AMA: Alex Pretti, Alex Honnold, Peter Attia, & Finding Hope In Dark Times

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Rich Roll

Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Roll On is here—and this one has teeth. Adam and I unpack the tale of two Alexes—Honnold and Pretti—and what that juxtaposition reveals about the best and worst of human nature. From there: a 9-month surgery milestone (30 lbs down, joy levels up), the Attia-Epstein fallout and the allure of proximity to power, and ICE's authoritarian overreach. Listener questions round us out: finding hope, perfectionism, escaping burnout, and the sacred practice of showing up for someone else. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Rivian: Electric vehicles that keep the world adventurous forever👉🏼https://www.rivian.com Squarespace: Use code RichRoll to save 10% off your first order of a website or domain👉🏼https://www.squarespace.com/RichRoll Birch: For 27% off ALL mattresses👉🏼https://www.BirchLiving.com/richroll Momentous: High-caliber human performance products for sleep, focus, longevity, and more. For listeners of the show, Momentous is offering up to 35% off your first order👉🏼https://www.livemomentous.com/richroll Go Brewing: Use the code Rich Roll for 15% OFF👉🏼https://www.gobrewing.com Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors👉🏼https://www.richroll.com/sponsors Find out more about Voicing Change Media at https://www.voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast.
0:03.1	We're back.
0:04.2	It's time for Roll-On.
0:05.6	I'm sitting across from my brother from another mother,
0:08.7	Alex.
0:09.9	Alex?
0:10.9	I got Alex on the brain.
0:12.8	Let me start over.
0:15.5	Hey, everybody, Roland is back,
0:17.6	and it's coming right up, but first.
0:26.6	This episode is sponsored by rivian when i think back on some of my fondest memories from childhood 100% of them happen outdoors on mountains in lakes and
0:34.2	oceans getting muddy in the local creek, riding my bike around the neighborhood,
0:38.6	basic good stuff that leaves me thinking a lot about what kind of world we're leaving behind
0:43.9	for the next generation. And this, in a nutshell, is what Rivian is all about. They're an all-electric
0:50.6	vehicle company founded on a simple idea. Keep the world adventurous forever.
0:56.7	I've been around RJ, the CEO, and his kids, and it's so clear to me that this is his
1:01.8	animating purpose, but he's not just thinking about them.
1:05.3	He's making decisions based upon what our kids' kids' kids will inherit, which I love.
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1:16.1	These are zero tailpipe emission vehicles
1:19.2	without sacrificing power or performance.
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