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  • Dano Cerny Hikes to the Beat

    Dano Cerny Hikes to the Beat
    2026/04/06
    VMA-award-winning music video director Dano Cerny speaks with Sebastian about his journey from being an artsy kid who hated sports to someone who prioritizes physical activity, and he reflects on what he wishes he’d understood about fitness earlier. He describes how he found the inspiration for the Sia x Kylie Minogue collab video “Dance Alone” (on one of his daily hikes). Plus, he shares the pros and cons of getting shredded for his 40th birthday.

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    28 分
  • Halimah Marcus Rides on the Level (with Liam Billingham)

    Halimah Marcus Rides on the Level (with Liam Billingham)
    2026/04/02
    The first Thursday of each month, Secretly Sporty takes a recovery day and releases an episode of Rest Day Radio. And in our first edition, Electric Lit editor and author Halimah Marcus comes on the show to talk about her love for cycling and horseback riding. She and Sebastian reminisce about their time in college together, trade stories of traumatic moments involving horses, and discuss how writing is a lot like a long uphill bike ride (in a good way!). They’re also joined by podcast producer and host Liam Billingham, who swaps notes with Halimah on the best Peloton classes.

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    37 分
  • R.O. Kwon’s Midnight Climbs

    R.O. Kwon’s Midnight Climbs
    2026/03/30
    Acclaimed writer R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries and Exhibit, tells Sebastian about her love for bouldering, why she stopped, and what brought her back. She also talks about her passion for powerlifting, and how those two activities are the best antidote to anxiety she’s found to date. She also shares her approach to revisions and the precise metric she uses to know when a novel is finished. Plus, she reveals the ways in which she’s like a vampire.

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    31 分
  • Soman Chainani Gets Deadlift Drunk

    Soman Chainani Gets Deadlift Drunk
    2026/03/23
    Internationally bestselling author Soman Chainani, writer of The School for Good and Evil series and the forthcoming Young World, talks to Sebastian about his weightlifting practice and tennis game. He discusses how getting what he calls “deadlift drunk”’ helped him through a rough year and how the joy of playing tennis with college students keeps him young. He tells Sebastian that it was only by getting physically stronger that he had the stamina to keep up with his creative ambitions. Plus, he makes the case for what he believes is the best protein bar on the market.

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    31 分
  • Alison Bechdel’s Superhuman Strength

    Alison Bechdel’s Superhuman Strength
    2026/03/16
    Legendary cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and Spent, shares with Sebastian the weightlifting routine she’s been doing for over 20 years and discusses the magic of long bike rides and cross country skiing. The two go deep on Bechdel’s book The Secret to Superhuman Strength and bond over their mutual love of rollerblading. Plus, she outlines her tried and true tip for making sure she gets her workout in.

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    32 分
  • Chris Duffy has Seven Minutes to Work Out

    Chris Duffy has Seven Minutes to Work Out
    2026/03/16
    Comedian Chris Duffy, host of TED’s How to Be a Better Human podcast and author of Humor Me, speaks with Sebastian about his years-long devotion to the scientific Seven Minute Workout, his love of swimming in community pools, and how comedy and laughter are an essential element of good health. He also fills Sebastian in on a war raging among the world’s demographers, and explains why he always (always) eats before working out.

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    31 分