Kinda Nice: Recent Episodes
Mathis Owhadi & Daniel Gil
Ever wonder what two semi-known but not really famous competitors on American Ninja Warrior think about? Me neither. Either way, enjoy Mathis "Kid" Owhadi and Daniel Gil as they speak about their life experiences and journey towards self improvement. It might surprise you and be... Kinda Nice
Daniel, Kid and Rocky talk about the new season of ninja coming up! We also get two special guest today with Jake Murray and Najee!
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Daniel, Kid and Rock get together and talk about what they have been up to lately and some thoughts on the future of ninja.
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Pro Beach Volleyball Players Seain Cook and Cody Caldwell Join Daniel and Kid. They dive into some sport specific concepts and see how Beach Volleyball compares to High Level Ninja Warrior.
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The boys are back together, talk about some new TV shows they have been watching, what life has been like and talk about some ways to trash talk in the Ninja World.
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Daniel is official a father now. Rocky, Kid, Grant and Daniel talk about ambition, drive and achieving ones potential. Grant also burned his body with hot oil from a steak...
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Daniel and Kid sit down and catch up. They talk about what Daniel has been up recently. They Discuss how Ninja relates to other sports and what they enjoy/don't enjoy.
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Daniel, Kid, Grant and Rocky are in the new studio! They discuss Daniel competing in Japan recently on the original ninja warrior, Thanks giving holidays, and recent events in their lives!
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This episode is all about Pregnancy, babies, parenting, and more. Daniel and Abby are very exited to be 3 months away from meeting there little girl!
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Sam Sann is the pioneer to Ninja Warrior Gyms in America. Without him, most if not all of the famous Ninja you know from Houston/Texas would not have been Ninjas. In this episode we dive deep into his childhood growing up in Cambodia and living/surviving the takeover of the Khmer Rouge. A Communist Group that hat saw between 1.5 and 3 million people killed in a massive Genocide rarely talked about.
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Kid and Grant are joined by Rocky. Tell some never head before stories from their recent adventures. tune in!
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Tremayne Dortch is another OG ninja that came up with Daniel and Kid back in the day at Iron Sports. He is a Golden Gloves boxer, been in men's health magazine, gym owner, father, husband, and he has got muscles on his muscles.
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This episode is a bit of a throwback since its Daniel, Kid and Rocky so if you enjoyed the OG episodes you will love this one. They discuss a variety of topics such as what generation of Ninjas they belong to, how to find good friends and grow those relationships, and talk about what the future hold for them.
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The crew if fully back from the summer break. Daniel Gil talks about what it was like to finally take down Mount Midoriyama and complete American Ninja Warrior. Tune in to get an inside look on how things went down!
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The boys get together and talk abought some of the pros and cons of what they have been using their social media for. Big Mona just started gaining massive traction on the socials +30k followers.
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While Kid is living life in France, Daniel and Grant are here to give away great information for free. Grant reminds us all that he is not a businessman, he is a Business MAN!!! And is Daniel releasing a new book? Tune in to find out.
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James Wyatt was on Ninja Warrior back in Season 4. He was one of the Original 100 finishers and today he dives into the history of training for a sport that had no history. Rocky makes his Kinda Nice return as well. Tune in and let's have some fun.
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Lance Pekus is a man of many talents. From long time ANW competitor, Author, Pilot, Husband, Father, Rancher, and much more. Tune in to hear about some of his crazy life stories and what his life is like outside of ANW.
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Captain NBC is the Super Hero Athlete created and fulfilled by Jamie Rahn. He is a regular on American Ninja Warrior and has hit a total of 15 buzzers in his career. Daniel and Kid interview Jamie about his life story.
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Sean Bryan is known by many as the Papal Ninja for his Catholic identity and apostolic/evangelical activity. Sean is highly involved in both religious and secular affairs; he is co-founder of a pioneering ministry within the Catholic Church called the "Lay Mission Project," as well as co-founder of one of the nations largest Ninja Gyms, Traverse Fitness. He join Daniel and Kid to talk a bit about Ninja but mostly about religion and faith.
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Olivia Vivian is an Australian artistic gymnast who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She later transitioned into becoming a Ninja, starting her career in Australia for their first ever season and quickly becoming one of the most popular athletes on the show. She met Kid competing against him in USA vs the world.
