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Screen DraftsPETER JACKSON SUPER DRAFT (with Matt Mercer & Josh Miller, and Graham Skipper)Actor, editor, producer, and newly-minted Screen Drafts All-Star Matt Mercer (Dementia: Part II, Jimmy & Stiggs) is joined by screenwriter, producer, podcaster and Screen Drafts Rookie Josh Miller (Violent Night, Best Movies Never Made, Jimmy & Stiggs) to rank all 11* feature films from legendary director and special effects wizard PETER JACKSON! Filling in for Ryan as co-commissioner is Screen Drafts Legend and Middle Earth scholar Graham Skipper! See Jimmy & Stiggs in theaters nationwide beginning August 15th! Join the Screen Drafts Booster Club! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts for details. *Only ONE Middle Earth...2025-08-054h 02
excellence, actuallyHow to Be Excellent, ActuallyOn the inaugural episode of our rebranded podcast "excellence, actually," Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, and Clay Skipper discuss the rebrand of the show (previously FAREWELL), define what they mean by excellence, and show how it's available to all of us—starting with three counter-intuitive but significant mindset shifts that will help you in the pursuits that matter to you most, and that make you into the person you want to be. Not to be confused with the performative nonsense that is peddled online by grifters and influencers, these are the evidence-based systems that work for the best in the wo...2025-06-2647 minScreen DraftsTEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE SUPER DRAFT (with Graham Skipper, Jill Gevargizian, & Phil Nobile Jr.)Screen Drafts Legend Graham Skipper (The Lonley Man with the Ghost Machine) is joined by director Jill Gevargizian (The Stylist, Ghost Game) to competitively / collaboratively rank all 9 films in the TCM franchise! Sitting in with Clay and Ryan at the commissioner's table is Fangoria editor Phil Nobile Jr., providing trivia and commentary. Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Go to www.patreon.com/screendrafts2025-03-183h 06
Deep Questions with Cal NewportIN-DEPTH: Greatness on Trial (w/ Brad Stulberg and Clay Skipper)In this episode of IN-DEPTH, Cal is joined by the writers Brad Stulberg and Clay Skipper to talk about the topic of “greatness.” They attempt to pick apart the weird moment we are in where, on the one hand, we feel aversion to performative demonstrations of “pseudo-greatness” (think: Elon Musk on-stage with his chainsaw) but on the other, still admire useful skill and seek it in our own lives. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmediaINTERVIEW: Greatness on Trial (w/ Brad Stulberg and Clay Skipper)Links:https://www.landroverusa.comhttps...2025-03-061h 18
excellence, actually108 - Musk, Chalamet, and Real vs. Fake Greatness (with Cal Newport)A couple of recent events—Elon Musk parading onstage with a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference and bragging about DOGE's 120-hour work weeks, and Timothée Chalamet saying he wanted to be one of "the greats" in an acceptance speech at the SAG Awards—ignited a conversation on the Growth Equation text thread about what role work should play in our lives. In a society that sometimes overly valorizes busyness or performative productivity, and also sometimes overly critiques the type of obsessive work that excellence demands (lauding "balance" instead), what does the actual hard work of greatness look...2025-03-061h 14excellence, actually107 - Wise Words: 16 of Our Favorite Quotes to Live ByToday we're sharing our all-time favorite quotes we've collected over the years. These are words about everything from performance to spirituality to decency that we keep coming back to when we need inspiration, a thought-provoking prompt, or a tidy bit of wisdom. Message us at clay.growtheq@gmail.com with a few you liked from today's episode, or some favorites of your own.Join The Growth Equation Academy today. 40% off for a limited time!https://the-growtheq-academy.mn.co/Now offering up to $5 for ideas, questions, or guests that make it onto...2025-02-2732 minexcellence, actually101 - From Solitude to Social Fitness: Rethinking Connection in the 21st Century (with Derek Thompson)Americans are spending more time alone than we have in a long, long time. That wouldn't be such a big deal if we weren't also reporting feelings of increased anxiety and unhappiness. This is why journalist Derek Thompson, in his recent cover story for The Atlantic, titled "The Anti-Social Century" (link below), writes, “Self-imposed solitude might just be the most important social fact of the 21st century in America." Today, Brad and Clay talk to Derek about how we got here, the consequences it's having on our society and culture, and why we might need to think about taking "so...2025-01-1652 minexcellence, actually100 - Badwater 135 Finisher on Lessons from "The World's Toughest Foot Race" (with Kelaine Conochan)Badwater 135 is a 135-mile race across Death Valley, where temperatures reach 125 degrees, runners cover an elevation gain of more than 20,000 feet, and where one of the primary injury concerns is organ failure. Today's guest, Kelaine Conochan, has completed it twice. Her most recent Badwater finish came this past July with Clay acting as one of the four members of her crew. She has also completed three 100-milers, nine 50-milers, and more than 20 marathons, with multiple Boston-qualifying finishes. Today, she talks about her training for Badwater—which included running 100+ mile weeks and heat training that require hour-long sits in a 160-d...2025-01-0951 minexcellence, actually089 - Marathon 101 with Steve Magness: Insights & Strategy Today, Clay asks Steve to answer all of your most pressing marathon questions: what to know before signing up; what he thinks the Boston Marathon should do about qualifying standards, how to think about setting a reasonable and achievable goal; breaking down the physiological and psychological importance of building an aerobic base; how to think about building out a plan; how to incorporate speed work; how to find your marathon pace; what novices can learn and use from an elite runner's training block; a simplified way to think about threshold and tempo workouts; how to think about skipping or...2024-11-0758 minexcellence, actually087 - Training Tips for the Aging AthleteWe are, each of us, getting older every moment. (Scary, we know!) So how should we think about adjusting our training as we age, particularly if we're still hoping to perform at a high level? That's the question we address today. Steve, Clay, and Brad talk about how to constructively use life's constraints, how to think about approaching progressive overload as one gets older, and why the wisdom that comes with experience—including a better understanding of one's fatigue—can help offset physical decline. Join The Growth Equation Academy today. 