072: Isaiah Vidal | How to Overcome Circumstances
Spartan pro Isaiah Vidal, through the rough circumstances of his life, took the road less traveled to success: He saw the troubled path of his father and didn’t take it. Sons often repeat the mistakes...
12 Jan 201623min
071: Chris Kresser | The Most Important Thing
No one should ever wish tragedy into their own or other’s lives, but it has the potential to lead to some incredibly beneficial life changes. Chris Kresser transformed a decade long struggle with a ra...
5 Jan 201628min
070: Jay Jackson | The Story You Won't Believe
Jay Jackson is the subject of Joe’s ultimate wrestling story, but you’ll have to wait to the very end of the episode to hear it. Jackson,assistant principal and wrestler, recognizes a need to nudge st...
29 Dec 201522min
069: Dean Karnazes | Advice: Fail Boldly
In world renowned ultra runner Dean Karnazes, Joe tracked down a real Spartan by both disposition and bloodline. Does he eat gruel for breakfast, take cold showers, and run wearing a hundred pounds of...
22 Dec 201528min
068: Andrew Marantz | What Drives Us to Succeed?
According to writer Andrew Marantz, if you want to have a fulfilling life, take the largely accepted wisdom “live each day as if it were your last” with a large grain of salt. On the road to success, ...
15 Dec 201530min
067: Jerry Zaks | Ferocity for Life
Growing up as the child of holocaust survivors, Broadway director Jerry Zaks, often found himself overprotected with his family wanting him to enter a “real” profession. At the moment he found his tru...
8 Dec 201528min
066: Xander Van Tulleken | Living with Danger
Xand Van Tulleken, a doctor who practices in hostile regions, had a taste of the easy life growing up, but it did not sate his appetite for adventure. He has worked in such places as Sudan, Uganda and...
1 Dec 201529min
065: Lewis Howes | The School of Greatness
To say the least, Lewis Howes had a focused vision. He wanted to make the Olympics and figured that the best way in was by joining the national handball team. There was a slight problem, he never play...
24 Nov 201521min
