For us, life is the constant pursuit of mortification. Of death. With each new day, the old man passes into the void and makes way for the new man. He is better, wiser, & more compassionate. His time will come tomorrow. #TheDeadMansCoffeeClub
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In the Great Lakes or the Seven Seas, in calm waters and wild storms, the Captains of ships big and small look to Lighthouses as their guides to safe harbor. ... Fyr Rok Gym & Coffee Shop is a space and conversation to explore the outer limits of our curiosity and creativity. Fueled by chess, cheerios and way too much coffee, this space and conversation will find's its roots in fitness without fear of exploring anti-fragility, art, entrepreneurship and beyond.
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Strength to Rise is a mini documentary and podcast series featuring many of the fitness industry’s best. Using “fitness as a vehicle” Tyler English and Andrew McConaha aim to bring all things fitness industry together.
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Welcome to The Ugly Bug Podcast, an unconventional fly fishing podcast where Ugly Bug Flyshop owner and guide Blake Jackson sits down to share conversations and drinks with friends across the fly fishing world. Listen, learn, and laugh as Blake and friends discuss insights into angling, hilarious mishaps, fishing education, and everything in between.
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Dry Fly Fishing the North Platte with Tyler Soulek
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In this week's episode Blake chats with veteran guide Tyler Soulek about dry fly fishing on the North Platte. Check it out!
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It's not just trout in Wyoming! In this episode, Kody Luckow joins Blake to discuss Wyoming's exciting pike opportunities. The two discuss best tips and tactics in targeting the exciting species of Pike. Check it out!
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Anyone familiar with the North Platte knows that Andy Brust is a streamer guru! In this episode, Blake picks his brain about everything from gear, streamer design, and best tactics for tailwater streamer fishing. You don't want to miss this episode!
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We want to thank each of you for joining us on Season One of The Ugly Bug Podcast! Season Two is coming very soon with more conversations, tips, and laughs! Stay tuned....
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In this week's episode, Blake is joined by Curtis Fleming, host of Fly Rod Chronicles. The two share a lively conversation about Curtis' fishing journeys, how media is shaping angling, and the importance of family. You don't want to miss this episode!
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In this week's episode, Blake sits down to chat with TFO Youth Ambassador Braden Miller about everything from fly design to a variety of gear as he begins his guiding career. You don't want to miss this episode!
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In this week's episode, Blake chats with Blue Line Co.'s Adam Hudson about fly design, being a YouTube sensation, and traveling the country chasing fish. You don't want to miss this episode!
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Challenging Traditional Fishing Norms with Flyoming's Ty Morton
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In this week's episode, Blake shares a conversation with Ty Morton, owner and founder of Flyoming about being a creative small business owner while instigating change within the industry. You don't want to miss this episode!
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In this week's episode, Blake chats with Crazy Rainbow guide Adam Pennington about fly tying. During their conversation, the two discuss the advantage of fly tying, how to select a vise, as well as tips that both beginners and long-time fly tyers will find insightful.
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Carving a Spot in the Fly Fishing Industry with CiCi Oliver
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In this week's episode, Blake chats with Ugly Bug shop manager CiCi Oliver about her journey working in the fly fishing industry. CiCi shares her passion for all things fly-fishing, offers humorous anecdotes, and drops real-life wisdom on how she earned a prominent spot in the industry right out of college. You don't want to miss this episode!…
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Enriching Youth Through the Outdoors with Rob Barnowsky
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In this inspiring conversation, Blake chats with Crazy Rainbow guide and counselor Rob Barnowsky about the powerful program he formed that not only provides enrichment, but future vocational opportunities for youth in the outdoors.
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What to Expect When Booking a Trip with Troy Pinkerton
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Many folks are intimidated when booking their first guided fishing trip. In this week's episode, Blake sits down with Crazy Rainbow head guide Troy Pinkerton to help listeners know what to expect. Even seasoned anglers will be sure to learn something from this episode!
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All lot of people travel to central Wyoming for the world class fishing. But not many realize the unique, and downright bizarre history that occured along the waters of the North Platte. In this week's episode, Blake chats about this fascinating history with Crazy Rainbow guide Jake Sabus.
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In this week's episode, Blake is joined by Mark Melnyk, host of The New Fly Fisher. The two share stories and laughter as Mark shares how his passion for fly fishing opened a career in broadcasting.
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Wyoming vs. Montana Trout Waters with Rob Barnowsky
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The Rocky Mountain West offers a trout paradise to anglers. In this week's episode Blake chats with Crazy Rainbow guide Rob Barnowski about the differences between Wyoming and Montana's trout waters.