40% off for a limited time!ht...2024-10-3141 minexcellence, actually081 - Picking Goals, Pushing Through Plateaus, and Navigating Post-Race BluesToday, Steve, Brad, and Clay discuss three stages of tackling a big, ambitious challenge: (1) How do you find the right goal for you? (Particularly if you're someone who is finding it difficult to get motivated.) (2) How do you push through plateaus—and get used to the monotony of the grind after an initial burst of progress? (3) How to handle the come down that often follows in the wake of working towards something big (whether you hit your goal or not)?If you'd like to donate to the United Way Hurricane Helen Relief Fund: https://gi...2024-10-1047 minexcellence, actually079 - Supplements 101: A Sports Dietician Goes Deep (with Meredith Parmley)In the performance world, there are a lot of supplements, a lot of questions about supplements, a lack of great data on supplements, and a lot of people trying to sell you supplements. Which can make for a rather confusing combo. So today, Clay talks with board-certified sports dietician Meredith Parmley to try to answer some big questions: Who actually should be taking supplements? Which ones work? Which are overhyped? What are some questions to ask before starting supplements? How should they fit into a larger fueling and nutrition strategy? They cover everything from creatine to magnesium to beet...2024-10-0354 minexcellence, actually075 - Mastering the Mind: Layne Norton on Pain, Motivation, and SuccessLayne Norton, a successful powerlifter, coach, nutritionist, and respected performance expert, joins Brad and Clay to talk about his evidenced-based approach to health and fitness. He talks about what he's learned about motivation, resilience, spotting misinformation, mental toughness, pain science, and managing discomfort as an athlete, coach, and student, with five national powerlifting titles and degrees in biochemistry and nutritional science. It'll change the way you think about pain, and help you maintain disciple in pursuit of your long-term goals.Join The Growth Equation Academy today. 40% off for a limited time!https://the-growtheq-academy.mn...2024-09-191h 02excellence, actually073 - Sleep Science: What Actually MattersNot that long ago, it was considered a badge of honor to "hustle" or "grind" off of only four or five hours of sleep a night. Thankfully, we've come to a better understanding of the importance and value of a good night's sleep—maybe too much so, however. Sleep has become the latest obsession among the optimization set, with an entire cottage industry of supplements, gadgets, and trackers meant to help us get some high-quality shuteye. But this fixation is providing as much anxiety as rest. Today, Steve and Clay break down the myths, realities, and science of good sl...2024-09-1235 minexcellence, actually072 - Navigating Our Inner Selves: A Lesson from George SaundersOn today's episode of The Coach Up, Clay revisits a conversation he had with the award-winning author George Saunders, about navigating the different parts and versions of our identities that show up at various moments in our days and lives—and how we can create the conditions that allow our best selves to be most reliably present.Join The Growth Equation Academy today. 40% off for a limited time!https://the-growtheq-academy.mn.co/If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they ca...2024-09-0906 minexcellence, actually071 - Debunking Masculinity Myths & Redefining Modern ManhoodIn recent years, the idea of masculinity has undergone a cultural and societal shift. Though the evolution was much needed and long overdue, it has left many men uncertain of where to turn for positive models and definitions of masculinity. Some have turned to fitness and performance personalities or gym bros who celebrate physical suffering, bio-hacking, and even a return to more primitive or primal ways of living—approaches that don't seem to allow for a more evolved, nuanced understanding of what it means to be a man. On today's episode, Brad, Steve, and Clay discuss how we got he...2024-09-0551 minexcellence, actually061 - The Difference Between Greatness and Fake GreatnessNike recently released an ad for the Olympics whose message is that you have to be a "bad person"—in the ad's telling, a competitor who lacks empathy, compassion, and respect—to be a winner. So Brad, Steve, and Clay debate: Is this true? Is it possible to be a ruthless competitor and still be a good person? What separates true greatness from pseudo-greatness? And what do we get wrong, culturally and societally, when it comes to winning in sport?"Am I a Bad Person?" (Nike): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwLergHG81c2024-08-0146 minexcellence, actually055 - Do You Need Meaningful Work to Have a Good Life?In a 2021 Pew Research survey, only 17% of Americans mentioned their work as a source of meaning. But a 2023 poll, also from Pew Research, said 71% of Americans thought that having a job they enjoy was an important element of a fulfilling life. This creates a big disconnect. If we believe meaningful work is important to a good life, but we're struggling to find meaningful work, where does that leave us? Brad and Clay discuss the role work should play in life, what makes something "meaningful," whether or not it's important to find meaning in your work, and how to find...2024-07-1142 minexcellence, actually051 - Does Being a Good Person Make You a Worse Competitor?Steve, Brad, and Clay discuss a question posed by the writer and runner Sabrina Little in a recent article (link below) from Aeon titled "Performance-Enhancing Vices:" How do the personality traits that make for better competitors impact moral character? Is it possible that things like envy, selfishness, and pride—traits we'd likely label as "vices"—make us more competitive? Does good character hurt our performance? Using contemporary examples and drawing on their own experiences coaching, competing, and working with elite athletes, the guys explore the relationship between athletic performance and moral character. When does selfishness help and when does it h...2024-06-2743 minexcellence, actually048 - The Coach Up: JJ Redick on the Confidence of an NBA SharpshooterOver the course of his basketball career, JJ Redick carved out a reputation as one of the game's best shooters. (Not to mention one of its smartest minds, which is why he's currently an analyst for the NBA Finals, and rumored to be a leading candidate for the next L.A. Lakers head coaching position.) To be that kind of shooter, you need an unflappable confidence. In 2020, Clay spoked with JJ about how he earned that confidence, and how he maintained it even during sustained shooting slumps. It's a masterclass in self-belief, and it's a technique you don't have...2024-06-1710 minexcellence, actually047 - How to think About Longevity and End-of-Life HealthIn recent years, there has been a growing obsession with longevity and life extension: people interested in improving the quality of their health at the end of their lives (or extending their life altogether). Steve, Brad, and Clay use a recent story from The New Yorker—"No Time to Die" by Dhruv Khullar (link below)—to break down the quest to live longer. How worried should we be about longevity? How is it benefiting our societal health? How is it harming it? And, most importantly, how much should the quality of our end-of-life health concern us as we make choi...2024-06-1338 minexcellence, actually046 - The Coach Up: How (and Why) To Do A Digital SabbathEvery week, Brad Stulberg spends either Saturday or Sunday practicing a Digital Sabbath: he goes the day offline and without any of his devices (phone, computer, tablet). It's not because he's anti-technology, but because he wanted to make sure he still had access to many of the aspects of life that tech use can hamper: presence, creativity, silence, and emotional regulation, to name a few. On today's episode, he discusses the benefits he's experienced, how it works (hint: flip phone), and how anyone interested in spending more time away from their devices (even if it's just for an hour...2024-06-1014 minexcellence, actually045 - The Reason You Can’t Ever Get Through Your To-Do List (with Oliver Burkeman)There’s a promise built into all the productivity and time management advice out there: that it’s possible, with the most efficient technique, to finally conquer that feeling that you have too much to do and not enough time to do it. But that’s a false hope, says today’s guest Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks, which is about why time management strategies so often fail. “You cannot optimize your way to peace of mind in a world where supply of things that are incoming is effectively infinite,” he says. Today, Burkeman presents an approach that willing...2024-06-061h 09excellence, actually044 - The Coach Up: Beginner's Mind and the Power of PessimismRebecca Rusch is an athlete whose feats of endurance have included two self-supported, 350-mile bike rides on the Iditarod Trail and led a magazine to once dub her the "Queen of Pain." On today's episode of The Coach Up, Clay pulls from a conversation he had with her a few years ago where she shares her surprising approach to mastering her craft. You'll learn about the Zen concept of "Beginner's Mind," the power of pessimism, and the perils of over preparing.Full interview here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-queen-of-pain-and-ultra-endurance-athlete/id1462693827?i=1000465927851...2024-06-0313 minexcellence, actually043 - Lessons from a 10-Day Silent Meditation RetreatClay discusses his recent experience at a 10-day silent retreat, and the guys use it as a chance to go deep on the relationship between meditation and performance—including how Brad and Steve have changed their thoughts since first writing about the connection in their 2017 book, Peak Performance. If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a question, feedback, or ideas for the show? Email clay.growtheq@gmail.com or le...2024-05-3048 minexcellence, actually042 - The Coach Up: Master These Soft Skills to Become a Great LeaderTo be a coach, you have to have a level of expertise in your field. To be a truly *great* coach, though, you have to have so much more than technical knowledge. You need a deep repertoire of soft skills that allow you to get the best out of your athletes. On today's episode of The Coach Up, Steve Magness, who has spent his entire life coaching or being coached, explains the attributes shared by great leaders and culture-builders. Of course, these are skills useful to anyone who works with people, whether a "coach" or not, which means they're...2024-05-2717 minexcellence, actually041 - How Algorithms are Changing Our Identity & Culture (with Kyle Chayka) Increasingly, algorithms are affecting the culture we consume (the news we read, the music we hear, the restaurants where we dine) and the culture that gets made (physical spaces are designed to be Instagrammable; art that can’t be marketed online may not be created). But, as you’ll hear Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, explain today, the algorithms are also deeply influencing our identity. Instead of “exploring the weirdness of our own taste,” we just consume whatever is served to keep us most engaged and stimulated. In the same way that you need stress to experie...2024-05-231h 13excellence, actually040 - The Coach Up: Allostasis vs. Homeostasis, and the Science of Handling ChangeWhether we like it or not, change is inevitable. In his book Master of Change, Brad cites research that the average human will undergo 36 major life changes in their time alive. Which means it's vital that we have the right tools to navigate disruption. Today, Brad explains how our understanding of and reliance on the concept of "homeostasis" has contributed to our inflexibility, and how a newer concept—allostasis—allows for a more adaptable version of stability.Want to learn more tools for handling life's many changes? Grab a copy of Brad's book, Master of Change: How...2024-05-2018 minexcellence, actually039 - Roundtable: Intuitive Eating, Using Fear as Motivation, and Internet CultureThis week's roundtable is a hodgepodge of good stuff. Brad and Steve share their thoughts on (and criticisms of) last week's interview with Evelyn Tribole on intuitive eating. The crew reacts to a clip of the actor Jesse Eisenberg talking about how he learned to use his fear and anxiety as motivation. And there's a discussion of the recent Apple iPad ad, and how to best protect our humanity from the ever advancing grasp of technology. (All of the referenced material is linked below.)Intuitive Eating episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/037-a-saner-way-to-eat-with-evelyn-tribole/id1505257676?i=10006550327452024-05-1644 minexcellence, actually038 - The Coach Up: The Two Types of AttentionWe live in an age where attentional well-being is more important than ever. In our increasingly noisy world, there are an infinite number of things vying for our attention—which means it's more important than ever to have some control over how we direct it. In order to be able to do that, we have to have a deeper understanding of how attention works. Today, Clay, with the help of Oliver Burkeman's book, Four Thousand Weeks, breaks it down, explaining why we're so easily distracted and how we can train to deepen our concentration.If you ar...2024-05-1308 minexcellence, actually037 - A Saner Way to Eat (with Evelyn Tribole)Our diet has one of the biggest influences on how we feel and how we perform. But, particularly in the U.S., eating has become rather complicated, given that we have unbelievably easy access to ultra-processed foods and toxic, misleading fad diets (and all the disinformation that comes with them). So on today's episode, Clay talks to Evelyn Tribole, a dietician and one of the co-founders of Intuitive Eating, a framework for eating that is much more a mind-body practice than it is a diet. At its core, it is a system based on using awareness to get in...2024-05-091h 04excellence, actually036 - The Coach Up: Steve's Best Strategies for Handling Pressure Over many years of evolution, we've been wired to have very trigger happy alarm systems. Unfortunately, those alarms tend go off most loudly right before a big performance, creating a cascade of nerves that can derail our ability to run a race, deliver a presentation, or nail the interview. Today, Steve offers some of the best strategies he’s used (and coaches his athletes to use) for turning down the alarm and marshaling the energy of your nerves to work for—not against—you. If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorit...2024-05-0620 minexcellence, actually035 - Tools to Move More, Eat Better, & Boost ProductivityToday's roundtable is all about building a more robust and more effective toolbox for handling the challenges life throws at you. After years of studying and writing about performance, Steve, Brad, and Clay highlight the practical tools that they have found most helpful when it comes to exercise & working out, productivity & work, diet & nutrition, and managing anxiety & mental health.If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a