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Back by popular demand, Roll On returns!
Today Adam Skolnick and I do our best to make sense of the disorienting reality of 2025, where everything status quo seems to be dissolving before our eyes.
While these early months have unfurled like a strange fever dream, we discuss practical strategies to navigate uncertainty that remind me of something Dr. Ellen Langer said in a recent episode, “Life is fundamentally uncertain, and we’re actually terrible at making predictions—even though we think we’re good at it.”
In addition, we go behind the scenes on my ‘podcast’ with Elmo, my takeaways from the recent SXSW conference, LA after the fires, and further thoughts on my first experience with psychedelics.
We also go deep into the God-tier artistry of ‘Adolescence’ and the important themes raised in the must-see Netflix sensation, including the impact of social media on teens and the crisis currently facing young men.
Along the way, we answer a few listener questions, plus many other topics!
“Life is fundamentally uncertain. The more we can have a healthy relationship with uncertainty, the more grounded and less anxious we can be.”
- RICH ROLL
Adam Skolnick is an activist, veteran journalist, author of One Breath, and co-author of David Goggins’ Can’t Hurt Me and Never Finished. A longtime independent reporter, Adam has covered travel, sports, human rights, and the environment for The New York Times, Outside, Playboy, ESPN, BBC, and Men’s Health.
For those who prefer a visual experience, the conversation is available on YouTube. As always, the audio version streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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- Voicing Change Media: Shows
- Netflix: Adolescence
- The Guardian: From the police to the prime minister: how Adolescence is making Britain face up to toxic masculinity
- BBC: ‘Netflix hit proves necessity of male role models’
- The Stanford Review: Young Men in Crisis
- YouTube: The TRUTH About Social Media & Your Children | Jonathan Haidt X Rich Roll Podcast
- YouTube: The Single Biggest Point of Failure In A Man’s Life | Scott Galloway X Rich Roll Podcast
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