Aired on March 22, 2026

• Fiction, Travel Writing, Journalism

The age old impression of a writer in a stuffy, dark, dusty room doesn’t hold true for Adam Skolnick. He has traveled extensively internationally and written about it, is a surfer and outdoor enthusiast and written about it, and he’s a native Southern Californian and loving father who has written about it in his first novel called “American Tiger” out now. Listen in and meet our guest:

Adam Skolnick is an author and journalist who covers travel, adventure and endurance sports, and the environment. “American Tiger” is his debut novel out now. He has written for the New York Times, Outside, ESPN.com, BBC.com, Salon.com, Men’s Health, Wired, and Travel + Leisure, among others. As an international journalist, he has visited 45 countries and authored or co-authored 25 Lonely Planet guidebooks. He’s the author of “One Breath: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits“, and the ghostwriter and audiobook narrator of the bestselling David Goggins memoirs, “Can’t Hurt Me” and “Never Finished“. A frequent contributor on The Rich Roll Podcast, he lives in Southern California where he was born and raised. 

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