True Man Podcast

True Man Podcast

The True Man Podcast dares to explore the daily challenges facing men. We are all broken, all searching, and all looking for more of something in our lives. The True Man Podcast is an invitation to radical reconstruction of a man’s masculine heart and soul, and a place of safe community where we dare to ask questions deep-seated in a man.

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October 8, 2026 • 24 mins

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 When life gets hard, most men start cutting things off, but they usually cut the wrong branches: the people, faith, and connections that give them life, while they protect the very things that are draining them. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt talks about the difference between dropping and pruning, and how to put the shears in the Father's hands so He can cut away what's killing you and...

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When life runs dry, most men go into survival mode and cut off the very people, faith, and connections that would bring them back to life. This True Man Podcast uses a drought-stricken tree to show why the leaves that hold on are the connected ones, and why real strength starts when a man is honest enough to ask for help. 

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 Last week MVP advised men to go ask somebody for help, and most of them came up empty, not because no one was around, but because they'd already disqualified every name that came to mind. This episode digs into the filter men run other people through, the captive servant girl whose one sentence started a commander's healing, and the uncomfortable truth that God rarely sends the answer in the packaging we'd hav...

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 Three words on a junior high gym wall — Bigger, Stronger, Faster — followed MVP for forty years before he understood why he never applied them: he took a simple formula and made it complex, and he never asked anyone for help. This episode of the True Man Podcast looks at the simple things men freeze in front of, the commander who nearly walked away from his own healing because the cure was too easy...

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The American Family Renaissance didn't start with a summit; it started with a man getting honest about his struggle and writing it down. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt pulls back the curtain on everything he has been building, from Cracking the Rich Code to True Man True Ways to the AFR Summit on September 14th, and makes the most personal ask of this entire series. 

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 The restoration of the American family doesn't start in Washington, it starts with a man making a decision, and the AFR Summit on September 14th is where that decision gets made. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt opens the doors on The Power of Asking for Help — a free, one-day gathering of eight world-class voices built for the man who is done drifting and ready to build something t...

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 Real strength doesn't begin when a man has it all figured out, it begins the moment he becomes honest enough to admit he doesn't. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt goes deep on why Christian men struggle to ask for help, traces it to its biblical root, and delivers the message at the heart of the American Family Renaissance Men's Summit: that the bravest thing a man can do is also the thin...

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August 20, 2026 • 20 mins

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This week, Mike Van Pelt breaks down the emotional Field of Dreams Game footage of Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr., and other big leaguers having real catches with their fathers and sons, and asks the question underneath all of it: what does a man do when that catch never came, or never will? It's an honest look at the ache so many men carry silently, and a practical challenge for turning that ache into presence for ...

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In this episode, Mike Van Pelt takes you to the actual Field of Dreams movie site in Iowa, where a quiet "download" from God taught him the difference between chasing rest and receiving it, even when the world around us refuses to slow down. Drawing on Ray Kinsella's story and Scripture's own picture of the "still, small voice," this episode challenges men to stop waiting for permission to slow down and start obeyin...

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The cycle that was handed to you does not have to be handed down by you, but breaking it requires more than good intentions and willpower. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt walks through seven living generations, the biblical pattern of generational sin and mercy, and what it actually takes for a man to stand up in his family tree and say: it stops here. #truemanpodcast 

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 Episode 250 celebrates a milestone few podcasts ever reach: 250 episodes dedicated to helping men know God, know themselves, and lead their families with faith and conviction. In this special episode, Mike Van Pelt unveils a major announcement, True Man Life Coaching and the American Family Renaissance are joining forces to build the man, strengthen the family, and restore the nation. 

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 Most men want to lead their families well, but too many believe they have to feel confident before they can step into that role. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt exposes that lie, unpacks the biblical foundation of authentic leadership, and introduces the 9 Marks of a Restored Man, giving every husband and father a practical roadmap to lead his family with courage, character, and convicti...

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The exhaustion you feel isn't just about being busy — for a lot of men, it's the weight of carrying everything alone in silence. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt confronts the male loneliness epidemic head-on, traces it to its biblical root, and gives every man three concrete moves toward the brotherhood God designed him for. #truemanpodcast 

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 In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt explores what the relationship between Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in Yellowstone reveals about masculinity, loyalty, love, fatherhood, and the deep human desire to be truly known. Through powerful scenes, biblical truth, and practical application, you'll discover why real strength isn't found in building thicker walls, but in becoming the kind of man who ...

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 As America celebrates 250 years of freedom, the greatest question isn't what kind of nation we've inherited—it's what kind of men we're becoming. In this special Independence Day episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt challenges Christian men to return to God, lead their families with conviction, and become the generation that preserves liberty by first restoring the home. #truemanpodcast 

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 Every father wants to protect his family, but what happens when the greatest threats aren't outside the home, they're flowing through the culture every single day? In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike is talking about what it means to raise a godly family when the world is pulling your marriage, your children, and your faith in the opposite direction. #truemanpodcast 

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 Father’s Day is more than a celebration, it’s an invitation to take an honest look at the man your family experiences every day. In this special Father’s Day episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike challenges fathers to close the gap between the father they intended to become and the father they are becoming, while embracing the grace, purpose, and calling God has placed on their lives. #truema...

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What if the definition of manhood you've been chasing isn't leading where you thought it would? In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt explores five ways a godly man thinks, leads, and lives differently than the world teaches, and why those differences may be the key to building a life of purpose, strength, and lasting impact. 

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 What does it take to become a godly father when nobody ever showed you how? In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt explores how men can break generational cycles, build a new blueprint for fatherhood, and give their children the presence, truth, safety, and direction every child needs to thrive. #truemanpodcast 

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 On this episode of the True Man Podcast, I’m stripping away the counterfeit versions of masculinity the culture and even the church have sold men for years, and getting back to what biblical masculinity actually looks like. This isn’t about being soft or domineering; it’s about becoming a man whose strength is surrendered to purpose, anchored in God, and strong enough to lead, protect, build,...

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