THE BEAR WOZNICK ADVENTURE

Long Ride Home cast member Jay "Iron Man" Flunker surfs, rides motorcycles and is a Catholic evangelist. He is full of love for the Lord and has a deep desire to evangelize.    Bear and Jay recount how, during the filming of Season One, Jay had to split from the pack and  return 100 miles back to a Harley dealership for some repairs to his motorcycle. As Bear points out, the adventure starts at th...

Long Ride Home cast member Lance "Doc" Maki was our wilderness doctor during the filming of both Seasons One and Two of Long Ride Home. He is a trained doctor and a necessary component of our Long Ride Home pack.  Bear and Doc talk about the adversity faced during filming and the positives that came from their trials. The Holy Spirit caused each of the men on the ride to trust and know that God wa...

Long Ride Home cast member Grady Dyke fills the role of tail gunner during the cross-country filming of Long Ride Home. He was the glue that kept the pack of riders together and on schedule.  Bear and Grady discuss how during filming of Long Ride Home the gifts of each cast member began to reveal themselves. Those gifts became apparent and began to gel together as the journey progressed. As Saint...

Gary is the host of Spirit in the Morning on Holy Spirit Radio and the author of A Worrier’s Guide to The Bible, Listen to Your Blessed Mother, From Fear to Faith, Find A Real Friend In Jesus and Faith, Hope, and Clarity. He is a frequent speaker and is recognized as the leading Catholic speaker on the topic of overcoming anxiety. Gary is known for his teaching about worry. We all need to deal wit...

Father Mark Goring is a manly man who enjoys riding motocross, street riding motorcycles, as well as skating, and surfing. He serves as the pastor of the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston. Father also joined the cast of Long Ride Home Season One and the current filming of Season Two. Bear and Father Mark recap the adventure that was Season One of Long Ride Home. The reflect upon this group of...

Coach John McKenna retired after 16 seasons as Athletic Performance Director and Assistant Football Coach at Notre Dame High School in New Jersey , and was a strength coach and football coach for over 32 years.  A member of St. John the Baptist Parish and Knights of Columbus, he has developed a foundation program for younger athletes that teaches the basics of fottball and also enhances their athl...

DAR282 Kelly Wahlquist with Host Bear Woznick

Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, was a high school dropout who had been kicked out of a foreign country, institutionalized twice, and thrown in jail multiple times. After a radical conversion to Catholicism, he entered the priesthood and today is a member of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. On this week’s episode, Fr. Calloway and Bear take a deep look at the rosary and Ma...

Joe McClane, affectionately known online as “The Catholic Hack,” is the General Manger of KSHJ 1430 AM Catholic radio in Houston, and host of “Evangelium Live” on the Guadalupe Radio Network. In 2007, Joe started CatholicHack.com, where his motto is “to be the donkey Jesus rides today”. Joe's goal is to leverage new media in pursuit of evangelizing the world with the Good News. Join Bear as he tal...

Mark Houck, Co-Founder & President of The King’s Men is an author, lecturer, radio host, activist and passionate Catholic. Since 2006, he has been speaking to thousands of men about a variety of topics related to the development of authentic masculinity. Mark Houck is authentically Catholic and unapologetically masculine. He has a mission to bring men back to authentic manhood and show them that t...

Mike Aquilina is the award-winning author of more than forty books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He has hosted nine television series, several documentary films, and is a frequent guest on Catholic radio. Mike is widely regarded as an expert on the early church fathers and we’re taking a look at these virtuous men who formed the church this episode. In addition to all of this did yo...

Bear talks with a man who had multiple open heart surgeries before he could even remember. Bill Snyder will share with us how the Holy Spirit can do His open heart surgery on our hearts.

Adam is the Vice President of an award-winning local Catholic radio station and the host of The Catholic Man Show. Adam and his best friend/co-host, David Niles, had 0 experience in the radio business before being presented with the opportunity to start a Catholic station in 2014. Taking a leap of faith, they launched St. Michael Catholic Radio and it has now grown into covering the whole Tulsa Ma...

Bear talks story and WORST WIPEOUTS 'decleaters' and 'cow launches' with Kevin O'Brien of Pewaukee, WI. Kevin O'Brien grew up in suburb of Detroit, MI in 1970 and went to Bowling Green University. He played professional football from 1993-1996. During his professional football career he started to search for God everywhere but the Catholic Church. After many years of looking he eventually returned...

Bear talks story with two young men who have given up a year of their life to work with the homeless in the Bronx to discern their vocation. Jaire Jacome & Anthony Shipe are missionaries with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal to serve, discern, pray, and for formation. There's alot of work to be done in the South Bronx as they take care of welcoming homeless men into the community where they re...

EWTN's host Bear Woznick of Deep Adventure Radio talks about faith and story with the founder of the Catholic Cross Bearers Motorcycle Ministry. Eric Wardrum and his wife decided to begin the Catholic Cross Bearers Motorcycle Ministry, in order to “provide a Catholic evangelistic presence in the motorcycling world and to all those who are in the streets or imprisoned; and to provide a riding group...

He rides motorcross and street, he's a skater and a surfer, Father Mark Goring can be found preaching powerfully at the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston, Texas. Check out his inspirational Youtube channel which updates almost daily!  Father Mark & Bear talk story about Long Ride Home and when we were riding at night and the pack was pushing to make time to reach our next destination. Join in...

Dr. Martin Owen is a Family Physician with a clinical and research interest in Natural Family Planning. He is the current Vice President of the Canadian Catholic Physicians and Canadian delegate to the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations. He is blessed to be supported in this work by his wife Theresa and their seven children. You can follow them on social media by searching: At Home...

By imparting her belief that thoughts impact behavior, Judy has helped clients attain remarkable personal and organizational improvement for over 20 years. An accomplished speaker and radio host, Judy works with clients whose goals are so bold that they require a new level of power, performance and perspective. Retired at 35 from the promotional and print industry, Judy uses her experience as a to...

Paddle out as Bear & Matthew dig deep into developing the prayer life full of devotion and love for The Lord. Matthew Leonard is an internationally known speaker, author, podcaster, filmmaker, and Vice President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology (founded by Dr. Scott Hahn). A convert to Catholicism and former missionary to Latin America, Matthew is a frequent guest on radio and televisi...

Gary is the author of A Worrier’s Guide To The Bible, Listen To Your Blessed Mother, From Fear To Faith, Find A Real Friend In Jesus and Faith, Hope, and Clarity. He is a frequent speaker at parishes and conferences across the Unites States and Canada and is recognized as the leading Catholic speaker on the topic of overcoming anxiety. Gary has appeared on several EWTN television programs includin...

Matt Foss is a key member of the team behind the scenes of Long Ride Home serving as an incredible videographer and leader of men during the chaos of shooting a reality show through the desert. Matt and Bear talk story about everything from how he got involved with the show to the logistics of making it all happen in such a limited time frame. Join in the adventure!

Author, Paul Dykewicz is a seasoned beat reporter, editor, columnist and commentator who has worked for a variety of local and national news organizations. A winner of numerous journalism awards, he works in Washington, D.C., and lives in Rockville, Maryland.

Coach talks story with Bear about the adventures in Texas on Long Ride Home.

Join Bear and Fr. Mark, the Pastor of the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston, as they talk story about the ride during our shoot of Long Ride Home reality TV show. The shoot was more of a challenge than any of the men thought. But, as you'll hear, there was a conscious decision to say "I'm just gonna be a soldier here". It's that military attitude that is inspiring and emboldened the men on th...