Prayer, practice, and the unplanned path of Dr. David Rhoiney (@FiSurgi). No One’s Coming to Save You author Ed William (@edwilliam49) on how David’s hustle on the court caught a Naval Academy recruiter’s eye. On Infinite Loops with @jposhaughnessy.

“It reads like fiction. But it’s true.” Ed William (@edwilliam49), author of No One’s Coming to Save You, on writing the life of Dr. David Rhoiney (@FiSurgi) in a direct, unpretentious style built on David’s own voice. On Infinite Loops with @jposhaughnessy.

At five years old, David Rhoiney (@fisurgi) was forced to become the “man of the house.” 30 years later he’d gone from living in a Volkswagen Jetta to attending the Naval Academy, playing Division I basketball, working in cryptology, and becoming a surgeon. Author @edwilliam49 tells David’s story in his new book, No One’s Coming to Save You, now available for pre-order. Ed joins us to discuss the time David was made to fight a schoolyard bully in front of his family, the note he wrote to God every night, and the English teacher who changed his life in one hour. Ed also reveals how the book was inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark, and why his interview plan fell apart in five minutes. Out now on Infinite Loops, with @jposhaughnessy. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:30 How an NFT Led to This Book 2:37 Earning David’s Trust 3:31 Interviewing People Who Don’t Like Him 5:05 “Man of the House” at Five 7:34 Living in a Volkswagen Jetta 8:53 Resilient, Not a Superhero 10:04 Nervous as Hell, Then the Center of the Room 11:54 The Chapter Ed Never Planned to Write 16:47 His Mother and the Guilt of Leaving 19:34 “Born to Fit Out” 20:32 The Coach Who Became a Father Figure 21:50 First Paycheck, Credit Cards and an IRA 23:38 From Living in Cars to Annapolis 27:40 Praying to Be Six Foot Two 29:31 Proving Himself Against Racism 31:58 “We Do Not Run in This Family” 35:25 The Childhood Photo That Drove Him 36:53 Going Deep on Finance 39:40 Ed’s First Draft and the Last 5% 42:43 Why the Book Reads Like Fiction 45:01 A Role Model for Young Men 47:06 How Ed Captured David’s Voice 49:07 Raiders, Mad Max and the “Micro Epic” 51:33 David in One Word: Relentless 53:19 Nature, Nurture or Agency? 57:16 The Teacher Who Gave Him One Hour 1:00:40 Cryptology Without a Math PhD 1:02:35 Why He Took the MD Exam Too 1:04:14 How the Navy Changed His Life 1:06:06 Spot the Problem, Then Fix It 1:08:16 From Black and White to Incremental Change 1:10:38 Where Does David Go Next? 1:12:58 David as a Father 1:15:16 Lessons From a First-Time Author 1:18:45 Two Ideas David Would Give the World 1:20:05 Release Date