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Welcome to another edition of ‘Roll On’, wherein we riff on matters of interest across sports, culture, entertainment, and self-betterment. Today we also announce the winners of the 2021 ‘Rollies’, answer a listener question on grief, check in with everyone’s favorite coach, Chris Hauth, and more.
As always, my co-host is Mr. Adam Skolnick, an activist, veteran journalist, and David Goggins’ Can’t Hurt Me co-author. Adam writes about adventure sports, environmental issues, and civil rights for outlets such as The New York Times, Outside, ESPN, BBC, and Men’s Health. He is also the author of One Breath and still uses the ‘new dad’ excuse to avoid working on his novel.
“You can allow tragedy to define you in a self-destructive way or find a spark of meaning that ignites a path of service.”
– RICH ROLL
Topics discussed in today’s episode include:
- Rich’s recent adventures in Miami (and getting COVID)
- Oz Pearlman’s Central Park FKT
- Robbie Balenger on ‘outlasting a Tesla’
- Memorable performances from the Boston Marathon
- Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
- Winners of the 2021 ‘Rollies’
- Coaching check-in with Chris Hauth; and
- We field a listener question on how to make sense of catastrophic and heartbreaking losses?
Thank you to Jake from Palo Alto, California for today’s listener question. That one took guts and vulnerability. If you want your query discussed, drop it on our Facebook Group Page or, better yet, leave a voicemail at (424) 235-4626.
Note: We will be recording a sleep specific AMA episode with Dr. Matthew Walker (RRP 600) in the near future. Please submit your sleep questions for consideration by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or leaving a voicemail at (424) 235-4626.
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Enjoy!
Peace + Plants,

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- Matthew Walker Sleep AMA: To submit your sleep questions, leave us a voicemail at (424) 235-4626 or send an e-mail to [email protected]
- Vegan restaurant in Wynwood, Miami: Love Life Cafe
- Instagram: Robbie Balenger
- Instagram: Hellah Sidibe
- Instagram: Dan Churchill M.S. Chef
- Instagram: William Goodge
- The New York Times: A Mentalist Sets a Central Park Running Record (Just as He Foresaw)
- Today: Why this nurse ran the Boston Marathon in scrubs — and broke a world record
- Today: Woman with 1 leg hopes to break world record running 102 marathons in 102 days
- YouTube: The Norwegian Hype Train 🚂 Gustav Iden – Kristan Blu
- Bill Spindle: The Energy Adventure(r)
- The Atlantic: Why The Past 10 Years Of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
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