This podcast focuses on life, Lifting, And interesting shit. Recorded from a garage gym in Butte Montana and Hosted by River Newman a multiply powerlifter and public school art teacher. Each episode consists of stories told by different people with a common connection through sport who persue excellence in their chosen passions, and how those things influence their perspective on life. Meat&Metal is about real, unscripted conversations between unique individuals who embrace the challenge and digging into how that shapes their view on current events, health, and the pursuit of happiness.
Hometown hero episode. With lifter, father, and founder of Mariah's Challenge Leo McCarthy.
Leo and River talk training, the importance of embracing love and positivity in the face of hardship and loss to find our better angels, they tell lifting and competition stories on the lighter side and discuss Home town sports. As well as the importance of embracing your better devils in the wieght room.
14 Jul 2021
In The Theater Arena: with drama teacher, writer, actor, and former wrestler Mike Hesford
Mike Hesford and River Newman discuss how the world of Dramatic performance in Highschool theater builds the hard-won life skills of bravery and confidence in young people. They also discuss where the overlap in dramatic performance and athletic performance exist.
8 Feb 2021
Powerlifting talk with Cody Erwin. Strength athlete and mechanical engineer talks shop
Cody Erwin is a native of Butte Montana as well as garage gym builder, mechanical engineer, and student of the game. He talks about training philosophy, tells stories from the gym, and reflects on how his mechanical engineering profession shapes his understanding of training and human development.
28 Jan 2021
Ice and iron with Katie Redfield. Ice climbing, powerlifting, on the mountain and in the gym.
Katie Redfield is a recreational poly sport athlete and professional potter. She is currently training for her first powerlifting meet and talks about how strength training has helped her develop as a rock and ice climber. She tells her story about going face to face with a grizzley bear on a trail run, and speaks to lifting as it relates to recovery from injury and mental health.
17 Jan 2021
The down and dirty with Danny Fosness, stand up comic, and former S.W.A.T team officer
Dan and River talk about how his life experiences brought him to stand up comedy, his love of the gym, and go into some of his most outrageous comedic stories. Also discussing the finer points of animal attacks and human attraction. (Listener discretion advised) Dan's comic themes are brutally real and pull no punches!
3 Jul 2020
Powerlifting things, and the pursuit of wellness with cohost Katie Redfield.
The mysterious and beautiful Katie Redfield of Open sky Arts cohosts for a podcast covering wellness, overall human health, the garage gym life, and competitive sports in the counter culture. Along with a rant or two about current events in the athletic world.
5 Jun 2020
Meat&Metal podcast #4 with legendary art teacher Mike Kujawa.
This episode covers topics related to the politics of education, teaching art in the time of Covid, and art education as a whole. Mike Kujawa is a Marine, Alpaca enthusiast, former wrestling coach, Union leader, and high school art teacher specializing in pottery and digital photography.
7 May 2020
Meat&Metal podcast ep.#3 with Coach Steve Shahan, health teacher, football and basketball coach.
This episode Coach Shahan talks about teaching, and coaching in public education, we discuss strength and conditioning training, why its important for young people to engage in athletics and how that fits in our current cultural climate. Going into competitive athletics and life fitness as part of education and the difference in these disciplines as well as how they relate to life of the field and outside the classroom.
3 May 2020
Meat&Metal ep.2 with Katie Redfield. Artist, buisness owner, rancher and Mountain Climber.
Katie Redfield owns and operates OpenSkyArts a ceramic and watercolor buisness, as well being a prolific mountain climber, skier, trail runner, and writer. She grew up on a Montana family Ranch and also still works there. She discusses the common thread in all aspects of her life and lessons taken from all of them.
3 May 2020
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