Best Jon Towers Podcasts (2024)

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System Mastery 281 – Modern Knights

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System Mastery 281 – Modern Knights Pssst, hey buddy, wanna buy a superhero game from 2002 that was pretty clearly written prior to 1999? How? Oh, let us explain. It’s Modern Knights! At least we know that much.By systemmastery

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Enormocast 288: Don McGrath – The Vertical Mind Returns 1:05:58

3d ago1:05:58

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On Episode 288 of the Enormocast, I reunite with Don McGrath, the author of the book Vertical Mind. Don appeared nearly a decade ago on the podcast, and his book on the mindset of climbing has never left the conversion. Don has spent the last 10 years learning even more about overcoming the hurdles our … Continue reading "Enormocast 288: Don McGrat…

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281 - Modern Knights 1:16:48

3d ago1:16:48

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Pssst, hey buddy, wanna buy a superhero game from 2002 that was pretty clearly written prior to 1999? How? Oh, let us explain. It's Modern Knights! At least we know that much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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183: Psychedelics, Hallucinogens & Choosing The Difficult Path. 1:01:18

5d ago1:01:18

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Ask and you shall recieve. After last week's episode, you had questions. What do Nole and Kevin actually think about psychedelics and hallucinogens? This episode is us endevoring to explore that topic with you, from our perspectives. We think this is something that is important to talk about since it's so prevalent in the mental health, PTSd space …

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The American Sermon: The Constitution of the United States of America and the Sin of Hereditary Monarchy 1:13:49

9d ago1:13:49

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Encore episode: In part 9 the final episode, we look at the drafting of the document that literally changed the world. It is hard for us today to imagine a document that was written in the 18th century in cursive that literally changed the entire world. But we have it have it here, in America. And we look at the system that ruled the world before a…

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182: Healing Past Trauma & Injuries with Jon Vargas of Grablives Podcast 1:30:36

12d ago1:30:36

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In this week's episode, Kevin is joined by Jon Vargas of Grablives podcast. Jon is an L.A. City fireman and podcaster who started his journey into podcasting due to multiple suicides in his department and the way they were handled. As Kevin gets deeper into Jon's story, they get into some of the past trauma and physical injuries that plagued Jon ea…

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System Mastery 280 – Thirsty Sword Lesbians

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System Mastery 280 – Thirsty Sword Lesbians Hey who likes lesbians what have swords and powerful yearnings related to the other sword-bearing lesbians they encounter on their wild adventures? You I bet! Let’s review this game for the end of Pride Month, because we were in a hurry and this one has a big old gay word right there in the title. Nothing…

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280 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians 1:27:14

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Hey who likes lesbians what have swords and powerful yearnings related to the other sword-bearing lesbians they encounter on their wild adventures? You I bet! Let's review this game for the end of Pride Month, because we were in a hurry and this one has a big old gay word right there in the title. Nothing's gayer than swords! Learn more about your …

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181: Sobriety, with John Estrada. 1:35:25

19d ago1:35:25

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In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole are joined once again by John Estrada. John last came on our show back on episode 40 to talk about fatherhood, and we had an excellent conversation on the subject. Today John is back to talk about his sobriety. He stopped drinking back in October and together we walk through the difficulties, the benefits and …

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Movie Mastery - Billy Jack (1971) 1:26:57

22d ago1:26:57

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A movie that seems by all measures to be one thing ends up being something else entirely. While not exactly a masterpiece because some glaring issues, this might be one of the few 70's movies we've watched we didn't hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Enormocast 287: Mo Beck – A Certain Version of Fine 1:29:41

22d ago1:29:41

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On Episode 287 of the Enormocast, I connect with Paraclimbing champion, Mo Beck. Mo was born with one hand, and her parents were determined to make sure she was ready for challenges of life like any other kid. When Mo ran into a camp counselor that told her that she didn’t HAVE TO climb if … Continue reading "Enormocast 287: Mo Beck – A Certain Ver…

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System Mastery 279 – Iron Kingdoms

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System Mastery 279 – Iron Kingdoms This one is close to home, we both sorta like this game, used to play the wargame, and wish it all was still good. But times change. But hey, what do we think of this game now? Announcement Mastery! Branch Riders (which funded in eight hours already) is currently on Kickstarter!…

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279 - Iron Kingdoms 1:23:48

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This one is close to home, we both sorta like this game, used to play the wargame, and wish it all was still good. But times change. But hey, what do we think of this game now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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180: On Post Traumatic Stress & How Nole Has Been Failing To Deal With It Properly 55:13

1M ago55:13

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In this week's episode, Nole shares his recent struggles with Post Traumatic Stress and his failure to deal with it in the ways he knows work. Kevin also shares his perspective on dealing with similar struggles, and we delve into what we know works when dealing with difficult times in our lives. Often, there is a separation between what we know we …

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Movie Mastery - Tower of Terror (1997) 1:17:55