question, feedback...2024-05-0238 minexcellence, actually034 - The Coach Up: Why "Live Your Best Life Now" is Bad AdviceOn the fifth episode of FAREWELL, Kate Bowler joined the show to talk about the ways in which the cult of wellness is failing us—namely, by making unrealistic promises about how limitless we are. We revisit that idea on today’s Coach Up, as Kate shares some thoughts on why the mandate to constantly live your “best life now” is particularly harmful, and why it’s okay to accept that, many days, we’re probably not feeling our best or making it through all (if any) of the things on our to-do list.If you are enjoying...2024-04-2908 minexcellence, actually033 - How to Change Your Behavior and Make Better Decisions (with Katy Milkman)We humans have a tendency to get in our own way. When it comes to starting new habits, changing our behavior, or making big decisions, we create all kinds of complications for ourselves. Fortunately, we’ve got Katy Milkman, a Wharton professor and expert on the science human behavior. Today, she gives strategies for beating our impulsivity (which she calls the “granddaddy” of obstacles to behavior change), making hard decisions, and why sometimes the best solution involves subtraction not addition. If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people...2024-04-2537 minexcellence, actually032 - The Coach Up: Use this Pyramid to Organize Your LifeBrad has been a performance coach for some time now, working with executives, physicians, founder, attorneys. Today, we're going to get a little insight into what that work looks like. Brad shares one of the strategies he uses with his clients to help them organize and more effectively mange their lives, and achieve their goals: his three-tiered coaching pyramid. If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a question, feedback...2024-04-2209 minexcellence, actually031 - Let's Make Work — and Technology — Less Insane (with Cal Newport)For the last couple decades, Cal Newport has been thinking about how to do quality work productively, effectively, and sustainably. His latest book Slow Productivity, a New York Times bestseller, presents a refreshingly sane idea: that we might be able to do more work and not be completely burnt out or exhausted doing it. Today, Clay and Brad sit down with Cal to talk through how that’s actually possible. Plus, as a computer scientist and productivity expert, Cal lays out his most effective work strategies and best practices for good digital hygiene. If you are enjo...2024-04-181h 10excellence, actually030 - The Coach Up: 3 Mantras for Work, Anxiety, and ExerciseMantras are a good tool to have in your toolkit when life inevitably gets frustrating and difficult (to wit: in their FAREWELL interviews, ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter and triathlete Chelsea Sodaro both shared how mantras have helped them become world-class athletes). Today, Clay shares three of his favorite mantras, phrases that have helped him manage anxiety, work, and exercise over the years.If you are enjoying FAREWELL, do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a...2024-04-1507 minexcellence, actually029 - How to Lose Well & Age GracefullyThis week, NCAA March Madness wrapped up, and two teams were crowned National Champions—which means 134 other teams lost. This is the hard reality of any type of competition: the vast majority of people who compete will lose. But it's those who know how to lose well that can best set themselves up for a future win. On today's episode, Steve, Brad, and Clay discuss the best way to cope with the acute loss in a competition, and the more general loss of ability that comes with age: how can we learn to adapt as our bodies and skills ch...2024-04-111h 05excellence, actually028 - The Coach Up: The 4 Levels of CompetenceAny time we are developing a new skill, hobby, craft, or practice, we have to go through various stages of development—these are called the four levels of competence. At the first level, you're learning and everything can feel difficult. At the fourth, you're in flow. By knowing what they are, you can identity where you're at on the progression, which, in turn, will help you figure out the tools you need to continue to grow, improve, and move to the next level. Today, Brad breaks down the four levels of competence, how you can move from novice to ma...2024-04-0815 minexcellence, actually027 - The Case for Less Technology & More Boredom (with Manoush Zomorodi) Good news, bad news. The good news: in our modern world of endless entertainment, we have essentially solved the problem of boredom. The bad news: turns out boredom wasn't a problem, but a skill. The ability to do deep, creative work, to complete a long cardio workout, to avoid mindlessly falling into social media doom scrolls—these all require an ability to be bored. As Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour, lays out in her book "Spark: How to Free Your Brain From Technology and Ignite Your Creativity," boredom affords us the patience we need to get to...2024-04-0448 minexcellence, actually026 - The Coach Up: How to Tap Into the Power of Ritual"A ritual is routine with intention," says Katherine May (author of Wintering and Enchantment) on today's episode of The Coach Up. Whereas routines are a set of steps you don't have to think about, a ritual is about performing an action that consciously allows us to work in harmony with the various rhythms of the day, month, and year. In this way, rituals can become important ways to mark the passage of time and keep us on track as the days fly by. Since we're already three months deep into 2024, now is as good a time as ever to...2024-04-0114 minexcellence, actually025 - Caitlin Clark & The Cost of Greatness Last week, ESPN's Wright Thompson wrote a wonderfully reported profile of Iowa's Caitlin Clark (link below), who is playing in her last NCAA tournament and capping off a career as one of college basketball's greats and it's all-time leading scorer. At the heart of that piece was a compelling question: What is the cost of greatness? How does someone like Caitlin Clark balance relentless hustle with joy and rest? Obsessional devotion with relaxation and play? Hyper competitiveness with teamwork and development? These are the questions that anyone trying to be great has to navigate, whether you're trying to set...2024-03-2846 minexcellence, actually024 - The Coach Up: Make Friends with Your FatigueKnowing how to be tired is a skill. If you don't know how to work with fatigue, you won't be able to push yourself when things get hard. On the other hand, if you only know how to push and can't understand your body's warning signals when it's overdoing it, you might find yourself injured or burnt out. On this episode of The Coach Up, Steve Magness explains how to better walk that tightrope by getting to know—and making friends with—your fatigue.If you are enjoying FAREWELL, the best way you can support us so t...2024-03-2512 minexcellence, actually023 — When Does Exercise Become Unhealthy? (And Other Voicemails)We’ve got voicemail(s)! On the last roundtable, we opened up our phone lines a you all answered the call with some great questions. So today’s episode is dedicated to answering three of the issues raised: how to know when a relationship to exercise becomes unhealthy; (2) the psychological downsides to