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Curious about the best tactics for targeting trout on stillwater? Don't miss this week's episode with Fish Chojnacki!By The Ugly Bug
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TFO Youth Ambassador Braden Miller joins Blake in this week's podcast to discuss innovative practices youth are bringing to the sport. Be sure to give it a listen!By The Ugly Bug
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This week Blake sits down to discuss the iconic Grey Reef stretch of Wyoming's North Platte River. This is a must listen for anyone wanting to experience one of the country's most productive trout fisheries. Check it out!By The Ugly Bug
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In this week's episode, Blake sits down with legendary Great Lakes guide, Jeff Liskay, to discuss his approach to targeting everything from steelhead to walleye on the fly. Jeff's vast expertise with his jovial attitude make this episode a must-listen. Check it out!By The Ugly Bug
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In this week's podcast, Blake sits down with Crazy Rainbow guide Tony English to discuss the iconic Miracle Mile. You don't want to miss this episode!By The Ugly Bug
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Welcome to The Ugly Bug Podcast, an unconventional fly fishing podcast where Ugly Bug Flyshop owner and guide Blake Jackson sits down to share conversations and drinks with friends across the fly fishing world. Listen, learn, and laugh as Blake and friends discuss insights into angling, hilarious mishaps, fishing education, and everything in betwee…
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The Deadmen are OFFICIALLY back! Back for the first time, Anthony and Tyler discuss the roots of DMCC and the direction we will be going. Brew your coffee strong, we’re back like we never left, but with more life lessons. #DMCC #TheDeadmansCoffeeClub
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The Deadmen are back! Today Anthony and Tyler discuss the new normal in life during a pandemic, and how the collective WE can do things better. #DMCC #TheDeadmansCoffeeClub
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How’s it going folks! Welcome back to another episode of the Deadman’s Coffee Club. This week the Deadmen explore what it means to, “face big dragons”, the various ways we can face the dragons in our lives, and some of the dragons that might come up in the process of dying daily. Look for more updates for all things #DMCC on our Instagram @TheDeadm…
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Good afternoon folks, the Deadmen are back! This week, with a couple technical difficulties we discuss the value of curiosity and the ways it can show up in or lives, through the way we train our bodies, the books we read and how we carry ourselves through the infinite little moments of daily life. As always, thank you for listening! Brew your coff…
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Good afternoon folks. The Deadmen are back! This week, we dive into a bit of gratitude, revisit ideas about death, and steps we’re taking to make DMCC better! Brew your coffee strong, this episode is FULL of great conversation! #TheDeadmansCoffeeClub #DMCC
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This week the Deadmen catch up, about coffee, silence and life questions. Brew your coffee strong and join us for another episode of The Deadman’s Coffee Club. #TheDeadMansCoffeeClub #DMCC
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Good evening folks, welcome back to another episode of The Deadman’s Coffee Club! In this episode, the deadmen dive back into the process and discuss the value of struggle that is only possible when we embrace the process as opposed to skipping to the shiny coin at the end of the road. Whether in the gym or at our job, embracing the process leads t…
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Good morning folks! The Deadmen are back, and this week we talk about pancakes and coffee. In reality we dig deep into men making ourselves vulnerable, to speak our heart, to listen, to sit in the quiet, to make ourselves vulnerable as part of becoming strong. This is the direction we’d like to take DMCC, if you’d like to join the conversation, ple…
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Good morning folks, welcome back to Fyr Rok Gym and Coffeeshop. In this episode Tyler talks about his love of shoveling snow, current and past explorations of fitness as well as current listening and readings. We kick this episode with a little bit of Southside Revival by the Blue Scholars. Thank you for listening! #FyrRokGymandCoffeeShop…
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Good morning folks, welcome to episode three of The Dead Man’s Coffee Club. In this episode, Anthony and Tyler have a conversation about MLK Day, the value of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and some of ways we can move beyond celebrating MLK Day. The Deadmen close out the episode discussing books they’ve been reading and music they’ve been lis…
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S3. Ep. 2 Tell a better story & chase the bear
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Good morning folks, Anthony and Tyler are back with episode 2 of season 3 of the Dead Man’s Coffee Club! This week, Anthony and Tyler dig into their personal mindsets for the new year, the importance of action, the process and meeting conflict head on. The show closes out with updates from the Dead Man’s written and musical library. As always thank…
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S2. Ep2. When plans go out the window, the outdoors and outer space
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In episode two of season 2 I start with a bit of story time from the week, when the plan went out the window. I talk about training lately, what it means to chase the Bear, Coffee I’m drinking and books I’ve been reading, podcasts listened to and the Rocket Boys Book Club (which we will actually call the Rocket Rex Book Club). I’m working on gettin…
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Good morning folks and to season 2 of Fyr Rok Gym and Coffee Shop! In this episode we lay the groundwork for what season 2 will look like, a weekly, (mostly) short format show, sharing the process of Walking Our Path. We’ll talk about coffee, chasing bears, space ships, wood working, books and beyond. Thank you for listening! Visit us at #FyrRokGym…
