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Impossible Podcast with Joel Runyon

by Joel Runyon

Do Something IMPOSSIBLE. Get challenged to push your limits and build mental toughness. Every week, hear inspiring stories of athletes, entrepreneurs and other people doing the impossible. Host Joel Runyon, former laid-off UPS driver turned entrepreneur and youngest person in the world to run an ultra marathon on all 7 continents, will challenge you to kill your excuses and expand your perception of what's possible. What's on the edge of your limits? Come find out how to push your limits and do something IMPOSSIBLE on the IMPOSSIBLE Podcast. Support The Show Leave a Review on iTunes Stitcher <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I2rpm4fl7qvuekstjcbwexn7mm4?t=Imp

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Episodes

  1. Brittan Morris & DJ Kilpatrick - Ice Cross: Life on the Edge Documentary - Impossible Podcast #37

    I sat down with Brittan Morris and DJ KilPatrick to talk about the sport of Ice Cross and the new upcoming documentary - Ice Cross: Life on the Edge about the craziest sport you've never heard of. Watch the video podcast - https://youtu.be/CRRuutVd6nc Watch the podcast on youtube -...

  2. Jonny Goes Hard - Inside the Insane World of Death Diving

    I sat down with Jon Nyberg aka Jonny Goes Hard about our latest documentary TOUGH: Inside the Insane World of Death Diving on the emerging sport of DØDS aka Death Diving. Watch TOUGH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob6xXOibUwI Watch the trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOg1O6y2kK0...

  3. Getting Sued by a Billion Dollar Processed Food Company called "Impossible Foods"

    IMPOSSIBLE ® is being sued by a multi-billion dollar processed foods company called "impossible foods." They are seeking to cancel our registered marks, bully us into submission and have us pay for the entire legal proceeding. It's not going to work. Watch the original video here -...

  4. 34: Joe Buckner - Founder of Beautifully Savage Boxing Gym

    Joe Buckner is the founder of Beautifully Savage Boxing Gym in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He's an entrepreneur, athlete, TEDx speaker - but more so - he has an incredible, inspiring story of constantly pushing his limits and overcoming obstacles. Joe's an incredible storyteller and you're going to…

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  5. 33: John Durant – Founder at Wild Ventures, Author of the Paleo Manifesto

    John Durant an author and investor. He's the founder of Wild Ventures and NYT bestselling author of Spartan Fit and the Paleo Manifesto. He's also on my short list of people I'm petitioning to tweet more. I stopped by on my way through LA to talk about his story, the evolution from writer to...

  6. 32: "One Question To Ask Yourself" (2018 Annual Review)

    As 2019 kicks off, it's not too late to do your annual review. In this year's annual review, I asked myself on slightly different question heading into 2019. https://impossiblehq.com/wrong/ https://impossiblehq.com/2019-goals/ https://impossiblehq.com/2018-annual-review/ Support The Show Leave a...

  7. 31: Krista Stryker – Founder of 12 Minute Athlete

    Krista Stryker is the founder and creator of 12 Minute Athlete: focused on creating 12 minute HIIT bodyweight workout routines. Krista just released her first book: 12 Minute Athlete based on her popular blog and app at 12MinuteAthlete.com. Follow Krista 12MinuteAthlete.com @12minuteathlete on...

  8. 30: Going Pro

    An excerpt from this week's blog post. Going Pro on IMPOSSIBLE => https://impossiblehq.com/going-pro/ Support The Show Leave a Review on iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Introducing Sweat Activated IMPOSSIBLE Tees IMPOSSIBLE Sweat-Activated Pre-order Video Announcement | Blog Announcement…

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  9. 29: Christine GZ – Professional Rally & Off-Road Driver

    Christine GZ is Professional Rally & Off-Road Driver based out of Barcelona and LA. Originally from Italy & the Canary Islands, Christine shares about her journey of finding out about racing, how she followed her obsession not knowing much about it, and what she gave up in order to make her dream...

