{"podcast":{"title":"Team Never Quit","slug":"team-never-quit-218766","podcast_index_feed_id":218766,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5035699.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5035699","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/40161815.jpg","author":"Marcus Luttrell","episode_count":467,"summary":"Each week join Retired Navy SEAL and Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Melanie Luttrell, and their son and Producer Hunter Juneau as they’ll take you into the \"briefing room\" to chat with incredible guests who share their greatest never quit stories. This humorous, heartfelt, and entertaining podcast is changing lives and has become a beacon of hope and resilience to those who are facing the impossible. One of the best ways we can support our community is to share their stories so that we might inspire others to Never Quit.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:21:28.356898+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-never-quit-218766"},"episode":{"title":"Dale Brisby & Marcus Luttrell: 40 Days of Fasting, Mental Toughness and Wisdom From A Cowboy","slug":"dale-brisby-marcus-luttrell-40-days-of-fasting-mental-toughness-and-wisdom-from-a-cowboy","published_at":"2026-01-07T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-never-quit-218766/dale-brisby-marcus-luttrell-40-days-of-fasting-mental-toughness-and-wisdom-from-a-cowboy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-never-quit-218766","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8827035","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8827035.mp3?modified=1768002208&sid=5035699&source=rss","summary":"Mind Over Body & Boots on the Ground: A Candid Conversation with Marcus Luttrell and Dale Brisby In this powerful and unexpectedly entertaining episode, Marcus Luttrell sits down with rodeo icon and Western humorist Dale Brisby for a wide-ranging conversation that blends discipline, faith, grit, and good-natured cowboy wisdom. Marcus opens up in remarkable detail about his recent 40-day fast, sharing the physical, mental, and spiritual journey that led to a staggering 70-pound weight loss. He speaks candidly about the motivation behind the fast, the challenges he faced, the mental toughness required to stay the course, and the deeper lessons learned about self-control, clarity, and resilience. From there, the conversation shifts gears as Dale Brisby brings his trademark humor and rodeo expertise to the table. Dale dives into the realities of rodeo life, cowboy culture, and the mindset required to perform under pressure—drawing surprising parallels between the discipline of elite warriors and the toughness demanded in the arena. Throughout the episode, Marcus and Dale find common ground in themes of mental fortitude, accountability, faith, tradition, and personal growth, proving that whether on the battlefield or in the rodeo ring, excellence is earned through consistency, sacrifice, and grit. This episode is equal parts raw, motivating, and entertaining—a conversation that challenges listeners to push past comfort, embrace discipline, and never underestimate the power of commitment. In this episode you will hear: • I knew there was a higher power. I just didn’t understand the faith. I didn’t understand what that meant and how to apply it. (2:28) • There’s a difference between surviving and living. I was just surviving. (3:04) • After you’ve had one fight, the next…","meta_description":"Mind Over Body & Boots on the Ground: A Candid Conversation with Marcus Luttrell and Dale Brisby In this powerful and unexpectedly entertaining episod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9205,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/team-never-quit-218766/episodes/dale-brisby-marcus-luttrell-40-days-of-fasting-mental-toughness-and-wisdom-from-a-cowboy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-never-quit-218766/dale-brisby-marcus-luttrell-40-days-of-fasting-mental-toughness-and-wisdom-from-a-cowboy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}