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Here All DayThe Relaunch: "Here All Day" Begins | featuring Blair GarneauSend us a textWelcome to the first episode of Here All Day! To kick off the relaunch, I’m joined by my partner, Blair Garneau - a jiu-jitsu athlete, artist, and illustrator. I’ve wanted to introduce Blair to my audience for a while now, and this felt like the perfect opportunity. This episode is more relaxed and unscripted than usual. We wanted to share a glimpse into where we’re both at in our lives - from career changes and identity shifts to how we’re thinking about goal setting and showing up moving forward. I hope y...2025-08-0652 min
Here All DayDiscipline, embracing discomfort, and Living Intentionally: Lessons from ultra endurance athlete Joe GagnonSend us a textThis conversation is with Joe Gagnon - endurance athlete, six-time CEO, and author of Living Intentionally. Joe has completed over 90 marathons and ultras, six Ironman triathlons, and recently finished the grueling Badwater 135. In this episode, we explore what it means to show up with purpose, the role of discomfort in growth, and how small, daily actions shape who we become. Joe shares lessons from his book, his extreme endurance challenges, and his mindset for building a life of grit, grace, and groundedness.We discuss: Joe’s experience running Badwater 135 His wake...2025-08-061h 04
Here All DayMindset: Vegan MMA Fighter, Alex “The Finisher” Font | why he’s vegan for the animals, how he fuels for training, and the importance of disciplineSend us a textThis conversation is with Alex “Finisher” Font, a professional MMA fighter based out of Chalon sur Saone, France where he runs his own combat gym, Power Training Center. Alex has been vegan for almost a decade and throughout that time has amassed over 100 professional fights with a record of 98 wins, 11 loses, and 2 draws. He is also a special operations combat chief instructor and he has his own vegan friendly apparel brand, Power Fight Company.We discuss:Discovering his passion for professional fighting Breaking the s...2024-08-071h 00
Here All DayTraining: BJJ Strength Coach Kieren Lefevre | why you need to get strong for jiu jitsu and how to do it, improve your grappling gas tank, and reducing injury riskSend us a textThis conversation is with Kieren Lefevre. Kieren is a BJJ Performance Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, Strength & Conditioning Coach, ISSN-Sports Nutrition Specialist and self-professed jiu jitsu nerd. Simply put, he helps grappling athletes get strong, mobile, and reduce their risk of injury on the mats. We discuss: Common mistakes grapplers make when strength training Myth: you shouldn’t use your strength when rolling The optimal weekly frequency for strength training Best training splits and key exercises for grapplers Why you need to train grip strength and rotation Strength minimums before training power How...2024-07-031h 09
Here All DayTraining: Tyler Huston on Breath Control Training | improving CO2 tolerance to enhance performance, simulating high altitude with breath holds, & breath as medicineSend us a textThis conversation is with Tyler Huston. Tyler is a high performance coach with additional training as a first responder paramedic, addictions nurse, and respiratory specialist. He has spent years as a breathing coach working with clients and patients from all walks of life from physicians and professional athletes, to military and special forces trainers and first responders. All of these experiences have allowed him to refine his breathing coaching practices and develop the Breath Control Training Program. His Breath Control Training program consists of proven principles, exercise, and techniques to increase performance, facilitate and...2024-06-261h 09
Here All DayFuel: A vegan vs omnivore diet for cardiometabolic health | behind the scenes of “You Are What You Eat” with Matthew Landry, PhD, RDSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Matthew Landry, an assistant professor of Population Health and Disease Prevention at the University of California, Irvine. Matthew is a force in the field of nutrition, with a passion for promoting plant-forward diets and addressing health disparities. He is a sought after speaker and has presented his work at conferences internationally. His current research focuses on identifying optimal dietary patterns for chronic disease prevention and addressing the challenges of designing, implementing and reporting clinical trials that test dietary patterns. He is also a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist which allows...2024-04-2355 min
