The Alpha Quorum Show

Dive into a powerful narrative as Taco Mike Spurgin exposes the stark transition from a life riddled with self-deception to one of profound self-discovery. Mike discusses his struggle with addiction, not to substances, but to the deceptive allure of quick fixes and societal praise. He shares insights into the 'maladaptive thinking' that led to a continuous cycle of shortcuts, searching for...

His mother was a military officer who was harsh and abusive. The seeds of his addiction were planted by passing increasingly erotic, handwritten notes to a girl in high school, but he didn't have sex until college. His first sexual experience resulted in a pregnancy and the birth of his now 25-year-old son. He used social media for sexting and had sexual relationships with 26 different women w...

In this profound episode of The Alpha Quorum Show, we're joined by Jimmy Durbin, MSW, LCSW, LCADC, to delve deep into the complex web of addiction, emotional pain, and self-awareness. Utilizing their expertise, Jimmy and host Brad Singletary discuss how addiction is often a symptom of a larger crisis, where emotional toxicity and shame create a vicious loop. They explore the idea that the body...

Brad sits down with a 28-year-old man who was a homeless iv heroin user. He hasnt seen or spoken with his biological mother since he was four years old. At age 12 he ran away from home and began numbing with drugs and alcohol. At 15 he was legally adopted by a woman who soon passed away. He spent years homeless and panhandling, living in the dark flood tunnels running underground in Las Vegas. He...

Today's episode is abut recovery from sexual addiction. Brad interviews James W, a man with years of sobriety from a sexual compulsion that destroyed his peace, disrupted his relationships, mental health and spiritual growth. He realized the power that comes from honesty about his fears, his habits, and his hidden shame.

In this compelling podcast episode, speakers Randy Hyden and Brad Singletary delve into the transformative power of intrinsic motivation and community support in overcoming addictions and compulsive behaviors. Randy discusses his upcoming e-book that tackles overthinking, linking it to emotions and actionable solutions. He emphasizes that recovery and self-improvement can't be extrinsically mo...

Our guest describes a lengthy battle with alcoholism and the depths of pain and difficulty he found himself in through his addiction. Although he has two master's degrees and some doctoral work completed, he was once washing up in store restrooms and looking for cigarette butts in gas station ashtrays. His spiral began in college where he struggled with organic chemistry which interrupted his...

Today's guest, Dr. Paul Wilkes, is more than a renowned physician; he's a man who's faced the turbulence of addiction while building a luminous medical career. Born into a lineage of medical excellence, he's delivered 14,000 newborns and is a devoted father of three. Despite his accomplishments, Dr. Wilkes grappled with alcohol and drug addiction. He'll share the hard-earned wi...

Brad sits down for the first time (in person) with a Las Vegas legend in the world of addiction recovery and treatment. This man helped Brad escape a relapse into alcoholism during COVID. They attended groups and spoke online and Brad now has 941 days of sobriety. Our guest this week is Dave Marlon. We're kicking off season four, all about addiction. He just completed a doctorate degree in psy...

In this episode of The Alpha Quorum Show, Brad Singletary delves deep into the components that make you unconquered despite life's adversities. The opening segment kicks off with a call to acknowledge your resilience and fortitude in facing life's multifaceted challenges. Brad explores why shifts in direction are not defeats but rather strategic adaptations that showcase your ability to ad...

Brad Singletary and Andy Giddings go full send on the topic of attitude. We discuss a model that identifies how our attitude is formed, how to recognize our attitude, and how it both precedes and follows action. Andy describes the process he went through as an inmate in an Idaho State Prison where he changed some beliefs about himself, about life, and discusses some of the things he still struggle...

He was born with severe hearing loss and struggled to learn because of his hearing. His father taught him that to truly pay attention, he needs to use his eyes to hear. He learned to read lips which worked out for him until he went on a church mission to Chile and had to learn Spanish as a near-deaf young adult man. His difficulties were almost unbearable, even with the best of technology at the t...

