Chris James: A Healthy Alternative and the Science of Fasting
Chris James is the creator of the wellness brand A Healthy Alternative, who developed his fasting protocols while curing a decade-long undiagnosed infection. He joins me to share how he helped his brother lose 100 pounds in 90 days, what happens in the body during extended fasting, why he drinks distilled water, and how he tracks everything like a scientist.
Joe Simonds: Inside the Salt Strong Acquisition
Joe Simonds, CEO and co-founder of Salt Strong, joins me to tell the inside story of selling the company to a family office, why he and his brother Luke walked away from apparel, the five criteria they set before they would ever sell, and what it means for members.
Dan Dillon | Revolutionary Boat Hull Protection That's Ending Bottom Paint | Ep. 996 | Tom Rowland Podcast
Dan Dillon is the founder of Aquaphobix, the heat-applied pneumatic thermal plastic hull coating behind the viral Qualified Captain video of a man blowtorching a Yellowfin. In this conversation, Dillon explains how a swimming pool product with a 30-year industrial track record became a non-toxic alternative to copper bottom paint, why the coating bonds to fiberglass at over 800 psi and survives 60 mph testing with no delamination, and where the money in the annual bottom paint cycle really goes — roughly 70 percent of the cost is stripping and sanding labor, not paint. From the 102-year-old aquifer-fed Venetian Pool in Coral Gables to a meeting with Royal Caribbean's chief maritime inspector, Dillon makes the case that boat owners have been accepting a toxic, expensive status quo for no good reason.
Taylor Shropshire | Building FishCast & Podcasting for Conservation | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 998
Taylor Shropshire is the founder and host of FishCast, a podcast dedicated to marine conservation and fishing.
Capt. Scott Moore: Hurricane Recovery and Community on Anna Maria
Capt. Scott Moore is a longtime Anna Maria, Florida fishing guide who lived through roughly four feet of water over Anna Maria Island during the hurricane, with several feet flooding his own home. He joins me to talk about the recovery, the community response that carried the island, and the decades he has spent guiding and fighting for Florida's Gulf Coast.
EP 994 | Carey Chen | Legendary Marine Artist
Carey Chen is a legendary marine artist known worldwide for his vivid, lifelike paintings of gamefish and ocean life.
EP 993 | Shane Reynolds | Color Earth
Shane Reynolds is the founder of Color Earth and an Emmy-nominated cinematographer who has worked in 65 countries for Discovery Channel, Nat Geo Wild, and Travel Channel.
Jordan Thomas - How a Double Amputee Turned Tragedy Into Purpose
Jordan Thomas lost both legs at 16 in a diving accident, then decided from his hospital bed to become a force for good. He joins me to share how the Jordan Thomas Foundation has given more than 200 children prosthetics from age 18 months to 18 years, and why it became his life's purpose.
Conway Bowman | Catching Mako Sharks on Fly! | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 991
Conway Bowman is a fly fishing guide and mako shark specialist who has pioneered techniques for catching one of the ocean's most dangerous predators on fly tackle.
EP 990 | Jimmy Armel | Knot Lucky Veteran Fishing
Knot Lucky Veteran Fishing is a veteran-owned nonprofit founded by Jimmy Armel that takes active duty service members and veterans offshore fishing for free.
Wesley Brough | Surf Casting Monster Roosterfish in Cabo | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 988
Wesley Brough ,who goes by @Cabosurfcaster is a passionate surf fisherman and guide based in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He is known for targeting monster roosterfish, jack crevalle, and other trophy species from the beach.
Jameson Reeder | Surviving a Shark Attack in the Florida Keys | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 987
Jameson Reeder is a shark attack survivor who was bitten while snorkeling in waist-deep water at a sandbar in the Florida Keys.
Jonathan Gluck | How Fly Fishing Helped Him Beat Cancer for 20+ Years | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 986
Jonathan Gluck is the author of 'An Exercise in Uncertainty,' a memoir chronicling his 20+ year battle with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer he was diagnosed with at age 38.
Jake Hutcheson | Fishing, Entrepreneurship & Iconic Hair
Jake Hutcheson is a passionate angler and entrepreneur who has built a thriving business through tournament bass fishing, custom rod building, and social media content creation.
Harley Van Hyning | Gnarly Harley | Ep. 983
Gyotaku is a traditional Japanese art form from the 1800s where artists paint directly onto fish and press canvas onto them to capture perfect anatomical impressions.
Lea Anne Powell | 13+ World Records & Fishing From a Kayak to Offshore Giants | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 982
Lea Anne Powell started fishing at age 7-8 at a stock trout pond in New Jersey with her cousin Ashley.
Captain Tony Young | Running 100 Miles and Managing a Charter Business | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 981
Captain Tony Young is a charter fishing captain and ultramarathon runner who has found a way to balance running 100-mile races with managing a successful fishing guide business in the Florida Keys.
Enrique Zapata — How He Completed 7,100 Pull-Ups
Enrique Zapata is a Guinness World Record holder who completed 7,100 pull-ups in 12 hours.
Ryan Johnston | RJ's Fly Trips | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 977
Ryan Johnston is a fly fishing guide with 22 years of experience and the founder and executive director of Cast Hope, guiding across Northern California, Idaho's South Fork of the Snake, and now Montana near Kalispell and Glacier National Park. In this episode, Ryan reveals what two decades of professional guiding has taught him about client management, the evolution of fly fishing gear and techniques, and how he built a nonprofit that uses fishing to serve others. You'll hear about the unexpected challenges of running a guide business, the specific ways fly fishing has changed over two decades, and the moment that inspired Cast Hope. If you've ever wondered what it really takes to make it as a professional guide or how to turn your passion into purpose, this conversation is packed with hard-won insights.
EP 974: Steve Kantner - The Land Captain
Steve Kantner, known as "The Land Captain," is a legendary fishing guide and outdoor writer from South Florida who built a 30-year guiding career without ever owning a boat—working entirely from shore, piers, and a canoe.
EP 974: Rich Hernandez - Record-Breaking Conquest
Rich Hernandez is an MIT graduate, aerospace engineer, Yale MBA holder, and extreme fitness content creator who transformed his life through David Goggins' philosophy of doing hard things daily.
Chris Wittman | How Big Sugar Controls Florida's Water | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 972
Chris Wittman is the co-founder of Captains For Clean Water, a nonprofit organization advocating for clean water and Everglades restoration in Florida. In this conversation with Tom Rowland, Chris explains the current state of Everglades restoration, the political challenges that threaten progress, and how the Sugar Industry uses misinformation campaigns to divide fishing communities. He reveals how Big Sugar spent over a million dollars in political contributions in just one quarter, why bass fishermen and saltwater anglers are being pitted against each other, and what could change everything if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tackles the farm bill subsidy system. This is part two of an essential conversation about how anglers can unite to protect Florida's waters and what the future holds under a new political landscape.
Chris Wittman | How Two Fishing Guides Started a Movement | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 971
Chris Wittman is the co-founder of Captains for Clean Water, a nonprofit organization fighting for clean water and Everglades restoration in Florida. Before dedicating his life to this mission, Chris was a full-time fishing guide in Southwest Florida, living his dream job on a 17-foot skiff. In this conversation, Chris reveals how he and Captain Daniel Andrews walked away from their careers as fishing guides to spearhead what became the largest ecosystem restoration project in the history of the world. You'll hear about the moment they realized adaptation wasn't enough anymore, the first time a policymaker told them their voices didn't matter, and why a shallow water reservoir became a deepwater reservoir instead. This is the story of how two fishing guides created a movement that changed Florida's political landscape.