{"podcast":{"title":"The Victory Degree","slug":"the-victory-degree-6691239","podcast_index_feed_id":6691239,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/nVQwFaIo","website_url":"https://thevictorydegree.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/61e6bd4f-cf8b-4339-9a6b-539fdc58025b/3e09b53a-2475-44dd-96cd-388248973840/3000x3000/the_victory_degree_youtube_podcast_cover_1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Nik Atanackovic","episode_count":115,"summary":"On a mission to interview the world's greatest athletes.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:17:01.888955+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-victory-degree-6691239"},"episode":{"title":"How The Greatest Olympian of All Time Wins - Michael Phelps","slug":"how-the-greatest-olympian-of-all-time-wins-michael-phelps","published_at":"2026-07-20T01:45:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-victory-degree-6691239/how-the-greatest-olympian-of-all-time-wins-michael-phelps","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-victory-degree-6691239","url":"https://thevictorydegree.simplecast.com/episodes/how-the-greatest-olympian-of-all-time-wins-michael-phelps-W2X9s5Ed","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/3a08482c-08e2-452c-84c2-5f32d1e58189/3c863156-97fe-4d30-8ddf-e9bff4191377/episodes/audio/group/c7a1111d-f51b-4007-a2ab-f067e7068952/group-item/1bb9161f-6e85-4007-b0ba-f5c27a87f051/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=nVQwFaIo","summary":"Michael Phelps won more Olympic gold medals than most countries. This episode is about how. I spent over a week inside the mind of the most decorated Olympian ever — his book No Limits, New York Times profiles dating back to 2002, and every interview I could find. What I found wasn't a story about talent. It was something stranger: a training philosophy most athletes would refuse, a coach who pushed him to his limits, and a confession from Phelps about what he saw when he looked in the mirror that I haven't stopped thinking about since. This is a chapter-by-chapter deep dive into how Phelps thought about preparation, losing, doubters, and the price of being first — told in his own words, from primary sources.","meta_description":"Michael Phelps won more Olympic gold medals than most countries. This episode is about how. I spent over a week inside the mind of the most decorated Olym…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4635,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-victory-degree-6691239/episodes/how-the-greatest-olympian-of-all-time-wins-michael-phelps/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-victory-degree-6691239/how-the-greatest-olympian-of-all-time-wins-michael-phelps.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}