No Barriers
Hosted by Erik Weihenmayer (the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest; among many other perhaps more impressive achievements) our audience tunes into hear stories of perseverance along with the outcomes on the other side. Individuals who've defied the odds (defying the odds) or flipped the script of their lives are frequent guests. - Podcast producer contact: [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 207
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Journeys of the Unexpected with Eric Larsen
Polar adventurer, expedition guide, dog musher and educator, Eric Larsen has spent the past 15 years of his life traveling in some of the most remote and wild places left on earth. He traversed 550 …
01:09:22 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
2022 Year End Recap
To kick off 2023 we want to take a trip down memory lane from 2022. This episode showcases some of our favorite highlights from guests we spoke to in 2022. Enjoy!
Listen to the full episodes referen…
00:55:35 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Buddy Levy Unpacking a Quest for Knowledge
A long or arduous search for something. The act of seeking. The idea of a quest is littered throughout history with 1000s of famous examples.
Right now? humans want to go to mars AND return to the …
01:03:22 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Patrick Kane Becoming Bionic
Patrick Kane needed a prothetic arm. Would he rather have one that looked quite natural, with real looking skin or one that was ‘machine beautiful’ with exposed titanium, carbon fiber, alloys, and th…
00:52:32 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Jen Bricker, Everything is Possible
Born without legs, one would think Jen Bricker would be destined for a life of hardship. However, the hand of destiny brought her an amazing adoptive family, who gave her one simple rule, “Never say…
01:00:29 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Seeing Silence with Peter McBride
TED TALK: Is the Grand Canyon for Sale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71jvm2Pq0Us
WATCH: Peter’s 750-mile trek across Grand Canyon National Park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLDc1Ib1acg
LISTEN: NPR…
01:03:38 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Dr. Hoby Wedler and his Super Senses
As Dr, Hoby Wedler puts it, wine is just two ingredients, yeast and grapes. Yet when people talk about how wine tastes it’s more complex and described through the lens of fruit flavors or perfumes or…
01:05:05 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
Chris Waddell Embraces the Struggle
Our guest usually finds himself speaking in front of large audiences motivating them through topics like the power of change or embracing the struggle, but today… we get him all to ourselves.
Chris…
01:19:10 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
Lonnie Bedwell Fear Slayer
In 2013 Erik Weihenmayer picked up the phone with an idea and a pitch. After 6 years of training, he was ready to throw himself into some of the biggest whitewater in the country... in a kayak. Where…
01:02:26 |
Mon 17 Oct 2022
Shattering Expectations with Bayar Damdinjav of the Mongolian Consulate
Our guest today grew up in rural Mongolia; hundreds of miles from anything resembling an advanced health care facility. So when his legs stopped working as a young boy; finding out the reason would n…
00:48:45 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Conscious Conversations with your Subconscious Mind
A couple days ago myself, our host Erik Weihenmayer, and maybe 50 others were sitting in an auditorium with our eyes closed. My knees were pressed up against the seat back in front of me. My arms wer…
00:48:12 |
Thu 01 Sep 2022
What is An Adaptive Athlete?
Some might imagine our guest today as the superhero on the cover a graphic novel. The headline would read… mild mannered kindergarten teacher by day and single handed slayer of ice creatures by nigh…
00:57:20 |
Thu 18 Aug 2022
Integrating Caregiving into Your Life with Elizabeth Miller
https://happyhealthycaregiver.com/
00:57:50 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
Helping Caregivers with Bianca Padilla
If you provide care for an aging parent, spouse, relative or for an ill or disabled person, according to the AARP you are one of 53 million Americans in that same boat. That’s nearly one in every 5 p…
00:40:07 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
Matt Lewis-Navy Seal and COO
The most recent census reported 7% of the US population are veterans. That’s about 18 million people who served in the active military, naval, or air service at some point and have since been dischar…
01:00:38 |
Thu 23 Jun 2022
Vertical Pursuits with Hans Florine
Hans' website. http://www.hansflorine.com
On Insta. https://www.instagram.com/hansflorine/
Han's author page on Amazon.
01:08:23 |
Thu 09 Jun 2022
Chasing Dreams with Diana Nyad
Diana's blog: https://medium.com/@diananyad
Diana on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/diananyad/
Diana's memoir: Finding a Way
01:04:32 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
Sebastian Zuko Carrasco
Sebastian on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/zuko_carrasco/
Libre film. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/zukolibre
01:02:39 |
Thu 12 May 2022
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