Couple O' Nukes: Self-Improvement For Mental Health, Addiction, Fitness, & Faith

Epizodes

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  Two Travelers In Japan Unexpectedly Sit Down To Talk Culture, Marriage, Purpose, & Faith 24.07.2026 1h 17min

  Send us Fan Mail In my second international in-person interview recorded in Japan, I sit down with Luis, whom I met at Hillsong Tokyo at their grand opening. What began as two strangers sitting next to each other at church quickly turned into a meaningful conversation about faith, identity, marriage, culture, and the lifelong process of personal growth. Together, we explore how God often brings people together in unexpected places and how international travel can broaden not only our worldvie...
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  Bipolar Is Who I Am: Chris LaFreniere On Mental Illness, Addiction, & Faith 22.07.2026 31min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Chris LaFreniere, author of Bipolar Is Who I Am: A Journey of Transformation, Redemption, and Managing the Chaos Within, to discuss one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses in the world. Mr. LaFreniere shares his deeply personal story of living with Bipolar I Disorder, including psychosis, paranoia, repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, addiction, and the long road toward stability. Rather than offering easy answers, he provides an hone...
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  Healing The Wounded Inner Child: Addiction, Trauma, And Codependency Recovery 21.07.2026 2h 16min

  Send us Fan Mail In my first international in-person podcast interview, I sit down with author and professional drummer David Deane Haskell in Japan for an honest conversation about childhood trauma, addiction recovery, codependency, identity, and inner-child healing. Mr. Haskell is the author of five science-fiction books and Wounded Angels, a deeply personal account of connecting with the wounded versions of himself that remained frozen within traumatic experiences. Mr. Haskell shares how l...
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  The Extraordinary Men’s Network: Sobriety, Accountability, Understanding, & Mental Health 17.07.2026 42min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I reconnect with Andrew Michael Houghton, founder of the Extraordinary Men’s Network, nearly two years after his first appearance on the show. Mr. Houghton joins me from Korea while I’m in Japan, and we catch up on sobriety, fatherhood, marriage, men’s mental health, accountability, and the work of building healthier communities for men. Mr. Houghton shares how the past two years have been both difficult and deeply meaningful, including some of the hardest pe...
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  The "5th Beast" In Daniel Everyone Overlooks & Why It Matters 16.07.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail In this Radiating Faith sermon, I examine what I call “the beast outside the vision”—a startling connection between Daniel’s vision of four beasts and what happened to King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4. Although Scripture identifies only four beasts within Daniel’s vision, Nebuchadnezzar later experienced a real transformation that made him live and behave like an animal. His hair grew like eagle feathers, his nails resembled a bird’s claws, and his human reason was taken from ...
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  The Queen Of Empathy On Emotional Intelligence, Connection, And The Hero Within 15.07.2026 1h 17min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I reconnect with Karen Hall, known as the Queen of Empathy, nearly three years after we first met at Podcast Movement Evolutions in Los Angeles. Ms. Hall is an emotional intelligence leadership coach, podcaster, speaker, author, editor, publicist, event producer, and advocate for helping people recognize the hero within themselves. We discuss empathy, connection, courage, leadership, faith, parenting, public speaking, emotional awareness, and the quiet ways o...
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  Before Godzilla, There Was Leviathan: Why The Bible's Sea Monster Still Matters 14.07.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail In this Solo Scripture Samurai Arc sermon, I reflect on my journey to Awaji Island, Japan, where I experienced the Godzilla Interception Operation during a typhoon. Standing beneath the towering figure of Shin Godzilla made me think about humanity’s fascination with kaiju, sea monsters, and seemingly unstoppable forces—and ultimately led me back to the biblical account of Leviathan. I explore what Scripture says about Leviathan through Genesis, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, and ...
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  Living With Chronic Illness: Pain, Identity, Burnout, And Finding Meaning 11.07.2026 51min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jeffery Bone, a chronic illness coach, mental health professional, podcaster, and author who has spent more than two decades working in the chronic illness and chronic pain space. Mr. Bone’s expertise became deeply personal when he developed a chronic illness of his own, forcing him to confront the physical pain, mental exhaustion, medical uncertainty, identity loss, and emotional grief that many patients experience behind closed doors. We...
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  We Are All Here: Suicide Prevention, Human Trafficking, & Grace In Acts 16 10.07.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail In this solo Radiating Faith sermon, I explore Acts 16 and the powerful connections between spiritual discernment, human exploitation, worship during suffering, forgiveness, and suicide prevention. I examine how Paul and Silas remained faithful through opposition, physical abuse, imprisonment, and uncertainty—and how their response influenced everyone listening around them. I begin with the enslaved young woman whose spiritual condition was being exploited for financial gain....
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  How AI & Phone Calls Are Helping Save Lives At Addiction Treatment Centers 09.07.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Dave Sichel, a man in long-term recovery, founder of Blueshirt Media, and someone using AI to help addiction treatment centers reach more people during one of the most critical moments of their lives. Mr. Sichel shares how his own experience with addiction, relapse, treatment, and recovery shaped his mission to help the still-suffering addict. This conversation begins with a serious question: what happens when someone finally calls for help, b...
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  How Video Game Accessibility Creates Connection For People With Disabilities 07.07.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Mark Barlet, a service-disabled Air Force veteran, longtime disability advocate, former founder of AbleGamers, and chief operating officer of AccessForge. Mr. Barlet shares how a military injury left him medically classified as an incomplete paraplegic and how his personal experience with disability eventually grew into more than two decades of advocacy, accessibility work, and creating better experiences for people who are often overlooked. W...
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  Former Naval Nuclear Officer Jason Sharon On Renting, Home Loans, & Building Wealth 06.07.2026 42min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, of Couple O' Nukes, it's actually a couple of nukes! I sit down with Jason Sharon, a retired Navy nuclear operator, mortgage expert, real estate investor, hotel owner, author, husband, and father. Mr. Sharon shares his journey from growing up in a small Alabama town to joining the Navy at 17, working through the nuclear pipeline, serving 20 years active duty, and eventually transitioning into the world of finance, mortgages, homeownership, and real estate inv...
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  Accidental Lawyer To Thriller Author: Michael Stockham On Returning To Purpose Later In Life 02.07.2026 56min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Michael Stockham, a lawyer, novelist, former creative writing student, fly fishing guide, poet, and storyteller whose life proves that it is never too late to start again. Mr. Stockham shares how his path did not begin with a clear legal career plan, but instead moved through studio art, poetry, creative writing, odd jobs, fly fishing, restaurant work, telemarketing, and eventually law school. His journey is a strong reminder that calling, pur...
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  Pilot Emergency Ejects From A Jet And What Followed Changed Everything 30.06.2026 1h 6min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Ken Mellott, an Air Force veteran, former pilot, intelligence officer, author, editor, photographer, and man of faith whose life story stretches from the Air Force Academy to a terrifying aircraft accident, military trauma, PTSD recovery, and intelligent design. Mr. Mellott shares how watching the cadets march at the Air Force Academy as a young boy planted a dream in his heart, inspired by his father’s service, military legacy, and the desire...
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  A Two-Hour Run In Japan Led Me To Spiritual Discoveries About Discipline, Stillness, & Hope 29.06.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail In this solo Radiating Faith episode, I officially begin the Solo Scripture Samurai Arc, a new Japan-inspired series focused on Scripture, Christian history in Japan, spiritual reflection, and real-life lessons from my time living in the Land of the Rising Sun. While I have already recorded sermons during my stay in Japan, this episode marks the beginning of a more intentional journey into Japanese Christian history, the modern revitalization of Christianity in Japan, and the...
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  Rock Bottom Is Not The End: Randy Duran’s Story Of Recovery 28.06.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Randy Duran, a mental health coach who shares a deeply vulnerable story about depression, anxiety, addiction, loneliness, and the dangerous coping cycles that can form when pain goes unspoken. Mr. Duran opens up about struggling with identity and sadness as early as high school, turning to drugs, alcohol, women, gambling, and a fast lifestyle in an attempt to cope with loneliness and emotional isolation. Throughout the conversation, Mr. Duran ...
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  She Sold Everything And Moved To Paris Without Speaking French: Change Changes Everything 26.06.2026 31min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Wani Iris Manly, an IP lawyer, speaker, author, and change expert whose life took a radical turn after she sold everything, left Miami, and moved to Paris without speaking French or knowing anyone there. Ms. Manly shares how a New Year’s Eve moment of prayer, reflection, and radical self-responsibility led her to confront her limiting beliefs and open herself up to a completely different life. Throughout the conversation, Ms. Manly explains ho...
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  Podcasting Full Time: Catching Up With Noah May & Lethal Venom 24.06.2026 1h 9min

