Burn the Ships
Burn the Ships is a podcast for dreamers who want to live more courageously and have more fun doing it. I'm interviewing the most hilarious, courageous, and inspiring people I can find to start conversations that help us all move down the road.
In 711AD, Tariq ibn Ziyad led 7,000 soldiers across the water from Northern Africa to attack the Visigoths in modern-day Spain. 100,000 enemy soliders waited for their arrival, ready to destroy them. Tariq's men began to retreat when their general gave one of the greatest commands of all time.
"Burn the ships."
Their only escape route engulfed in flames, the men turned towards their enemy and, against all odds, slaughtered the opposition and established a new kingdom that would last for the next 800 years.
In a world where most of us won't lead naval brigades to conquer other nations, what does it mean to be courageous? How do we make the most of this one life we each get to live?
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Phillip Blow
You can’t miss Phillip Blow in the room—one because he’s got biceps the size of propane tanks, but more importantly because he’s the most joy-filled person in every space he walks into. He’s the kind…
Karissa Johnson
Karissa Johnson has more energy in her pinky finger than you have in your entire body, AND she’s my only friend who has visited all seven continents. She’s a world explorer and teacher who has overco…
Mary-Michael Brenner | Just Hold On
I sat down with Mary-Michael (and her two cats) recently to talk about her new album, how to courageously create things in public without being afraid of people's opinions, and why cats may be better…
Ike Ubasineke | Grow or Die
Ike Ubasineke is the Mr. Myagi of Leadership—and got some GOLD to drop on this one. Seriously, this one is maybe our most practical and actionable podcast yet. Ike gives a ton of useful tips and stor…
Roxy Moure
Roxy Moure attended 27 Paramore concerts before she was given permission to be an official photographer for a show, and I can't figure out if that's creepy or just some Grade-A dedication to her pass…
Eryn Eddy | So Worth Loving
Eryn Eddy basically invented the word pivot. Years ago, she was working in a non-profit and decided to pursue music by night. Music turned into painting a few t-shirts for her friends. And painting a…
Lane and Christian Pittman
Lane and Christian Pittman are the kind of guys you have to meet to believe. A few years ago, Lane walked out into the middle of a hurricane with an American flag and whipped his flowing red hair aro…
Hope Lavine
While the rest of us skipped college classes to sleep in a few more hours, Hope Lavine skipped classes to build a new business in another state. That's just how she rolls. In this conversation, Hope …
Matt & Jessica Nations | Using marriage and parenthood to build community
My brother and sister-in-law are two of the best people I know at using their marriage to build community and love the people around them well. I think that's mostly due to Jessica's cooking abilitie…
Camilo & Emily Buchanan
This podcast was a little inkling of an idea when I met Camilo Buchanan at a coffee shop (remember those?) a few months ago to learn from his own experiences leading a podcast called The Pass Down. W…
Mark Bush | Air Force veteran, former Law Enforcement Officer, Business Owner, Activist
Mark Bush has lived 17 lifetimes in the time most people have lived one. He's an Air Force veteran, former Law Enforcement Officer, and current business owner in Atlanta. He's also just a good friend…
Gerald Fadayomi | Navigating seasons of adversity
Gerald claimed 2019 was the "Year of the Jordan 1." Today he told me that 2020 is just the, "Year of Survival." And if that ain't the truth, I don't know what is.
Seriously, Gerald is an incredible …
Silence Is Violence | Joseph Sojourner, Toni Collier & Stuart Hall
If you’re somebody who wants to understand racism in America better, or figure out what to do with the emotions you feel, this one’s for you.
We talk about the worldwide protests and riots, having fr…
Don and Susan Nations
There are people who talk a big game about their dreams, and there are people that go and build them. My parents are the second kind, and have a bunch of insane stories from decades of leadership in …
FS | Surprising Clayton with a Hinge date. Preston got engaged. Making changes.
In the second installment of Friend-Ships (really people, I need a new name for this) we surprise Clayton with a Hinge phone date. Preston talks about getting engaged. And we all share our experience…
Garrett Lobaugh
A few years ago Garrett Lobaugh quit a stable job to see if he could make it as a full-time freelance photographer. What happened next was unreal. He ended up working for a ton of really cool compani…
Keely Cartrett
Not only is Keely Cartrett a D1 collegiate athlete, she's also grown a Tik Tok following of half-a-million people this year, and is just one of the most FUN people I know.
In this epsiode, we talk wh…
Chidima Ubah
You may recognize my friend Chidima from the latest Passion Conference album, but her real goal is to travel back in time and become a dancer on Dance Moms. Really. She told me she’s sending her enti…
FS | Anti-sex reality TV. Hugging God. Katie got Coronavirus.
Today we're starting a NEW SERIES tentatively named Friend-Ships. Get it? Burn the Ships. Friend. Ships.
I know it's not great, new names are welcome.
Anyway, this will be a weekly conversation with so…
Jordan Sasser
Jordan Sasser uses more emojis than anybody I know, and is also one of my most talented friends. Therefore, I've determined that people who use the most emojis are the most talented. That's the Spark…