Paintball Passport Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:26:18 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2295397 en-us © 2026 Paintball Passport yes 402044e9-54f7-5598-ae91-51860790e092 josephabarrett@gmail.com Joe Barrett episodic false Dedicated to showcasing the unique lifestyle of International paintball Pros!  
I'll be sitting down with the traveling players of our sport for some deep dives into their very best stories!  Tune in for recaps from bucket list events, wild tales from exotic adventures, culture, perspective and a massive wealth of travel hacks and advice! 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Joe Barrett josephabarrett@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/db9oivevcgddz1908nzo6x3gmz9r?.jpg Paintball Passport Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep53-Amber Wong! Ep53-Amber Wong! Amber Wong is a Professional player in the WNXL and owner of team Karma! But what you may not know is how much more she is. Amber has been a well known ambassador in our sport AND our industry for over a decade! She's worked for a host of leagues, promotors and companies and spearheads women's paintball in Europe! So as you can imagine....she's traveled the world and then some! Amber shares her favorite stories from playing or working throughout Asia, Europe and the States. We even get some "gringo" and Moped stories! 

]]> Amber Wong is a Professional player in the WNXL and owner of team Karma! But what you may not know is how much more she is. Amber has been a well known ambassador in our sport AND our industry for over a decade! She's worked for a host of leagues, promotors and companies and spearheads women's paintball in Europe! So as you can imagine....she's traveled the world and then some! Amber shares her favorite stories from playing or working throughout Asia, Europe and the States. We even get some "gringo" and Moped stories! 

]]> Buzzsprout-18654563 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0800 8648 1 53 full false Amber Wong Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep52- Tom Cole "Paintball's Ambassador" Ep52- Tom Cole "Paintball's Ambassador" Tom Cole is a truly special guest! Known for his beginnings in pro paintball on Bad Company, and since becoming the Face of the NXL, this man lives, eats, sleeps and breathes paintball! He has traveled more then just about anyone to spread and grow the tournament side of the sport, setting up leagues, attending conferences and having meetings to expand in basically every country where there is paintball. This means he is full of stories, and I am so glad to have finally got him on! He shares lots of stories from his first times traveling to play events, to traveling for the tournament industry.  He also goes into depth on his yearly hobbie, Safari camping in Africa!  And we get a sweet Moped crash story!!!!! 

]]> Tom Cole is a truly special guest! Known for his beginnings in pro paintball on Bad Company, and since becoming the Face of the NXL, this man lives, eats, sleeps and breathes paintball! He has traveled more then just about anyone to spread and grow the tournament side of the sport, setting up leagues, attending conferences and having meetings to expand in basically every country where there is paintball. This means he is full of stories, and I am so glad to have finally got him on! He shares lots of stories from his first times traveling to play events, to traveling for the tournament industry.  He also goes into depth on his yearly hobbie, Safari camping in Africa!  And we get a sweet Moped crash story!!!!! 

]]> Buzzsprout-18531293 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0800 4876 1 52 full false Tom Cole Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep51- Rich Telford! Ep51- Rich Telford! Rich Telford is a legendary retired Pro Player from XSV, an elite coach, a massive paintball persona, and a badass black-belt!  Unless you've lived under a rock, you already know Rich for his successful paintball career and his witty humor on the webcasts! But you have yet to hear about the travels from his glory days, and these were the days of the wild wild west, with no google maps, and no rules with rental cars!  He tells several of his best stories from France, England, Malaga and we get into some paintball related tangents and some wisdom gold nuggets you'll be glad you picked up from the Guru himself!   

]]> Rich Telford is a legendary retired Pro Player from XSV, an elite coach, a massive paintball persona, and a badass black-belt!  Unless you've lived under a rock, you already know Rich for his successful paintball career and his witty humor on the webcasts! But you have yet to hear about the travels from his glory days, and these were the days of the wild wild west, with no google maps, and no rules with rental cars!  He tells several of his best stories from France, England, Malaga and we get into some paintball related tangents and some wisdom gold nuggets you'll be glad you picked up from the Guru himself!   

]]> Buzzsprout-18445696 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0800 6276 1 51 full false Rich Telford Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep50- Jacob Johnson Ep50- Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson is a professional player on Texas team PB Fit!  Jacob is a rising star with an entertaining style of play, and a dangerous work ethic!  He joins the show and talks about coming from an Amish family, finding his way to pro paintball, and a few awesome travel stories through Europe, Mexico and Aruba! 

]]> Jacob Johnson is a professional player on Texas team PB Fit!  Jacob is a rising star with an entertaining style of play, and a dangerous work ethic!  He joins the show and talks about coming from an Amish family, finding his way to pro paintball, and a few awesome travel stories through Europe, Mexico and Aruba! 

]]> Buzzsprout-18129604 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0800 8244 1 50 full false Ep49- Yosh Rau "The greatest episode of all time" Ep49- Yosh Rau "The greatest episode of all time" Yosh Rau is a man who needs no introduction but I'll give him his status. A San Diego Dynasty Player, leader and OG member, soft spoken but brilliant, Highly rated but still underrated, the leagues favorite "wise big brother" persona, popular without trying or caring, a husband, a father, entrepreneur, and experienced adventurer. Yosh has been traveling for paintball for well over 2 decades, so you know he is filled with stories. But even better, he shares unique perspective and more gold nuggets of wisdom then you can count! We hear his favorite and some of the best stories of all time, and go down more tangents and rabbit holes then Peter Cotton-Tail! DO NOT MISS THIS TRIP! 

]]> Yosh Rau is a man who needs no introduction but I'll give him his status. A San Diego Dynasty Player, leader and OG member, soft spoken but brilliant, Highly rated but still underrated, the leagues favorite "wise big brother" persona, popular without trying or caring, a husband, a father, entrepreneur, and experienced adventurer. Yosh has been traveling for paintball for well over 2 decades, so you know he is filled with stories. But even better, he shares unique perspective and more gold nuggets of wisdom then you can count! We hear his favorite and some of the best stories of all time, and go down more tangents and rabbit holes then Peter Cotton-Tail! DO NOT MISS THIS TRIP! 

]]> Buzzsprout-17989580 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0700 10833 1 49 full false Ep48- Wells Jones, A life of Adventure! Ep48- Wells Jones, A life of Adventure! Wells Jones is our very first non-paintball player on the show! When I heard about Wells and the life he has lived, filled with international adventure, exploration, and an array of different interesting chapters throughout his life, I knew I had to get him on!  He has setup events in the middle east, met princes, wrote books and now even has a company thats created a way to connect with family through A.I.! 

links to all his work below!

:linkedin:   linkedin.com/in/wstadjones

book:  A Line in the Sand

South Pole Skydive:  South Pole Skydive Jump

Acting:  “Tad Jones IMDB”

Seeds of Peace:   https://www.seedsofpeace.org/

Reflekta:    Reflekta.ai


]]> Wells Jones is our very first non-paintball player on the show! When I heard about Wells and the life he has lived, filled with international adventure, exploration, and an array of different interesting chapters throughout his life, I knew I had to get him on!  He has setup events in the middle east, met princes, wrote books and now even has a company thats created a way to connect with family through A.I.! 

links to all his work below!

