{"id":221250,"date":"2026-08-22T13:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221250"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:36:21","slug":"vip-podcast-8-22-the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-outcomes-45-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/22\/vip-podcast-8-22-the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-outcomes-45-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/22 \u2013 The Nicky\u2019s Club with Nick Barbati: Outcomes (45 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3845178814\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY: <\/strong>This week, <em>The Nicky\u2019s Club<\/em> is all about outcomes. 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