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Afternoon Snack

Meredith Root and Alex Parker

Alex Parker and Meredith Root’s Afternoon Snack Podcast invites you to join in on conversations where science, culture, and philosophy meet practical personal advice and experience that everyone needs to hear. They ask the big and small questions to get you thinking while injecting a hefty amount of personal experience and banter as partners in life, business, and sport. New episodes every Wednesday.

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Episodis

262 episodis

  1. The Illusion of the Offer: Unpacking Social Scripts and Performative Politeness 1:14:11
  2. The Beginner's Mindset with Lynsey Martin 58:20
  3. Introducing Fast Twitch Endurance 50:45
  4. Return of the Snack! 51:20
  5. Rebecca Rusch - Motivation, Movement, and the Summer Streak 1:12:30
  6. All About 5/3/1 Strength Training and Why It's Probably Right for You 1:14:56
  7. To Grit or to Quit? - On the Courage and Commitment of Letting Go 52:05
  8. Dusty Bandita, Adventures in Idaho, and the Power of Yes! 1:04:00
  9. The Unbound 200 Race Recap: Lessons in Persistence 1:32:02
  10. Race Recap: Calgary Marathon Edition 51:08
  11. Hannah Simms on The Fernie Gravel Grind, Women in Racing, and Where Gravel is Going 43:28
  12. Gone Phishing - Taper Tantrums and Sleazy Scammers 57:57
  13. Concretegate - End of an Era, More Lessons in AI, and Doing Things the Right Way 1:28:56
  14. Revisting the Metabolic Toggles 1:01:20
  15. So, what's the deal with Peptides? 1:31:19
  16. You want me to Theragun what? A spring endurance training update 1:08:22
  17. Deb Armstrong on New Challenges, Giving Back, and Living Young 1:12:00
  18. Raising the Floor - The Dos and Don'ts of Improving Aerobic (and Life) Capacity 1:32:57
  19. The Power of Yes 1:10:04
  20. Adventures in Artificial Intelligence - Part 1 1:12:37
  21. Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes! Alex's New Approach (and Coach) for Hybrid Training 1:16:39
  22. Joy is not Resistance (but it still matters) - a Solo Show from Meredith 33:45
  23. Research Round Up! Autophagy, Reps in Reserve, and Sugar Cravings 1:34:07
  24. Kristi Mohn: 20 Years of Unbound, Women in Gravel, and Training Grounds AZ 1:00:14
  25. Stay in Your Lane? Not a Chance! - Leadership and Activism in the Age of the Internet 1:22:54
  26. Dear Insecurity - What Your Coping Mechanisms are Trying to Tell You 1:02:50
  27. The Lessons of 2025 1:11:22
  28. Get on Your Bikes and Ride! - HTT Bike Club & We Ride 53:37
  29. Our Goal Setting Fallacy: Why your goals may be setting you up to fail 1:11:20
  30. Therapy Smerapy - A Couples Counselling Adventure 1:13:12
  31. Growing Pains: When Grassroots Goes Mainstream 1:11:20
  32. Your Brain on Habits: The Science of Daily Routines 1:24:02
  33. Life Lately: An Unfiltered Update 1:17:37
  34. Back to Basics: Nutrition Basics for Everyday Athletes 1:36:29
  35. Social Media Blast from the Past - Regrets and Redos 1:23:14
  36. The Road to Wilmington 70.3 - Training Reflections and Tri Prep Tips 1:26:25
  37. Alexis Croucher on Mental Work, Rewiring Old Patterns, and Aging Authentically 1:28:42
  38. Back to Basics: Strength and Conditioning Training 1:11:40
  39. 20 Years of Progress and Bickering in Women’s Fitness Research 1:21:53
  40. Behind the Finish Line: Competition, Conflict, and Connection in Relationships 1:36:30
  41. The Tour de France Femmes, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, and Pedaling Through the Double Standard 1:25:15
  42. Comments Section: AI or nah? Misgendering, Social Media Slow Burns, and Community Wins 1:05:08
  43. Meredith Root | Leadville Trail 100 Recap: The Mayhem, Magic, and Mistakes That Go into a Monster MTB Race 1:27:26
  44. Our Definitive Guide to Not Fasting 1:14:31
  45. Milestones and Menopause 1:24:38
  46. Finding Balance: Giving Yourself Grace vs Letting Yourself Off The Hook 1:15:47
  47. Did Meredith Quit Her Job? 1:07:33
  48. Expectations vs. Reality: The Calgary Marathon, Dusty Bandita, and Truck Camping 1:07:42
  49. Unbound Gravel 2025: Conquering the 200-Mile Race 1:07:08
  50. All About Build: Our Hypertrophy Program with Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin 1:18:45