:linkedin:   linkedin.com/in/wstadjones

book:  A Line in the Sand

South Pole Skydive:  South Pole Skydive Jump

Acting:  “Tad Jones IMDB”

Seeds of Peace:   https://www.seedsofpeace.org/

Reflekta:    Reflekta.ai


]]> Buzzsprout-17888884 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0700 11775 1 48 full false Ep47- Sami Turunen Ep47- Sami Turunen Sami Turunen is a Finnish player from Helsinki Cyclone. Sami is a well known player from Finland, and has traveled the Nordic Region, Europe and even to the States for Paintball. Not only do we get the perspective of travel to the US, but he also shares some amazing and literally life changing stories, that occurred because of the travels! One of the coolest international guests to ever share the paintball adventure life! 

]]> Sami Turunen is a Finnish player from Helsinki Cyclone. Sami is a well known player from Finland, and has traveled the Nordic Region, Europe and even to the States for Paintball. Not only do we get the perspective of travel to the US, but he also shares some amazing and literally life changing stories, that occurred because of the travels! One of the coolest international guests to ever share the paintball adventure life! 

]]> Buzzsprout-17668261 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700 9761 1 47 full false Ep46- Xalo Almeida, A Brazilian Legend! Ep46- Xalo Almeida, A Brazilian Legend! Xalo Almeida is a Brazilian Legend and Martial Arts Master, most known for playing with top tier teams like the Russian Legion and the Ironmen! Xalo came from seemingly out of nowhere right to the peak of professional paintball in the early 2000s, so his entire life is an epic travel story!  He shares some amazing chapters of his life, from moving to Russia, living in Portugal, and traveling around the US and Europe to fulfill the dream of playing professionally. Truly an inspiration, his tales are some of the most remarkable to ever be told! 

]]> Xalo Almeida is a Brazilian Legend and Martial Arts Master, most known for playing with top tier teams like the Russian Legion and the Ironmen! Xalo came from seemingly out of nowhere right to the peak of professional paintball in the early 2000s, so his entire life is an epic travel story!  He shares some amazing chapters of his life, from moving to Russia, living in Portugal, and traveling around the US and Europe to fulfill the dream of playing professionally. Truly an inspiration, his tales are some of the most remarkable to ever be told! 

]]> Buzzsprout-17542562 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0700 9186 1 46 full false EP45: The Most Infamous! - Chris Lasoya EP45: The Most Infamous! - Chris Lasoya Chris Lasoya is an ex pro player and the original paintball Rockstar from teams like Infamous, Miami Effect, and Avalanche! He created the most exciting brand of paintball to watch in the early days of speedball, and paired it with the most exciting off field personality we ever saw!  He comes on the show and shares some of the most exciting stories we have heard yet, from traveling the world in his hay day, with the glamour, parties, brawls and dramas you'd expect from this charismatic OG! What an adventure! 

]]> Chris Lasoya is an ex pro player and the original paintball Rockstar from teams like Infamous, Miami Effect, and Avalanche! He created the most exciting brand of paintball to watch in the early days of speedball, and paired it with the most exciting off field personality we ever saw!  He comes on the show and shares some of the most exciting stories we have heard yet, from traveling the world in his hay day, with the glamour, parties, brawls and dramas you'd expect from this charismatic OG! What an adventure! 

]]> Buzzsprout-17378325 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0700 5367 1 45 full false Chris Lasoya Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep44-Derek Janisch the Hippie Hero! Ep44-Derek Janisch the Hippie Hero! Raise up SDA Alumni! We got Derek Janisch, who is an ex SDA player, a combat vet, a guru and one of the most unique people on the planet!  Derek has traveled and lived in many cool places for paintball and the military. He also has a fondness for mixed martial arts! He brings us with great imagery and story telling through his adventurous life with chapters in Japan, Thailand and many more! 

]]> Raise up SDA Alumni! We got Derek Janisch, who is an ex SDA player, a combat vet, a guru and one of the most unique people on the planet!  Derek has traveled and lived in many cool places for paintball and the military. He also has a fondness for mixed martial arts! He brings us with great imagery and story telling through his adventurous life with chapters in Japan, Thailand and many more! 

]]> Buzzsprout-17315739 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0700 9524 1 44 full false Ep43- Mark Gerber From South Africa Ep43- Mark Gerber From South Africa Mark Gerber hails from South Africa and came to me with some incredible stories!  I had to host Mark and hear the story first hand from the man who is responsible for keeping the paintball dream alive in South Africa. "Grow paintball?" Mark literally lives this for his land. He is an integral part of the community for this country, and how this came about is a story worth hearing! Also, he shares some awesome adventures stories from his travels to play in some cool countries during his early days of playing as young as 16! Enjoy the show! 

]]> Mark Gerber hails from South Africa and came to me with some incredible stories!  I had to host Mark and hear the story first hand from the man who is responsible for keeping the paintball dream alive in South Africa. "Grow paintball?" Mark literally lives this for his land. He is an integral part of the community for this country, and how this came about is a story worth hearing! Also, he shares some awesome adventures stories from his travels to play in some cool countries during his early days of playing as young as 16! Enjoy the show! 

]]> Buzzsprout-17229244 Thu, 29 May 2025 22:00:00 -0700 8280 1 43 full false Ep42- Fiji coming to America! Ep42- Fiji coming to America! Luis Villota aka Fiji, has made a name for himself as one of the best players to ever come out of Columbia.  But this man has a far more interesting story than that. Luis traveled to the states to make it to the top of our sport against all odds and has some amazing stories of perseverance to share! He tells us some of his favorite moments from early travels to other South American countries, his first trips to the US for tournaments, and even a chapter of Euro travels! This man proves that commitment to your passion and gratitude, can help anyone make dreams come true.

]]> Luis Villota aka Fiji, has made a name for himself as one of the best players to ever come out of Columbia.  But this man has a far more interesting story than that. Luis traveled to the states to make it to the top of our sport against all odds and has some amazing stories of perseverance to share! He tells us some of his favorite moments from early travels to other South American countries, his first trips to the US for tournaments, and even a chapter of Euro travels! This man proves that commitment to your passion and gratitude, can help anyone make dreams come true.

]]> Buzzsprout-17171749 Thu, 15 May 2025 19:00:00 -0700 11776 1 42 full false Luis Villota Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep41- Ryan Moorhead, The Wild Man Abroad! Ep41- Ryan Moorhead, The Wild Man Abroad! Ryan's name proceeeds him, as this legend is well known for being a superstar from the former Philly Americans, and now a core component to Houston Heat!  "the Wild Man' aka "captain America" has been playing tournaments around the world for about the longest continuous stretch. He shares so many stories, from the beginning of his career, to the adventures of the "Team USA" squad, to more recent trips with Impact and then Heat!  He travels the same way he plays, with no fear and a love of freedom and freestyling, so you already know this one is going to be action packed!!! 

]]> Ryan's name proceeeds him, as this legend is well known for being a superstar from the former Philly Americans, and now a core component to Houston Heat!  "the Wild Man' aka "captain America" has been playing tournaments around the world for about the longest continuous stretch. He shares so many stories, from the beginning of his career, to the adventures of the "Team USA" squad, to more recent trips with Impact and then Heat!  He travels the same way he plays, with no fear and a love of freedom and freestyling, so you already know this one is going to be action packed!!! 

]]> Buzzsprout-16919925 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0700 12029 1 41 full false Ep40- Matt Sekula Lives the Latino Life! Ep40- Matt Sekula Lives the Latino Life! Matt Sekula is a divisional player with one of the most unique stories I've ever heard!  Matt took the bull by the horns and got himself into traveling for tournaments years ago. But this episode is more unique, because he decided to move to Mexico and work towards citizenship!  He tells us all about the struggles, benefits and adventures that come with being an ex-pat abroad, in not just a multi-year life in Mexico, but also some time living in Colombia!  