Here All DayMindset: Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke on being an Impactful Vegan | how you can use your strengths to improve the lives of others and reduce animal sufferingSend us a textThis conversation is with Robert Cheeke in celebration of his upcoming new book, The Impactful Vegan. In this book, Robert addresses what vegans can do to leverage their own strengths to save more lives and make the biggest difference for animals and the planet. As you may know, Robert is sometimes referred to as the “Godfather of Vegan Bodybuilding”, as he adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995. Today he is the author of several books including the recent New York Times bestseller, The Plant-Based Athlete. He is considered one of the world’s most...2024-04-021h 22
Here All DayFuel: Vegan Olympian, Dotsie Bausch | from anorexia to the Olympic podium, plant-based diets for athletes, and convincing the world to ditch dairySend us a textThis conversation is with Dotsie Bausch. Dotsie is known for her prolific professional cycling career that produced a medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, eight U.S. national championships, two Pan American gold medals and a world record, now she speaks passionately around the world, spreading her message about the numerous benefits – humane, nutritional and environmental – of plant-based eating. Following her professional cycling career, she founded the non-profit Switch4Good. Switch4Good, an evidence-based nonprofit disrupting the disinformation Big Dairy feeds the public, works with health experts, athletes, social justice warriors, enlightened policymakers, and...2024-03-1256 min
Here All DayMindset: Using community to power change | Dr. Colin Zhu on the mindset of weight loss, environmental obstacles, and striving for 1% better everydaySend us a textThis conversation is with repeat podcast guest, Dr. Colin Zhu. Dr. Zhu is an osteopathic doctor who is double board certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine. Through his online wellness and education platform, The Chef Doc, Dr. Zhu is able to share his unique blend of medical knowledge and skills as a trained chef and health coach. He is a published author, international speaker, and host of the Thrive Bites podcast. This year, The Chef Doc launched some incredible group coaching programs to enable people with the tools to achieve long term...2024-03-0446 min
Here All DayMindset: Sport psychiatrist, Dr. Carla Edwards on following your passion, navigating mental health in athletes, and challenging stigma within sportSend us a textThis conversation is with Sport Psychiatrist Dr. Carla Edwards. Her practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and psychological struggles in athletes. Dr. Carla completed her medical degree in Newfoundland and her psychiatry residency at McMaster University in Ontario. She has worked with a wide range of elite athletes and Olympians and is President of the International Society for Sport Psychiatry and on the board of directors for the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine. And, not surprising, Dr. Edwards is an exceptional athlete herself. Throughout her y...2023-10-2559 min
Here All DayTraining: Ultra endurance athlete and sports medicine specialist, Dr. Andy Reed on reframing pain, training tactics, and running the Canmore Double QuadSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Andy Reed, an elite level ultra distance trail runner and sport medicine specialist located in Canmore, Alberta. Dr. Reed completed medical school in the UK and then trained as a family physician before beginning a full time sports medicine practice in Canmore in 2012. He has been the lead team physician for the Canadian National Biathlon, Cross Country, and Paranordic ski teams since 2005. He has a keen interest in the utility of ultrasound for the diagnosis and management of sports injuries and has extensive experience in the prevention and...2023-09-271h 19
Here All DayRecover: Dr. Jonathan Scheiman, PhD on the athletic gut microbiota | decoding the microbiome of elite athletes, bacteria that eat lactate and next generation probiotics to raise human potentialSend us a textThis conversation is with Jonathan Scheiman, the co-founder and CEO of FitBiomics, a biotechnology startup that is sequencing the microbiome of elite athletes to identify and develop next generation probiotics that can optimize the health of everyone. Jonathan played Division 1 college basketball at St. John’s University and then received his PhD in Biomedicine from NYU. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Wyss Institute at Harvard, where he started a research initiative leading to ground breaking discoveries that focused around one question: How can decoding the microbiome of the fittest peo...2023-08-311h 01
Here All DayMindset: Georges Laraque, the NHL’s most unlikeliest tough guy, on having a greater purpose, managing anxiety, animal injustice, and being a voice for the voicelessSend us a textThis conversation is with Georges Laraque, one of the most feared enforcers to ever play in the National Hockey League. Georges spent the majority of his 13 year NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers, but also spent time playing in Phoenix and Pittsburgh before ending his career with the Montreal Canadiens. But as you will hear in this conversation, Georges is so much more than your stereotypical tough guy. Georges has always been a true humanitarian and an engaged citizen, and since going vegan in 2009, Georges has become a passionate animal rights a...2023-07-261h 14
