RIDEOUT: The Other Side of Hard

The Doctor Who Got Sick 22 Times Before Anyone Asked Why | Dr. Clay Moss

Clay Moss looked like the healthiest guy at Ole Miss. He trained six days a week and got strep throat every other month for four straight years. Twenty-two documented cas

Too Small for the NFL. Then He Broke a Chiefs Record. | Dexter McCluster

Dexter McCluster is five-foot-eight and 165 pounds. Bobby Bowden told him he could play defensive back. Urban Meyer told him he could return kicks. He turned both of them

From a Prison Cell to Nike Brand Director | Jordan Rogers

Jordan Rogers was using heroin at 15. By the time he landed in county jail, he weighed 116 pounds. His parents had spent his college fund on rehab, and he was facing the

From Compulsive Gambler to a $465 Million Exit | Rich Galgano

Rich Galgano came back from Vegas so broke that a friend had to pay to get his car out of the airport parking lot. He swore he was done gambling. Then he got home, found

19 Million Followers, Losing Everything, and Starting Over in Nashville | Tayler Holder

Tayler Holder has 19 million followers on TikTok, millions more across social media, and a story that goes way beyond being an internet star. Tayler grew up in tiny Alva

The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of an Olympic Champion | Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. She made her first Olympic Trials at 13 years old, and four years later she went to London and absolutely domi

International Fugitive to UFC Top 10 | Ian Heinisch

Former UFC fighter Ian Heinisch sits down with Ken Rideout for one of the wildest stories ever told on The Other Side of Hard. Ian grew up in Colorado as an elite wrestl

Brutal Hits, Broken Bodies & the Business of Football | Bernard Pollard

Bernard Pollard earned a reputation as one of the NFL’s most feared hitters — and became known throughout New England as the “Patriot Killer.” In this episode, Bernard s

The Cop Who Went to Prison for 19 Years | Kent McGowen

Kent McGowen spent years enforcing the law. Then he spent nearly two decades behind bars. Kent is a former Houston police officer and Harris County deputy who was convic

The Wall Street Executive Who Had Everything—Except Peace | James “Jet” Davies

James “Jet” Davies spent more than two decades inside high finance, eventually becoming CEO of Deutsche Bank’s broker-dealer for the Americas. But behind the titles, mone

From Small-Town Kid to Everest, Equinox & IRONMAN CEO | Scott DeRue

Scott DeRue has spent his life creating experiences that push people beyond what they thought was possible. Ken sits down with his longtime friend and current CEO of The

Jail, Navy SEALs, Fentanyl & the French Foreign Legion | Taylor Cavanaugh

Taylor Cavanaugh’s life has been a cycle of achievement, self-destruction, and rebuilding. Before becoming a Navy SEAL, Taylor had already been expelled from school, arr

Four Brain Surgeries, Total Deafness, and Refusing to Break | McKinnon Galloway

McKinnon Galloway was diagnosed with NF2 at 16 after a routine MRI for a volleyball concussion revealed two brain tumors. What followed was years of chemotherapy, a phase

A School Shooting, a Shipwreck, and the Long Run to Sobriety | Mishka Shubaly

Mishka Shubaly has lived several lives: gifted student, touring musician, Columbia-trained writer, addict, shipwreck survivor, ultrarunner, Yale professor, and the editor

One Life, Two Hearts: Surviving Cancer, Loss and Heart Failure | Dr. Dawn Mussallem

Dr. Dawn Mussallem was a young medical student when she collapsed and doctors discovered a 15-centimeter tumor wrapped around her heart. She was diagnosed with stage IV d

Rejected TV Pitch to the World’s Wildest Animal Encounters | Mark Vins

Mark Vins is the co-founder and host of Brave Wilderness, one of the biggest wildlife channels on YouTube. Mark joins Ken to explain how a rejected television concept be

The Brutal Road to a Tour de France Top 10 | Andrew Talansky

Andrew Talansky didn’t get on a road bike until he was 17. Seven years later, he finished 10th overall in the Tour de France. Andrew joins Ken Rideout to tell the story

From Bartender to Elite MMA Coach | Eric Nicksick

Eric Nicksick never planned on becoming one of the most respected coaches in MMA. He grew up in Las Vegas surrounded by football coaches, learning how to study film, lea

From $1 Paychecks to World Champion | Regis Prograis

Two-time world champion Regis "Rougarou" Prograis built his career the hard way. He started boxing late, lost everything when Hurricane Katrina destroyed his family's ho

He Started Running in College—Then Made Five Olympic Teams | Abdi Abdirahman

Abdi Abdirahman arrived in the United States as a refugee from Somalia in 1990. He spoke no English, settled with his family in Tucson, Arizona, and went through high sch