The Human Era

Kent talks with Svetlana Newsome about growing up in Kazakhstan and how she left for the United States, her experiences with spiritual phenomena, and her practice of energy healing.   ---   Svetlana Newsome was born in Kazakhstan into a Russian family, by a single mother in a restricted land of the USSR. No God, no sex, no expression, and many other nos dominated society at that time. She is now a...

Kent talks with Jamie Free about nutrition and diet, Crossfit as a sport and fitness regimen, some of the athletes he's worked w/ and a bunch more.   ---   Jamie is an award winning nutrition coach, which he offers through his company 2-7 Health and Wellness --you can get in touch with him there at www.twosevenhealth.com -- he is also the co-owner of Crossfit Trivium, a notable Crossfit gym in the...

Kent talks with Ellen Blasing & Rae Ryan about all things Foster Care, including, counseling, parenting, and how you can get involved and help in Foster Care   ---   Ellen Blasing— Lead Counselor for Middle Tennessee Group Homes, with Youth Villages. Ellen has worked in multiple states at various levels in the foster care world, including working with foster youth and families, group homes, and re...

Our guest today is Fabi Powell.  She is a young widow w/ the most heartbreaking, yet beautiful and hopeful love story. --- Fabi is the founder of the Josh Powell Foundation, founded in honor of her late husband, 1LT William Joshua Powell. At 25 years old, Josh was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called synovial sarcoma in his lower abdomen. This cancer took his life two years and 25 days late...

Kent talks with Dwight Upshaw & Nic Johnston, two of the coaches from PRVN Fitness, coaching some of the biggest names in the sport such as Tia Clair Toomey, Brooke Wells, Alec Smith, Streat Hoerner, Will Moorad and James Newbury.   ---   Dwight Upshaw, most recently was the head coach of Crossfit Sanitas, has trained all types of athletes for nearly 15 years.  (Crossfit Sanitas, btw, is the gym i...

Kent talks to Dr. Josh Renkens about his Chiropractic business as well as, daily supplements, dry needling, cryotherapy, and much more.   Exclusive Offer: Click on the link below, sign up to the KLP Newsletter, and get Josh Renkens suggested daily supplements list. https://www.kentlapp.com/listen/klp103joshrenkens   ---     Josh is the owner of Resilient Health & Performance in Brentwood TN.  He i...

Kent is joined by entrepreneur, author, and financial guru, Jerremy Newsome. Jerremy shares how he went from growing up in a religious cult to becoming successful in the stock market, and it started with an investment tip from Forrest Gump. --- Jerremy Newsome has built a reputation as one of the foremost pioneers in ‘fiscal therapy.’ His vigor and drive for helping communities, families and indiv...

We brought back Fadi Bousamra & Chad Stephens to talk with Kent about all things COVID.  Let's face it, there is a lot that just doesn't make sense surrounding the Corona Virus and it's origins, so we talked it out. Fadi and Chad team up to bring an interesting perspective about China, the lab investigations, and the new vaccine. We think you'll enjoy it. ---   ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The K...

We are excited to give you our 100th episode of the KLP. For this episode Kent is joined by two of his closest friends, Patrick Miller and Allen Dixon. The guys share some uncharted territory as they unpack some of their past and give insight into the meaning of life and the challenges it brings. ---   ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The KLP features long-form, in-person conversations that explore...

Gregory Byerline talks with Kent about the magic of great photography, the role of art in society, the gift of sex when experienced by design, the beauty of music, and much more. --- Gregory is a Commercial Photographer at Journeys, as well as a freelance photographer. He is also an ultra runner, and podcaster/producer for three podcasts. Links below. Producer of  Someone Like Me  podcast for End...

Brian Adams talks with Kent about commercial real estate, the stock market, inflation, and the future of office space following the pandemic. --- Brian Adams is the President and founder of Excelsior Capital, where he spearheads the investor relations and capital markets arms of the firm. He has 10 years of experience in real estate private equity. You can find out more about Brian and Excelsior C...

Pieter Valk talks with Kent about his belief that we are here by design, and part of that design is that sex is for marriage, and marriage is for a man and a women. Yet, he is openly gay. --- Pieter Valk is a licensed professional counselor who founded EQUIP in the summer of 2014. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with Highest Honors in Chemistry in 2013. After graduating, Pieter studied at...

