I sat down with Skye Munch for a second time—now as a mom to 14-month-old Lois—to talk about how motherhood has completely reshaped her identity, priorities, and relationship with triathlon. We get into the realities no one prepares you for: ongoing sleep deprivation, the emotional weight of childcare decisions, and why chasing peace mattered more than chasing fitness or results this past year.

Skye opens up about sponsorship pressure, social media identity shifts, and what it was really like making it back to Kona as a new mom. Selfishly, I asked a lot of questions as my wife Ashley and I prepare to welcome our daughter Noelle—covering practical advice for new parents, what actually helps postpartum, and why the internet often makes things harder, not easier.

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Season 3 kicks off with a round-two conversation with Olympic medalist Morgan Pearson—this time digging into what it really takes to reset after a long year. Morgan shares how travel, burnout, and injuries tested him, why “process goals” and small habits matter more than hype, and what changed in his training that brought his confidence back. We also get into the tension of racing the best vs. chasing easier wins, what he wishes sponsors understood, and how he thinks about grief, identity, and continuing to show up when motivation wobbles.

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This episode is different.

To close out the season, Seth steps out from behind the questions and reflects on what he’s learned from nearly 100 conversations with athletes, founders, musicians, and high performers from all walks of life.

After analyzing every transcript from the past year, Seth shares 10 core through-lines that kept showing up—identity, suffering, faith, high performance, mental health, community, and the quiet tension between who we are and what we do.

He opens up about losing his father, becoming a husband and soon-to-be father, pornography recovery, burnout, ambition, and the ongoing work of becoming someone he’s proud of. This episode explores the real cost of chasing excellence, why “making it” rarely feels the way we expect, and why who you are when no one’s watching matters more than any résumé.

The second half of the episode gets deeply personal—vision for the future of the show, lessons from building Stupid Questions over years of false starts, and why curiosity, truth, and heart have to stay at the center of everything.

This isn’t a recap.

It’s a reflection.

And an invitation to ask better questions of yourself.

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