Episodes

  • #108 - Ben Brandenburg: ALS Took His Body. It Didn’t Take His Purpose.

    #108 - Ben Brandenburg: ALS Took His Body. It Didn’t Take His Purpose.
    Mar 25 2026
    Ben Brandenburg spent his career behind the scenes in elite college athletics, helping others perform at the highest level. In 2021, he was diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that steadily takes away the body’s ability to move. In this conversation, Ben describes what it is like to live through that loss in real time. Not as a series of good days and bad days, but as a constant, irreversible decline. He reflects on losing independence, confronting limits that effort cannot overcome, and redefining purpose as control disappears. The discussion moves beyond illness into deeper questions. What remains when discipline no longer works. How identity changes when the future contracts. What it means to lead a family when you can no longer act physically. And how faith, responsibility, and meaning evolve under pressure. This is not a story about overcoming ALS. It is a conversation about how to live when it cannot be overcome. SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • #107 - Clifford Winston: The Incentive Problem Driving Modern Politics

    #107 - Clifford Winston: The Incentive Problem Driving Modern Politics
    Mar 18 2026
    Brookings senior fellow Clifford Winston joins Tim and Troy Green for a sharp conversation on political incentives, institutional trust, market competition, and why he believes many government solutions fail the public they claim to help. The discussion ranges from legal deregulation and access to justice to social media, academic honesty, innovation, and what still gives him confidence in America. SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • #106 - Dr. Shireen Rizvi: Building a Life Worth Living

    #106 - Dr. Shireen Rizvi: Building a Life Worth Living
    Mar 11 2026
    Dr. Shireen Rizvi joins Tim and Troy Green for a deep conversation about dialectical behavior therapy, emotional regulation, trauma, suffering, and hope. She explains what DBT actually is in plain language, why it was created for people who felt life was not worth living, and how its core tension between acceptance and change can help people navigate pain, despair, and everyday emotional struggle. They discuss radical acceptance, chain analysis, self efficacy, trauma recovery, parenting, faith, and the difference between healthy coping and avoidance. Dr. Rizvi also reflects on her own cancer diagnosis, the emotional realities of clinical work, and why building a life worth living does not mean living a life without pain. This is a thoughtful episode about what it means to stay, to suffer honestly, and to keep moving toward purpose even when life feels unbearable. Get Dr. Shireen Rizvi's new book:⁠https://www.shireenrizvi.com/books⁠ SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #105 - Brad Thor: The author who saved the USA from a MAJOR Terrorist Threat

    #105 - Brad Thor: The author who saved the USA from a MAJOR Terrorist Threat
    Mar 4 2026
    Brad Thor, bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series, joins Tim Green for a wide ranging conversation on national security, courage, faith, and the moral gray zones behind the defense of a free society. Drawing from decades of research with intelligence and military professionals, Thor reflects on evil, institutional fragility, social media, and the personal cost of confronting danger. SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • #104 - Benedict Allen: Amazon Explorer on being hunted by Gold Miners

    #104 - Benedict Allen: Amazon Explorer on being hunted by Gold Miners
    Feb 25 2026
    Benedict Allen recounts being hunted by illegal gold miners and forced into an unthinkable survival decision, then reflects on fear, solitude, and what it costs the people you love when you choose a life on the edge. SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • #103 - Neurology Experts Say ALS cure ready within next 5 years

    #103 - Neurology Experts Say ALS cure ready within next 5 years
    Feb 18 2026
    After their breakthrough study went viral in The Times of Israel, Dr. Ariel Ionescu and Dr. Amir Dori join us, alongside Dr. Merit Cudkowicz, to explain what the headlines got right and what still needs caution. Their research suggests ALS may begin at the muscle to nerve connection, where a missing molecule allows toxic protein buildup, and restoring it in lab models stopped decline and supported nerve repair. We talk about what this could mean for families living with ALS, what still stands between this science and human trials, and why real hope is built carefully, without getting ahead of the data.. SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #102 - Ward Larsen: Real Combat Stories From a US Airforce Pilot

    #102 - Ward Larsen: Real Combat Stories From a US Airforce Pilot
    Feb 11 2026
    Ward Larsen flew A-10s in Desert Storm, investigated crash sites while the wreckage still smoked, and now channels those real-world stakes into thrillers that balance technical precision with moral consequence. In this conversation with Tim and Troy Green, he reflects on combat responsibility, leadership and discipline beyond the uniform, and where faith fits when certainty disappears in a world of accelerating technology and blurred truth. Get Ward Larsen's latest book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ward-Larsen/243297308 SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • #101 - Nic Pizzolatto & Suzanne Santo: Love, Belief and the Search for Meaning

    #101 - Nic Pizzolatto & Suzanne Santo: Love, Belief and the Search for Meaning
    Feb 4 2026
    Nic Pizzolatto and Suzanne Santo talk candidly about why romance, success, and creative achievement fail to save us and why belief, responsibility, and meaning endure. A reflective conversation on marriage, faith, creativity and living well in a distracted modern world. Listen to Suzanne's music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TUJBwovBrSV0NgaJ9cm5a SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (⁠https://elevenlabs.io⁠) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠https://nlupod.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/nlutimgreen⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nlupod⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠https://www.tackleals.com⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠https://authortimgreen.com⁠ Tim’s New Book - ROCKET ARM: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062796895/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 17 mins