Best Crashin Convos Podcasts (2024)

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The Art Of Reinvention: USAF To Artistic Freedom - Jake Valdez - Ep 78 1:56:07

2M ago1:56:07

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Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with Jake Valdez, USAF Veteran and owner of FleshElectric Tattoo. Jake shares his inspiring journey from military service to building a thriving career in tattoo artistry. Starting from the bottom, he turned a passion for art into a business that reflects his creativity and resilience. We dive into the cha…

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From Military to Academia: A Journey of Transformation - Ep 77 1:53:30

3M ago1:53:30

1:53:30

Send us a text In this episode, we explore the journey from military life to academia, where discipline meets unpredictability. Our guest discusses leading therapy sessions versus unscripted conversations, the growing pains of student-professor relationships, and the challenges of balancing life while running a nonprofit and managing a ranch. We al…

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Exploring the Influence of Alcohol and Spirituality - Chef Chugg - Ep 76 2:07:25

4M ago2:07:25

2:07:25

Send us a text Welcome back to another episode! Chugg is back for this one and we dive into the genesis of ideas and share our experiences with alcohol, both from our childhood and our time in the military. We discuss how external forces can influence decisions while under the influence of any substance, and explore the concept of God and its impac…

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Helicopters to Fishing - Joey Hummel - Ep 75 1:37:22

5M ago1:37:22

1:37:22

Send us a text Welcome back! In this episode, we chat with USMC Veteran Joey Hummel. Joey served for 5 years in the Marines as a CH46 crew chief at the start of the Iraq invasion. After his service, he faced challenges in adjusting back to civilian life. He found a new purpose in helping other veterans by founding Reel Warriors, a non-profit that o…

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Healing Through Movement: Until Death - Sean & Ashley - Ep 74 2:10:19

6M ago2:10:19

2:10:19

Send us a text Welcome to CrashinConvos - Featuring Ashley and Sean from the Non-Profit Until Death. Join us on CrashinConvos as I talk with Until Death, a nonprofit fighting depression through physical activity and community. We discuss losing loved ones to suicide, the role of SSRIs, and share personal stories of resilience. Tune in for heartfelt…

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Beyond Survival: Finding Strength In Adversity - Jon Turner - Ep 73 1:37:14

6M ago1:37:14

1:37:14

Send us a text **NOTE: We had some connection issues so please be patient with the edits in this one and some garbled words. Thank you.** Welcome back to another episode, this week we have USMC Veteran, Endurance Athlete, entrepreneur,Field craft expert, farmer, mental resilience advocate and a pillar in his community Jon Turner. In this episode we…

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What Is The Human Path? - Herbal Medic - Sam Coffman - Ep 72 1:26:31

10M ago1:26:31

1:26:31

Send us a text Welcome back! This week, we have the herbal medic Sam Coffman. How do we heal through intuition, belief and some of the innate abilities which makes us human. I plan to have less coffee, and have Sam on again to allow him to get more into the weeds of the many tools he empowers his students with and how it changes their understanding…

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Tanker To Barber - Stevie (Marty) Martinez - Part 2- Ep 71 56:56

10M ago56:56

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Send us a text Welcome back to part 2 featuring a combat Marine Corps Tanker, sharing a decade of experiences from wartime to becoming a professional barber. Please, join us as we explore his background, the journey into barbering, and the unique blend of military and civilian life. Let's get into it. Subscribe to @crashinconvos on YouTube, give ou…

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Tanker To Barber - Stevie Martinez - Part 1 - Ep 70 1:01:14

10M ago1:01:14

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Send us a text Happy New Year! 🎉 We're back with a fresh episode featuring a combat Marine Corps Tanker, sharing a decade of experiences from wartime to becoming a professional barber. Please, join us as we explore his background, the journey into barbering, and the unique blend of military and civilian life. This is Part 1 of a 2 -part series—tune…

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The Path To Find Purpose After Service - David Boyd - Ep 68 1:23:13

1y ago1:23:13

1:23:13

Send us a text In this episode we have David Boyd who is USMC and Law Enforcement Officer who stepped away from public service to address and change his faults. After leaving public service Dave has dedicated his life to helping men from all walks of life to overcome obstacles and build resiliency in the lives they deserve to be living. https://www…

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Finding the Balance of Life - Teresa Hughes - Ep 67 1:58:35

