Eric Edmeades is often referred to as the “Indiana Jones” of the professional speaking world. He has been traveling to Africa to visit the Hadza, one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer groups, since 2007. We talked about rites of passage, how ancestral living solved his health issues, lessons from his time with the Hadza, how to overcome evolutionary mismatch in Western society, founding WILDFIT, and much more. You can learn more about Eric at eric.ee

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:19) – Homeless as a teenager

(00:05:45) – Rites of passage

(00:15:10) – Building resiliance

(00:19:27) – Health journey

(00:26:11) – The US medical system

(00:29:33) – Changing his diet

(00:33:33) – The Hadza (Hadzabe Tribe)

(00:37:58) – Evolutionary mismatch

(00:43:32) – What the Hadza eat

(00:51:45) – Healthy kids

(00:57:43) – Food psychology

(01:00:46) – Should we eat like the Hadza?

(01:10:34) – Frightened primates

(01:17:52) – 3 seasons of eating

(01:30:01) – Winter for the Hadza

(01:31:51) – Vegetables & tubers

(01:36:37) – The evolution gap

(01:40:05) – Movement & the lymphatic system

(01:45:02) – Executive function

(01:50:07) – What life’s about

(01:55:52) – Contentment

(02:03:16) – Rest & leasure

(02:05:47) – Unconditional love

(02:08:42) – WILDFIT

(02:15:40) – How to connect with Eric

(02:17:49) – Be the captain

Seneida Biendarra is the 2023 US National Champion in the women’s B2 (severely blind) category. We talked about losing her vision as a teenager, her current visual experience, creating mental maps of the world, finding freedom in risk, designing outdoor gear, the world of paraclimbing and the adaptive community, sight guiding, the empathy gun, embracing chapters in life, and much more.

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:00) – 1950s appliances

(00:05:08) – A fresh start

(00:07:49) – Seneida’s visual experience

(00:10:00) – Losing vision

(00:17:02) – The map

(00:19:38) – Visual experience continued

(00:23:35) – An invisible disability

(00:25:56) – Daily living vs. climbing

(00:29:44) – Meeting other blind climbers

(00:36:08) – Crashes

(00:39:34) – Risk & freedom

(00:44:48) – Early climbing

(00:48:32) – An onsight philosophy

(00:52:19) – Visualization

(00:55:09) – Lights out

(01:01:49) – Accessibility tools & basketball

(01:05:59) – Designing gear

(01:13:06) – Parents & childhood

(01:17:08) – Backpacking

(01:19:21) – Daily living continued

(01:28:55) – Nate

(01:31:10) – Sight Guiding

(01:37:40) – The world of paraclimbing

(01:41:28) – 2028 Olympics

(01:46:09) – Identity & community

(01:49:51) – Mourning, normalizing, & sympathy

(01:53:31) – How to be a supportive sighted person

(01:56:25) – Empathy gun

(02:01:09) – Parts of ourselves

(02:04:45) – Interpersonal bonds

(02:12:39) – Embracing chapters

(02:18:53) – Self-driving taxis

(02:21:55) – Spotlighting the adaptive community

(02:26:12) – “You belong more than you think you do.”

(02:29:45) – New designs

Dr. Cate Shanahan, MD, has been studying vegetable oils since 2002. We talked about her background in biochemistry and what plastics have to do with seed oils, Henry Ford’s role in the history of seed oils, fatty acid chemistry and oxidation, how to avoid parkinsons and improve your mental health, her thoughts on sugar, fruit, and juice, the Hateful Eight, what Dr. Cate eats in a day, her new book Dark Calories, and more.

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:03:56) – Dr. Cate’s education background

(00:07:52) – Polymerization & seed oils

(00:12:46) – Athletic background & health issues

(00:15:04) – What a healthy diet really is

(00:16:28) – Why do people defend seed oils?

(00:27:19) – The smoking analogy

(00:30:46) – A brief history of seed oils

(00:42:40) – Edward Bernays

(00:43:14) – Fatty acid chemistry & oxygen

(00:49:30) – Oxidation & oxidative stress

(00:56:55) – Rust, autophagy, & chronic disease

(01:00:32) – Changing your diet to prevent Parkinson's

(01:02:11) – Sugar & refined flour

(01:05:51) – Mental health

(01:10:41) – Sugar continued

(01:14:38) – Fruit, juice, & old food

(01:20:56) – The Hateful Eight

(01:24:22) – Clean Bite app

(01:25:54) – Palm, olive, avocado, & coconut oil

(01:27:34) – Adulterated food

(01:31:00) – What Dr. Cate eats in a day

(01:34:14) – Ancestral eating & Deep Nutrition

(01:35:00) – Her next course

(01:35:28) – Where to find Dr. Cate

Brendan Baars is a boulderer from Grand Rapids, MI, who has spent the past seven years developing a new bouldering area called The Nooks in Ontario, Canada. We talked about what a day of developing looks like, his go-to gear, how his big toe saved his life, the untapped potential in Canada, the reward of establishing and sharing new climbs, undone projects, the logistics of visiting The Nooks, his upcoming film The Developer, and much more.

