

The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast
Sam Prior & Aidan Roberts
Aidan Roberts and Sam Prior host this climbing-themed podcast that kind of goes where it goes. Lots of tangents and rambles as well as hopefully thought provoking questions. Sometimes it's very focussed on climbing, sometimes climbing barely comes up. The guests tend to be elite level climbers, but we often willingly get lost in the weeds and end up wildly off-topic. If you're enjoying our podcast and would like to support it: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823
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Jan 11, 2023 • 1h 46min
E28: Dave MacLeod - McDonald's patties, diet, environmentalism
In part 1 of a 2 part chat with Dave we discuss his radical Mcdonald's diet and how diets impact the environment. The modern zeitgeist would suggest that a meat heavy diet takes a heavy toll on the environment, but perhaps it's not always quite that simple!If you're thinking 'forget this, just inject the climbing chat straight into my veins' then part 2 will probably suit you better!If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, please check out our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

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Jan 4, 2023 • 2h 4min
E27: Robbie Phillips - Adventure climbing, risk, filmmaking and authenticity
Robbie Phillips dials in this week! A chat that covers quite a lot of ground. We talk (somewhat carelessly) about The Long Hope sea cliff, hard trad climbing, traumatic injuries in Madagascar and Robbie's journey as a producer of fine media or 'content creator' as the kids absolutely insist on calling it. If you enjoy the podcast and want us to keep doing it for a bit longer, please do consider joining our prestigious community of Patroons: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Dec 27, 2022 • 1h 36min
E26: Nathan Phillips - Comp retirement, future plans, tangents and rambles
This week Nathan Phillips joined us to chat about his recent decision to retire from competitions as well as discuss his future. Nathan is a good mate of both of us so it's really bridging the gap between an interview and just a zoom chat between friends. Lots of rambles, Aidan briefly responds to the Tristan Chen video 'why climbing needs a villain' and we go off on all sorts of tangents. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

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Dec 18, 2022 • 1h 38min
E25: Tim Blake - Moss, midge suits, County highballs and pub chat
Tim Blake joins us this week for a bit of a chat about his personal climbing, and then quite a lot more chat about environmentalism, social media and Northumberland. Sam and Aidan reveal all the ways in which they're awful people who are destroying the planet.If you like the podcast and would like to support us: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823An article on how chalk impacts wildlife: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7593172/If you're here looking for the Julie Wurm article Sam kept prattling on about then I'm sorry I can't find it again! When I find it I shall be sure to link it!Support the show

Dec 11, 2022 • 1h 39min
E24: Buster Martin - Action Directe, Hubble, coaching and injury recovery
This week we chatted with Buster who has recently climbed Action Directe, becoming just the second person to have climbed both Action Directe and Hubble. He is also an experienced climbing coach and has recovered from one or two nasty injuries in record time so he has loads of interesting insights!If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us- https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Or just leave us a nice review!Support the show

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Dec 4, 2022 • 1h 2min
E23: Molly Thompson-Smith - Weight control, rock goals and mince pie ratings
The second part of our chat with Molly, loads of really good stuff in this one, Molly is really unguarded and open with some tough topics which gives us all an amazing insight into the mind of an elite rock climber. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us, check out our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

Nov 27, 2022 • 1h 15min
E22: Molly Thompson-Smith - Competitions, Injuries & Christmas Tree Rentals
It's gone old school again here and we've split our chat with Molly into two parts. Not just to pad out our episode count, but also because we've hit our upload cap for the month! Part 1 has us talking to Molly mostly about competitions and the setbacks that she has suffered in pursuit of those precious medals. Very real, very genuine stuff, hope you enjoy!And if you're enjoying the podcast and would like to help us keep it going, to consider checking out our Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

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Nov 18, 2022 • 1h 55min
E21: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk
This week we chat to Mina who has had a really successful and interesting climbing career. She's done competitions she's done hard boulders and hard routes but she has also had some injury setbacks and we talk about all of it! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us please do consider becoming a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

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Nov 11, 2022 • 2h 39min
E20: Paul 'Huffy' Houghoughi - The Climbing Physio
This week we have Huffy joining us. Huffy is one of the leading physiotherapists that specialise in climbing injuries. He attended the Olympics as a physio for Shauna Coxsey and has a stellar reputation for being able to diagnose and treat all the weird and wonderful injuries that climbing throws at him!A huge thanks to out Patrons who are really helping us to keep this show on the road! If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to help out please consider signing up!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823If for any reason my smooth luddite brain has failed to provide a working link you can just search for the careless talk climbing podcast on the website and we'll pop right up. Thanks!Support the show

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Oct 29, 2022 • 1h 38min
E19: Sam Pratt - Climbing Photographer & Patreon Launch
Sam Pratt, a climbing photographer, discusses the intricacies of climbing photography, collaborative filmmaking, and the challenges of freelance photography. The podcast hosts introduce their Patreon launch and express gratitude towards supporters. The conversation delves into the evolving trend of sponsors purchasing photography, pricing strategies, and navigating the vulnerability of creative endeavors.