  10. 28: Adam Dunlap – Actor, Parkour Traceur and Director of Parkour.com

    Adam Dunlap is an actor, traceur and director of Parkour.com. After finding out about parkour in 2006, Adam dived deep into the world of parkour. We talk about his athletic journey, traveling to France to meet David Belle - the founder of parkour to managing David, running Parkour.com, Take…

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  11. 27: Elisabet Margeirsdottir – Icelandic Ultrarunner + Winner of the Ultra Gobi 400km Race

    Elisabet Margiersdottir is an Iceland native whom is an accomplished ultra-runner. Elisabet left her comfort zone of the mountains and hill racing she was accustomed to for the 400 kilometer race across the Gobi desert in China. We discuss some of the challenges she encountered and the ways she...

  12. 26: Heidar Logi - Iceland's First Professional Surfer

    Heidar Logi is Iceland's first professional surfer. Instead of heading off to warmer locations, Heidar is known for riding some of the epic waves around Iceland in freezing cold water. After a video shoot for IMPOSSIBLE at an undisclosed Arctic location (coming soon), we sat down to talk about…

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  13. 25: Back to Shipping

    Back from a break, Joel explains what exactly is going on at IMPOSSIBLE and shares some of the new exciting projects coming up before the end of the year. Blog Post: Back to Shipping Support The Show Leave a Review on iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify The FPC Protocol IMPOSSIBLE Gear (new gear...

  14. 24: Roshanda Cummings of @BrownKids

    Today on the show I have a longtime friend Roshanda Cummings. Roshanda is the founder of the minimalist living instagram community - @BrownKids. A community of about 30,000 strong talking bout living simply to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. Her and her partner Erin - also both recently...

  15. 23: Ed Roshitsh - CEO of Dude Solutions + 200 Mile, Ultra Endurance Athlete

    On today’s podcast, I’m speaking with Ed Roshitsh - he’s the CEO of Dude Solutions - a 100M software company based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. He’s also an endurance athlete and a 200 mile ultra marathoner. We talk everything about his story, lessons from the races, and what it’s like to run…

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  16. 22: Ryan Carson – CEO & Founder of Treehouse

    Today I sat down with Ryan Carson, the CEO and founder of Treehouse. Ryan shares with us a bit about how Treehouse, 2018’s Most Disruptive Startup, is enabling people to get the jobs they want without spending the time and money it takes to get a college degree. 4:54 – Ryan's Story & The…

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  17. 21: Ray Dalton – Recording Artist | Songwriter| Grammy Nominee

    This week I sat down with Ray Dalton, a Grammy nominated recording artist and songwriter, who shares with us how went from singing in a local gospel choir to hook-writing and world touring with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ as the feature on “Can’t Hold Us” a platinum selling song. He shares with us...

  18. 20: Mikhaila Peterson on Healing Chronic AutoImmune Issues with Food

    Mikhaila Peterson is a mother, researcher, self-experimenter, and steak-eater. After being sick for most of her life with various auto-immune issues including getting diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis when she was 7, and receiving multiple joint replacements, Mikhaila turned to look at…

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  19. Bonus Episode: The "Stories" of NBA Players, Brands, and Teams with Mike Pacchione

    After recording episode 19 with Mike, we kept hanging out and started talking about the NBA and the "stories" that different players and brands experience and are telling through their brands. If you're a fan of the NBA you might like this one. It is a bit off our normal IMPOSSIBLE topics, so you...

  20. 19: Mike Pacchione on Telling a Great Story

    Mike Pacchione is a speaking coach and workshop facilitator that helps people and brands communicate their messages better. On today's podcast, we talk about the power of telling (and living a good story), how to give a better talk, the one thing most people screw up when telling a story and how…

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  21. 18: Sean Ogle of Location Rebel

    Today I sat down in Portland with Sean Ogle of Location Rebel. Sean has been helping people build their side hustles, quit their jobs and become location independent since 2009. Sean was one of the first influences in my life that made me think I could do something other than sit in my parent's...

  22. 17: How To Schedule Quarterly Retreats + Planning For Your IMPOSSIBLE Goals

    In this episode of the IMPOSSIBLE Podcast, I share my process for doing quarterly planning for my personal IMPOSSIBLE goals, how I split them up into four quadrants and why I've started implementing a "retreat" or trip into the entire process. Feeling stuck on your 2018 Goals? Fix that today and...

