The Rich Roll Podcast
Episodes
Mentalist Oz Pearlman: Mind-Reading Secrets & The Ultramarathon Mindset
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Rich sits down with celebrity mentalist and ultramarathoner Oz Pearlman to discuss the art of mentalism, the ultra runner mindse...
Julie Piatt On Intellect Vs Intuition
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intelligence comes in many forms. Rational intellect is one such source. But intuition, feelings, and gut instinct have their place, and should not be...
Roll On: The Slap, The Swim & The Self-Myth (+ 'The Rollies'!)
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of 'Roll On', Rich Roll & Adam Skolnick discuss Will Smith, Lia Thomas & Taylor Hawkins. Plus: nominees for the 1st annual "Rollies...
Ed Winters Is A Vegan Propagandist
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Rich discusses all things vegan with Ed Winters (aka ‘Earthling Ed’), a vegan advocate and animal rights activist, author, ...
Scott Barry Kaufman On The Science of Transcendence
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman joins Rich to discuss the science of self-actualization and transcendence. Scott is a cognitiv...
Roll On: War In Ukraine, Floods In Oz, & Sober Wisdom
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Rich Roll & Adam Skolnick discuss the global effects of the war in Ukraine & the devastating floods in Australia—plus endurance ...
Extend Your Life: Peter Diamandis, MD On The Future of Health & Longevity Science
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rich sits down with Peter Diamandis for a conversation about the science and philosophy of lifespan extension, education, AI, space e...
Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman On Changing Your Biology With Behavior
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does behavior affect your biology? What does neuroscience say about hypnosis, breath work, and meditation? Are behavioral tools more powerful than...
Mastering Mindset: A Deep Dive On Mental Toughness
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to look at top performers, elite athletes, and those crushing outrageous achievements—and conclude that their success boils down to shee...
Simon Hill On Optimizing Plant-Based Nutrition For Health, Longevity & Athletic Performance
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one thing to go vegan. It’s another thing to go plant-based. But optimizing a plant-based diet for health, longevity and athletic prowess is ...
Marianne Williamson: The Politics Of Love
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Extreme political polarization. Weaponized misinformation. Media incentivized to divide. And growing inequality. Our democratic experiment has seen be...
Roll On: What Happened to the Olympics?
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marked by endless scandal and rampant corruption, the Olympics are in free fall. Today we explore how the world's most highly acclaimed brand has beco...
Johann Hari On Why You Can’t Pay Attention (& How To Reclaim Your Focus)
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are living in a time of upgraded technology and downgraded humans. Our collective ability to resist distraction and sustain attention is in decline...
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle On Resilience, Hope & Mysteries Of The Deep
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the words of today’s guest, treat the natural world as if your life depends on it—because it truly does. Meet absolute living legend Sylvia Ear...
Roll On: Rest, Reflection & Responsibility
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a seasonal sabbatical, ‘Roll On’ is back. And it’s time to hash out a bit of drama. After a two-month respite, Roll On returns with a disc...
Ultra Phenom Harvey Lewis On Finding Your ‘Why’, Nirvana Moments & Winning 300+ Mile Races
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s stopping you from living the life of your dreams? For many, it’s finances. Family obligations. Demanding careers. You get the picture. But ...
Jacqueline Novogratz On Cultivating Moral Imagination, Practicing Courage & Pursuing Work With No End
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to positively change the world. But where do you start? Today’s guest—a woman who has made an extraordinary impact on improving the li...
Rip Esselstyn: In Plants We Trust
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A cornerstone of this podcast is celebrating the power of a plant-based lifestyle. Today we do just that with one of the movement’s most influential...
Doug Abrams On Why Hope Is The Antidote For Apathy
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we grapple with a global pandemic, experiential climate change, mass species extinction, and many other dire calamities—it can feel like the worl...
The Awakened Brain: Lisa Miller, PhD On The Neuroscience Of Spirituality
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The many benefits to cultivating a spiritual practice are obvious to those with experience—but it’s a pursuit too long dismissed by skeptics and s...
Coaches' Corner: Ritual Over Routine, Recalibration Over Resolution & Craft Over Competition
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Goals are great. But far more important is who you become in the pursuit of said goals. Focus on the inside work. Process over results. Craft over com...
Joe De Sena On True Resilience, Choosing Your Hard & Why Discomfort Is Oxygen
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have big dreams. But are you willing to pay the price required to make them manifest? There’s a big difference between those who quit and tho...
The Best Of 2021: Part Two
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If there’s one thing we learned in 2021, it’s that conversation matters. Allow me to indulge this truth by introducing Part Two of my annual yearb...
The Best Of 2021: Part One
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the Earth embarks upon another miraculous arc around the sun, let us prepare by taking space to pause, breathe, and reflect. A blank slate represen...
