Best Tuf Podcasts (2024)

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#122 Suffering for art: Meridian Days (1992) by Eric Brown 8:14

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A debut novel which deals with guilt, art, and suspicious happenings on a troubled colony founded on matter transmission. The British SF author Eric Brown passed away in March 2023. He first came to prominence through his short fiction in the 1980s. Following the publication of his first collection, Brown was given the chance to put out his first n…

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Coach Ben Stark, American Top Team Palm Beach Gardens, CJI, Moving Schools - JJD Ep. 143 1:41:00

3h ago1:41:00

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we welcome back 3rd Degree Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Coach Ben Stark, Owner of ATT Palm Beach Gardens, MMA Commentator, and Ultimate Fighter Alum. Check out the full episode and let us know what you think! Instagram Handles: @mmacoachben @attpbg @hammerjiujitsushop Thank yo…

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House of the Dragon S2E06 Q&A livestream 2:50:48

16h ago2:50:48

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Discussing House of the Dragon S2E06! No spoilers for future episodes. Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORRz9f_03pk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altshiftx Schwift Nebula: https://nebula.tv…

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#121 Seeing is believing: A Wreath of Stars (1976) by Bob Shaw 8:16

5h ago8:16

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What if we share our world with a different intelligent species, but are separated from them by a failure of perception? And what if that gap could be bridged by a new technology, a new way of seeing? That is the premise of Bob Shaw's 1976 novel A Wreath of Stars. In his ninth novel, the Northern Irish writer combined his interest in optics with sp…

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House of the Dragon S2E05 Q&A livestream 2:51:46

19h ago2:51:46

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Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts5S4R6Wt2k YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altshiftx Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx Alt Shift X audio feed: http…

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#120 Cities at war: Oath of Fealty (1981) by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 9:08

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In a recent episode, we looked at Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth, who formed the most important science fiction writing team of the 1950s. This instalment looks at a key book by a dominant collaboration of the 1970s and 1980s - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. These right-wing hard SF authors worked together on numerous books, and even collaborat…

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House of the Dragon S2E04 Q&A livestream 3:40:10

6d ago3:40:10

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Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOoiXYI1keY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altshiftx Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx Alt Shift X audio feed: http…

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#119: A case of consciousness: The Soul of the Robot (1974) by Barrington J. Bayley 8:37

8d ago8:37

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Barrington J. Bayley's novel The Soul of the Robot (1974) fits within the wider context of robot stories in SF - these include Isaac Asimov's influential tales from the 1940s, and the more subversive work of John Sladek in the 1980s. The protagonist of Bayley's novel, the fully conscious robot Jasperodus, can be seen as a kind of middle ground betw…

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House of the Dragon S2E03 Q&A livestream 3:06:34

14d ago3:06:34

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Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL0rCdxBJDU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altshiftx Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx Alt Shift X audio feed: http…

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#118 Schlock and awe: The Paradox Men (1953) by Charles L. Harness 7:47

16d ago7:47

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Charles L. Harness' 1953 novel The Paradox Men was originally published under the title Flight Into Yesterday. It is a classic example of elevated pulp, which features swordfights, superpowers, voyages to the sun, and a strange furry creature that can speak - if only to speak the phrase "don't go..." The Paradox Men is featured in David Pringle's 1…

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House of the Dragon S2E02 Q&A livestream 2:42:09

20d ago2:42:09

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Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU4ZeWxX_n4 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altshiftx Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx Alt Shift X audio feed: http…

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#117: Man and machine: “A Meeting with Medusa” (1971) and The Medusa Chronicles (2016) 7:28

21d ago7:28

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Originally published in the December 1971 issue of Playboy, “A Meeting With Medusa” is generally thought of as Clarke’s last significant shorter work. Notably, it won the Nebula Award for Best Novella the following year. It was also an early inspiration for two of Clarke’s successors in the British SF scene. 45 years after the novella’s publication…

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House of the Dragon S2E01 Q&A livestream 3:19:55

