Dr. Sam D. Kim is a pastor, author, and ethicist who is offering insight and care into some of the most essential gaps in the mental health conversation. When working in a prestigious position as research fellow in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kim began noticing the deep burn-out impacting many healthcare workers. He found that these highly-educated, socially celebrated individuals were often experiencing intense emotional lows. The...
Apr 25, 2023•28 min
Convictions and Earth Groans have become well-regarded as torchbearers are the forefront of modern metalcore. With smooth melodies and ferocious breakdowns, both bands bring excellence and ferocity to their craft. This episode of Trevor Talks is a metalcore mashup, with Convictions and Earth Groans frontmen Michael Felker and Jeremy Schaeffer joining the show to talk about making music during the pandemic, living with the creative itch and how to find your voice. Stream Tongue Tied by Earth Groa...
Apr 11, 2023•35 min•Ep. 126
Jerome Flood is the founder of FloodGeight and a drummer who has mastered the art of drumming. Believe it or not? It all started with skipping class. This master beat keeper boasts accolades such as drumming for Crowder and winning Guitar Center's 20th annual Drum-Off that pitted him against over 6,000 other drummers. Like so many musicians who has achieved startling success at a young age, for Jerome, it started with a dream and a relentless work ethic to pursue it. On this episode of Trevor Ta...
Mar 21, 2023•31 min•Ep. 125
Over the past 20 years, August Burns Red has built a truly legendary metalcore career — and drummer Matt Greiner has been there for all of it. As cofounder, drummer, and a frequently contributing lyricist, Matt has been part of developing August Burns Red’s reputation as a cathartic space for people from all walks of life. This homeschool kid from Lancaster, Pennsylvania has seen his love for breakdowns transformed into a life’s calling. But the journey has not been without its pain points. List...
Mar 14, 2023•40 min•Ep. 124
Archetypes Collide is becoming one of the most talked-about names in hard rock — before their debut album even releases. With unswervingly honest lyrics and a variety of genre archetypes smashed together for one monster sound, Archetypes Collide’s forthcoming self-titled album (due March 31) promises to hit home for a variety of listeners. The heartbeat of these songs comes from singer and primary songwriter Kyle Pastor’s own personal and emotional process. Trying to determine where he fit in an...
Mar 07, 2023•32 min•Ep. 123
Today I’m sharing an inspiring episode of March or Die where host Jeremy Stalnecker interviews Nick Vujicic, an Australian-American born without arms or legs who has become a world-renowned speaker and New York Times best-selling author. Jeremy's show March or Die seeks to help listeners answer one of the toughest questions we all face, "How do I move forward when my world is falling apart?" LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES OF MARCH OR DIE: Interview with "The Voice" winner Todd Tilghman: https://apple.c...
Mar 02, 2023•26 min
Everyone has favorite songs. But not everyone gets the chance to be in a band with the same people who wrote those favorite songs. That’s Brett Hellings’ story. As the voice that carries supergroup Hellings, Brett heads a lineup that includes Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper), Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses), Buck Johnson (Aerosmith), Kenny Aronoff (Smashing Pumpkins) and Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big). Together, they took the unusual opportunity afforded by the pandemic in order to create thunderous class...
Feb 28, 2023•28 min•Ep. 122
How do a couple of church kids from New Zealand and Australia end up stewarding one of the biggest movements of God that this generation has ever seen? In this episode, we sit down with Jad and J.D. of Hillsong United to answer that question. United has just released the expanded edition of their latest album, Are We There Yet? The album name encapsulates a season of soul-searching for United as the band’s home church, Hillsong, has undergone seismic leadership changes. Through the transition an...
Feb 21, 2023•27 min•Ep. 121
Laura Osnes has had a Broadway career that played out like a fairytale. After growing up in a simple suburb in Minnesota, at just 21 years old Laura won NBC’s reality competition Grease: You’re the One I Want! That led to a stint on Broadway that included roles in Grease , South Pacific , Bonnie and Clyde and Cinderella . She even took home two Tony award nominations. Recently, Laura and her husband relocated from New York to Nashville, where she’s currently appearing in a production on Nashvill...
Feb 14, 2023•28 min•Ep. 120
Kevin Lawson has become a leading voice of encouragement on TikTok, exploding to popularity during the pandemic. The comic, speaker, and influencer has built a community of 5.8 million followers there. Just a few years ago, Kevin was in a successful corporate career. His choice to leave it behind to embrace using his communication gifts full time was a step of faith. That step has led to millions of lives encouraged, even saved, by his light-hearted videos and rest stop moments. We talk about al...
