# 030: McCandid with Armani McCann Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/030-mccandid-with-armani-mccann Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/030-mccandid-with-armani-mccann.md Podcast: [New Jersey Mat Chat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656) Published: 2025-11-23T23:00:13+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/new-jersey-mat-chat/2342639 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/329189/2342639/new-jersey-mat-chat/2025_11_23_13_10_21_2c285d5e-68ff-40ca-b22f-5f1f681b5f85.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/episodes/030-mccandid-with-armani-mccann Duration seconds: 1496 ## Resource We sit down with Jackson's own Armani McCann to discuss the Liberty & Memorial merger, martial arts, and his surprising choice of music... 00:00 Intro 00:18 Pellegrino MMA 01:20 Welcome Armani McCann 01:38 The Merge 03:21 Season's coming 04:23 Young Karate kid 06:55 Steady rising 10:30 Academic comeback 12:25 College visits 13:16 My sis used to beat my.... 14:43 Elite Inner Power 15:45 Freestyling 17:54 Match day 19:53 Trust my coaches 21:00 Inspirations & Nutrition 23:55 Inner Power Martial Arts 24:30 Be part of the journey Try out Pellegrino MMA in Manasquan, NJ https://www.pellegrinomma.com/ Guest Instagram: @armani.mccann ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/episodes/030-mccandid-with-armani-mccann/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/030-mccandid-with-armani-mccann.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.