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

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 4:4-8. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Michael Leehan to the studio. He was a practicing Satanist for 20 years before he put his faith in Christ, and he’s the author of the book “Ascent From Darkness: How Satan’s Soldier Became God’s Warrior”. In this interview, we discuss the abuse he suffered as a child, when he decided that God was both Good and Bad, what got him interested in Satanism, when a demon/entity led him to buy his first Satanic Bible, the difference between LaVeyan and Theistic Satanism, the powers he gained while serving Satan, when he decided to give his full life to Satan, when he was caught trying to kill Craig Groeschel, the rituals and sacrifices that he practiced, his radical encounter with God, the process of him coming to faith in Christ, how Satan uses “mental illness” to his advantage, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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”. She is the author of “Another Gospel?” and “The Deconstruction of Christianity”. In this interview, we discuss how there is ongoing crisis of discernment, her read of the growing popularity of conspiracy theorists like Candace Owens that do not provide an evidentiary basis for their claims, the downstream consequences of feminism, the looming crisis of Christian Conservative men not being able to find Christian Conservative women, the impact that the Charlie Kirk assassination has had on the public, when Christians seem to root for certain people to go to hell, how we can place our preferences and feelings under the Word of God, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 4:3. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the negative reaction from many Christians after the baptism of OnlyFans prostitute Lily Phillips. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, he discusses anti-ICE protesters storming a church service in Minneapolis, an update on the situation in Iran, the United Arab Emirates cutting funds for students that want to study abroad in the UK because of fears of “radicalization”, the opening arguments being heard by the Supreme Court in a case involving “trans girls” participating in girls sports, a witness in a Congressional hearing refusing to answer the question: “Can men get pregnant?”, Chinese billionaires using US surrogates and IVF technology to build “mega-families”, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman saying he uses ChatGPT to help raise his “son” with his “husband”, the Trump Administration changing the recommended vaccine schedule for children, the Trump Administration flipping the “food pyramid”, the Trump Administration ending the “temporary protected status” designation for Somalians, the Trump Administration planning to cut federal funding to so-called “Sanctuary Cities”, the Trump Administration freezing visas for welfare-dependent migrants, Netflix doing everything in their power to force more LGBTQ+ content down our throats, Oklahoma parents being arrested after their dog mauled their 2-year-old to death, Oprah announcing a stunning breakthrough in medical science, the latest worthless accolade LeBron James has given to himself, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome David Mathis to the studio. He is the Senior Teacher and Executive Editor at desiringGod.org, a pastor at Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the author of “A Little Theology of Exercise: Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul”. In this interview, we discuss the connection between exercise and Christianity, why most pastors are overweight, the rewards we can receive from taking care of our bodies, how Christians are able to enjoy physical exertion more than non-Christians, why we should make sure we are fit for good works, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 4:1-2. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the shocking rise of Islamic Collectivism as evidenced by the election of Zohran Mamdani as the Mayor of New York City. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, he discusses an ICE agent shooting a protestor in Minnesota, the United States forcibly removing Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela, Candace Owens claiming that the Jews are responsible for Maduro’s ouster, Pope Leo’s deep concern about the capture of Maduro, an uprising in the streets against the current Iranian regime, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz dropping his re-elect bid because of corruption, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Willie Robertson to the studio. He is an evangelist, businessman, author, and star of Duck Dynasty. In this interview, we discuss how his life would have been different had his father Phil never been saved, the legacy of his father, where people go wrong when sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, his thoughts on the way we do “church” in modernity, whether or not Jordan Peterson is a Christian, how he wants to be remembered after he’s gone, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 3:27-31. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Raymond Ibrahim back to the show. He is an author, translator, columnist, and vocal critic of Islam. He is an expert in Islamic history and doctrine and is fluent in English and Arabic. He is the author of multiple books including “Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West”, “Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam”, and his newest book “The Two Swords of Christ: Five Centuries of War between Islam and the Warrior Monks of Christendom”. In this interview, we discuss why there is so much ignorance as to the true tenets of the Islamic religion, his commentary on the targeting of Christians by Muslims in Africa, an overview of “the Crusades”, an overview of the Templar Knights and the Hospitallers, how Muslims use slavery as a tool of warfare, how Muslims are taught to pretend to assimilate into countries that they hope to conquer in the future, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss his thoughts on the Nick Fuentes phenomenon, Kirk Cameron recently saying that he doesn’t believe that God would allow the eternal conscious torment of Hell, recent online claims about his net worth and mean things that his church does, whether Believers should allow themselves to be harmed or killed by non-believers, what Jesus is doing right now, whether or not the “Church” can/should unify, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 3:21-26. