Seeking Excellence with Nathan Crankfield

This is Episode #174 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast hosted by Nathan Crankfield Isabel Brown is a Catholic conservative rockstar. She is the host of Outdated, a weekly podcast and video series, author of Frontlines , runs her own apparel line , and does contract work for Turning Point USA. She has also done work for numerous other conservative outlets like PragerU, Newsmax, and Freedomworks.&nb...

This is Episode #172 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast Hosted by Nathan Crankfield In today's episode, we take a look at a few clips from Andrew Tate and discuss his ideas, his style, and his recent experience of being banned on basically all social media platforms.  We listen part of a clip from Andrew Tate's interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight , as well as a montage of videos that Candace O...

This is the Seeking Excellence Podcast weekly round up for the week ending on 9/30/22.  I've been wanting to start doing these for a while! I love seeing different weekly recaps in sports, media, news, etc. so I figured I'd start doing one of my own with a third podcast each week.  The purpose of this is to give you some top headlines and news events from the Church, politics, and person...

The Mass of the Ages is an organization and movement to educate lay people and clergy on the Traditional Latin Mass. You may have seen the first two episodes of their YouTube documentary  which features Catholic leaders and individuals of all ages and backgrounds who have fallen in love with the TLM.  Dan Driver is a wild man. He has an extraordinary conversion story and a great sense of...

This is Episode #170 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast Bridget Busker is a wife, a mother, and the leader of Managing Your Fertility. Their mission is to educate women and couples about Fertility Awareness and Natural Family Planning. Bridget is incredibly intelligent, engaging, fun, and passionate about sharing the faith and the truth with those who need it most. As you hear me discuss in the int...

This is episode 169 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast. Matt Walsh published his book, Church of Cowards: A Wake Up Call to Complacent Christians , in 2020. I remembered reading that book and being profoundly impacted by it. It both spoke to my many frustrations with my fellow Christians AND convicted me of many habits and mindsets that I had in my own life that made me a less than stellar Christia...

This is episode 168 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast Austin, also known as The Basic Catholic, is a catalyst for change both within the Church and within the Conservative movement. He is a convert to Catholicism, extremely opinionated, and a good friend of mine.  Follow him on Instagram @thebasiccatholic for more!  The Seeking Excellence Podcast is here to help you fulfill your life's p...

Recently, I was on a flight and had the pleasure of making a new friend. After talking for a brief while, I learned that she was raised (somewhat) Catholic and had even gotten her two kids baptized in a Catholic Church.  However, she told me that she currently believes in the Universe, manifestation, and other "spiritual but not religious" types of things.  What's more, she also expresse...

Jacob Imam was born to a Muslim father and a Christian Mother. He experienced division about faith matters with his parents and lived a secular lifestyle. After some powerful encounters with Christ, he decided to get baptized and then studied his way into the Catholic Church. He is now the co-founder and director of New Polity which educate people about the politics and economics according to the...

Seeking Excellence Podcast Episode 165  We all find ourselves in a dark place from time to time. Life is filled with adversity and hardship, so it is inevitable that we will find ourselves in a slump. We can fall off the grind mentally, relationally, physically, spiritually, professionally, etc. A slump in one area of life usually leads to slumps in another.  What can we do to work our w...

This is Episode 164 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast!  Cecilia Pappas is familiar with criticism. Many people look upon her life through the lens of social media and imagine things to be a fairytale. In today's episode, I share a great conversation with Cecilia. We talk about her embrace of life without a mom, her passion for entrepreneurship, and how she views excellence within the vocation...

Seeking Excellence Podcast #163 Do most people go to Heaven? I think the world is pretty split on that question. Many of us think that at least most good people go to Heaven? But what does that really even mean?  Will I go to Heaven? That is the question we should be most concerned about. But that leads us back to the original question. If most people go to Heaven, then I'd say my chances are...

