George McGowan: Professional Parkour Athlete

 

George McGowan, is a professional parkour athlete from Northern Ireland who’s widely known as the “springiest guy in the sport.”

In today's episode we talk about:

  • How he became a real-life Spiderman

  • (Without killing himself in the process)

  • Making it to the semi-finals of Britains Got Talent

  • The weirdest thing he’s ever done for money

  • Working for Warners Brothers to model video game characters

  • And how we as humans can end up doing impossible things with our bodies

Check it out!

How To Listen

If you don’t have time to tune in right now, you can listen to today’s show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast or your favourite podcast app.

If it’s your first time listening to a podcast, click here to learn how to listen and enjoy audio shows.

Thanks for listening, wanna hear more local stories?

Subscribe to our email newsletter or see who else we’ve interviewed here.

Thanks again to George McGowan for taking the time to share his story with us.

See you next time.

— Matt

P.S. You can share this episode by clicking the buttons below.

 
Matthew Thompson