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Good morning folks! If you’ve made it this far, thank you and welcome back to the Deadman’s Coffee Club. After a couple month hiatus, lots of life changes and several great conversations that will float around the universe unrecorded, we’re back! This time around, Anthony and Tyler will be recording the weekly conversations they have chopping it up…
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We have plans, and then the change, sometimes gracefully, sometimes not so gracefully. On this particular morning, I recorded Fyr Rok on the way to school, just after our sons attempted a mutiny to keep me home from work. While I was certainly going to be late, some recent adjustments in nutrition, training and mindset helped me not only appreciate…
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Good morning folks, it’s been a LONG time since I’ve recorded an episode, and we’re back! Inspired by our cracked French Press I recorded a little check-in on the way to work yesterday; speaking on the cracks we all have and the beauty that can grow when we pay attention to them. Thank you for listening! #FyrRokGymandCoffeeShop…
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Good afternoon folks! We're back! In Episode 2 of Season 2 of The Dead Man's Coffee Club Tyler and Anthony begin to discuss the importance of citing our sources. In a world where the contributions of so many are erased by the dominant culture, we begin the conversation of giving credit where credit is due. Specifically we would like to begin by cit…
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Good morning folks! Yesterday morning I wrote down my vision for the next 10 or so years, imagining where I envision myself and my family to evolving. This vision includes elements for the body, mind and soul; and is an invitation for us all to take a moment and explore our own visions for the Long Road. Thank you for your support, thank you for li…
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Good morning folks! Record breaking 3 episodes this week. This episode dives a bit deeper into Tyler’s movement history, and begins to explore possible expressions of it in the future. This is a fast paced episode which is only the beginning of our documentation of the process. As always, thank you for listening. #FyrRok #FyrRokGymAndCoffeeShop…
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Good afternoon folks! Episode 8 is all about mental health, and unknowingly comes the day after mental health awareness day. Thanks to the strength of a few friends sharing their story, Tyler shares a bit more about his current struggles and sketches a rough outline the way in which he hopes to begin to heal. As always thank you for listening! #Fyr…
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Ep 7. Indigenous People’s Day + Last Child in the Wood
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Good afternoon folks! In episode 7 we start with a brief explanation of Indigenous People’s Day and then dig into Richard Louv’s “Last Child in the Woods” so far; making connections between schools, society, Physical Education and our host’s future. As always thank you for listening! #FyrRok #FyrRokGymandCoffeeShop…
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Good morning folks, and welcome back to The Deadman's Coffee Club. Episode 1 of season two shares updates from our hosts, the first two books in #DeadMansCoffeeClubBookClub and the beginning of a conversation to pushes beyond "become a better human" into "build a better world". Whether the topic be religion, the outdoors, education, music and beyon…
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Good morning folks! In this episode of Fyr Rok Gym + Coffee Shop, we dig into the things that matter. We begin to explore the importance of soul, key elements to iur host's life and his personal values. This episode marks the beginning of the second chapter of Fyr Rok, the next step of this exploration of fitness and beyond. #FyrRok #FyrRokGymAndCo…
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Good morning folks! In this episode of Fyr Rok, we explore the importance of becoming a White Belt, again. To surrender to the process allows us to learn, endlessly. How might you become a White Belt in your life? #FyrRok #FyrRokGymandCoffeeShop
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Good morning folks!In episode 4 we explore the value of allowing ourselves to our current space and voice, and to commit to continue to grow bigger still through the course of our life. This episode begins with a reflection on an invitation to sit at a table, and the implications this invitation has now and in the future. As always, thank you for l…
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Good morning folks!Episode 3 of Fyr Rok is all about the things that scare us, the things we fear. From the details and data to failure and success, this episode begins to explore some the things that scare us, and the impact this fear can have on our performance, and our ability to pursue our edges.Have a great day folks!#FyrRok #FyrRokGymAndCoffe…
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Good morning folks!In today's episode of Fyr Rok we talk about the things we GET to do and the deliberate practice available to us to get better at anything. Specifically we begin to explore some of the renditions of deliberate practice we're taking in our exploration and application of the principles and philosophies of fitness. Have a great day f…
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Welcome to Fyr Rok, a podcast about the deliberate practice of exploring the practices and principles of fitness and their application into the world beyond. In episode one, Tyler introduces us to the idea of the lighthouse and begins our exploration of fitness with a single breathe. #FyrRok
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Good morning folks,Welcome to Episode 2 of The Deadman's Coffee Club Off-Season Series! Brew your coffee strong, as the Deadmen begin the conversation around the question, "what does makes a man?". Our longest episode to date, we kick things off with an update of recent transitions before diving into the meat of the conversation that we hope begins…
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