This is episode #162 of the Seeking Excellence Podcast, hosted by Nathan Crankfield.  In today's episode, Emily Crankfield joins to talk about engagement. The top two most listened to SE podcast episodes are parts one and two of the series Emily and I did titled "From Instagram to Engagement". In IG to I Do, we discuss everything that happened from the day of proposal to the wedding day.&nbsp...

Giancarlo Bernini is a Catholic magician. You read that right - my dude is both Catholic AND does magic shows for a living. I got to see him perform in Dallas back in December then again in February in Colorado. The guy is no joke. He's been featured on Penn and Teller's hit tv show Fool Us and has performed in stadiums and venues across the country.  Using the art of illusion, Giancarlo shar...

If there's anything that we can all agree on it's that growing up is not easy. There's so much to learn when it comes to handling adult responsibilities, and many of us find ourselves unprepared and under developed once we get out into the real world.  But is "adulting" really as hard as we make it out to be? Today's episode takes an honest look into that question and lays out several ways we...

Zac Crippen is a husband, father, convert to the Catholic faith, US Air Force veteran, and works with me at Hallow. We had a great conversation in a recent episode of the Creedal Podcast, which he has hosted for three years now. This is part two to that podcast in which we discuss his political journey from the political right to the middle to the left and back to the right again. Be sure to check...

Leia Therese Hunt, Leia’s Kids Founder, advocates for childhood cancer awareness through her faith-filled inspirational message, not only to those battling cancer, but to community groups, religious groups, corporations and educational institutions. In this episode, she shares with me how she battled cancer as a kid and came out stronger on the other side. She also shares the founding story of her...

Between 30-40% of Americans make New Year's Resolutions each year.  Around 3% of Americans actually have written their goals down.  Only about 1% of Americans review their goals on a regular basis.  You may not look at your goals daily, weekly, or even monthly, but today is a great day to take stock of your progress toward your goals for 2022. In this episode, I will talk you throug...

Father Nathan Cromly is an informative and engaging speaker, writer, retreat leader, explorer, innovator, educator, and fire-starter for the Lord. Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, he has joyfully served as a Catholic priest of the Brothers of Saint John for 13 years, and currently ministers in Denver, Colorado. Father Nathan’s spiritual direction, teaching, and dynamic witness has touched the...

We ought to be grateful to live in this great country of ours. The freedoms we enjoy should not be taken lightly. Rather, they should instill in us a great sense of responsibility to construct great lives of virtue and excellence.  Take time today to reflect on your gratitude for our nation and to assess ways that you can declare independence in your own life. We all need greater freedom from...

Processing the loss of an unborn child is incredibly difficult. As Pro-Life people, we understand the weight of the death of a baby in a womb in its totality, which makes the grieving process all the more brutal and real.  Sarah Dougherty is the amazing wife of Bob Dougherty, who was the best man at my wedding. She is a graduate of Princeton University, a rockstar in the workplace, a convert...

Addiction to pornography is a growing epidemic in our country and around the world. These alarming statistics have only gotten worse over the last decade: Pornography is very prevalent in our society, and porn addiction affects about 5-8% of adults. People addicted to porn spend at least 11 to 12 hours per week viewing porn. Most people who have a porn addiction say that porn hurts their personal...

Here's a little bit of coverage on recent events and some inspiration to start your week! Enjoy!

Christian Lasval is a convert to the Catholic faith with one of the greatest conversion stories I've ever heard. He has an incredible fidelity to truth and reason. He has dedicated his life to sharing that truth with others.  In this episode, Christian details how he overcame his parents opposition to Catholicism while converting, how he's grown and developed his understanding of the politica...

Turns out that for Episode 138, I accidentally posted the audio to a previous episode...ooops!  Here is the episode that was supposed to be posted back on April 25th!  This is the old caption that still applies:  Integrity and Respect. We almost always look at integrity and respect in regards to our relationship to others. We desire the people we know, and even the people we don't k...