The Atlantic’s Nick Thompson Is The Fastest Runner In Publishing: On Setting Age-Group Records, Beating Cancer, & Why Media Must Survive AI
Nick Thompson is CEO of The Atlantic, an elite marathoner, and author of the memoir The Running Ground.
This conversation explores how running reveals our deepest inherited patterns. We discuss Nick's journey from getting fired from CBS in under an hour to running The Atlantic, reconciling with his brilliant father's tragic collapse, setting age-group records at 50, and why AI threatens the very nature of reality.
We also discuss why the simple act of running becomes a portal for understanding your deepest patterns.
Nick offers profound lessons in post-traumatic growth. And he shares them generously. Enjoy!
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How Joanne Molinaro Found Herself Through Food
Joanne Molinaro, aka The Korean Vegan, is a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author who has redefined food storytelling through viral videos.
This conversation explores her journey from the facile safety of corporate law to creative uncertainty, using food to reconcile generational trauma, and navigating the liminal space between Korean tradition and personal evolution.
We also discuss her refugee parents' silence, the wellness world's descent into conspiratorial thinking, and how the Korean concept of "sun mat" infuses everything she creates.
Joanne brings remarkable vulnerability to this episode. Enjoy!
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ROLL ON: American Tiger, Adventures Abroad, & The Art of Showing Up
Roll On is here! Adam Skolnick and I catch up after a month of nonstop travel. Tokyo for the Track & Field World Championships, New York, and DC multiple times.
Big news: Adam announces his debut novel American Tiger—20 years in the making, with the audiobook recorded right here in our studio.
Also on tap: my family crisis that required an Ocean's 11-style heist, accidentally crashing the wrong high school reunion, Alex Honnold scaling skyscrapers live on Netflix, the Norwegians sweeping Ironman Nice, and Sean Penn's performance in “One Battle After Another."
I get candid about what it means to show up when every button you have is being pushed, generational trauma, and practicing unconditional love. Buckle up!
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How Emily Harrington Became The First Woman To Free Climb El Cap’s Golden Gate In Under 24 Hours
Emily Harrington is a professional climber who became the first woman to free climb El Capitan's Golden Gate route in under 24 hours, captured in the documentary Girl Climber.
This conversation explores her 50-foot fall that nearly ended everything, the eating disorder that almost destroyed her career, and how crying while climbing became her strength. We discuss her innovative double-shoe technique, losing mentor Hilary Nelson while pregnant, and why she calls Mount Everest "Steve."
Emily brings radical vulnerability to a sport dominated by the boys' club, proving that showing your breaking points doesn't make you weak, it makes you human. Enjoy!
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Psychotherapist John W. Price Unpacks Ancient Wisdom For Modern Healing
Dr. John Price is a depth psychotherapist and co-founder of The Center for Healing Arts & Sciences.
This conversation explores why men have 50% fewer friends than twenty years ago, the crisis of modern masculinity, shadow work, and John's concept of "sacred refusal" —honoring the adaptations that once saved us but now destroy us. We discuss why suffering is initiation not pathology, the absence of rites of passage, and how the things we find most uncomfortable often reveal our deepest truths.
John turns the therapeutic lens on me throughout—a benign adversary calling out my own resistance to vulnerability.
This is medicine for anyone feeling trapped by their current circumstances. Enjoy!
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