Prophets Walk Among Us: Stories From Our Listeners
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every week, I send a show out into the ether. But it’s you, the audience, who has taken what is nothing more than an inert digital file comprised of...
Endurance Poet Tommy Rivs Rages On: Surviving Cancer, The Gift of Pain & The Healing Power of Gratitude
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At any moment, your could life could turn upside down. When tragedy strikes, what do you do? How you navigate events beyond your control reveals chara...
Roll On: Get Back (To Basics)
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is creativity vital? What is the nature of culture? And why is pursuing happiness futile? Today we tackle this terrain and so much more in today’...
RAAM Victor Leah Goldstein Turns Pain Into Fuel: Life Pivots & The Power of A No Quit, No Limit Attitude
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to achieve the impossible? Don’t set limits. And never quit. Ever. The full embodiment of this ethos, today’s guest has never me...
Your Life Is Now: Mike Posner On Walking America, Summiting Everest & Crafting Hit Music
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The core of every hero’s journey is a desire to step into the unknown, seek adventure, and above all, embrace metamorphosis. For Grammy-nominated si...
A Masterclass on Addiction & Recovery
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Across the world, untold millions fall prey to some form of addiction. If you or someone you know suffers in silence, there is hope. Today’s episode...
James & Sunny Lawrence: Crushing 101 Iron-Distance Triathlons In 101 days
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conquering a historic feat of stratospheric proportions nobody thought possible, today’s guests will challenge every assumption you ever harbored ab...
Jason Caldwell On Rowing Oceans, High-Performance Team Building, Experiential Leadership & Chasing The Impossible
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adventure begins when things start to go wrong. So stop looking for the shortcut. Embrace the difficult journey ahead. Few embody this ethos better th...
Roll On: Fatherhood, Face-Off & The FAR Event
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dadding. Surfing with Zuckerberg. Celebrating Ten Thousand’s glorious new FAR line with Robbie Balenger. And of course, the Adam-Brogan faceoff we’...
Andrew Yang On Grace, Tolerance & Human-Centered Government
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like many, I despair of our country’s division, which is rapidly expanding in lockstep with our inability to productively communicate alongside grow...
From Actor To Change Agent: Adrian Grenier On Creating Symbiosis With Self
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you’re massively rich, famous, and rewarded for living a life of over-indulgence? If you’re lucky, you awake one day to realize ...
Simon Hill On Proving Plant-Based Diet Positives
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond politics and religion, few topics are more hotly debated than nutrition. But when we consider the totality of health—not just human health, b...
Julie Piatt: Wealth Is The Community You Keep
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to once again transcend the mortal coil to reconnect with matters ethereal and divine, truths both big and small. Our prophetess for this ...
Ryan Holiday On the Pursuit of Virtue
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This cultural moment bears witness to a growing distrust of institutions unprecedented in our lifetime. With it comes an unraveling of healthy communi...
Julie Lythcott-Haims On How To Be An Adult
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I love my parents. I grew up with a world-class education. And yet, nobody actually ever taught me how to be an adult. As a result, I made a ton of av...
Guru Singh On Intuition Over Impulse
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we dipped our toes into sacred waters both spiritual and metaphysical. This week we are diving off the deep end. In other words, welcome to ...
Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan On Living In The Questions
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going take some of life’s biggest questions, toss them into a Vitamix, press hyperblend, and whip up a Metaphysical Milkshake. My sous...
Joanne Molinaro Is The Korean Vegan: Lessons On Life, Identity, & Food
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A central theme of my podcast is the power of a plant-based diet to enhance the quality of life for both the individual and the whole. Over time, the ...
Roll On: Melding Passion With Purpose (+ Arctic Swimmer Lewis Pugh!)
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you meld passion with purpose? What makes you committed to your cause? And most importantly, what does your podcast do? In addition to philosop...
Mel Robbins On Why Confidence Is A Habit
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People ask me all day long for the secret ingredient to success and a comfortable way through personal transformation. My enduring answer: there is n...
Jonathan Fields On Finding Meaningful Work
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What am I here to do? What should I do with my life? What is my purpose? Today’s guest has devoted his life to helping people answer these important...
Roll On: The Plight Of Women In Afghanistan
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to grapple with the human rights issues ensuing in Afghanistan. To guide us in this important conversation are podcast alums Drs. Ayesha ...
Paul Hawken: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the words of today’s guest, global warming is not a science problem. It’s a human problem. When it comes to taking meaningful steps to redress ...
David Choe On Finding Beauty in Brokenness
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can art and happiness coexist? Is great art only forged through pain? And is suffering integral to creativity? These are just a few of the many questi...
Roll On: Work Is a False Idol
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a culture where identity is inextricably linked to our careers—but who we are is not what we do. And work is not a substrate for identity...
