Interviews with People Pursuing Greatness

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43 - Dr. Jessica Troy Anglo-Saxon Medievalist talking all things middle ages Jul 16, 2019

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Dr.Jessica Troy joins me on podcast episode #43. Jessica is a 'Medievalist' and she takes us on a deep look into not only Medieval literature but a day in the life of a medieval human. What would the world look like trying to go to work in say 800, 1100, or 1500 A.D.? What types of jobs could a lowly peasant like me expect to have? What kinds of careers, lifestyle and entertainment could I find back then? Jessica is incredibly smart being both a teacher and a Doctor and is talented at painting a picture of medieval life. Don't miss this chance to immerse yourself in the old world and learn more about corpses, churches and humans in Medieval Anglo Saxon England and what made it what it is today!

- 2:00 Its not the Bronze Age!

- 2:30 Body Carts and the plague

- 5:00 'The 4 Humors' and being 'Hot-Blooded'

- 11:45 Re-enacting the medieval plague

- 16:00 Battle of Hastings and the Normans

- 18:00 Old English

- 20:00 French influence

- 24:00 Scotts and Irish start a fight

- 31:00 The Scarlet Letter

- 35:00 Beowulf

- 40:00 King Arthur

- 44:00 The Odyssey

- 47:00 Misunderstood Grendel

- 49:00 Medieval Hollywood

- 54:00 Death and corpses, a thesis

- 1:00:00 Dyeing scenes in all their glory

- 1:03:00 Typical day in the life of a medieval man and woman

- 1:08:00 Shires were real!!!

- 1:12:00 When publicly hanging, rope length matters

- 1:23:00 That's not good enough, dig up my sisters corpse!

- 1:27:00 Saints don't burn... typically

- 1:31:00 Religion is lore - faith is up to you

- 1:39:00 Women's rights... or lack thereof

- 1:43:00 A Hermitage with God

- 1:47:00 Widows may have done well

- 1:50:00 Barbers were doctors and healthcare wasn't a thing

- 1:53:00 Sex and marriage in the medieval times

- 1:56:00 Sex as utility, Chaucer and rape

- 2:01:00 Prostitution and werewolves

- 2:10:00 Formosus the pope, thrice exhumed and so, so much more

- 2:21:00 Literacy and books

- 2:34:00 War and its effect on the globe

- 2:37:00 Fitness, sporting and hunting

- 2:40:00 How to read Jessica's works and contact her!

- CALLING ALL CORPSES

- Contacting Jessica to hire a Anglo-Saxonist Medievalist --> Email jtroy01@unm.edu - jtroy84@gmail.com

- Social media Insta - Instagram - @corpselady84

- Love you some history!

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42 - Patrick Ryan II with Aware Online Coaching Platform Jul 01, 2019

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Ep. 42 Patrick Ryan II professional fitness trainer joins us again! We dive into his hybrid fitness and lifestyle company Aware Training. We try to pull apart some of the more dealt with issues he coaches his clients through.

Reach out to Patrick on his website Http://aware.training

- 4:00 Shame in its many forms

- 7:00 Falling back phase

- 11:00 Going in depth

- 20:00 Not wanting to workout

- 24:00 4 Different options of movement

- 27:00 Go outside

- 40:00 Referring to treat clients correctly

- 45:00 Aware Training

- 50:00 A greater network of support

- 51:00 What training at this level consists of

- 1:00:00 How to get ahold of Patrick

- 1:04:00 Going outside and being responsible

- 1:15:00 Social media and wellness

- 1:20:00 Wall-E and being mindful

- 1:25:00 Missing the trees blowing in the wind...

- 1:35:00 Planting your own flag

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Whats it take to really be mentally and physically fit? A deep dive into understanding lifetime fulfillment starting with enjoying that meal your eating.