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Natalie Duran is a ex competitor of ANW, Top women competitor on MTV The Challenge, Challenge producer for Hollywood shows, and much more.
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Kyle is a Stunt Man, Beast Master competitor, OG American Ninja Warrior, World Chase Tag extraordinaire. Kid and Grant interview him to see how he does all this cool stuff.
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The First podcast of many shot in LA. The boys are out in California for season 15 of American Ninja Warrior. Grant talks about this being his last season for ANW and Forest shares how he feels about going into his first. We also discuss some changes are talk about format changes over the years.
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1 of 5 athletes to make it to stage 4 last season on ANW! RJ Romans join Grant and Kid to talk about how he his getting ready. We discuss what we believe would happen if ANW was to stop making a TV show. Our favorite memories from Ninja. We also discuss Rj having a twin brother and music!
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We discuss the reasons why Grant could be considered the Greatest of all time for American Ninja Warrior. The guys answer a listeners advice in the Kinda Advice Segment. Email us at Kindaniceshow@gmail.com to be next on the segment.
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We reveal some of the new big format changes on American Ninja Warrior this year as well as discuss how we think it will impact the show. Talk about what our thoughts as athletes are going into this big change and how it impacts or preparation.
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They Boys are back to kick off the first episode of 2023. Discussing 2023 objectives and goals and looking over 2022. Also giving some advice on how to approach the new year and all the new energy it can bring.
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One of the Kinda Nice boys just had a new baby! Kid and Daniel talk about their thoughts on the world cup finals. With the new year coming up the guys address some new year priorities and how they stay motivated. We also answer a fans message in the "Kinda Advice" segment. Send your email at "kindaniceshow@gmail.com" and be next in the segment!
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Kid, Daniel and Grant join forces in this episode. They talk about some of the recent events that have been going on in their lives. Kid talks about his entrepreneurial endevors, Grant just got to sit front row at a UFC fight in NYC MSG, and Daniel talks about his goals for the near future. We also answer two emails in the Kinda Advice segment. Send us an email at kindaniceshow@gmail.com
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Nate Burkhalter, Grant McCartney, Daniel Gil, and Kid Owhadi get together on this episode and talk about what life has been like as entrepreneurs/influencers coming from ninja, what Halloween was like for them growing up and what they do nowadays, Best TV shows, and we do the first ever Kinda Advice segment. If you want to be the next person in Kinda Advice send us an email at kindaniceshow@gmail.com about a situation you would like some advice on.
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The guys went to Austin for a 48-hour trip with no agenda. They end up trying to sneak into a music festival to seeing the Red Hot Chile Peppers, bar hopping, get scammed, cliff jumping and much more. Tune in for a great story time episode.
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Fitness coach, Ted Talks speaker, UT alumni, Ninja Warrior, Actor, and Youtuber Patrick Lyons join Kid to talk about all of the crazy things he is pursuing. We discuss some fitness advice, college experience, future goals, Ninja warrior experience, travel and get an inside perspective from Patrick as to what happened to Connor Murphy.
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The Kinda Nice host answer questions from you guys the listeners. Listen in to hear if your question got answered!
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Nick Hanson and his friend Forest joins Kid and Grant for the first time on the podcast. Grant tells the story of a scary gas leak that caused him to pass out the night before. The guys tell stories and reminisce over their recent trip to Alaska.
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Grant and Kid are back from traveling the world. Special guest Faith Cooke aka FaithinPink comes to join the guys for the first time on the podcast. They talk fitness, spartan games, motherhood, and breastfeeding?...
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Daniel is back from running his first ever Obstacle Course Race (not Ninja) and who better to help him prepare for the next, James Wyatt, is here. The two of them discuss the mental and physical training it takes become elite at OCR. James has won many OCR races, so both of these guys dropped a lot of gems in this episode.
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Kid & Grant are still out of the country galivanting, meanwhile the Gil's and Rocky are here for your entertainment. They highlight some of the best moments of the podcast as well discuss the growth of OCR. Daniel talks about his future trip to Vegas and childhood memories at Toys R us (because its back!!).