Master Trainer Jorge Velilla joins the Alpha Quorum Show and shares extremely useful information about fitness, mindset, and how to go about getting started toward a healthier lifestyle. Jorge has been managing gyms, personal trainers, and construction and renovation projects since the 1990's. He shares how the difficulty of his childhood sparked the fire that burns in him today as he shares w...

Ongoing contributor Jimmy Durbin returns to headquarters to share some background info about how he moved from being a lost cause to a man of success and integrity. He describes how he identified two characters within him: Jim and Jimmy. Jim is his self-absorbed ego and the part of him that wants to destroy everyone that Jimmy loves. Jimmy is his pure and whole spiritual self where nothing is miss...

David Scofield (Alpha Quorum 2022 Man of the Year) comes back to headquarters to report on the alpha things he's been doing this year including getting his daughter into racing and sponsoring a car show at an assisted living facility where he also started a monthly men's group for seniors. He then flips the script and interviews founder Brad Singletary about what events in his life have he...

Air Force Veteran and current civilian firefighter at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, and 2023 Alpha Quorum Father of the Year winner Mitch Baxter discusses family leadership and how to be the head of household in ways that foster respect for the man and love for his family. He discusses some of the models of masculinity he learned under including his own father, his youth leaders,...

Brad Singletary continues the discussion with his nephew, Andy Giddings, who was recently released from prison on five felony convictions. He had never trained a dog before getting locked up but took advantage of his opportunity to learn and grow by being a developmental leader of a 63-man dog training program. Because he was a leader, his first dog was “Primo”, a deaf bully who would chase shadow...

This dude right here has reached manhood. Boys become men after they've spent three or four decades in the boyhood desert. Paradoxically, both feeding and trying to slay the bad wolf inside him at the same time, he was recently released from prison, spending the better part of a decade locked up after a lifetime of trauma. He chose meth and heroin over everything else. Finally, he chose prison...

Founder and host Brad Singletary describes how this whole thing originated and what our purpose is. He describes the evolution of the podcast and recounts some of the key interviews that we have done with men like Three-time Olympian Bill Schuffenhauer, Retired Coast Guard Admiral Steve Mehling, Licensed Psychologist and Rabbi Dr. David Brownstein, Metro Police Chaplain Dean Sanner and many other...

Meet Sco, a man recognized as one who epitomizes the alpha way: living life with no excuses. He was honored for his attitude and his actions and his many alpha attributes. He's a married father of two girls. He works as a welder. He's a musician, a motorcycle enthusiast, an adventurer and a mechanic. He served in Afghanistan with the United States Air Force and has been a huge advocate for mental...

My guest today is the son of a Colombian immigrant. He lettered in basketball and football at Fresno State University where he was given a full-ride athletic scholarship. He began to get in trouble with the law and spent 9 years in prison for DUIs. In prison, he learned that he was the master of his own attitude and actions. He learned multiple languages and learned how to play the piano.  Th...

In one of the most interesting and widely relevant topics to date, Founder Brad Singletary discusses the problem with most failing relationships: he isn't being a loving and devoted leader, and she isn't being open about how she is actually feeling.  These problems kill relationships and Brad shares some of the work by Zak Roedde and Mark Binet who outline what men and women can do to be more...

"I'm a work in progress." Reality TV Celeb Colt Johnson teaches some profoundly deep and surprisingly inspirational things about what he has learned as he has "examined himself" as part of TLC's most popular franchise ever: 90 Day Fiance and its various spinoffs.   Colt shares the truth about who he is and some of the circumstances in his earlier life that have been difficult to manage. He ha...

Our guest today is a father of five, an attorney, and a poet who recently published his first collection of poems. He is a podcaster and an actor and starred in a music video for the Killers for their 2018 song titled Rut. His mother died suddenly and unexpectedly when he was 10 years old. It’s only been in the last few years that he started to become aware of the trauma that he suffered as a resu...

Brad does another epic solo show where he gets down and dirty with some of his own history.  He shares why and how to forgive our fathers (or anyone for that matter) and teaches some very useful approaches about how to do it