Almost Brothers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail A single compliment can do two totally different things. It can light a fire under your growth or it can quietly inflate your ego. We sit down and wrestle with the difference between being proud and being prideful, because the line is thinner than most of us want to admit and it shows up in real life fast: sports, music, church, work, and parenting. We talk about what it looks lik...

Send us Fan Mail Father’s Day talk gets real fast when you stop asking “Who is your dad?” and start asking “Who helped raise you?” We sit around the table with Tyler, Richie, producer Zeke, and our guests Olivia and James, with the babies adding their own brand of chaos, and we dig into the people who showed up as father figures when life needed extra support. We share stories about pastors, coach...

Send us Fan Mail Fatigue has a way of turning the volume up on everything. When we’re tired, the little stuff hits harder, our patience shrinks, and even good opportunities can start costing more than we realize. We talk honestly about what that feels like in real life, especially when the calendar is packed and you’re trying to show up as a parent, spouse, and friend while still handling responsi...

Send us Fan Mail Some of the biggest obstacles to faith aren’t intellectual arguments, they’re Christians doing bizarre, performative things and calling it “God.” We get honest about the viral moments that make the church look unhinged: stunts in services, street-corner screaming, and the kind of “bold” behavior that feels more like attention seeking than love. When outsiders see that stuff, they...

Send us Fan Mail Quiet quitting is everywhere, and it is not just a workplace trend. We talk about what it looks like when someone is still on the job, still in the relationship, still showing up, but they have stopped giving effort and stopped telling the truth. From customer service horror stories to leadership realities, we get into the uncomfortable signs that someone is checked out and why th...

Send us Fan Mail You can tell a lot about a town by what happens on a random Saturday. When the weather is nice and the vendors are set up, do people just stroll through, or do they step in and help, check on each other, and treat the day like it belongs to everyone? We’re recording outside for this one, and the conversation keeps landing on the same idea: real community is built by people who sho...

Send us Fan Mail Phones are gone at school, but the debate is louder than ever. We sit down with special guests William Banning and Ledger and get straight to the question students keep asking: does a phone ban actually help, or does it just remove tools we use to learn? We break down how phones can be used for school work, from calculators and quick Google searches to AI in education and ChatGPT,...

Send us Fan Mail A single bad influence can derail a kid fast, but the right people around them can change the whole story. We sit down with Jennifer and Richard Randall and talk honestly about what it takes to build a “village” that actually helps raise your kids, not just babysit them. From friend groups that pull kids into trouble to the adults who step in with real guidance, we break down what...

Send us Fan Mail A good community isn’t a slogan on a sign. It’s the moment you realize your kid is safe because a coach notices, a teacher checks in, and a neighbor is paying attention when you’re not. Recording from Mayfest 2026 in Rector, we talk about what makes a small town feel like a real village and why that kind of support can change a family’s entire experience of raising kids. Coach Lan...

Send us Fan Mail The smell of barbecue, a half-finished milkshake, and a crowd of familiar faces, that’s how we kick things off at Mayfest 2026. We’re recording on location in Rector and letting the event guide the conversation, from what makes festivals worth leaving the house for to the one thing we’d actually spend our money on when every booth is tempting. If you love small town festivals, loc...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever said “I’ll work on it” and then changed nothing, this conversation is for you. We sit down and name the real weak spots we’re trying to strengthen: health choices, sarcasm, zoning out, time management, and the way our standards can quietly sabotage relationships. We talk about what it looks like to grow up emotionally, give people grace, and stop grading everyone by...

Send us Fan Mail Your pride can be louder than your common sense, and it shows up fastest when two words are required: “I’m sorry.” We dig into why admitting you’re wrong feels like losing, why some people refuse accountability even when it’s obvious, and how that stubbornness quietly poisons marriage, friendships, and family life.  We share a real near-wreck moment that turns into a bigger conver...

