{"podcast":{"title":"The Resilient Show","slug":"the-resilient-show-6506871","podcast_index_feed_id":6506871,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f3704768/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://theresilientshow.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40742218/40742218-1718934837746-27c1d903443da.jpg","author":"Chad Robichaux","episode_count":142,"summary":"The Resilient Show is hosted by former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux and is committed to bringing on the most insightful guests to educate and inform our audience through engaging discussions, expert interviews, and actionable strategies. Our goal is to help individuals build resilience beyond the challenges of everyday life, not only to improve their own lives but also to positively impact their communities. In a world filled with confusion, self-doubt, and emotional turbulence, it's time to reclaim our strength and adaptability. It’s time to be RESILIENT!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T00:17:41.279166+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-resilient-show-6506871"},"episode":{"title":"The D1 Quarterback Who Got 65 Years in Prison: Best-Selling Author Damon West","slug":"the-d1-quarterback-who-got-65-years-in-prison-best-selling-author-damon-west","published_at":"2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-resilient-show-6506871/the-d1-quarterback-who-got-65-years-in-prison-best-selling-author-damon-west","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-resilient-show-6506871","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilientshow/episodes/The-D1-Quarterback-Who-Got-65-Years-in-Prison-Best-Selling-Author-Damon-West-e3ir3qk","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3651040322.mp3","summary":"Damon West had it all, he was a Division I starting quarterback at North Texas, Wall Street stockbroker at UBS, a Congressional staffer who once worked for a presidential campaign. Then one hit of crystal meth in a UBS parking garage destroyed everything. Eighteen months later he was homeless, leading a burglary crew, dubbed "The Uptown Burglar" by Dallas police. A jury deliberated for 10 minutes before sentencing him to 65 years in a Texas maximum-security prison. This is the story of how he got out and how a Muslim career criminal named Muhammad in a Dallas County jail cell handed him the message that became a Wall Street Journal bestseller: "Be a coffee bean." In this episode, Damon West sits down with Chad Robichaux to walk through the entire journey: the moment meth hooked him on the first hit, the SWAT raid that "rescued" him, the brutal first two months on Building 7 with 432 lifers, the parole interview that turned on a single word, and the email he received from a victim, the fiancée of a Marine killed in Iraq, whose forgiveness set him free. If you've ever wondered whether rock bottom can become a foundation, this one is for you. GET DAMON'S BOOKS: https://damonwest.org/shop/ - The Coffee Bean (with John Gordon) - Wall Street Journal bestseller, translated into 30+ languages: - Six Times in a Nickel - Damon's full memoir + life principles Signed copies available to Patreon members, join now to enter the giveaway: https://patreon.com/TheResilientShow CONNECT WITH DAMON WEST Website: https://damonwest.org GET CHAD'S NEW BOOK Riptide (Silent Horizon Series, Book 2) - pre-order now, releasing May 12: https://www.tyndale.com/p/riptide/9781496488756 —— Stay up-to-date with all things Resilient by subscribing to our Resilient Times News…","meta_description":"Damon West had it all, he was a Division I starting quarterback at North Texas, Wall Street stockbroker at UBS, a Congressional staffer who once worked fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7227,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-resilient-show-6506871/episodes/the-d1-quarterback-who-got-65-years-in-prison-best-selling-author-damon-west/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-resilient-show-6506871/the-d1-quarterback-who-got-65-years-in-prison-best-selling-author-damon-west.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}