Here All DayFuel: All you’ll ever need to know about plant protein with Brenda Davis, RD | Addressing protein needs, myths, and recommendations for vegan athletesSend us a textThis conversation is with Brenda Davis, RD. She is one of the world’s leading plant-based pioneers and has been promoting plant-based diets since making the transition herself in 1989. Brenda has been a featured speaker at medical, nutrition, and dietetic conferences in over 20 countries on 5 continents. She has authored or co-authored 13 books and today our conversation focuses around her most recent book, Plant-Powered Protein, which she co-authored with Vesanto Melina and her son, Cory Davis. We discuss: The surprising increase in protein needs for seniors Protein guidelines for specific types of at...2023-06-281h 13
Here All DayFuel: Dr. Jules Cormier | Nutrition supplements for vegan athletes, lasting change, and competing as a Ninja WarriorSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Jules Cormier, a plant-based family medicine physician and Ninja warrior athlete in New Brunswick, Canada. Dr. Cormier earned his PhD in medicine at the Universite de Sherbrooke medical school and chose family medicine as a specialty because he highly prioritized forming lifelong relationships with his patients. In addition to his own practice, he is heavily involved in teaching various aspects of medicine, including lifestyle medicine and the power of plant-based nutrition! To complement his professional life, Dr. Cormier trains and competes in Ninja Warrior competitions and i...2023-05-251h 12
Here All DayFuel: Level up your performance and your life with superfoods! | Matcha, wheatgrass, acai, and more with Kristel de GrootSend us a textThis conversation is with Kristel de Groot, a former professional tennis player and co-founder of Your Super, a successful superfoods supplement company. Beyond this, Kristel is a women’s health activist, a plant-based health coach and yoga teacher and is certified in plant-based nutrition from eCornell University. She has been named one of Forbes 30 under 30, and Inc Magazine’s 30 Under 30 and holds a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting and a masters degree in Management. Now, Kristel and her husband are releasing their first book, titled Your Super Life, with the intention of maki...2023-04-1952 min
Here All DayTraining: Coach Claire Bartholic | Slowing down to run faster, making hard days hard, and using plants to fuel performanceSend us a textThis conversation is with Coach Claire Bartholik, a certified running coach and sports nutrition specialist. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners from those on a walk/run program seeking general fitness all the way up to high level athletes. She is also an athlete herself and is a multiple time Boston Marathon qualifier, state Master’s Marathon Champion and a competitive Master’s athlete. We discuss:How Claire learned to love running What it’s like running the Boston Marathon Running for weight loss vs running for performance Being thin doesn...2023-02-2856 min
Here All DayFuel: David Goldman | Chief Science Advisor for The GameChangers speaks on dietary vs supplemental creatine, protein requirements, and fasting for athletesSend us a textThis conversation is with David Goldman. He has a Master’s Degree in Applied Physiology and Nutrition and is a board certified specialist in sports nutrition as well as a certified strength and conditioning specialist. This combination of expertise allows him to work closely with high level athletes towards pursuing specific performance goals. David was also the Chief Science Advisor for The GameChangers film and heavily involved in its production. We cover: David’s motivations for becoming plant-based His role in creation of The GameChangers The most compelling reasons for an athlet...2022-12-051h 20
Here All DayFuel: Sport performance foods put to the test! Dr. Michael Greger on recovery, immunity, protein for athletes and yoga researchSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Michael Greger, a New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition and a founding member and fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available on the incredible website NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded almost every day. We cover: The benefits of standing and treadmill desks A typical meal for Dr. Greger Benefits of hot sauce and capsaicin Foods that have been put to the test for recovery Nutritional yeast to boo...2022-09-2035 min
