! The race director Asa Coddington aka OCR Yoda has been a prominant member in the OCR community here in the northeast so it was a big blow that he announced that his last event would been this year. K…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 6 50:08

3M ago50:08

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The traps are in place, the drakes are tamed, and the people of Freedom Town are ready to bunker down, or stand and fight. Our Pathfinders are nearly prepared to take on the approaching hordes of undead, though they may need to be ready sooner than expected! Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enj…

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394. Kaeley Wynsma on Winning Chicago Savage Race, Hybrid Racing, Give and Take of Coaching, and More! 1:15:12

3M ago1:15:12

1:15:12

There was the final race in the Spartan USNS Series but there was also an athlete who ran Savage Chicago who I wanted to have on the show. Mike put it up as a poll and Savage won with 62% (67% at the time he reached out)! Due to this Katelyn reached out and interviewed Kaeley Wynsma who just won Savage Chicago! You may be familiar with Kaeley's nam…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 5 1:05:26

3M ago1:05:26

1:05:26

The armies of the dead are only a day away! Kelwyn and The Boulder hurry to rally the citizens of the town, while Pine and Bo'Boakl continue to plot the town's defences—all the while there are drakes to tame! Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from you! Lea…

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393. Luca Pescollderungg on Winning Spartan Ultra World Championship, Being Spartan European Champion, and More! 41:02

3M ago41:02

41:02

We had the winner of Spartan Ultra World Championships on the show, Luca Pescollderungg! We talk about his background in the sport, his thoughts on being one of the best climbers in the sport of OCR, his other races that he focuses on, how the Spartan Ultra World Championships went, how he feels being both a World and a European champion, what is n…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 4 41:17

3M ago41:17

41:17

After their intense battle, our adventurers arrive in Freedom Town to prepare for the upcoming onslaught. However, the inhabitants of this town are a stubborn bunch, and moving them to a safer location may prove to be a mission of its own. Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, …

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392. Winning War X, Ranch Life, Becoming a Runner, Mothman, and More with Chennell Berg! 1:06:50

3M ago1:06:50

1:06:50

This week Katelyn talks to Chennell Berg, the first place female finisher at War X. Chennell talks about her life on her cattle ranch, the evolution of her training, becoming a runner and what her experience was like taking first place at War X last weekend (Spoiler: It was her first ever first place finish). She talks about the importance of havin…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 3 1:13:20

3M ago1:13:20

1:13:20

The battle against soldiers of The Whispering Tyrant commences! Zombies and clacking skulls attack, and our Pathfinders fight back! A flurry of fists, flames, and bones fly across the Belkzen desert! Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from you! Leave a revi…

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391. Stijn Lagrand on Survival Running, Team Hang-On, Winning All Events at OCR European Championships, and More! 1:01:50

3M ago1:01:50

1:01:50

A few weeks ago Italy hosted the OCR European Championships! While it can be difficult to have European athletes on the show due to frequent difficulties such as time zones and language barriers, the effort is worth it due to the abundance of talent that they have overseas! This time we had the privilege to speak to Dutch athlete Stijn Lagrand! He …

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S6 07: July 2024 - Lost Map x Good Vibes 59:49

3M ago59:49

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It’s a special episode of the podcast this month, as PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA have all the information you need about LOST MAP collaborating with GOOD VIBES RECORD STORE in Leith, Edinburgh. We’ve moved our office into the back of the shop, and will be selling our entire back-catalogue there, as well as joining forces on live events. Tune in for mor…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 2 48:05

4M ago48:05

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Marching through the desert, our four Pathfinders – Pine, The Boulder, Bo'Boakl, and their newly acquainted adventurer Kelwyn Logy – travel with the Burning Suns orcs towards Freedom Town, where they expect to face-off against the army of the undead. Like what you hear? Don't forget to follow us online! Facebook Instagram Twitter If you enjoyed thi…

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390. Spartan Citi Field with Elites and Vendors! 1:03:10

4M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

Mike was able to return to Citi Field for coverage of the Spartan Stadium (still refuse to say Stadion), only this time he was able to run it as well which he has been wanting to do over a decade now! Without Katelyn helping, coverage ability was more limited but there is still a pretty good episode put together for you with 16 athletes and 6 vendo…

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Savage Bear Society: In Glorious Battle - Part 1 47:22

4M ago47:22

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Belkzen, the land of the Orc. An arid, unforgiving environment suitable for the harsh inhabitants that reside there, and where our adventurers have found themselves. On the brink of war, forces of the undead march to the edge of the Hold, claiming small settlements to bolster their forces, and four brave Pathfinders have been called upon to assist …

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389. Gaylord Gauntlet Live Coverage with Tara Knapp, Dr. Steve Holland, AWDs, and More! 1:40:34

4M ago1:40:34

1:40:34

We all know Mike loves a good small local race so we drove down to the Gaylord Gauntlet to experience and cover it for the first time! This race is 3.3 miles long with mud and over 20 obstacles. We knew that the venue was a hospital but we had no idea the extent to which the event has benefitted members of the adaptive community for the past 10 yea…

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388. "Not Too Late", New Book By Gwendolyn Bounds! 1:26:57

4M ago1:26:57

1:26:57

In the past we interviewed Des Linden when her book "Choosing to Run" and doing so opened up options for future book related interviews! Gwendolyn Bound's publicist, Brianna Kusilek, reached out to us back in April but it took us a while to find a time to release a potential episode with her. Luckily we made room this week and Katelyn interviewed h…

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Savage Bear Society: Signal From The Electric Laboratory - Part 9 1:00:07

4M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Our Pathfinders are under attack! The Construct designed by the scholars has been possessed by a dark force, and our adventurers seem heavily outmatched. They must free the essence from the Construct or destroy it, save the occupants of the manor, and escape with their lives before the townsfolk burn it all down. This is the conclusion to our epic …

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387. Vivien Tran on Spartan US National Series, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, ASCO Spartacus Dash, and More! 58:48

4M ago58:48

58:48

We had yet another MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team athlete on the show, Vivien Tran! We have been keeping an eye on her as an athlete ever since she joined their team and we have not been disappointed. Some accomplishments are winning a Savage Race Axe, a Spartan Race, doing well in the Spartan US National Series, and achieving podium placements at …

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