{"podcast":{"title":"Being Human with Leana Deeb","slug":"being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511","podcast_index_feed_id":7817511,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/being-human","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b24f2eac-adba-11f0-abb3-d73b6f0691d7/image/8cb330a229131d7cec6395391915a5dd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Leana Deeb & Pursuit Network","episode_count":18,"summary":"Hi, my name is Leana Deeb, and this is the space I wish existed when I was growing up, finding myself, and figuring out who I truly wanted to be. We all go through seasons of growth and realignment, trying to stay grounded, build discipline, and stay true to ourselves. Every week, I’ll share honest conversations and reflections around faith, identity, discipline, purpose, health and everything in between. Sometimes it’s just me talking about what I’m learning, and other times I’ll sit down with people who inspire me to think deeper and live better. Some episodes will challenge you. Others will bring peace. But every one of them is here to remind you that you’re not alone, and that growth is never perfect, it’s personal. Welcome to Being Human with Leana Deeb.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:20:01.174911+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511"},"episode":{"title":"Why Discipline Beats Motivation Every Time with Bradley Martyn","slug":"why-discipline-beats-motivation-every-time-with-bradley-martyn","published_at":"2026-07-09T20:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511/why-discipline-beats-motivation-every-time-with-bradley-martyn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/p969720/traffic.megaphone.fm/PNO7251645742.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/p969720/traffic.megaphone.fm/PNO7251645742.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Leana sits down with Bradley Martyn — fitness pioneer, entrepreneur, and one of the earliest creators in the social media fitness space. Bradley has been doing this for over 15 years, and this conversation goes far beyond fitness. He opens up about losing his father to suicide at age six, the anxiety that sent him to the ER four times, how psychedelics reshaped his view on life and death, and why being authentically himself has been the only strategy he has ever needed. He built Zoo Culture from the ground up, is now expanding to Miami, and has quietly been one of the most copied creators in the industry — from his coaching model to his gym concept. This one is raw, reflective, and genuinely refreshing. This one is for anyone who has ever questioned what they're building, why they're building it, and whether any of it actually matters. Bradley and Leana get into: Losing his father to suicide at age six and how grief quietly shaped everything Health anxiety so severe he went to the ER four times in a row - and how he got out of it Why proactive mental health practices matter more than reactive ones How he found Instagram before anyone knew what it was - and built one of the earliest fitness followings Posting every single day for eight years and what that kind of consistency actually costs you Getting addicted to validation and what it took to grow out of it → Why he has always winged everything - and why it worked Building Zoo Culture, almost not doing it, and why he undershot how big it would be Zoo Culture Miami finally happening after three years of searching Being one of the most copied creators in the fitness space and what that did to him Why he keeps his relationships off the internet - and when he would change that How to tell who is actually i…","meta_description":"In this episode, Leana sits down with Bradley Martyn — fitness pioneer, entrepreneur, and one of the earliest creators in the social media fitness space.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4000,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511/episodes/why-discipline-beats-motivation-every-time-with-bradley-martyn/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511/why-discipline-beats-motivation-every-time-with-bradley-martyn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}