BAM. World's Fastest Centenarian

About BAM. World's Fastest Centenarian

The Centenarian Journey. Is a blueprint for radical self-mastery? Follow the BAM, Chief Strategist, through the multi-decade mission to break the 100m dash record at 100, master Handstand Pushups, lifelong learning, and achieve professional voice over status. Each week connects the dots between diverse projects: NASM CPT/CNC/CES certification study, building software Tech Tools, analyzing books/movies in All the Spoilers, and the science of discipline with the Better Vice Club. Will BAM prove that anything is acquirable with the right strategy? Listen and follow the journey to find out.

Publisher

Brand Anthony McDonald

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Nov 2025

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026

   WanderLearn Virtual Tour-Rooted with Ruby

   WanderLearn.WitUS.Online is a Virtual 360 Tour App with an LMS tool. Take your online learning to the next level with 360 video tours. The sample you're watching was shot with an #Insta360 x5 camera. I build custom apps. I built this app to allow me to give virtual tours to compliment the classes I teach. Visit WanderLearn.WitUS.Online to see more tours. More tours added everyday.

2. 

   29 May 2026

   BVC The Way of Tea Season 1 Episode 2

   White, green, oolong, black, all from the same plant. Discover how geography and culture turn one leaf into the world's most powerful ritual. Better Vice Club, Season 1, Episode 2. Anthony slows everything down for tea and one surprising fact that changes how you see your cup forever. White tea, green tea, oolong, and black tea all come from the exact same plant: Camellia sinensis. One species. Infinite expressions. In this contemplative episode, you will visit a tiny tea shop in San Francisco's Chinatown, climb the misty hills of Darjeeling in India, walk through Japanese gardens at the foot of Mount Fuji, and trace the Silk Road tea routes that connected China to the rest of the world. You will explore the Boston Tea Party as both a tax revolt and an economic flashpoint, learn why Camellia sinensis can grow from tropical Sri Lanka to 40°N Turkey, and meet the cultural traditions Japanese chanoyu, Chinese gongfu, British afternoon tea, Indian chai that shaped entire civilizations. For ELA students, this episode is a masterclass in nested narrative, ephemeral imagery in poetry, and how vocabulary travels along trade routes (cha → chai → tea). For Geography and Social Studies learners, it maps colonial trade networks, monsoon climate patterns, and the British Empire's hold on Assam and Ceylon. Aligned to Indiana Academic Standards, grades 9–12.

3. 

   21 May 2026

   Indy 500. 3.2 Million Bricks!

   How a 1909 disaster, 63 days, and 3.2 million bricks built the most kissed surface in American sports. Five people died on the opening weekend of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909. The track founders had two months to fix it before everything they had built collapsed. Their answer: 3.2 million bricks, hand-placed in 63 days. This is how the Brickyard got its name and why three feet of those bricks still remain. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in August 1909, the racing surface was a mix of crushed limestone, gravel, and tar. Within two days, the surface broke apart at racing speed. A wheel came off Wilfred Bourque's car and he died when it hit a fence post. Charlie Merz's car shredded a tire and flew into the crowd, killing two spectators. By the end of the opening weekend, five people were dead, including the two paying customers. The AAA threatened to ban racing at IMS. Indiana's lieutenant governor wanted racing outlawed across the entire state. The four Speedway founders had two months to find an answer or lose everything. Their answer was bricks. 3.2 million of them. Laid by hand in 63 days. Plus a 33-inch concrete wall to protect the spectators. The final brick, laid on December 14, 1909, was made of solid gold. In this episode: Why the original 1909 surface failed Why bricks beat concrete and asphalt for that specific moment The math of 50,000 bricks per day, by hand The story of the 33-inch concrete wall, the first permanent spectator barrier at any American racetrack The 1961 decision to pave over almost all of it The 36 inches that remained, and the spontaneous joke between two friends that became the most kissed surface in American sports Sources include the IMS Museum, the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, Brickhunter, Burns Stainless, First Super Speedway, History.com, and WISH-TV's 2025 reporting on the Turn 2 excavation that uncovered original 1909 bricks for the first time since 1937. Full bibliography in the show notes and teacher curriculum. Hosted and produced by Anthony McDonald in Indianapolis, Indiana. Part of the Learn.WitUS curriculum platform. Full teacher curriculum, worksheets, knowledge checks, and Indiana Academic Standards alignment available free at the course page. Episode 3, "Voices in the Air," releases next week. 3.2 million bricks, Yard of Bricks, Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IMS, civil engineering, materials science, Wabash Clay, Dale Jarrett, kissing the bricks, Indiana history, educational podcast

4. 

