Steve Callahan: Sailor, Boat Designer, Ocean Survivor, Best-Selling Author of Adrift
Team Never Quit
Marcus Luttrell
4.9 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2019
⏱️ 118 minutes
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Summary
Trapped out on the Atlantic for 76 days, no one to speak to, no idea if you’re going to be rescued, destined to be adrift for what seems like all of eternity, what would you do? Steve Callahan did just that and is here to tell you about his story. While on a trip from the Canary Islands to the USA in 1982, his boat was struck and he was forced to abandon ship. During his time at sea, he had to adapt and learn how to survive with what he had on him. His is the ultimate never-quit story, showing incredible determination and will to survive. Support the show.
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| 0:00.0 | The Westwood One podcast network. |
| 0:03.0 | Who can never quit? |
| 0:12.0 | Who can never quit? |
| 0:15.0 | Who can never quit? |
| 0:22.0 | You ever think about quitting? |
| 0:23.0 | It's the combat of life, hammer and the snot out of you. |
| 0:26.0 | We'll stand by, dig in deep and get ready to get fired up with us. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to the Teen Never Quit podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | The number one podcast that inspires you to fight on. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm your host, David Rutte, Rutherford here with Mr. Never Quit Himself. |
| 0:42.0 | Mark Haslotrou. |
| 0:43.0 | Our mission is to help you embrace the suck of life. |
| 0:46.0 | To teach you the values of working and ass off. |
| 0:49.0 | And to interview the most hard-charging people on planet Earth. |
| 0:52.0 | We know life is hard. |
| 0:54.0 | It's time for you to suck it up, buttercup, and let us teach you to persevere in every environment imaginable. |
| 1:00.0 | But Sharon, real world lessons learned by those who never quit. |
| 1:05.0 | That's right. |
| 1:06.0 | It's time, Marcus, for us to help them defeat the negative insurgency. |
| 1:10.0 | I'm ready, it's wrong. |
| 1:13.0 | Let's roll. |
| 1:19.0 | Well, well, Marcus, we're back again. |
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