HawkeTalk

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No one decides to wake up one day and walk across Antarctica. Or leave their bohemian parents and join the Navy Seals. Or any number of crazy, amazing things that people do. These aren’t the dreams most kids have. And yet, fascinating people have done them.How? Why?HawkeTalk is a podcast all about the origin stories of the most interesting people in the world. Today, you know our guests as famous athletes, authors, and entrepreneurs . . . but there’s so much more to the story. How did they navigate upbringings that seem so far from what they eventually became? What were those pivotal moments that steered them in a new and fascinating direction forever?Buckle up: Everyone loves a good origin story.
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112 . Kevin Demoff: COO of the Los Angeles Rams

Apr 23 2024 47 mins

Sports is woven into the fabric of American culture and no sport resonates more deeply than football. From Thursday to Monday, fans sit enraptured in front of television sets or fill large, raucous stadiums hoping to cheer their favorite team on to victory. Here’s the part that escapes the fans, before any of those games appear on television, stadiums are full, or games are won,

[Trailer] Kevin Demoff: COO of the Los Angeles Rams

Apr 23 2024 2 mins

Sports is woven into the fabric of American culture and no sport resonates more deeply than football. From Thursday to Monday, fans sit enraptured in front of television sets or fill large, raucous stadiums hoping to cheer their favorite team on to victory. Here’s the part that escapes the fans … before any of those games appear on television, stadiums are full, or games are wo

111. Darrell Blocker: Recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal

Apr 16 2024 53 mins

Horror, adventure, comedy, name any genre of movie or entertainment you can think of, and they’ll all take a backseat to a great spy thriller! From James Bond to Jason Bourne to Mission Impossible, on and on, there is nothing like sitting back and getting lost in a piece of work that centers on espionage and spies. The combination of storytelling, strategy, cat, and mouse and so

[Trailer] Darrell Blocker: Recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal

Apr 16 2024 2 mins

Horror, adventure, comedy, name any genre of movie or entertainment you can think of, and they’ll all take a backseat to a great spy thriller! From James Bond to Jason Bourne to Mission Impossible, on and on, there is nothing like sitting back and getting lost in a piece of work that centers on espionage and spies. The combination of storytelling, strategy, cat, and mouse and so

110. Bob Langer: The Most Prolific Inventor in the History of Medicine

Apr 09 2024 42 mins

The world of medicine is fascinating, to say the least. To date, we’ve learned so much about the human body, how to treat it, and the various challenges we’ve encountered and will encounter in the years to come. But in reality, we’ve only scratched the surface and there’s so much more. The good news is that with each passing day, bright minds from all over the world are dri

[Trailer] Bob Langer: The Most Prolific Inventor in the History of Medicine

The world of medicine is fascinating, to say the least. To date, we’ve learned so much about the human body, how to treat it, and the various challenges we’ve encountered and will encounter in the years to come. But in reality, we’ve only scratched the surface and there’s so much more. The good news is that with each passing day, bright minds from all over the world are dri

109. Skee: Multi-Time Mixtape DJ of the Year Awardee

Apr 02 2024 57 mins

They say the opportunity of a lifetime only lasts for the lifetime of that opportunity. Think about it and realize how many opportunities have been missed because somebody, somewhere didn’t understand what was standing in front of them. Now stop and understand how many people have built empires because they realized they were in the midst of something special … a moment … tha

[Trailer] Skee: Multi-Time Mixtape DJ of the Year Awardee

They say the opportunity of a lifetime only lasts for the lifetime of that opportunity. Think about it and realize how many opportunities have been missed because somebody, somewhere didn’t understand what was standing in front of them. Now stop and understand how many people have built empires because they realized they were in the midst of something special … a moment … tha

108. Chase Griffin: 2x NIL Athlete of the Year & UCLA Quarterback

Mar 26 2024 29 mins

Texas High School football is one of the greatest sports spectacles in the nation. The term Friday Night Lights was coined there, and it so aptly applies. Each Friday, stadiums throughout the state are bursting at the seams with friends, family members, and adoring fans all cheering for their side to bring the W home. Our guest today knows a little bit about those things and more.C

[Trailer] Chase Griffin: 2x NIL Athlete of the Year & UCLA Quarterback

Mar 26 2024 1 mins

Texas High School football is one of the greatest sports spectacles in the nation. The term Friday Night Lights was coined there, and it so aptly applies. Each Friday, stadiums throughout the state are bursting at the seams with friends, family members, and adoring fans all cheering for their side to bring the W home. Our guest today knows a little bit about those things and more.C