The Relentless Pursuit Podcast
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -A life lived on purpose requires daily intentionality, especially when you add a spouse, kids, a career, and a host of big dreams. Join Jordan and Rosanna – high-school sweethearts, educators, entrepreneurs, and parents – each week as they take life off autopilot and explore in unscripted conversations how to thrive as a couple while hustling after their passions. If you’re looking to make the most of your self, your relationships, your dreams, your marriage, and your parenting – you’ll find examples and inspiration as they relentlessly pursue a life worth living, together.
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Knowing Our Yeses and Our Nos
April 17, 2024 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBKnowing when we should be saying "yes" to opportunities and when we should be saying "no" is one of the important arts of life. Saying "yes" brings us opportunities, experience, reputation, confidence, and knowledge. But saying "no" brings us boundaries, peace, and options. In this conversation we explore the difference situations where a "yes" or a "no" would be more appropriate, and our own experiences with leaning into each.
Making Time For It All
April 10, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBHow do we pursue all the good things in life? Our responsibilities can make us feel "busy" and drained, but with some strategy, management, passion, and communication, it is possible to make time for it all. In this episode, we give an overview of what the Catapano's are currently involved in and how we spend our days...and why.
What Kind of Parent Are You?
April 03, 2024 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBParenting is hard! Shout out to all you parents out there, doing your best for your children. Helicopter...Tiger...Snow Plough...Elephant...There are a variety of parenting styles (and nicknames). Today we discuss which parenting styles we have embraced over the years, and whether or not our household is "kid-centric."
It's All a Conspiracy
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBRecent events surrounding The Princess of Wales remind us that the world is full of conspiracy theories, and it's getting harder for us to distinguish fact from fiction, and reality from hypothesis. The human brain is remarkably inclined to see conspiracies everywhere, thanks to our desire to build order from chaos and our skepticism towards institutions that control our lives. But we need to remind ourselves to take a breath, do our research, and not believe everything we hear.
The Fruits of Frugality
March 20, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBFrugality is something of a lost virtue these days. We confuse it for being cheap, or stingy, or a minimalist, or self-depriving. But when we think of frugality as something to avoid, we might unfortunately be erroring on the side of excess and consumption. Listen in as we talk about what frugality might truly mean and look like in this day and age.
Interview Brad Nelson - The Debt Free Dad
March 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBWe speak with Brad Nelson, the Debt-Free Dad this week. Brad is down-to-earth and full of practical wisdom when it comes to our relationship to debt, and he shares his advice on getting out of and staying out of debt for good. Brad has dedicated his life to serving and helping people with their personal finances. He provides an eye-opening outlook on debt and money that challenge today's popular thinking through speaking, The Debt Free Dad Podcast, social media, and his online membership ...
Flicking Each Other Away
March 06, 2024 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBHumans have a limitless appetite for stories, but the quantity and quality of the stories we consumer - from streaming platforms and social media - are splintering our connections to one another. It's time to focus more on what brings us together.
What Would You Do?
February 28, 2024 06:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBWe ask each other a series of thoughtful, silly, and hypothetical questions with the goal of having fun and learning more about one another. Listen in and laugh with us, and borrow your favorite questions to ask others!
Interview with Danielle Walker
February 21, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBToday we sit down with bestselling author Danielle Walker and discuss the impacts of food on our bodies, long term health goals and health crises, and the important balance that couples strike to support one another at their highest and lowest moments. As she struggled with an autoimmune disease, Danielle discovered beautiful ways to radically alter what and how she ate. She has pioneered a rich set of recipes that offer delicious alternatives to the Standard American Diet, helping millio...
The Third Place
February 14, 2024 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBThe "first place" is your home. Your "second place" is your work. And your "third place" is where you go when you're escaping the pressures of the first two places. Unfortunately, our "third place" is disappearing from many of our lives. What's your Third Place?
Quality Conversation with Your Spouse
February 07, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBIf The Relentless Pursuit Podcast is about anything, it's about the importance of conversation with those significant in your life (namely, your spouse). But regular, quality conversation does not happen by itself. In this episode, we offer a few core principles we believe about conversation, and some general guidelines we try to remind ourselves of to make sure that quality conversation happens.
"What Are We Even Doing?"
December 20, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBEven though it seems like we have a lot that makes us feel happy, accomplished, and focused...we often find ourselves asking, "What are we even doing with our lives?" This, as it turns out, isn't so uncommon. In this conversation we discuss why even when things seem to look good on paper, our feelings of satisfaction and contentment don't always match up. And sometimes - even though it feels like on the surface we "have it all together - we still wonder if we're doing any of it right after...