41 - Edgar Hernandez Restaurant owner and entrepreneur w/ Mariscos Altamar May 28, 2019

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Edgar joins us today talking about his family business him and his family have poured their lives into, the amazing New Mexico restaurant Mariscos Altamar. Were on location in the Los Lunas location of Mariscos talking about how a family business works from the inside, how the service industry is unpredictable and what it takes to become the best in your niche. Edgar is a humble dude breaking down what led to his success and where he plans to aim his abilities as an entrepreneur next.

- 3:00 Edgars beginnings as an entrepreneur

- 6:00 Let's open a second location (Pull 60 second audio)

- 10:00 Success is never for sure

- 14:00 The all important food and how it came to be and how Edgar changed it.

- 18:00 Gordon Ramsey's take on Mariscos New Mexican cuisine.

- 24:00 Innovation from traveling, life experiences, and just plain luck.

- 31:00 What are you doing to stay healthy?

- 35:00 Running and working hard.

- 38:00 Recovery and gratefulness

- 40:00:00 Running and success run hand in hand.

- 45:00 The future

- 48:00 Mariscos Altamar on Social Media and the interwebs.

Facebook, Instagram: Mariscos Altamar

Website: mariscosaltamarabq.com

40 - Brian Gray The New Mexico hunting podcast w/Spot2Stalk and Onca Gear Apr 30, 2019

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Brian Gray a man of many talents a firefighter, artist, hunter, outdoorsman, amateur taxidermist father and husband joins us on the podcast talking all things hunting in New Mexico. Brian is the co founder of Spot2Stalk a great hunting group on Facebook and Instagram as well as the groups podcast called On The Game Trail podcast which you can find anywhere you get podcasts. Brian and his co founders of Spot2Stalk are also pro staff for the worldwide hunting brand Onca Gear. And somehow in their spare time they run a group called NMTrailCams. We dish on all things hunting from all types of animals you can encounter and hunt in New Mexico, trapping, and best practices. How to apply for the tag lottery draw, what to put in for and where, how to gear up for hunting and much much more.

- 2:00 Brians first hunt

- 5:40 Hunting in New Mexico

- 8:00 Oryx balls and the once in a lifetime hunt

- 11:00 Ibex hunting and rock climbers

- 14:00 Brown bear eating hunting

- 16:00 Mountain Lions

- 19:00 Trapping and trapping things you may not want to

- 23:00 Feral pigs and Javelina

- 25:00 Shooting in Self Defense

- 30:00 Close encounters with bears

- 35:00 Coyote hunting truths and controversy

- 40:00 Jackrabbit and Cottontail eating

- 42:00 What hunting does for the environment and the state

- 48:00 Field dressing and transporting storing fresh meat

- 51:00 Choosing what units to put in for hunting tags

- 52:00 Types of weaponry to choose to hunt with

- 54:00 Gear for hunting is a lot like backpacking

- 57:00 Scouting and glassing

- 1:01:00 Fitness for hunting

- 1:08:00 HECS body electricity and scent blocking gear

- 1:12:00 Hunting do's and don'ts

- 1:18:00 Skinning without gutting

- 1:21:00 Hunters Safety

- 1:23:00 Where to get all of the NM info at the website

- 1:24:00 Deers and the 'Zombie' disease or 'Wasting Disease' and Triagnosys

- 1:32:00 Attempting to put in for a hunt draw for 2019-2020 season

- 1:34:00 Getting all of the licenses you need

- 1:36:00 Poaching and illegally fishing

- 1:38:00 Hunting small game

- 1:44:00 Roundabout costs of putting in for the draw and costing a hunting trip

- 1:46:00 Year round huntable animals

- 1:52:00 How to score racks on bulls

- 1:55:00 Hunting out of state

- 1:59:00 Exotic hunting lions, giraffes, zebra etc.

