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The Rice Pudding Project is an independent podcast featuring authentic conversations with athletes, creatives, and entrepreneurs worldwide.Hosted by director and comedian Amin Soltani, each episode dives into powerful human stories — from personal challenges and failures to…
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Building World Champions, The Mirror Moment & Using Words That Were Meant to Break You | The Rice Pudding Project (opens the original)
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Building World Champions, The Mirror Moment & Using Words That Were Meant to Break You | The Rice Pudding ProjectJavier Mendez does not do motivational speeches.He does not use big words. He does not have a twelve-step framework. He does not tell his fighters they are great when they are not.He points them at a mirror and asks one question: who are you going to blame?One of the most respected coaches in combat sports, the man behind some of the greatest fighters in the world, sits down with Amin
Scott Breckinridge — Venomous Snakes, Saving Extinct Species & Living Every Day Like It's Your Last (opens the original)
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Scott Breckinridge is not like most people.He caught venomous snakes for pocket money as a child in Australia. He has been bitten. He has spent two hours removing an animal that had latched onto him. He has jumped into crocodile enclosures.And he has dedicated his life to breeding critically endangered species in captivity and releasing them back into the wild, giving animals a second chance in environments they had disappeared from entirely.In this conversation, Scott and Amin go deep on what i
Chosen by Quincy Jones: Dante Kennedy on Legacy, Drumming, and Building Q's Bar & Lounge Dubai (opens the original)
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Chosen by Quincy Jones: Dante Kennedy on Legacy, Drumming, and Building Q's Bar & Lounge DubaiWhen Quincy Jones handpicks you to bring his vision to life, you don't just show up — you carry a legacy. Dante Kennedy is the Entertainment and Music Director behind Q's Bar & Lounge in Dubai, the first venue of its kind bearing Quincy Jones' name, and in this episode he takes us through what it actually took to earn that trust and run with it. We get into his roots as a drummer, the artists and mentor
"Rudy Bouchebel: Surviving the Beirut Explosion and Life Behind the Lens" (opens the original)
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"Rudy Bouchebel: Surviving the Beirut Explosion and Life Behind the Lens"Rudy Bouchebel joins us to talk about growing up in Beirut, living through the 2020 Beirut explosion, and how that moment shaped the rest of his life and career. Rudy shares how photography became his way of processing the world around him — leading him to work as a set photographer on Oscar and Cannes-nominated films, document Syrian refugees on their journey from Lebanon to Germany, and shoot in some of the most difficult
"Boxing to MMA to Jiu Jitsu: What Franco Mamba Learned Along the Way" (opens the original)
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"Boxing to MMA to Jiu Jitsu: What Franco Mamba Learned Along the Way"Franco Mamba joins us to talk about growing up in Philadelphia, starting out in boxing, and eventually transitioning into MMA and Jiu Jitsu. Franco shares what it was like coming up in the Philly boxing scene, why he made the switch to mixed martial arts, and the lessons combat sports have taught him over the years — discipline, resilience, and everything in between.This is a conversation about grit, growth, and what it takes t
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