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The Pat Flynn Show
Want to become better than most people at most things? Then the Pat Flynn Show is for you. Listen in, and learn: - How to Master The Pat Flynn Philosophy of Generalism—or why it's better to be better at many things, not best at just one. From there, how to combine abilities to create a competitive advantage at anything you could want—a tactic known as "skill stacking." - Obtain Knowledge Fast, Learn Any Skill Quickly—Discover the 5 Generalist principles for ultra-efficient practice sessions and…
Episodes
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EP 521: The "Swing, Swing, Other Thing" Workout Protocol
Pat shares his "Swing, Swing, Other Thing" workout protocol. Just one kettlebell needed. Let's go! Get 101 FREE #Kettlebell workouts at…
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Sunday School: A Biblical and Historical Defense of Vatican 1 Papal Theology w/ Suan Sonna
Suan Sonna, Catholic convert, returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss a new paper he's written offering a biblical and historical case of Vatican 1 papal…
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EP 520: How to Fix "Fat and Broke" | 2 Books that Actually Work
Pat and Jim talk about two books that really help solve the fundamental American issue of being fat and broke -- namely, Pavel's Enter the Kettlebell and Dave…
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EP 519: 3 Ultra Intense Kettlebell Workouts | Ladder Complexes for Strength and Endurnace
Pat shares 3 (ultra intense!) kettlebell workouts. Each workout is not only a complex (a series of exercises done back to back), but a laddering complex, where…
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Philosophy Friday: Classical Theism and Divine Simplicity w/ Dr. Gaven Kerr
Dr. Gaven Kerr returns to The Pat Flynn Show to explain classical theism and its corresponding commitment to divine simplicity, including what the metaphysical…
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EP 518: The Ultimate Warrior Kettlebell Workout | Total Body Conditioning Complex
Pat shares one of his newest creations: The Ultimate Warrior Kettlebell Complex, as featured in his upcoming Two Sixteens #kettlebell program. Exercises…
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EP 517: Dan John on the "One Lift Per Day" Kettlebell Program
Pat, Dan, and Aleks talk about more "bang for buck" workout routines wherein Dan outlines his "one lift per day" kettlebell program. Please LIKE, COMMENT…
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EP 516: Best "Bang for Buck" Kettlebell Workouts | 5 Minimalist Routines
Pat discusses what he believes the best bang for buck kettlebell workouts are for strength, hypertrophy, endurance, and metabolic conditioning. Check it out!…
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EP 515: The Maximum-Minimum DOUBLE KETTLEBELL Program w/ Dr. Jim Madden
Pat, Aleks, and Dr. Jim discuss what they call The Maximal-Minimalist training double kettlebell training program. Essentially, how to get the most out of a…
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Philosophy Friday: Does Philosophy Make Religion Credible? Ft. Dr. Michael Torre
Does philosophy make religion credible? We're not asking if philosophy *proves* any particular religion, but whether the philosophical hunt for ultimate…
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EP 514: Dan John on How to Eat and Exercise Like an Adult
Dan and Pat discuss what it means to eat (and exercise) "like an adult." They also chat about the quality vs quantity of life issue, whether eating meat can be…
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EP 513: 15 Minutes to Fit with Aleks Salkin
Pat and Aleks give their response to the "prisoner's dilemma": that is, if you only had 15 minutes a day, 3 days a week to achieve a particular goal, what…
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Sunday School: Evolution and the Bible with Dr. Matthew Ramage
Dr. Matthew Ramage returns to The Pat Flynn Show to share his approach for thinking about evolution and the Bible. Are they incompatible, as many claim? Of…
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Philosophy Friday: Human Freedom and Divine Universal Causality ft. W. Matthews Grant
Dr. W. Matthews Grant joins The Pat Flynn show to discuss the work he's done on libertarian human freedom and divine universal causality. In other words, does…
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BONUS: Fix Your Kettlebell Snatch! | 2 Common Mistakes and Technique Breakdown
Pat analyses and discusses the nuances of the #kettlebell snatch, highlighting two common mistakes -- failure to tame the arc, and over-gripping the…
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EP 512: Dr. Jim on Double Clean and Press, Jogging Dads with Strollers, and Philosophy of Mind
Pat and Dr. Jim discuss the awesome benefits of the double kettlebell clean and press and why maybe trying to do all life things at once isn't a great idea…
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EP 511: Dan John's Armor Building Kettlebell Program
Pat and Dan discuss the origin's of his famous "Armor Building" kettlebell complex, then sketch out how someone might design a training program around it. From…
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EP 510: Chin Ups vs Pull Ups, Building Muscle with Kettlebells, and How to Lose (Up to) 100lbs
Pat takes questions from social media on his favorite hair bands, how to lose (sustainably) a significant amount of weight, pull ups vs chin ups, whether it's…
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EP 509: Geoff Neupert on Autoregulated Kettlebell Training | The Legend Returns!