Here All DayTraining: Advance your training with calisthenics | Ryan Sadilek from Minus The Gym talks programming, pushing through plateaus, and plant-based nutritionSend us a textThis conversation is with Ryan Sadilek. Ryan is the creator of Minus The Gym, a health and fitness brand centered around bodyweight fitness and plant-based nutrition. Ryan is a certified personal trainer (ACE-CPT) and nutrition specialist (ACE-FNS) whose teachings on YouTube alone have helped literally thousands of people improve their level of fitness and overall health and wellbeing. Ryan's goal is to help people understand that everyone has the power to turn their health around and get on a better track. Fitness is always accessible and nutrition doesn't have to be confusing. And...2022-06-281h 05
Here All DayFuel: Within-day energy balance matters! | Dr. Dan Benardot on energy deficiency in sport, losing fat (not weight), and nutrition for Olympians and NFL playersSend us a textThis conversation is with Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, specifically nutrition for peak athletic performance. Dan is currently Professor of Practice in the Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University and has served as nutritionist for a number of different US Olympic teams including gymnastics, track and field, and figure skating. In addition to this, he was team dietitian for a professional NFL football team for several years. Dan has authored numerous scientific publications and has written many books, his most recent book being...2022-04-261h 33
Here All DayFuel: Using Culinary Medicine to Thrive | Dr. Colin Zhu (The Chef Doc) on delicious cooking and living authenticallySend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Colin Zhu, aka The Chef Doc, an osteopathic doctor who is double board certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, Dr. Zhu trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion of his medical degree. Colin is the author of the book "Thrive Medicine: How To Cultivate Your Desires and Elevate Your Life“ and the host of the popular Thrive Bites Podcast. W...2022-03-1554 min
Here All DayMindset: Thana Boonlert is protecting Canadian winters | outdoor adventures, renewable energy and diet for sustainabilitySend us a textThis conversation is with Thana Boonlert. Thana has a background in Environmental Engineering and currently works as a greenhouse gas specialist, helping large industrial producers find ways to reduce their emissions. He is the Lead Organizer for the Calgary Chapter of the organization, Protect Our Winters Canada, or POW, where he aims to inspire outdoor enthusiasts to become advocates for protecting the outdoors. Thana has helped advocate for strong climate change policies through his involvement with local environmental and social justice groups, and has also run for Federal and Provincial office with the...2022-02-091h 04
Here All DayObesity Medicine | From lifestyle to medication to bariatric surgery with Dr. Jesse PewarchukSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Jesse Pewarchuk, co-founder and Medical Director at Aroga Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Pewarchuk co-founded Aroga in 2017 after a long journey culminating in realizing the immense power of lifestyle change as medicine. He is a General Internal Medicine physician and in addition to his board certification in Canada he is double board certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Pewarchuk is the Medical Director of the Island Health Bariatric Clinic, allowing him to be involved in the full spectrum of obesity...2022-01-191h 00
Here All DayTraining: How to approach your fitness goals | weight loss, bodybuilding, healthy habits and goal setting with vegan fitness coach Dani TaylorSend us a textThis conversation is with Dani Taylor, a vegan figure competitor and champion, fitness coach, and the co-founder of VeganProteins.com. Dani coaches her clients from a base of deep personal understanding of body weight struggles. She actually grew up in a very unhealthy environment and reached 210 pounds at 16 years old despite becoming a vegetarian at age 12. But after going vegan at age 17, she began to lose weight and take her health into her own hands. She found strength training and began to learn more about proper nutrition and she never looked. Over the...2021-12-2959 min
Here All DayFuel: How to eat for kidney health | preventing and managing chronic kidney disease with renal dietitian Michele CrosmerSend us a textThis conversation is with Michele Crosmer, a registered dietitian and certified specialist in renal nutrition. She owns her own private practice, Crosmer Nutrition and is based in Southern California. Michele is passionate about utilizing a plant-based diet and lifestyle to slow the progression of kidney disease to delay or prevent dialysis. She understands how confusing and frustrating it can be trying to follow, “the renal diet” and she started her business to dispel myths and provide encouragement. Michele helps her clients understand their individual nutrient needs, prepare meals at home, learn to enjoy a pl...2021-12-151h 07
