Podcast: Brook Macdonald On The Crash, The Recovery & The Comeback

 *kicks trash can across the room

 @mammal: Figure it out!! * #letterkenny

 Pitter patter boys

 Ugh. Speedy heals man. I’m lying on the couch right now with a broken clavicle. Same thing - full Jerry - always seems that way. Not really focused over a routine table. Never broke a clavicle and it hurts but I’m shocked Doc says I’m out until April. Doc did say I was close to breaking my hip which would have really sucked. Just a massive hematoma on the hip. Stay positive man and heal up!!

 @swellhunter: I broke my hip in march 2019 and it wasnt too bad i would walk kinda okay after a week even though I wasnt supposed to... but my break was more like a chip off the side of the hip bone so it wasnt that bad

 C7 fracture here back in August on a stupid crash on some wet planks at a bike park...That being said i'm sure you know (and have been reminded) how lucky we got that our injuries weren't more severe. The funny thing is nearly getting paralyzed has finally forced me to consider how many risks i take while out riding. That may sound like an obvious statement to most people but if we were smarter about our health we wouldn't be mtb'ing.

 Totally agree. It's hard not to be inspired! Have you seen the Aaron Baker documentary we spoke about on the podcast? You'll want to run through a brick wall after watching that!! hahaha

 The importance of a PMA should never be understated in recovery of any kind. Incredible what the brain is capable of convincing the body to do, we still don’t know the half of it. WC tracks the world over are quaking in abject terror at his return

 Try being on the other end of the mic for the part about Wyn... Had to prevent myself from welling up on that one too!

 @HookitProducts: I can imagine, Davey. Keep up the great work. By the way, you need to do a brief segment of what happened with the EWS or Bust series. It seemed to have just disappeared without an update (unless I missed something in an episode) and I don't think you covered it on the end of year episode.

 @Hogfly: Don't worry mate an update is coming! It'll all make sense shortly....

Oooh, the suspense!! haha

 To be fair, the UCI has zero interest in mountain biking and is probably still unaware that there was even a race at MSA, much less that two people had massive spinal injuries during that race.

Seriously, f*ck the UCI, their monopoly on professional cycling can’t end soon enough, but sadly I don’t think the end is anywhere in sight.

 @maxyedor:

I’m heading over to the UCI social media sites to ask them what they’ve done to stop
this from happening again. (Delayed extraction, pathetic medical team training, lack of professional care...). Come along, it’ll be fun to see how long it takes them to ban me.

Everyone should go ask...

 Please tell you’re joking....@timmyelle:

 @marcandrepapineau: a quick internet search of the US Veterans Hospitals issues causes alarm. (Closest thing we have to government run healthcare here in the US)

 Appreciate it bud, thanks for taking the time to listen!

 @HookitProducts: you’re doing a kick ass job man. Nice interview.

 @powaymatt: Thanks, really appreciate the kind words!

 Thought the exact same thing after I'd moaned about glandular fever in the intro! hahaha

 probably had one on to be fair

 Preeeeeach!!!

 Unreal mate eh? Talk about mental toughness...

 I normally can't listen to his podcasts, just not my style. I had to tune into this one, because Bulldog. Fighting back tears with a lump in the throat for his inspiration of being Wyn's best man asking other moments. Truly powerful and inspirational content for sure. Not to diminish it in anyway, but did the host have to shit talk Bernard for 5+ min to start though? I found that off putting and adding to the list of reasons I can't listen to that guy. So annoying. I mean I guess I don't they're relationship, but it's sounded pretty a-holey to me.
I wish you continued success in your recovery bulldog!

 Hey pressurecooker, In an effort to always try to improve the podcast I feel compelled to write you a reply and explain a couple of things. First up, I appreciate you listening. I understand time is valuable so the fact you've given my podcast an hour or so of your time actually means a lot... I also appreciate my style isn't to everybody's taste. In fact I'd pride myself on not having a 'style' and just wanting to have honest conversations with people rather than come at it from an 'interview' perspective. In my opinion thats what a podcast is, a conversation. There are plenty of people coming at this thing from a more 'interview' perspective as I'm sure you know. As for the studio quality, well, on this occasion there is no studio. This podcast is done via an internet connection that I'm sure you can appreciate is sometimes not perfect. After all Brook and I are opposite sides of the World. The audio from this podcast was actually trash. We had it constantly cut out, we had brook's car connecting to his phone by accident and I spent the best part of about 6 hours through the night going over the audio and getting it to be the best I could possibly get it. Full transparency, I'm not an audio engineer or a sound quality expert and you'll notice that when we do use the new studio that I have invested a lot of money in, the sound quality is far better and, I have a producer sometimes cast an ear over the recording too. The pride thing you've mentioned. Honestly dude, I couldn't be more proud of the community that has been built around this podcast. I'm proud of the fact it's helped raise money for charities, it's helped raise awareness for projects and, it's helped change peoples lives after they have listened to guests who have been on the podcast. Again, thanks for listening and I hope one day the podcast lives up to your expectations. Oh, don't forget it will be entirely free too.

 The worst interviewer. Always talking, always name dropping. No one gives a shit about you dude. If we did we'd tune into a podcast where you're the guest.
As an analogy think about it like a golfer and a caddie. The caddie hands the golfer a club (you ask the question), then backs away (you don't talk!) . The golfer takes the shot (interviewee answers question). Repeat.
You said yourself you've even forgotten to hit record more times than you care to admit. Lol
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.

 That was maybe a tad harsh. I'm sure people obviously care about you, I didn't mean that to be so harsh sounding. Haha.

 @cky78: I think he does an awesome job. You can tell it’s a real passion to him. I’ve listened to so many great episodes and have a better understanding because of listening.
Thanks Davey!

 @Pa-ul: Hey, I agree, he's totally passionate, and knowledgeable. More so than I am, haha. I guess my point was that we're listening to the podcast to find out about the guest, not the host. I will say I was being a bit harsh before and.... I apologise for that.... Whoa, internet apology. Lol
Cheers to the host for all his hard work, and efforts.

 @HookitProducts: Hi! Thank you for that reply. I understand where you are coming from and why you dont want to or feel you dont have the time to learn about editing/audio quality. I hope you see my comment as an opportunity for improvement and an opportunity to get a better look at your audience and why some people drop off from listening. If growing the podcast is something you want to keep doing then it is good to listen to some of these dissenting opinions.
Also, something I didn't mention is that I have an interview podcast as well so I fully understand the time, effort, and monetary commitment to creating what you have created. With that I also have experienced and thus understand things you could do help improve the quality which would lead to more people listening. Some of them being very small changes that wouldnt be hard for you to implement.
You are right that it is ultimately up to on how you want to create the final product, just giving you some food for thought if you wanted to grow your listener base!