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The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Joe De Sena · Spartan Races

1,024 episodesEN

Show overview

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 1,024 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 390 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 15 min and 30 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 39 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2019, with 217 episodes published. Published by Spartan Races.

Episodes
1,024
Running
2015–2026 · 11y
Median length
24 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

Learn the Spartan mindset. Founder & CEO of Spartan Race and NY Times best-selling author, travels the globe seeking and answers authors, academics, athletes, adventurers, entrepreneurs, CEOs and thought leaders. It will shift your thinking, make you laugh and and give you the tools you need. He's on a mission to find the secrets to success in all aspects of life. Not only does Joe interview epic people, he has brought together an amazing panel to break down and analyze every aspect of these interviews. We give you the ultimate blueprint and action steps to assimilating these powerful conversations into your own life.

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Jul 14, 202624 min

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Jun 30, 202621 min

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