The Rich Roll Podcast

Ken Rideout is a masters world champion marathon runner, recovering opioid addict, and the author of the new memoir, “Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard.”

This conversation explores the childhood trauma Ken spent decades outpacing, the addiction that nearly destroyed him, his wife Shelby's cancer battle, and the paradox that the very things that propelled him to extraordinary heights became Achilles heels. We discuss his relentless mindset, the role of pain and suffering in igniting willingness, and why the real obstacle was never the competition.

Along the way, we arrive at a truth familiar to every addict: self-awareness will avail you nothing. It's what you do with it that matters.

Ken is a real one. Enjoy!

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Tom Sachs is a contemporary artist and cultural provocateur known for turning branded consumer objects into high art.

This conversation explores the paradoxes that define Tom's art and his iconoclastic philosophy of living; why creativity is the enemy, the power of sympathetic magic, consumerism as secular religion, the infamous Barney's nativity scene that launched his career, and why persistence — not talent — is omnipotent.

And in doing so, Tom dismantles the intransigent myth that artists are a different species and makes a compelling case that we're all creative beings irrespective of what we do for a living.

Tom is equal parts Werner Herzog and blue-collar craftsman. Enjoy!

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Bone smashing. Steroids. Crystal meth. 13-year-olds letting AI judge their faces. It's called looksmaxxing – and it presents as self-improvement.

Underneath, it's a deftly weaponized pipeline to nihilism, misogyny, and self-destruction, consuming millions of young men right now.

Adam Skolnick and I sit with all of it this week – what it is, why it's spreading, and what the real antidote looks like.

If you have a young man in your life – or you are one – sit with this.

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Michael Easter is a New York Times bestselling author, UNLV professor, and the mind behind “Walk With Weight.”

This conversation explores rucking, the evolutionary movement pattern humans are built for that modern fitness has largely overlooked. We discuss why it affects body composition differently, how GPS navigation impacts cognition, and why optimization culture can undermine resilience.

Plus, he challenges my assumptions about comfort zones.

Michael's insights are practical, contrarian, and rooted in science and experience. Enjoy!

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Dr. Dawn Mussallem is a Mayo Clinic oncologist who survived stage 4 cancer at 26, heart failure, and a heart transplant—then became the first person to run a marathon within a year of receiving a new heart.

This conversation explores the integrative approach to cancer treatment, why exercise might be as powerful as chemotherapy, the self-flagellation patients feel despite doing everything right, and the profound role of mindset in survival.

Typically, my guests fall into two buckets—incredible story or incredible expertise. I don't know that I've ever had a guest who inhabits both worlds the way Dawn does. Her story is super inspirational, and the information is equally impactful.

Enjoy!

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