1M ago1:17:55

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Based on the Disney ride of the same name, this made for TV movie is desperately trying to not be scary. Or interesting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Enormocast 286: Didier Berthod – Facing the World (Part 1) 1:27:48

1M ago1:27:48

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On Episode 287 of the Enormocast, I connect through to America’s hat with Swiss crack-master, Didier Berthod. You might have heard about Didier from his recent send of Cobra Crack. The media mentions Didier disappearing from climbing for 10 years, returning to slay the Cobra, yada, yada, but that Didier’s completion of the Cobra has … Continue read…

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Enormocast Tweener: Didier Berthod – Facing the World (Part 2) 55:38

1M ago55:38

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In the early 2000s, Didier Berthod was the best crack climber in the world, then he dropped out of climbing and essentially disappeared from the world. When we left Didier Berthod in Facing the World Part 1, he had emerged from monastic life, contacted the daughter he had never seen, and returned to climbing. In … Continue reading "Enormocast Tween…

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179: The Ranger Creed 29:14

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In this week's episode, Nole talks through the Ranger Creed, why it exists and what it means in his life now, so many years removed from his time in the 75th Ranger Regiment. Nole's time in Ranger Battlaion shaped a lot of who he is as a man today and the Ranger Creed was a part of that. Through this episode Nole explains how he has continued to ca…

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Movie Mastery - Now You See Me 1:24:24

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An otherwise decent heist movie that gets dragged down by some bad choices on CGI and presentation that could have easily been reworked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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System Mastery 278 – The Skeletons

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System Mastery 278 – The Skeletons Is it too late to call this a theme month? Because it turned out to be a theme month. Cool minimalist projects by designers we like. Weird! The Skeletons is a thoughtful game about playing as skeletons guarding a tomb, by Jason Morningstar.By systemmastery

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278 - The Skeletons 1:13:01

1M ago1:13:01

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Is it too late to call this a theme month? Because it turned out to be a theme month. Cool minimalist projects by designers we like. Weird! The Skeletons is a thoughtful game about playing as skeletons guarding a tomb, by Jason Morningstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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178: Tribute To A Great Man, Leon Broussard III, Pops. 1:21:07

2M ago1:21:07

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In this week's episode, Kevin and Nole discuss Pops, Kevin's stepdad. As you know, Pops recently passed away. In honor of him and the amazing legacy he leaves behind, we thought it would be fitting to talk about just a few of the attributes that made this man who he was and discuss how we could implement those into our own lives moving forward. We …

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177: How To Prepare & Make It Through "The Tower" (Fire Academy, Police Academy, Basic Training) 1:04:28

2M ago1:04:28

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In this episode, Kevin and Nole get into what it's like to go through "The Tower". The Tower, often called a Fire Academy, is a very unique training experience that can be difficult to navigate successfully, so with this episode, our goal is to give you some tips, tricks, and insight that can help you be successful and enjoy the process of getting …

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Movie Mastery - Death Bed: The Bed That Eats 1:17:13

2M ago1:17:13

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A 70's horror film that was mostly forgotten because even with a premise that seems like it should be wildly memorable, the entire thing is about as interesting as someone describing paint drying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Enormocast 285: Nico Favresse – Mad to Live 1:38:27

2M ago1:38:27

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On Episode 285 of the Enormocast, after long last, I connect with Belgian rock-climber and alpinist, Nico Favresse. Nico is certainly a contender for the most experienced expedition rock-climber of all time. Perhaps only rivalled by his ubiquitous partner, Sean Villanueva-O’Driscoll? Nevertheless, Nico is an all-arounder who has tackled the biggest…

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System Mastery 277 – For the Queen (feat. Alex Roberts)

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System Mastery 277 – For The Queen Who says we can’t do cool modern design reviews? Or interview the cool working designers of today that make them? Whoever said that, lemme at ’em! Today we’re discussing For The Queen, a game we both enjoy enough to also want get Alex Roberts (already our expert dog correspondent if you’re in the Patreon) to join …

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277 - For The Queen (feat. Alex Roberts) 1:07:35

2M ago1:07:35

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Who says we can't do cool modern design reviews? Or interview the cool working designers of today that make them? Whoever said that, lemme at 'em! Today we're discussing For The Queen, a game we both enjoy enough to also want get Alex Roberts (already our expert dog correspondent if you're in the Patreon) to join us to talk about her awesome game a…

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176: Leap Of Faith, With Josh Smith. 1:18:58

2M ago1:18:58

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In this week's episode, Nole is joined by Josh Smith. Josh is a friend from Hume Lake and this episode focuses in on Josh's journey of faith and the lessons learned through it. The primary focus is on trusting God, and taking "leaps of faith" as He calls us into things that don't make sense to us, and resisting the temptation to rely on our own str…

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175: The Importance Of Competition, With Jim King, Vice President Of The California Police Athletic Federation. 53:58

