Told to Retire at 35
A doctor’s blunt verdict meets defiance
May 12, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min · 29 segments
We had some HYPOTHESES for this amazing episode! The main topics all revolved around fatigue resistance (often called “durability” in the literature), which we think is the most exciting area of…
David RocheHostMegan RocheHost
Uh, okay, so we're talking about that because last week you may have heard some rumblings as we recorded, where we're like, "Oh, our life is a crap storm," and all this other stuff.

And I had... was making Megan record that right before we went into the ER for a heart checkup that, I mean, honestly, it went about as well as it could've, but we're still in a really uncertain place.
And you're like, "Megan, I think we should record the podcast now." And I was like-

Well, the, the reason you were saying, "What are you talking about?" is because you thought we were gonna get out earlier, not be in there for three days.
the emergency room, I'm gonna get a cardiac MRI, I'm gonna do due diligence on my heart."
"And then I'm gonna leave, and I'm gonna be back in time for our Monday or Tuesday podcast recording." And somehow-

Well, in fairness, I was the one that was forcing you to go to the ER in the first place.

Uh, okay, so we're talking about that because last week you may have heard some rumblings as we recorded, where we're like, "Oh, our life is a crap storm," and all this other stuff.

And I had... was making Megan record that right before we went into the ER for a heart checkup that, I mean, honestly, it went about as well as it could've, but we're still in a really uncertain place.
And you're like, "Megan, I think we should record the podcast now." And I was like-

Well, the, the reason you were saying, "What are you talking about?" is because you thought we were gonna get out earlier, not be in there for three days.
the emergency room, I'm gonna get a cardiac MRI, I'm gonna do due diligence on my heart."
"And then I'm gonna leave, and I'm gonna be back in time for our Monday or Tuesday podcast recording." And somehow-

Well, in fairness, I was the one that was forcing you to go to the ER in the first place.
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Told to Retire at 35
A doctor’s blunt verdict meets defiance
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