They’ve swum oceans, scaled mountains, launched empires, and shattered expectations. But before they did any of it, someone, maybe even themselves, thought: “You can’t do that.”
Hosted by Sam Penny, Why’d You Think You Could Do That? dives into the minds of people who said “screw it” and went for it anyway. From adventurers and elite athletes to wildcard entrepreneurs and creative renegades, each episode unpacks the one question they all have in common:
“Why'd you think you could do that?”
If you’re wired for more, haunted by big ideas, or just sick of playing it safe, this is your show.
Sam Penny (00:00)
What if the thing standing between you and making a difference was the thing you feared most? This is Why'd You Think You Could Do That? I'm Sam Penny and these short episodes are your power move. Two minutes to challenge your thinking, fuel your courage and bring you closer to your impossible. For Sacha Dench, the spark was clear. What if I followed the swans? But before she could even dream of it, she had to face her struggle. You see, years earlier caught in a storm in a tiny plane,
She'd been convinced she was about to die. The fear of flying dug so deep, she would grip strangers arms during turbulence just to get through. That fear could have been the end of her story, but Sasha chose differently. Instead of avoiding it, she stepped towards it. she learned gliders, then paragliders, then paramotors. Knowledge began to replace panic.
and fear while still present lost its power to control her. So here's today's power move. Take the spark you wrote yesterday fear that stands beside it. Start with, I'm afraid that and finish the sentence. Then say it out loud because struggles grow in silence. But when you name them, they begin to shrink.
On Thursday, you'll hear how Sasha turned her deepest fear into the fuel for one of the boldest conservation missions ever attempted. But today, your power move is this. Don't bury your struggle. Name it, speak it, own it. Because the first step to making a difference
is the thing that tells you that you can't.