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Bear Grylls is... Kind of Hot?
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KP Parker and Sophia Wilson Pelton swap book reviews, survival trivia, and the world’s wildest sports — from greased poles to squirrel suits.
What You’ll Hear
The Book Club with Range: Sophia finishes The Road, KP finishes a “total stinker,” and both debate whether award-stickers actually mean anything.
Adrenaline Dreams: From Red Bull Games to slack-lining crushes, the hosts confess which extreme sport they could maybe survive.
Bear With Us: A deep dive into the legend of Bear Grylls, a karate-trained Everest summiter who might also be… kind of hot?
Squirrel Suiting & Other Flights of Fancy: KP and Sophia settle the great debate: is it wing suiting, squirrel suiting, or just human flight with flair?
CHAPTERS
00:00 Campfire coziness & book chat
03:30 Sci-fi stinkers & shortlists
04:40 Extreme sports & Red Bull nostalgia
06:00 The greased-up pole phenomenon
08:00 Zorbing, slacklining, and “mocking”
14:00 Bear Grylls lore & survival crushes
18:30 Squirrel suiting: confirmed real term
20:45 Winding down (and winning the argument)
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