The Art of Relaxation
December 13, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBWe can often be surprisingly bad at relaxing. Why is that, and what can we do - especially around the holidays - to make sure we're prioritizing what recharges and fulfills us? This week we focus on how to come to be a better understanding of what it truly means to relax, and to delve deep into this fine and overlooked art.
Surviving the "Holidaze"
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThis time of year around the holidays can make us feel obligated instead of excited, and stressed instead of satisfied. Today we talk about intentionally refocusing on the true holiday magic, establishing limits and boundaries when it comes to traditions, and making sure our good old fashioned values remain centerstage during the winter season.
The Challenges Men Face Today
November 29, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBThis week we look at the biggest struggles challenging modern men, from the education system to the job market, to the morphing definitions of fatherhood and masculinity, to the double standards for emotional expression.
Challenges Women Face Today
November 22, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBThis modern era brings modern challenges to women, particularly in the areas of family roles and expectations, body image, and barriers in work, politics, and social issues. Women have come a tremendously long way in terms of our rights, opportunities, and influence. Yet there is still seem to be struggles and barriers that stand in our way. In this week's episode, we discuss several aras where we see and experience this. First, we look at the new challenges that have arisen for women due...
Silence is Golden
November 15, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBHow many minutes of your day are just quiet? Without distractions - without noise - even without productivity? If you're like most of us, silence is RARE. But the truth is that silence is also GOLDEN. In this episode we spend talk about the value and the rarity of silence. In today's era of devices, work, and havoc, we have no shortage of noise. But we might also realize that the sound of our own thinking - the sound that we can only hear when the rest of the environment is quiet - is some...
Interview with Casey and Meygan Caston of Marriage 365
November 08, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBToday we are excited to bring you a conversation with Casey and Meygan Caston, the couple behind Marriage 365, an incredible resource of tools and coaching for every marriage. Casey and Meygan’s story is one of a marriage on the verge of divorce to becoming a strong and stable beacon for so many other couples. After investing so heavily into their own marriage, they knew they had developed the tools and techniques for success as a couple and wanted to share them with others, leading them t...
It's All About Love
November 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBWhen you boil it all down - everything comes down to the love that we bear for the human standing in front of us.
The World is a Dangerous Place
October 18, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBAs conflict breaks out in Israel, we are reminded of one unfortunate truth: the world is a dangerous place. For as much as we wish there were only peace, love, and happiness, new violence and ongoing bloodshed bring us back to the reality of human nature and society. This week we focus on breaking out of our safe - and often ignorant - little bubble, and taking whatever small steps we can to make the world a better place and ourselves better people within it.
Do Your Spouse's Compliments Count?
October 11, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBHow often are we spreading compliments to those around us, and what makes a compliment have the truly positive impact we want it to? This week's conversation explores why compliments matter, how to give the best ones, and whether or not spouse's compliments count for more or less than everyone else's.
Moving from Good to Great
October 04, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBWe launch into Season 11 with some BIG questions. And topping the list is asking ourselves, "Are we good people...or GREAT ones?" With everything we do, we want to move forward with the mindset of understanding the difference between "good" and "great." And we want to wisely understand the vision, demands, and sacrifices it takes to become great as spouses, friends, parents, in our careers, with our health, our ambitions, and as people overall.
Tend Your Garden
August 30, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWe close out Season 10 by discussing one of our favorite metaphors for life: The Garden. While we try to grow beautiful, precious, and sacred flowers in our garden of life, we are constantly threatened by weeds, the elements, and by our own ignorances.
How Much Should We Tip?
August 22, 2023 22:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBThe social conventions for tipping are confusing to navigate. I’m this weeks conversation we try to determine who and how much to tip, and untangle the relationship between our money and our heart.
Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Life
August 16, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBHealthy boundaries in and between the domains of our life are necessary - but where do we draw the line? Our conversation gives an overview of our experiences and perspectives with the role of boundaries in helping us thrive.
What We're Afraid Of
August 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBSpiders, Lightning, Public Speaking, Sharks...there are so many common (but unlikely) fears we have. But what are our deepest, darkest fears? What are the worries that secretly drive so much about what's best, and worst, about us?
A Little Boredom Never Hurt Anyone
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBThe experience of boredom is extremely common, extremely human. And what boredom presents to us, above all else, is an opportunity to examine our interests, defaults, drive, and purpose.
Network Brainstorming
July 26, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBMany of us find networking to be awkward or tedious - but it is an essential component of our personal and professional growth, and it's time to dive in!
