A conversation between Mark and Jeff, two information junkies, about a wide range of contemporary issues. We discuss current events, nerdy things, business concepts, marketing, technology, media and photography. As we are based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, there are lots of local topics. The podcast is generally upbeat and often covers current events and we occasionally have guests. Each episode typically has a central focus for most of the podcast but also lots of other regular topics incl ...
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The Tri Doc is a physician on a mission; to dispel all the false notions about injuries, training aids and pseudoscience that permeates the triathlon community. This podcast takes a fresh look at how to train and race for a triathlon while being smart about choices related to gear, nutrition and anything that goes in or on your body.
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Through insightful conversations with Michigan’s business newsmakers and movers and shakers, host Jeff Sloan explores trending business topics impacting our state’s business community, economy and consumers.
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Financial advisors want to build a scalable practice but aren’t always sure what to do next. Welcome to Wealth@Work, the podcast designed to help advisors think, make decisions, and cast a vision to create a business for the future.Join Ross for weekly conversations with successful financial advisors and the industry and business experts they partner with. Find out what the best advisors are thinking about and what actions they are taking right now to grow their firms. Learn to “questionstor ...
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Shark Bite Biz, hosted by David Strausser, started as a show on how to navigate to your business during the Covid Pandemic and now focusing on "the 3 G's": personal growth, professional growth, and business growth. This show has hosted many CEO's, VP's, Managers, and Small Business Owners all giving their insight as a subject matter expert in their field. The show has had legendary music producer Jack Douglas, Soledad O'Brien, film director James Cullen Bressack, Recruiter.com and CNBC Contr ...
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TotalCyclist Founder Chad Andrews talks about the best way to hire a coach - Should you hire a full time coach? I got asked that! - Google is good and bad. - Frequent contact (Phone, text and the best options) - Ride with your coach? - Nutritional insight - Does the coach "Get you" - Emotional support! - Certifications or not? - What value does experience bring to the coaching? - Vet the coach. Interview them! - Budget and what you get for that money. - Oh...interview the COACH!
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Ep. 157: Collagen supplementation/Greer Van Dyck of SBTGRVL
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In this episode: I supplementing with collagen a way to perform better, recover faster and manage injury? On the Medical Mailbag we look at hat evidence there is on the subject in order to tease fact from marketing fiction. Plus, a conversation with the community relations director of the SBTGRVL. The conversation highlights the delicate balance be…
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Sarah DeRemer - Dogtographer.la
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Mark was travelling this week but managed to set up an interview with Sarah DeRemer a dog photographer based out of LA who is also known as dogtographer.la on Instagram. She's an amazing photographer who took the time to sit down with Mark and talk about her photography and her first visit to the Canadian Rockies.…
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Understanding Polls and Polling
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There are polls on just about everything, but how do they work? Why are they correct a certain percentage, 19 times out of 20? What does that mean? Mark and Jeff discuss the foundation of polls and the problems with how polling is conducted. With elections all over the place, what do the polls mean in relation to the elections being conducted? Can …
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Ep. 156: Fueling for Success: Balancing Body Composition and Performance in Endurance Sports/Maia Watson
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In this episode: A rich dialogue unfurls in the Tri Doc podcast, where Jeff Sankoff and Juliet Hochman and Alex Larson tackle the intricate relationship between body composition, nutrition, and athletic performance. The episode serves as a platform to discuss how athletes can navigate the often treacherous waters of body image and performance expec…
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What exactly is AI and how does it work?
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Mark and Jeff, after episodes exploring different types of AI ask the question, what makes an AI work? When will a computer become sentient? What defines sentience? What are the drawbacks of AI? Lots of interesting questionsVon Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Using AI to make a Podcast
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There is a new AI product that will take your content and create a podcast from it. Meet Google Notebook LM. It works differently from ChatGPT because it uses the information you upload and becomes an instance expert at your stuff. It even generates a podcast discussing your documents/slides/sound files. Pretty cool stuff…
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Ep. 155: Positive thinking and how it impacts performance/Michelle Bond; Unlocking the Power of Fascia: Why It's Essential for Athletes
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In this episode: At the commencement speech for Dartmouth College's graduates in June of this year, Roger Federer spoke eloquently on the power of positive thinking and how it enabled him to win close to 80% of his matches over the course of his career despite having lost almost half of the points that he played in those matches. Can athletes in ot…
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AI Agents to Replace You
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Have you ever thought about being in two places at one time? In this episode Mark and Jeff discuss and experiment with voice replacements and an AI Agent. This is a follow up to a podcast series by Evan Ratliff where he replaced himself in a bunch of situations with an AI version of himself with interesting results. As usual we also discuss what we…
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AI is taking over Podcasts
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In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss a AI voice agents as potentially becoming more and more present in podcasts. They also discuss the possibility of Griefbots to help people deal with the loss of their loved ones. As usual, Mark and Jeff discuss what they learned this past week and what media they are currently consuming.…
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Ep 154: Which salt is best?/Fiona Moriarty
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In this episode: Everyone knows that sodium is an important component of sport nutrition but what form should it come in? For a long time sodium chloride was preferred but more recently sodium citrate is much more popular. Is there a reason for this change and is there evidence that one is better than the other? The Medical Mailbag discusses the ev…
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Are Podcasts Dead? New Season!
