Two Gomers Podcast
408 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 466 ratingsTwo regular guys in their 40s chasing healthy aging and inviting a nation along for the run
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What Would You Say To Your Younger Self?
April 12, 2024 22:23 - 150 MBWe step into the Delorean and try not to unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum and destroy the entire universe while giving our younger selves a little but of advice. No sports betting here, we promise! Just heartfelt, gentle words of encouragement toward health that we hope…
Go To The Doctor
March 29, 2024 12:19 - 135 MBFor those of us in midlife, we know: our bodies ain’t what they used to be. So why are so many of us so resistant to learning more? Why, when we are hurt or suffering, do we ignore it rather than get help or advice? Is ignorance really bliss? Join…
To Streak or Not To Streak?
March 15, 2024 13:48 - 134 MBNo, this ep isn’t about whether our body-image is healthy enough to run around naked on the field during a football game. We are talking about consistency streaks – like when you run for a week in a row, or eat a healthy meal every day for a month, or…
Have a Good Evening
March 01, 2024 07:32 - 118 MBHaving trouble settling down before bed? That could be bad for your health. And your sleep. And your morning. And your day. Repeat ad infinitum. The guys talk about what it takes to separate from the business of the day and get ready for night in this, the second ep…
Who Am I Trying to Impress, Anyway? Part II
February 16, 2024 18:28 - 133 MBIn Part II of our 400th episode, we continue digging into our first Core Question, going deeper and getting more personal. Plus, What’s Giving Us Life, the return of Songs To Run To, and of course, a ton plus ton fun stuff along the way. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc,…
Who Am I Trying To Impress Anyway? Part I
February 02, 2024 18:06 - 137 MBWe mark our 400th episode by asking our first Core Question. It’s about where we seek validation, why we seek approval, and how doing so in unhealthy ways can be an unwelcome giant in our lives. And it is such a beefy topic (with so much amazing input from the…
2024 OneWord Special Part II: Steven
January 19, 2024 07:00 - 121 MBWe continue our annual tradition of picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year, and it’s Steven’s turn. But first, a fun way he has been keeping track of when he’s read what books this year, and reading recommendations while he’s at it. Then he reviews last…
2024 OneWord Special Part I: Anthony
January 12, 2024 14:49 - 118 MBWe kick off 2024 with our annual tradition: picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year. It’s Anthony’s turn, but first, one more (musical) Favorite Thing from 2023. Then he remembers (ha) last year’s word and talks about how it went before a deep discussion of hope…
2023 Christmas Special: Gomers’ Favorite THIIIIIIIIINGS!
December 22, 2023 15:30 - 189 MBOn this blessed day-before-day-before-day-before-Christmas, it’s Gomers’ Favorite Things! Food! Shoes! Apps! Beds! TV! Movies! And Steven’s annual What’s New in Milk? segment. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the Gomers! Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus episodes per month: www.patreon.com/twogomers All things Two Gomers…
Be Faithful, Not Successful
December 08, 2023 07:00 - 128 MBWhat are we chasing, really? The guys go deep about how they want to live the second half of their lives, what they want to be known for, and how do to that in a success-driven world. Fame and glory? We’ll leave that to Indiana Jones. Plus, Turkey Trots in…
Turkey Trot Audio Guide: Two Gomers Clear The Queue
November 22, 2023 07:00 - 91.3 MB**The Turkey Trot starts at the 6 minute, 35 second mark!** It’s our first Turkey Trot Audio Guide, and the guys talk you through a 45 minute race, alternating between running for 3 minutes and walking for 1. And they use the time to its fullest, “clearing their queue” of…
Cook at Home