Sex: What They Want You To Know
July 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBEver wonder what women actually want when it comes to intimacy? Ever wonder what goes through men's minds when it comes to sex? In this episode, we lay it all bare and explain to women how men perceive and relate to sex, and explain to men how women perceive and relate to sex.
Materials and Materialism
July 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBAmericans buy lots and lots of things...but how many of them do we actually need? In this episode we discuss our relationship culturally and individually to materials, and the hidden forces that drive us to consume.
What's Fueling Divorce?
July 05, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBDivorce rates have been on the decline...however, they are still really high. If anything, it proves that marriage can be a really difficult journey, and today we explore the facts, stats, and trends surrounding why many couples are choosing divorce (with plenty of our own perspectives on marriage peppered in).
The Differences Between Mothers and Fathers
June 28, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBWe all know that moms and dads are not the same, but what strengths can each parent expect to bring to their children? We ask ourselves this question and explore how we can raise our awareness of and appreciation for what we bring as moms and dads to our kids.
Me, Myself, and AI
June 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThe technology revolution is coming! At least...we think so. New tools like ChaptGPT have the capacity to radically change the landscape of society, and many experts suggest we begin to educate ourselves on what's ahead and we begin to ask ourselves some critical questions about what it means to be human.
"Consistency" - an Interview with Jordan Syatt
June 14, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBToday we speak with Jordan Syatt, an elite powerlifting, precision nutrition and Westside Barbell Certified Coach, he is well-known as a personal and physical fitness trainer. He began his online coaching business in 2011, and since then has grown to become one of the industry's leading experts in strength training, nutrition, and behavioral psychology. He is the author of EAT IT, and has been featured on CNN, The Huffington Post, Men's Health and many other media outlets. Jordan helps us d...
The Last Time
June 07, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBWe launch Season 10 with a serious dialogue about how little we realize when we do something we cherish for the final time.
The Value of Fiction
April 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBWe tell ourselves stories - fake, made up stories - all the time. And it's actually an extremely valuable experience.
How and When to Tell the Truth
April 19, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBWe want to be honest people, but telling the truth can be a delicate affair.
Why You Can't Keep Score
April 12, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBIf you're keeping score in your marriage, then nobody wins.
The White Belt Mentality
April 05, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBA white belt in martial arts means you are a beginner, and have lots to learn from everyone else. Keeping this mentality in all we do opens our willingness to learn and sheds our ego.
Happily Ever After In-Laws
March 29, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBWhen you get married, you don't just gain a spouse...you gain their whole family!
Happily Ever After In-Law
March 29, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBWhen you get married, you don't just gain a spouse...you gain their whole family!
What Happened to Youth Sports?
March 22, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBThings seem to have changed since we were kids when it comes to youth sports - the level of competition, the intensity of dedication, the commitment to winning, and the cost...oh the cost...
The Pursuit of Enough (Not More)
March 16, 2023 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn our relentless pursuit, we have to ask ours, "How much is enough?" Are our values aligning with our behaviors? Are our commitments matching our anchors?
Are You More Than Roommates?
March 08, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIs there a point where your spouse transitions into being more of a...roommate? Being married can be very, very rewarding, but if we let the slow erosion and familiarity and busyness get in the way, we might just end up with a roommate instead.
There Are No Bad Guys In Good Parenting
March 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBSetting boundaries, enforcing rules, and supervising our children's behavior does not rank high on our list of "things we love as parents." But it is our job, and when we work as a team, our children will flourish.
Floors and Ceilings
February 22, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBWhat are the boundaries that we live in between? What are the habits and rules that we subconsciously live by? Today we talk about the "floors and ceilings" we instill in our lives that limit how high we'll achieve, or how far we'll fall.
"Managing Your Finances As a Team" - An Interview with Rachel Cruze
February 15, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWhen it comes to family finances, there's nothing more important than having a team mentality. Today, Rachel Cruze joins us and helps us navigate how couples can lead more fulfilling lives together by managing their finances and unifying their visions of their future. Rachel Cruze is a financial expert and New York Times bestselling author of Know Yourself, Know Your Money and Love Your Life, Not Theirs. She is a Ramsey Solutions personality, where she hosts The Rachel Cruze Show and cohos...
That's the Wine Talking
February 08, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBToday we examine our relationship to alcohol. What does alcohol do to us, and why do we drink it so much in the first place?
Here's to Falling On Our Face
February 01, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBAs we kick of Season 9, we're inspired to head into 2023 with the motivation to find dreams big enough to be worth failing at.
Episode 100: Why We Podcast
December 21, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBToday we celebrate our 100th episode, and share the story and behind-the-scenes on why we decided to start our podcast and what keep us going.