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They may be on an island this year, but it will soon become clear that renovating on The Block is far from a holiday! This year, our Blockheads are transforming a rundown holiday park on picturesque Phillip Island into stunning luxury homes. On The Official Block Podcast, Shelley Craft speaks with a rotating cast of fan favourites, including Shaynna Blaze, Darren Palmer, and Marty Fox. Plus, hear exclusive interviews with the Blockheads themselves as they lift the lid on what it's really lik ...
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The Nightmare Podcast by Dan Hamer. Available on iTunes, Amazon, Audible, SoundCloud, Spotify and Google. Over all we discuss various happenings in our life including entertainment of all kinds from film reviews to serial killer topics. “No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride…and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well…maybe chalk it up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.” -Hunter S. Thompson
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Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts daily interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.
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Recapping the end of the legislative session. A new Tahoe Basin evacuation analysis. The Classical Concert Series at the Crocker. Finally, the Behind the Barre festival celebrates 10 years. End of CA’s Legislative Session The final legislative session of 2024 wrapped up last week at the State Capitol, which included some progress and drama. Lawmake…
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First 5 California’s new “Raise CA Strong” awareness campaign. ABC10’s John Bartell talks about dam removals on the Klamath River. Finally, revisiting the work of Sacramento’s Food Literacy Center. Raise CA Strong Childcare Campaign A new awareness campaign is drawing attention to California’s ongoing affordable childcare crisis, specifically its e…
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Dr. Tyler Nelson is the founder of Camp 4 Human Performance, a company focused on bringing the principles of sport science to climbing. Tyler is focused on being a cutting edge resource for training and rehabilitation of climbers. This means he is always knee deep in research papers from all sorts of sports and asking how we might apply those lesso…
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Discussing all things school-related on “Chalk Talk.” Occupational segregation in California’s workforce. Finally, the Sac Halloween Show performs this weekend at the Red Museum. Educational ‘Chalk Talk’ It is back to school season here in the Sacramento region. On the first edition of the recurring segment “Chalk Talk,” CapRadio Sacramento Educati…
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California’s bad Valley fever season this year. Capital Stage’s season kicks off with “Fairview.” The Hot Jazz Jubilee returns over Labor Day weekend. Finally, Insight host Vicki Gonzalez shares an update on her breast cancer treatment. Valley Fever Season in CA Earlier this year, five people at a music festival in Kern County contracted a fungal i…
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This is the episode to learn everything about one of, if not the, most important parts of our climbing kit — chalk! The real topic here is how to maximize friction between your hands and the holds, which is crucial for sending your hardest. Kevin Brown joins the pod and goes deep on the science of how to get the best friction on holds. He talks abo…
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How a new deal between lawmakers and Google impacts journalism in California. The controversial city plan from California Forever is off this year’s election ballot. Finally, the Chalk It Up! Festival returns to Fremont Park over Labor Day weekend. California, Google, and Funding Journalism California lawmakers and tech giant Google have reached a …
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Kamala Harris’s importance for Black women in power. The legal challenges to California’s child social media law. Finally, Sacramento photographer and music director Raul Gonzo’s first major exhibit. Kamala Harris at the DNC The Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago, and the opening night featured a number of prominent appearances i…
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Professional climber, coach, routesetter, and frequent Testpiece podcast guest, Tim Kang, is on the pod this week to share his thoughts about the Paris 2024 Olympics. Tim may be best known for his highball ascents that culminated in the film Focus, but Tim is also a seasoned competition climber with multiple World Cups under his belt. Tim loves com…
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Discussing public trust and CapRadio’s latest reporting on its financial examination. Caltrans improvements along I-80 in Sacramento and Yolo counties. Finally, how excessive heat and wildfire smoke affect wine grapes. CapRadio Examination and Public Trust Last week Sacramento State released the findings of a highly-anticipated forensic examination…
