{"podcast":{"title":"Not Dead Yet","slug":"not-dead-yet-7706577","podcast_index_feed_id":7706577,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6881632/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/not-dead-yet--6881632","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2dc5584bee2d0c61cbe514610d3b9365.jpg","author":"Ricochet","episode_count":20,"summary":"We’re all dying, but some of us have been brought face to face with that reality. Reflecting on this certainty is part of a life well lived. However long we’ve got, it’s up to each of us to redeem the time. In this new podcast, hosts Ben Sasse and Chris Stirewalt talk with their guests about lives lived with gratitude, grit, and joy.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T04:17:02.837040+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-dead-yet-7706577"},"episode":{"title":"William McRaven","slug":"william-mcraven","published_at":"2026-06-02T13:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-dead-yet-7706577/william-mcraven","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-dead-yet-7706577","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-mcraven--72294063","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72294063/not_dead_yet_admiral_william_mcraven.mp3","summary":"Ben can’t do pull-ups anymore, so it’s a great time to talk to Admiral William McRaven. The guys talk about the fine line between swagger and arrogance, the importance of clear communication, and the way McRaven built his teams of Navy Seals. Lots of conversation about failure as a teacher and McRaven’s top-5 must-read book recommendations. Show Notes: Admiral McRaven's book recommendations: — Marcus Aurelius: Meditations — Anton Myrer: Once an Eagle — Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front — Will Durant — Ella Wheeler Wilcox — Rudyard Kipling — Stephen M. R. Covey: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything — Ian MacHorton: The Hundred Days of Lt. MacHorton","meta_description":"Ben can’t do pull-ups anymore, so it’s a great time to talk to Admiral William McRaven. The guys talk about the fine line between swagger and arrogance, t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4382,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-dead-yet-7706577/episodes/william-mcraven/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-dead-yet-7706577/william-mcraven.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}