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:10) – Capentry

(00:05:52) – Steven’s cabin

(00:07:06) – Intro to climbing

(00:10:03) – Weekend warrior

(00:17:14) – Discovering The Nooks

(00:20:51) – Goldmine

(00:23:12) – “This is sick”

(00:28:50) – Years of potential

(00:34:47) – Summer & bugs

(00:38:22) – Weather

(00:40:01) – A new avenue & a sacrifice

(00:50:02) – Sharing The Nooks

(00:55:10) – A day of developing

(00:57:01) – Custom backpack

(01:01:51) – Big Toe

(01:09:07) – Rope systems & ladders

(01:12:30) – The Developer film

(01:18:25) – Rock type & style

(01:20:47) – Elliot Lake

(01:33:39) – Logistics & amenities

(01:36:42) – Guidebook & KAYA

(01:39:06) – The Croc Block

(01:41:54) – Top Nooks Boulders

(01:47:56) – Hard projects

(01:51:31) – More Nooks info

(01:54:38) – The Canadian frontier

(01:57:43) – Wrap up + EXTRA teaser

Steven Bergey started climbing at 31 and climbed his first V11 outside within four years. We talked about his projecting approach, the “outdoor gear”, suspending your disbelief until the magic happens, his diet and sleep routines, tips for climbing at night, the pivotal moments that change our lives forever, and more.

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:03:24) – When to call it on a project

(00:08:40) – Summer mode

(00:10:27) – The Martin Keller approach

(00:14:34) – Steven’s approach

(00:17:53) – The outdoor gear

(00:24:10) – Anthem

(00:29:26) – Adapting to fingery climbing

(00:33:26) – Diet

(00:37:16) – Thoughts on keto & carnivore

(00:42:38) – Still improving

(00:43:59) – TB2

(00:49:35) – More about diet

(00:58:12) – Sleep

(01:02:20) – Snacking & when he climbs

(01:03:36) – Work & night climbing

(01:09:08) – Light tips

(01:11:49) – Tea & coffee

(01:15:59) – Put in the time

(01:18:56) – Suspend your disbelief

(01:21:16) – Pivotal moments

(01:28:59) – Wrap up

Justin Nault is a nutritional therapist who has helped thousands of clients escape our broken healthcare system and reclaim their health. We talked about his previous life as a professional musician and his own health journey, as well as the origins of allopathic medicine, seed oils and the hydroelectric dam analogy, what’s wrong with rodent studies and nutrition research, how to eat for optimal energy, leanness and performance, longevity in sports, setting 90 years of goals, the politicization of health, finding self-love, and much more. You can learn more about Justin at justinnault.com/steven

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:04:04) – Justin’s life as a professional musician

(00:08:10) – The costume

(00:13:34) – Escapism

(00:17:58) – Rocketman

(00:20:18) – Collecting data from childhood

(00:24:46) – Masochistic fitness

(00:28:31) – Justin’s niece

(00:33:52) – The origins of allopathic medicine

(00:35:23) – The limitations of nutrition science

(00:37:20) – Seed oils

(00:41:44) – The hydroelectric dam analogy

(00:46:38) – PUFAs, Omega-6s, & Omega-3s

(00:48:31) – Hyperphysiological doses, & fat loss

(00:54:37) – A cheap way to check your metabolic rate

(00:56:17) – What happened to Primal Kitchen

(01:01:24) – Capitalism is demand-driven

(01:05:28) – Whose funnel am I in?

(01:08:44) – Justin’s staple foods

(01:10:59) – Cholesterol & thyroid health

(01:19:21) – Carbs & saturated fat

(01:24:20) – Calories, paleo, & metabolic rate

(01:30:01) – Food is data

(01:33:17) – Energy flux

(01:38:06) – No more sugar cravings

(01:41:17) – Architect of freedom

(01:45:45) – Thyroid, carb sources, & dairy

(01:49:11) – Fiber & blood glucose

(01:50:16) – Sugar

(01:57:07) – Fructose & fruit juice

(01:59:24) – Rodent studies & nutrition research

(02:04:41) – The illusion of authority

(02:10:07) – The politicization of health

(02:13:56) – Covid

(02:21:56) – A journey of self-love

(02:33:44) – Psychadelics & non-duality

(02:37:46) – Is it working

(02:45:07) – Top 5 daily prometabolic habits

(02:48:49) – Equatorial living

(02:51:33) – Leanness & performance

(03:00:54) – Longevity in sports

(03:03:16) – Justin’s athletic life

(03:05:32) – 90 years of goals

(03:08:05) – Where to find Justin

Facundo Langbehn is a Chilean-American boulderer and sport climber. We talked about sending his dream project The Nest V15, moving to Seattle, the WHY behind hard climbing, becoming the best version of yourself, his ideal training week, recovery tips, cardio, his optimistic view of climbing media, his goal to be intentional in all things, projecting tactics, hard projects in WA and Chile, and much more.

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:00:57) – Breakfast & coffee

(00:03:58) – Expression & language

(00:06:39) – Climbing background

(00:11:28) – Work

(00:16:34) – Moving to Seattle

(00:19:02) – Growing up in Chile

(00:24:38) – Why

(00:45:16) – The mental battle

(00:51:12) – Exposure to hard boulders

(00:55:00) – Hard projects in WA & Chile

(00:57:48) – Scarcity & value

(01:02:10) – Childhood

(01:08:00) – Fast-paced society

(01:10:28) – The character behind climbers

(01:12:13) – Better storytelling

(01:20:21) – Intentional

(01:24:53) – My approach to improving

(01:29:24) – Facundo’s approach to improving

(01:35:35) – Projecting tactics

(01:37:56) – Long careers

(01:40:38) – Always peaking

(01:44:05) – Facu’s ideal training week

(01:51:15) – Recovery & cardio

(01:59:02) – Best version all around

(02:00:50) – Intentional continued

(02:05:35) – Wrap up & EXTRA teaser

Old friends and climbing partners Tony Yaniro and Randy Leavitt join me for a nice, long listener Q&A and chat. This one was a blast.

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