I got an email this week that stopped me in my tracks for a minute. It came from Anuj Agarwal, the Founder of Feedspot. His panel had gone through the field and selected the True Man Podcast as one of the Top 100 Masculinity Podcasts on the web—ranked #37. I read it...
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Jim Britt: What’s Keeping Men Silent — and the One Step That Breaks Every Limitation
AFR Men's Summit Speaker Series — Speaker #4 of 8 Summit: The Power of Asking for Help — Creating the American Family Renaissance Date: September 14, 2026 · Online, join from anywhere Meet the full lineup: americanfamilyrenaissance.org/summit/speakers Reserve your...
Tom Ziglar: Faith and Family Are the Foundation, Not the Footnote
AFR Men's Summit Speaker Series — Speaker #3 of 8 Summit: The Power of Asking for Help — Creating the American Family Renaissance Date: September 14, 2026 · Online, join from anywhere Meet the full lineup: americanfamilyrenaissance.org/summit/speakers Reserve your...
The Church of ESPN: How We Traded Sunday Dinner for Sunday Betting Lines
A man I'll call Dave sat across from me at a coaching session a few months back and said something that's stuck with me ever since. "I didn't even notice it happening," he said. One Sunday I looked up, and my daughter was twelve. Twelve. And I couldn't tell you the...
Getting Back to American Family Values
I turned on the TV last Sunday to watch a game. Just a game. Something simple. Something that used to feel like home, a beer in the fridge, my dad's voice in the back of my head calling a play before it happened, a scoreboard that meant something for three hours and...
The Lost Art of the Caring Conversation: Why We’re So Quick to Fix and So Slow to Listen
I've sat across the table from people who wanted to fix my business before they understood it. People who'd never built a company, never met a payroll, or never lost a night's sleep wondering if they could make the next one, and yet somehow, they had a three-point...
Why Men Need Community and the Courage to Ask for Help: My Conversation with Bobby Shelton on The Self-Leadership Lab
I recently sat down with Bobby Shelton on his podcast, The Self-Leadership Lab, for a conversation that went places I didn't expect—and that's exactly why I love this kind of dialogue. What started as a discussion about the origin of "True Man" turned into a...
Building the Field for Someone Else American Family Renaissance | True Man Podcast Episode #253
"Hey, Dad — you want to have a catch?" That's the line from Field of Dreams. This week, I watched grown men live it out for real, and it hit me harder than I expected. A week ago, I told you about my own trip to that field in Dyersville, Iowa, about having a catch...
Named “The Most Impactful Men’s Leadership Mentor to Follow in 2026”
There's a moment every man knows, even if he's never said it out loud: the moment he realizes the success he's built on the outside hasn't touched the ache he's carrying on the inside. Careers built. Wealth built. Reputations built. But underneath it all, no...
The Identity Crisis So Many Men Never Talk About American Family Renaissance | Guest Appearance Recap
What happens when a man has done everything he was told to do — built the career, provided for the family, checked every box — and still feels like something is missing? That's the question I sat down to answer recently on Unmute with Priya: Finding Your Voice at...
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Bob Beaudine: The God Who Is Always Available — and Why Most Men Never Pull Up a Chair
AFR Men's Summit Speaker Series — Speaker #7 of 8 Summit: The Power of Asking for Help — Creating the American Family Renaissance Date: September 14, 2026 · Online, join from anywhere Meet the full lineup: americanfamilyrenaissance.org/summit/speakers Reserve your...
Labor Day 2026: Celebrating the People Who Power American Business
Labor Day 2026 arrives on Monday, September 7, and it offers American business owners something more valuable than a long weekend: a genuine opportunity to reflect on the people who make everything work. From the shop floors of our manufacturers to the front desks of...
Bob Tiede: Why Asking for Help Is the Most Powerful Leadership Move a Man Can Make
AFR Men's Summit Speaker Series — Speaker #6 of 8 Summit: The Power of Asking for Help — Creating the American Family Renaissance Date: September 14, 2026 · Online, join from anywhere Meet the full lineup: americanfamilyrenaissance.org/summit/speakers Reserve your...
The Day That Could Change the Direction of Your Life — September 14 True Man Podcast | Available wherever you listen to podcasts – truemanpodcast.com
For months I've been telling you something is coming. Dropping hints. Planting seeds. Telling you to stay close. Today the doors open completely. On September 14th, the American Family Renaissance is hosting its first-ever men's summit—The Power of Asking for Help-...
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