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The Gil's takeover The Kinda Nice Podcast while Kid and Grant are out of the country living their best life. They go over there recent travels, the things they have learned (some gems), and their first date. Then go head to head to see who knows who better .Daniel talks about his books in the works. If you haven't go get and purchase Grant's new book!
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Grant catches us up on his recent travels. Richard Carmona (Matts Brother) hops on as a special guest. We talk about what we look for and want (and don't want) in relationships. Grant and Richard talk about the 30 day challenge Grant is doing and Richard talks about his experience with the 75 hard challenge.
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Kid and James talk about their recent travels to California. Each of the guys share some stories from their past. We go over a book called the four agreements and discus how implementing some of its practices could lead to living a better life.
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Kevin, Matt and Kid talk about some would you rather situations. Then get into some deeper topics on dealing w/ loss and harder times. Kevin talks about the time he accidently took a hero's dose of mushrooms and how that experience has changed him.
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Ben Polson is a man of many talents and accolades. He has over 100k subscribes on YouTube and makes top tier quality videos, has won Australian Ninja Warrior, has millions of streams on his music under the name "Lakuno". Ben and Kid cover a variety of topics from Ninja Warrior, YouTube, bathwater, and Religion.
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Grant and Kid just got back from their 2 week trip to France w/ Daniel and Abby. Kid competed in Ninja warrior France and talks about that experience a bit. The guys share some funny stories from the trip and what their favorite moments.
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We answer your questions from Patreon and Instagram!
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Grant just got back from Italy and talks a bit about his trip and what it was like competing for a Guinness world record. Kid makes a critical mistake in a sauna and they guys talk a bit abought what its like competing and how they deal with nerves.
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James Wyatt has been Kid's Coach for over a decade now. He is a 3 time ANW finalist, OCR extraordinaire, Youtuber, Business owner and more. Tune in to learn how fitness (specifically running) can better your life and how to do it the best way possible. We also go into some nutrition and have a bonus guess Lauren Inmon.
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Kent Weed one of the masterminds behind brining Ninja Warrior too America. He talks with Grant and Kid about what he set out to create and where he plans/sees it going to next. He also shares a bunch of lessons he is learned thought his live with us and catches us up to date on what of this new projects are.
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Jesse has been and still is the most consistent female ninja competitor over recent years. Find out her story behind wanting to become a ninja, what drives her, and where she sees the sport going.
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We start off by sharing some funny stories that involve sketchy massage places and spa experiences. Then go into some of the darker qualities you got to have if you truly want to be the best at a certain discipline. Grant tells the story of the time he literally inhaled water and drowned in Puerto Rico.
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Grant and Kid discuss what their experience going to Jordan Petersons Tour in Houston was like. Then the guys get into a debate on how you should sit in a date situation.
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Matt Carmona, Mathis Owhadi and Grant McCartney. What does healthy masculinity look like to us. How we would advise a women to approach us in a relationship setting. Public school vs Home schooling and do we believe that going through stuff in life in necessary to become a good person. What are some healthy sleep habits.
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We bring in Matt Carmona to speak on the topic of the great resignation and his take on wanting to leave a 9-5 to follow his passions. Grant tells the story of the time he woke up to his phone warning him of Nukes Inbound to Hawaii. The guys talk about what their thoughts are on where the sport of ninja is headed.
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Rush is the man behind Rush Athletics TV. A YouTube channel with over 150 thousand subscribers and a brand that has become a global icon when it comes to jumping rope. He quit his full time job as an accountant and decided to take a leap of faith and follow his dreams. Kid has learned all of his jump roping ticks from Rush himself!
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Happy New Years! We update you guys on our lives and some changes coming soon. Q/A session, some fun stories, and what some of our resolutions are for 2022.
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In this episode we get pretty deep. Grant, Kid and Rocky talk about what love is, purity, the selfish intent of humans even when being selfless. A few years are shed... tune in
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Matt Carmona comes back as a guest to report on No-Shave November. We reflect on 2021 and how the year has gone. Kid talks about some things he has been getting into lately and plans for the future. Tune in for some fun stories from Daniel, Kid and Matt!
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Daniel and Kid talk abought some fun holiday stories and what they did for thanksgiving. Rocky steps in as a guest for a little bit. Kid tells some stories of interactions with "Santa" he has had in the past. Daniel and Kid talk abought what some of the first jobs they ever had were. Daniel finds out if he is a cat or a dog. Lastly the guys go over some things that help with the winter blues.