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How Kamala Harris is boosting enthusiasm among young voters. Revisiting a conversation about California’s newest city. Finally, a new documentary “Loving Lionheart” captures a local family’s medical journey. Young Voter Enthusiasm in California Vice President Kamala Harris has attracted a lot of enthusiasm - particularly on social media - after bei…
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Lake Tahoe’s latest “State of the Lake” report looks at long-term trends. Revisiting a new podcast about 1976 Republican primary and connections to today. Finally, Sacramento Turn Verein Soccer Club heads to the Veterans Football World Cup in Wales. 2024 Lake Tahoe ‘State of the Lake’ Lake Tahoe is one of Northern California’s natural jewels, but i…
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How wildfires like the Park Fire are threatening California salmon. Two housing measures, Prop 5 and Prop 33, will be on the ballot in November. Finally, the local website “The Lookout” offers context and clarity to wildfire coverage in the region. Park Fire Threatening Spring-Run Salmon The Park Fire is California’s fourth-largest wildfire, and ha…
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Tom O’Halloran is arguably the best climber in Australia. He’s an Olympian, he’s climbed 15a and v14, and done FA’s nearly up to those grades as well. But the reason we wanted to have him on the podcast is because of the amazing YouTube content he puts out. He dives into the nuances of hard climbing in a way that actually helps people climb hard. T…
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Ethan Salvo is back on the podcast! Ethan's first episode (linked here) was a fan favorite so when Josh visited Squamish for a few days they met up do an impromptu live/in-person recording. Since the last recording, Ethan has climbed arguably the hardest climb in Squamish, The Singularity. The experience he had on it was fascinating and made him qu…
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Noah Wheeler and Benn Wheeler represent the next generation of climbers. At 21 and 19, they are some of the strongest board climbers in the world and their styles reflect that. They also are bring a unique point of view to the world of climbing content with their YouTube channel, Wheel Rock. These brothers have climbed up to V16 outdoors, FA’d up V…
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AJ has been competing at the highest level for decades. She has won multiple Bouldering World Cups and she climbs just as hard outdoors with her iconic send of The Swarm (v13/14) in Bishop which was recently featured in Reel Rock. AJ also coaches some of the top up and coming Youth Athletes (one of her athletes recently won Nationals), through her …
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Drew Ruana is one of the strongest boulders in the world. Period. He over a hundred V14+ sends, and lots of then are V16. While some other climbers may have that amount of blocs under their belt, no one has accumulated this many in such a short time. Drew goes into his infamous “Send Colorado” journey, which is his goal to send all V14 and up bould…
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Felipe Camargo is one of the top climbers in our sport with sends up to 9b and V15. That’s impressive… But what’s more impressive is that he began climbing Brazil where there was no professional climbers, no routes past 8b+, and no modern training facilities. Felipe managed to send the iconic 50m 9a+ Papichulo by mainly training on a 3x3m spray wal…
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In this episode we speak with Ross Towner, bassist of the critically acclaimed rock band Amongst Liars. When he's not touring the world and playing festivals, Ross lives off-grid in the Sussex countryside with his partner and an array of horses, dogs and other animals. We were lucky enough to talk with Ross and hear about his life and inspiration a…
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Tim Kang is a frequent guest on the podcast, but now you get to hear him do a more typical interview. Tim is a professional climber and coach that has competed at the World Cup level, won a Psicobloc competition, climbed v14 and 5.14d, but he is best known for his daring sends of the wildest highballs in Bishop which culminated in the popular film …
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Greg Loh was one of the strongest boulders in the world during the mid 90’s and early 00’s. He traveled all over the world putting up FA’s of V13+ and climbing with the best. He competed in WC’s, the X-Games, and even won Nationals twice for speed climbing. He is known for being one of the first people who truly embraced bouldering as a discipline …
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Entitlement is the opposite of flow and perhaps the most damaging frame to have over the long term in your climbing. This can come from training, previous sends, or comp placement. Hear stories about Daniel Woods and other pro-climbers who have avoided this frame. And hear from Tim Kang and Josh Horsley about how they coach others and themselves to…