- 2:04:00 Helicopter and machine gun hunting

- 2:07:00 Onca Gear and what its all about

Links to everything Spot2Stalk and OnTheGameTrail podcast

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facebook.com/spot2stalk

@spot2stalk

spot2stalk.com

OnTheGameTrail

facebook.com/oncagear

@oncagear

oncagear.com

facebook.com/nmtrailcams

39 - Rakim Thorpe and Devin Clark UFC and MMA Fighters out of Jackson Wink Pro Gym ABQ Apr 15, 2019

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Rakim Thorpe and Devin Clarke are MMA fighters training out of Jacksons Wink professional MMA gym in Albuquerque New Mexico. Devin is a pro UFC fighter with a standing record of 9-3 fights this Saturday April 20th in Russia and Rakim just came off his latest win with a record of 6-3. We talk what it takes to be a pro fighter, diet, training, lifestyle and what sacrifices it takes to be a warrior in the modern era from cutting weight to living and breathing fighting like most of us do our 9-5 jobs. Don't miss Devins next fight This Saturday April 20th and follow him and Rakim on social media: Devin @brownbearufc and Rakim @1Rakim

- 2:00 Training in Albuquerque - 8:00 Cutting weight for fighting - 12:00 Fighting origins - 16:00 Bull rides and MMA Fights - 20:00 Licensed weapons - 23:00 Fighting in Hollywood - 29:00 Pro versus amateur - 34:00 Head injuries - 39:00 Knockouts - 43:00 Weight training for fighting - 48:00 Supplements - 52:00 Sleep - 55:00 Drinking or letting loose - 59:00 Advice for those looking to get into MMA

38 - Hardcore Keem Metal Reaction YouTube Brute/ Personality Apr 01, 2019

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Hardcore Keem joins us on episode #38. This monster is a Youtube juggernaut who creates reaction videos of music and music videos of Metal bands with a lean towards Metal Core. We dish on Keems rise to YouTube stardom, his videos, his taste in music, his family and his brands future. We even have a lightning round of sorts to get the mans opinion on a ton of bands new old, well known or just starting out he may have gave your band a shoutout so look out for that coming up! This is actually a first for APOB and I think for Keem also that this entire podcast had the video captured as well so if you would rather watch the podcast and of course listen go to APOB's YouTube page by typing A Perch of Birds into the search bar and hit subscribe and play or look up Hardcore Keem for this podcast and all of his great reaction videos.

- 2:00 Who is Hardcore Keem

- 4:00 Favorite Metal band

- 8:00 Female fronted bands

- 15:00 Jonas Brothers, NPR Tiny Desk, Anderson .Paak

- 19:00 How does Keem choose his videos to review

- 25:00 Florida metal scene moshing vs. hardcore

- 27:00 That intro though!

- 28:00 Shout out to Polyhedra

- 31:00 Shoutout Magnolia Park Florida based metal band

- 32:00 Keems Spotify playlist (Link Below)

- 33:00 Thumbs up thumbs down session Hardcore Keem approved

Rings of Saturn, Winds of Plague, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano,

The Floors Embrace AND MANY MORE

- 45:00 Still dropping band love =)

- 48:00 Underrated bands shoutout from Hardcore Keem himself! LISTEN TO SEE IF KEEM CALLED YOUR BAND OUT!

- 55:00 Still Dropping underrated bands!!

Watch the podcast recorded live on our YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMsAAVgczbjWwPPktzb4CtA?view_as=subscriber

Keems YouTube channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLsC5VwfN0KxU_ACKCzpCQQ

Keems Spotify Playlist → https://open.spotify.com/user/1217469427/playlist/48ZSc0MHKkLZGnAv44wMiG?si=PkjmEXvESJ6LP57dG_hvwQ

Keems Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/Hardcorekeem/

Keems Insta → https://www.instagram.com/hardcorekeem/

Keems Merch → https://hardcorekeem.bigcartel.com/

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37 - Polyhedra ABQ Metal Juggernauts w/ James and Alex NEW SONG IN THE CAST Mar 18, 2019

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Another metal episode! Alex the vocalist and James the guitarist from Polyhedra an Albuquerque New Mexico based band kicking ass in the Metal world. They just released their EP self titled Polyhedra you can find on Spotify, Google Music, iTunes, and catch a free download of American Snuff on BandCamp.com. Make sure you reach out to these guys for tickets to their show April 15th in the links below.