Send us Fan Mail We started by doing everything right, hit record, talked for a solid stretch, and then found out none of it saved. That kind of moment exposes your real emotional habits fast, so we leaned into it: how do you deal with frustration when you’re already tired, already focused, and everyone can read your face in five seconds? From there, the conversation gets practical and personal. W...

Send us Fan Mail A teen curfew sounds like a simple safety policy until you ask the obvious question: who pays the price when the rule hits real life? We start with a story about minors being arrested for violating curfew and parents getting cited, then we dig into the messy line between public safety, parental responsibility, and personal liberties. We are not trying to turn it into a political s...

Send us Fan Mail Ever notice how the smallest moments carry the most weight? We started with laughs and a road-trip story, then landed on a question we can’t shake: how do we shape the next generation to be steady, kind, and resilient when life gets loud? With three dads and a teen at the table, we move past clichés and straight into the real work of modeling manhood—patience under pressure, bound...

Send us Fan Mail A joke about animated bloopers turns into a candid look at the heaviest kind of regret: the words we can’t un-say and the moments we never got to finish. We open the door to real stories—faith left unspoken with a father gone too soon, the sting of weaponized words in marriage, and the strange way silence can feel safer than truth until it breaks everything anyway. It’s raw, a lit...

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Send us Fan Mail A few laughs open the door, but the real conversation lives beneath the punchlines: why we hide, who we trust, and how to take off the mask without falling apart. We get honest about the pressure to look polished, the sting of past betrayals, and the quiet ways leaders carry doubt while they serve. From men’s groups to midnight phone calls, we map out how small, safe circles becom...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like love gets drowned out by noise—babies crying, stacked Saturdays, and decisions that never end? We’ve been there lately, so we opened the mics with our wives and the twins to talk about the messy, funny, very real art of choosing quality over quantity. From counting “date nights” that look like Walmart runs to sneaking in a car-ride debrief after a high school musica...

Send us Fan Mail The storm didn’t just drop ice; it dropped a hard stop on our calendars and a rare chance to breathe. We went from cabin fever to quiet focus, turning a shut-in week into a string of small wins: movie marathons with the kids, a first Lego build that doubled as stress therapy, and a YouTube deep dive into collecting that sparked a bigger conversation about value, memory, and why so...

Send us Fan Mail Ever notice how a tiny annoyance—like the wrong towel at 5 a.m. or a broken deodorant—can ignite a bigger storm? We start with lighthearted household gripes and follow the thread to something deeper: why apologies feel threatening, why some of us “sweep and move on,” and how a clear “I was wrong” can defuse a fight in seconds. It’s a candid, funny, and practical look at pride, ton...

Send us Fan Mail Where’s the healthy line between sharing your work and chasing the spotlight? We dive into the messy middle ground of self-promotion in ministry and music, exploring how to be visible without making yourself the point. Our conversation gets honest about motives, calling, and the practical realities of discoverability—because doors don’t open if no one knows you exist, yet hype alo...

Send us Fan Mail Ever had friends stage a “food intervention” with a straight face and a side of laughter? We kick off with a playful callout about Chinese takeout and land in a surprisingly honest look at cravings, comfort food, and the thin line between habit and burnout. What starts as soy-sauce jokes turns into a real audit of how often we repeat meals, why certain snacks feel non-negotiable,...

Send us Fan Mail Ready for a resolution you’ll actually keep? We open the year with a blunt, funny, and practical look at why goals fall apart by February and how to build habits that survive real life. No guru talk—just three friends comparing last year’s misses, celebrating small wins, and designing routines that work when kids, work, and chaos pile up. We start with honesty: one of us chased an...

Send us Fan Mail Ever been told that “forgiveness means another chance,” even when the pattern keeps repeating? We open up about the real difference between grace and access, and why wise boundaries protect your heart, your time, and your team just as much as they honor your faith. From the friend who only calls when they need help to the coworker who drifts in late, we unpack how to weigh severit...