In this episode, we welcome David McCloskey to the show. He is a former CIA Analyst turned novelist. While in the CIA, he worked in field stations across the Middle East and briefed senior White House officials and Arab royalty. He has written two novels: Damascus Station and his newest book Moscow X. In this interview, we discuss what led him to working at the CIA, common misperceptions of the work the CIA does, what a day in the life of a CIA analyst looks like, whether or not the CIA has “bla...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this episode, we welcome Raymond Ibrahim to the show. He is an author, translator, columnist, and vocal critic of the religion of Islam. He is an expert in Islamic history and doctrine. He was born in the US to Coptic immigrants from Egypt and is fluent in English and Arabic. He did his master’s thesis under Victor Davis Hanson (now at the Hoover Institution). He has written multiple books including Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centurie...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 24 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 23. Let’s get into it... Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr
In this episode, we welcome Melissa Ohden to the show. She is a survivor of a botched saline-infusion abortion. She is the author of You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir and her new book Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence. Additionally, she is the Founder of The Abortion Survivors Network. In this interview, we discuss what it was like for her growing up in a family where she found out early on that she was adopted, the dramatic occurrence where she found out that she was a survivor of a botc...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min
In this episode, we welcome Doug Wilson back to the show. He is a Conservative, Reformed, Evangelical theologian and pastor at Christ Church is Moscow, Idaho. He has written many books including Mere Christendom, Reforming Marriage, Rules for Reformers, When the Man Comes Around, and more. In this interview, we discuss his classic book on raising boys to be men called Future Men, what he would add to the book if he wrote it in 2024, what true biblical masculinity is, how most men raising boys ar...
Feb 20, 2024•49 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 22. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, Kyle breaks down the He Gets Us Super Bowl ad that went viral. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss a Pro-Palestine jihadist attempting a mass shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Pastor Alistair Begg saying that Christians should attend gay weddings, Co-President Biden conducting a disastrous news conference after his DOJ let him off the hook for mishandling classified documents, the possibility of former First Lady Michelle Obama entering the race for President...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 44 min
In this episode, we welcome Gregg Hurwitz back to the show. He is a novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 20 thrillers to include the wildly popular Orphan X series. In this interview, we discuss what it was like working with his good friend Dr. Jordan B. Peterson on the Exodus series with The Daily Wire, why he thinks Jordan was so persistent about getting him involved, how the experience has changed his life, how he is able to kee...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 21. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the horrific border deal recently put forth by a bipartisan group of US Senators, how Joe Biden needs no further legislation to control the border problem, whether or not Republicans should consider a government shutdown to fight the border issue, if this is all part of a big scheme by Democrats to create a new crop of voters after amnesty is granted some time in the future, whether...
Feb 08, 2024•43 min
In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the drama Pastor Alistair Begg caused when he said that Christians should attend transgender/gay weddings, whether or not Christians should attend gay weddings, whether or not Christians should engage in “pronoun hospitality”, the one Joby Martin quote that drives Kyle absolutely nuts, what the church should do if they find out that a husband is physically assaulting his wife, when it is okay to start ...
Feb 06, 2024•45 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 20. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 04, 2024•56 min
In this episode, we welcome Tim Barnett to the show. He is a Christian apologist that works with Greg Koukl’s Stand to Reason and runs the Red Pen Logic with Mr. B YouTube channel. He is also the co-author of a new book with Alisa Childers called The Deconstruction of Christianity: What it is, Why it’s Destructive, and How to Respond. In this interview, we discuss how he became a Christian Apologist, how we got roped into co-writing a book with Alisa, the most nefarious part of the deconstructio...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In this episode, we welcome Alisa Childers back to the show. She is a former Contemporary Christian Music recording artist turned Christian Apologist. She was part of the all-female Christian pop music group ZOEgirl. After her music career, she found her way into the world of Christian apologetics. She’s an outspoken opponent of “Progressive Christianity”. She is the author of Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity and Live Your Truth (and Other ...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 19. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the problems at the United States southern border, the Fox News report about a potential upcoming bi-partisan border deal, whether or not a border deal will be signed into law before the election in November, why the United States will not stop considering asylum cases, what the Trump campaign plans to do as it pivots to focus more on Joe Biden, and much more. Let’s get into it… Epi...
Jan 25, 2024•36 min
In this episode, we welcome Rylee Meek back to the show. He is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He also heads up an entrepreneurism mentorship, coaching, and community-creating organization called The King’s Council. In this interview, we discuss the his new book called The Kingdom Entrepreneur: The Creation Mandate, God’s Call to Work, what “Kingdom Entrepreneurship” is, why we should take dominion seriously, how the church’s lack of discussion of money has led to a poverty mindset in Chri...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 18. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Kyle discusses why he thinks the Communists have already defeated the United States and how they did not have to fire a single bullet to do it. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss the Biden Administration doing everything they can to keep the US southern border open (while simultaneously claiming that it is completely secure), the Vatican doubling down on Pope Francis’ call to bless same-sex couples, a Florida prosecutor announcing the first death penalty case for a c...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 25 min
In this episode, we answer your questions! Kyle discusses elements of a man-friendly church, whether or not Nick Saban is the coaching GOAT, if pride can be useful, how to view the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism, suggestions for good Christian worship music, how many squirrels he thinks he could kill before they overtake him, how young people can avoid making big mistakes early in their careers, how to deal with people that don’t think you should consume alcohol, use tobacco products, ...
Jan 16, 2024•54 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 17. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 14, 2024•43 min
In this episode, we discuss the wildly popular Enneagram personality test. Kyle lays out the demonic origins of the test and gives very specific reasons why Christians should avoid it entirely. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss Muslim fundamentalists slaughtering nearly 200 Christians in Nigeria around Christmas, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoing a bill that would have banned the bodily mutilation and chemical castration of “trans-identified” children in his state, Harvard President...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 19 min
In this episode, we welcome Jeremy Treat to the show. He is the pastor for preaching and vision at Reality LA in Los Angeles, CA, the author of several books, and an adjunct professor of theology at Biola University. Professor. He has written several books on the atonement, to include his newest book called The Atonement: An Introduction. That book is part of Crossway’s Short Studies in Systematic Theology series which is designed to equip the church to faithfully understand, love, teach, and ap...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 16. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr
In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss ways Joby thinks you can avoid being a crappy man in 2024, the recent confusion coming from Pope Francis and the Vatican concerning same-sex couples, how Protestants should view Catholics, how to witness to a friend that doesn’t like to talk about “deep subjects”, whether or not Christians should mark-and-avoid materials and content from Ravi Zacharias and Mark Driscoll, what men are supposed to do if ...
Jan 04, 2024•40 min
In this episode, Kyle presents the Top 17 Ways to Avoid Being a Crappy Man in 2024. Some of you will be offended. Many of you will use this as the motivation you need to make lasting improvements. This episode is an accountability mirror. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 28 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 15. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 3 min
In this episode, Kyle goes through the biggest news stories from the crazy year that was 2023. We will look at the big news stories that we have forgotten about, the most ignored news story of the year, the most talked about news story of the year, the biggest single news story of the year, the biggest news person of the year, predictions of the biggest news stories of 2024, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push bac...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, Kyle gives his awards for the best podcasts of 2023. He also announces awards for his show, to include the hardest episode to prepare, the most offensive episode, the audience's favorite interview, the interview that he was most nervous about, his favorite interview, and more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2023•53 min
In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 14. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 5 min