1y ago1:58:35

1:58:35

Send us a text **Welcome back after a long hiatus. I've been pretty busy setting up the new studio. I am still dialing in the new set up so please bare with me as I work the kinks out with the audio/video.** We have a friend of the podcast who just happen to catch a ride with us back from Angel Fire, New Mexico. We got some downhill park riding in …

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New Studio/Podcast Update! 11:18

1y ago11:18

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Send us a text Thank you for staying tuned to this podcast. I apologize for the long delay for providing an update via these platforms. If you have anyone you would think would be an interesting guest for this podcast please shoot me an email to crashinconvos@gmail.com. If you wish to see this video please view go to @crashinconvos on YouTube. I cr…

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Life After Suicide/Mental Resilience - Marisa Celia - Ep 65 2:22:35

1+ y ago2:22:35

2:22:35

Send us a text (Some of the things discussed in this podcast may be difficult to hear but if we plan to tackle mental health head on then these conversations are necessary to have) In this podcast we get into some personal experiences which have shaped Marissa's life to this point. how she is addressing them head on to overcome them through therapy…

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Grizzly Bear Encounter/Vet NonProfit Founder(MTB)- Kenneth Stone- Ep 64 1:47:16

1+ y ago1:47:16

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Send us a text In this episode Kenneth and I get into his mindset in the military, finding himself after exitiing, and his thought process through starting this veteran mtb nonprofit. Later in the episode we get into some crazy stuff he has experinced riding on the trails in Oregon to include having to out run a bear and much more. For more info on…

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Guns In Panama/Coil vs Air Shocks/UAPs&UFOs - Shane Howard - Ep 63 2:08:09

1+ y ago2:08:09

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Send us a text Crazy story of missions in South America while on AD, life as a crew chief working on C130s, to exploring different options leaving the military finding his path as a business owner/bike mechanic in Waco, TX. After 3 years he using using his skills as mechanic and passion for riding to help put Waco on the map for a location to host …

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Realities of Deploying/Redeploying - An E-8s Experience - Larry Briar - Ep 62 1:46:34

1+ y ago1:46:34

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Send us a text In this episode we have Larry Briar who is a retired Marine Infantry MSgt who served 21 years of military service which involved 12 deployments, 6 of them were combat deployments. We go over the aftermath of military service during wartime. How he uses fishing to help him, and how he used tools he learned to overcome a rough patch in…

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Starting Over at 55/Co-Dependency/Addiction/Resilience- Mike Sheppard - Ep 61 1:54:00

2y ago1:54:00

1:54:00

Send us a text In this episode we have Mike Sheppard who served 6 years in the Air Force, and 36 years as a Fire Fighter/Paramedic in Los Angeles, CA, and in the state of Oregon. We get into how addiction affected his personal life, his kids and how it eroded his marriage of 28 years. How he started his life over at the age of 55, what he learned a…

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Letting Go For Growth - Will Spitwell - Ep 60 1:40:56

2y ago1:40:56

1:40:56

Send us a text Welcome back to another episode, in this weeks podcast we have Will who has been on the podcast a couple times before where we get into creativity as a music artist amongst other things, record label and so on. Fast foward till today where he has since retired from the military and is going through a transition of life both professio…

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Founder of TDTP Vet Non-Profit/MTB/Afghanistan - Jonathan Hagermen - Ep 59 1:25:24

2y ago1:25:24

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Send us a text What's up y'all, welcome back! In this episode we have Jonathan who is the founder of The Dirt Therapy Project. This program is a veteran non-profit that introduces service members to mountain biking with the goal to show an alternative means to coping with stress from either military service or life in general by taking tapping into…

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Humans & Polarity/Importance of Touch/Big Bang/Consciousness/God/Suicide - Jordan Terry 2:51:05

2y ago2:51:05

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Send us a text Welcome back y'all! In this episode we have Jordan who is has taken his perspective in Architecture and applied to better understand the human body layer by layer. We get into the weeds of water storing memory, surfing, fascia and how other people emotions gets stored within all of us through transference, flow state and much more. T…

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Why Doesn’t The Bible Make Sense? / Original Languages - Kirk Carmichael 1:59:21