]]> Matt Sekula is a divisional player with one of the most unique stories I've ever heard!  Matt took the bull by the horns and got himself into traveling for tournaments years ago. But this episode is more unique, because he decided to move to Mexico and work towards citizenship!  He tells us all about the struggles, benefits and adventures that come with being an ex-pat abroad, in not just a multi-year life in Mexico, but also some time living in Colombia!  

]]> Buzzsprout-16926363 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700 10869 1 40 full false Ep39- Mark G Ep39- Mark G Mark G is a player for the new pro team Royal City Seadogs!  Mark is also a well traveled man, who has been at it since he started coming over to the states from Canada for our national events.  But Mark has also done some amazing stints of travel overseas, and shares a new type of travel perspective from that of someone going over to ref as well!  We also touch on lots of cool topics and lessons from someone who really pursues adventurous side quests! 

]]> Mark G is a player for the new pro team Royal City Seadogs!  Mark is also a well traveled man, who has been at it since he started coming over to the states from Canada for our national events.  But Mark has also done some amazing stints of travel overseas, and shares a new type of travel perspective from that of someone going over to ref as well!  We also touch on lots of cool topics and lessons from someone who really pursues adventurous side quests! 

]]> Buzzsprout-16836858 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0700 11824 1 39 full false Ep38- Matty Marshall "The Voice of Paintball" Ep38- Matty Marshall "The Voice of Paintball" Holy Crap! I finally got Matty Marshall on the show!  This is a man who needs no introduction,  as a long time Pro Veteran, a backbone of the famous XSV, and the literal voice of paintball! He is also one of the original pioneers of the international pro traveler lifestyle!  Matty gives us a few hours of non-stop banger stories! This is from the hay-day, the wild wild west, when cell phones and GPS were not a thing, and euro brawls were expected! You will not believe the wealth of stories and the vividness of his details!  THIS IS A MUST LISTEN!!!!  

]]> Holy Crap! I finally got Matty Marshall on the show!  This is a man who needs no introduction,  as a long time Pro Veteran, a backbone of the famous XSV, and the literal voice of paintball! He is also one of the original pioneers of the international pro traveler lifestyle!  Matty gives us a few hours of non-stop banger stories! This is from the hay-day, the wild wild west, when cell phones and GPS were not a thing, and euro brawls were expected! You will not believe the wealth of stories and the vividness of his details!  THIS IS A MUST LISTEN!!!!  

]]> Buzzsprout-16746625 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0700 8874 1 38 full false Matty Marshall Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep37- Justin Politi Ep37- Justin Politi Justin Politi is a Professional player for NRG Elite, and formerly of LVL. He also is quite the avid traveler, with 13 countries under his belt!  Playing overseas with Shock, he tells us all sorts of adventures from Euro hopping, and some epic gringo stories!  

]]> Justin Politi is a Professional player for NRG Elite, and formerly of LVL. He also is quite the avid traveler, with 13 countries under his belt!  Playing overseas with Shock, he tells us all sorts of adventures from Euro hopping, and some epic gringo stories!  

]]> Buzzsprout-16633271 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0800 10181 1 37 full false Ep36- Nic Rippel Ep36- Nic Rippel Nic Rippel is a German pro player on the NO Hurricanes!  If you've been watching the NXL pro division the last few years, you've likely seen this euro all-star causing a menace in the snake. But did you know how he came to get on a US pro team?  He takes us through the stories of his travels to the United States to tryout and start playing for the Canes, and shares other stories from the beginnings of his travels with teams like Breakout Spa and more! 

]]> Nic Rippel is a German pro player on the NO Hurricanes!  If you've been watching the NXL pro division the last few years, you've likely seen this euro all-star causing a menace in the snake. But did you know how he came to get on a US pro team?  He takes us through the stories of his travels to the United States to tryout and start playing for the Canes, and shares other stories from the beginnings of his travels with teams like Breakout Spa and more! 

]]> Buzzsprout-16570499 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0800 9420 1 36 full false Ep35- Fresh Eggs (Alex Fraige) Ep35- Fresh Eggs (Alex Fraige) Alex Fraige is a professional paintball player and one of the founders of San Diego Dynasty! He is also one of the men behind Hormesis, Great American Paintball and many other ventures in the paintball world. Playing professional at the highest level for well over 2 decades now, you can believe he has traveled and won all over the world!  Alex shares stories so many different stories, from his very first times abroad, to his most thrilling and culture shocking moments! He also talks about overcoming a travel anxiety, just sending it, and becoming the amazing, charismatic personality we all know and love, through travel! :) 

]]> Alex Fraige is a professional paintball player and one of the founders of San Diego Dynasty! He is also one of the men behind Hormesis, Great American Paintball and many other ventures in the paintball world. Playing professional at the highest level for well over 2 decades now, you can believe he has traveled and won all over the world!  Alex shares stories so many different stories, from his very first times abroad, to his most thrilling and culture shocking moments! He also talks about overcoming a travel anxiety, just sending it, and becoming the amazing, charismatic personality we all know and love, through travel! :) 

]]> Buzzsprout-16461147 Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -0800 6467 1 35 full false Alex Fraige Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep34-Blake Yarber Walks across the Globe! Ep34-Blake Yarber Walks across the Globe! Blake "The Panther" Yarber is well known for being on San Diego Dynasty, and one of the most vicious attackers in the league! But did you know Blake is also one of the most incredible and most traveled people to ever live?  This man bravely says yes to any challenge, and on the show he talks about taking trips with little or no money and trusting that he will make it work. Living off the land, tenting for his stay and literally walking across countries! He has traveled over 50 countries and done many of the greatest bucket list activities of all time, and we are lucky that he shares a few hours worth of those amazing adventures!  You can't miss this guy's stories! 

]]> Blake "The Panther" Yarber is well known for being on San Diego Dynasty, and one of the most vicious attackers in the league! But did you know Blake is also one of the most incredible and most traveled people to ever live?  This man bravely says yes to any challenge, and on the show he talks about taking trips with little or no money and trusting that he will make it work. Living off the land, tenting for his stay and literally walking across countries! He has traveled over 50 countries and done many of the greatest bucket list activities of all time, and we are lucky that he shares a few hours worth of those amazing adventures!  You can't miss this guy's stories! 

]]> Buzzsprout-16406659 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0800 10004 1 34 full false Blake Yarber Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep33- Brandon Cornell Ep33- Brandon Cornell Brandon Cornell is a professional player on Edmonton Impact.  This young veteran has had an interesting career starting off with Ironmen, then moving to Impact for all the right reasons, and becoming a consistent starter as one of the most dangerous Dorito attackers in the league.
He also has lived quite the adventurous travel life! He tells us about his first season of international tournaments as the lone American mixed in with players from another culture. And he also talks about some of his best memories like traveling with his friends and teammates on Impact.  So much great perspective in this conversation! 

]]> Brandon Cornell is a professional player on Edmonton Impact.  This young veteran has had an interesting career starting off with Ironmen, then moving to Impact for all the right reasons, and becoming a consistent starter as one of the most dangerous Dorito attackers in the league.
He also has lived quite the adventurous travel life! He tells us about his first season of international tournaments as the lone American mixed in with players from another culture. And he also talks about some of his best memories like traveling with his friends and teammates on Impact.  So much great perspective in this conversation! 

