2026-04-05
36 分钟Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm producer Mia Sorrenti.
In a world built for comfort and convenience, what happens when we choose the harder path?
Could discomfort itself be the key to building resilience, confidence, and a more meaningful life?
On today's episode, Ken Rideout, endurance athlete, investor, and author joins Dr. Rada Modgil.
To discuss his book, Everything You Want is on the other side of hard,
and why deliberately embracing challenge can reshape how we think, act, and live.
Let's join our host, Dr. Radha Modgill, now with more.
Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared with me, Dr Radha Modgil.
Our guest today is Ken Rideout, the fastest marathoner in the world,
over 50, and a former prison guard, Wall Street trader and opioid addict.
His life story has been chronicled in such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Outside.
Since getting sober more than a decade ago, he has won some of the world's toughest races,
including, at the age of 52, the Gobi March,
a 155-mile self-supported race across the sweltering Gobi Desert in Mongolia,
and a few months later, the Masters 50-plus Marathon World Championships.
His new book, which we'll be discussing the themes of today, is Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Hard.
Ken, welcome to the podcast.
It's an absolute thrill to have you here.
Thank you for having me.