I Like Birds Podcast

In 2020, I lost my best friend, Armani. It was brutal, sudden, tragic, and heartbreaking. I spent the first 3 years burying emotions, wrestling with grief, asking God tough questions, and living in a constant desperation for healing. God invited me to go to the same cabin, mountains, and river Armani spent his last days to seek healing and face the dragon of grief. What happened on that trip to Te...

What if the safest path isn't God's path? Pastor Micah Berteau had a thriving ministry, a clear future, and every reason to stay put, including his dad's expectations. Instead, he walked away from it all to plant a church from the ground up in Fort Worth, Texas. In this honest conversation, Micah shares the hidden realities of church planting, pastoral leadership, church hurt, criticis...

Has joy gone missing from the Church? Some Christians act like if you laugh too hard, the Holy Spirit leaves the room. But what if joy isn't the enemy of our faith—what if it's actually one of the greatest evidences of it? In this episode, I sit down with comedian Michael Pasvar for an honest conversation about Christian joy, church culture, comedy, faith, and why so many believers seem af...

This viral story of a YouTuber and his wife terminating their baby's life due to a potential Down syndrome diagnosis has sent the internet on fire with discussion... Here is the perspective of two Jesus Followers who have close ties to this story. Pastor Micah Berteau of The House Church joins Zach in the studio to unpack it all. Whatcha think? Is this just the world being the world, or does s...

What if the biggest danger of technology isn't what it can do—but what it slowly stops us from doing? We discuss AI, social media, GPS, and how modern tools may be affecting our ability to think, create, and hear God's voice. This conversation is a wake-up call for anyone seeking wisdom in a digital world. Enjoy this clip and check out the full episode on I Like Birds Podcast YouTube Chann...

Cinematic Trailer for one of the best episodes of the year... Will you pass the test of deception that is already happening? If the elect can be deceived, can't we as well? What's God gonna do when the deception hits? Pour his spirit out on man... Watch this and then watch the full episode on YouTube , Apple, or Spotify. Let us know how you like this type of trailer...

Jesus meant what he said when he described the end times being like the days of Noah... are we living in the last days and what will the final flood be? Zach sits down with his spiritual father, Pastor Larry Ragland, bestselling author of The Final Flood , to explore the shocking parallels between biblical prophecy, artificial intelligence, UFO disclosure, transhumanism, spiritual deception, and t...

Honored to help Stephanie Chung shape her Life Surge message before she shared the stage with John Maxwell, Tim Tebow, Ed Mylett, and Willie Robertson. After the event, we sat down backstage and talked about growth, faith, pressure, influence, and what it really means to say yes to bigger stages. We crafted the perfect speech that resonated deeply with the audience. We glorified God and reminded t...

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Kenyon Coleman joins the I Like Birds Podcast for one of the most powerful locker room testimonies we’ve ever heard. Share this everywhere! From NFL darkness, temptation, pressure, and brokenness… to prayer meetings breaking out inside Cowboys training camp. In this episode, Kenyon shares the untold story of how players on the Dallas Cowboys defensive line b...

An Epstein survivor shares her experiences being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to the Island as well as Florida, New York, and Washington DC. She exposes the underground trafficking networks, dentist office torture, and the ongoing abuse of children tied to elite circles. The conversation dives into tunnels, rituals, political corruption, and why the fight against trafficking must remain the focus...

Epstein Survivor Exposes MK Ultra, DNA Experiments, Secret Tunnels, Elites Involved, Church Infiltration, and so much more. Hope Beryl-Green shares the sobering reality that she was a DNA-manipulated baby put inside the womb of a breeder. From ages 0-5 she was tortured, abused, and unthinkable acts were done against her by programmers working for the Illuminati. She was programmed to think she was...

What does trusting God actually look like when your business feels uncertain, finances get tight, and nothing seems guaranteed?  In this episode of the I Like Birds Podcast, Zach sits down with creative entrepreneur Jason Talley for a powerful conversation about faith, entrepreneurship, burnout, social media, purpose, and learning how to surrender control to God even when life feels unstable. Jaso...