]]> Buzzsprout-16347247 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:00:00 -0800 9789 1 33 full false Brandon Cornell Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep32- Jimmy Hickey Ep32- Jimmy Hickey Jimmy Hickey is an ex-pro player from Seattle Uprising, a Pro Coach/Owner, and an industry man/high functioning entrepreneur with many ventures, including Findlay Hats!  
Jimmy is well renowned for doing a lot for PNW paintball in the forefront and behind the scenes, and he also got to embark on some of the epic travels that this sport provides!  In this episode he sits down and tells us about his amazing adventures to play PALS Asia, as what might of been the first "Team USA" to represent there!  As well as a similar rag-tag "Team USA" story in the beautiful country of Colombia!  This one is packed with all sorts of wild shenanigans, some ridiculous injuries, sketchy close calls, the worst of "gringo" moments and memories of a lifetime!

]]> Jimmy Hickey is an ex-pro player from Seattle Uprising, a Pro Coach/Owner, and an industry man/high functioning entrepreneur with many ventures, including Findlay Hats!  
Jimmy is well renowned for doing a lot for PNW paintball in the forefront and behind the scenes, and he also got to embark on some of the epic travels that this sport provides!  In this episode he sits down and tells us about his amazing adventures to play PALS Asia, as what might of been the first "Team USA" to represent there!  As well as a similar rag-tag "Team USA" story in the beautiful country of Colombia!  This one is packed with all sorts of wild shenanigans, some ridiculous injuries, sketchy close calls, the worst of "gringo" moments and memories of a lifetime!

]]> Buzzsprout-16279929 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:00:00 -0800 9481 1 32 full false Jimmy Hickey Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep31- J Stew: International Hitchhiker! Ep31- J Stew: International Hitchhiker! Jacob Stewart is a well known pillar of the paintball scene. He played for Sacramento DMG, and transitioned to an industry man, doing design work for lots of your favorite companies. But J-Stew has lived many different remarkable lives from traveling and even MOVING to other countries for paintball. He tells us all sorts of chapters of his life, from trying out fresh starts in Europe and Honduras, and some of the craziest tales from these eras!  He also shares his epic first journey, where he hitch-hikes from home all the way to the bottom tip of South America!  Fearless, positive and adaptive, he is the ultimate go-with-the-flow traveler! 

]]> Jacob Stewart is a well known pillar of the paintball scene. He played for Sacramento DMG, and transitioned to an industry man, doing design work for lots of your favorite companies. But J-Stew has lived many different remarkable lives from traveling and even MOVING to other countries for paintball. He tells us all sorts of chapters of his life, from trying out fresh starts in Europe and Honduras, and some of the craziest tales from these eras!  He also shares his epic first journey, where he hitch-hikes from home all the way to the bottom tip of South America!  Fearless, positive and adaptive, he is the ultimate go-with-the-flow traveler! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-16069578 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0800 9650 1 31 full false Jacob Stewart Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep30- Ryan Greenspan Ep30- Ryan Greenspan Ryan Greenspan is a pro player on San Diego Dynasty, a host of Spick-and-Span, and the most winning-est player of all time. Ryan is well known to be the epitome of Pro Players, and with this comes the accolades of a professional traveler. He tells us some of the greatest tales ever told, from his first international events, to sketchy Russia adventures, heart-pounding side quests in Africa, Guatemala. Near death diving stories, a wild first sky-dive, and a surprising visit to the Pyramids.  He lives a life of exploring the frontier and checking off the bucket list. This one is jam packed with stories for the record books!!!! 

]]> Ryan Greenspan is a pro player on San Diego Dynasty, a host of Spick-and-Span, and the most winning-est player of all time. Ryan is well known to be the epitome of Pro Players, and with this comes the accolades of a professional traveler. He tells us some of the greatest tales ever told, from his first international events, to sketchy Russia adventures, heart-pounding side quests in Africa, Guatemala. Near death diving stories, a wild first sky-dive, and a surprising visit to the Pyramids.  He lives a life of exploring the frontier and checking off the bucket list. This one is jam packed with stories for the record books!!!! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15987772 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0700 8372 1 30 full false Ryan Greenspan Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep29- John "Chavi" Chavez Ep29- John "Chavi" Chavez Muchumbo, aka Chavi aka John Chavez is a pro player on PaintballFit from Texas. He's already making a name for himself in the US.  And now he is starting to soak up the travel opportunities from pro paintball!  We talk about his travels to Mexico for MXL, to Europe, playing with team Mexico in nations cup, and what its like to see other countries with all of his brothers from PBFit! 

]]> Muchumbo, aka Chavi aka John Chavez is a pro player on PaintballFit from Texas. He's already making a name for himself in the US.  And now he is starting to soak up the travel opportunities from pro paintball!  We talk about his travels to Mexico for MXL, to Europe, playing with team Mexico in nations cup, and what its like to see other countries with all of his brothers from PBFit! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-15951114 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0700 8005 1 29 full false John Chavez Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep28- Danny Park from Wild to Enlightened! Ep28- Danny Park from Wild to Enlightened! Danny park was a former professional, snake-front superstar, who played for SDA, Ironmen and Impact! He is well known for being one of the wild, party personalities that came from the early SDA camp, but he is now an evolved and successful human-being by every sense of the word. He takes on the journey through a crazy youth filled with epic stories. Then we talk about deep issues on self improvement, awareness, and overcoming the ego. More lessons in this one then I would have imagined!  Finally, we get into his hay-day of international travels. Danny did it all, from going solo to help a foreign team, to giant, lavish euro-hopping trips with the entire Edmonton Impact squad!  This is a 3 hour trip of a lifetime, and one of my favorite convos! 

]]> Danny park was a former professional, snake-front superstar, who played for SDA, Ironmen and Impact! He is well known for being one of the wild, party personalities that came from the early SDA camp, but he is now an evolved and successful human-being by every sense of the word. He takes on the journey through a crazy youth filled with epic stories. Then we talk about deep issues on self improvement, awareness, and overcoming the ego. More lessons in this one then I would have imagined!  Finally, we get into his hay-day of international travels. Danny did it all, from going solo to help a foreign team, to giant, lavish euro-hopping trips with the entire Edmonton Impact squad!  This is a 3 hour trip of a lifetime, and one of my favorite convos! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15884868 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0700 11574 1 28 full true Danny Park Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep27- Daniel Camp Ep27- Daniel Camp Daniel Camp is a Pro Player for New Orleans Hurricanes.  He is no stranger to travel, but only just recently started enjoying the perks of international pro life.  We talk about his adjustments to New Orleans life, coming from Colorado, and a life filled with many adventures. Plus we get into his recent trip to France, where he played with Team USA in nations cup, and Five Star in Pro Xball! Lots of deep mental topics and tangents on this one! 

]]> Daniel Camp is a Pro Player for New Orleans Hurricanes.  He is no stranger to travel, but only just recently started enjoying the perks of international pro life.  We talk about his adjustments to New Orleans life, coming from Colorado, and a life filled with many adventures. Plus we get into his recent trip to France, where he played with Team USA in nations cup, and Five Star in Pro Xball! Lots of deep mental topics and tangents on this one! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15830005 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0700 11457 1 27 full false Dan Camp Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep26- Oliver Lang Ep26- Oliver Lang The master, the G.O.A.T. , the most storied and famous human from our sport, Oliver Lang joins me on the Podcast!!!! Oliver had a successful career as a player, became successful outside the game, took a hiatus from the sport, and returned to bring us Hormesis, the Duel and to dominate in Pro once again. He has played hundreds of tournaments across the globe. He is also the ultimate story teller! He shares his very first time abroad, as well as countless other amazing stories that I won't spoil. Plus, he shares a wealth of knowledge and lessons from throughout his amazing adventures. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN! 

