Bennett Roycroft Podcast: Recent Episodes
Bennett Roycroft
In this episode, I talk with the trail family I spent the most time with (walked with for 1000ish miles). We talk about the journey a few days after completing the PCT
Recorded on August 27th, Shakira (Hunter Morgan), Houdini (Kevin Neft), Quickdraw (Nate Hurner), Beast (Mara Keomanivane), OP (Leo Belyi) and I talk at mile 2230 of the Pacific Crest Trail.
0:00 Introduction
21:01 Camp Jonah
29:21 Saying Goodbye to the Trail Family
35:11 Making it to Canada
41:11 Wild Fires
50:06 Favorite Parts of Trail
1:40:06 Signs of a Good Day
2:00:41 Final Words
Recorded on August 7th, OP (Leo Belyi) and I talk at mile 1717 of the Pacific Crest Trail.
0:00 Introduction
9:23 Reuniting with Leo
12:18 Beginning the Hike
21:43 Lessons Learned on Trail
31:20 Meeting Leo
37:19 Connecting with People on Trail
48:19 Fires in Northern California
57:19 Life After the PCT
1:02:19 What We'll Miss Most
1:11:19 Those Four Walls
1:29:18 Overrated or Underrated
1:37:18 Making it to Canada
1:47:58 Best Moment on Trail
1:52:03 Final Words
Recorded on July 16th, Frito (Nathan Tessier) and I talk at mile 1000 of the Pacific Crest Trail. 00:00 Intro 02:58 Trail Feet 06:19 The Sierras 20:30 Bear Stories 31:20 Recap of the Sierras 44:15 Bear Stories part 2 55:45 Mount Whitney 58:15 Funny Guthook Comments 01:03:55 Ultralight Frito 01:18:01 Suffering Alone 01:24:41 PCT'ers vs. JMT'ers 01:39:56 Final Words
Recorded on June 20th, Nate Hurner and I talk at mile 700 of the Pacific Crest Trail.
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Bonding on the PCT
05:21 Reflecting on the Desert
12:01 Dehydration in the Mohave
17:07 Forest Fires
22:21 Hardest Parts of the PCT
35:01 Different World on Trail
47:21 Shoutout Cassie and Hunter
55:12 Ultra-heavy
57:17 Flying Drones on the PCT
1:02:10 Creating Content on Trail
1:05:31 Solitude and Reflection on the Trail
Pepper Jack (Jacob Martinez) and I talk at mile 566 of the Pacific Crest Trail 0:00 Intro 1:26 Pepper Jack's Fighting Background 20:26 Humility 26:01 Bull Riding 31:10 Hiking the PCT 38:30 Social Acceptance/Praise 40:20 Wasting Time 43:50 Pepper Jack's Genuine Curiosity 53:35 Why Pepper Jack is Hiking the PCT 1:01:11 Self-Actualization 1:07:51 Facing Death and Free-Climbing
00:00 Introduction 01:48 Flow 13:48 AI in Cancer Research 22:43 Learning Independently 32:13 Finding Balance 46:02 Reflecting Back on Life 48:34 The Tea Shop and Meditation 59:08 Yoga 1:17:28 Hinduism and Christianity 1:22:38 The Platonic World 1:31:35 Numerai
0:00 Introduction 3:15 Meditation 8:53 Religion 12:05 Self Identity and Reality 14:45 Nothing Is Permanent 18:15 Infinity 24:25 Death and Unconditional Love 31:41 Pasquale in the Tea Shop 38:15 The Mind is a Mirror
0:00 Intro 5:35 Self Consciousness 15:23 Dan Ditches Smartphone 27:58 Sacrificing Privacy of Data 38:58 Riddles and Critical Thinking 43:23 The Corporate World 1:01:28 Hopes and Dreams 1:12:05 Achieving Goals 1:29:50 Fragility of Life 1:43:38 Just Show Up
6:58 PCT After College
31:22 Changes Throughout College
42:40 Future Education
57:30 Clemson Culture
1:01:43 Balance
1:03:45 Online School
1:15:15 There’s Only Now
1:25:31 Thoughts Before PCT
7:00 Data Harvesting and Google
13:15 Origin of Tech Interest
21:10 Crypto and Quantum CPU
41:50 GameStop and Stock Market
55:00 Algorithms and Social Media
1:08:00 Artificial Intelligence
1:26:06 After Silicon
1:33:40 Sam’s Aspirations
13:16 Alex’s App
31:45 College in the Information Age
50:25 7th grade Alex hacks school CPU
56:22 My college experience (Edu)
1:12:55 Cryptocurrency
1:23:45 Violent Crime at UVA and C of C
1:35:58 Is a simpler life a happier one?
1:49:26 Coding
2:03:30 Different Career Paths
2:14:00 Engaging with Podcast
2:21:15 Closing Statements
Harrison and I sit down at the dikes in Clemson and talk about life, college football and promiscuous yoga moms. Collin hops in on a phone call. Spoiler alert: He comes up
David and I laugh a lot and talk about random things. I had a blast making this podcast with him. Happy to record another episode with my friend who helped create my first podcast! Much love
In this podcast, Grandfather and I talk about his life’s journey and his faith. We also talk about the future of our world and the fragility of life itself. I loved sitting down and learning from such a wise person. It was an honor. I hope you all enjoy. Peace
In today’s episode, I talk to Anabelle about life after college. She explains how she thought about/figured out steps toward her professional career. We also talk about the future of the podcast and the direction it might take. Excited for the future! Peace
In this episode, (after about 5 minutes of messing around) Collin and I talk about his brain surgery and career. We talk about other shit too, but you’ll just have to listen for yourself