{"podcast":{"title":"The Chris Voss Show","slug":"the-chris-voss-show-491577","podcast_index_feed_id":491577,"rss_url":"https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/chris-voss-show","website_url":"https://thechrisvossshow.com","image_url":"https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/~images/2380641782121212.jpeg","author":"Chris Voss","episode_count":2000,"summary":"THE *OLDEST LIVING PODCAST* STILL PUBLISHING _DAILY_ NEW EPISODES – Nearly 20 years old! The Chris Voss Show Podcast is a top 1% most popular shows out of 3,784,385 podcasts globally. Nealy 40 millions views of amazing interviews of top CEOs, BILLIONAIRES, Astronauts, the hottest new book Authors, TV & Print News & Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalists, Governors, Congress Members and other inspiring and insightful guests that will expand your mind. Our podcast guests are the CEO’s, thought leaders, presidential advisers and the hottest new book authors and journalists from all the large publishers like Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Hachette, Harper Collins, Macmillan, etc. Interviewed guests include top journalists from news anchors & journalists from all the top media: CNN, MSNBC, Washington Post, WSJ, NYT, The Guardian, etc. FTC Disclosure: Some guests pay advertising/production costs to editoralize on the show. See more at TheChrisVossShow.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T02:20:51.502604+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577"},"episode":{"title":"The Chris Voss Show Podcast – When Hope is your Only Option: One Man’s Brave Journey, Through Life’s Adversity by Jim Stavis","slug":"the-chris-voss-show-podcast-when-hope-is-your-only-option-one-man-s-brave-journey-through-life-s-adversity-by-jim-stavis","published_at":"2026-06-16T22:49:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-when-hope-is-your-only-option-one-man-s-brave-journey-through-life-s-adversity-by-jim-stavis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577","url":"https://thechrisvossshow.com/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-when-hope-is-your-only-option-one-mans-brave-journey-through-lifes-adversity-by-jim-stavis/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/thechrisvossshow/media.blubrry.com/thechrisvossshow/ins.blubrry.com/thechrisvossshow/Podcast2779.mp3","summary":"When Hope is your Only Option: One Man’s Brave Journey, Through Life’s Adversity by Jim Stavis https://www.amazon.com/When-Hope-your-Only-Option/dp/1970608234 Whenhopeisyouronlyoption.com This book is about overcoming all the odds. It is achievement paired with loss, and accomplishment paired with adversity. It is having faith that in all things, even the most challenging and heartbreaking, you can learn and gain something important. It begins with the hope and belief that you can get through anything, even if it’s your only option. About the author Jim Stavis was diagnosed with juvenile type I diabetes at age 17. He was told to expect a shortened lifespan with medical difficulties along the way. This medical diagnosis shaped his life in a way that could have led to depression and decay, but instead motivated Jim to rise above the adversity in spite of the dire forecast. It is the lessons learned and the persistent and positive attitude that served as the inspiration for Jim to write his first book aptly named, “When Hope is Your Only Option”. Jim is happy to share his stories so that the reader can learn and be better prepared for the adversity that they encounter in their life. Jim’s story though miraculous on many levels serves to inspire, to instruct and send a message that anything is possible, no matter the odds.","meta_description":"When Hope is your Only Option: One Man’s Brave Journey, Through Life’s Adversity by Jim Stavis https://www.amazon.com/When-Hope-your-Only-Option/dp/197060…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1922,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chris-voss-show-491577/episodes/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-when-hope-is-your-only-option-one-man-s-brave-journey-through-life-s-adversity-by-jim-stavis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-when-hope-is-your-only-option-one-man-s-brave-journey-through-life-s-adversity-by-jim-stavis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}