2y ago1:59:21

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Send us a text In this episode I try to get an understanding of why there are so many different bibles and ideas of what God is in Christianity. Those that know me, know I am not the most religious, in fact I joke that if I were to go to church that it may collapse on me. But I know in this world there exist a true evil that most are unaware of bec…

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BMX Freestyle/Enduro Racer/Filmograhper - John Castillo - Ep 56 2:25:37

2y ago2:25:37

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Send us a text We got John Castillo on for this episode talking about going from BMX freestyle to MTB enduro racer, Filmographer, key event which changed from direction from living his dream as a sponsored athlete in Las Vegas to taking care of his family, plus his values as a person, to include his faith. Please enjoy the ride of conversation on t…

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Army To Full Time Dad/Kids & Tech/Professional Barber - Joe Dominguez -13 Sept 2022 1:37:10

2y ago1:37:10

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Send us a text Welcome back to another episode. We have Joe Dominguez who was a Helicopter crew chief, and now is a professional barber here in San Antonio. I met him a few years back at some of the local MTB rides here in town. We get into a various subjects such as education and technology, difficulties of veterans transitioning out of the milita…

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From BMX To MTB Enduro Racing - Gino Alfrido - Ep 54 1:37:13

2y ago1:37:13

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Send us a text This week we have fellow MTB Enduro Racer Gino Alfrido, who is a San Antonio native and only starting riding mountain bikes about 4 years back and has used his BMX background to progress to two recent spots of 1st place in his category at the Team Trail Party Race at Windsock, TN and more recently in Pajarito, Colorado, New Mexico. G…

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Why Are UFOs/UAPs Sightings Still A Back Story? - 11 Aug 2022 - Ep 53 1:16:56

2+ y ago1:16:56

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Send us a text What's going on y'all. In this episode we switch it up a bit and get into a subject that used to get thrown into the "crazy" pile of society with Bigfoot, Loch Ness and so on. UFO's now known as UAPs have been wildly been a backstory to all the crazy stuff going on in the world today. I bring Chugg up to speed with this topic, just s…

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Equine Assisted Therapy Rustic Ranch Texas -Rustic Ranch - Nina Guerra - Ep 53 - 11 July 2022 1:59:22

2+ y ago1:59:22

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Send us a text This week we have Corina (Nina) Guerra who is a Marine Core Veteran, who started up a veteran non-profit which will specialize in Equine Assisted Therapy for veterans and the surrounding community. Like many veterans she identified that she had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol and decided to deal with it head on. Seeking treatm…

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Overcoming Obstacles To Pursue Dream To Become Pilot - First Class Nguyen - 4 July 2022 - Ep 52 1:23:31

2+ y ago1:23:31

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Send us a text Link in bio) In this episode we have Phuoc Nguyen aka Nguyen who I had the pleasure of serving with at 3 assignments in the Air Force. I remember having conversations with him about his goal to become a pilot. He applied to transfer to the Army as a Warrant Officer but was passed over, he overcame that road block decided to go Guard …

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MTB Mindset Behind Progression/Lessons Learned & Products - David Acevedo - 51 1:23:48

2+ y ago1:23:48

1:23:48

Send us a text In this episode we have MTB Enduro racer, content creator, photographer, and all around athlete, David Acevedo. He started mountain biking in 2019 and has tracked his progress via social media in a way which inspires those that have tracked his progress. But more so than that he is a good person and a recent trip to Bentonville, Arka…

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"Doing Hard Shit, To Prepare To Do Hard Shit" & Everything In Between - Lee Ring - Ep 50 - 30 Jun 2022 2:32:19

2+ y ago2:32:19

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Send us a text In this episode we have Lee Ring who along with his partner Chelsea Ricketson own a successful CrossFit Box called CrossFit Lobo located in San Antonio, Texas. We get into our experiences on how they have helped shape us. How we continue to use them to grow individually and affect our circles to positively affect others. Please sit b…

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Change The Way You See Injury To Heal Faster - Catching Up w/ Chugg - Ep 49 - 27 June 2022 1:39:26

2+ y ago1:39:26

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Send us a text What's up yall! Hope everyone is doing well out there. Chugg is back in this episode and we catch up a little then get into how to shift your perspective when it comes to overcoming injuries. If there is one thing I've come to understand is crashing and over coming injuries. Chugg gets into his new life skills of the culinary arts. S…

