February 17, 2019

Rich and Bijan are joined by Will from TwoTwentyTwo Productions to look at a show with Ninja Warrior roots called Viking. Specifically we talk about Viking 2 which, among other things, is the birthplace of the obstacle “Spinning Bridge”.
But the real selling point is the amazing feats of mental fortitude and conditioning required by the ninjas, as they try to replicate the functions of a calculator AND a stop watch.

Will’s Links
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions/ (Subscribe!)

https://www.facebook.com/TwoTwentyTwoProductions
https://www.instagram.com/2d2will/
https://twitter.com/2D2Will

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP203 – Sasuke 36

Rich and Bijan finally witness the epic tournament that was Sasuke 36. This was an amazing ninja competition full of drama, both highs and lows. It is everything you could want from the birthplace of Ninja Warrior.

They recount amazing runs by favorites like Drew Drechsel, Yuuji Urushihara, Darvish Kenji, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, and the amazing Yusuke Morimoto.

Sasuke 36
https://youtu.be/qIgEDy_N5SQ

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP202 – USA vs the World

Rich and Bijan return to the familiar and wonderful American Ninja Warrior for the USA versus the World special.

Find out what they thought of the amazing runs, their theories on why the ninjas ran in that order, and HOW that could possibly be Barclay Stockett’s first buzzer!

Europe – Georgia Munroe, Oliver Edelmann, Javier Cano, Iris Matamoros, Katie McDonnell
Australia – Jack Wilson, Ashlin Herbert, Bryson Klein, Jesse Labreck, Ben Polson
USA = Barclay Stockett, Mathis Owhadi, Najee Richardson, Olivia Vivian, Drew Drechsel

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP201 – Sick of Titan Games

In spite of Bijan’s illness, he pushes through to help Rich cover Titan Games one more time. God bless him.

They also preview the upcoming American Ninja Warrior USA vs the World and the American Ninja Challenge video game.

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP200 – Listener Questions

Rich and Bijan celebrate their 200th episode with coverage of the Titan Games and questions submitted by listeners.

Some great questions include:
Can we create an obstacle on the fly?
How did we meet?
How would we improve American Ninja Warrior?

Titans Episode 2 Winners
Bridger Buckley
Nika Sedghi

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP199 – Titan Games

Rich and Bijan ring in the New Year with a look at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s new show Titan Games, a few drinks, and the traditional Ninja 20 Questions.

Top 30 ANW Competitors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRJBRvvf8tw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COA-XKI5cLA

Titans episode 1
James Jean-Louis
Emily Andzulis

Titan episode 2
Cole Wadsworth
Charity Witt

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP198 – National Ninja League with Chris Wilczewski

Rich and Bijan take this ANW Junior hiatus as a chance to catch up on the National Ninja League. And what better way to do that than to have the amazing Chris Wilczewski join them for an episode!

National Ninja League
https://www.instagram.com/nationalninjaleague/
https://www.facebook.com/Nationalninjaleague/

Chris Wilczewski
https://www.instagram.com/chriswilczewski/

Ninjoe Hook Salmon Ladder that Chris describes…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrsILWaHR-G/

The funny DGS Ninja course
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br50rj4HjCT/

Music by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP197 – Embrace the Hawk

Rich and Bijan have a short episode this week with their coverage of American Ninja Warrior Junior episode 10. Apologies for Rich’s audio this week, as we experienced some technical difficulties.

ANW Junior episode 10
James Scott – winner – 9-10
Kai Beckstrand – winner – 11-12
Max Feinberg – winner – 13-14

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP196 – Speed Reeder and Stunt Girl

Rich and Bijan are thrilled to recap this exceptional episode of ANW Junior. Talent in all age brackets, compelling stories, and close matches. Everything you love about American Ninja Warrior in a miniature format.

TwoTwentyTwo Productions channel trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrdCAmN2GyY

ANW Junior episode 9
Reeder Smith – winner – 9-10
Caleb Brown – winner – 11-12
Gabby Romano – winner – 13-14

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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ANP195 – Strong

Rich and Bijan take a look at the NBC reality show Strong, which is now available on Netflix. This show is a blend of Biggest Loser and Ultimate Beastmaster, and definitely worth checking out if that appeals to you.

They also briefly look back at ANW Junior episode 8, now that Rich has seen it.

ANW Junior episode 8
Jack Cook – winner – 9-10
Josh Auer – winner – 11-12
Ethan Bartnicki – winner – 13-14

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard”.

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