Here All DayTraining: Improve your breathing to improve your performance | why and how to increase carbon dioxide tolerance with Oxygen Advantage instructor Bryan MirabellaSend us a textThis conversation is with Bryan Mirabella, a human performance specialist with a focus on breath-work. He is a lifelong athlete with over three decades of personal training experience. He has personally revolutionized his own health through the breath and he is passionate about helping others do the same. Bryan is an Oxygen Advantage Instructor and is also certified in the WeckMethod and Restorative Breathing. He is the founder of Quantum Fitness and works with a range of clients including top executives, Olympic athletes, those with chronic health conditions, and everyone in between. His...2021-12-011h 26
Here All DayYou can do hard things! Professional mountain biker, Sonya Looney, can teach you howSend us a textThis conversation is with Sonya Looney, one of the world’s best endurance mountain bikers. She has raced her bike across the world in some of the hardest races and became the 24 hour Mountain Bike World Champion in 2015. Not only is she a world champion athlete, but she is also a health and mental performance coach, keynote speaker, professional writer and blogger, and host of the popular podcast The Sonya Looney Show! Although she balances many different identities, she is probably most well known for her ability to help people learn how to bu...2021-11-0347 min
Here All DayDr. Pamela Fergusson on ultramarathons, speed-walking, and nutrition for vegan endurance athletesSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Pamela Fergusson, a registered dietitian with a PhD in nutrition who has over 15 years of experience in everything from research to teaching, as well as public health and clinical practice. Dr. Fergusson has worked as a dietitian internationally in Europe, Africa, and Asia and for organizations such as Unicef and the World Food Program. She is also an accomplished runner and speed walker. Dr. Fergusson brings her passion for nutrition and love of wellness to her private dietitian practice in British Columbia, Canada. We cover: En...2021-10-1355 min
Here All DayAnimal advocate and lifelong soccer player John Oberg on reducing suffering, truths behind animal agriculture, and the power of social mediaSend us a textThis conversation is John Oberg, an animal advocate, influencer, and social media professional who is dedicated to making the world a kinder place for animals by utilizing the power of social media. His posted content has altogether been seen over 1 billion times! John regularly works with groups and individuals from around the globe, striving to make the world a better place for animals of all species. And he’s also an athlete! He enjoys powerlifting and has played soccer for many years. We cover: Dispelling myths as a vegan powerlifter Lesso...2021-09-291h 04
Here All DayFrom a life threatening eating disorder to world class athlete: Corey Thatcher on the power of identity, recovery strategies, and reframing relapseSend us a textThis conversation is with Corey Thatcher. He shares his experience overcoming a severe eating disorder and ultimately competing for Canada at the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. Currently, Corey is studying health and physical education and psychology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. He is bringing together his passion for physical literacy and fascination with psychology to promote a holistic and non-pharmaceutical approach to mental health treatment. We cover: Wrong reasons for becoming vegetarian Why it’s harmful to tie your identity to an external source The dangerous black hole o...2021-09-161h 28
Here All DayHealing rheumatoid arthritis, eliminating inflammation, and the best diet for your heart with cardiologist Dr. Monica AggarwalSend us a textThis conversation is with plant-based cardiologist Dr. Monica Aggarwal. She is an associate professor of medicine in the University of Florida Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and serves as the Director of Integrative Cardiology and Prevention. Dr. Aggarwal specializes in preventative management of heart disease with lifestyle techniques in conjunction with medications where she emphasises plant-based nutrition and utilizes other mind-body techniques like yoga and meditation. Her mission is to educate people on why the modern diet is a problem and how it creates chronic illness. She would like to give people practical tools...2021-09-0158 min
