Rich Roll interviews recovery and endurance guests, plus 'Roll On' segments with Adam Skolnick.
The Rich Roll Podcast treats health as a whole-life project, moving from addiction and relapse to training, food policy, art, and technology. Its strongest episodes linger on the emotional pattern beneath the headline, the race, the body, or the public persona.
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The Rich Roll Podcast is hosted by Rich Roll, a former Stanford swimmer and ultra-endurance athlete who frames much of the show around his own sobriety and, more recently, his recovery from spinal fusion surgery. The format rotates between three recurring modes: long-form one-on-one interviews, solo episodes where Roll addresses a topic directly, and panel-style 'Roll On'/AMA episodes co-hosted with journalist Adam Skolnick that answer listener questions and react to current events. Interview guests skew toward endurance athletes and ultrarunners, several of whom discuss recovery from opioid, heroin, or alcohol addiction alongside their racing careers. Other episodes bring on nutrition scientists and researchers, such as Simon Hill, to work through subjects like U.S. dietary guidelines, protein intake, and plant-based versus animal-based diets. Solo and panel episodes often use a public figure's personal crisis, such as Tiger Woods' DUI arrest or online 'looksmaxxing' culture, as an entry point into broader discussion of addiction, self-worth, and mental health. Concepts from addiction medicine, including Gabor Mate's 'hungry ghost' framing, recur across episodes as an interpretive lens on guest and public-figure behavior. The show also runs conventional host-read sponsor reads for wellness, food, and consumer brands within episodes. Listeners tend to be drawn to endurance sports, sobriety and recovery communities, nutrition science, or long-form conversational interviews about personal transformation. Episodes run roughly 40 to 100 minutes and are conversational rather than tightly scripted, with the host's own recovery narrative serving as a recurring reference point across nearly every episode type.
Made for: Listeners interested in addiction recovery, ultra-endurance sports, nutrition science, and long-form personal-transformation interviews.
What sets it apart: Pairs long-form athlete and scientist interviews with a recurring co-hosted news-commentary segment, both filtered through the host's own addiction-recovery and endurance-athlete background.
A master-class in personal and professional development, ultra-athlete, wellness evangelist and bestselling author Rich Roll delves deep with the world's brightest and most thought provoking thought leaders to educate, inspire and empower you to unleash your best, most authentic self. More at: https://richroll.com
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It connects training, nutrition, addiction, and self-worth through detailed conversations grounded in bodily limits and lived recovery.
Rich Roll moves between guest interviews, conversational Roll On episodes, and solo commentary, using personal experience to keep broad health questions tied to daily choices.
Rich Roll turns physical limits and private wounds into the question waiting for you Monday morning.
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A grounded Rich Roll conversation on Moab, recovery, storytelling, and the daily discipline behind endurance.
Max Jolliffe comes to The Rich Roll Podcast with the headline story already in place: winning Moab 240 after recovery from heroin addiction, and treating suffering as one of his teachers. The episode, though, spends time on the less mythic parts of how that person gets built.
A careful solo reflection on Tiger Woods, addiction, and the wounds high achievement cannot fix.
Rich Roll uses Tiger Woods' arrest as a way into addiction, impairment, accountability, and the pain that can sit underneath extreme achievement. He is careful not to turn the episode into a pile-on.
A practical look at protein, fiber, movement, and the mixed signals in new U.S. dietary advice.
The new U.S. dietary guidelines give Rich Roll and Simon Hill a focused way into a bigger problem: what happens when protein dominates the public nutrition conversation.
A thoughtful look at looksmaxxing, male self-worth, and how body obsession can slide into isolation.
Looksmaxxing is treated here as more than a grooming trend. Rich Roll and his guest use it to talk about young men caught in self-surveillance, status anxiety, and a fragile sense of worth tied to how the body is judged.
A loose, candid health reset about simple eating, careful training, and rebuilding vitality without rushing recovery.
Roll On comes back in a casual, self-checking mode, with Rich Roll using his own routine as the main health thread. After time spent writing and feeling disconnected from his body, he talks through a stripped-down reset: indoor bike trainer sessions, light functional fitness, a…
Shankar Vedantam unpacks the psychology behind relationships, careers, and money through researcher interviews.
Three co-hosts, one a recovering alcoholic, work through happiness, addiction, and resilience.
Rich Roll opens a solo AMA by saying listener questions centered on his diet and fitness routine after spinal fusion surgery, so he narrows the episode to recovery and rebuilding.
A recovery lens comes first.
Tiger Woods is in real trouble here.
The food pyramid gets a rewrite.
Rich Roll deconstructs Shia LaBeouf's viral interview to discuss addiction, recovery, and true accountability, focusing on helpful insights rather than celebrity gossip.
This episode features an interview with Ken Rideout discussing his new book 'The Other Side of Hard', exploring themes of obsession, discipline, overcoming addiction, and personal transformation through his experiences as a Masters athlete and former Wall Street trader.
Artist Tom Sachs discusses his philosophy that creativity is the enemy, talent is overrated, and the importance of discipline, storytelling, and subconscious problem-solving in art and life.
Looks are the battlefield.
Michael Easter discusses the evolutionary benefits of rucking (carrying weight for distance) as a way to build resilience and stay adventure-ready in modern life.
Roll On returns a little sideways.
This episode features an interview with Alex Honnold discussing his recent free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper.
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Mark Manson discusses overcoming self-help myths and embracing the struggles necessary for genuine, sustainable life change.
Rich Roll introduces a sponsor segment about Go Brewing, a non-alcoholic beer brand founded by Joe Chura, emphasizing quality and the theme of taking inspired action.
Rich Roll discusses last-minute holiday gift ideas from On Running and the importance of gut health during the holiday season.
Rich Roll discusses meaningful holiday gifts for active people and offers advice on sustainable weight loss and nutrition.
Rich Roll interviews Greg Renfrew about empowering women through health and business, while sharing a personal life update.
Rich Roll discusses holiday gift ideas for runners and hikers, then emphasizes the importance of proper hydration with minerals for peak performance.
Rich Roll interviews Todd Marinovich about his addiction, fall from grace, and journey to recovery.
Rich Roll discusses the epidemic of busyness without satisfaction and the crisis of meaning in modern life.
This episode explores various fasting methods, their benefits and risks, and how they impact health and metabolism.
This episode features an interview with Katie Couric discussing media, institutional distrust, cancer advocacy, and happiness, with the host sharing personal reflections on wellness and creative work.
This episode explores healthy masculinity, mental and emotional strength, and the importance of male role models and community for young men.
Malala Yousafzai shares her story of surviving a Taliban attack and her advocacy for children's education.
Rich Roll and Adam discuss the new studio setup without visible microphones and share a lighthearted conversation about a viral Instagram post and a Dodgers peanut vendor.
Rich Roll discusses supplement quality and the role of estrogen and lifestyle in women's health.
Rich Roll discusses the importance of high-quality creatine supplements for brain health, recovery, and longevity, featuring a partnership with Momentous.
Rich Roll discusses the importance of quality supplements like creatine for brain health and longevity, and introduces a new chewable creatine product.
Rich Roll interviews guests on personal growth and wellness, with a sponsor segment on creatine supplements.
Rich Roll asks listeners to take an audience survey to improve the show, then introduces a discussion about the post-Olympic blues and athletes' transition back to civilian life.
Rich Roll discusses the critical importance of sleep for health and introduces a creatine supplement product.
Rich Roll discusses his recovery from spinal fusion surgery, detailing the physical and mental challenges of the healing process.