Pat and Dr. Jim are joined by #kettlebell legend Geoff Neupert to discuss auto-regulated training -- what it is, why it rocks, how to do it, etc -- and what…
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Philosophy Friday: Philosophical Approaches to God and How They Differ | Rasmussen and Kerr
Pat is joined by Dr. Gaven Kerr and Dr. Josh Rasmussen to discuss, compare, and contrast their different philosophical approaches to God. Topics include the…
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EP 508: Part 2 - Dan John on Everything You Need to Know to Get Started with Kettlebells
Building off last week's conversation, Pat and Dan continue to discuss... well, everything you need to know to get started with kettlebells... this time…
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EP 507: The ideal Minimalist Training Program
Pat shares what he believes is the ideal (or closest to) minimalist training program. For the full written program, become a member of Generalist University…
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Sunday School: Divine Simplicity and The Trinity
Pat talks about about the doctrine of classical theism (including divine simplicity) and what motivates it. From there, how classical theism is not only not…
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EP 506: How to Be Awesome with Just a 28kg Kettlebell
Pat and Dr. Jim talk training minimalism and how to become strong and awesome with just a 28kg (or 16kg) kettlebell. Workout ideas are exchanged along with…
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Dialogue: Eating Racoons, Phenomenology, and Theology without Anathemas?
In this extensive dialogue between Dr. Brian Besong and Steven Nemes we discuss whether theology can be done -- or even should be done -- without anathemas…
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EP 505: The 2-1 Total Body Kettlebell Workout Routine
Pat shares a 2-1 (two explosions/1 grind) EMOM kettlebell "total body" workout routine featured both in his Kettlebell One and Kettlebell Two programs. Join…
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EP 504: Dan John on Everything You Need to Know to Get Started with Kettlebells
Pat and Dan discuss everything you need to know to get started with kettlebells in this special two part series. It's back to basics on The Pat Flynn Show!…
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EP 503: What is Science? with Dr. Brad Dieter
Dr. Brad Dieter returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss what science is and why something doesn't need to be "a science" in order to be interesting or…
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Sunday School: Cleansing YOUR Temple (Gospel Reflection)
Pat reflects upon Jesus's cleansing of the temple, and commentary from Bishop Robert Barron on The 10 Commandments.
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EP 502: Jiu Jitsu Champ Jim Madden on Training to Fight, Kettlebell High Pulls, and Friedrich Nietzsche
Jim Madden -- professional philosopher and 2019 no-gi masters bjj champ -- returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss his current training regimen, why he loves…
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EP 501: The Saxon Definition of Strength
Pat reflects on legendary strongman Arthur Saxon's GENERALIST definition of strength as featured in his book Development of Physical Power. ... Support The Pat…
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Announcing: 2021 Strong ON! Virtual Certification!
Pat spills all the juicy details on the long-anticipated 2021 Strong ON! Virtual Certification! Early discoutned registration is now LIVE at…
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EP 500: Dan John's Old-Timey Strength Secrets!
Pat and Dan discuss "old timey strength secrets" found in long forgotten training manuals, such a those written by Eugen Sandow. What holds up, what doesn't?…
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BONUS: Steven Nemes on 2 Ways to God in Thomas Aquinas and Michel Henry
Steven Nemes is welcomed to The Pat Flynn Show to offer a brief introduction to phenomenology (what is it and why care) and then to present 2 Ways to God in…
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EP 499: My Favorite Ab Exercise, Sandow Strength Secrets, Strong ON Virtual Certification
Pat opens with a discussion of one of his favorite ab exercises (what ever could it be?) and how he recently incorporated it into a high rep kettlebell swing…
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Philosophy Friday: Aquinas's Little Known Way to God
Today's Philosophy Friday episode is a recent appearance of Pat and Gaven Kerr on Gary Michuta's radio show to discuss one of Aquinas's metaphysical arguments…
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EP 498: Health Status vs Health Habits
Pat talks about the difference between a person's health status and their health habits, why the differences matter, and what it means practically. Support the…
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EP 497: Dan John on Strength Standards (Most) Everyone Should Hit
Pat and Dan build upon previous conversations about strength standards, what they are, and why they're worth striving after. Also listener questions on where…
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EP 496: StrongFirst "Workout of the Decade"
Pat shares his thoughts on Pavel's new article called "Introducing the Strongfirst WOD," exploring the training principles of wave loading and specialized…
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Sunday School: Gospel of John Chap 6 | Reading and Reflection