- 2:00 Metal Influencers

- 7:00 Mic stand issues =)

- 8:00 Polyhedra EP

- 14:00 Recording futons, home studios & accountability

- 22:00 Lyrics and writing from the heart

- 23:00 **NEW SONG All American Snuff - Full Song**

- 25:00 Shoutout to local ABQ bands Desecrated Humanity, Aaralywn.

- 32:00 Vocal techniques

- 36:00 Guitar riffage

- 42:00 Mosh your problems away!

- 46:00 All ages show's

- 48:00 Touring - maybe?

- 51:30 Wall of Death

- 52:00 Where to find these guys and pickup tickets to shows facebook.com/polyhedrabandofficial

- 59:00 What are these guys listening to

Band Camp download - https://polyhedramusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Polyhedra Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedraBandOfficial/

Polyhedra YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3EJcT5kCilF5Ih7fvbegAw

Polyhedra Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/album/4liOq81GPUs5fGesbBJdA9?si=EF24ZslNQBCROVbyqAIQMQ

Polyhedra iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/polyhedra-ep/1453980213

A Perch of Birds website - aperchofbirds.com

Support the podcast - https://www.patreon.com/APOBMedia

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36 - David Speed world renown graffiti artist w/ Graffiti Life and Creative Rebels Podcast Mar 04, 2019

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David Speed is on episode #36 coming to us straight from the United Kingdom in London via the interwebs. David is a professional graffiti artist and now runs a world renown Graffiti company called Graffiti Life which you can find a their beautiful site https://graffitilife.co.uk/. David and his partners have created artwork for Vice, Nike, Disney and many high level clients and are seen as some of the best in the industry.Find everything David and his team are doing at their site on instagram @graffiti_life and Twitter @graffiti_life. Also check out Davids podcast we talk about in the show called Creative rebels at RebelsCreate.com.

- 2:00 What is a professional graffiti artist?

- 4:00 Risks, missions and prison.

- 8:00 Butlers, Jedis and apprentices

- 9:00 Where and when did the Graffiti movement start?

- 14:00 90's Graffiti in London

- 16:00 Getting paid by the same people that once chased him.

- 19:30 VR and Virtual Art

- 25:00 Banksy

- 26:00 DismaLand 'The Worst Theme Park in The World'

- 31:00 Meow Wolf and broken schools

- 36:30 Following your dreams

- 39:00 Practice, podcasting and the magic number of 10,000

- 42:00 Properly launching a podcast

- 48:00 Creative Rebels Davids amazing podcast

- 52:00 'Sorry my landlord doesn't except exposure'

Graffiti Life's site - https://graffitilife.co.uk/

Davids Podcast - RebelsCreate.com

Our site - aperchofbirds.com

Patreon - patreon.com/apobmedia

35 - Buck and Dex with The Buck and Dex show ABQ and World Famous Radio Dj's Feb 18, 2019

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Were on with Albuquerque, New Mexico and worldwide radio DJ legends the amazing Mr. Aaron 'Buck' Burnett and Dex Toth from the Buck and Dex show that aired for something like fifteen years in Albuquerque and world wide. We talk all Buck and Dex nostalgia, what these guys are crushing lately and what the future holds. Buck is now rolling on nights at The Coyote 102.5, as well as running hard with his new co-owned venture with The El Rey a badass venue in downtown Albuquerque and Dex is doing a daily gig Star 88 a morning show on the radio and Youtube as well as his new amazing new Youtube show Don't Sweat the Small stuff with fellow Star 88 co host Stevo. We talk Delbert, breaking out bands like FlyLeaf, Jackson's MMA training gym alumni and dishing all things Buck and Dex show. These guys were so cool and humble mad respect to you guys and thank you so much for letting an old fan chat with you. All the links are in the episode description check out and subscribe to his youtube show Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. Buck is cracking on the grand opening of The El Rey's Speakeasy make sure you go to this amazing venue drink some Mezcal under the stars, check out the speakeasy and don't miss the amazing artists that they book at the venue. Follow and keep up with Everything A Perch of birds and your host I, Me, El Capitan is doing on YouTube just look up A Perch of Birds Podcast, Facebook at facebook.com/apobmedia, Instagram at aperchofbirdsmedia, and if you like what I'm doing and wanna see the show grow with your sponsorship help check out our Patreon at patreon.com/apobmedia. Again Buck Dex, humbled beyond words, thank you again, Fangirl'd hard doing this one, you folks listening thank you for being a bunch of badasses and keep pursuing greatness.

