Podcast shelf
Podcast Episodes Worth Saving
A running shelf of episodes I came back to, learned something from, or thought were too useful, weird, or specific to disappear into the feed.
This is not a podcast network and I'm not trying to become a podcast guy. These are just episodes and shows I keep returning to: business mechanics, useful tech, markets, and mountain people doing unreasonable things.
Mountain People Doing Unreasonable Things
The distinctive shelf. White Mountains route problems, FKT logic, Vermont suffering, and mountain people explaining why the unreasonable idea kept getting larger.
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FeaturedPhilip Carcia / Winter NH48
A very specific kind of New England madness: repeating the NH 48 in winter, over and over, with enough structure that it becomes less adventure story and more operating system.
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FeaturedDirettissima / Andrew Drummond
The White Mountains as a route problem: peaks, logistics, pace, weather, and whether the whole thing holds together long enough to matter.
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FeaturedLong Trail FKT / Tara Dower
A big Vermont trail effort with enough logistics, suffering, and Northeast specificity to earn a permanent spot on the shelf.
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FeaturedAmber Constant vertical project
A White Mountains athlete stacking an absurd amount of vertical. Good example of the kind of local endurance project that sounds unreasonable until you start following the details.
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FeaturedAT FKT Attempt Pre-Race Conversation
The Appalachian Trail as a logistics problem: mindset, past records, gear, pacing, and what has to go right when the project is measured in weeks instead of hours.
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ArchiveKilian Jornet
Not here for hero worship. Worth saving because Kilian is the cleanest example of mountain endurance, simplicity, training, and risk all pointed in the same direction.
Business Systems and Weird Money Lessons
Business mechanics, personal operating systems, and the kind of money talk that is useful because it gets specific instead of polished.
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FeaturedRob Dyrdek / net worth, investments, health
Not saving this because of MTV. Saving it because Dyrdek talks like someone who turned his life into a dashboard: time tracking, business structure, investments, media economics, and health.
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ArchiveRob Dyrdek / tracking every second
A companion episode for anyone interested in personal operating systems, time tracking, business design, and making life measurable without pretending that is normal.
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Monthly Roundup$1B gummies brand
A useful consumer-product breakdown: naming, distribution, marketing, e-commerce, and why an unsexy product can become a huge business.
Tech and Markets I Actually Wanted to Remember
Shows worth keeping around when I want business context, useful tech, a market read, or a cleaner version of what the day actually was.
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highBarron's Streetwise
Market talk that is more useful than financial TV yelling. Good for stock and business context without needing a full research report.
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highWaveform: The MKBHD Podcast
Useful when the conversation gets past gadget chatter and into products, platforms, Apple, Google, OpenAI, and what people may actually use.
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highThe Vergecast
Best when it gets into tech platforms, business incentives, weird product decisions, legal fights, and how the internet actually works.
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highTech Brew Ride Home
A quick tech and business pulse. Good for earnings, AI capex, cloud numbers, and the stories that are worth checking again later.
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highUnhedged
Markets, the Fed, stocks, and the gap between bad news and happy asset prices. Useful for a monthly money roundup.
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mediumThe Rundown
Fast market scan. Useful when I want the numbers and the basic setup before deciding whether something deserves a deeper read.
Podcasts I Keep Coming Back To
The compact list. Useful enough to keep, but not trying to dominate the page.