]]> The master, the G.O.A.T. , the most storied and famous human from our sport, Oliver Lang joins me on the Podcast!!!! Oliver had a successful career as a player, became successful outside the game, took a hiatus from the sport, and returned to bring us Hormesis, the Duel and to dominate in Pro once again. He has played hundreds of tournaments across the globe. He is also the ultimate story teller! He shares his very first time abroad, as well as countless other amazing stories that I won't spoil. Plus, he shares a wealth of knowledge and lessons from throughout his amazing adventures. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15620856 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 -0700 11331 1 26 full false Oliver Lang Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep25- Stephen Mazurek Euro-Hopping! Ep25- Stephen Mazurek Euro-Hopping! Stephen Mazurek is a pro player for ASG Aftermath. He now resides in San Diego but he has an interesting story that brought him there. A younger pro, he is already becoming quite traveled! Stephen shares with us some stories from playing the Euro league with an elite crew, and some of the most amazing post-event backpacking stories to date from having the attitude to "just say yes!".  You will not believe some of the multi-week treks he made happen, all from traveling to play ball and trusting that he could figure out a way to make it happen!  

]]> Stephen Mazurek is a pro player for ASG Aftermath. He now resides in San Diego but he has an interesting story that brought him there. A younger pro, he is already becoming quite traveled! Stephen shares with us some stories from playing the Euro league with an elite crew, and some of the most amazing post-event backpacking stories to date from having the attitude to "just say yes!".  You will not believe some of the multi-week treks he made happen, all from traveling to play ball and trusting that he could figure out a way to make it happen!  

]]> Buzzsprout-15584144 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0700 10935 1 25 full false Stephen Mazurek Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep24- Arturo Andrade, El Campeón de Mexico! Ep24- Arturo Andrade, El Campeón de Mexico! Arturo Andrade is a professional paintball player on San Diego Dynasty, and has long been the people's champ of Mexico! He is also a recent Euro champ with team Scalp! Arturo is no stranger to international travel, as he has been making his way to the USA for a very long time now. But we get to hear his stories of treacherous treks across Mexico in the early days,  his first NPPL events among legends, his most recent Euro adventures, and the trip of dreams to Malaysia.  This one is wild! You wouldn't believe the sketchy travel stories he has survived, including plenty of "gringo" traps and some crazy Moped Crashes of course!!!! 

]]> Arturo Andrade is a professional paintball player on San Diego Dynasty, and has long been the people's champ of Mexico! He is also a recent Euro champ with team Scalp! Arturo is no stranger to international travel, as he has been making his way to the USA for a very long time now. But we get to hear his stories of treacherous treks across Mexico in the early days,  his first NPPL events among legends, his most recent Euro adventures, and the trip of dreams to Malaysia.  This one is wild! You wouldn't believe the sketchy travel stories he has survived, including plenty of "gringo" traps and some crazy Moped Crashes of course!!!! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15554580 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0700 8990 1 24 full false Arturo Andrade Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep23- Kerrigan Colwell plays in Singapore! Ep23- Kerrigan Colwell plays in Singapore! Kerrigan "Kilo" Colwell is a long time So-Cal player who now plays for TJ Bastards in NXL Semi-Pro, Wcppl and MXL.  Kerrigan has an interesting story as someone who took it upon themselves to take as many international opportunities as he could as a divisional player!  We talk about his trips to Singapore and other Asia league events, and he shares stories that he will remember forever, including a Moped crash! 

]]> Kerrigan "Kilo" Colwell is a long time So-Cal player who now plays for TJ Bastards in NXL Semi-Pro, Wcppl and MXL.  Kerrigan has an interesting story as someone who took it upon themselves to take as many international opportunities as he could as a divisional player!  We talk about his trips to Singapore and other Asia league events, and he shares stories that he will remember forever, including a Moped crash! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15497861 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:00:00 -0700 6592 1 23 full false Kerrigan Colwell Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep22- Josh Lehman Ep22- Josh Lehman Josh Lehman is most known for playing pro paintball with Columbus LVL. Josh is your perfect example of a hard working, blue collar, Midwest baller who earned his stripes and made his name known in the NXL. He recently started taking advantage of his pro status and traveling to play for the euro Aftershock team in the NXL euro events!  Josh shares all sorts of stories about how he takes the absolute most advantage of this experience, soaking up all the right aspects of travel, relating it to his time growing up and traveling with his family, and delves deep into all sorts of tangents about character building and the benefits of being an extrovert!  This episode will go into a depth that will surprise you as we get to know Josh and his adventures together! :) 

]]> Josh Lehman is most known for playing pro paintball with Columbus LVL. Josh is your perfect example of a hard working, blue collar, Midwest baller who earned his stripes and made his name known in the NXL. He recently started taking advantage of his pro status and traveling to play for the euro Aftershock team in the NXL euro events!  Josh shares all sorts of stories about how he takes the absolute most advantage of this experience, soaking up all the right aspects of travel, relating it to his time growing up and traveling with his family, and delves deep into all sorts of tangents about character building and the benefits of being an extrovert!  This episode will go into a depth that will surprise you as we get to know Josh and his adventures together! :) 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-15443233 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0700 9361 1 22 full false Josh Lehman Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep20- Pat Kraft "Breaks out" into Europe! Ep20- Pat Kraft "Breaks out" into Europe! Pat Kraft is a well known pro player and the emotional leader of New York Xtreme! He has been in the professional division since 2018, but only just recently started soaking up the benefits of international travel. We talk about his recent endeavors in Europe, where he plays the NXL with Breakout Spa, and he shares so much insight about the transformation and the perspective it can bring.  We also tangent way down the rabbit hole on our past with each other in semi-pro, mentality, and where Pat developed his from!  

]]> Pat Kraft is a well known pro player and the emotional leader of New York Xtreme! He has been in the professional division since 2018, but only just recently started soaking up the benefits of international travel. We talk about his recent endeavors in Europe, where he plays the NXL with Breakout Spa, and he shares so much insight about the transformation and the perspective it can bring.  We also tangent way down the rabbit hole on our past with each other in semi-pro, mentality, and where Pat developed his from!  

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-15339144 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0700 7316 1 20 full false Pat Kraft Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep21- Marcello Margott, The World Traveler Ep21- Marcello Margott, The World Traveler #33 Marcello Margott, aka "Mr Clutch" is a pro player on San Diego Dynasty, and well known to be one of the most consistently elite in the sport.  He is also one of the lucky few who live the traveling professional dream as his career and full time lifestyle!  Marcello has conquered more countries, more times, for more tournaments than most ever will. He shares a bunch of these stories with us, from his very first time abroad,  to his more culture shocking adventures. And we talk way deep down the rabbit hole on what this life of travel has done to add to his character and broaden his perspective.  This cinematic, 3-hour adventure, is one that you can not miss!  Pack your documents and get ready to trek along on the journey of a lifetime! 