28d ago3:19:55

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Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BtnBTQ24T0 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Nebula: https://nebula.tv/altshiftx Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx Alt Shift X audio feed: http…

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#116 End of days: The Forge of God (1987) by Greg Bear 7:44

1M ago7:44

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In The Forge of God (1987), the Earth’s demise is an inevitability. Greg Bear’s novel of apocalypse was published when he was establishing himself as a leader of American hard SF in the 1980s. This is a sophisticated, chillingly believable, and scientifically rigorous view of the end of the world. Crucially, Bear is as interested in human beings as…

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Vince Pacleb, Host of the BizJitsu Podcast - JJD Ep.142 1:36:22

1M ago1:36:22

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week, we are thrilled to welcome Vince Pacleb, a dedicated Purple Belt and host of the BizJitsu Podcast. Vince brings together the worlds of business and jiu-jitsu, featuring guests who are both passionate jiu-jitsu practitioners and successful business owners. The BizJitsu …

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#115 Faith in the stars: To Open the Sky (1967) by Robert Silverberg 7:55

2M ago7:55

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Robert Silverberg's To Open the Sky (1967) combines five pre-planned stories originally published in Galaxy magazine in 1965 and 1966, it is an interestingly structured piece of work published at a time when Silverberg was just entering his own personal golden age. It also combines themes of religion, psychic powers, terraforming, immortality, and …

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Robby Donofrio, Black Belt under Rob Kahn and Owner of Gracie Brandon in Florida - JJD Ep.141 1:37:10

2M ago1:37:10

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we welcome Black Belt Robby Donofrio, Owner of Gracie Brandon in Riverview FL. Robby received his Black Belt from Rob Kahn, who is a Black Belt under the legendary Royce Gracie. Check out the full episode and let us know what you think! Instagram Handles: @robbydjitsu83…

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#114 A Thousand Worlds: Dying of the Light (1977) and Tuf Voyaging (1986) by George R.R. Martin 11:20

2M ago11:20

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George R.R. Martin is easily one of the best-known, most successful, and wealthiest genre writers still working today - albeit slowly. While Martin is a giant of modern fantasy writing, even some of his ardent fans may not be aware that he first made an impact in science fiction. This episode first covers his debut novel from 1977, Dying of the Lig…

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#113 A pair of Aces: The Atlantic Abomination (1960) and Sanctuary in the Sky (1960) by John Brunner 10:14

2M ago10:14

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John Brunner was a startlingly prolific British writer of science fiction, whose reputation rests on four acclaimed books he published from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. However, earlier in his career he wrote many SF adventures which while less ambitious, are a rich source of pulp excitement. This episode focuses on two of these many novels. Th…

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#112 Empire in time: The Fall of Chronopolis (1974) by Barrington J. Bayley 7:34

2M ago7:34

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Pure SF pulp, The Fall of Chronopolis (1974) is the fifth novel by British author Barrington J. Bayley. While it superficially resembles a space opera, it is really more of what could be called a "time opera". The Chronotic Empire rules hundreds of years of human history, using powerful time-ships to head off threats from the past and the future. B…

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Tuf Voyaging with Raya Golden: George Martin's sci fi series 1:11:15

3M ago1:11:15

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Talking with Raya Golden about Voyaging, her graphic novel adaptation of George R.R. Martin's sci fi series. Also featuring Glidus! Buy the Voyaging graphic novel: https://www.amazon.com/Voyaging-One-Plague-Star/dp/1984861077/ref=sr_1_1 Raya's website: https://rayagolden.com/ Alt Shift X: https://www.youtube.com/AltShiftX Glidus: https://www.youtub…

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Jiu-Jitsu and Judo Black Belt Yoshi Yamaguchi - JJD Ep.140 1:57:48

3M ago1:57:48

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we welcome back the one and only "Move of the Day Guy", Black Belt, Yoshi Yamaguchi. It's always fun chopping it up with Yoshi. His love of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu is contagious. Check out the episode and let us know what you think! Instagram Handle: @yoshi_sf Thank you to E…