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Army Combat Medic/LVN/Acupuncturist - Liz Arruda - 26Jun2022 2:19:40

2+ y ago2:19:40

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Send us a text Liz Arruda is a combat medic, veteran and an immigrant. She served from 2004 to 2014 and was medically retried due to succumbing to chronic pain from disease that many people suffer with in Fibromyalgia. Which may been manifested by the stress brought on from witnessing multiple traumas while on deployment plus all the other stressor…

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Full Send Into Discomfort - Van Life/MTBr - Teresa Hughes Ep 47 2:33:11

2+ y ago2:33:11

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Send us a text In this Episode we have Teresa Hughes who is a good human and person who also happens to be an international adoptee who's been on a path of self discovery and growth for the past 8 years. Exploring different types of therapies such as athletics, traveling and most recently Van Life and MTB. We get into several subjects as always wit…

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Mechanical Engineer & Enduro/DH Racer - Travis Smith 1:28:24

2+ y ago1:28:24

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Send us a text I met Travis about year or so ago on my way to a local bike park called Spider Mountain here in Texas along with another friend of the podcast in Sam Allega. We had a wild conversation about space, the challenges of equipment in space and plus he ride bikes. So naturally I thought it would be a good fit for some of the things that I …

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How the California Exodus is affecting Texas Housing Market - Jose Chavarria Ep 45 2:12:50

2+ y ago2:12:50

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Send us a text This episode we have a realtor, marine vet who also happens to specialize in attaining home loan for veterans here in Texas. We get into the latest trends of what we are seeing in the market with the latest influx of people from California and elsewhere that are fleeing there home states to seek some type of normalcy in this ever cha…

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Hunting in South Texas - Charlie Garcia - Ep 44 1:24:04

2+ y ago1:24:04

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Send us a text Hunting for my own food is one of the things I planned to do when I retired, especially after everything post pandemic/supply shortages. So I invited an avid hunter who also happens to be my brother to the show to talk about it for a bit. So please grab your favorite beverage, sit back and relax and enjoy the back and forth conversat…

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Will Bike Part Woes Continue for '22?/Metaverse/Epstein/Tiger King 2/Dopamine & Social Media... - Let's Go! - Ep 43 1:26:40

3y ago1:26:40

1:26:40

Send us a text Welcome back y'all! Episode 43 will be the last one for a bit while I give the studio an upgrade of equipment to provide a better product to you the listener. Chugg and I get into weeds of a winding conversation which covers many subjects such as Go Pro angles, Video Editing software, Epstein, Tiger King Season 2, The Metaverse, Down…

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Musician, Song Writer, Mental Health Advocate, Combat Vet - Shannon Book - Ep 42 1:24:44

3y ago1:24:44

1:24:44

Send us a text What's up y'all! In this episode we have Shannon Book who retired as a Marine Corpsman, and with battling his own demons decided to use his passion for music to bring help him cope. Using his faith to guide him after a series of events he was able to abstain from a substance that most of use to cope with in alcohol which often times …

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Vet Day, Bike Part Delays, Psychedelic Plant Meds Concerns - Ep 41 1:37:26

3y ago1:37:26

1:37:26

Send us a text Welcome back! Chugg and I hit several subjects as always such as giving Salutes to all of those that served and continue to serve, react to some Pink Bike Friday fails, Bitcoin, Supply chain and how it affects mountain biking, plant medicine concerns and list goes on. So grab your favorite beverage and please sit back relax as you dr…

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What does it take to build Trails In South Texas? Brenda Gonzalez - S.T.O.R.M - Ep 40 2:01:07

3y ago2:01:07

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Send us a text I hope everyone is doing well and keeping the rubber side down. In this episode we have fellow shredder Brenda Gonzalez who volunteers her time and energy to assist a local non-profit here called South Texas Off Road Mountain Bikers bring new trails to San Antonio. They also host clinics for kids once a month, manages volunteers to c…

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Dyrt Lyfe Founder/Fire Fighter/MTB Enthusiast - Chris Maleta - Ep 39 1:14:39

3y ago1:14:39

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Send us a text Ever wonder what it takes to build your own apparel brand and fight fires? Well look no further we have Chris Maleta from Dyrt Lyfe gracing us with his presence. We get into into how he started MTBing, how he came up with Dyrt Lyfe, what it takes to serve his community being a fire fighter while creating his own business Dyrt Lyfe an…

