Alex LOVES weightlifting but Katie is completely uninterested in sports. Will he manage to infect her with any of his enthusiasm? Hear about the athletes who do it and the drama, the poetry and the history of this niche sport.
<figure>It's also probably the most corrupt sport in the world and is trying to go clean after decades dominated by a man who was almost cartoonishly evil.</figure>
But how can you not love a sport where the two lifts are called the snatch and the clean and jerk.
In the moment of meta Katie reveals a deep, shameful secret: She's been keeping a gratitude journal... and it works!
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Marine Animals - Meet The Gods, The Goddesses And The Assholes Of The Sea

The podcast that celebrates unironic enthusiasm. Your hosts, both highly experienced enthusiasts, take each you on tours of topics that are fun, fascinating and exciting.

Topics include music, science, movies, books, comics, historical figures and much more. 

There are detours into even weirder topics, as the fancy strikes us. Listen for the three words you love to hear: "By the way..."

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