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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟱𝗘𝟮 | 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 Luke Mathews was once called the “Boy Wonder” of triathlon. Humble, positive, ridiculously fast. Multiple Kona qualifications. Podiums. The kind of athlete who made the hard look easy. Then in 2017, on a flight back from visiting family in Zambia, everything changed. 𝘈 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴. • Three major surgeries in Nairobi. • Half his large intestine was removed. • His spleen was removed. • His body weight dropped from 75 kg to 64 kg. Doctors later told him that without his fitness level, he would have come back in a coffin. In this…
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Courage Talks
Hetal Sonpal · Learning · English
Inspired by my father's acts of courage in his biography, Against All Odds, I am inviting guests on my first-ever podcast to talk about their experience with courage. Hear from them about their stories of courage and moments in their personal and professional life that brought out the best in the
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S15 · E4 · 11 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Wake Up to Die Again - Courage Talks S15E4 - Scott Lackey
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S15 · E3 · 4 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
Courage Talks S15E3 Jeremy Howard
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟱𝗘𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. This week’s guest is Jeremy Howard, an endurance coach with 20+ years of experience who has guided athletes from youth swimming all the way to Ultraman World Championships, Olympic Trials, and professional triathlon. Jeremy holds degrees in English and History from the University of Kansas and a Master’s in Education from Sacred Heart University. His athletes include Ultraman World champions, Ironman and 70.3 World Championship qualifiers, and pioneers such as the first Indian-born athlete to finish the Ultraman World Championships and one of only four people…
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S15 · E1 · 20 Sep 2026 · 52 min
Climb Mount Everest in 9hrs 55 mins? - Tyler Andrews
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S14 · E6 · 13 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
Courage Talks S14E6 - Vineet Buch
🎙️ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟰𝗘𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! This one is really special. Among all his achievements, what's special about the guest is that he is my senior from school, and I have fond memories of him, especially since he was also the school captain, among many other achievements. I’m thrilled to share this powerful conversation with Vineet Buch, Partner at Firebolt Ventures, former Product Director at Google (Shopping & Play), and co-founder of Like.com (acquired by Google). 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: • Secured All-India Rank 1 in the IIT-JEE • Studied Computer Science at IIT Kanpur…
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S14 · E5 · 6 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
Courage Talks S14E5 Ninad Vengurlekar
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S14 · E4 · 30 Aug 2026 · 58 min
Courage Talks S14E4 Nitin Gupta
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S14 · E3 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Courage Talks S14E3 - Dr Niranjan Seshadri
I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Niranjan Seshadri, MD, JD — a rare blend of interventional cardiologist, healthcare entrepreneur, legal expert, and thought leader at the intersection of medicine, AI, and human empathy. He's trained at the Cleveland Clinic and Harvard Medical School, with a JD from Georgetown and an LL.M. from UC Berkeley specialising in AI and Technology Law. Dr. Seshadri is Co-Founder & CEO of HelixaHealth.ai and Nectara.ai. He is also co-author of the upcoming book “Lead with Empathy” alongside negotiation legend Chris Voss, and author of Himalayan Tsunami. In…
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