Maggie Baird Is The World’s Coolest Mom
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting typical teenagers is no easy feat. Today’s guest parented two as they skyrocketed to bewildering fame—and kept them astonishingly groun...
Anna Lembke, MD on The Neuroscience of Addiction, Dopamine Fasting & The Opioid Crisis
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The relentless pursuit of pleasure always leads to pain. As the world evolves from one of scarcity to overabundance, we increasingly orient our lives ...
Roll On: High Peaks, Cold Seas & Our Climate Code Red
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melting ice caps. Raging wildfires. Record-breaking heat waves. The climate crisis is here, and we’re not doing enough about it. Suffice to say, no ...
Sergey Young on The Science of Growing Young
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you that there was a Russian millionaire who wants to help you live to be 150-years-old? This isn’t science fiction—it’s ‘immor...
Eric Adams: NYC's First Vegan Mayor On Why Healthy Food Is A Human Right
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We live in the most prosperous nation on Earth—and yet we’ve never been more unhealthy. 70% of Americans are obese or overweight. By 2030, 50% of ...
Roll On: The Mental Health Olympics
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We love to celebrate Olympians as superheroes. It’s important to remember they are human beings. In today’s episode of the podcast, Adam Skolnick ...
Courtney Dauwalter: Mindset Secrets From The World's Best Ultrarunner
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to think of high-performance athletes as superhuman—a rare species with extraordinary strength and a preternatural ability to suffer. But if...
Bruce Friedrich On The Meatless Meat Moonshot
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a day when alternative protein is no longer alternative. Welcome to the moonshot for meatless meat. When it comes to meat, the news is both go...
Roll On: A Little Bit of Everything All Of The Time
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Insane feats of endurance. Space-traveling billionaires. Dystopian musical comedy specials. Record-breaking freediving depths. And of course, UFOs. To...
Daniel Humm: How The World's Greatest Chef Found Purpose (In Plants)
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when one of—if not the—greatest restaurants in the world suddenly goes 100% plant-based? For perspective, out of the 132 three-star ...
Rabbi Mordecai Finley: A Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt On Moral Philosophy, Virtue & The Inner Pharaoh
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our time is defined by a crisis of consciousness and broken spiritual connection. Driven by a materialist, zero-sum approach to everything, we seek an...
Mastering The Mind: A Mental Health Deep Dive
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For too long, talking about mental health has been a social taboo. Shame prevents confronting our struggles. The pressure of our daily lives exacerbat...
Hellah Sidibe Ran 3,000 Miles Across The USA (On Plants)— And Kept Going
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you stay committed to your goals when sh*t gets hard? There’s an entire industry built on answering this question—and a litany of #lifehack...
Mary Cain Is Fixing Female Sports
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A cornerstone of this podcast is the power of sport to catalyze personal and societal change, cultivate confidence, and ultimately transform lives. Bu...
Roll On: Case Studies In Mental Fortitude
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Success in all forms demands mental fortitude—a capacity honed through consistently placing yourself beyond comfortable confines. When practiced wit...
Van Neistat Is The Spirited Man
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious artist on the cusp of breakthrough success walks away from it all. Beyond the public’s gaze, he spends the next decade pursuing purity,...
Crush It As A Plant-Based Athlete: Matt Frazier & Robert Cheeke
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can you possibly excel as an athlete on a plant-based diet? Where do you get your protein? Don’t you need meat to be fit? If you’re a long-ti...
Guru Singh On Our Addiction To 'Normal'
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been over a year since we dipped our toes in the rippling currents of the spiritual deep end. To make amends for this grievous and much delayed p...
Dr. Andrew Weil Is The Medical Mystic
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The godfather of integrative medicine and a true pioneer of health, today’s guest is a legend in the realm of mind-body healing. Meet Dr. Andrew We...
Olympian Katie Hoff On Embracing The Suck & Alchemizing Pain Into Gratitude
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all create imagined blueprints for how we want our lives to unfold—but what happens when things don’t go according to plan? Today’s guest kno...
Roll On: Why Balance Is Overrated
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Striving to achieve a ‘balanced life’ on a daily basis sets you up for failure. Approach it instead from a long-term perspective. Aim for self-awa...
Light Watkins: Doing The Work Is The Shortcut
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you find purpose? What does it mean to live with intention? And why is it important to cultivate stillness? These questions are important. The ...
Brogan Graham Is A Friend Hunter
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Brogan Graham. Fitness fanatic. Extreme extrovert. Style icon. Force of Nature. Cool dad. Loyal friend and overall stellar human being. These ...
Roll On: Why You Should Periodize Your Life
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a culture that glorifies the hustle. But the 24/7 grind mentality is actually anathema to long-term success. How do we break this paradigm ...
