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Delvin McMillian lost both hands and feet at the age of 21. But the hardest thing he has ever done was fight for a spot on the US Paralympic wheelchair rugby team. One day, he decided, one day he would fly. The boy would stand in his mother’s backyard...

Jim Walmsley is a man on a mission. His mission? Simply put, it’s to win ultramarathons. Since he hasn’t lost an ultramarathon on U.S. soil since April 2015, it’s fair to say that Walmsley has been masterful at his task lately. Although masterful might...

Hearts of Lions author Peter Nye joins us to talk about his latest book, The Fast Times of Albert Champion, which tells the story of the 1899 Paris-Roubaix winner who went on to play a major role in the American automobile industry. Podium Café: One...

by Ashlee Vance: SpaceX started with a plan to send mice to Mars. It got crazier from there. In late October 2001, Elon Musk went to Moscow to buy an intercontinental ballistic missile. He brought along Jim Cantrell, a kind of international aerospace...

There’s something about using our vacation days that makes us loosen up—way up—on our otherwise healthy habits. Whether we’re downing margaritas and guacamole by the beach or overdoing the “après” in après-ski, some of our past trips have taken a bit...