November 10, 2023 07:00 - 120 MBAs Thanksgiving approaches, we have home cooking on the mind (and in the stomach), so we’re devoting this episode to the health benefits of eating in. Financial! Nutritional! Familial! Recreational! And so much more-ial. Plus Steven says a swear word. Don’t worry, he’s just quoting one of his new heroes.…
Start Small
October 27, 2023 20:01 - 130 MBThey say size doesn’t matter, but we think it does, especially when you are looking at accomplishing a goal in your life. For us, the smaller the better when it comes to getting started. Each week we talk about a Baby Step we’ve taken toward health, and this week we…
15th Anniversary Special Part II: GomerImpact
October 13, 2023 07:24 - 131 MBWe took a big swing and asked the Gomernation how the podcast has impacted lives…and you responded! We spend this ep feeling honored, inspired, and (in Anthony’s words) fascinated by how our little show has had a big effect on lives. Here’s to 15 more! Happy Listening, and Happy Running…
15th Anniversary Special Part I: GomerMoments
September 29, 2023 07:40 - 148 MBFrom khaki shorts to missed births to Code Browns to Star Wars reviews to healthy middle-aging, this is the first part of our 15th Anniversary celebration episodes! We – that means Steven and Anthony, but also you the listener – share favorite moments from the past 15 years. And surprise…
Hang Out With a Friend
September 15, 2023 12:44 - 144 MBWe released a live-to-tape episode about our Oregon visit on the Patreon, but we wanted to debrief a little on the main feed as well, so here is our episode about how actually hanging out with a friend IRL is good – for your relationship, for your mind and heart,…
Listen Closely
September 01, 2023 18:46 - 144 MBListen up, this’ll only take a second! Well ok, more like an hour. That’s how long we devote to talking about then importance of learning to listen well on this ep (minus Baby Steps of the Week and What’s Giving Us Life, of course). We get into it – what…
Have a Good Morning
August 18, 2023 23:57 - 141 MBEveryone wakes up. But HOW you wake up could make a big difference in your life. In this ep, we dig deep into the early morning and how starting your day right can get you on track physically, mentally, and productively, and maybe even get you one step further in…
Power Down
August 04, 2023 09:43 - 117 MBAnthony has a powerful experience being powerless for a prolonged amount of time, and shares how it brought him and his family closer together…but can impromptu moments of health and joy be replicated? Plus Baby Steps of the Week and a musical What’s Bringing Us Life This Week. Subscribe to…
Actually DO your To-Dos
July 22, 2023 03:00 - 127 MBIt’s one thing to say you want to do something. It’s another to write it down on a list. But actually getting those things done? That’s another skill altogether. The guys talk about procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, guilt, shame, and laziness all play a part in this block to our health.…
Travel Light
July 08, 2023 05:54 - 153 MBSteven’s back from Ireland with a lot on his mind. One particular directive from the trip – “Travel Light” – has stuck with him, he needs to process it with Anthony, and it could change everything. Also, Baby Steps into the summer, and food books and Spider-Verses are bringing the…
Go For A Walk
June 23, 2023 16:20 - 126 MBThe guys talk about one of their keystone habits: the short, easy, daily walk. Sound mundane? Sure. But you know us: we believe the small quiet things can have a huge impact. Plus: saying no, playing Zelda, and aligning Circadian Rhythms. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for…
Stop Time-Traveling
June 10, 2023 01:04 - 123 MBWe get pretty meta as we talk being present. Why is it so hard to be where, when, and with whom you are? We talk the health benefits of being in the now, and the dangers of being elsewhere. Plus, Baby Steps of the Week and What’s Giving Us Joy…
The Two Gomers 5k Audio Guide II
