The Art of Something

Dec 10 2024 200 ep. 56 mins

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Welcome to The Art of Something hosted by Harvey Martin. Enjoy following along as I continue my quest studying the work of human arts. In addition, you can find early episodes with The MindStrong Project. A project crafted over 5 years with a collective group of individuals focused on high performance. One Love -Harv

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Mini Series - Jake Butt - BTN Football Analyst, Michigan 2x All-American and Former NFL Tight End

Dec 10 2024 34 mins

Mini Series - Alyssa Nakken - First Female MLB Coach, Current Assistant Director of Player Development with the Cleveland Guardians

Dec 05 2024 34 mins

Episode 3 with Coach Nak! Let's talk about perspective. I had a front-row seat to history over the last few years while watching Alyssa break through the walls of Major League Baseball as the first female coach in the big leagues. I would never have been able to describe what this experience must have been like from her lens, nor would I ever try. We built a friendship, worked well

Mini Series - Brian Bannister - Senior Advisor to Pitching with the Chicago White Sox

Nov 29 2024 36 mins

Episode 2 of The Art of Something Mini-Series is with my good friend Brian Bannister. I was fortunate to coach alongside Banny for a few years in San Francisco, and it was a true honor to pick the brains of a master such as Banny. The first time I saw him, he was hovering over a computer with his hood over his head. He was dialed on a pitcher's mechanics at a level I had never seen

Mini Series - Tyler Beede - MLB Pitcher and Co-founder of PitchSafe

Nov 20 2024 30 mins

Hello friends, I did a mini-series of podcasts nearly a year ago during the fall of 2023. I recorded these with a 40-minute time restraint. The platform I used to record was only allowed for such a time. If you have followed my podcast in the past, you know I love raw, authentic conversation. I've never been one for scripts. These podcasts coming up are short, impactful, and fun.

#151 - Minnesota Wild Forward - Nick Bjugstad

Mar 23 2022 70 mins

Episode 151 the boys finally grabbed the mic. A long and anticipated podcast with Nick Bjugstad of the Minnesota Wild. Nick is a former 1st round pick for the Florida Panthers after attending the University of Minnesota. He was Mr. Hockey in Minnesota out of Blaine and is an absolute beast out on the ice. The tall, gangly stud loves to talk breathing. Loves to talk cold and is swim

#150 - Bench Coach for the Texas Rangers (MLB) - Donnie Ecker

Mar 14 2022 41 mins

Donnie Ecker is the Bench Coach for the Texas Rangers. He was recently named the 2021 Major League Coach of the year and former hitting coach for NL West Champions San Francisco Giants. He is a mastermind within human performance. Extremely knowledgeable and able to articulate information to athletes at the highest level. Beyond the field of sport, Donnie is a great man, very carin

#149 - MLB Analyst, Former Big Leaguer, Owner of Xtraordinary Athletes - Xavier Scruggs

Mar 02 2022 49 mins

Harvey and Xavier Scruggs sit down and talk about professional baseball, life after baseball, being an MLB Analyst, and much more. Xavier played his college ball at UNLV, and after his junior season was picked by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the MLB draft. Scruggs ended his major league career after a few seasons and then went to Korea to play in the KBO. Xavier is

#148 - Former Milwaukee Brewer Pitcher, Interior Designer, Snowboarder - Tucker Neuhaus

Feb 23 2022 59 mins

Tucker and Harvey are former teammates through the Milwaukee Brewers organization where Tucker was a 2nd round draft pick out of High school. After a few years of professional baseball injuries soon plagued his career and it was time to move on. After 4 years of living in a van and finding peace in simplicity. Tucker traveled the world letting his curiosity lead his path. In the cu

#147 - Breathing Coach, Nature Enthusiast, and Student of Holistic Health - Andrew Richie

Feb 16 2022 62 mins

Andy is a breathing coach, nature enthusiast, and student of holistic health. Harvey and Andy connected over the data he was finding surrounding HRV (Heart Rate Variability) scores in nature compared to indoors. Time after time Andy was finding that simply being outside raised the overall health of the human organism. Andy has been taking students and youth kids into nature for yea

#146 - Screenplay Writer, Baseball Coach & Song Writer - Spencer Robinson

Feb 09 2022 103 mins

Spencer Robinson is a writer who quit his day job in 2020 to devote himself to writing screenplays full time. Although scripts are the focus, he has also written songs with a local recording artist, interviewed professional athletes for the lifestyle clothing brand UNRL, and given a best man speech to boot. Originally a declared sports management major, Spencer switched his field o