   16 May 2026

   Indy 500 The Race That Started It All

   A high school classroom docuseries about the Indianapolis 500. Four men, one cornfield, and a 31-year-old engineer who put the first rearview mirror on a car. How the Indianapolis 500 began on May 30, 1911. On May 30, 1911, eighty thousand people watched Ray Harroun win the first Indianapolis 500. He drove a yellow-and-black single-seater called the Marmon Wasp, with a small mirror bolted above the steering wheel. It is believed to be the first rearview mirror ever mounted on an automobile. This is how it started. In 1908, Indianapolis did not have a racetrack. Four men changed that. Carl Fisher, James Allison, Arthur Newby, and Frank Wheeler bought 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of downtown for $72,000 and built a 2.5-mile oval. Three years later, on May 30, 1911, a 31-year-old engineer named Ray Harroun crossed the finish line first in a yellow-and-black car called the Marmon Wasp. He had designed it himself. He had also bolted a small mirror above the steering wheel, copying an idea from a horse-drawn taxi he had once seen in Chicago. It is believed to be the first rearview mirror ever mounted on an automobile. This episode covers: Why four Indianapolis businessmen built a private racetrack in 1909 Why the original gravel-and-tar surface killed five people on opening weekend How Ray Harroun's engineering mindset changed motorsports forever The math of the 1911 race compared to a modern Indy 500 One specific habit you can borrow from a man who lived more than 100 years ago Sources include History.com, the IMS Museum, Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, the 1911 Indianapolis 500 entry on Wikipedia (citing primary sources), The Henry Ford collection, and Marmon Holdings corporate history. Full bibliography in the show notes and teacher curriculum. Hosted and produced by Anthony McDonald in Indianapolis, Indiana. Part of the Learn.WitUS curriculum platform. Full teacher curriculum, worksheets, knowledge checks, and Indiana Academic Standards alignment available free at the course page. Episode 2, "3.2 Million Bricks," releases next week.

5. 

   13 May 2026

   Stories in Every Cup. The Morning Ritual

   How a 6:30 AM cup of coffee carries 1,000 years of Ethiopian tradition, colonial history, and the power to vote with your wallet every morning. Welcome to Better Vice Club, Season 1, Episode 1. Host Anthony McDonald opens his kitchen at 6:30 AM and pulls apart the most ordinary moment of the day — making coffee — to reveal something extraordinary underneath. In this episode, you will travel from the Ethiopian highlands, where the Oromo people created the first coffee ceremonies over 1,000 years ago, to the 17th-century European coffeehouses where the American Revolution was planned over shared cups. You will learn the geography of the Coffee Belt (25°N to 30°S), the economics of a $4 latte (the farmer gets $0.12), and the cultural difference between Ethiopian Buna ceremony and your local drive-thru. This is more than a podcast about a drink. It is an invitation to see your morning routine as a daily vote for the kind of world you want to live in. Whether you support fair trade, direct trade, or commodity coffee, your choice ripples back to farmers in Colombia, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. Better Vice Club is an educational podcast for high school students, teachers, and curious adults, aligned to Indiana Academic Standards across Geography, Social Studies, Economics, and English Language Arts. New episodes weekly.

6. 

   13 May 2026

   FlashLearnAI How to Start a Flashcard Study Session

   I've been building. I built a flashcard app to help me learn and keep my brain sharp on my centenarian journey. FlashLearnAI turns any source (PDF, image, YouTube, audio) into AI-generated flashcards and schedules reviews with spaced repetition. Free to start. Public REST API. Multiplayer Versus Mode for study groups. FlashLearnAI-Flashcards & Spaced Recall Smart flashcards from any PDF, video, or audio. #ShopWitUS #GroWitUS #StudyPrep #Finals #Study #Flashcards #ForeignLanguage

7. 