May 26, 2023 07:42 - 93.5 MBNote: You can listen to this episode any time, but it is specifically made to listen to while running a 5k! To celebrate our Fourth Annual Two Gomers Memorial Day Weekend “Hey How’s It Going” Virtual 5k and 10k we’re releasing our second Race Audio Guide! So suit up, get…
Virtual Race Announcement and What’s Giving Us Life This Week: Chinese Takeout and Found Books
May 19, 2023 08:35 - 39.7 MBA special minisode for you: we give some details about The 4th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Two Germs “Hey How’s It Going?” Virtual 5k and 10k – coming up next weekend – then we do a quick round of What’s Giving Us Life This Week. See you at the (Virtual)…
Zero Out Your Inbox
May 12, 2023 12:30 - 146 MBThe new Two Gomers Podcast is in full swing, and we start with something practical: bringing some order from chaos by way of cleaning up an unruly email inbox, and keeping it that way. Think that’s not deep enough? You don’t know the Gomers! Plus, Baby Steps of the Week,…
The Two Gomers Podcast Premiere: 100 Days Dry
April 28, 2023 20:51 - 129 MBThe new era of the Two Gomers has begun! Is it a premiere? Is it a reboot? Is it a sequel? Or is it what we’ve been doing all along? Whatever you call it, it’s the first episode under the new Two Gomers Podcast moniker, and we have a lot…
State of the Podcast 2023
April 14, 2023 13:32 - 131 MBMr. Speaker…the Two Gomers! For the first time on the main feed, the guys do their annual review of the podcast’s year gone by. What’s been working? What hasn’t? How are we feeling? And what’s next? Hear all the juicy details (but not as juicy as the director’s cut, coming…
Block 43: Plantar Fasciitis
March 31, 2023 15:25 - 130 MBSometimes one block leads to another leads to another…and before you know it, a year has gone by. Anthony opens up about how his last year has been impacted by nagging and persistent injuries, what that has meant for his running, and what that means now. It’s all the typical…
Block 42: I Got Surgery
March 24, 2023 09:20 - 120 MBThe boys are back and they have a lot to talk about, including miles tracked at Disney World vs. Disneyland, a 100-Day-Dry update, feeling old, being quiet, showing empathy, and how best to use your voice. Steven’s block this past month was a rough surgery recovery, but we think you’ll…
UNLOCKED: Perfect Cereal (with Alex Grahmann)
February 24, 2023 22:16 - 123 MBTwo years ago this month, Alex Grahmann guested on the Bonus Disc (www.patreon.com/twogomers) and helped us pick THE perfect cereal (ok, ok – the top three). On that now-classic ep, he mentioned that he would be starting his cereal-based YouTube channel, Cerealsly, soon. “Soon” has finally arrived! To celebrate Alex’s…
A Post-Surgery Update from Steven (in a Computer Voice)
February 17, 2023 08:31 - 3 minutes - 6.32 MBIt’s a cool/annoying update from Steven on how he is doing post-throat surgery. Thank you for being in our corner, GomerNation! Things will be back to normal soon. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus episodes per month: www.patreon.com/twogomers All things Two Gomers :…
Two Gomers Mixed Bag: Steven’s Half Marathon, Anthony’s Dry 100, and Pre-Surgery Chat
February 03, 2023 14:37 - 145 MBIt’s the Gardetto’s of Two Gomers eps! Before Steven went under the knife last week and took a month-long vow of silence (he’s doing great!), the guys talked about everything they needed to talk about – and most of it had to do with their health journeys. Steven ran his…
2023 OneWord Special – Part 2: Anthony
January 20, 2023 22:17 - 149 MBWe continue our 2023 kick-off with our annual tradition: picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year. It’s Anthony’s turn, and he reviews his Simple years gone by and looks ahead to something completely different. As usual, we go deep and have a lot of fun…expect a…
2023 OneWord Special – Part I: Steven
January 06, 2023 09:32 - 115 MBWe kick 2023 off with our annual tradition: picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year. It’s Steven’s turn, and after he has Anthony flip a proverbial coin, he settles (ha) on his word, and it turns out to be just the right one. Plus, runny nose…
