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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
  • 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
  • Fay Manners: I Quit My Job to Conquer Mountains

    Fay Manners: I Quit My Job to Conquer Mountains
    Mar 9 2026
    Selema Masekela ventures deep into the world of alpinism with British climber Fay Manners, a former data scientist who walked away from corporate life to chase some of the world’s most dangerous mountains. Fay shares how a chance visit to a climbing gym sparked a complete life transformation, her unlikely journey from office worker in London and New York to discovering new climbing and ski routes in the Alps and beyond, the mindset needed to conquer vertical terrain, and the Himalayan ascent that went dangerously wrong at 20,000 feet. Check out Team Ignition on Social for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, highlights, and more: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teamignition.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / teamignitionofficial ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / teamignitionofficial ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / teamignitionofficial ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/TeamIGNOfficial⁠⁠ 00:00 Intro 02:16 Meet Fay Manners 03:07 Why Climb Mountains? 06:47 From Data Scientist to Alpinist 10:14 Discovering Climbing & Community 13:59 Moving to Chamonix 18:19 Training During the COVID Lockdown 22:36 Becoming a Professional Athlete 25:43 Opening New Routes 38:24 Disaster in India: Stranded at 20,000 Feet 47:14 Coping with Tragedy in the Mountains 50:28 Women in Alpinism 52:20 Fay’s Ultimate Legacy 54:46 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Trent 'Maxi' Maxwell: The Mindset of a First Responder

    Trent 'Maxi' Maxwell: The Mindset of a First Responder
    Feb 16 2026
    Selema Masekela enters the frontline with Australian lifeguard and firefighter Trent ‘Maxi’ Maxwell - star of Bondi Rescue and formerly Australia’s youngest lifeguard at 16 years old. Maxi breaks down what it actually means to run toward danger, from pulling people out of rip currents and responding to fatal house fires, to seeing people on their worst days. He shares the mindset behind facing trauma daily, how he stays calm when surrounded by chaos, and why he pursued firefighting over fame. Check out Team Ignition on Social for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, highlights, and more: Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.teamignition.net⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠ / teamignitionofficial ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠ / teamignitionofficial ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠ / teamignitionofficial ⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/TeamIGNOfficial⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
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