]]> #33 Marcello Margott, aka "Mr Clutch" is a pro player on San Diego Dynasty, and well known to be one of the most consistently elite in the sport.  He is also one of the lucky few who live the traveling professional dream as his career and full time lifestyle!  Marcello has conquered more countries, more times, for more tournaments than most ever will. He shares a bunch of these stories with us, from his very first time abroad,  to his more culture shocking adventures. And we talk way deep down the rabbit hole on what this life of travel has done to add to his character and broaden his perspective.  This cinematic, 3-hour adventure, is one that you can not miss!  Pack your documents and get ready to trek along on the journey of a lifetime! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15267610 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:00:00 -0700 10628 1 21 full false Marcello Margott Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep19- Cody "Woody" Woodruff Goes Down Unda Ep19- Cody "Woody" Woodruff Goes Down Unda Cody Woodruff aka Woody is a pro player from ASG Aftermath. He is a relatively new pro player and he is just starting to soak up the perks of world travel experience that paintball provides! We start off by going "down unda" in his trips to Australia for Super 7s. Then he shares stories from his first few Euro NXL events. But we go much deeper down the rabbit hole in this episode. Woody opens up on learning a wealth of perspective and social skills from traveling abroad, and the beginning of becoming the free and fearless person he always knew he could be. Get ready for an eye opening journey! 

]]> Cody Woodruff aka Woody is a pro player from ASG Aftermath. He is a relatively new pro player and he is just starting to soak up the perks of world travel experience that paintball provides! We start off by going "down unda" in his trips to Australia for Super 7s. Then he shares stories from his first few Euro NXL events. But we go much deeper down the rabbit hole in this episode. Woody opens up on learning a wealth of perspective and social skills from traveling abroad, and the beginning of becoming the free and fearless person he always knew he could be. Get ready for an eye opening journey! 

]]> Buzzsprout-15217763 Sun, 09 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0700 9635 1 19 full true Cody Woodruff Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep18- Tyler Bourus goes to Mexico Ep18- Tyler Bourus goes to Mexico On this episode of Paintball Passport, Tyler Bourus of TJ Bastards, talks about coming up thru the ranks of competitive paintball and sharpening his skill set in the MXL (Mexican Xball League) and WCPPL (West Coast Paintball Players League), while collecting multiple medals in the process. 
A great episode for divisional players to check out and perhaps get an idea on how to map their own path to success in the dog eat dog world of tournament paintball.

]]> On this episode of Paintball Passport, Tyler Bourus of TJ Bastards, talks about coming up thru the ranks of competitive paintball and sharpening his skill set in the MXL (Mexican Xball League) and WCPPL (West Coast Paintball Players League), while collecting multiple medals in the process. 
A great episode for divisional players to check out and perhaps get an idea on how to map their own path to success in the dog eat dog world of tournament paintball.

]]> Buzzsprout-15136059 Sun, 26 May 2024 11:00:00 -0700 8929 1 18 full false Tyler Bourus Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep17- Kirill Prihidni - From Russia with Love Ep17- Kirill Prihidni - From Russia with Love From Russia with L<3ve

]]> From Russia with L<3ve

]]> Buzzsprout-15054712 Sun, 12 May 2024 20:00:00 -0700 10115 1 17 full false Kirill Prihidni Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep16- Kyle Spicka. Ep16- Kyle Spicka. Kyle Spicka is well known in the sport as an elite, young talent who has played for top teams like Impact, Dynasty and now Diesel. He is one of the few to make a living off his playing ability and his coaching knowledge as well!  But in this episode, Kyle shares with us a side you may have not known,  with outstanding travel stories from a long and jam-packed pro career w/ his unique perspective on top of them! He tells about his first times playing in Europe, with a road trip to the epic landscape of Switzerland,  his escapades in the Australian league, and the challenging hike of a lifetime!  And we go on a dozen tangents through lots of fun topics along the way. Get to the gate early, you won't want to miss this trip!  

]]> Kyle Spicka is well known in the sport as an elite, young talent who has played for top teams like Impact, Dynasty and now Diesel. He is one of the few to make a living off his playing ability and his coaching knowledge as well!  But in this episode, Kyle shares with us a side you may have not known,  with outstanding travel stories from a long and jam-packed pro career w/ his unique perspective on top of them! He tells about his first times playing in Europe, with a road trip to the epic landscape of Switzerland,  his escapades in the Australian league, and the challenging hike of a lifetime!  And we go on a dozen tangents through lots of fun topics along the way. Get to the gate early, you won't want to miss this trip!  

]]> Buzzsprout-15021261 Mon, 06 May 2024 21:00:00 -0700 9054 1 16 full true Kyle Spicka Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep15- Drew "The Back Center Man" Templeton Ep15- Drew "The Back Center Man" Templeton Drewbie is a retired snake God and well known for his long career with teams from Philly Americans, Shock and of course Infamous. We talk about his euro travels overseas as a very young adult in the golden era of paintball, when he got to travel along as the young rookie with the Veterans of Philly Americans. Drew walks us through his first event in Germany, getting grounded in Spain by a Volcano, and even shares an epic near tragic Moto story!!!! Grab your pretzels and enjoy the trip! 

]]> Drewbie is a retired snake God and well known for his long career with teams from Philly Americans, Shock and of course Infamous. We talk about his euro travels overseas as a very young adult in the golden era of paintball, when he got to travel along as the young rookie with the Veterans of Philly Americans. Drew walks us through his first event in Germany, getting grounded in Spain by a Volcano, and even shares an epic near tragic Moto story!!!! Grab your pretzels and enjoy the trip! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14917401 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0700 6138 1 15 full false Ep14- Grayson Gladstone of Aftermath Ep14- Grayson Gladstone of Aftermath Grayson Gladstone is a pro player on ASG Aftermath. He’s an upcoming pro with an interesting story that started off with traveling as a divisional player. We talk about how he used foreign events to make his name known, and he shares some epic tales from playing the Polish league, exploring the region and immersing into the lifestyle in depth!  Lots of new stories from places we don’t normally hear about and plenty of insight in this one! So pull your seats forward, stow your bags and let’s fly!

]]> Grayson Gladstone is a pro player on ASG Aftermath. He’s an upcoming pro with an interesting story that started off with traveling as a divisional player. We talk about how he used foreign events to make his name known, and he shares some epic tales from playing the Polish league, exploring the region and immersing into the lifestyle in depth!  Lots of new stories from places we don’t normally hear about and plenty of insight in this one! So pull your seats forward, stow your bags and let’s fly!

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14875622 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:00:00 -0700 6766 1 14 full false Ep12- with #12 Tyler Harmon! Ep12- with #12 Tyler Harmon! Tyler Harmon is widely known as being one of the most elite players of all time, as well as the youngest player to ever go pro!  We get off on a lot of awesome tangents about his journey, and what it was like traveling to other countries at such a young age!  Baja for a sponsorship shoot with legends and his dad,  trips to Canada for full xball with the Troll(Thomas Taylor) and a near flight into a volcano plume!  You won’t want to miss this story!

]]> Tyler Harmon is widely known as being one of the most elite players of all time, as well as the youngest player to ever go pro!  We get off on a lot of awesome tangents about his journey, and what it was like traveling to other countries at such a young age!  Baja for a sponsorship shoot with legends and his dad,  trips to Canada for full xball with the Troll(Thomas Taylor) and a near flight into a volcano plume!  You won’t want to miss this story!