  23. 16: Steve Tidball, CEO of Vollebak & Adventure Race Athlete

    Steve Tidball, the co-founder of Vollebak joins the Impossible Podcast to discuss his adventures as an athlete, ultra and adventure runner, and how he started Vollebak - the coolest adventure apparel company on earth. 01:07 On the show is Steve Tidball, co-founder of one of the coolest adventure...

  24. 15: 3 Steps to Combatting Headtrash + a 777 School Build Update

    This is a slightly different two-part episode. In the first part, I talk about some of the head trash I've been dealing with lately and 3 steps I've been using to combat it. In the second part of the podcast, I get to share about the progress the 777 Project and Pencils of Promise school builds…

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  25. 14: Andy Stumpf - former Navy SEAL and record-holding base-jumper

    Andy Stumpf is a former Navy SEAL, awarded 5 bronze stars, a purple heart and numerous other awards. He's a pilot, a base-jumper and held the world record for longest wingsuit flight - flying over 18 miles after jumping from over 36,000 feet. He's an avid bow hunter and the host of the podcast...

  26. 13: Dr. Shawn Baker on the Carnivore Diet

    Dr. Shawn Baker is an orthopedic surgeon and proponent of the carnivore diet - an all meat, all the time diet. He holds multiple world records at the masters-level and at 50 years old, he can still dunk. We dive into how he went from the paleo to keto to (finally) the carnivore diet, the...

  27. 12: $500 Giveaway!

    Sorry for the short episode this week! I wanted to let you know about a giveaway I'm hosting at IMPOSSIBLEHQ.com/giveaway. It's free to enter, so check it out $500 Giveaway => ImpossibleHQ.com/Giveaway Latest Blog Post => ImpossibleHQ.com/blog Support The Show Leave a Review on iTunes Stitcher...

  28. 11: Cam F. Awesome

    Cam Awesome is a 5 time USA National Champion, a 4 time Golden Gloves National Champion, 2 Time Olympic Trails Champion boxer and Captain of the USA National boxing team as well as a speaker and comedian (you'll see pretty quickly). Support The Show Leave a Review on iTunes Stitcher Google Play...

  29. 10: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

    Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a professor at the University of Toronto and author of the new book: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote To Chaos. We talk about the controversy surrounding him, the importance of doing hard, but meaningful things and the importance of "sorting yourself out." You can get 20%…

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  30. 9: Jarie Bolander

    Jarie Bolander is the author of the Entrepreneur's Ethos - how to build a more ethical and resilient entrepreneur community. Support The Show Leave a Review where you listen to podcast: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Impossible Resources Subscribe for updates here. Get your IMPOSSIBLE Gear at...

  31. 8: Chris Guillebeau

    Chris Guillebeau is a 5x author, host of the popular show Side Hustle School and world adventurer who's visited 193 countries and hosts the annual World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon every summer. He's also the first person that made me think that there was another way to live life when I...

  32. 7: Rob Jones

    Rob Jones is a former Marine, IED survivor, double amputee, Paralympics bronze medalist who has biked across the country and recently run 31 marathons in 31 days. He does not stop and his inspiring story will help you focus on your mission and keep going when things seem downright impossible....

  33. 6: 2017 Annual Review (part 2)

    In today's episode, Joel shares his goals for the year, his method for planning out the year and the big plans for IMPOSSIBLE in 2018. You're not gonna want to miss this one. ImpossibleHQ.com/subscribe Do your own annual review => ImpossibleHQ.com/annual-review Get your IMPOSSIBLE Gear at...

  34. 5: 2017 Annual Review (part 1)

    In today's episode, Joel shares his annual review - the highlights and lowlights of the year along with how you can conduct your own annual review. Stay tuned for part 2 of the annual review for what's coming up in 2018. Keep pushing your limits and do something IMPOSSIBLE. Resources Subscribe…

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  35. 4: Akshay Nanavati

    Akshay Nanvati is a former Marine, and founder of Fearvana. He's currently attempting to run across every country on earth (he's 8 down). We talk how he went from deep into drugs to the Marines to founding Fearvana and adventuring around the world. Support The Show Leave a Review on ■ iTunes ■...