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In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the changes to the podcasting business environment and why some types of podcasts are no longer around as well as the need for some podcasts to only book controversial guests! New season, new intro (live version of our regular intro music)Von Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Predictions for the Fall of 2024
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In the last episode of Season 3, Mark and Jeff make predictions for the fall of 2024 and then compare them to those made by ChatGPT 4o. The results were interesting.Von Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Ep 153: Doping in triathlon, the 10% question
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In this episode: A widely read and much discussed media article out of Germany quoted researchers who surveyed athletes at the 2024 Challenge Roth on the use of performance enhancing drugs among age group triathletes. The results were somewhat disheartening. Around 10% admitted to using agents that would enhance performance and almost none had any …
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Mark recounts the past week where he went to go see Grizzlies in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly bear sanctuaryVon Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Ep 152: Muscle typology and training variation/Kennon Heard, cardiac arrest survivor
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In this episode: Skeletal muscles are made up of fast twitch and slow twitch fibers each of which has differing properties. The amount of each fiber in muscle varies from person to person and while it is possible to determine this makeup, it is not so easy. The architecture of muscle in each individual is important in determining how a person can p…
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Fun in one's life helps people live longer but what makes things fun? Mark and Jeff discuss the components of fun and how you can differentiate between True Fun and Fake FunVon Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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US Politics from a Canadian Perspective
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Mark and Jeff discuss the current state of US politics in the wake of the recent change in the Democrats' presumptive nominee and how the Republicans are managing it. At least what we see from outside the US. Canada is affected by US politics but has no ability to influence the elections.Von Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Ep 151: Aging decline and gender variance?/Chris Bagg
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In this episode: It is a fact of life that as we age endurance performance inevitably declines. But do both genders decline at the same rate or, does one gender decline more slowly than the other? Hear what the research says on the Medical Mailbag. Plus, Chris Bagg is the head coach at Campfire Endurance and the writer of an article on whether or n…
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Conspiracies! Why we want to believe
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In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss why people are so easy to fall to the lure of conspiracies rather than believe the obvious. They discuss a wide variety of conspiracy theories and why people want to believe them.Von Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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How many senses do we actually have?
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If you learned as a kid that there are only 5 senses and that the 6th sense is precognition, you have missed the boat. There are many more senses than 5 but not all are agreed upon. Despite this there are many additional senses that are agreed upon. In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the additional senses…
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Ep: 150: Fitness and the risk of breast cancer/Doug Morris
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In this episode: How does cardiorespiratory fitness affect the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer in women? In the Medical Mailbag we look at new research that suggests daily exercise can have a profound effect on decreasing the likelihood of developing this disease. Plus, an interview with age group triathlete, author and coach Doug Morris …
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What is the Society for Creative Anachronism?
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Today we have a special guest with Kadie Isaac who is interviewed by Mark (Jeff is away). Kadie is a long time member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and tells us all about this great organization, what she loves about it and her plans to travel to PennsicVon Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Alcohol: How much is safe?
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Alcohol is a significant part of our culture and society at large, but is it good for you? If it is bad for you, how much is too much? What are the risks? Mark and Jeff discuss the swing from people thinking alcohol was good for your in the mid 1980's to people thinking no quantity is safe to a more measured understanding of that actual risks invol…
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Ep: 149: Biomechanics and running Economy/Mark Cullen
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In this episode: How much do biomechanics influence running economy and is this something that coaches and athletes should work on improving? New research sheds some light and reveals some surprising answers to this questions. Mark Cullen is a successful age group triathlete a coach and one half of the co-hosting duo of the Endurance Icons podcast.…
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In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss some fundamental aspects of psychedelic drugs (hallucinogens) and what sets them apart from other illegal drugs such as OpiodsVon Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Koalas are dying: What's going on?
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In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss what is happening to Koalas in Australia, they are dying off at a high rate from a variety of causes... In this episode, we discuss some of the details of what threatens Koalas.Von Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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Ep 148: Antihistamines and performance/Jonathan Su and the 6-minute cure for knee pain
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In this episode: During allergy season many use antihistamine medications as a means of controlling their symptoms. Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a cost to this practice in the form of decreased endurance performance. On the Medical Mailbag we look at the evidence. Jonathan Su is a long time physical therapist who has written a book …
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The Doomsday clock now as close as it was in the 80's
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In this episode, we discuss the deteriorating state of global nuclear balance. China and Russia are now each other's biggest trade partners and things are not getting better globally. This is as bad as it was in the 1980's but it seemed even worse back then and people seem to be oblivious to the state of global precariousness as it relates to nucle…
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Ep 147: Can ginseng make you faster?/Dr. Jim Taylor PhD
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In this episode: Ginseng is a root purported to have myriad beneficial properties making its use widespread in Chinese medicine and across the far east. Recently, a listener asked if this traditional remedy might also have benefits for athletes? On the Medical Mailbag, we dig in to the evidence for and against. Dr. Jim Taylor is a PhD in psychology…
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Great Stories: The strength of Iconic Movie and TV Franchises
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In this episode, Mark and Jeff talk about things that have made for great movie and TV franchises, where they have stumbled and what has made them work so well. We focused on Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, James Bond and Aliens (but there are many more). Lots of long lived franchises have definitely had down times and then reboots.…
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Who is Sleep Token? (it's a band!)
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We're back! Mark and Jeff discuss Sleep Token the Band as well as the controversy related to Ticketmaster's monopoly. This was a result of a recent trip by Mark to NYC to see the band Sleep Token at Radio City Music Hall as part of their Teeth of God tour. Spoiler alert! It was a great concert. There was some drama leading up to the concert but eve…
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