{"podcast":{"title":"Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson","slug":"undaunted-life-a-man-s-podcast-by-kyle-thompson-509983","podcast_index_feed_id":509983,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEW6901658133","website_url":"http://www.undaunted.life","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5877e2ec-3808-11ec-9f5f-8fa0dd504b8b/image/4922f2f23516aa097e71a8097f3540b0.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson","episode_count":947,"summary":"The mission of Undaunted.Life is \"equipping men to push back darkness,\" and we do this by providing content that leads men to forge spiritual, mental, and physical resilience. On this show, we tackle all of the hot button issues in the worlds of faith, culture, and politics. We do not pull punches. We do not avoid heat. We seek the Lion of Judah. Let's get into it...","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T04:19:06.723700+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/undaunted-life-a-man-s-podcast-by-kyle-thompson-509983"},"episode":{"title":"STEVEN PRESSFIELD | The Arcadian (Ep. 923)","slug":"steven-pressfield-the-arcadian-ep-923","published_at":"2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/undaunted-life-a-man-s-podcast-by-kyle-thompson-509983/steven-pressfield-the-arcadian-ep-923","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/undaunted-life-a-man-s-podcast-by-kyle-thompson-509983","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LEW4633304754.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LEW4633304754.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we welcome Steven Pressfield back to the show. He is an author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. His notable works include: Gates of Fire, The Legend of Bagger Vance, A Man at Arms, The War of Art, Turning Pro, Do the Work, The Warrior Ethos, Tides of War, and over a dozen more. In this interview, we discuss how he is doing in the aftermath of losing his home during the California wildfires from 2025, how he is able to maintain his sanity and work ethic even though he lost his creative haven, why he decided to bring back the character of Telamon in his newest novel, how he decides whether or not to kill off a character or continue their story, how different it is writing fiction versus nonfiction, the reason why he feels the need to present a foil for intense characters that he creates, how the main character of The Arcadian relates to his own alter ego, what he is working on now, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode, we welcome Steven Pressfield back to the show. He is an author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. His notable works inc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3443,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/undaunted-life-a-man-s-podcast-by-kyle-thompson-509983/episodes/steven-pressfield-the-arcadian-ep-923/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/undaunted-life-a-man-s-podcast-by-kyle-thompson-509983/steven-pressfield-the-arcadian-ep-923.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}