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The AMP'D UP211 Podcast

The AMP'D UP211 Podcast

Rick Bontkowski 85 Episodes Jul 30, 2026

The AMP'D UP211 Podcast highlights people in the limb loss community. It features video conversations with athletes, celebrities, public speakers, practitioners, and prosthetics innovators. The show shares their stories and perspectives on life, resilience, and advances in prosthetics.

Episodes

The Day Everything Changed - Dr David Hausmann
The Day Everything Changed - Dr David Hausmann Jul 30, 2026 3645 Every once in a while I have the opportunity to sit across from someone whose story reminds me why I started this podcast in the first place. Dr. David Hausmann is one of those people. Before his life changed forever, David spent more than a decade helping people heal as a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner. Then a rare flesh eating bacterial infection took him from physici
More Than Possible -  Robert Rodriguez
More Than Possible - Robert Rodriguez Jul 15, 2026 3694 Robert Rodriguez Returns to the Amp'd Up211 Podcast!What happens after you've spent a lifetime proving what's possible?In this powerful in-studio conversation, Robert Rodriguez returns to the Amp'd Up211 Podcast to discuss the next chapter of his remarkable journey. While many know Robert as a member of the USA Amputee Soccer Team, a national-level Para triathlete, adaptive sports pioneer
From Imagination to Healing - Jokima Hiller
From Imagination to Healing - Jokima Hiller Jun 30, 2026 3253 We all have a story that changes the course of our lives. For Dr. Jokima Hiller, that story wasn't simply about losing a limb, it was about discovering a new way to see herself, and ultimately, a new way to help others see disability.When I sat down with Jokima, I expected to hear about her incredible accomplishments as an educator, entrepreneur, and hospitality leader. What I didn't expe
The Cost of Greatness - Jeremy Campbell
The Cost of Greatness - Jeremy Campbell Jun 15, 2026 4336 Five Paralymic gold medals. Four world championships. World records. ESPY recognition.Those are the things you'll find when you search Jeremy Campbell's name.But that's not the conversation I wanted to have.When I sat down with Jeremy for this episode of the AMP'D UP211 Podcast, I wasn't nearly as interested in the medals as I was in the man who earned them. What happens after the podium?
Finding Solid Footing - Katy Grainger
Finding Solid Footing - Katy Grainger May 30, 2026 3879 Some stories change you while you’re listening to them. This is one of those episodes.In Episode 80 of AMP’D UP211, I sit down with author, amputee, and sepsis survivor Katy Grainger for an incredibly honest conversation about trauma, survival, identity, and rebuilding a life after everything changes. Many people know Katy’s story from the medical event that led to the loss of both of her
More Than Survival - Josh Reed
More Than Survival - Josh Reed May 15, 2026 3379 What happens after survival?On this episode of The AMP’D UP211 Podcast, I sit down once again with Josh Reed for a powerful in-studio conversation about what life really looks like after trauma. Last time, we talked about the accident, the amputation, and the fight to survive. This time, we go deeper into purpose, faith, growth, and the mindset it takes to rebuild your life mentally, phys
What Makes Us Human? -  Stuart St Paul
What Makes Us Human? - Stuart St Paul Apr 30, 2026 3107 Some people tell stories.Others live them.And then there are people like Stuart St Paul… who have done both.From working in high-risk stunt environments… to directing award-winning films… to building a career around storytelling, Stuart has lived a life that most people only see on screen. But what makes this conversation different isn’t just where he’s been… it’s where his work has taken
Bubbles & Breakthroughs - John Cooper & Robert Jones
Bubbles & Breakthroughs - John Cooper & Robert Jones Apr 15, 2026 3719 Not all recovery looks the way you think it should.Sometimes it is structured, disciplined, and built one step at a time. It is early mornings, hard conversations, and doing the work when no one is watching. And sometimes, it shows up in a completely unexpected way through laughter, connection, and yes… even a blue puppet named Bubbles.I met John Cooper, a Physical Therapy Assistant, and
Still Standing - Darren Richardson
Still Standing - Darren Richardson Mar 30, 2026 3916 In this episode, I sit down with Darren Richardson, a firefighter and paramedic, mindset and mental performance coach, and amputee whose story comes down to one thing, refusing to shrink when life hits hard.Darren’s journey starts at 13 years old when a hiking accident crushed his right foot and changed everything. Years later, after a long career serving others in the fire service, the i
Adaptive, Authentic, Unfiltered - Angelina Martinson
Adaptive, Authentic, Unfiltered - Angelina Martinson Mar 15, 2026 3351 Some guests bring a great story. Others bring a perspective that challenges the way we think about the world around us. Angelina Martinson brings both.In this episode of The AMP’D UP211 Podcast, I sit down with Angelina, the creator of Adaptive Amputees, a biomedical engineer, athlete, and one of the fastest-growing voices in the limb loss community online. Born in Russia with a limb diff
He Woke Up Without a Leg - Zack Wannawong
He Woke Up Without a Leg - Zack Wannawong Feb 28, 2026 3139 Twenty days. That’s how long Chef Zack Wannawong lay in a medically induced coma while surgeons fought a rare and aggressive infection that was tearing through his body. When he finally woke up, his right leg was gone. Just months earlier, Zack was a rising force in the culinary world, leading kitchens, creating award winning dishes, and building a future that felt certain. Overnight, tha
Wired to Feel - Dr. Chis Duncan
Wired to Feel - Dr. Chis Duncan Feb 15, 2026 3576 What if the future amputees have imagined for decades is no longer theoretical?I'm sitting down with Dr. Chris Duncan, Chief Medical Officer at BIOS, Biologic Input Output Systems, a company working at the frontier of neural interface technology. What they are building sounds like science fiction, but it is very real, very deliberate, and moving forward.For years, prosthetic innovation ha

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