Feb 07, 2023•44 min•Ep. 119
Nick & Chelsea Hurst are creators and young parents with a wealth of wisdom well beyond their years. They share their insight on the successful YouTube channel Chelsea and Nick, and now through their debut book Marriage Minded. But before all of that took off publicly, Chelsea and Nick were simply Trevor’s friends. On this episode of Trevor Talks, you’ll sit down in a circle of friends as they talk about rest, boundaries, and how letting go of others’ expectations can be a holy practice. Che...
Jan 31, 2023•53 min•Ep. 118
Caden Fabrizio is the host of the fast-rising podcast Questions with Caden, a show that takes a look at faith questions that rarely get asked. Only just in its second season, the show has already tackled topics like tragedy, truth, purpose, and fear. As a Liberty University graduate, Caden has studied the Bible deeply. But as this conversation on Trevor Talks quickly reveals, Caden has more than just head knowledge: he has a heart-deep relationship with Jesus that has taught him to accept true p...
Jan 24, 2023•48 min•Ep. 117
At just 22 years old, Whitney Miller was crowned MasterChef on the first American season of the high profile cooking competition. From the outset, she convinced even the usually skeptical Gordon Ramsay. That early success would set the stage for Whitney’s unstoppable momentum. Now a cookbook author, entrepreneur, wife, and mom, Whitney has been featured on GMA, Huckabee, and Southern Living. On this episode of Trevor Talks, she gives us a glimpse of the God-given confidence that has allowed her ...
Jan 17, 2023•21 min•Ep. 116
In November 2022, esteemed Passion worship leader Kristian Stanfill rocked the faith world with a simple post on Instagram: “I am 2 years sober today.” Kristian has been appropriately protective of his journey through addiction and into sobriety. It’s a story that he’s only just telling through the songs on his album Make it Out Alive — and through this episode of Trevor Talks, which is his most in-depth dive yet into his recovery. When you listen to this episode, you’ll find powerful, chain-bre...
Jan 10, 2023•35 min•Ep. 115
Adam Gontier is a rock singer and songwriter whose career spans multiple number 1 hits, Billboard music awards, and major placement by franchises such as WWE. As original frontman for Three Days Grace, it’s safe to say that Adam Gontier’s voice defined an era. Leading songs like “Never Too Late” and “Animal I Have Become” to record-smashing success, Adam wrote some of the most recognizable hard rock songs of the 2000s. In the process, he also brought mental health into the rock arena. His impact...
Dec 06, 2022•20 min•Ep. 114
James Barnett has led greeting card company DaySpring from its humble beginnings in Arkansas through its current status as a global source of encouragement. With over 40 years of experience with the company, James has learned a lot about what it looks like to live into his life’s calling. That calling began when James Barnett was growing up in the south as a pastor’s kid, the youngest of 7 children. Money was always tight, which created resourcefulness and drive in a young James. But when he att...
Nov 29, 2022•28 min•Ep. 113
Dayseeker is experiencing the rare momentum of a band just hitting their stride. With their newly-released album Dark Sun, they’re following up the 2019 fan-beloved album Sleeptalk. While offering continuity of quality, Dark Sun also ventures into wholly new territory for the post-metalcore band. Much of the new ground broken on Dark Sun is due to the experience of frontman Rory Rodriguez, who wrote the majority of the album about his dad’s death. “The sun burned out the day that my dad died,” R...
Nov 22, 2022•37 min•Ep. 112
Louie Giglio has pastored a global generation through his ministry with Passion. Through Passion Conferences, Passion City Church, Passion Publishing, and sixsteprecords, Louie has led a movement of worshippers. But beyond the acclaim that comes with being a globally recognized pastor, Louie is also someone with his own testimony of mental health hurt, hope, and healing. His experiences with panic attacks uniquely equipped him to write his latest resource, Winning the War on Worry: Cultivate a P...
Nov 15, 2022•25 min•Ep. 111
Jonathan Evans is an NFL chaplain who leads with the invaluable experience of having been in the shoes of the players he serves. During his stint in the NFL, Jonathan played as a fullback. Now, he’s chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys and co-chaplain of the Dallas Mavericks, a writer, a speaker, a husband, and a father. Jonathan’s experience extends beyond football: he’s also able to identify with those he ministers to due to his own deeply personal experiences of loss. In the last few years, he los...
Nov 09, 2022•29 min•Ep. 110
Hey, y'all! Today I’m sharing a special episode of “The Happy Rant” podcast hosted by Barnabas Piper, Ronnie Martin, and Ted Kluck! On "The Happy Rant," the guys share some funny stories and have a good laugh. I was so inspired by their storytelling that I actually joined in on the fun and tell the story of my latest encounter with a possum at the end of the episode. 🦔 (There aren't possum emojis, so this hedgehog will have to do. 🤣) To hear more episodes of "The Happy Rant," listen and subscr...