Sam Allberry talks with Kent about some hard questions facing Christianity today. Questions like, Is there a God, what’s the purpose of scripture, what to make of Hell, what are the non-negotiable beliefs, and much more. Join us as we dive in to Christian Apologetics to help shed some light on these important topics. ---  Sam is a pastor, apologist, regular conference speaker, editor for the Gospe...

Joanna Barbera talks with Kent about her meditation & mindfulness practice, while incorporating her passion and experience with music and songwriting, as well as helpful breathing exercises, her experiences with Ayahuasca and more.  --- Joanna is a Nashville-based mindfulness mentor, intuitive guide, Kundalini Yoga and meditation instructor and a singer / songstress and performer.   Combining her...

Karyl Fowler talks with Kent about why and how she founded Transmute, how supply chains currently work and what the far-reaching implications are for Blockchain technology, lessons she learned from a recent fund-raising round, what being a female founder is like in the tech space, surveillance capitalism, international trade agreements and more.  --- Karyl is co-founder & CEO of Transmute, a start...

Jason Fields talks with Kent about his exceptional life-story and the remarkable evidences of God along the way.   --- If you're enjoying this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 45 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests as well as new listeners. Click here: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw​​ ​ Thx!...

Guy Goldstein talks w/ Kent about his story, what led to the founding of WriterDuet, the common denominator's of successful screenwriter's and scriptwriter's, switching between the brain's business mode and creative mode, some of his favorite business principles and a bunch more. --- Guy is the Founder and CEO of WriterDuet, a simple and powerful scriptwriting tool that allows scriptwriters and sc...

Jonathan Dodson talks with Kent about his experience donating one of his kidneys and how that has led to multiple meaningful conversations, his book  Our Good Crisis, Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes,  how he got into ministry, church in a post-pandemic age, the cultural forces we're experiencing in the church today, and much more.  --- Jonathan Dodson is the founding pastor of  City Lif...

Arielle Isaac Norman talks with Kent about being raised Mormon, her transition into becoming a polyamorous lesbian, her vision for the Republican Party, why America is so divided and what to do about it, and plenty more.  --- Arielle Isaac Norman is an Austin-based, nationally touring comedian & a polyamorous post-Mormon lesbian. As both a standup comic and the host of the Gender Fluids podcast, N...

Matt Alvarez (owner, @soundshedstudios) talks with Kent about getting the call from Joe Rogan to build his new podcast studio in Austin TX, the super-short timeline he had to get it done, outfitting the cylindrical room for good audio, dealing w/ a few haters of Joe's new space, the future of the podcast industry, tips for setting up a good studio, and plenty more.   --- This podcast is brought to...

Colleen Reidelbach talks with Kent about the social and political changes in Austin TX, the city's move to defund the police while using those funds for abortions, how she successfully navigates her full time career in tech while being a mom, her work at Acklen Avenue and much more. "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?" --- Colleen is a diplomatic communicator, strategic thinker, and...

Todd Engstrom talks with Kent about his journey from chemistry to ministry, the culture of Austin TX, missional & leadership strategies of the Austin Stone Community Church, non-celebrity church culture, parenting, and much more.  --- Todd is the Executive Pastor of Ministry Strategies at The Austin Stone Community Church, in Austin TX.  He has served in a variety of capacities at The Austin Stone...

Renji Bijoy talks with Kent about founding his tech startup "immersed", why Elon Musk is his dream mentor, being named one of Forbe's 30 under 30, how he incorporates his faith into the fast-paced world of tech, and how virtual reality is changing the future of workspaces forever, his story and much more.  --- Renji is the founder and CEO of immersed, a tech startup in Austin TX that has raised ov...

Andy Schoonover talks with Kent about the state of health care in America, why it's so broken and what to do about it, the data supporting the advocacy of contraception for pregnancy care centers but the opposition this view faces, what non-profits can learn from for-profit businesses, as well as selling his company for over $100m, renting the Facebook party house to the real Mark Zuckerberg (as s...

Josh Scott talks with Kent about Progressive Christianity, Richard Rohr, the Transgender Movement and more.  --- Josh has been a pastor for the last two decades. He is now the lead pastor of Gracepointe Church.  The focus of his work is reimagining, reframing, and reclaiming faith through a Progressive Christian lens.  Josh is married to Carla, and they live in Nashville with their five kids and l...