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In this episode we speak with the fabulous Rosie Westwood. Rosie is co-founder of the beauty oils business Flora and Rose and is also Charity Manager for sustainable developers Human Nature. It was a delight to talk with Rosie about her life, work and parenthood. Follow the link below to Flora and Rose Beauty to see some of the products discussed a…
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We love board climbing. And if you do too, or even if you are just board curious, this episode it for you. The history of boards, board training, board ethics, board best practices, the future of boards. BOARDS!! This was a special in person recording in Colorado with part of the Tension Climbing crew (Will Anglin, Michael Rosato, and Quinn Spadafo…
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Dave Burleson is one of the top agents for professional climbers. He's part of Reppa Athlete Managment that represents athletes like Sean Bailey, Nathaniel Coleman, Nina Williams, Jesse Grupper… the list goes on, but all of them have been on the podcast so we put them here first! Before being an agent, Dave worked at the iconic brands Petzl and The…
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Episode #100!!!! Thank you all for the support. What a journey it’s been. This episode was an absolute banger that encapsulates a lot of the Testpiece message. Tim and Josh break down the ‘Simple’ path that the best climbers follow to being great. And then they detail the appropriate role that strength plays in this path. They also go over the late…
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In this week's episode we had the pleasure of speaking to Robin Van Creveld, the award winning founder and director of Community Chef. Robin spoke about his early life in South Africa and travels through India, explaining how these experiences inspired him to be a socially conscious entrepreneur and also tells us about his passion for making West A…
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Nina Williams pushes the limits in every discipline of climbing there is… comps, bouldering, highball bouldering, big wall, sport climbing, and even free soloing. In this episode she takes us through a harrowing experience she had while free soloing the Casual Route of the Diamond, a multi pitch 5.10. Nina ended up off route during the climb and th…
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Tim Kang was just in SLC for the World Cup and NACS. He got to watch and session with some of the best climbers in the world. Hear from Tim what his major takeaways were that can help you too. SHOW NOTES: Honnold’s Comments About Competitions and $ Petzl Roc Trip James-Caro Wedding Present Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: HERE Visit our pod…
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Davin Bagdonas has developed 1000’s of climbs all over the world. Elite climbers, fellow adventurers, and previous podcast guests, like Jimmy Webb, Jamie Emerson, Roman Yalowitz, Eric Jerome call up Davin when they want to go on a wild adventure to try to find the best boulders in the world. Davin takes us on a trip around the world to places fraug…
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You’re midway through a redpoint burn and you’re tired. There’s a bunch of moves to go and you tell yourself that you’re so tired right now there’s no way you’ll ever send. But the truth is, you have no idea how far you will get or if the send is actually right there for the taking. You can’t trust your feelings! Tim and Josh tackle the problem of …
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Palmer Larsen is one of the top coaches in the country. This podcast has soooooooooo many helpful tips and frameworks to get you to the next level. DO NOT MISS his description of how to foster an environment for long term success via deliberate practice @ ~1:28! He is the head coach of Momentum Climbing Team, in SLC, one of the top climbing teams i…
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What is the best way to approach a climb? It’s a simple question that may be one of the most important things to ask yourself before you pull on each time, but it’s never talked about. Tim Kang, professional climber and coach, shares the fundamental strategy needed to get your best performance each time. Announcement!! $5 Patron’s now have access t…
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In this week's episode we had the pleasure of speaking to award-winning documentary writer and director Barney Douglas. Barney's films have ranged from massai tribesmen blazing a trail in the world of cricket, to an intimate portrait of notorious tennis world champion John McEnroe. Barney also talks about the importance of music in his films and hi…
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Allison Vest has THE STRONGEST FINGERS IN THE WORLD (according to the internet), and she is finally releasing her secret training plan to us! It’s only $9.99, and the best part is Testpiece listeners get 20% off for a limited time! Get it here NOW! 🥸 Allison shares about what it’s like to climb with the extremely strong fingers and why that’s impor…
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