Podcast Episodes

Four Ways To Be More Active In Life

In this episode, I talk about four simple but powerful ways to be more active in daily life.

Experts now agree that your overall level of movement—not your formal workouts—is the single most importan…

Published on 11 hours ago

How To Avoid Crappy Protein Supplements (And Choose The Best)

In this episode, I dive deep into protein supplements—how to avoid crappy products loaded with questionable ingredients, and how to read labels like a pro.

We break down how whey protein is made, why…

Published on 1 week ago

Training In 100F Heat, And Other Horrible Fitness Advice

In this episode, I call out some dangerous and misguided fitness advice floating around on social media—like a post from a PhD in exercise physiology suggesting that everyone should go run for 45 min…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Allen Iverson Was Right! Practice Is Overrated - Here's Why

In this episode, I revisit one of the most infamous press conferences in sports history—Allen Iverson’s legendary “practice” rant from 2002—and explain why I think he was actually right all along.

Iv…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Hicham El Guerrouj: The Most Talented, Most Focused, and Best Trained Athlete of All-Time?

I take you through the incredible story of Hicham El Guerrouj, the Moroccan middle-distance legend who was virtually unbeatable for nearly four years, only to face heartbreaking defeats at the Atlant…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Don't Run In The Heat! It's A Dumb Idea (But Go Ahead And Sprint In The Heat)

In this episode, I talk about a couple of articles I saw recently about running in the heat—about heat acclimation and endurance training—that honestly kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

So alert runn…

Published on 1 month ago

Sean Brosnan: How Dreaming Big And Going All-In Made The Greatest High School Athletic Team Ever

I’m so excited to welcome Sean Brosnan to the B.rad podcast!

Sean is the author of Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running, written with Ch…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Endurance Running is a Bad Idea For Most People!: 40 Mind-Blowing Assertions From Born To Walk

In this show, I share 40 mind-blowing assertions to recalibrate modern fitness philosophy, inspired by content in the book Born to Walk, written by me and Mark Sisson.

Walking is universally health-b…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dr. Layne Norton is Giving Horrible Fitness Advice - Beware!

The foremost health authority, the contrarian, and voice of reason is spouting this level of misinformation, so I think it deserves the acronym: A-Y-F-K-M.

Dr. Layne Norton, internet health influence…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dr. John Douillard: The Ancient Ayurvedic Path To Better Digestion and Better Breathing

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. John Douillard, a leading expert in Ayurvedic medicine and founder of LifeSpa.com.

I read his book Body, Mind, and Sport about 20 years ago, and it was one of the f…

Published on 2 months ago