2022 Christmas Special 2: Gomer’s Favorite THIIIIIIIIINGS!
December 23, 2022 09:00 - 173 MBOn this blessed Christmas Adam (a funny joke, as stated with zero emotion on this episode) we bring Gomer’s Favorite Things back to the main feed! Food! Clothes! Shoes! Tools (insert grunt here)! TV! Books! Movies! And a healthy amount of underwear chat. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the Gomers!…
2022 Christmas Special 1: Two Turkey Trots and Vocal Nodule in a Pear Tree
December 09, 2022 23:54 - 142 MBWe welcome the season by talking Christmas decorations and movies before we review our Turkey Trots from Thanksgiving weekend. Then Steven has an announcement that might affect the podcast…forever? Probably not, but over the next couple of months for sure. This one is jam-packed with holiday cheer, Happy Listening! Don’t…
Block 41: I’m Grieving (with Tim McDermott)
November 25, 2022 15:33 - 122 MBAfter some fun Black Friday chat, we get serious (well, mostly) with longtime listener Tim McDermott. Tim tells his story of loss, and the effect it’s had on his running. It’s an important story we hope will touch and encourage folks who have gone – or are going – through…
Runner’s Block Roundup IV
November 13, 2022 02:01 - 154 MBIt’s that time again: the Cliff’s Notes of Runner’s Block eps! Our review of Phase 4 – Blocks 31-40 – goes all the way back to February, and so we have a LOT to talk about, update one another on, and ponder. Plus a ton of fun stuff along the…
Bloktoberfest 2022 – Weirdest Running Moments
October 28, 2022 15:14 - 130 MBBloktoberfest 2022 concludes with a bang – in more ways than one! We celebrate the weird side of getting off the couch by sharing some of our oddest moments out on the trails and roads, and hear yours as well! It’s so fun. After a beer explodes all over Steven,…
Block 40: Running or Family? (with Erin Azar aka Mrs. Space Cadet)
October 14, 2022 08:47 - 125 MBIt’s Bloktoberfest 2022 and we start with a bang: the “Amateur Running Internet Personalities with a Comedic Bent Who Actually Hope to Inspire Others to Run” crossover event of the century! We welcome Mrs. Space Cadet herself, Erin Azar, to the podcast and talk the proper length of running shorts,…
Block 39: I Used To Be Good At This (with Josh Bates)
September 30, 2022 08:48 - 114 MBUnless you’re sipping from the Holy Grail while keeping Indiana Jones at bay with increasingly nonsensical booby traps, we all have to face it: aging. In this ep we welcome friend, teacher, and Gomertron Josh Bates to consider how to have a healthy relationship with the march of time and…
Block 38: Diet Culture (with Mackenzie Wiebe)
September 16, 2022 12:11 - 116 MBGomertron and Podcast Archiver Mackenzie Wiebe wrote us an email earlier this year. Subject: “Dudes, stop dieting.” So we invited her on the show to tell us how dieting was messing with her life and blocking her health, how she got out from under toxic diet culture and learned to…
Block 37: I Have COVID (Gomer 2 Edition)
September 02, 2022 08:02 - 92.3 MBCovid finally got Steven. We talk about it, and encourage you not to make a temporary “I Can’t” into a permanent “I Won’t.” Also, some summer in review and we finally get the attention of the Walt Disney Company! Next stop, getting sued by Paramount! Here’s Steven’s Covid-recovery Sermon, as…
Block 36: Code Brown!
August 26, 2022 14:24 - 98 MBSome of you have been asking for this episode since we started talking about runner’s blocks. Will you be sorry? Happy pooping on the side of the road! Your one-stop-site for everything Two Gomers: linktr.ee/twogomers Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast that comes out on the off-weeks of…
Out Of Our Gomfort Zone: Anthony Races in a Swim Meet
August 12, 2022 10:54 - 84.7 MBIt’s the first in a new periodic series on Overcoming Runner’s Block: Out Of Our Gomfort Zone! We’ll take risks, stretch ourselves, and grow in adversity by doing things we’re not used to. In this installment, Anthony puts his swimsuit back on, jumps in the pool, and races other moms…
Jeff Galloway, Block Deflector (with Jeff Galloway)
July 29, 2022 09:59 - 134 MBYou read that right: we have a conversation with America’s Coach Jeff Galloway this week on the podcast! Topics range from pro-walking to winning marathons to exercise psychology to the history of running for fitness in America. And in our closing segment “Jeff Galloway, Block Deflector,” we lob excuses at…
Block 35: Cramps!
July 22, 2022 20:56 - 106 MBHey, we’ve all been there – you’re doing fine and then urg: your stomach cramps up. Or your side splits. Is it something you ate? Is it your posture? Is it your dang attitude? We focus on that midsection and the seizing that so plagues it in this ep as…
Anthony’s I Can’t/I Won’t Epiphany
July 08, 2022 10:00 - 135 MBEvery once in a while we have an ep that goes DEEP. This is one of those! Anthony had a “flux capacitor-level” epiphany back late last year, and while we were able to share it with our patrons, we decided we needed to discuss it on the main feed. Also,…
Block 34: Spring Has Sprung (Up As A Block We Had to Overcome)
June 24, 2022 17:27 - 102 MBEver the timely podcasters, here is a spring episode…in the summer! Steven reveals three blocks he faces while running in the spring, and they don’t make an acronym. This episode makes a lot of sense and is just what we need in these troubled times. Happy summering! Check out all…