2M ago53:58

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In this week's episode, we are joined by Jim King, Vice President of the California Police Athletic Federation. Jim is a retired fireman passionate about the incredible benefits available to everyone through sport & competition. In this episode, we talk through some of the amazing ways competition can benefit those of us in the first-responder comm…

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System Mastery 276 – Muse

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System Mastery 276 – Muse Who would have thought this weird little collaborative storytelling shared narrative exercise game could be so divisive? We discuss Muse, a game that uses cards and tokens and lots of paper to help you and your group tell a story and definitely not make everyone hate each other, at all.…

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276 - Muse 1:15:54

2M ago1:15:54

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Who would have thought this weird little collaborative storytelling shared narrative exercise game could be so divisive? We discuss Muse, a game that uses cards and tokens and lots of paper to help you and your group tell a story and definitely not make everyone hate each other, at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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174: Brady Mclean, Go Fast Don't Die. 1:48:44

3M ago1:48:44

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In this week's episode, we are joined by Brady Mclean of Go Fast Don't Die. Brady thought his life had essentially come to an end at age 28 after going through a divorce. This experience deeply shook Brady and forced him to reconsider his life's story and take stock of whether or not it was one he was proud to tell. One of the things that rose from…

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Movie Mastery - Hard Rock Zombies (1984) 1:15:22

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A literal afterthought of a movie that manages to survive mostly on being so weird that you can almost ignore how bad and boring it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Bonus Episode: LACoFD Day Of Prayer, 5/2/24 10 AM 22:45

3M ago22:45

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This is a unique joint episode led by Captain Andrew Lawrence of A Warriors Perspective Podcast. Captain Wilk and Chief Gaytan join Captain Lawrence to discuss the details of the Department Day of Prayer coming up on May 2nd at LAO. Last year was the first time this event had been held in department history, and it was outstanding. This year will b…

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173: Seriously Wounded In Ukraine, With Gio Roman 1:00:13

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In this week's episode, we are back with Gio Roman once again. This time he's telling us the story of his second trip to Ukraine. This trip is quite a bit longer and is brought to an end when Gio is seriously wounded in combat. Don't miss this story of courage and survival. Big thank you to Gio for sharing his story with us. Please support Gio by f…

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System Mastery 275 – Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth (Part 2)

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System Mastery 275 – Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth (Part 2) Fine, we finished it. This was truly just an awful thing to keep reading through, I think it’s been a while since we’ve both been this angry. Anyway, if you come support us on Patreon to hear the bonus content, we couldn’t be assed to make Aria characters. They suck. So we made characters…

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275 - Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth (Part 2) 1:13:38

3M ago1:13:38

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Fine, we finished it. This was truly just an awful thing to keep reading through, I think it's been a while since we've both been this angry. Anyway, if you come support us on Patreon to hear the bonus content, we couldn't be assed to make Aria characters. They suck. So we made characters in the game LIFTS instead, which doesn't suck. This is your …

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172: In Combat During The Early Days Of The Ukraine War, With Gio Roman. 45:21

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In this week's episode, we are joined by our friend Gio Roman. When Gio heard that Russia was invading Ukraine, he knew he wanted to help. Within days of the invasion, Gio was on the ground, acting as a medic for a Ukrainian unit composed of both native Ukrainians and other foreigners who had come to help. Gio eventually returned to Ukraine, and th…

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Movie Mastery - Puppet Master 4 1:11:30

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It's another Full Moon Features picture which means low budget kills and the absolute bare minimum of thrills. Unless you find extremely slow back-and-forth reaction shots between actors and puppets thrilling, in which case you might want to pace yourself on this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Enormocast 284: Emma Twyford – Getting on With It 1:25:41

3M ago1:25:41

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On Episode 284 of the Enormocast, we connect across the pond to North Wales in the U.K. and into the living room of Emma Twyford. Emma is a pioneering woman in that rarified air of hard, desperate trad that only the old country can serve up. She is the first British woman to climb 9a … Continue reading "Enormocast 284: Emma Twyford – Getting on Wit…

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Enormocast 283: Clint Helander – To Live in Hearts We Leave Behind 1:16:17

3M ago1:16:17

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On Episode 283 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a hotel in Munising, Michigan at the Michigan Icefest with Alaska-based alpinist, Clint Helander. What with the Chris Kalous Dance Party and the last call nightcap(s) at a bar literally called Whisky Dick’s, it had been a long night and an early morning for both … Continue reading "Enormocast 283: Cli…

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171: The Bad Night Protocol, With Captain Evan Halquist. 1:25:04

3M ago1:25:04

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In this week's episode, Captain Halquist is back to discuss how to best approach a day following a bad night of sleep. This protocol comes both from actual science and his own personal observations while working at one of the busiest fire stations in the world. Whether or not you work as a fireman, this protocol will benefit your life and improve t…

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