Neuroscientist Matthew Walker On Why Sleep Is Your Superpower
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we sleep? What exactly happens when we sleep and why is it so important? What are the implications of sleep deprivation? And what can we do to ...
Anthony Taylor: The Outdoors Evangelist On How Nature Heals
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Time in nature is powerful. It’s healing. It fosters community. Humanity’s connective tissue, it shows you who you are and what you’re capable o...
Roll On: Notes From Minneapolis
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive into the why behind my decision to visit Minneapolis and what I learned from the experience. Plus stories from the swimming vault an...
Jeremiah Ellison: The Artist-Activist On Forging Real Change
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month, events in Minneapolis captured the world’s attention. The recent death of Daunte Wright and the conviction of Derek Chauvin sound a sign...
Maggie Q Is A Badass
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Actress. Athlete. Activist. Entrepreneur. Fashion designer. Environmentalist & Plant-based icon. Maggie Q is the hero we all need. If you’re a fan ...
Coaches' Corner: Working Out And Working In
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Working out offers a healthy path towards self-actualization. But it can also be used to avoid ‘working in’, perpetuating denial of that which mus...
Selema Masekela Is The Action Sports Evangelist
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you find life purpose? How do you challenge self-limiting beliefs about identity and potential? Before you can answer these questions, you must...
Jessica Lahey on Preventing Substance Abuse in Kids
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do we equip kids with the tools they need to avoid substance abuse? How can we identify a teen who is at risk? And what can be done to prevent our...
Roll On: Decaying Seas, Lost Hills & Gun Madness
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do we end gun violence in America? What can we do to stop marine destruction? How do we untangle masculinity and meat-eating? Plus, we need to tal...
Alex Honnold On The Responsibility of Adventure, Olympic Climbing & Reversing Climate Change
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With great adventure comes great responsibility. It’s not enough to simply appreciate our natural world—we must also protect it. Preserve it. Rege...
Julie Piatt: Know Thyself
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a reminder that we are spiritual beings having a human experience, it’s time to reconnect with matters ethereal and divine. Enter Julie Piatt, ...
Optimize Your Brain: Team Sherzai On Fighting Cognitive Decline With Nutrition & Lifestyle
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alzheimer’s isn’t a genetic inevitability. A diagnosis need not come with a death sentence. In fact, many things can be done to prevent & ameliora...
Roll On: Owning The Matrix
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptocurrency. Blockchain. Digital trading cards. Burnt Bansky & NFTs. And of course, flying cats with pop tart bodies. These are just a few of many ...
Kevin Roose: Futureproof Yourself Against The Robot Apocalyspe
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence isn’t an imagined future. It’s right here, right now. So what are the perils of society’s rapid pivot to automation? How...
Unwinding Anxiety With Dr. Jud Brewer
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a perilous global moment that has indelibly changed all our lives. As we approach the one-year anniversary of societal ...
Roll On: Body Brokers
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story of spiritual swindlers. Sober living scammers. Underground insurance fraud. And widespread institutional neglect. In today’s edition...
The War of Art: Steven Pressfield
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all experience it. That invisible, self-sabotaging force that lives between you and your most expressed self. Today’s guest calls it ‘Resistanc...
Everything Is A Practice: Raghunath Cappo
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Replace ego with the eternal. Trade selfishness for service—and self-absorption for unity. Together, let’s explore the spark of divinity that resi...
Like Streams To The Ocean: Jedidiah Jenkins
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we get esoteric on the things that matter most—ego, family, friendship, love, work, death, and the soul. The value of living an examined life....
Roll On: True Endurance
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does one best prepare for a fitness challenge? What is the real value of testing one’s outer limits? And what constitutes true endurance? These ...
Adam Grant On The Joy of Being Wrong, The Power of Rethinking & The Future of Work
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist who specializes in how we can find motivation and meaning in work, and live more generous and creati...
Alexi Pappas Is Bravey
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you have two very big but different dreams vying for your focus? Do you choose one? Or do you risk it all to pursue both? This was t...
Roll On: Merchants Of Chaos
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps you thought 2021 might bring some return to normalcy. So far we have the Capitol insurrection, GameStonk and Jewish Laser Beams. We need to ta...
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How might your life be better with less? Not so many years ago, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus were mired in the corporate grind, banki...
Feels Good Man! Arthur Jones & Giorgio Angelini On The Controversial Meme That Changed The World
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a spark of creativity, cartoonist Matt Furie created an innocent, loving frog he named Pepe. What came next is so insane, it literally bent reality...
Mastering The Microbiome
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are comprised of about ten trillion cells. But only half those cells are human. The remainder comprise our microbiome—a vast and complex ...
Bonnie Tsui On Why We Swim
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike other land mammals, humans are not natural-born swimmers. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival. Now it’s one of the most popular ...