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Hosted by Freddie Kolwey · sports · EN
a podcast about mentorship in climbing.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBuddy Check is hosted by Freddie Kolwey. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "BONUS: a bikepacking trip report" (24 February 2025, 66 minutes), "BONUS Sarah Wu and Carolyn Aibel, PhDs" (13 November 2024, 26 minutes), and "BONUS: Stephanie Zukowski on adhd in adaptive sports" (30 October 2024, 12 minutes).
Buddy Check publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Buddy Check is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Buddy Check requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Buddy Check's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Buddy Check are Fitness, Golf & Recreation. Buddy Check has a sports audience.
Freddie Kolwey hosts Buddy Check, a sports podcast with 24 episodes published.
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<p>Nothing to do with Buddy Check. This is an audio trip report from a bike packing trip I took with a friend to the UK in October. I wanted to tell the story in audio form, and I decided to share it here. Something to...
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<p>In this bonus episode I interviewed Drs. Sarah Wu and Carolyn Aibel. They both have PhDs in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, they see therapy patients through private practices...
<p>This is a teaser of a conversation I had with Stephanie Zukowski, the intern coordinator for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC). BOEC is one of the foremost adaptive sports organizations in the country...
<p>In the season finale of Season 2, a conversation with Jenny Fischer, the CEO of Ocun North America, about how she thinks about her identity as incomplete without an acknowledgment of her adhd but also completely...
Episode #6
<p>This episode tackles the second half of the hypothesis I started with this season: what does the climbing community mean to people with adhd and other neurodivergent identities? Do those identities contribute to our...
Episode #5
<p>In today's episode, we take the niche theme of this season one step further, diving into the incredibly specific topic of how people with adhd experience and relate to fear in climbing. Even though fear is an...
Episode #4
<p>Today’s episode explores the narrative that ADHD is a superpower in rock climbing. For some people, the chance to flip the script on their disorder is something they jump at, but for others, it feels like an entirely...
Episode #3
<p>Episode three explores what it is about climbing that can make it so intoxicating for people with adhd. We’ll hear from six different climbers about their experiences with flow, challenge, and sensory...
Episode #2
<p>In an attempt to assess the percentage of elite athletes with ADHD compared to the general population, I wound up in a deep dive of baseball statistics and the murky way they help to show this pattern. Episode two...
Episode #1
<p>Episode 1 explains the current state of research into ADHD and dispels some common myths through a conversation with Rose Callaghan, a stand-up comedian based in Melbourne, Australia who uses her comedy to advocate...
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<p>This is season 2 of Buddy Check: the new misfits, coming July 24th, 2024. </p>
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<p>BONUS episode with Hazel Findlay. Some final pearls of wisdom from Season 1. Hazel shares how she thought about her climbing in the months immediately following her father's death and why she is passionate about...
Episode #9
<p>In the season finale of Season 1 of Buddy Check, I interviewed my ex-boyfriend who taught me to climb and with whom I lived in that slide-in Lance camper on the back of our red 1992 Chevy pick-up truck. I asked him...
Episode #8
<p>Joshua Jackman has been coaching youth climbing teams in Spokane, Washington in one form or another since 2003. In this episode, we talk about the changes he has witnessed in 20 years of coaching and he shares some...
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<p>BONUS episode! This bonus episode is a Q&A with Kevin all about overcoming the fear you don’t need by understanding the gear you do. Listen to Kevin nerd out on bolts, bolted anchors, quick draws, ropes, and more to...
Episode #7
<p>Today, a round up of guides and coaches discussing if it’s their job to encourage their clients and students to find their stretch zone or if their role as a mentor is simply to meet people where they’re at, whatever...
Episode #6
<p>This week’s episode is all about guides as a type of climbing mentor. First, we hear from Kevin, a friend of mine and an AMGA certified rock guide about some of the general benefits of hiring a guide, what to look...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode, we look more at the idea Hazel brought up of taking responsibility for your own climbing journey, through my own experience and a story from Gillian, who you also heard from in episode three. You'll...
Episode #4
<p>In episode four, we walk through the basics of understanding mental training techniques for climbing with Hazel Findlay. Hazel is a professional climber and mental training coach, known for her first ascents of big...
<p>BONUS EP! The bet stands. </p>
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PhD in clinical psychology, The Economist
professional climber and mental training coach, Strong Mind Climbing
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
Ocun North America
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