steady state podcast

Steady State Podcast reframes the popular, yet limited narrative about rowing culture. We celebrate the expansive array of rowers, coaches, and coxswains in a podcast designed to savor real-life experience from launch to cox seat at every level. 

SPECIAL SERIES:

Heart Attacks, Emergency Preparedness, and Response

culture, gear, training, travel Rachel Freedman culture, gear, training, travel Rachel Freedman

[S3] Ep. 9 - Isaac Kenyon: Seeking Connection, Finding Purpose

Isaac Kenyon just set his third ultra-distance world record on the Concept2 indoor rower. This follows on the heels of other huge achievements, like rowing the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, and swimming the English Channel. We dive into the philosophy and motivation that helped him break free of the lure of screen time, and the coping mechanisms necessary to take on audacious challenges. Through it all, Isaac's advocated for the environment and Autism awareness.

Read More
culture, travel, clubs, racing, training, coaching, safety Rachel Freedman culture, travel, clubs, racing, training, coaching, safety Rachel Freedman

[S2] Ep. 10 - Club Spotlight: Oak Ridge Rowing Association

ORRA – built on the passion and enthusiasm of its community, coaches, and volunteers – successfully navigated COVID, keeping all of their programs in-tact, healthy, and thriving. Guests: Head Coach JD Davis, Board President Jim Rogers, and masters rower Jen Bon.

Read More
coaching, culture, travel, training, racing Rachel Freedman coaching, culture, travel, training, racing Rachel Freedman

[S2] Ep. 9 - Napoleon Griffin: From Track to Power 10s

A decorated middle distance track runner who learned to scull as an adult, Napoleon beat male breast cancer and today strives to get as much out of life as possible. He also survived Hurricanes Irma and Maria which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. Motivated by a desire for more training and racing opportunities, Napoleon relocated to Texas, where he now splits his time between Austin and Dallas.

Read More
racing, training, gear, travel, business Rachel Freedman racing, training, gear, travel, business Rachel Freedman

[S2] Ep. 8 - Filmmaker Eamon Glavin: Behind the Scenes

Eamon Glavin is a former high school and collegiate rower who started experimenting with cameras in boats and drones overhead to capture video of rowing unlike anything else we’ve seen in mainstream rowing media. In February 2021 he began following lightweight Olympic hopefuls through training and trials in order to produce a rowing documentary about the journey to the Tokyo Olympics.

Read More
culture, gear, coaching, safety, travel, businesses, racing, Training Rachel Freedman culture, gear, coaching, safety, travel, businesses, racing, Training Rachel Freedman

Rowing Reimagined: Coastal is a fun challenge

Coastal rowing is coming to the Olympics in 2028. To get ready, USRowing is developing a framework to adopt and embrace coastal rowing. Plus coastal just looks plain fun and offers up exciting opportunities for new and experienced rowers. We sat down with four coastal rowers and coaches to talk wetsuits in winter, beach sprints, buoy turns, boat design, green waves, and running in the sand.

Read More
coaching, coxing, businesses, culture, travel, gear, racing Rachel Freedman coaching, coxing, businesses, culture, travel, gear, racing Rachel Freedman

Ep. 17: Rowing Podcast Roundtable

On March 21, 2021, for the first time, we brought together some of the biggest names in rowing podcasting at one big virtual table to talk rowing past your blades, the quest for the perfect stroke, podcasting, surprising answers from guests, and whether to drink coffee before or after a row.

Read More

What do you want?

When we know what our listeners care about, we can create great podcasts and programming just for you!