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14789672 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:00:00 -0700 5695 1 12 full false Tyler Harmon Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep13- Mikko Huttunen- The Finnish Conquistador Ep13- Mikko Huttunen- The Finnish Conquistador Mikko Huttunen is regarded as one of the most stoic legends in the sport, and still a monumental part of our industry! Born in Finland, we get to hear a wealth of stories from a different perspective, as this man somehow made it onto not one but two of the early legendary pro teams, traveled and dominated the greatest leagues, moved to San Diego, found careers in the industry and lived the back-packing, nomadic pro life most dream of!  He shares epic stories from long bouts across South America, run-ins with Interpol and the secret police, Moped crashes and exploring final frontiers.  We also discuss some of the magic that comes from traveling alone, and how all this travel is really what lead him to become the amazing man he is today! 



]]> Mikko Huttunen is regarded as one of the most stoic legends in the sport, and still a monumental part of our industry! Born in Finland, we get to hear a wealth of stories from a different perspective, as this man somehow made it onto not one but two of the early legendary pro teams, traveled and dominated the greatest leagues, moved to San Diego, found careers in the industry and lived the back-packing, nomadic pro life most dream of!  He shares epic stories from long bouts across South America, run-ins with Interpol and the secret police, Moped crashes and exploring final frontiers.  We also discuss some of the magic that comes from traveling alone, and how all this travel is really what lead him to become the amazing man he is today! 



]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14759331 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 20:00:00 -0700 6725 1 13 full false Mikko Huttunen Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep11- BRIAN "LB" FOW Ep11- BRIAN "LB" FOW Brian "LB" Fow is a well known veteran from the professional ranks who played for legendary teams like Image, Avalanche and Infamous. He is also one of the early pioneers of the international pro travel lifestyle and one of the youngest to do it back then!  Starting at the age of 16, Brian got to live a life most never will, and shares stories from all over Asia and Europe, with antics from the "wild west" days of our sport, overcoming obstacles before smart phones could help, getting nearly banned from countries and even.....an epic MoPed Crash! Get ready for some turbulence on this wild trip! 

]]> Brian "LB" Fow is a well known veteran from the professional ranks who played for legendary teams like Image, Avalanche and Infamous. He is also one of the early pioneers of the international pro travel lifestyle and one of the youngest to do it back then!  Starting at the age of 16, Brian got to live a life most never will, and shares stories from all over Asia and Europe, with antics from the "wild west" days of our sport, overcoming obstacles before smart phones could help, getting nearly banned from countries and even.....an epic MoPed Crash! Get ready for some turbulence on this wild trip! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14740384 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0700 7246 1 11 full false BRIAN FOW Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep10- MICAH McGLOCKLIN! Ep10- MICAH McGLOCKLIN! Micah McGlocklin is a legendary OG in the game, known for playing with teams like the old school Ironmen and XSV!  He is also one of the pioneers of the international traveling pro-player lifestyle and he shares some of the best stories of all time from those glory days!  He talks about the first time playing across the pond with Joy Division, losing his passport (in more then one occasion), driving the autobahn, scaling the Bastille Fort in France and more! He also talks about good karma vibes, going with the flow and adventuring with no plans or agenda! 

]]> Micah McGlocklin is a legendary OG in the game, known for playing with teams like the old school Ironmen and XSV!  He is also one of the pioneers of the international traveling pro-player lifestyle and he shares some of the best stories of all time from those glory days!  He talks about the first time playing across the pond with Joy Division, losing his passport (in more then one occasion), driving the autobahn, scaling the Bastille Fort in France and more! He also talks about good karma vibes, going with the flow and adventuring with no plans or agenda! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14621454 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:00:00 -0800 6249 1 10 full false MICAH McGLOCKLIN Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep9- BUDDY BAUR "WINNERS WIN.....EXCEPT IN ENGLAND" Ep9- BUDDY BAUR "WINNERS WIN.....EXCEPT IN ENGLAND" Buddy Baur is a North-east legend, and an unsung hero with a winners mentality.  He doesn't have many international stories, but he does have some of the best, as well as some lessons that came with them.  A passport situation from Hell has to be the highlight here!  The "Chang-over", tazer-ball, TukTuk rides, sketchy travels, Embassy B.s., G5 flights, Thermal Pig hunts, Freeflow autocockers, and more. This one has everything!  Get checked in and enjoy! 

]]> Buddy Baur is a North-east legend, and an unsung hero with a winners mentality.  He doesn't have many international stories, but he does have some of the best, as well as some lessons that came with them.  A passport situation from Hell has to be the highlight here!  The "Chang-over", tazer-ball, TukTuk rides, sketchy travels, Embassy B.s., G5 flights, Thermal Pig hunts, Freeflow autocockers, and more. This one has everything!  Get checked in and enjoy! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14573133 Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0800 4388 1 9 full false BUDDY BAUR Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep8- NATE SCHROEDER EXPLORES LANGKAWI! Ep8- NATE SCHROEDER EXPLORES LANGKAWI! Nate Schroeder is a pro player on LA Infamous and arguably the best to ever come out of Washington! I had to sit down with my teammate and get his favorite travel stories from playing paintball in Langkawi! He tells us about his travels with a team of friends, an embarrassing Moped crash, breaking social constructs, and some other deeper life lessons that came through saying yes to the adventure! So put away your Seattle rain boots and get ready for a fun flight to tropical paradise! 

]]> Nate Schroeder is a pro player on LA Infamous and arguably the best to ever come out of Washington! I had to sit down with my teammate and get his favorite travel stories from playing paintball in Langkawi! He tells us about his travels with a team of friends, an embarrassing Moped crash, breaking social constructs, and some other deeper life lessons that came through saying yes to the adventure! So put away your Seattle rain boots and get ready for a fun flight to tropical paradise! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14528025 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 18:00:00 -0800 5131 1 8 full false NATE SCHROEDER Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep7- Ronnie DIZON goes AFRIKAAN! Ep7- Ronnie DIZON goes AFRIKAAN! We did it! We got the Curator of Don-tent, The Don of all content, Ronnie Dizon!  Ronnie is a pro player for Houston Heat, residing out of Chicago. He is also a Vlogger, a gamer, a streamer and one of the most genuine dudes in the league!  Traveling the world with the Heat gang since 2013, you know he has a life full of stories, and with that comes perspective and an evolving maturity. We get into his very favorite experiences, including deeking out the TSA in South Africa! We also tangent around and discuss how to "make it happen" in the less then optimal situations of traveling, when to live for what will make a better story, and when its time to find balance and make less risky choices. As long as this one went, its exciting the whole time, and we could have went for hours more!  So download this for your next long trip and Doc in at Gate R4 for Ronnie's stories! 

]]> We did it! We got the Curator of Don-tent, The Don of all content, Ronnie Dizon!  Ronnie is a pro player for Houston Heat, residing out of Chicago. He is also a Vlogger, a gamer, a streamer and one of the most genuine dudes in the league!  Traveling the world with the Heat gang since 2013, you know he has a life full of stories, and with that comes perspective and an evolving maturity. We get into his very favorite experiences, including deeking out the TSA in South Africa! We also tangent around and discuss how to "make it happen" in the less then optimal situations of traveling, when to live for what will make a better story, and when its time to find balance and make less risky choices. As long as this one went, its exciting the whole time, and we could have went for hours more!  So download this for your next long trip and Doc in at Gate R4 for Ronnie's stories! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14492523 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:00:00 -0800 9657 1 7 full false Ronnie DIZON Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep6- TROLL TRIPS!!! WITH THOMAS TAYLOR Ep6- TROLL TRIPS!!! WITH THOMAS TAYLOR Thomas Taylor is one of the OG's of the game that has done it all and is still doing it! He has played on teams like XSV, Infamous and now NYX!  But he was also an early pioneer to the backpacking travels of pro paintball in the early 2000's!  He reminisces about a few of his all time favorite travel stories, including his very first over-seas event, and when "saying yes" leads to a surprise trip to Africa!!!!! His stories are legendary to this day! So fold up your tray tables and get checked in for this epic adventure! 