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Dj Phon is a successful nightlife Dj in the Houston area. Kid Used to make party/nightlife videos for him as a side job. As a DJ he has gotten to work with countless big name artist. He explains what goes into becoming a successful DJ and how he got to make being a DJ his livelihood. Paul(Phon) is also a great athlete. Playing tennis and having picked up jujitsu in the past year.
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Najee Richardson comes on the podcast and tells his backstory on how get got to be involved with American Ninja Warrior. We go into detail on some behind the scenes stories on our earlier seasons, Najee talks about blowing out his ankle 2 weeks before season 13 and his achievements with Guinness world records. Kid also talks about some new things he is learning through reading.
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Nate talks about his Ex Girl marrying an artist from his favorite band after they broke up and a crazy car accident he witnessed recently. Kid played in a corn hole tournament. Ninja warrior just opened up applications for season 14 so the guys give some advice on what they believe will help you get picked as a contestant.
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Daniel and Kid talk about some things that have happened recently. Kid has picked up songwriting and cooking. He also talks about being hired as a hitman in a volleyball league. Daniel Broke his nose very recently and tells the story behind the tragic accident. They later dive in to some deeper topics about getting out of tough spots in life.
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Matt Carmona, Kid and Daniel talk about some funny childhood stories. If your looking for a laugh this is a great episode for you. From Matt walking in on his parents to him sending Daniel a picture of himself in yoga pants... this episode has it all
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Barclay Stockett is a long time friend of both Nate and Kid. Tune in for some great bts stories that have never been told before. From being on the original team Iron Grip with Daniel and Nate, Team Kristine and Team USA w/ Kid for season 10 of ANW. Barclay is one of the best Female Ninja athletes the show has ever seen.
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Grant, Nate, and Kid talk about what they are up to and some of there goals for the future. Nate tells the story of a miracle when he went from being super sick to feeling amazing to complete stage 2 on ANW within minutes. Grant tells some crazy fan interaction stories. The crew also talks about perspective in this day and age comparing it to WW2 times.
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Ashley is a mental performance and sport psychology coach. She also happens to be Kid's old high school teacher. She was a collegiate swimmer and now competes in Iron Mans. We dive into some deeper topics about the psychology behind athletes and competition.
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We answer your questions from Patreon and Instagram! Some of the questions include what our biggest fears are, how we deal with negativity, funny stories from filming ANW, favorite TV shows and how much we would pay for avocado toast. This episode is also the first episode that has a video to it. Check it out on Patreon.
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First episode of season 2! After a 3 month break the Kinda Nice crew is back together. They have a lot of catching up to do with everything that they did over the summer. Daniel talks about catching covid and missing out on Vegas & traveling around the US. Kid has out of the country for most of the summer enjoying France and rehabbing his shoulder.
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Nate Burkhalter has lived out some crazy movie like moments in his life. From having to find a way to escape getting stuck in Africa and full on chasing a man down in the streets of Kampala Uganda. The guys also chat about what life is like now that the ANW season has wrapped and offseason has officially started.
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Daniel, Kid and Abby go over the top life lessons they have at the front of there minds right now in this season of life. They dive into some deeper topics and give some advice to things they have learned throughout their years. Daniel talks about his brothers bachelor party. Daniels Birthday is also coming up so we touch on some getting older topics.
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Geoff Lancaster is another OG from Iron Sports who has been around for a long time. Kid and Daniel have a great friendship with Geoff and great stories from the old-school Iron Sports days. He lives a exciting lifestyle as a wanna be Shawn White, Racecar driver, American ninja warrior and much more. He recently just got married and has a baby boy on the way.
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Matt Carmona is one of Daniels long time best friends and kids teammate from season 12. He's a father of 4 girls, husband, and a 220lb Ninja. They talk about the fun times on the Saint Louis trip for season 12 of ANW. Some cool perspective from someone who just entered the ninja scene. What its like failing on ninja and not achieving your goals and how to deal with it.
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They guys just got back from a week long trip to Cali so they share some fun stories from the trip. One of them being kid waking up at 5am to a hotel fire alarm. Daniel and Kid also cover some lifestyle changes and some nutrition advice from their perspective. They also cover learning new things and the most effective way to do it. As well as how to deal with success and failure.
