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#6- Host of ANW Akbar Gbajabiamila
Season 1, Ep. 6
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Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbajabiamila is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who is a commentator on the American Ninja Warrior television series. He is also a sports analyst for the NFL Network. Daniel and Kid chat with Akbar about some of their favorite memories from ANW, some parallels between ninja and pro sports, what life has been like in the past year, their thoughts moving into season 13 and much more...
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11. #11- Champion of Exatlón Nate Burkhalter
01:06:58||Season 1, Ep. 11Nate Burkhalter has done a lot of really cool things in his life. Tune in to get some bucket list ideas! Daniel and Kid have known Nathan for almost 10 years now. From living in Africa, Living in Norway, competing on ANW, almost breaking his neck, and quitting his stable job at Exxon to compete and win Exatlón. Nate has so many incredible stories that each bring a lesson we can all take something from.
10. #10- Abel Gonzalez healing his rheumatoid arthritis
01:07:24||Season 1, Ep. 10Abel is a longtime friend of both Kid and Daniel. He Has been competing on Ninja since season 6. He also has a great story of how he overcame rheumatoid arthritis and how it changed his life. Tune in to hear some inspiring stories, what the guys bucket list travel destinations are and much more...
9. #9- Daniels bachelor party, Recovery methods, Best board games
01:03:56||Season 1, Ep. 9Daniel, Kid and Abby kick back and talk about some more relaxed stuff on this episode of the Kinda Nice Podcast. They cover some training recovery tools and techniques that they use to keep there bodies healthy. They talk about some of their favorite games/party games, Daniels brother Matt makes his debut, Daniel shares stories of what he did for his bachelor party and more...
8. #8- The man who trained Daniel and Kid, James Wyatt
01:14:27||Season 1, Ep. 8We bring in an OG from the gym Daniel and Kid trained at when they first started doing ninja warrior type training. James is also a father, business/gym owner, youth pastor, and a great friend/mentor. He has been on the show American Ninja Warrior 3 times, making it to the national finals 2 times. He is now big into the running/ocr world and is a coach/owner or BCFitness. He has some great stories of Kid and Daniel when they first started, his journey/story with finding his passion, his perspective on seeing Kid grow up and more...
7. #7- Texas winter storm and advice for aspiring ninjas
58:44||Season 1, Ep. 7Daniel, Abby and Kid chat about how Texas Freezing over impacted the and the communities they live in. Daniel shares what his dream house would be and his plans for the future. Daniel and Kid share some advice for people wanted to become American Ninja Warrior, what its like becoming a role model, and more!
5. #5- Kevin Carbone, creator of many epic ninja obstacles
01:06:10||Season 1, Ep. 5Kevin is such a creative guy, he has been the mind behind game breaking obstacles such as the wingnuts and Deja-Vu. Hear him talk about traveling the country coast to coast building private/public courses, his life before ninja, and what some of his plans are for 2021.
4. #4- Grant McCartney almost had to choke someone out on a plane
01:20:30||Season 1, Ep. 4Grant is quite the interesting guy, from being a pro skater, flight attendant, ninja, and influencer. Daniel and Kid chat with Grant about there thoughts on ninja, grant going on Ellen, his dreams to wrestle the rock, Grant saving a girls life in college, almost having to choke someone out in an airplane as a flight attendant, and more...
3. #3- ANW Changes, Music, and Relationships
01:00:26||Season 1, Ep. 3Daniel and Kid dive into some ideas they would implement if they where in charge of running the tv show American Ninja Warrior. They both discuss how music has and does impact them on a day to day and what kind of of music they like the most. Kid talks about his life as a photographer/videographer and Daniel shares the story of how he met his wife.