Pat and Eric continue their series on the Gospel of John, reading and reflecting on Chapter 6. The Pat Flynn Show If you enjoyed this episode, it would mean…
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EP 495: Healthy at Any Size?, 2-Day Front Squat Routine, Cool Philosophy Reads
Pat takes follower questions from Instagram, including: What is Pat's favorite guitar riff? What does Pat recommend for a 2x/week strength/muscle front squat…
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EP 494: The Evolutionary Fitness Approach
Pat reflects on various nuggets of wisdom from Arthur De Vaney's well known article Evolutionary Fitness, including why taking a non-linear, dynamic approach…
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BONUS: The Philosophy and Theology of The Mandalorian
Dr. Gaven Kerr returns to The Pat Flynn Show for a special episode of Philosophy Friday, where we explore various philosophical and theological themes embedded…
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EP 493: Whole Body Single Kettlebell Workouts
Pat talks you through three whole body single kettlebell workouts -- which you can use THIS weekend! -- featured in a recent blog post, here…
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EP 492: Single Kettlebell Workouts, Creativity, Productivity, Music, and more, with Sean Sewell
This podcast is a "replay" of a conversation Pat recently had with Sean Sewell on his Engearment show, where the two explore a myriad of topics, including…
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EP 491: Dan John on a 3 Year vs 3 Day Approach to Fat Loss
Pat and Dan discuss works in the fitness industry (including some of their own) they feel are underappreciated. Then, a listener question on what's needed to…
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Sunday School: From Christian to Atheist and Back Again with Erick Ybarra
Pat is joined by Reason and Theology cohost Erick Ybarra to discuss his journey from Christian to atheist and back again. Also some ambling excursions into…
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EP 490: Why You Should Perform Kettlebell Exercises In a Circuit
Pat revisits and explains one of Pavel's principles of kettlebell training in his classic book Russian Kettlebell Challenge. Then, some workout ideas to get…
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EP 489: Dan John on Overhead Squats, High Volume Kettlebell Swings, and Submaximal Training Loads
Pat and Dan discuss why the overhead squat is both an awesome diagnostic tool and exercise to improve full body strength. They then discuss how to program…
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EP 488: Setting Smarter, Better Goals for 2021 (and some of my own!)
Pat shares some of his goals for 2021, along with advice on goal setting generally. Check out Generalist University at…
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Philosophy Friday: Slogans, PSR, Evil, Predestination
What are some popular atheist slogans and how can they be answered? What dilemma does the atheist face regarding the PSR and problem of evil? How big is the…
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EP 487: Lifting, God, Music and Truth
Pat is joined by Dr. Gaven Kerr and Dr. Jim Madden for a philosophical roundtable to discuss everything from whether Megadeth or Metallica is the…
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EP 486: Dan john on Adult Fat Loss, Easy Strength, and Intermittent Fasting
Pat and Dan are once again joined by special guest Dr. Jim Madden to discuss how to achieve effective, sustainable fat loss for adults through a reasonable…
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EP 484: NEW 300 Swings Kettlebell Challenge! (Plus Sample Workout!)
Pat discusses what the upcoming New Years 300 Swings Challenge is, why you should take part, then offers a sample workout : ) To take advantage of…
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Sunday School: A Lutheran's Case for Roman Catholicism
Dr. Rob Koons returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss his recently released book A Lutheran's Case for Roman Catholicism. Calling himself one of the slowest…
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Philosophy Friday: Gaven Kerr on Human Dignity and Contemporary Life Issues
Dr. Gaven Kerr returns to the Pat Flynn show to discuss how he's been engaging as a public intellectual in Ireland on contemporary life issues, especially and…
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BONUS: Arguing Religion In a College Course
In this episode I share a recent presentation (and brief debate) I was invited to partake in for a college course called Faith and Doubt, taught by Dr. Michael…
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EP 484: Dan John on Why Fitness Is Like Taco Bell, Focused Training Blocks, and the Myth of Carryover
Pat and Dan are joined by specialist guest Dr. Jim Madden, author of Ageless Athlete, to discuss the importance of focused training blocks for getting more out…
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Sunday School: What Purgatory Is and Why People Go There with Karlo Broussard
Karlo Broussard, author of Purgatory is For Real, returns to the Pat Flynn Show to discuss the doctrine of Purgatory, the nature of punishment, and why this…
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EP 484: Dan John on the 1 Day Per Week Training Program (Plus 5 Common Easy Strength Mistakes)
In this shortened episode (sorry, we had some technical difficulties!), Pat and Dan discuss common Easy Strength mistakes, then take a listener question on…