  Send us Fan Mail In this reunion episode, I welcome Noah May back to the show to catch up on everything that has changed since his first appearance. Mr. May shares how his podcasting journey has grown over the past year, from hosting Lethal Venom to relaunching Southern Reads and working on Music Talks. He also talks about graduating from Auburn with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and how podcasting unexpectedly became a major part of his professional and creative life. Throughout the conv...
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  Walking Across Africa: A Veteran's Mission Of Sharing Sustainable Water Systems 22.06.2026 43min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Paul “Waterboy” Brown for a powerful conversation about faith, service, leadership, and the global water crisis. Mr. Brown shares his life purpose of helping solve the water problem by creating sustainable systems of clean water access, and he explains how that mission has taken him into a walk across the African continent to raise awareness, build local partnerships, and help communities gain permanent water solutions. We start with Mr. Brown...
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  AI-Generated Worship Music Controversy: Church Council Case Study 21.06.2026 38min

  Send us Fan Mail In this solo Radiating Faith episode, I use Acts 15 as the foundation for a modern church controversy: should churches use AI-generated worship music? Acts 15 shows the early church wrestling through disagreement, doctrine, Gentile believers, circumcision, the Law of Moses, and how to reach a faithful decision without destroying the body of Christ. From there, I connect that biblical council model to a fictional church council case study about artificial intelligence, worship...