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The Team Ignition Show

The Team Ignition Show

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 The Team Ignition Show returns, featuring host Selema Masekela. Discover the world’s most exceptional risk takers, explore their mindset, and uncover the peaks and pitfalls of life on the edge. Subscribe now to catch every episode!© Team Ignition Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Richard Browning: The Real Life Iron Man

    Richard Browning: The Real Life Iron Man
    Apr 20 2026
    Selema Masekela takes to the skies with British inventor Richard Browning - CEO of Gravity Industries and the man who turned one of science fiction’s most iconic fantasies into a working reality.Richard breaks down what it actually felt like the first time he strapped a jet engine to his arm in a country lane, why it was so important to build a successful engineering business to support his idea, and how a scrappy Jet Suit demo in a parking lot led to a $650,000 term sheet scribbled on a $100 bill by one of Silicon Valley’s most legendary investors. Check out Team Ignition on Social for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, highlights, and more: Website: https://www.teamignition.net TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teamignitionofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamignitionofficial/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamIgnitionOfficial X/Twitter: https://x.com/TeamIGNOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Kim Hughes: The Most Dangerous Job on Earth?

    Kim Hughes: The Most Dangerous Job on Earth?
    Apr 6 2026
    Selema Masekela steps into the blast radius with British bomb disposal expert Kim Hughes - a former Sergeant and recipient of the George Cross medal, one of the UK’s highest honors, for what was described as the greatest single act of bomb disposal in Afghanistan. Kim breaks down what it truly means to choose to put your life on the line to save others, the dangerous God complex he developed, and the all-consuming buzz of walking down a road toward something that could erase you in a second. Check out Team Ignition on Social for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, highlights, and more: Website: https://www.teamignition.net TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teamignitionofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamignitionofficial/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamIgnitionOfficial X/Twitter: https://x.com/TeamIGNOfficial 00:00 Intro 01:28 Meet Kim Hughes 04:09 An Accidental Career Path 10:13 Reading a Bomb Scene 17:48 What Scares a Bomb Tech 20:01 Developing a God Complex 22:12 The Buzz of the Job 24:54 The Cost of War 28:31 Processing Trauma 31:45 Receiving the George Cross 38:16 Life After Service 45:08 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Christine GZ: Why I Refused to Give Up on Racing

    Christine GZ: Why I Refused to Give Up on Racing
    Mar 23 2026
    Selema Masekela straps in for a wild ride with Italian-Spanish off-road racer Christine GZ, a self-made driver who built her first rally car from scrap metal at 17 and hustled her way from small island life to the Dakar Rally. Christine reveals how jumping in front of a stranger’s rally car set her life on a completely different course, the grind of building a race car with no money and no team, what it’s like to race 1,000 miles through Baja’s narco territory, and the career-threatening Extreme E crash that forced her to rebuild from the inside out. Check out Team Ignition on Social for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, highlights, and more: Website: https://www.teamignition.net TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teamignitionofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamignitionofficial/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamIgnitionOfficial X/Twitter: https://x.com/TeamIGNOfficial 00:00 Intro 01:23 Meet Christine GZ 03:12 Rally vs Off-Road Racing 04:40 Falling in Love With a 1989 Corolla 12:31 Building a Race Car From Scratch 15:25 First Sponsors 17:50 Faking It as a Tow Truck Driver 21:13 Going to University 29:56 Creating the First All-Female Rally Team 34:52 40 Cold Emails a Day 38:57 Surviving the Baja 1000 43:10 Extreme E Crash & Losing Her Team 52:11 Mayhem at Dakar 59:09 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
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