   13 May 2026

   BVC Stories in Every Cup The Morning Ritual

   How a 6:30 AM cup of coffee carries 1,000 years of Ethiopian tradition, colonial history, and the power to vote with your wallet every morning. Welcome to Better Vice Club, Season 1, Episode 1. Host Brand Anthony McDonald opens his kitchen at 6:30 AM and pulls apart the most ordinary moment of the day, making coffee, to reveal something extraordinary underneath. In this episode, you will travel from the Ethiopian highlands, where the Oromo people created the first coffee ceremonies over 1,000 years ago, to the 17th-century European coffeehouses where the American Revolution was planned over shared cups. You will learn the geography of the Coffee Belt (25°N to 30°S), the economics of a $4 latte (the farmer gets $0.12), and the cultural difference between Ethiopian Buna ceremony and your local drive-thru. This is more than a podcast about a drink. It is an invitation to see your morning routine as a daily vote for the kind of world you want to live in. Whether you support fair trade, direct trade, or commodity coffee, your choice ripples back to farmers in Colombia, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. Better Vice Club is an educational podcast for high school students, teachers, and curious adults, aligned to Indiana Academic Standards across Geography, Social Studies, Economics, and English Language Arts. New episodes weekly.

8. 

   18 Feb 2026

   Harlem Rhapsody - All the Spoilers ReadWitUS

   Have you read Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray? The cover of this book caught my attention when I saw it in the fiction section of my local library. The story didn't disappoint. In this episode I share my thoughts on the first four chapters. #SpoilerAlert

9. 

   9 Feb 2026

   NASM CPT7 Exam Prep Ch 6 Ep 1 of 4 Audio

   Today we're starting Chapter 6 with Episode 1 of 4. We're talking about your heart—not the romantic, Valentine's Day heart, that's full of yummy chocolate. But the muscular pump that's been working since before you were born and has a can't stop won't stop type of beat. I created these videos because I believe this is info everyone should have. Each chapter has at least 3 videos and the 1st video of chapter is free on my podcast BAM, World's Fastest Centenarian . Get more episodes, study guides at WorldsFastestCentenarian.com . You'll find awesome tools to prepare you for the CPT exam, as a refresher if you have your CPT cert, and it's great for learning how the body works. Learn about more of my projects at BrandAnthonyMcDonald.com I hope you enjoy the learning journey as much as I have. #ShopWitUS at AwesomeWebStore.com . And remember. Spread Love. It's the Hip-Hop Way.

10. 

    2 Feb 2026

    NASM CPT7 Exam Prep Ch 5 Ep 1 of 4 Audio Only

    BAM, I'm The World's Fastest Centenarian. This is your study guide for the NASM CPT exam. Today we're starting Chapter 5 with Episode 1 of 4. This chapter covers the three systems that make human movement possible: the nervous system, the skeletal system, and the muscular system. I created these videos because I believe this is info everyone should have. Each chapter has at least 3 videos and the 1st video of chapter is free on my podcast BAM, World's Fastest Centenarian . Get more episodes, study guides at WorldsFastestCentenarian.com . You'll find awesome tools to prepare you for the CPT exam, as a refresher if you have your CPT cert, and it's great for learning how the body works. Learn about more of my projects at BrandAnthonyMcDonald.com I hope you enjoy the learning journey as much as I have. #ShopWitUS at AwesomeWebStore.com . And remember. Spread Love. It's the Hip-Hop Way.

11. 

    10 Dec 2025

    Better Vice Club Teaser BVC

    What's the Better Vice Club? What do you crave? Is it coffee, caffeine, sugar, chocolate? For me it's chocolate and sugar. The Better Vice Club is where I take a deep dive into the history of our vices and how they've shaped the world we live in. Are you a teacher looking for new activities and lessons to engage your students? I've developed activities to accompany the episodes for 9th thru 12th grade students. Visit https://i.brandanthonymcdonald.com/commodities-curriculum to learn more and gain access. The activities meet the Indiana standards for Geography, Economics, Social Studies, and English Language Arts. Let me know if you're in a different state with different standards. We can adjust them to meet your needs.

12. 

    29 Nov 2025

    CentenarianOS Walk-Thru w/ BAM

    Register to vote: https://l.til.show/vote-gov https://l.til.show/vote-org CentenarianOS is an app I built to help me on my journey to becoming the world's fastest centenarian. I use it to track and manage goals, tasks, how I spend my time, meals, ingredients for the meals, money earned, and how my body feels. Checkout the site at https://i.centenarianos.com/beta Checkout the repo at https://i.til.show/centos-repo Text/Call 1.602.456.9335 to share your longevity journey.

13. 

    12 Nov 2025

    Rabbit Holes to Rabbit Holes Part 1 - The Shuffle That Broke Everything

    I used to fall down rabbit holes of endless social media videos. Now I fall down rabbit holes that start with 'simple' feature implementations and lead to architectural discoveries, bug hunts, and better code. This is my developer superhero origin story. How a simple array randomization exposed critical state management anti-patterns.

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