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, Kyle introduces the world to the “31-Day Resilience Reset”. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle presents the Top 20 Ways to Avoid Being a Crappy Man in 2026. Some of you will be offended. Many of you will use this as the motivation you need to make lasting improvements. This episode is an accountability mirror. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle reviews the year that was 2025 by looking at the biggest stories from his life, and the worlds of news, sports, entertainment, and more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 3:9-20. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we give our list of the top podcasts of 2025. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, Kyle welcomes Melissa Dougherty back to the show to discuss her book “Happy Lies: How a Movement You (Probably) Never Heard of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World”, Undaunted.Life’s 2025 Book of the Year. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we give our list of the top 10 books of 2025. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 3:1-8. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Matt Chandler of The Village Church and Adam Smith of The Forging Table back to the show. IRON & ASH is where forged men gather around the fire, encourage one another with truth, and let the smoke rise as we trade stories, sharpen our convictions, and push back darkness. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome King Randall to the studio. He is the Founder of The X For Boys Life Preparatory School, a school for at-risk youths in Albany, GA. In this interview, we discuss why and how he started to tackle the crime, poverty, and sickness epidemics in his hometown at such a young age, the struggle created by people that buy into a victimhood mindset, why he teaches young boys in his community about honor, discipline, commitment, courage, accountability, and consistency, the pushback he receives for trying to help people in his own community, how his faith is Christ is fueling his work and advocacy, how he got hundreds of people in his hometown to start exercising outside, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 2:12-29. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle takes your questions! He discusses if Christians should take TRT, whether men should roll with women at jiu-jitsu, who from the Bible he would want at his dinner party, if he counts calories, how to spot teachers of false gospels, how to view martial arts like karate and taekwondo, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the growing influence of Nick Fuentes with young men and how we can fight against it. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, he discusses the Islamic terror attack in Washington D.C. on the eve of Thanksgiving, the nonsense drama surrounding the Trump Administration blowing up drug boats on their way to the United States, a student at the University of Oklahoma getting a zero from her tranny professor because she quoted Scripture, Trump threatening the country of Nigeria with military action if they do not stop the genocide of Christians by Muslims in their country, Trump inviting a jihadist terrorist leader to the White House, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 2:6-11. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Dallas Jenkins back 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 the trajectory of The Chosen from pre-season 1 all the way to today, the biggest growing pain he’s felt with a growing show, what fans can expect from the depictions of the crucifixion and resurrection, whether the crucifixion scenes will be as brutal as those from The Passion of the Christ, his response to people that avoid The Chosen because “it’s not biblical”, the concerns over a pride flag seen on set, how the series will wrap, his upcoming projects depicting the lives of Moses and Joseph, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss his favorite Christmas traditions and movies, why he has complimented the “preaching” of women, what Christians should do about the rise of Islam in America, whether or not Christians should use contraception, how people that were saved as children can be confident in their salvation, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 2:2-5. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Clare Morell to the show. She is an author and public policy expert. She is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the director of its Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, the New York Post, National Review, and The Federalist. She consults legislators on technology policy and has helped draft legislation to protect children online. In this interview, we discuss her new book “The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones”, how parental controls and screen time limits don’t work, how to do a screen detox, why schools should ban smartphones from bell to bell, alternatives for families that do not want their children addicted to smartphones and social media, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Russell Hunter to the studio. He is the Founder of Abolitionists Rising, an organization that exists to spread abolitionist ideas and support abolitionist organizations, projects, and legislation. Their goals are the abolition of abortion, the repentance of the nation, and the glorification of God. In this interview, we discuss his interesting route to the abortion abolitionist movement, why he thinks the current Pro-Life movement has to be completely dismantled, why he is an abolitionist instead of an incrementalist, the connection between the abortion industry and the IVF industry, why he decided to start engaging with students on college campuses about the abortion issue, what he thinks about filming content on college campuses after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Micah Gravel to the show to discuss his time in DOMINION Team 005. Apply for your spot today! Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 2:1. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the lingering drama surrounding the Epstein Files, the conspiracy theories being pushed by Candace Owens concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk, if he thinks the Democratic party will split because of the strong pull of the Communists in their ranks, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Clint Walker to the show to discuss his time in DOMINION Team 005. Apply for your spot today! Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Ken Isaacs to the show. He is the Vice President, Programs & Government Relations at Samaritan's Purse, under the leadership of Billy Graham’s son Franklin. Isaacs has more than 35 years of experience working in the relief and development communities, and his work has taken him to nearly 150 countries in response to global emergencies resulting from wars, complex crises, famines and natural disasters. In this interview, we discuss how he got involved with Franklin Graham, the circumstances around his first humanitarian trip to Africa, stories from on the ground during the genocide in Rwanda, when he fearer for his life after being detained in Zaire, his thoughts on the genocide of Christians all across Africa, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Kim Bowersox to the show to discuss her experience observing the changes that her husband made while in DOMINION Team 005. Apply for your spot today! Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 1:28-32. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Stephen Addison to the show to discuss his time in DOMINION Team 004. Apply for your spot today! Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome the one and only Andy Coleman to the studio. He is the President of the Christian Emergency Alliance, a ministry committed to helping biblical Christians stand under hostile cultural pressures. He has coordinated field efforts to assist persecuted Christians in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He is also the author of “In the Days of Darkness: A Manual for Ordinary Christians Facing Unusual Times”. In this interview, we discuss what it was that he saw while on deployment that led him to a career helping persecuted Christians around the globe, the difference between soft and hard persecution, the violent reality that many Christians live with every day, how you can get resources to persecuted Christians without making them a target for further persecution, how to ensure that aid is not stolen by nefarious forces, why the modern church seems to be built for peacetime as opposed to war, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Chad Fryar to the show to discuss his time in DOMINION Team 005. Apply for your spot today! Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome the one and only Dave Munson to the show. He is the Founder and Owner of Saddleback Leather Co, an iconic leather brand with a 100-year warranty on their products. He’s also the author of the new book “They'll Fight Over It When You're Dead: The True Story of How I Survived Terrorists, Morons and an Assassin to Build One of the Coolest Leather Companies in the World”. In this interview, we discuss how his faith in Christ fuels all of his business aspirations, how lacking a way to easily carry his books while teaching English in Mexico led to him designing his first leather bag, when he got the idea to try and launch a leather bag company, being so poor that he was trading puppies for tacos so he could eat, when a Mexican Federale was sent to kill him, why he decided to kill this man instead, how all of us are in vocational ministry, the details of the brand new Saddleback Leather Co Headquarters, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle describes the DOMINION program. Applications are open! Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 1:24-27. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Jon Root to the studio. He is an independent content creator, writer, and speaker who covers faith, sports and culture. In this interview, we discuss his time working at TPUSA, if he thinks TPUSA will continue to be relevant into the future, his direct experience dealing with Candace Owens, why he thinks we should “mark and avoid” Mark Driscoll and Ravi Zacharias, his defense of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss his view on Israel, if Mormons are Christians, whether the Fruits of the Spirit are hierarchical, if there will be problems to solve in prison, if election applies to babies, spouses with differing sex drives, what to think of churches with no elders or deacons, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Romans 1:18-23. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the recent comments from David Platt’s handpicked successor concerning Charlie Kirk. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, he discusses former Pastor Robert Morris confessing to being a pedophile but escaping justice, the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by a man with 14 prior arrests, Trump spearheading the end of the war in Gaza and the return of all Israeli hostages, Candace Owens directly accusing the Trump Administration of assassinating Charlie Kirk, a convicted child murderer being freed after serving less than 10 years in prison, Chip and Joanna Gaines continuing to prove that they should not be admired by Christians anymore, Iraq lowering the “age of consent” for girls to marry to 9 years old, Somalia voting to allow child marriage, the United States somehow allowing for an American city to be controlled almost exclusively by Muslims, a 2-year-old girl dying in the family car while her dad was distracted watching porn, a University of Kentucky cheerleader giving birth and then disposing of her baby in a trash bag, Pope Leo saying you cannot simultaneously be pro-life and pro death penalty, allowing for a Muslim prayer room in the Vatican, and then praying for a block of ice, transgender identification plummeting among American college students, Christianity Today taking more than $1,000,000 from a pro-abortion foundation, the tranny who planned to kill Brett Kavanaugh being sentenced to only eight years in prison, Shohei Ohtani delivering the greatest single-game performance in the history of Major League Baseball, people getting the villain wrong in the now-infamous “Phillies Karen” video, my picks for the top 10 movie acting performances of the 21st Century, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Jon Tyson back to the show. He is a pastor, church planter, and author. He currently serves as the lead pastor of Church of the City in NYC and is the author of “The Intentional Father” and his new book “Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men from Becoming Fully Alive”. In this interview, we discuss the tremendous revival happening right now in NYC, the reasons why so many men are struggling in modernity, the role feminism has played in the plight of men, what the church can do to help give men vision and purpose, how men can go about building and strengthening their foxholes, and much more. Let’s get into it… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices