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The Relentless Pursuit Podcast

Jordan Catapano and Rosanna Catapano

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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S20 · E6
Yesterday · 1 hr 2 min
No Hard Feelings
Hard feelings are those emotions that grip onto us when we feel like we've been wronged, when somebody owes us something, or when someone didn't show up for us in the way we expect. But how long do we hold onto those feelings, and what might it COST us to carry them with us through life? This week we explore where our hard feelings come from and what to do with them when we have them. Jordan confesses hard feelings he's experienced toward businesses, family, and work, while Rosanna acknowledges that "forgive and forget" is far too simple of a formula for legitimately dealing with these complex emotions.
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S20 · E5
November 4 · 1 hr 12 min
Boujee Broke
Debt used to be considered "high risk," but now it is literally your ticket into the middle class. Education loans, mortgages, car loans, and consumer credit give us the appearance of wealth and prosperity, when in reality many of us are a combination of IOUs and bad spending habits. Stack on top of that the inflation, interest, and growing wealth divide in the country, and it's beginning to look like the true American Dream is further away than ever before. Jordan and Rosanna offer big picture acknowledgements of the true struggles that are out there, as well as tongue-in-cheek laughter at our middle class habits, justifications, and concerns.
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S20 · E4
October 28 · 1 hr 3 min
Plot Twist
The older we get, we believe the more we ought to have life figured out. But getting older means we have changing responsibilities, changing desires, and changing circumstances that open up new opportunities - new plot twists in the stories of our lives. When we have questions, needs, pressures, and restlessness, we just might surprise ourselves and the people around us with what comes in our next chapter. In this conversation we explore all the elements that should inspire us - or restrain us - from making that next big move in our lives. Rosanna confesses a growing desire for something new with her career and business; Jordan explores the balance between needing reliable consistency for others' sake and finding safe ways to branch out into the person he's still evolving into.
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S20 · E3
October 21 · 1 hr 2 min
A Good Man is Hard to Find
What does it mean to be a "good man" in the 21st century? What are women looking for, and what are men becoming? Today we talk about the expectations, pressures, fears, and stereotypes placed upon men by society and by themselves. Jordan shares his inner conflicts about what it feels like to be a husband and father, and Rosanna offers her definitions and interpretations of what women really need their men to be.
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S20 · E2
October 14 · 59 min
Are Women Quietly Quitting Marriage?
Today we discuss the concerning headline about women "quietly quitting" their marriages. Not divorcing, not fighting...but quieting giving in to the perceived fact that their marriage will never meet their expectations. Rosanna explores the changing needs of women in modern marriages, and Jordan lists the types of husband he tries to avoid becoming. The final takeaway is that no marriage is perfect - or easy - but each spouse must ask two questions: "What do I need to say clearly?" "What has been said clearly to me that I need to act on?"
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S20 · E1
October 7 · 56 min
The Work Behind the Work
Welcome to the launch of Season 20 on the Relentless Pursuit Podcast! This week's episode follows what could arguably be described as one of the busiest and most stressful periods of our lives. Rosanna navigated a challenging work schedule and Jordan worked behind the scenes to support her along with managing kids, dinner, laundry, and anything else he could to take things off her plate. The household balance was renegotiated to find that sweet spot where the Catapanos could keep thriving, despite the stress, responsibilities, and sacrifice. Rosanna focuses on the unique degree of stress she encountered and all the work behind the scenes it takes to keep building her business, while Jordan discusses the "lonely" feeling of being the parent who manages what the household needs day-to-day. We end by celebrating the season and finding healthy ways to come back together and recalibrate ourselves for the fall.
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S19 · E13
August 29 · 49 min
What's the Point (of the Pursuit)?
Frankly, the relentless pursuit of the good things in life can be tiring, frustrating, and - sometimes - cause a touch of despair. We wrestle with our feelings this in this season-ending conversation, trying tom ake sense of it all and giving ourselves the pep talk we need to carry on.
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S19 · E12
August 19 · 1 hr 6 min
The Importance of People's Names
Dale Carnegie - author of How to Win Friends and Influence People - taught us that the sound of a person's name is, to that person, the most important and most beautiful sound they will ever hear. Our names are our identities, and when we recognize a person through their name, we honor a major piece of who they truly are.
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S19 · E11
August 12 · 47 min
The Perks of Being Selfish
We often hold ourselves back from doing that thing we want - or even need - because of the imagined harm or judgment it might induce. But maybe being a little selfish can help us develop a stronger sense of self, get us those things we need, and make life easier for others along the way.
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S19 · E10
August 5 · 1 hr 8 min
Clap or Cringe?
This week we take a survey of modern culture and current events - everything from AI actresses to protein foam - and decide whether we want to applaud them...or cringe at them.
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S19 · E9
July 29 · 40 min
Stretch Yourself
It's time to thinking about how you're "stretching yourself" - literally! While many of us often make time for workouts, walks, sleep, and hydration, we also make the case in this episode for the values that stretching and yoga can bring into our lives.
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S19 · E8
July 22 · 55 min
Your Generational Gap is Showing
No two generations are the same, and their perspectives and mentalities are largely shaped by the conflicts, economics, and technologies surrounding them. Let's dive into understanding ourselves - especially Millienials and Gen Z - and appreciate not just where we're from, but "when" we're from.
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S19 · E7
July 15 · 43 min
It's Not All A Conspiracy
We tend to see patterns and tend to distrust those in power - and therefore tend to see conspiracies everywhere we look. We're hear to remind you that healthy skepticism can be a good thing, but make sure to think critically, ask meaningful questions, and seek out quality evidence!
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S19 · E6
July 8 · 50 min
To Be Misunderstood
It has been said that "To be great is to be misunderstood." So maybe, when we stop following the crowd and trying to make sure everybody "gets us" is when we're taking a step in the right direction.
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S19 · E5
July 3 · 49 min
Let's Go for a Walk
Walking - just the act of walking - is a powerful form of meditation, exercise, and self-improvement...and one that we've underrated for most of our life.
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S19 · E4
June 24 · 57 min
Lessons from 20 Years of Marriage
Today we celebrate our 20th anniversary! That's a lot of years of being married, and we love being together. We've accumulated some degree of experience and wisdom through those years about sharing life together that we discuss through today's episode.
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S19 · E3
June 17 · 1 hr
Your Body on Stress
Even though stress is a mental experience, it has a very physical manifestation as well. Today we talk about what it's like to "feel" stress in our bodies, and what those things are that induce those feelings.
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S19 · E2
June 10 · 50 min
Posse Up!
When times get tough, then it's time to round up the people in your life who matter, because it is in the power that others give to us that helps shape our resiliency.
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S19 · E1
June 4 · 51 min
Here I Am and This I Resolve
We return to the podcast for our summer season by making two bold - and ultimately healing - declarations. "Here I Am" helps remind us of who we are and who we're capable of being. And "This I Resolve" will be our mantra to repeat to ourselves when the challenges of life inevitably come our way.
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S18 · E12
April 29 · 47 min
Stay Salty
Life hasn't exactly handed us a smooth, glamorous path this year. But - just like the Morton Salt girl whose anti-caking salt still pours in the rain - we too are learning to cope, recalibrate, and look towards the future with optimism.
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