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#190 - Bill Whiteside - Operation Catapult | Churchill's Darkest Decision & The 13 Minutes That Saved the World ⚓🇬🇧🔥
<p>Built Not Born Podcast (#190) - Bill Whiteside: Operation Catapult | Churchill's Darkest Decision & The 13 Minutes That Saved the World ⚓🇬🇧🔥</p><p>On July 3rd, 1940, Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to open fire on French warships anchored in Algeria.</p><p>Nearly 1,300 allied sailors — men who had sailed on British ships just weeks before — died in 13 minutes.</p><p>Churchill wept in the gardens of 10 Downing Street the night before giving the order. Parliament gave him a standing ovation 24 hours after.</p><p>Bill Whiteside spent 15 years researching this forgotten battle. His book Operation Catapult uncovers one of World War II's most agoni...
#189 - Martin Dugard - The Long Run | How a Decade Made Marathons Cool & Changed the World Forever 🏃♂️📚🔥
<p>#189 - Martin Dugard - The Long Run | How a Decade Made Marathons Cool & Changed the World Forever 🏃♂️📚🔥</p><p>In 1970, 127 people ran the New York City Marathon. 55 finished. No women crossed the line.</p><p>Within six years, thousands were running — and the world's relationship with fitness had changed forever.</p><p>Martin Dugard is a #1 New York Times bestselling author known for the Killing Series with Bill O'Reilly and The Taking Series. Martin's newest book, The Long Run: The Decade That Made Marathons Cool, turns his legendary research skills on the sport that quietly revolutionized how America — and the world — thinks...
#188 -Emily Katz Anhalt - Ancient Wisdom for Polarizing Times | Why Humanity Needs Herodotus 📜🏛️🔥
<p>Dr. Emily Katz Anhalt — Ancient Wisdom for Polarizing Times | Why Humanity Needs Herodotus 📜🏛️🔥</p><p>Nearly 2,500 years ago, a Greek historian named Herodotus drew the first line between myth and fact. </p><p>Herodotus introduced the radical idea that truth must be verified — not just believed. Today, that line is disappearing fast.</p><p>Dr. Emily Katz Anhalt is a professor of classical languages and literature at Sarah Lawrence College and author of Ancient Wisdom for Polarizing Times: Why Humanity Needs Herodotus, the Man Who Invented History.</p><p>In this conversation, she makes the case that the father of history has...
#187 -Chris "Bones" Burns - The BJJ Project, Rickson Gracie, Invisible Jiu Jitsu and Why Everyone Needs to Calm the F*ck Down 🥋🔥
<h1>Chris "Bones" Burns - The BJJ Project, Rickson Gracie, Invisible Jiu Jitsu and Why Everyone Needs to Calm the F*ck Down 🥋🔥</h1><p>He's the algorithm's favorite BJJ instructor — equal parts savage wisdom and sarcasm.</p><p>Chris Burns is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Rickson Gracie's lineage who's been chasing the invisible art for over two decades.</p><p>His take?</p><p>The sport is cool, but self-defense is the point. And everyone needs to chill the f*ck out.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>Why his first 10 years of training were "terrible experiences all arou...
#186 - Chef Jose Garces - Iron Chef, James Beard Winner & Restaurant Empire Builder on Beating Bobby Flay, & Scaling Culture 🍳🏆
<h1>Chef Jose Garces - Iron Chef, James Beard Winner & Restaurant Empire Builder on Beating Bobby Flay, & Scaling Culture 🍳🏆</h1><p>He beat Bobby Flay on national TV. He built a 25-restaurant empire. He's a James Beard Award winner and Iron Chef.</p><p>But the biggest lesson? It came from watching his mom cook dinner after a factory shift — tired, organized, and making it happen anyway.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>The leadership lessons he learned watching his Ecuadorian mom run the home kitchenHow getting fired from his first chef job became his biggest breakthroughWhat it's like to cook und...
