The Candid Cox Cast: GW is Cut & the Petition to Save Men’s Rowing
George Washington University Men’s Rowing is cut, but they’re not going down without a fight. Paddy George, John Knies, and Head Coach Eric Gehrke are leading the charge to try to protect more than their own program, as teams around the country are being cut during Covid. Paddy George has come up with an initiative […]
The Candid Cox Cast: The Unstoppable Corne de Koning
Battling visual technical difficulties for the first minute or so, I chat with Paralympic and world-champion Dutch rower Corne de Koning, who is a man of SO many talents: in the gym, on the erg, in the boat, and in the kitchen. Corne talks about how to do alot of things, from how to get […]
The Candid Cox Cast: The Unstoppable Corne de Koning
Battling visual technical difficulties for the first minute or so, Paralympic and world-champion Dutch rower Corne de Koning is a man of SO many talents: in the gym, on the erg, in the boat, and in the kitchen. Corne talks about how to do alot of things, from how to get better at pull-ups to […]
The Candid Cox Cast: Dartmouth Lights are Cut
Dartmouth Lightweight Rowing has been suddenly cut…and they aren’t the only ones. Stanford and UConn are also gone. Three athletes from Dartmouth come on to tell us the heartbreaking story about how they found out, what reasons they heard for getting the axe, and what they’re doing about it. This story is as frustrating as […]
The Candid Cox Cast: Arshay Cooper’s Most Beautiful Thing
Rower, author, & speaker Arshay Cooper joins me to talk about how a group of all-black high schoolers in a rough area see a boat on campus one day and against all odds, become unlikely teammates that learn to trust and work as a very different kind of crew. Arshay’s infectious energy and stories about […]
The Candid Cox Cast: Realities of LGBTQ+ & Rowing (Michael Toutloff)
Michael from Chicago Rowing joins me to discuss how AWESOME the gay Games are and what the realities of LGBTQ+ athletes still deal with. This humbling episode really shows us how federations still don’t know how to “deal with” certain issues (this was fascinating!), how creative clubs are getting to recruit and include minorities and […]
Candid Cox Cast: Hot Stories, News, Predictions, Races, & More (Junior Rowing News)
Fergus Mainland from Junior Rowing News (UK) and I talk about updates, what’s happening during Covid (yes, things are happening!), races, predictions, and SO much more. Think it’s not relevant to you if you’re not in the UK? Think again. Follow @Juniorrowingnews for their new podcast and all the hot updates! Follow/Subscribe (or don’t): YouTube: […]
The Candid Cox Cast: Back to School (Luke Walton – The Rower Academy)
Luke Walton from The Rower Academy cohosts an awesome show with me about getting into university as a rower and cox, especially during Covid. What do you need, what are the misconceptions, and what are the tips and tricks you might simply overlook that could help you out? Geared towards junior rowers and grads going […]
The Candid Cox Cast: Para Rowing…A Whole New Respect
This week Leah Sass guest hosts as we talk all things Para Rowing. Leah was the coxswain of the Israeli National team para 4+ and dives deep into the differences in “able-bodied” and para-rowing, personality management, conflict control, messing up, and the amazing lessons learned as she took the 4+ to the medal stand on […]
The Candid Cox Cast: How to Get Better at Coxing When No One Teaches You How
This week on the CCC, it’s another DUTCH EDITION with coxswain and now-lightweight rower sisters Julia and Emma Groenveld. I butcher the Dutch and they provide some cool insight on what their Netherlands-based club does to help coxswains get better when most coxes are left to their own devices to learn the craft AND be […]