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#111 SF’s greatest partnership? Three novels by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth (1952 - 1959) 17:34

3M ago17:34

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This special feature episode focuses on three novels written in partnership by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbbluth - The Space Merchants (1952), Gladiator-at-Law (1955), and Wolfbane (1959). Each unique in their own way, these three books are classics of the genre in the 1950s. They are the products of a special partnership between two writers wh…

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#110 Outside context problem: Excession (1996) by Iain M. Banks 8:13

3M ago8:13

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Winner of the BSFA Award for Best Novel, Excession (1996) is the fourth novel in Iain M. Banks ever-popular Culture series of SF novels. In this entry, the awesome power of the post-scarcity Culture civilisation is challenged by two linked threats. One is the increasing aggression of a cruel species, the Affront. The other is the emergence of a vas…

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#109 No brakes: Tau Zero (1970) by Poul Anderson 10:45

4M ago10:45

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Poul Anderson's Tau Zero, published in 1970, is a landmark of hard SF which pushes out far further, beyond the Milky Way and into the frightening emptiness of intergalactic space. It also deals memorably with time dilation, and a vast spain of eons. Significantly, Anderson does all of this in a scientifically convincing way, with a plot strongly gr…

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#108 Fashion victim: The Garments of Caean (1976) by Barrington J. Bayley 8:58

3M ago8:58

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The Garments of Caean is a science fiction novel by the British author Barrington J. Bayley (1937 - 2008). It forms a part of his classic run of unusual and energetic books in the mid-1970s, and is included in guide 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels. This is a space opera with an odd hook - it is about clothes, specifically an incredible Frachon…

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BJJ After 40 founders Mike and Sheena Bidwell - JJD Ep.139 1:28:35

3M ago1:28:35

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by BJJ After 40 founders Mike and Sheena Bidwell. Always an interesting conversation about the jiu-jitsu mindset that has helped them motivate Jiu-Jitsu practitioners over 40 around the world. Check out the episode and let us know what you think! Instagram …

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#107 Living with the dead: The Falling Woman (1986) by Pat Murphy 8:17

4M ago8:17

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American fantasy in the 1980s is often associated with big, bloated series of novels steeped in Tolkien and Dungeons and Dragons. The Falling Woman is something very different. It isn't set in some imagined world stuck in the middle ages - the story occurs in contemporary Mexico, in and around an archaelogical dig site. But this is a fantasy novel …

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#106 Raising Titans: Imperial Earth (1975) by Arthur C. Clarke 13:43

4M ago13:43

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Imperial Earth is the second of three novels Arthur C. Clarke published during the 1970s - and of those three, it is the least well-known. The main focus of this episode is to assess this tale of 2276, which takes in the quincentennial of the United States, a technological utopia, and Clarke's coy take on sexuality in science fiction. This episode …

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The Traveling Blue Belt Josh Beam - JJD Ep.138 1:59:48

4M ago1:59:48

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by Blue Belt and internet sensation Josh Beam. Josh has been traveling, training, and competing in Jiu-Jitsu competitions all over the world for the last year. Join our conversation about his very interesting and unique jiu-jitsu journey. Don't forget to le…

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The real Jon Snow live Q&A 6:08:57

5M ago6:08:57

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Discussing extra ideas and material that didn't fit into the main Real Jon Snow video. Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL8s37VNaGw Support Alt Shift X on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0 ZZZ audio podcast: https://anchor.fm/alt-shift-zzz Merch: https://…

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Gabe Tejada and 10th Planet Miami - JJD Ep.137 1:30:08

5M ago1:30:08

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by 10th Planet Miami Co-Owners Gabe Tejada and Mike Miguel along with 10P Black Belt Anthony Molina. Check out the episode and let us know what you think. Instagram Handles: @gabetjj86 @mikemiguelbjj @10thplanetmiami @ant.senkuku Thank you to Episode Sponso…

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#105 Pulling the trigger: Use of Weapons (1990) by Iain M. Banks 10:37

