After our conversation with legendary sailor Rich Wilson, Scott and Meg sit down to unpack what stayed with them.

From surviving months alone at sea on almost no sleep, to consuming 6,000 calories a day, training into the best shape of his life at 58, and returning to the Vendée Globe again at 66, Rich’s story raises a bigger question: what drives someone to keep choosing the hard thing?

We talk about the power of community, the role of discomfort, the need to prove something to ourselves, and why understanding our own “why” may matter more as we get older—not less.

There’s also plenty of falong the way: Fig Newtons, lasagna, apple fritters, French techno, questionable memory, and an unexpected golden retriever appearance.

If you listened to our interview with Rich Wilson, this is the conversation after the conversation—the lessons, laughs, and ideas we’re still thinking about.

Rich Wilson has spent much of his life doing things most people would consider impossible.

At 58, he became the oldest skipper to complete the Vendée Globe — the grueling solo, nonstop, unassisted sailing race around the world. Then, at 66, he came back and did it again.

In this episode of Third Quarter Badass, Rich talks with Scott and Meg about what draws someone back to one of the toughest challenges in sport, how he prepared physically and mentally for months alone at sea, and what happens when exhaustion, injury, fear, and isolation become part of everyday life.

They also explore the bigger questions behind Rich’s remarkable story: how our relationship with risk changes as we age, why experience can sometimes matter more than youth, and what keeps us searching for the next challenge when it would be much easier to stay comfortable.

Rich Wilson’s story is a powerful reminder that getting older doesn’t have to mean narrowing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Third Quarter Badass celebrates athletes and adventurers who keep pushing, adapting, and pursuing big goals in the third quarter of life.

In our first full episode, co-hosts Scott Bluni and Meg Kennedy explain why they created a podcast devoted to people who refuse to let age define what they can still accomplish.

We talk about what we mean by the “third quarter” of life, why athletic ambition doesn’t have an expiration date, and why some of the most interesting stories aren’t about what people did when they were 25—they’re about what they’re doing later in life.

Along the way, we introduce ourselves, have a little fun at each other’s expense, and preview the athletes, adventurers and unapologetic badasses you’ll meet in the episodes ahead.

Getting older is inevitable. Acting old is optional.

Third Quarter Badass is a podcast about athletes who refuse to let age define what’s possible.

Hosted by Scott Bluni and Meg Kennedy, 3QB features conversations with athletes accomplishing extraordinary things in the third quarter of life — pushing limits, taking on new challenges, and proving there’s still plenty left in the tank.

We launch September 2026. Follow now. We’re just getting started.