Broken families aren’t random—they’re built through patterns no one confronts, passed down until someone decides it ends. Most people pray for healing but avoid the honesty it actually requires, staying stuck in cycles they don’t fully understand. Real change begins when you face what was buried, not just manage the symptoms on the surface. Jerriann Webb, creator of the film Repair the Breach , sh...

Wow, my first-ever street evangelism video was met with a heartbreaking story of a man whose wife ran off with his pastor 15 years ago. Hear what he had to say and please keep him in your prayers. These are the stories of everyday people, and God leaves the 99 for the 1, which leads me to be bold and go talk to people about Jesus in Oceanside California, while there for the Bless God Summit with R...

Most Christians won’t talk about selfish ambition vs. godly ambition because many don’t fully understand the difference. So how do we navigate grief, doubt, and trauma when life hits hard—especially after losing someone we love? In this episode of the I Like Birds Podcast, Ruslan KD returns for a deep and honest conversation with Zach Rippey. Ruslan shares insights on building relationships with p...

What happens when a physicist trained to question everything comes face-to-face with something they can’t explain? In this unique episode of I Like Birds, Zach sits down with Dr. Putty Putman, a quantum physicist whose life took an unexpected turn after a single moment in China completely shattered his understanding of reality. What started as curiosity turned into a firsthand encounter with the p...

What if your anxiety isn’t the problem… but the warning sign you’ve been ignoring? Anxiety is an alarm system to the fires burning in your life. In this powerful throwback episode of I Like Birds , Zach Rippey sits down with the highly respected Dr. John Delony to unpack the truth about anxiety, identity, and what it really means to live a non-anxious life. So many people today feel overwhelmed, s...

What happens when you pray for hours… and nothing happens? In this highly anticipated episode, David Diga Hernandez shares the raw and real story of desperately seeking God—trying everything he knew: prayer, worship, scripture, and intercession... yet still feeling nothing. After four hours of striving, frustration turned into surrender: “I don’t know how to pray… I don’t know how to find Jesus.”...

Joseph wasn’t promoted for a gift… it was strategy. Zach Rippey and PJ Vescovi unpack one of the most overlooked lessons in the story of Joseph. It wasn’t just dream interpretation that changed history — it was wisdom, stewardship, humility, and a strategy that solved a coming crisis. We talk about what it really means to “strategize with God,” how to pursue Heaven’s agenda in business and content...

Bryce May shares the powerful story of the song that stopped her from suicide and how Jesus completely changed her life. In this honest conversation, Bryce opens up about trauma, loneliness, and the moment God met her in her darkest night. What began as deep pain became a powerful testimony of healing, purpose, and bold faith. Today she’s leading a Jesus Club at her high school, pursuing music, an...

A little girl in Kenya was declared dead for over 40 minutes — and after prayer, she began breathing again. Later, she was seen jumping rope at school, healed from lifelong medical issues. In this episode of the I Like Birds Podcast , Pastor Brian Bolt shares the powerful testimony behind his new book Revival Fire Now and everything God did on that trip to Kenya. Brian walks through: How God calle...

Why didn’t Donald Trump mention the Epstein files during the longest State of the Union address in history? In this episode of The Rip , Zach Rippey breaks down the key moments from the speech, the good, the bad, the weird, and why so many Americans still have questions about accountability. Plus — we dive into the latest alien disclosure buzz and what the Bible actually says about the unseen real...

Mentoring the next generation shouldn’t feel dangerous… but in today’s culture, even good intentions can be misunderstood. So how do you mentor kids without getting accused? In this powerful conversation with Jeff and Tina Newberry, we break down how to mentor safely, biblically, and with integrity, while protecting both the child and yourself. If you’re a parent, pastor, coach, youth leader, or b...

"We went to the abortion clinic… but they were 14 days too late." Justin Gordon shares the moment his mom told him that she and his father attempted to abort him and how that new information changed everything. He opens up about growing up feeling rejected, dealing with fatherlessness, walking through separation and divorce, and encountering Jesus in the darkest season of his life. We talk about:...

We open the show by roasting the Super Bowl halftime outrage, Trump's remarks about Bad Bunny just days after a racist monkey meme video, and of course, we roast the strange silence around far more serious stories dominating the news cycle, like the "Epstein Files" Then we dive into our main story of the episode: Was Landon Schott’s response after visiting Robert Morris in prison tru...