I had such a great conversation with Michael in the last Adventure-cast, I decided to invite him back for another. Who knows, this may turn into something we do regularly. Let us know in comments if you like it!
Andy and Michael: The Experiment Continues
I started off with a rant about Frontier Communications – and their inept handling of the transition from Verizon to their company. We used to get all of our services from Verizon Fios: TV, internet, phones. Now it’s all Frontier, and the transition has been a disaster!
Next, we get into a conversation about the human microbiome and the company Mother Dirt. Interestingly enough, their founder and chief scientist hasn’t taken a shower (or bath) in fourteen years! Yikes!
The rest of the podcast we talked about things like:
- Dog training
- Meditation
- Acceptance of what is
- The history of cancer — Michael is reading about the history of cancer in The Emperor of All Maladies
- Products developed because of war
- Game of Thrones — Michael is quite the expert, and takes pride in that fact!
- Andy’s update on his 4:30am Wake-Up Experiment
- Andy started a public blog for his personal journaling
- Listening to long-form podcasts and the incredible depth of sharing that happens through conversation
- The incredible underdog story of Leicester City winning the English Premier League (soccer)
- Andy’s update from the Paleo f(x) convention, and hanging out with paleo-celebrities like Mark Sisson, Robb Wolf, Sarah Ballantyne, Abel James, Melissa Hartwig, John Durant, and Craig Ballantyne
- Hunter-gatherers — what it was like and how it relates to Paleo
- Gardening
Andy is a certified CHEK Practitioner and holistic lifestyle coach. He holds a spectrum of certifications from CrossFit and is also a Vivobarefoot certified running coach. He has trained as a Zen buddhist and graduated with a Master’s degree in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
Andy founded CrossFit LA one of the first and most successful CrossFit training centers in the world and the first to be featured in national media. He is the co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge, Inc, currently its president, and is also a consultant and life/business coach. Andy lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Julia, and son, Dashel.