gamifying your movement practice, and how to know when to use intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation; (3) how to think about exercising and fitness as you age. Enjoy—and thanks for the great questions. If you are enjoying FAREWELL, the best way you can support us so that...2024-03-2138 minexcellence, actually022 - The Coach Up: Instead of Toxic Positivity, Try Tragic OptimismThe world can be pretty wonderful. It can also be pretty terrible. So we need a mindset that works for both of these circumstances. Unfortunately, these days, we often live on the extremes. On the one end of the spectrum, there's toxic positivity, which means remaining upbeat in the face of something that's really difficult, or hard, or sad, and needs to be experienced and processed as such. On the other , there's straight up hopelessness or nihilism, a sense that everything is so bad, we might as well just give up. We need something in between, a Goldilocks fit t...2024-03-1810 minexcellence, actually021 - Are Our Cravings and Comforts Holding Us Back? (with Michael Easter)In his books The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain, Michael Easter explores two of the major complications of living in our modern world. The world is rife with comfort and convenience, which is great some of the time, but not all of the time since we need to discomfort to grow and become resilient. The world is also abundant, but humans have evolved to have a scarcity mindset, meaning that no matter how much we have, we're wired to crave more. This means we often struggle to do the necessary hard things, and can have a tendency to consume...2024-03-1448 minScreen DraftsHORROR MUSICALS (with Rebekah McKendry, Graham Skipper, B.J. Colangelo, & Jason Ruvaldt)Hall of Famer Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) takes on Legend Graham Skipper (The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine) yet again, this time ranking the 7 best HORROR MUSICALS ever made! Joining the draft table are Patreon Official Sponsor Jason Ruvaldt, and guest co-commish B.J. Colangelo (This Ends at Prom).2024-03-132h 47excellence, actually020 - The Coach Up: 6 Tips for Building (& Breaking) Habits In his book Atomic Habits, James Clear makes the point that it's your habits, multiplied over time, that create the person you become. That's because habits compound. The difference between the person who reads 20 minutes a day and the person who doesn't may not seem that big on a day-to-day basis. But over the course of a year, the person with the reading habit will likely have read 30 to 40 more books than the person without that habit. So building the habits that are going to get us closer to what we want—and breaking the ones that hold us ba...2024-03-1109 minexcellence, actually019 - VO2 Max and Other Things You Don't Need To KnowHealth and fitness is in a weird place these days. On one hand, there’s a lack of foundational health literacy in society (as evidenced by a recent Exercise I.Q. Quiz in The New York Times that left us with more answers than questions: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/27/well/move/fitness-workout.html). On the other hand, we’re overloaded with fancy-sounding jargon that can leave even high-level exercise enthusiasts feeling like they need to do and learn more. Today, Steve, Brad, and Clay unpack how we got here and how we can get back to a more reas...2024-03-0737 minexcellence, actually018 - The Coach Up: (How to) Fly Into the Danger Zone"You need to feel like a pot of water on the stove that's just about to start boiling over," says Molly Seidel, in describing what it feels like to run the marathon pace that won her the bronze at the last Olympics. "You just hold it there, right on that line." This is as draining mentally as it is physically, she says. In fact, Seidel says so much of what holds athletes back is their brain telling them to pull back because their going into the danger zone. The antidote? Learning how to be with discomfort. So, on today's...2024-03-0409 minexcellence, actually017 - Rethinking Toughness with Ironman World Champion Chelsea SodaroIn October 2022, many people witnessed triathlete Chelsea Sodaro, in her first time running the race, become the first American woman to win the Ironman World Championship in Kona. What they didn't see was that, in the months leading up to the race, she was learning how to balance motherhood and training, and struggling with intense OCD and anxiety. Today's episode is about that: the things we don't see. Because, in the world of performance, a lot of the focus goes to success and achievement—and not so much the difficulties high-performers are working through to accomplish those successes and ac...2024-02-291h 01excellence, actually016 - The Coach Up: Getting Started When You Don't Want to Get Started "You probably grew up with motivation being super important: 'Think positive. Get hyped. Find inspiration. Ride your bliss,'" says Brad Stulberg, on this week's Coach Up. "And that's great—except for the 98 percent of days where you're not super hyped and motivated." On those days, when you need a little extra oomph, you might want to use a psychological tool known as behavioral activation, which Brad details on today's episode. Plus: how to know when you have the type of fatigue that will respond to rest, and when you have fatigue that will respond to action. If...2024-02-2608 minexcellence, actually015 - How to Be Productive in a World of Infinite NoiseDo you ever feel like you've got too much to do and not enough time to do it? Welcome to one of the enduring sensations of existing and working in a very noisy world . (We feel it, too.) On today's roundtable, Brad, Steve, and Clay discuss how we got here, why the sense of task overwhelm is a particularly modern affliction, and the strategies they use to deal with it, like prioritizing, doing good enough work, and understanding what's truly urgent (versus what just seems urgent).If you are enjoying FAREWELL, the best way you can...2024-02-2231 minexcellence, actually014 - The Coach Up: Why Bad Days Matter More Than Good Days"The sky's the limit." "Shoot for the stars." When it comes to success, we often think in terms of being our absolute best. On today's episode of The Coach Up, Brad Stulberg explains why, if you want to get better, you should focus on your bad and average days—not the good or great ones.Listen and subscribe to FAREWELL now!