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Kid and Daniel get into the second Q/A. They talk about some of the training they have been doing as of late and some fun hobbies they have been picking up like volleyball. Useless talents, Daniel and Kids friendship, haircuts, best/worse moments from ANW, nutrition, and much more. This Q/A has a lot to offer!
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Daniel and Kid just got back from competing on the qualifiers for American Ninja Warrior season 13. They talk about their trip but hold back from any details from the actual competition. Touching on game day mentality and how they prep this close to the event. They also get into some funny childhood stories.
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We bring Grant McCartney back in for the second time to tell us more of his crazy adventure stories. One of them being him going to Alaska to swim in a lake covered with 3 feet of Ice. We get a special mid episode ninja guest, Nick Hanson aka the Eskimo Ninja. We talk about some of our habits and mindset going to coemption for season 13 next week. We find out why Grants favorite movie is the Notebook?
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Nate Burkhalter has done a lot of really cool things in his life. Tune in to get some bucket list ideas! Daniel and Kid have known Nathan for almost 10 years now. From living in Africa, Living in Norway, competing on ANW, almost breaking his neck, and quitting his stable job at Exxon to compete and win Exatlón. Nate has so many incredible stories that each bring a lesson we can all take something from.
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Abel is a longtime friend of both Kid and Daniel. He Has been competing on Ninja since season 6. He also has a great story of how he overcame rheumatoid arthritis and how it changed his life. Tune in to hear some inspiring stories, what the guys bucket list travel destinations are and much more...
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Daniel, Kid and Abby kick back and talk about some more relaxed stuff on this episode of the Kinda Nice Podcast. They cover some training recovery tools and techniques that they use to keep there bodies healthy. They talk about some of their favorite games/party games, Daniels brother Matt makes his debut, Daniel shares stories of what he did for his bachelor party and more...
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We bring in an OG from the gym Daniel and Kid trained at when they first started doing ninja warrior type training. James is also a father, business/gym owner, youth pastor, and a great friend/mentor. He has been on the show American Ninja Warrior 3 times, making it to the national finals 2 times. He is now big into the running/ocr world and is a coach/owner or BCFitness. He has some great stories of Kid and Daniel when they first started, his journey/story with finding his passion, his perspective on seeing Kid grow up and more...
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Daniel, Abby and Kid chat about how Texas Freezing over impacted the and the communities they live in. Daniel shares what his dream house would be and his plans for the future. Daniel and Kid share some advice for people wanted to become American Ninja Warrior, what its like becoming a role model, and more!
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Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbajabiamila is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who is a commentator on the American Ninja Warrior television series. He is also a sports analyst for the NFL Network. Daniel and Kid chat with Akbar about some of their favorite memories from ANW, some parallels between ninja and pro sports, what life has been like in the past year, their thoughts moving into season 13 and much more...
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Kevin is such a creative guy, he has been the mind behind game breaking obstacles such as the wingnuts and Deja-Vu. Hear him talk about traveling the country coast to coast building private/public courses, his life before ninja, and what some of his plans are for 2021.
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Grant is quite the interesting guy, from being a pro skater, flight attendant, ninja, and influencer. Daniel and Kid chat with Grant about there thoughts on ninja, grant going on Ellen, his dreams to wrestle the rock, Grant saving a girls life in college, almost having to choke someone out in an airplane as a flight attendant, and more...
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Daniel and Kid dive into some ideas they would implement if they where in charge of running the tv show American Ninja Warrior. They both discuss how music has and does impact them on a day to day and what kind of of music they like the most. Kid talks about his life as a photographer/videographer and Daniel shares the story of how he met his wife.
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Kid and Daniel talk about recent movies they liked/disliked. Kid shares his experience with investing into the stock market. Daniel talks about his life before ninja and what lead to his success in the tv show. They then discuss some lessons they have learned in there ninja training journey and how that has shaped their training philosophies today.
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We answer your questions from Instagram and twitter! We talk ninja advice, what our lives would be like if we never did the show ANW, our thoughts on season 12, and some other interesting questions.
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A quick introduction to your two host and what the Kinda Nice Podcast is all about.
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