Michael Bartley's guest appearances

Michael Bartley

Transformation Planet

The Big K Morning Show

Elon Musk

Kamala Harris

Justin Bieber

Sean Spicer

Donald Trump

Ron Paul

Jill Schlesinger

Dan Miller

Tom King

Mister Rogers

Tim Kaine

Rick Sebak

Ben Carson

James Martin

Christian Conte

OwlTail

Michael remembers the life and legacy of Patricia Rooney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Michael Bartley - Executive Vice President of Production and Development at Steeltown and Former Managing Editor at WQED

Michael Bartley's story doesn't take the familiar route. Michael wasn't overweight as a child, a teen or as a young man. He was a record setting swimmer, a wrestler and a long distance runner before a catastrophic injury landed him in the hospital for more than four months. His athletic career ended abruptly, but his identity as an athlete remained and so did his daily caloric level. The same eating pattern that once fueled his athletic performance became a recipe for rapid weight gain. Finally acknowledging and coming to terms with his new reality set him on a path for a dramatic 320 pound weight loss transformation. His story includes a divorce, depression, a life-changing trip to Belize, monkeys flinging feces on his head, legendary film director Francis Ford Coppola and more--all on this episode of Transformation Planet!

Transformation Planet Episode 6 Michael Bartley