Here All DayMaking history at Tokyo 2020 with Canadian plant-based Olympian Haley DanielsSend us a textThis conversation is with Canadian Olympian Haley Daniels, a plant-based canoe slalom athlete who made history by being among the very first women to compete in the canoe slalom event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games! Haley has had a decorated career and this is an incredible conversation. Please enjoy! We cover: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics All about canoe slalom Making history as one of the first women to compete in Olympic canoe slalom Overcoming barriers as a female athlete The importance of mental resilience and grit Which mental training techniques she uses da...2021-08-151h 10
Here All DayHealing rheumatoid arthritis, eliminating inflammation, and the best diet for your heart with cardiologist Dr. Monica AggarwalThis conversation is with plant-based cardiologist Dr. Monica Aggarwal. She is an associate professor of medicine in the University of Florida Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and serves as the Director of Integrative Cardiology and Prevention. Dr. Aggarwal specializes in preventative management of heart disease with lifestyle techniques in conjunction with medications where she emphasises plant-based nutrition and utilizes other mind-body techniques like yoga and meditation. Her mission is to educate people on why the modern diet is a problem and how it creates chronic illness. She would like to give people practical tools on how to implement a new...2021-08-1457 min
Here All DayExercise as medicine: what it can treat, how much we need, and how to prescribe with Dr. Josh LevinSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Josh Levin, a family medicine physician who practices at the Aroga lifestyle medicine clinic in beautiful Victoria, BC. Dr. Levin has always been passionate about exercise and fitness - today he coaches and competes at a Master’s level in weightlifting and practices yoga. In his clinic he shares this passion with his patients, empowering them to make healthy lifestyle changes and helping them make informed choices about the risks and benefits of medical interventions. We cover: Weightlifting and what he loves about it The impor...2021-08-051h 20
Here All DayDiet vs drugs (including statins, antihypertensives, antibiotics, sport supplements) with plant-based pharmacist Gregory ButlerSend us a textThis conversation is with Gregory Butler, a doctor of pharmacy, who is currently working on his masters in clinical research. We dive into how nutrition affects pharmacotherapy, the science behind many common drug classes, comparing their efficacy to diet and lifestyle changes. This is an episode for anyone wondering if a dietary change could help them get off some of their medications and also for those people out there who think it’s wrong to be on any medication at all. We cover: How nutrition and pharmacology are related Can you s...2021-07-211h 33
Here All DayStaying up to date on nutrition research with Dr. Matthew Nagra | Discussing dairy and fracture risk, cheese casomorphins, and arterial plaque reversalSend us a textThis conversation is with Dr. Matthew Nagra, a naturopathic doctor based in Vancouver, British Columbia who is a passionate advocate for evidence based nutrition as medicine. After struggling with various health issues throughout his childhood, he turned to a plant-based diet, which improved nearly every health concern he had. Fast forward and these days he is continuously striving to further his education and now through social media, public speaking, his volunteer work with Nutritionfacts.org, and his clinical practice, he aims to educate others on how they too can improve their health like...2021-07-1048 min
Here All DayWhy athletes are going plant-based with vegan bodybuilder and bestselling author Robert CheekeSend us a textThis conversation is with Robert Cheeke, also known as the “Godfather of Vegan Bodybuilding.” Robert grew up on a farm in Oregon and adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995 at age 15, weighing just 120 pounds. Fast forward to today, and Robert is a two time natural bodybuilding champion and author of several books, the latest being the New York Times bestseller, The Plant-Based Athlete. This is a fun conversation that is packed with practical information. It is for any athletes out there curious about all the hype surrounding plant-based diets these days or just for anyone pass...2021-07-0457 minHere All DayWelcome to the Plant Fueled Podcast! Meet Cass WarbeckSend us a textWelcome to the Plant Fueled Podcast! My name is Cass Warbeck and this podcast is all about bringing you conversations to optimize your health and elevate your performance. In this episode, I introduce myself (I’m a medical student, Muay Thai fighter, and vegan lifestyle advocate) and discuss what you can expect in upcoming episodes. It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe, and if you’re feeling extra generous, leave a 5 star rating and/or review. It helps grow the show and is especially important for new podca...2021-07-0208 min