]]> Thomas Taylor is one of the OG's of the game that has done it all and is still doing it! He has played on teams like XSV, Infamous and now NYX!  But he was also an early pioneer to the backpacking travels of pro paintball in the early 2000's!  He reminisces about a few of his all time favorite travel stories, including his very first over-seas event, and when "saying yes" leads to a surprise trip to Africa!!!!! His stories are legendary to this day! So fold up your tray tables and get checked in for this epic adventure! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14438243 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0800 5264 1 6 full false THOMAS TAYLOR Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep5- BEN CHALLENGER Ep5- BEN CHALLENGER WARNING! PARENTAL ADVISORY (EPISODE IS TV-MA) Ben Challenger is a Veteran attack player on Portland Ology, and one of the most traveled players of his generation!  He is no stranger to moving from place to place for around a decade to chase paintball, and what makes his story unique is that he moved internationally to come to the US just for better opportunity in the sport!  We discuss his journey to citizenship, growing up all around another country,  and his pro career. Then we get into his favorite stories from the Asia hopping experience of a lifetime (including some explicit stories)! Ben gives great insight on being open to foreign cultures, as well as taking leaps of faith and putting yourself out there in distant lands! I've loved adventuring with him and following his life story. So please put your seat all the way forward (even though the 3 inches isn't noticeable) and get ready for this awesome trip! 

]]> WARNING! PARENTAL ADVISORY (EPISODE IS TV-MA) Ben Challenger is a Veteran attack player on Portland Ology, and one of the most traveled players of his generation!  He is no stranger to moving from place to place for around a decade to chase paintball, and what makes his story unique is that he moved internationally to come to the US just for better opportunity in the sport!  We discuss his journey to citizenship, growing up all around another country,  and his pro career. Then we get into his favorite stories from the Asia hopping experience of a lifetime (including some explicit stories)! Ben gives great insight on being open to foreign cultures, as well as taking leaps of faith and putting yourself out there in distant lands! I've loved adventuring with him and following his life story. So please put your seat all the way forward (even though the 3 inches isn't noticeable) and get ready for this awesome trip! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14393030 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0800 5464 1 5 full true BEN CHALLENGER Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep4- LIFE IN DENMARK WITH KYLE BARRY! Ep4- LIFE IN DENMARK WITH KYLE BARRY! Ladies and Gentleman, Kyle Barry from the Miami Kings! Kyle is the man. He's been a pro player and player developer for years, my roommate at one point, and now a marketing guru too! I've always enjoyed chatting with him for his analytical mind. He also has a pretty unique life story from LIVING chapters of his life out in Denmark and Bulgaria!  We talk about his experiences, from being at the only field in an entire country, euro hopping with the Droogs, and even dating a nation's Princess!  Keep your seatbelts on for the illusion of safety on this one! You're about to take off on a Euro Trip! 

]]> Ladies and Gentleman, Kyle Barry from the Miami Kings! Kyle is the man. He's been a pro player and player developer for years, my roommate at one point, and now a marketing guru too! I've always enjoyed chatting with him for his analytical mind. He also has a pretty unique life story from LIVING chapters of his life out in Denmark and Bulgaria!  We talk about his experiences, from being at the only field in an entire country, euro hopping with the Droogs, and even dating a nation's Princess!  Keep your seatbelts on for the illusion of safety on this one! You're about to take off on a Euro Trip! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14321478 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0800 7965 1 4 full false KYLE BARRY Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep3- TAIWAN IMMERSION W/ ZYZEK BARRO Ep3- TAIWAN IMMERSION W/ ZYZEK BARRO Zyzek Barro is a legend in the game. He has played Pro ball, worked in the industry and now creates content with his "Paintball Nerd" .....Even more interesting....he has lived in Taiwan to work for Dye International!  We get into his immersion into another lifestyle, a fantastic plethora of life lessons, stories and perspective changes. We also discuss Mushroom Truffels in Amsterdam and some psychedelic life changing experiences!  This has to be one of the best conversations I've ever had!  

]]> Zyzek Barro is a legend in the game. He has played Pro ball, worked in the industry and now creates content with his "Paintball Nerd" .....Even more interesting....he has lived in Taiwan to work for Dye International!  We get into his immersion into another lifestyle, a fantastic plethora of life lessons, stories and perspective changes. We also discuss Mushroom Truffels in Amsterdam and some psychedelic life changing experiences!  This has to be one of the best conversations I've ever had!  

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14316679 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:00:00 -0800 9810 1 3 full true ZYZEK BARRO Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep2- ASIA BACKPACKING WITH HARRISON FRYE! Ep2- ASIA BACKPACKING WITH HARRISON FRYE! This ones gonna be a doozy! Harrison Frye is a player on Dynasty who is renown for being one of the most traveled current pro players. This is one of my best friends and traveling buddies, the pride (and only good thing) of New England, and one of the most interesting characters in the game. I got the chance to catch up with him in the middle of his current Asia adventure and we share some unbelievable stories! Learn a bit about the remote wilds of Laos, discover the smallest Island country on earth, discuss elephant sanctuary's and more.  We share the do's and don'ts of traveling, and a few of our worst "Gringo" moments, and we tell of plans to help other players see the world in the future! 

]]> This ones gonna be a doozy! Harrison Frye is a player on Dynasty who is renown for being one of the most traveled current pro players. This is one of my best friends and traveling buddies, the pride (and only good thing) of New England, and one of the most interesting characters in the game. I got the chance to catch up with him in the middle of his current Asia adventure and we share some unbelievable stories! Learn a bit about the remote wilds of Laos, discover the smallest Island country on earth, discuss elephant sanctuary's and more.  We share the do's and don'ts of traveling, and a few of our worst "Gringo" moments, and we tell of plans to help other players see the world in the future! 

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14282059 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:00:00 -0800 9816 1 2 full false Harrison Frye Joe Barrett Chase Wagner Ep1- "PARIS SYNDROME" Ep1- "PARIS SYNDROME" I had one of my favorite teammates and best friends of all time on the Show! Tim is the Ron Weasley to my Potter. The Boromir to my Frodo. An adventure buddy for life! Tim Brusselback has played for pro teams like DMG, Impact, SDA, Uprising and now Infamous! He tells all about his first Euro trips for NXL Europe, jumping in vans with strangers, closet sized hotel rooms, and more!  Get ready!

]]> I had one of my favorite teammates and best friends of all time on the Show! Tim is the Ron Weasley to my Potter. The Boromir to my Frodo. An adventure buddy for life! Tim Brusselback has played for pro teams like DMG, Impact, SDA, Uprising and now Infamous! He tells all about his first Euro trips for NXL Europe, jumping in vans with strangers, closet sized hotel rooms, and more!  Get ready!

]]> Joe Barrett Buzzsprout-14244076 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0800 8883 1 1 full true Tim Brusselback Joe Barrett Chase Wagner