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Paranormal, Past Guests, Recent Injury, Comedy World - Chugg Is Back! - Ep 38 1:16:46

3y ago1:16:46

1:16:46

Send us a text Welcome back to another episode! In this episode we cover some current events that relate to the comedy world, we also do a quick summary of our past few guests, I discuss a recent injury and we get into our stories of the paranormal. And it doesn't take long before our equipment starts malfunctioning, perhaps due to our main subject…

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MTB Content Creator/Photographer - Tony C. - @MTBDropIn - Ep 37 1:42:45

3y ago1:42:45

1:42:45

Send us a text What's up y'all! Hope everyone is doing good out there. In this episode we have Tony who is passionate about MTBing as he is about photography. He just moved back to California and has linked up with SpokeX to be their point man for all things media. Tony continues to create videos on his YouTube channel where he has over 30K subs, s…

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Kai & Karen - KaiVentureBags - Ep 36 1:55:43

3y ago1:55:43

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Send us a text What's up y'all? Hope everyone is doing good out there. I recently had the pleasure to meet Kai & Karen on a recent MTB trip with The Dirt Therapy Project in Angel Fire, NM. I asked them if they would be willing to do a podcast and they said yes and drove here from another event they hosted in Palestine Texas which they supported wit…

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Trail Boss Coalition Founder, Trail Builder, Coach (MTB) - Kyle K - Ep 35 1:33:05

3y ago1:33:05

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Send us a text In this episode we have Kyle K who is the founder of @trailbosscoalition here in south Texas who has taken the lead on funneling the surge of energy which has been growing exponentially over the past few years, by connecting with South Texas Off Road MTB, local Trail Bosses and local riders to build more progressive trails here in So…

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Kyle D - Cobra Kyle (MTB) - Ep 34 1:04:27

3y ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Send us a text What's up y'all! In this episode our host is Cobra Kyle who is a content creator on YouTube (+10K Subs) who specializes in all things biking to include MTB. Kyle is the same person who you see in his videos, which in my opinion makes his content much more personable. We get into the weeds of the how much work goes into his content wh…

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Shred Local Jerry Ramos & Sam Allega(MTB) - Ep 33 1:58:47

3y ago1:58:47

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Send us a text What's up y'all, This weeks episode we have Jerry and Sam from @Shred_Local. They have been putting in the work to help maintain trails which as you will see is a huge task, here in San Antonio but also aspire to try and bring more progressive features here to South Texas, which is a huge undertaking but are willing to work with othe…

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Growing Demand For Progressive Trails in San Antonio Tx - Ep 32 1:02:40

3y ago1:02:40

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Send us a text In this episode we get into the demand for more progressive trails here in San Antonio, Texas. What it takes to build in Texas? Where most land is privatized and any public land is owned by the city which provides another gate keeper? Kyle Kunneman is a mountain biker, trail builder, coach to Team Enduro Lab Race team who mainly cons…

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Olympic BMX, Crashes, Russian Hackers & Simone Biles - Ep 31 1:05:27

3+ y ago1:05:27

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Send us a text In this episode we get into a bit of Olympics talk with BMX, Cross Country MTB, Simone Biles Mental Health Controversy and how Russian hackers exposed her mental health history, plus how Japanese laws may have affected the reason why she couldn't compete and much more. So grab your favorite beverage and join us as we get into the wee…

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Pete Deprez - TRT for TBI, Blunt/Blast Head Trauma - ASM Non-Profit - Ep 30 1:24:32

3+ y ago1:24:32

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Send us a text Join us as we have former 1st responder and now founder of the ASM Foundation which is a non-profit which is geared towards helping those that suffer from TBI's such as blast trauma, and blunt force traumas through partners such as Dr. Mark Gordon who is one of the leading researchers in Hormone Therapy. Pete is a friend of the show …

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Crash& Chugg From The Great Un-Pause - SE 2 Ep 29 1:00:21

3+ y ago1:00:21

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Send us a text What is going on guys its been a minute and I understand if you may have gave up hope on us. Shit I might have too, but life has a funny way of kicking you in the balls with both good and bad. The good we don't mind so much. But all that means is we have more life experience to share with you all. This one is only about an hour and C…

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