#185 - Guy Kawasaki - "Everyone Has Something to Hide | Apple & Canva Chief Evangelist on Privacy, Signal, and Protecting Your Freedom 📱🔐
<h1>Guy Kawasaki - "Everyone Has Something to Hide" | Apple Evangelist & Canva Chief on Privacy, Signal, and Protecting Your Freedom 📱🔐</h1><p>Guy Kawasaki evangelized the Macintosh. He's Canva's Chief Evangelist.</p><p>He's written 18 books.</p><p>Now at 71, Guy Kawasaki says this might be his most important book yet — because it's not about making money.</p><p>It's about protecting yours.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>The "billboard test" — would you be okay seeing every text you've sent on a highway billboard?Why WhatsApp isn't as secure as you think (and what metadata really reveals)How Signal differs fr...
#184 - Rob Jones - "Put Your Legs On" | Paralympic Medalist & 31 Marathons in 31 Days on Defeating the Inner Terrorist 🎖️🏃♂️
<h1>Rob Jones - "Put Your Legs On" | Paralympic Medalist & 31 Marathons in 31 Days on Defeating the Inner Terrorist 🎖️🏃♂️</h1><p>He stepped on an IED in Afghanistan and lost both legs above the knee. He asked his teammates to kill him. They refused. Nine months later he won a bronze medal at the Paralympics. Then he biked across America. Then he ran 31 marathons in 31 consecutive days. Now he teaches leadership at Echelon Front.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>The moment the IED exploded — and what went through his mind in the first 60 secondsWhy he skipped the first four stages of grief and wen...
#183 - Ann E. Butler - "Wife. Mother. Spy." | 27-Year Undercover CIA Officer & Mom of Five on Secret Missions, Going Into Labor During Ops & Hiding It All From Her Kids 🕵️♀️👨👩👧👦
<h1>Ann E. Butler - "Wife. Mother. Spy." | 27-Year Undercover CIA Officer & Mom of Five on Secret Missions, Going Into Labor During Ops & Hiding It All From Her Kids 🕵️♀️👨👩👧👦</h1><p>Her kids found out she was a CIA agent the night before her retirement party.</p><p>For 27 years, Ann E. Butler recruited spies, ran covert operations across four continents, and made it home for dinner — all while raising five children who thought mom was just a diplomat.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>How she went into labor during a clandestine meeting (and still made the handoff)The art of the "bump" — engineering...
#182 -2025 Year End Wrap-Up | 100% Audience Growth, Lessons from My Dad & What's Coming in 2026 🎙️🔥
<h1>Built Not Born 2025 Wrap-Up | 100% Audience Growth, Lessons from My Dad & What's Coming in 2026 🎙️🔥</h1><p>No interview this week.</p><p>Just reflecting on an incredible year and looking ahead to what's next.</p><p>What's Inside:</p>Spotify stats: almost 100% audience growth and 30% follower increaseThe #1 most downloaded episode of the year (hint: AJ Brown made it happen)Epic guests: Guy Kawasaki, Roger Gracie, Jon Gordon, Dave Berke, Martin Dugard & moreThe hardest episode I've ever recorded — saying goodbye to my dadWhat's coming in 2026: CIA spies, Marine combat vets, and BJJ legends<br/><p>Highlights from 2024:</p>Jim Murphy (Inner Excellence...
#181 - Gus "BigDawg" Felder - The Inside Game | From North Philly High School Dropout to the NFL: On Faith, Stoicism & Building Champions 🏈📘🔥
<h1>Coach Gus "Big Dog" Felder - "The Inside Game" | From North Philly High School Dropout to the NFL on Faith, Stoicism & Building Champions 🏈🔥</h1><p>A teacher told him he'd be "dead or in jail." He became an Executive Director of Player Development at the University of Nebraska, earned three degrees from Penn State, and is now building the next generation of champions.</p><p>Power Quote:</p><p>"The world will judge you by what it sees on the outside — your title, your status, your resume. But real leadership, real strength, real success — that starts on the inside." — Coach Gus Fe...