  36. 3: Mike Wardian

    Mike Wardian might be the most prolific runner out there today. I met Mike in Antarctica when he was setting the record there. He's also run over 50 races in 2017, including the Antarctica Ice Marathon, The Hard Rock 100, and The Barkley Marathons. We talk ultra running, mindset and the worst...

  37. 2: Sinan Guler

    Sinan Guler is a Professional Basketball Player for Fenerbahce and the team captain for Turkey's national team. We talk about basketball, becoming a pro, adapting to your environment and which NBA player he thinks he could take in one-on-one. Sinan Guler @sinanguler on Twitter @sinanguler on...

  38. 1: Ed Latimore

    Boxer, physicist and the Confucius of twitter: Ed Latimore and Joel talk about mental toughness, how to get perspective from getting punched in the face, and how black your coffee should be. About Ed Latimore EdLatimore.com @edlatimore on twitter Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Super…

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  39. 0: Is this thing on?

    We're back. Starting this Thursday, we'll have an interview with an Impossible Person every week for you to help you push your limits and do something impossible. ImpossibleHQ.com ImpossiblePodcast.com

  40. Radio #8 - The Best of Impossible Radio: Season 1

    This is the last episode for the first season of Impossible Radio, and it's been a truly amazing season so far. From amazing guests, like Kyle Maynard, Bobby Maximus, and Command Master Chief Paul Tharp, to a few solo rounds, I've really taken time to dive deep into what resilience is, why it's...

  41. Radio #7 - Breaking Down Resilience with Kyle Maynard (part 2)

    Kyle Maynard, who I originally interviewed in episode 2 from this season, is back! As you know from that episode, Kyle is uniquely qualified to talk about building a resilient life, since he lives it every day. Born without arms and legs, Kyle has tackled both figurative and literal mountains,...

  42. Radio #6 - Building a Bulletproof Mind with Bobby Maximus

    Building a strong mind can change every aspect of a person's life, and Rob MacDonald (aka Bobby Maximus) believes that the fastest way to build it is in the gym. The physical stuff you deal with is the easy part. Facing your own mind can be a bit more daunting. You can do everything in your power...

  43. Radio #5 - When is it Okay to Quit?

    Anytime you start working towards a big, scary, impossible looking goal, you're inevitably going to face set backs. Times are going to get hard. You may even get to a point where you aren't sure if you can do it anymore and you're going to want to give up. Throw in the towel. Stop the frustration...

  44. Radio #4 - Inside the Mind of a Navy Seal with Paul Tharp

    Grit and resilience aren't natural skills you're born with. They're something that you have to build. It's something you can learn. Over his incredibly successful career, Command Master Chief Paul Tharp has built such an incredibly resilient mind that he now teaches aspiring seals how to do it…

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  45. Radio #3 - 2 Strategies to Keep You Going When You Don't Feel Like It

    Anticipating that things will get tough on the road to Impossible things helps to set you up to be prepared for the disappointments that are destined to be along your way. If you expect it, you can prepare for it, so it doesn't ruin your progress. Keep moving. Listen to today's episode of...

  46. Radio #2 - How Kyle Maynard Bear Crawled Up Mt Kilimanjaro

    If there was a list of people most qualified to talk about resilience, Kyle Maynard would be at the top. Born without arms and legs, Kyle has been tackling mountains, both figurative and literal, one step at a time. He's literally crawled to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the...

  47. Radio #1 - Face Your Fear and Get Into the Arena

    In this episode of Impossible Radio, Joel introduces this season's theme: resilience; what is resilience? How do you become more resilient? What does it take to "get into the arena" and start making the dreams you have ACTUALLY happen? Or the most important question...how do you make it through,...

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Do Something IMPOSSIBLE. Get challenged to push your limits and build mental toughness. Every week, hear inspiring stories of athletes, entrepreneurs and other people doing the impossible.

Host Joel Runyon, former laid-off UPS driver turned entrepreneur and youngest person in the world to run an ultra marathon on all 7 continents, will challenge you to kill your excuses and expand your perception of what's possible.

What's on the edge of your limits? Come find out how to push your limits and do something IMPOSSIBLE on the IMPOSSIBLE Podcast.

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