The Maté Experience

John Lehman makes a 2nd appearance to take us to India.

Join us, along with Life Star Medic Lucas Linden. From the Caribbean to Brooklyn, and back to the Midwest. Lucas has seen EMS from many angles.

Hear how a boy from the Midwest ended up in Africa on a dark night. Join us, along with John Lehman, and travel to Ethiopia.

Returning guest from season 1, Josh Burger. Joins us for a world travel session.

Peer pressure or Peer support? learn more in Episode 9.

Returning show favorite, Jacob Klopfenstein, enlightens us on the effects of good and bad gossip.

Episode 7 finds Fritz back on the show. From Kansas to McMurdo, its all right here.

Four friends from FSU, Madi, Maggie, Liana, and Sean, travel the country filming documentaries. Listen here to learn what they are up to, and how we got connected in Kansas. Get their perspective on how life is viewed though the lens of a film maker.

This week took us on the road to sit down and chat with some family friends. We discuss our time spent in Louisiana with Harvest Call as a very poorly explained definition of Mardi Gras.

This week's episode brings two returning guests to talk about a second trip taken to Kenya to support a small school there. We discuss the differences in serving God locally and abroad as we explore our personal experiences. Stay tuned to the end to see how you may be able to personally assist in these efforts. Link to Pleasant Hope Academy: https://www.pleasanthopeacademy.org/ Link to AC Harv...

Join Jared and a few of his friends as they sit around a makeshift studio in central Illinois. This group of men was a random assortment of single Christians that had traveled from various places to be together for the weekend.

This week's episode takes a walk into the life of a what many may see as an ordinary man, husband and father. Journey with us as we explore a bit of literature and life with our friend Kent Schmidgal and his son William.

In this episode, one of Jared's friend's friend sits down to talk about his experience of moving from LA county, California to the Midwest for college at Kansas University. He shares also of the highs and lows of a mission trip he took to Japan in the summer of 2025.

Fritz becomes undead to share with Jared and the listeners some wisdom that life has taught him. https://dietiredco.com Use code mate10 at checkout.

Come with us as we explore the challenges and rewards of living in what we Apostolic Christians call a small church. Also, as often happens when single men are given a mic, the topic of marriage arises. Listen as we uncover how to find a spouse in a rather unique way, and learn how to properly deal with friends that have left us for more exciting adventures.

In episode 24, Fritz takes his last moments to share with our guest Tyler Stahl the challenges of real adult life beyond monetary concerns.

In Episode 23 Benji Aberle enlightens us on the finer points of Roman Candle wars. And how he lost an eye in one.

Enjoy this episode with Jarod Hartter, and hear what makes a firefighter run into a fire.

This is one for the birds. Join us, along with Jacob and Silas Rassi, and hear about birds, watching birds, listening to birds, making lists of birds. In short all things birds.

The Maté Experience sits down with pilot Tyler Grimm in Ep. 19 to explore the wonders of flight. But unexpected topics distract us, the international dateline, Jared monologues about reality, and so on.

For Episode 18 we sit down with Aaron Hertzel. Aaron gives us the rare opportunity to delve into his experience with a DUI, and all the ways it has continued to affect his life.

Join us along with serial guest Thomas Beer as well as Evan Mogler making a debut appearance. Hear about the big city of Philadelphia, refugees, art, and all other happenings in the world of Thomas.

Join us in the 16th Episode of Season 3, along with returning Guest Jacob Klopfenstein, to discuss how Hard Work effects our lives.

The 15th Ep. of Season 3 finds us on the road to a small town in the Midwest. Join us in a conversation with Cody Lanus, and hear about how life has dumped him in West Bend Iowa. After years in Federal Prison, next door to his brother William Kuhn. Find all the details of that experience, spiritual, physical, and emotional, right here on The Maté Experience.

Jared and Fritz sit down and catch up in a guestless episode. Topics range from Marcus Aurelius to the Lockheed CL-1201.