1KHO 952: It's Never Too Late To Become Someone New | MP Woodward, The Handler

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 1h

Five years can change everything. In 2021, M.P. Woodward was an Amazon executive who had never published a novel. Today, he's writing Tom Clancy thrillers like The Handler and collaborating with bestselling author Jack Carr on The Fourth Option. His remarkable reinvention is a reminder that it's never too late to pursue something you've always wanted to do.

In this conversation with Ginny Yurich, the former naval intelligence officer shares more than his unexpected path to becoming a novelist. He explains why his characters gravitate toward painting, philosophy, and analog living in an…