ZEROPOD SEASON 2 E1: "On The Right Track" with Professional Athlete and NFT Artist Naomi Metzger

In this episode of ZEROPOD (The Zero Rights Reserved Podcast), host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Naomi Metzger, 10x British national triple jump champion, to talk about her inspiring journey on track and onchain. Naomi shares how she bounced back from missing the Tokyo Olympics (by just 10 cm!), how she created an NFT collection called Afrochicks to fund her training, and her thoughts on bringing her road to LA 2028 onchain. Tune in to hear her story of resilience, community, and much more! — 0:00 - The Importance of Resilience 2:04 - ZEROPOD Intro 2:12 - An Interview So Nice We Did It Twice 2:55 - Naomi’s Accomplishments 4:07 - Childhood Motivation 5:06 - Choosing Triple Jump 9:00 - University Experience 11:00 - International Competitions 12:57 - Sponsorship Struggles 14:33 - Disqualified by the Wind?? 15:05 - Overcoming Challenges 17:07 - The Human Side of Athletics 18:00 - Triple Jump vs. Long Jump 19:56 - Afrochicks NFT Success 23:54 - Self-Sponsorship 29:02 - Injury Setbacks 33:23 - Media Training & Authenticity 34:43 - Onchain Content Goals 38:33 - Fitness Videos on Warpcast 42:45 - Advice for Young Athletes — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.