GPOD
by Nick Gallagher, Zack Gallagher
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Kendama World Cup 2025: Top Competitors, Prelim & Final Run Tips…
Kendama World Cup 2025: Top Competitors, Prelim & Final Run Tips…
About this podcast
Welcome to the G-POD
Nick and Zack Gallagher are identical twin brothers and professional kendama players. Listen in for perspectives, discussions, and tips on kendama from two players who have succeeded again and again at the highest level with 12 years in the game.
As well as other interests too!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 52 episodes
- Kendama World Cup 2025: Top Competitors, Prelim & Final Run Tips, Full-Marking · 1 h 13 minEnjoy this conversation between Nick and Zack about the 2025 Kendama World Cup. With it shaping up to be the biggest / best Kendama World Cup ever, there's a lot to talk about…
- BATB 2025 Recap || GPOD #53 · 1 h 11 minThe trio is back to recap the incredible weekend of Battle at the Border in Nashville. - Favorite moments - What makes Ryoga so good? - Yasu - KROM TOTY - What's next for…
- Chad Covington || GPOD #52 · 1 h 53 minIn this episode, Zack talks with the new owner of Kendama CO: Chad Covington. Someone you also probably know as the owner of Sol Kendamas. Kendama CO started to become slightly…
- HOUSTON KENDAMA INTENSIVE ROUND TABLE || GPOD #51 · 47 minOn the last night of the Houston Kendama Intensive, the team got together to share their main takeaways and biggest level-ups from the weekend! -------------------- 00:00 INTRO…
- Isaac Turner || GPOD #50 · 2 h 12 minIsaac Turner is a 9 year kendama veteran, owner of Lotus Kendamas, and creator of the app Kendamanomics. In this conversation, we dive into: - Isaac's beginnings as a kendama…
- Johnny Kress || GPOD #49 · 1 h 50 minJohnny Kress is a professional kendama player, and currently one of the best kendama players in the United States. In this conversation, we dive into: - Johnny's 2025…
- Hyrum Thacker || GPOD #48 · 58 minHyrum Thacker won 1st place the North American Kendama Open 2024's Advanced Division.NAKO is one of the two biggest kendama competitions in the United States.In this…
- Alex Mitchell || GPOD #47 · 1 h 49 minA highly anticipated conversation with Sol Kendamas Pro Alex Mitchell. Alex Just got 2nd place in the Freestyle Division AND 3rd place in the Professional Division at the North…
- Sophie H (Girls Beginner Champion of North American Kendama Open 2024) || GPOD Ep. 46 · 40 minSophie recently won the Girls Beginner Division and placed 3rd in the Beginner Division at the North American Kendama Open, one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the…
- ET (Edwin Tickner) || GPOD #45 · 1 h 36 minET (Edwin Tickner) just got 2nd place in the Professional Division at one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the United States: the North American Kendama Open 2024. He…
- Kohl Stark || GPOD #44 · 57 minKohl Stark just won the Intermediate Division at the North American Kendama Open 2024. This was an epic conversation, I truly believe any player of any skill level can take away…
- NAKO 2024 Recap ft. Isaac Turner || GPOD Ep. 43 · 1 h 35 minThe Lotus x Gallagher trio is back and today we're talking about NAKO 2024. - Our highlights of the weekend - The huge level of competition - Freestyle Competition surprises &…
- Jake YJ || GPOD #42 · 1 h 32 minJake YJ just won the Amateur Open Division at the North American Kendama Open 2024. In this episode, we talk about - Jake's 5 year journey with kendama so far - Competition Prep…
- What is Mindfulness Through Play? w/ Josh Grove || GPOD #41 · 47 minMindfulness Through Play is an educational non-profit established in Minneapolis MN. Since 2018, they have helped 20,000 students learn how to transform anger and adversity into…
- NAKO + NOUNS || GPOD #40 · 1 h 7 minNOUNS & NAKO Questions 0:00 Intro 1:35 What is NOUNS and what does “open sourced brand” mean? 4:30 What does NOUNS hope to gain from their involvement in the kendama community…
- Birlies, Live Trivia, Johnny Appleseed || GPOD #39 · 2 h 27 minThe trio is at it again with their monthly discussion of all things current kendama. Isaac, Nick, and Zack discuss their picks for the 2024 Birlies, NAKO 2024, play trivia with…
- Zach Magnuson || GPOD #37 · 1 h 28 minToday we talked with Zach Magnuson about his past, present, and future. Zach has not only been in the game for over a decade, but has done SO much front and center as a player…
- Jacob Schultz || GPOD #36 · 1 h 11 minWe talk with longtime friend and fellow Washingtonian Jacob Schultz about his PRE-NAKO win from over the past weekend, which boasted a 30 person bracket that included some of the…
- Spencer Androli || GPOD #35 · 2 h 11 minHad a ton of fun talking with Spencer today. His perspectives that he's gained on skill progression, motivation, consistency, and competing over the past 15 years transcend the…
