You know those moments in life that just knock the wind out of you?

The ones that force you to figure out who you really are, whether you wanted to or not.

That's what Hard Knocks is all about.

It's hosted by Amanda Knox.

Yes, that Amanda Knox.

And it's a show about resilience, self-discovery, and finding meaning after chaos.

Each week, Amanda talks with fascinating guests, writers, scientists, artists,

and thinkers, all exploring how we rebuild ourselves when life goes sideways. She brings humor,

honesty, and the kind of perspective you only earn by surviving the unimaginable.

If you're into conversations that makes big ideas like mindfulness, agency, and joy with

raw human stories that actually

make you feel something, you'll love Hard Knocks.

Listen wherever you get your podcast. Just search Hard Knocks with Amanda Knox.

I'm Amanda Knox, and you're listening to Hard Knocks.

Music And you're listening to Hard Knocks. In this episode of Old School, we revisit my conversation with Dylan Marin,

host and creator of the podcast and book Conversations with People Who Hate Me.

So interesting conversation with this person who explored or pursued a path

to communicating and contacting his adversaries in a very similar way to how I did with my prosecutor

and how he was able to do that while also being able to set boundaries. One of my biggest takeaways

from this conversation is that empathy is not endorsement, meaning that empathizing with someone's

feelings doesn't mean that you endorse their harmful ideologies or actions. So this conversation

touches upon the point of having difficult conversations and to encourage slow,

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