Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

In this episode, we welcome Dallas Jenkins to the show. He is a film and television director, writer, and producer, and he is the creator, director, and co-writer of the worldwide phenomenon The Chosen, the TV series about Jesus and the Apostles. The Chosen is the largest crowd-funded film project of all time. In this interview, we discuss what led him to the film industry, his box office bomb tha...

In this episode, we welcome Scott Box to the show. He’s the author of Heroic Disgrace: A Worship Hero Story, a story about mental health struggles. In this interview, we discuss why he viewed his father as a hero, his obsession with the concept of a hero, when his mental health struggles began, how his approach to healing changed after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, what he did when it be...

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the colossal failure by Republicans in the midterm elections. He digs into the reasons for the bad performance, what Republicans can learn from this experience for the future, why Democrats exceeded expectations, whether or not Trump is to blame, why Republicans should go all-in on Ron DeSantis, the problems associated with living in 2-year election cycles, and mu...

In this episode, we welcome Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson back to the show. Andrews & Wilson are the bestselling co-author team of the Shepherds Series, Tier One Thrillers series, Sons of Valor, and their latest book Dark Fall. In this interview, we discuss how they’ve been able to be co-writers for so long, how they deal with creative differences and conflicts, what readers of the Shepherds Se...

In this episode, we welcome J.S. Shelton to the show. His mission is to directly confront sexual sin inside the Christian church today. He is the author of the book Unmuzzled: Escaping Sexual Sin -Satan’s Grip on Men. In this interview, we discuss why this is such an important topic to him, why sexual sin is Satan’s number one attack on men, why most “accountability groups” fail, why many churches...

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In this episode, we welcome Tim Challies to the show. He is a Christian theologian, pastor, author, and blogger. He was a very early adopter of the blog format, and his blog at challies.com focuses on theology, social and cultural commentary, and book reviews. He is also the author of the new book Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God, which details his mourning process in the...

In this episode, we welcome Kasim Hafeez to the show. He is featured in the 2020 documentary Never Again? The documentary seeks to educate others on the horrors and consequences of anti-Semitism. The film follows the journey of Irving Roth, a Holocaust Survivor, and Kasim Hafeez, a former radical Islamist, as they seek to leave behind a legacy of love over hate. In this interview, we discuss what...

In this episode, we detail why our show has been censored by YouTube. We will then rapidly go through some of the biggest headlines and news stories from the last couple of months. Also, in our Quick Hitters segment, we’ll discuss Jordan Peterson going viral for getting upset when asked by Piers Morgan if he is the intellectual hero to incels, California Governor Gavin Newsom putting the words of...

In this episode, we welcome Warren Farrell to the show. He is an author, political scientist, and activist who has written many books to include The Myth of Male Power, Why Men Earn More, and The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It, which is the main focus of today’s discussion. He has also been described as the “father of the men’s movement.” In this interview, we...

In this episode, we welcome Sarah Verardo to the show. She is one of the founders of Save Our Allies (SOA) and the CEO of The Independence Fund. Sarah was part of the team, which included Tim Kennedy, Chad Robichaux, and Nick Palmisciano, that coordinated the rescue of over 12,000 Americans and American allies in just over a week during the fall of Afghanistan in August of 2021. In this interview,...

In this episode, we welcome Markwayne Mullin back to the show. He is running to represent the state of Oklahoma as one of its two US Senators. He won his Oklahoma Republican runoff election against T.W. Shannon back in August, and he will now take on Democrat Kendra Horn in the General Election on November 8th. He is currently a member of the US House of Representatives representing Oklahoma’s 2nd...

In this episode, we welcome Alisa Childers back to the show. She is a former Contemporary Christian Music recording artist turned Christian Apologist. She’s an outspoken opponent of “Progressive Christianity”, and she talks about that extensively in her book Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity. In this interview, we discuss her new book Live You...

In this episode, we welcome Lauren Davis to the show. She is a mother and entrepreneur that is running for Dallas County (TX) Judge. In this interview, we discuss why she felt compelled to actually run for office, why this race is so important for America and not just Dallas County, how the Democratic Party has created so many inroads in communities all over Texas, what Americans can expect if Tex...

In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. He is the founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, FL. He is the author of If the Tomb is Empty: Why the Resurrection Means Anything Is Possible and the host of the Deppen with Pastor Joby Martin podcast. In this interview, we discuss him literally calling me out for something I said on the show, what most m...

In this episode, we welcome Sara Wilkinson to the show. She is the Gold Star widow of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson. Chad served honorably for 21 years, including time with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). Tragically, her husband Chad died by suicide in 2018. Sara has now dedicated her life to bringing awareness to suicide prevention, specifically within the spec ops community. Par...

In this episode, we welcome Patrick Montgomery to the show. He is a former member of 1st Ranger Battalion and the founder and owner of KC Cattle company. In this interview, we discuss what led him to join the military and specifically the Army Rangers, misconceptions about Rangers, why he wanted to go to war, what it was like accompanying the body of his deceased brother-in-law back to the US whil...

In this episode, we get to some of your questions! We touch on what you should do if someone wants you to use pronouns that don’t align with their biological sex, whether Jesus would watch MMA, if Israel Adesanya is a boring fighter, Kyle’s favorite bible translations and commentaries, why Kyle’s water looks so cloudy, how someone should read the bible if they’re doing so for the first time, how a...

In this episode, we welcome Gary Thomas to the show. He is a bestselling author and international speaker. His books have sold over two million copies worldwide. He’s most known for his marriage and relationship books, to include Sacred Marriage (over 1,000,000 copies sold) and Cherish (100 Books Every Modern Christian Man Should Read). In this interview, we discuss his new book Making Your Marria...

In this episode, we welcome Markwayne Mullin back to the show. He is running to represent the state of Oklahoma as one of its two US Senators. He won his Oklahoma Republican runoff election against T.W. Shannon back in August, and he will now take on Democrat Kendra Horn in the General Election on November 8th. He is currently a member of the US House of Representatives representing Oklahoma’s 2nd...

In this episode, we welcome John Lennox to the show. He is a Christian apologist, mathematician, and bioethicist from Northern Ireland. He is the author of many books including Can Science Explain Everything?, Seven Days That Divide the World, Gunning for God, and God’s Undertaker. He has done numerous high-profile public debates with noted atheist thinkers like Richard Dawkins, Michael Shermer, P...

In this episode, we welcome Eric Metaxas back to the show. He is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and conservative radio show host. He is the author of 20 books which include biographies of Christian giants like William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther. He was on the show last year to discuss his Christian apologetics masterpiece Is Atheism Dead? In this intervie...

In this episode, we welcome Max McLean to the show. He is an award-winning actor and the Artistic Director of the New York City-based Fellowship for Performing Arts. He also played C.S. Lewis in the film The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis. In this interview, misconceptions about the world of acting, why he decided to make theater and acting a profession, where he gained an...

In this episode, we welcome Norman Stone to the show. He is a film and television producer and director and two-time Emmy and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) winner. He is also the writer and director of the new film The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis. In this interview, we discuss how he got into the film industry, how the UK film industry is different...

In this episode, we welcome Owen Strachan to the show. He is the Provost and a Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Arkansas, as well as a Senior Fellow with the Family Research Council. He earned his Ph. D from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and his M.Div from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored numerous books, including Reenchanting Hu...