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022 - Spencer Howard - Former MLB Pitcher, Current Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Japan) and Handpan Drum Legend

Release Date: 03/24/2025

A Moment with Mart

This week's questions: - What is education? - Do knowledge and understanding make you content and happy as a person? - Why do we strive for perfection if it is not attainable? Harvey Martin Instagram | X | Website | Without Words: Mastering the Art of Being | | Breathe. Focus. Excel | | Mitch Bauer Instagram | X | Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Coffee Buzz, Mitch 01:11 What is education? 16:45 Do knowledge and understanding make you content and happy as a person? 22:30 Why do we strive for perfection if it is not attainable? Subscribe to 'A Moment...

036 - Jakob Junis - Major League Baseball Pitcher Cleveland Guardians

A Moment with Mart

This week we have the smooth, soft-spoken, prominent-hearted legend, Jakob Junis. It has taken quite awhile to get the big fella on the podcast, but the winds finally made it in our favor. As he was in Minnesota to play the Twins, nature called for rain and thunderstorms. With the cancellation of a ball game, the boys got to sit down, have coffee, and talk about life. Junis is a family man who knows his way around Major League Baseball. With parts of nine seasons in the show, we break down the path. His ability to articulate his early days in the league to where he is now relates to many...

012 - Coffee Buzz Friday

A Moment with Mart

This week's questions: -Do we ever truly know anything, or are we always interpreting? -Is the ego a villain, a protector, or a misunderstood ally? Harvey Martin Instagram | X | Website | Without Words: Mastering the Art of Being | | Breathe. Focus. Excel | | Tyler Beede Instagram | X | Chapters 00:00 The boys visited the first sauna built in MN 08:11 Do we ever truly know anything, or are we always interpreting? 16:20 Is the ego a villain, a protector, or a misunderstood ally? Subscribe to 'A Moment with Mart' on Apple Podcasts, YouTube and...

035 - Darin Ruf - Former MLB Player, Current College Baseball Coach and Dad

A Moment with Mart

This week, we have Darin Ruf on the show. Coach Ruf is currently coaching with the Omaha Mavericks. Previously, he was navigating life in Major League Baseball. With a career that took him across the country, he even found himself overseas. Spending a few years playing in Korea, Darin had a long and successful 15-year professional career. He brings a unique perspective with 9 seasons in the Major Leagues as he embarks on life after ball. We do a bit of storytelling and exchanging lessons, which turned our talk to lean more philosophical. Darin deep dives into the recognition of a...

011 - Coffee Buzz Friday

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This week's questions: -If a stranger bought a ticket to watch a film of your life up to this point, what would they say about it as they walked out of the theater? -When you think of love, what genre of music comes to mind? Harvey Martin Instagram | X | Website | Without Words: Mastering the Art of Being | | Breathe. Focus. Excel | | Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:35 We're building a mobile sauna and coffee shop 05:58 If a stranger bought a ticket to watch a film of your life up to this point, what would they say about it as they walked out of the...

034 - Tyler Beede - Entrepreneur, Professional Athlete and Creative Guru

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This week we have my good buddy and newest roommate Tyler Beede. Tyler has traveled the world throwing a baseball in front of other humans. Throughout the journey he’s gathered many skills. One of them is his ability to articulate thought. Since meeting Tyler in 2021, his integrity for quality presence and kindness towards the human experience has inspired me. Fortunately we continued to stay in touch and see each other from time to time. This conversation was featured in Minnesota , where we both currently live. It’s genuine, it’s raw and it showcases our depth together....

033 - Steve McGuiggan - Co-Founder, Chief Culture Officer and Director of Baseball for Minnesota Mash

A Moment with Mart

Steve McGuiggan is the co-founder, Chief Culture Officer, and Director of Baseball for Minnesota Mash. Steve has been the driving force in creating a community and culture based on the growth of the person first and the athlete second. As the Director of Baseball from 2012-2017, MASH was awarded “Health Business Most Likely to Succeed” by Minnesota Business Magazine. He was also named a Minnesota Chapter Coach of the Year award winner by the Positive Coaching Alliance, one of the most prestigious honors in youth sports. The national brand only awards 150 coaches across the country in all...

010 - Coffee Buzz Friday

A Moment with Mart

This week's questions: -How do you balance ambition with personal fulfilment? -What's the most important quality that pertains to effective leadership? -On a road trip that is 6+ hours long, who is the most undervalued player? Harvey Martin Instagram | X | Website | Without Words: Mastering the Art of Being | | Breathe. Focus. Excel | | Steve McGuiggan Instagram | X | Website | Chapters 00:00 Coffee Buzz with the bull is back 02:45 Jon Gordon gave us 30 minutes 06:08 How do you balance ambition with personal fulfilment? 15:58 What's the most important...

032 - Steven Martyn - The Sacred Gardener, M.A. (Traditional Plant Use), Author, Writer and Visionary

A Moment with Mart

Today, we have Steven Martyn—M.A. (traditional plant use), B.F.A. honours, artist, farmer, wildcrafter, builder, teacher, writer, visionary. The Founder of The Sacred Gardener, Steven, has more than thirty years of experience living co-creatively with the Earth, practicing traditional living skills of growing food, building, and healing. For a background, Steven created Livingstone & Greenbloom in 1986, Toronto’s first green landscaping company. In 1996, he created the Algonquin Tea Company, North America’s premier bioregional tea company. He has given talks and run workshops...

009 - Coffee Buzz Friday

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This week's questions: Why does suffering happen? Should we try to prevent bad events from happening? If so, how should we go about doing that? Do humans need other people in order to live? Why does it matter that we are alive? Harvey Martin Instagram | X | Website | Without Words: Mastering the Art of Being | | Breathe. Focus. Excel | | Chapters 00:00 Let's get philosophical 01:56 Why does suffering happen? 06:58 Should we try to prevent bad events from happening? If so, how should we go about doing that? 14:44 Do humans need other people in order to...

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This week, we have Spencer Howard, a former Major League Baseball Player and current pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan. The California native was drafted in the 2nd round to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2017 MLB draft. He eventually made his Big League Debut in 2020.

Spencer has a big right arm and surely can throw a baseball, but the man is known for the smoothness of his hands. His ability to play a handpan and orchestrate musical instruments is next level for not just being a professional athlete, but a human in general.

I first met Spencer while meditating one morning in Scottsdale, Arizona. Once the meditation was over, we quietly viewed the sunrise coming over a mountain. Eventually, the silence was broken with conversation, and we started talking about music. I told him I always envisioned guiding breathwork like lyrics to a song. He went on to tell me about his life as a DJ. A few days later, we visualized creating breathwork and music as one.

Over the course of the summer, we had a few opportunities to make this happen, and we even performed live for small groups. In the fall we decided to create a band of breathers called "True Nothingness". You can check it all out on YouTube.

Enjoy the podcast with my brother Howie. One Love

Spencer Howard
Instagram | spennyhow48

Chapters
00:00 The Excitement of Connection
02:54 The Nature of Podcasting and Authenticity
05:48 The Challenge of Meaningful Conversations
09:10 Intentionality in Communication
12:01 Navigating Modern Relationships
14:49 The Impact of Technology on Communication
18:01 The Depth of Communication
20:59 The Evolution of Social Media
24:11 The Balance of Art and Commerce
27:05 The Role of Comparison in Growth
29:54 Self-Reflection and Communication Skills

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