Richard Cypert was born with a form of cerebral palsy and was supposed to only live to 10 years old, but not only did he outlive medical predictions, he willed his way to the Paralympics as a champion cyclist.

Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas and Dan Benamor. This episode, "Stud Man Rich" was written and directed by Jason Cheyney, based on the screenplay of the same name by Laura Somers. Executive produced by Richard Cypert. Starring Ben Van Diepen as Rich and Jonathan Regier as Mike. Edited, sound designed and mixed by Thomas Culeton. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review in Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes.

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