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a question, feedback, or ideas for the show? Email clay.growtheq@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (646) 893-9503 Find Brad, Steve, and...2024-02-1909 minexcellence, actually012 - The Coach Up: A Magness Masterclass on FeedbackGrowth comes from facing weaknesses, and we learn about those weaknesses from getting feedback. But feedback has a way of raising our defenses. Which means helping others grow by giving feedback—or growing ourselves, by taking feedback—is fraught with challenges. Luckily, Steve Magness's countless years as both an athlete and a coach have earned him some insights into the practice of delivering (and receiving) criticism. On this episode of The Coach Up, he gives you a primer: how to give it, what he thinks about the insult sandwich, and even ways of making feedback resonate with someone whose big...2024-02-1212 minexcellence, actually011 - Is Our Happiness Obsession Making Us... Unhappy?We've always been a country obsessed with happiness. It was, quite literally, built into the promise of America (right there with life and liberty). But maybe you've noticed: the market for happiness content is absolutely booming, which suggests that there's a rather large market of unhappy people out there. It's almost as if our obsession with happiness is inversely correlated to our actual happiness. Why might that be? Steve, Brad, and Clay discuss, unpacking different ideas of happiness (eudaemonic vs. hedonic), how satisfaction changes over time, what the science says about when you can expect to be your happiest, a...2024-02-0834 minexcellence, actually010 - The Coach Up: We're Talking About Practice(s)!When it comes to thinking about how to design your days, weeks, and months, to get done everything you want to get done, we often think in terms of goals and routines. In the long-term, goals give you a North Star to aim towards; in the shorter term, routines help you knock out the tasks you need to do on a daily basis. Sometimes that works great. But sometimes it doesn't. We can feel too loosely connected to a goal that's far away—or too rigidly attached to a routine that, when it gets disrupted, throws off our whole da...2024-02-0509 minexcellence, actually009 - Mental & Physical Skills of the World's Best Athlete (with Damian Warner)Over the course of two days, Olympic decathletes participate in ten different track and field events, ranging from pole vault and shot put to long jump and a 1500-meter run. It’s a grueling competition that requires speed, strength, explosiveness and technical ability, which is why, in addition to receiving a gold medal, the winner is also crowned the “best athlete in the world.” Right now, that title belongs to Canada’s Damian Warner, who took home the gold in Tokyo in 2021. On today’s episode, Warner opens up about his journey to becoming a world-class athlete: how he was introd...2024-02-0155 minexcellence, actually008 - The Coach Up: This Concept Will Change How You Think About MotivationHave you ever noticed that your behavior is sometimes misaligned with your goals? You go to school to learn, or take a job to do meaningful work, or join Instagram to keep up with friends. But instead you end up chasing GPA, money, and followers. It's an increasingly prevalent complication in a society obsessed with metrics, where everything is gamified and measured. On today's episode of The Coach Up, Michael Easter, whose books The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain assess the problems of our modern world, details why this happens, explaining the subtle ways in which metrics can hijack...2024-01-2908 minexcellence, actually007 - Be Yourself and Go All the WayWhat type of leadership builds a culture of winning and excellence? Is an approach that prioritizes joy, care, and love, more effective than one that's more demanding or authoritarian? Using examples from contemporary sports, and in the wake of the departure of three of the most storied football coaches of all-time—Nick Saban, Bill Belichick, and Pete Caroll—each of whom fostered a unique type of culture, Steve, Brad, and Clay discuss the merits of various coaching styles. You'll learn the importance of psychological safety (and how to cultivate it), the difference between demandingness and responsiveness, and why self-awareness migh...2024-01-2544 minexcellence, actually006 - The Coach Up: 5 Lessons on Focus, Leadership, and Greatness (with NFL coach Andy Reid)A special edition of The Coach Up! In the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff victory over the Buffalo Bills, Clay revisits a 2020 conversation he had with the Chiefs' head coach, Andy Reid. Coach Reid breaks down what makes Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes great, and gives an insight into the coaching philosophy that has made him one of the best coaches of all-time. Don't miss these lessons on leadership, focus, and greatness from a future Hall of Famer.Listen and subscribe to FAREWELL now!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a...2024-01-2208 minexcellence, actually005 - How the Cult of Wellness is Failing Us (with Kate Bowler)What if I told you our country's approach to wellness was heavily influenced by the history of American religion? Kate Bowler, a professor of religious history at Duke, traces the self-betterment movement back to America's "prosperity gospel," which promised that true believers of God would be rewarded with health, wealth, and happiness. Replace "God" with diet, workouts, supplements, self-help books, and time management systems and you've pretty much described today's billion-dollar health and wellness industry. And just like the prosperity gospel, the cult of wellness makes promises—about how we're masters of our universe, and how we can conquer an...2024-01-1857 minexcellence, actually004 - The Coach Up: Why You Should Stop Your Workout (Just) ShortThroughout his many years of coaching, Steve Magness has put together a unique set of tools for training mental toughness. In this week's Coach Up, he walks you through a clever way to approach the end of your workouts that will help widen your tolerance for uncomfortable feelings. Think of it as exposure therapy for discomfort, making it easier for you to approach difficulty in your everyday life.Listen and subscribe to FAREWELL now!iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGot a question, feedback, or ideas for the show? Email clay.growtheq@gmail...2024-01-1508 minexcellence, actually003 - Fantasy Draft: Our 12 Favorite Movies & Shows About PerformanceWe are living in an entertainment boom, which is both a blessing and a curse: there's more great content than ever before, but you have to sort through a lot of noise to find it. In an effort to help you comb through it all, Brad, Steve, and Clay do a good old fashioned fantasy draft in order to select the best movies, shows, and documentaries about performance, craft, and mastery. What does "best" mean? Well, as you'll see, that was up for some debate... Let us know who you think picked the best (or worst) team. Email clay...2024-01-1147 minexcellence, actually001 - Inside the (Joyful) Mind of Elite Ultrarunner Courtney DauwalterLast summer, ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter did something that had never been done before. She ran three of the sport's most iconic 100-mile races... within 10 weeks of each other... and won all three. (She also set the women's course record on two of them.) It was an incredible achievement, even for someone who has long established herself as one of the greatest ultraunners of all-time. How does she do what she does? Through a rare mixture of joy, curiosity, and intensity that will change how you think about competition and ignite your own self-belief. Here, she talks about what she...2024-01-041h 01
excellence, actuallyWelcome to FAREWELL, Premiering January 4th (Trailer)On January 4th, we are relaunching The Growth Equation Podcast as FAREWELL. Hosted by Clay Skipper, it's a show about performance, delivering you the insights, habits, and practices that, if done consistently, will help you perform your best on the things you care about most (and help you, more generally, fare well). You'll hear from Growth Equation founders and performance experts Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness, but also a long list of others who study or practice performance at the highest level: athletes, coaches, psychologists, digital wellness experts, nutritionists, and others. Subscribe now!iTunes and...2024-01-0203 min
