{"podcast":{"title":"SpearFactor Spearfishing Podcast","slug":"spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748","podcast_index_feed_id":4577748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM7078948753","website_url":"http://spearfactor.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c7f86006-e0f1-11eb-a7ca-1bd0c01ff639/image/spear_factor_wp.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"bret Whitman","episode_count":82,"summary":"The SpearFactor Spearfishing Podcast brings you spearfishermen and watermen from around the world to share their experiences in the ocean in order to help us all become better divers and stewards of the ocean. The experts that Bret Whitman has on the show covers all facets of a life based around the ocean. These areas include surfing, freediving, boating, gear manufacturing, fitness training, and cooking. The goal of having this diversity is to help you become a more educate and complete spearfishing ambassador. Find out more at www.spearfactor.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T12:20:56.942935+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748"},"episode":{"title":"Spearfactor #058: Nicole Burko, USA Women's Spearfishing Team","slug":"spearfactor-058-nicole-burko-usa-women-s-spearfishing-team","published_at":"2023-04-22T20:54:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748/spearfactor-058-nicole-burko-usa-women-s-spearfishing-team","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM8201460888.mp3?updated=1682197089","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM8201460888.mp3?updated=1682197089","summary":"Welcome back to the SpearFactor Spearfishing podcast. I'm excited to introduce our special guest for episode 58, Nicole Burko, a world-record holder, member of the USA women's spearfishing team, and a talented artist. Nicole was born in Canada and moved to Florida for college, where she pursued her passion for art and discovered her love for spearfishing. Her studies in art have influenced her underwater experiences and her spearfishing experiences has influenced her art as well. As a world record holder in spearfishing and a member of the USA women's spearfishing team, Nicole knows what it takes to compete at the highest level of the sport. She has faced tough competition and challenging conditions, but her experiences with commercial spearfishing I’ve helped her develop some very efficient techniques for competition. In this episode, we'll dive deep into Nicole's journey as a competitive spearfisher, how she balances her passion for art and spearfishing, the training and preparation required to be a member of the USA team, and much more. Join me for this insightful conversation with Nicole Burko, as we explore the world of competitive spearfishing with a couple of big fish stories all in this insightful episode. Support the USA Spearfishing Women's Team @usa_spearfishing_womens_team Checkout more from Nicole at @spearfishingnicole This podcast is a part of the Waypoint TV Podcast Network. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast Network. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army…","meta_description":"Welcome back to the SpearFactor Spearfishing podcast. I'm excited to introduce our special guest for episode 58, Nicole Burko, a world-record holder, memb…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6290,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748/episodes/spearfactor-058-nicole-burko-usa-women-s-spearfishing-team/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748/spearfactor-058-nicole-burko-usa-women-s-spearfishing-team.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}