Nov 03, 2022•17 min
If you’ve heard Fit For A King’s new album The Hell We Create, you know it’s musically and thematically heavy. After listening to this episode, you’ll understand why. Ryan Kirby has been fronting the Texas-based metalcore band since 2010. With his vocals at the helm, Fit For A King has become one of Solid State Records’ flagship bands, known for punishing breakdowns and live shows to match. Although they’ve never shied away from heaviness — musically or thematically — their new album The Hell We...
Nov 01, 2022•49 min•Ep. 109
Kayla Stoecklein, Christian Wilson, and host Trevor Tyson all have something in common: they’ve lost someone close to them to suicide. For Kayla, it was her husband Andrew. For Christian, it was his brother Jarrid. Both were pastors and passionate mental health advocates who left behind a legacy of redemptive grief for everyone who loved them and learned from them. As someone who has survived love ones’ deaths by suicide also, on this episode Trevor creates a safe, sacred space for conversation....
Oct 26, 2022•42 min•Ep. 108
Cody Carnes was already one of the most experienced and respected worship leaders in the country. Then the meteoric 2020 rise of “The Blessing” cemented his voice as timely and life-giving for the church. Cody’s experience includes serving with Gateway Church in Texas, The Belonging Co in Tennessee, Passion Movement, sharing the stage with his wife Kari Jobe, and his own solo career. All of it has culminated in his first live album, God is Good, and the corresponding headlining tour that is curr...
Oct 18, 2022•28 min•Ep. 107
Since he exploded onto the scene nearly 20 years ago, Lecrae has become the undisputed leader of Christian hip hop. With a slew of Dove awards, Grammy awards, Stellar awards, and crossover mainstream success, Lecrae has earned his place as the genre’s standard-setter. He’s even led the industry as the founder of Reach Records. But after all those accomplishments, this lyricist still has something new to say. That’s what you’ll hear on “Spread the Opps,” the brand new single that is the first tas...
Oct 11, 2022•25 min•Ep. 106
The Kendrick brothers have a name that has become synonymous with Christian cinema. Alex, Stephen, and Shannon Kendrick have dedicated their lives to crafting faith-forward films like Overcomer, War Room, Fireproof, and Facing the Giants. Lifemark is the latest entry in the brothers’ shared life’s work, a movie telling the true story of a life-changing adoption. Based on interviews with the real people who lived out the story, the Kendrick brothers hope that it’s poignant and powerful in the way...
Oct 04, 2022•32 min•Ep. 105
As a part of the uniquely multi-faceted worship collective City Harmonic, Elias Dummer’s voice was heard around the world on songs like “Manifesto” and “Holy (Wedding Day).” Since the conclusion of the band’s work five years ago, Elias has continued to explore the craft of sacred songwriting through solo work. The songsmith and multi-instrumentalist’s latest release is The Work Vol 2, an album full of the keen insight and attention to detail that has always marked his ministry. We dig into the p...
Sep 27, 2022•44 min
Sonya Hunter’s story is a gift to anyone wondering how to survive the unsurvivable. As a wife and young mother, Sonya felt like she had her dream life. That life was shattered in an instant with a car crash that delivered devastating loss: she lost a son and her husband in the same moment. Doctors told her that her surviving son, Conner, wouldn’t live through the night. It’s been 16 years, and Conner is still proving that dire prediction wrong, one day at a time. Piece by piece, Sonya has watche...
Aug 23, 2022•33 min
J.T. Harding is a bona fide hitmaker. His credentials? Several #1 hits co-written with artists like the Jonas Brothers, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, and Kenny Chesney, just to name a few. But he’s also an overcomer with a story of living life LOUD. In his new book, Party Like a Rockstar, J.T. talks about his journey growing up as an adoptee, losing his brother to suicide, and struggling to find his own way into the music he loved so much. This unforgettable conversation on Trevor Talks maps J.T.’...
Aug 16, 2022•35 min
Anne Wilson’s journey into music has been one of redemptive plot twists. Before the breakaway success of her viral hit “My Jesus,” Anne was just a sister mourning the sudden, tragic loss of her brother. Anne was 15 when her brother Jacob died in a car accident. Despite never being drawn to music before, Anne found herself compelled to worship through song as she processed her grief. The very first time she ever sang publicly was at her brother’s funeral. Just a few years later, she had a record ...
Aug 09, 2022•26 min
Naomi Raine is the powerhouse voice best known as one of the core members of Grammy-award-winning group Maverick City Music. But, with her debut solo album, Journey, she’s bringing her voice to center stage and sharing her story. Growing up in Queens as the daughter of worship leaders, Naomi’s life has never been without music. She sang publicly for the first time at a major gospel concert at just 2 years old. However, her path into the vibrant music ministry that has impacted the world was not ...
Aug 02, 2022•45 min