5M ago10:37

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Use of Weapons (1990) is the third novel in the Culture series of science fiction novels by the much-missed author Iain M. Banks. Originally drafted in 1974, the book follows the interstellar supersoldier Cheradenine Zakalwe, an efficient agent of the Culture. Combining two interleaved narratives, Use of Weapons tells a complex story about military…

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ATT BJJ Black Belt and TUF Alum, Coach Ben Stark- JJD Ep.136 1:56:35

6M ago1:56:35

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by MMA Coach & Head Coach of American Top Team Palm Beach Gardens in South Florida, Ultimate Fighter Alumn, 2nd degree BJJ Black Belt Ben Stark. Check out the episode and let us know what you think. Instagram Handles: @attpbg @coachbenstarkmma Thank you to …

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#104 Finding a place in the future: China Mountain Zhang (1992) by Maureen F. McHugh 13:42

6M ago13:42

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Maureen F. McHugh published her debut novel China Mountain Zhang in 1992 and it went on to win multiple awards. An impactful social science fiction story, the book is set in a 22nd century world in which China is the dominant superpower. Zhang Zhongshan is a young, gay construction engineer in New York City, trying to make his way in a world where …

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13: Garchs Ain't Good 6:55

6M ago6:55

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I call then Garchs - types who have unconscionable wealth, wiling to subvert democracy to accumulate more. The word oligarch is used by academics, but that doesn't sound sinister enough to me for those whose only purpose is to accumulate immense wealth and power at the expense of the other 99.9%By Martin Nutty

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Black Belts Rodrigo Mendes and Paul Geller - JJD Ep.135 1:45:40

6M ago1:45:40

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by returning guest, Attorney, Black Belt Paul Geller along with Professor Rodrigo Mendes, owner of RMBJJ Academy in South Florida. Check out the episode and let us know what you think. Instagram Handle: @rmbjjacademy Thank you to Episode Sponsors: Black Bel…

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#103 A dishonourable discharge? Commandos: Strike Force (2006) 13:01

6M ago13:01

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In 2006, Spanish developers Pyro Studios had big hopes for the fourth entry in the successful Commandos series. Strike Force was intended to help them break into the World War II shooter market, and onto consoles. Unfortunately, it was a critical and commercial disaster. Strike Force sank the Commandos series, and took Pyro Studios down with it. Th…

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Post-Asus TUF Tune-Up and AI-Powered Insights 3:07

7M ago3:07

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Fresh off a DIY maintenance session on the Asus TUF FX505GM, we're back for another exciting podcast episode! This time, we're exploring the fascinating world of AI, its impact on gaming, and some surprising insights we picked up while hanging out in beautiful Bandung, Indonesia. Get ready for tech tips, AI discussions, and a healthy dose of Bandun…

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Rob Ingram from McDojo Life - JJD Ep.134 1:37:08

7M ago1:37:08

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by Rob Ingram from @McDojoLife. We talk about all things Martial Arts, including his new book "Senseis Bars and Scars". Check out the episode and let us know what you think. Instagram Handle: @mcdojolife Thank you to Episode Sponsors: Black Belt Digital Mar…

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Black Belt Dru Phoenix, Marine Veteran, Owner of A & M Jiu-Jitsu - JJD Ep.133 1:36:06

7M ago1:36:06

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Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast, presented by Black Belt Digital Marketing. This week we're joined by the crew from A & M Jiu-Jitsu in Fort Lauderdale including owner, Black Belt and Marine Vet Dru Phoenix, Brown Belt Coach Joshua Thanos, and Blue Belt student Daniel Carreno, also a Marine Veteran and Firefighter. Check out the episode and let us know wh…

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Dune Part Two Trailer 3 live Q&A (with Quinn) 1:54:35

8M ago1:54:35

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Discussing the new Dune Part Two trailer with Quinn from Quinn's Ideas! This stream has spoilers for Dune. Live video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2KwN7OaIto Quinn's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@QuinnsIdeas Quinn's new graphic novel: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-lie-behind-the-star-graphic-novel#/ Subscribe to Alt Shift …

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