excellence, actually203 - Is Motivational Speaking a Scam?Steve, Brad, and Clay react to a recent story in the The New Yorker about the motivational speaker economy (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/11/jesse-itzlers-secrets-of-success), why mastery involves more than motivation, and the difference between performance and endurance. Plus: the guys debate whether or not they could win a 100-mile race against LeBron James.The Growth Equation Podcast is rebranding to “Farewell” in the new year, so be sure to subscribe now!You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Master of Change, Do Hard Thin...2023-12-2747 min
excellence, actually202 - End of Year Roundtable: Habits We Started, Goals We Have, Trends We're Buying/SellingClay, Brad, and Steve round out the year by answering four questions: What's a habit you started (or stopped) in 2023? What's a physical goal you have for 2024? What's an idea, book, or theme that you're carrying into 2024? What wellness fads are you buying/selling? The Growth Equation Podcast is rebranding to “Farewell” podcast in the new year, so be sure to subscribe now!Got a question for the podcast?Leave us a voice memo at 6468935903You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Mast...2023-12-2053 min
excellence, actually201 - This Book Changed How We Think About Performance and AnxietyA deep dive on Mark Epstein’s book “Going to Pieces without Falling Apart:" Brad and Clay unpack the key insights and takeaways that will help get you out of your head, into flow, and more at ease in the world.Got a question for the podcast?Leave us a voice memo at 6468935903You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Master of Change, Do Hard Things, and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Master of Change here Hard Things ...2023-12-1349 min
excellence, actually200 - Strategies to Maximize Your End-of-Year HealthClay and Steve discuss how to approach health and exercise during the holidays and into the new year, whether you want to stick to an existing plan or start a new one. Got a question for the podcast?Leave us a voice memo at 6468935903You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Master of Change, Do Hard Things, and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Master of Change here Hard Things here and Groundedness here). Please write a...2023-12-0635 min
excellence, actually199 - The Arrival Fallacy: Why Chasing (and Achieving) Success Doesn't Always Lead to HappinessHave you ever wanted something badly, finally achieved it, and then found it didn't quite live up to the hype? Brad, Steve, and Clay discuss why this happens—and how you can protect against it.Got a question for the podcast?Leave us a voice memo at 6468935903You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Master of Change, Do Hard Things, and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Master of Change here Hard Things here and Groundedness here). P...2023-11-291h 11
excellence, actually198 - How to Strike the Balance Between Self-Compassion and Self-DisciplineSteve Magness, Brad Stulberg, and Clay Skipper chat about practicing restraint to avoid burnout, easy days, and the Century Beer Mile. Got a question for the podcast?Leave us a voice memo at 6468935903You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Master of Change, Do Hard Things, and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Master of Change here Hard Things here and Groundedness here). Please write a review on Apple Podcasts and help new listeners discover...2023-11-2256 min
excellence, actually196 - How to Stay Healthy (and in a Routine) on the RoadBrad, Steve, and Clay discuss their favorite milks, travel routines, Rugged Flexibity, and The Magnesss Method.You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Master of Change, Do Hard Things, and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Master of Change here Hard Things here and Groundedness here). Please write a review on Apple Podcasts and help new listeners discover the show! Find Brad, Steve, and Clay on Twitter: @Bstulberg, @stevemagness, and @clayskipper Check out our ex...2023-11-0852 min
excellence, actually192 - We're Expanding the Team (with Clay Skipper)The Growth Equation welcomes Clay Skipper to the team. Brad, Steve, and Clay discuss their projections for the upcoming year.You can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcherGet your copy of Master of Change in all formats here: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Change-Everything-Changing-Including/dp/006325316X Get Do Hard Things and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Hard Things here and Groundedness here). Please write a review on Apple Podcasts and help new listeners discover the show! Fin...2023-10-1149 min
Colby Howard Wants Your JobGQ Journalist: Clay SkipperIn this week's podcast, we speak with Clay Skipper, writer at GQ Magazine and many more publications.
We go through how he spends his day - how do you even get athletes and celebrities on the phone, how does he come up with the interview questions, and when he's sitting across from them, how does he get to the core of who these public figures really are?
Visit colbyhoward.com for videos, background, & more!2023-09-0743 min
excellence, actually187 - Master Of ChangeToday marks the release of Brad’s new book Master of Change. Join Clay Skipper for a special deep dive into the book; how it ties into Growth Equation principles, personal changes within Brad’s own life, and an in-depth timeline of Brad’s writing process. Get your copy of Master of Change in all formats here: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Change-Everything-Changing-Including/dp/006325316XYou can find this episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Get Do Hard Things and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard...2023-09-051h 17
excellence, actually182 - A Master Interviewer on How to Ask Great QuestionsClay Skipper is a profile writer and interviewer; most recently for GQ. On today’s episode, he chats with Brad and Steve about his background, interview process, and all other things reading and writing related. Referenced in this episode; Clay’s profiles on Patrick Mahomes and Kirk Cousins.You can find the episode on:iTunes and Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidStitcher Check out our exclusive community offers on Patreon here. Get Do Hard Things and The Practice of Groundedness on audible (Or in hard copy: Hard Things here and Groundedness here). Ple...2023-08-0259 minScreen DraftsCHRISTMAS HORROR (with Graham Skipper & Eric Pennycoff)The holidays on Screen Drafts are ho-ho-horrifying as The Leech director Eric Pennycoff, and star Graham Skipper, rank the 7 best CHRISTMAS HORROR films ever made, and one lucky listener wins a blu-ray prize back from Arrow Video!2022-12-202h 25Screen DraftsGODZILLA mini-MEGA (with Graham Skipper, Beth Accomando, Drew McWeeny, & Toshi McWeeny)The King of the Monsters finally gets its due as Graham Skipper ("The Ultimate Guide to the King of the Monsters"), Beth Accomando (Cinema Junkie Podcast), Drew McWeeny, (The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need) and Toshi McWeeny rank the 13 best films featuring the world's most recognizable atomic monster!2022-09-134h 33Screen DraftsSPACE HORROR (with Jenelle Riley & Graham Skipper)In space, no one can hear you competitively collaborate! Jenelle Riley (Variety) and Graham Skipper (Sequence Break) rank the 7 best horror films set in outer space, with Clarke Wolfe (FearHQ) joining Clay at the commissioner's table. 2022-05-032h 42
