Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In episode 45, Troy Farkas, Podcast Producer and Author gives insight into what it's like being a podcast producer for Spotify and for The Ringer MMA Show, what it's like working with Ariel Helwani, TKO's merger of the UFC and WWE, his podcast the Found Generation Podcast and also we talk about his book Surrender: A Guide to Living Your Best Life in Your Twenties which released August 18th.

Timestamps

00:00 - 04:26 Intro
04:26 - 06:49 Producing MMA Podcasts
06:49 - 10:07 Legitimacy of MMA as a sport
10:07 - 14:10 Producing for Baseball & Basketball to MMA
14:10 - 17:59 Adesanya and O’Mailey media ownership
17:59 - 22:35 TKO, WWE and UFC merger
22:35 - 28:17 Ariel Helwani
28:17 - 35:42 Leaving ESPN and not doing MMA Hour
35:42 - 41:04 Be a producer
41:04 - 45:01 The meaning of passion
45:01 - 47:35 TST meaning
47:35 - 51:48 The Found Generation podcast
51:48 - 59:45 What’s your dream?
59:45 - 1:08:52 Surrender book and Deanna Rivers dedication
1:08:52 - 1:14:14 Outro

Troy Farkas
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TWITTER: twitter.com/Troy_Farkas
YOUTUBE: @SeacoastStories
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Good People Bad Intentions
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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/goodpeoplebadintentions
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Podcast Recording bit.ly/42esJnK

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