The Rich Roll Podcast

Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and chemical engineer, looks beyond the Ivan Drago image. He discusses childhood violence, trading a Fulbright for Hollywood, sudden fame, steroids, stunts, and self-sabotage. He recounts a life-threatening cancer diagnosis overturned by a second opinion, and explores vulnerability, self-acceptance, and a more peaceful vision of strength.

Jenny Simpson, a three-time Olympian and Olympic medalist, recounts surviving a sudden cardiac arrest after a community race, prolonged CPR, and five lost days in intensive care. She explores her inherited heart condition, a haunting near-death experience, and the trauma her survival caused loved ones. Simpson also reflects on faith, emergency preparedness, grief over potentially leaving running behind, and rebuilding identity through movement, discipline, and community.

Tommie Runz, a runner, sobriety advocate, and co-host of the PR Project, shares his journey from drinking every morning to nine years sober and completing a 340-mile ultramarathon. He discusses addiction, fatherhood, AA, and running as a spiritual practice. The conversation also explores representation, inclusion, trail culture, and what it truly means to belong in running.

Hunter Biden, writer, painter, lawyer, and recovery advocate, opens up about addiction’s roots in trauma, grief, and shame. He discusses relapse, total public exposure, and the freedom of having nothing left to hide. The conversation explores painting and writing as healing practices, making amends, releasing resentment, political cruelty, spirituality, and hope for those still suffering.

Hellah Sidibe, former pro soccer player turned transcontinental runner and creator known as Hella Good, talks about his 3,350‑day daily run streak and relentless positivity. He discusses gratitude shaped by his Mali childhood, why he never skips a run, rules and travel logistics that protect the streak, and using running to reframe limits and influence young men positively.

Manoj Dias, a Sri Lankan meditation teacher, author of Still Together, and co-founder of Open, discusses secular mindfulness and breathwork for performance and wellbeing. He explores mindfulness beyond optimization, working with athletes on presence, wellness as a community practice, cultural resistance to presence, and leads a simple breathing and gratitude practice.

Lee Sung Jin, Emmy-winning writer and showrunner of Beef now co-writing Marvel's X-Men, shares personal origin stories and the Jungian shadow beneath his work. He talks craft, character specificity, the mental-health crisis that catalyzed change, and how storytelling borrows from music. Conversations range from writers' room dynamics to reclaiming his name and taking creative risks.

Johannes Klæbo, a Norwegian cross-country legend with 11 Olympic golds who modernized skiing with his uphill running style. He talks training volume, the viral uphill technique origin, Norway’s athlete-development culture, his intense competitive mindset, cross-training with cycling, and how he balances recovery, mental practice, and longevity goals.

Zac Clark, founder and CEO of Release Recovery and recovery advocate, shares his lived experience with substance use disorder and recovery. He talks about how community, therapy, and 12‑step work sustained his sobriety. The conversation covers public life after reality TV, the role of running, family impacts, relapse and turnaround, and why willingness and service matter.

Ryan Holiday, bestselling author and leading voice in modern Stoicism, offers a brisk mini-bio before diving in. He explores Nolan’s take on the Odyssey, interpretation as an active task, unreliable memory, sirens as confirmation bias, hubris versus culpability, perseverance versus persistence, and myths’ modern resonance.