Train With the Best PodcastEpisode 201 - Clay Skipper, GQCraig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are joined by Clay Skipper, staff writer at GQ to talk about his YouTube series "Above Average Joe." They talk about how competing against professional athletes and trying to accomplish specific tasks they do is an educational experience, despite Clay knowing he's out of his depths going into each shoot.They also talk about some of the underrated aspects of athletics like the cardio it takes to be a great shooter and the mental relaxation required to hit a Major League fastball. Plus, Clay talks about episodes they'd like to do in...2022-04-1845 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 12/16/21For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/eGvBDgKiYUM Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. For 26 years she has treated patients of every background and helped them work through a wide variety of personal challenges. She is originally from New York and did her undergraduate work at Cornell University. Helane Blumfield came to both cabaret entertaining and cabaret photography after a long career in the fashion industry that informed and nurtured her talent behind the camera. Pamela Clay is a world-traveled Army brat born i...2021-12-171h 03Screen DraftsMAD SCIENTIST (with Halle Kiefer & Graham Skipper)Halle Kiefer (Ruined) is at the draft table for her first horror-themed topic, drafting the 7 best MAD SCIENTIST films with #SCREAMDrafts regular Graham Skipper (Down in the Basement)!2021-10-192h 07Screen DraftsHELLRAISER (with Rebekah McKendry & Graham Skipper)LIVE (virtually) from Panic Fest 2021 it's Graham Skipper and Dr. Rebekah McKendry ranking the 7 best films from the HELLRAISER franchise! Also joining us in the pleasurable pain is guest producer Adam Roberts!2021-06-292h 17Screen DraftsSHAKESPEARE: PART III mini-MEGA (with Joanna Robinson, Graham Skipper, Maureen Lee Lenker, and Bryan Cogman)The Shakespeare draft trilogy comes to an epic conclusion! Joanna Robinson (Vanity Fair) and Maureen Lee Lenker (Entertainment Weekly) both return for this final installment, drafting the best "Shakespeare adjacent" films ever made with Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones) and Graham Skipper (Dementia: Part II). (Shakespeare Adjacent = Loose adaptations, movies about Shakespearean performers, movies about W.S. himself)2021-05-185h 07Screen DraftsGODZILLA VS. KONG (with Graham Skipper & Miguel Rodriguez)Let them (filmmaker Graham Skipper and Horrible Imaginings Film Festival founder / director Miguel Rodriguez) FIGHT! What are the seven best movies that feature either King Kong or Godzilla or both?! Listen and find out! 2021-03-093h 15Screen Drafts70s HORROR MEGA DRAFT: PART I (with Clarke Wolfe, Chelsea Stardust, Graham Skipper, & Billy Ray Brewton)LIVE from the (virtual) Chattanooga Film Festival 2020, it's part one of the epic 70s HORROR MEGA DRAFT, with Clarke Wolfe, Chelsea Stardust, Graham Skipper, Billy Ray Brewton, and Beezlebub the CFF demon! Originally aired May 23, 20202020-08-301h 56Screen DraftsSKETCH COMEDY ANTHOLOGIES (with Henry Zebrowski & Graham Skipper)Veteran sketch comedy performers Henry Zebrowski (The Last Podcast On the Left) and Graham Skipper (Sequence Break) draft the seven best films that celebrate the form! 2020-07-212h 30Screen DraftsSTUART GORDON (with Graham Skipper & Brian Gillespie)Re-Animator: The Musical co-stars Graham Skipper and Brian Gillespie draft the films of their friend and collaborator, the late, great, Stuart Gordon! 2020-04-052h 42Screen Drafts1992 HORROR (with Joe Begos & Graham Skipper)Filmmaker Joe Begos (Bliss, VFW) and his frequent collaborator / Screen Drafts veteran Graham Skipper draft the 7 best horror films released in 1992! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2020-03-032h 05Screen Drafts2019 MEGA DRAFT (with Billy Ray Brewton, Oriana Nudo, Ryan, and Clay)Clay and Ryan are joined by Screen Drafts favorites Billy Ray and Oriana to draft the 20 best films of the year 2019 -- possibly our most epic draft to date. And keep an ear out for a special appearance from Graham Skipper during the trivia section! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2020-02-064h 56Screen Drafts2009 (Clay vs. The Patrons with Graham Skipper)Commissioner Clay goes up against the Screen Drafts Patrons drafting the films of 2009, with Ryan acting a Patron proxy and Graham Skipper as guest commissioner! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-12-312h 30Screen DraftsGAME MOVIES (with Brea Grant & Graham Skipper)Frequent co-stars Brea Grant ("Eastsiders," Reading Glasses podcast) and Graham Skipper (Sequence Break, the Graham Skipper Draft) go head-to-head drafting the list of the best movies ever made about playing games!2019-12-032h 05Screen DraftsHALLOWEEN MOVIES (with Elric Kane, Graham Skipper, Rebekah McKendry, & Billy Ray Brewton)Elric Kane and Graham Skipper return to draft best movies set during Halloween, with guest co-commissioners Rebekah McKendry and Billy Ray Brewton. It's a FREDDY VS JASON reunion! 2019-10-292h 17Screen Drafts'90s ACTION MEGA DRAFT (with Dave Schilling, Ricky Carmona, and Kate Freund)Ricky Carmona and Kate Freund join returning guest GM David Schilling and draft commissioner Clay Keller to draft the twenty best action films of the 1990s! Ryan takes over main commissioning duties, with veteran drafter Graham Skipper filling in as co-commissioner. Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-10-084h 20Screen DraftsCREATURE FEATURES (with Graham Skipper & Matt Mercer)Actor/director/writers Graham Skipper and Matt Mercer draft the seven greatest CREATURE FEATURES of all-time! Recorded at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica2019-06-252h 35Screen DraftsTWIST ENDINGS (with Graham Skipper & Sean Keller)The best "twist ending" films of all time, drafted by Graham Skipper (Sequence Break) and Sean Keller (All That We Destroy, Rage). Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica.2019-02-121h 56Screen DraftsDARK CHRISTMAS (with Graham Skipper & Billy Ray Brewton)Graham Skipper (Sequence Break, Almost Human) joins fan favorite Billy Ray Brewton to draft the best non-family friendly Christmas movies of all time! 2018-12-211h 42
The Fantasy Sports Markets PodcastThe Author of the Jalen Ramsey GQ Article - Clay SkipperJaguars CB Jalen Ramsey made headlines this week in a new GQ feature as he made no secret about speaking his mind on the QBs he thinks are great, and many that he thinks are hot garbage. The man who got him to open up, GQ staff writer Clay Skipper joined Ben Heisler on the latest FSM Podcast to discuss what it's like to talk to someone without fear, what caught him by surprise, and what the one thing he took away from their conversation that hasn't gotten the attention it deserves.
Play DFS Fantasy Football with us at Fantasy...2018-08-1724 min