Show Notes:

- 2:00 Who are Buck and Dex

- 5:00 World Famous - New Mexico Legends

- 7:00 The Deaf guy

- 9:00 Jon Jones and Ricky

- 12:00 Flyleaf Five Finger Death Punch and breaking bands

- 16:00 How are diaries relevant?

- 21:00 How did it all end?

- 24:00 The third?

- 27:00 Delbert, Dex and dirty diapers

- 32:00 Buck and Dex Army

- 39:00 Henry Rollins, Joe Rogan, Bryan Cranston and best interviews

- 43:00 Charlie Murphy and the worst interviews

- 47:00 Cheaters Hotel!!

- 53:00 Buck and Dex Podcast

- 54:00 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

- 57:00 The oldest 41 year old in the business =)

- 01:00:00 Podcasts B and D Listen to

- 01:06:00 Music They listen to

- 01:11:00 Buck the El Rey downtown and the new speakeasy

- 01:14:00 Dex Star 88, and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Bucks El Rey → https://elreyabq.com/

Dexs Show Don't Sweat the Small Stuff → https://bit.ly/2tmmbpk

APOB Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/APOBMedia

APOB Website → aperchofbirds.com

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34 - Bernardo Gallegos UNM Esports Advisor a New Mexico Esports gaming podcast Feb 04, 2019

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Esports is a digital sport played professionally all around the world, it's a phenomenon years in the making. We sit down with UNM Esports program adviser Mr.Bernardo Gallegos talking about the steady buildup of University of New Mexico's soon to be official Esports team showing off NM's talent in the collegiate circuit. We peruse the annals of gaming evolution and talk about the cutting edge and future of gaming across the board. Show notes and how to get in contact with Bernardo below, hope you guys enjoy this one keep pursuing greatness!

iTunes https://buff.ly/2QZdbzT

Google Podcasts https://buff.ly/2R2o1Fb

Spotify https://buff.ly/2QZBCgl

YouTube https://buff.ly/2R5cbdD

- 1:00 United Nations and gorilla podcasting - 4:00 What is esports all about - 11:00 Halo, Dreamcast and LAN Parties - 13:00 UNM Esports - 17:00 New generations and opportunities - 18:00 Strategy, scoring, League of Legends - 23:00 The NACE organization - 28:00 Recruiting & Scholarships - 34:00 Michael Jordan and 10,000 hours - 39:00 Esports fight camps - 43:00 Vive (VR) in healthcare - 47:00 Corporate buy-in - 53:00 Battlefield and Call of Duty - 57:00 Virtual Reality eSports - 01:03 Overwatch Leagues - 01:07 Cheating in Esports - 01:11 NMAA High School eSports - 01:16 Olympic Esports - 01:19 New Mexicos future - 01:24 How to get a hold of Bernardo and the UNM Esports team

Bernardo and UNM Esports organization contact info: Contact and sites -

UNM Esports - esports.unm.edu Facebook: UNM Esports Instagram: unmesports Twitter: @UNMEsports Extra-life.org (gamers can give back too)

Personal - Twitter: @_omniprime Insta: _omniprime

New Mexico Activities Association (NM high schools)

https://www.nmact.org/activities/esports/

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