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🎙 Episode title:
Big River Man: They Say He's Still Swimming

📌 Episode summary:
Daniel teaches McKyler about the prolific long distance swimmer, river conquerer, and piranha fighter--Martin Strel. Find out how an unknown music-loving man swam his way through the worlds longest and most polluted rivers. Come for the sleeping while swimming, stay for the daily blood transfusions.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro, chaos, and catching up
02:30 – The mystery DVD and region‑locked Big River Man
07:30 – Who is Martin Strel and how this episode came to be
15:00 – Early river swims and building a life around the water
30:00 – Record‑setting epic swims from Africa to Europe and the Danube
50:00 – What Big River Man says about obsession, risk, and purpose

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