{"podcast":{"title":"Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger","slug":"reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","podcast_index_feed_id":635912,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789.rss","website_url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/s/reasonably-happy-podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789/a16ca37324e805787f46b75cedb6bc74.jpg","author":"Paul Ollinger","episode_count":336,"summary":"Reasonably Happy is a podcast hosted by comedian and former tech executive Paul Ollinger who explores the intersection of money, meaning, and happiness through candid conversations with authors, thinkers, and creatives. With wit and depth, each episode offers insights into how we can lead more fulfilling lives—without chasing perfection.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:18:41.337879+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912"},"episode":{"title":"Walking Away from Fame and Money with Rachel Heck","slug":"walking-away-from-fame-and-money-with-rachel-heck","published_at":"2025-10-29T13:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/walking-away-from-fame-and-money-with-rachel-heck","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/p/walking-away-from-fame-and-money-3dd","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191299843/824fa719d2b84dfe72d09ed8f33ec851.mp3","summary":"Rachel Heck was a golf prodigy who qualified for the US Women’s Open at age 15 and made the cut. As a freshman in high school, she committed to play at Stanford University, where she went on to win both individual and team national championships and became Nike Golf’s very first NIL sponsored athlete. But when the time came to turn pro, Rachel decided that a life on the road and in the spotlight wasn’t for her. Instead, she earned and accepted her commission as an officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. I was very pleased to speak with Rachel, not just because she is a person of exceptional talent and character, but because she is also the daughter of my Rhodes College friends, Stacy and Robert Heck. She and I discuss her journey (so far), particular: -Struggling with perfection -The true definition of success -The importance of motherhood -How her dad “Pavlov’ed” her and her sisters into loving golf -The importance of role models, including: Condoleezza Rice (her academic advisor), Annika Sörrenstam, and Stanford Coach Anne Walker -Her favorite (and second favorite) golf course! ✍️Please rate and review Reasonably Happy (⁠ https://ratethispodcast.com/paulopod⁠ ) ✍️ 👊Get Paul’s Substack newsletter (⁠ http://words.paulollinger.com⁠ ) 👊 Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Rachel Heck was a golf prodigy who qualified for the US Women’s Open at age 15 and made the cut. As a freshman in high school, she committed to play at St…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3407,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/episodes/walking-away-from-fame-and-money-with-rachel-heck/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/walking-away-from-fame-and-money-with-rachel-heck.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}