GreatMan Podcast
Episodes
From The Archive: The Fellowship of Men
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you are attempting to live out a code of noble manhood, you aren’t alone. You are part of something Stephen’s never talked about before on the ...
A Churchill For Our Time
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At just 44 years old, Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, is calling his nation to greatness. Stephen discusses Zelensky’s unique path to ...
Thriving Where You Are
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen recently visited with an old friend who has planted roots for 40 years in a small town in Texas. This man is highly respected, his business is...
Manhood and Generosity
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being generous and large-hearted is one of the ways you can change lives, build a legacy, prosper, and honor God. In fact, generosity is one of the fe...
A Generation and Porn
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen is currently watching Hulu’s new docuseries, Secrets of Playboy, which exposes Hugh Hefner’s toxic and fraudulent house of cards. As you’...
Building Your Life
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a word that can make a big difference in your life as you pursue great manhood: build. We are often advised to live in a way that dodges mis...
From The Archive: Relief vs Restoration
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Relief is short-term. It’s the glass of wine at the end of the day, the massage, the TV show. Relief is the short-term lifting of weariness or pain....
What About Patriarchy?
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen responds to questions about a controversial word we hear often in our society: patriarchy. “Rule by men” hasn’t always been a happy time...
A 2022 Challenge
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you are a CEO with means or a college student making ends meet, Stephen has a challenge for you this year. Commit to hosting at least one even...
Pondering Death
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Winston Churchill once said, “When the notes of life ring false, men should correct them by referring to the tuning-fork of death.” In other words...
Confident Manhood
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A man should be self-possessed. He should walk with confidence. Listen to a few trusted individuals, and walk according to the wisdom of the ancients....
The Migration of Boys
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the early years of a boy’s life, the father is sometimes on the perimeter, as the mother is the primary nurturer. In the early adolescent years, ...
The Power of Respect
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen was recently asked, “If you look at the culture of men, what one word would best describe that culture?” That one word is respect. Men in ...
Train vs. Workout
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, Stephen spent some time with a group of men who had a completely different outlook on exercise. Many of these former military guys describ...
A Faux Band of Brothers
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the last GreatMan Podcast of 2021. As we approach the end of the year, Stephen has some concern. 2022 is probably going to be a bumpy ride....
The Tribute and Toast
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to toasts, many men have a tendency toward smack talk and humor. While there’s nothing wrong with sarcasm or humor – it can even be ...
On Gambling
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This football season, you’ve probably seen a huge amount of advertising for online sports gambling. In this episode, Stephen addresses the issue blu...
The Thanksgiving Story
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the true, historically accurate Thanksgiving story? The Pilgrims are often under attack these days, but these godly men and women sacrific...
How to Treat a Woman
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Men have a tendency toward cowardice when it comes to how they treat women. Men tend to think that what a woman allows, sexually, is what is appropria...
From The Archive: Five Essentials
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The GreatMan Podcast is typically “big picture.” Not today! This episode is crucial for every man to hear. Stephen gets granular, talking through ...
Conquering Lying
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in a military household, and moving as many as ten times in nine years, Stephen became a master liar. All that changed when he became a Chr...
Leadership by Presence
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A good man is present. This week on the podcast, Stephen tells two stories that illustrate a great principle of noble manhood: leadership by presence....
Learn From My Big Mistake
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve had struggles with money and finances, you’re not alone. Stephen has had his share of troubles, too. Listen in as Stephen shares about s...
Speak Truth Now
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your words are powerful. Are you speaking gently and wisely to those you love and lead? A man says the things that need to be said, and he says them c...
From The Archive: Big Calm
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Think of the supercharged world we live in: hyper, nervous, and loud. One of the great gifts a righteous man gives to his friends, family, and world i...
From The Archive: Building Manly Rituals
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Men have a unique gift for rituals and are deeply impacted by them. In this episode, Stephen shares some of his own rituals, as well as those he’s o...
From The Archive: Stupid About Alcohol
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why, in today’s men’s movement, is the attitude around alcohol akin to passing a bottle back-and-forth behind the high school gym? Guys, what’s ...
The Art of the Quest
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In aptitude tests, women are superior to men in every regard except for abstract thought and aggression. That’s where the art of the quest comes in....
Men and Death
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Men have an obligation to provide for their families after death. It is unbelievably easy for a man to do this through relatively inexpensive term lif...
The Battle of Narrative
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Men, one of the keys to a great marriage is that you must fight the battle of the negative narrative. The positive things in your relationship are cle...
From The Archive: Battle Plans
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part of restoring noble manhood is that you stand guard over everything in your field. Your role as a man is to help everything within your reach rise...
Facing Covid 2.0
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we face a new round of COVID challenges, ask yourself these questions: when I am around others, what do people feed on that’s good and noble in m...
The Art of Smack Talk
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smack talk is a healthy part of manhood. Sure, it’s fun. But it’s also a way that men nurture, teach, and train one another. It can be a very cons...
From The Archive: The Habits of a Man
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Does great manhood ever feel like a big “project” to you? Does it feel like some massive undertaking like going to law school or building a house?...
A Hopeful Tale of Manhood
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you were in school, you probably had to read Lord of the Flies, the story of some English schoolboys who descend into barbarism while stranded on...
A Modest Proposal
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen submits a proposal for your consideration, one that could turn the course of masculinity in our generation: the development of an academic min...
A 3-D Band of Brothers
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many of you have a band of brothers. But are you connecting in a way that produces true growth? Stephen issues a stern challenge: from time to time, y...
The One-Click Challenge
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clothes don’t make the man, but they do reveal the man. Over the next three months, Stephen challenges you to dress one-click up from your normal. I...
Let’s Talk Low T
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that men today have testosterone levels at an all-time low? Testosterone levels have been dropping every year. Stephen recently had to ex...
One Offense Away
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen speaks about a type of man he’s been in the past: a type of man he doesn’t want you to be. Perhaps you know the type – the guy who’s a...
Great Men Give
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Radical generosity is a trait of noble manhood. A great man makes generosity a part of the legacy he leaves. We also know from history and every relig...
From The Archive: Four Challenges
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen wants to help you get ahead of the curve. Before summer gets here… before you’re busy with vacation, plans, kids’ activities… set your...
From The Archive: The Seven Fires
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are living through a critical time in history. Now, more than ever, we need good, noble, righteous, honorable, Great Men to arise. We need to encou...
The Destiny GPS
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone you know is fighting a great battle. Stephen shares the story of one of the great battles of his own life: moving from Berlin to West Des Moi...
Teaching Boys
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To paraphrase the sociologist Camille Paglia, a woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive. It must be called out by oth...
Clothes Reveal the Man
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clothes don’t make the man, but they can reveal the man. Stephen shares a recent experience attending a reception for a former state governor. While...
Courage and Questions
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to live in a bubble that is free from critical input. This is dangerous. We ought to have constant, loving, constructive feedback in a culture...
Book Review: Jesus and John Wayne
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus and John Wayne is a book by Kristin Kobes Du Mez that Stephen disagrees with. But he wants you to read it. Tune into this podcast to find out wh...
Doing a Daily Blast
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is stunning scientific and anecdotal evidence that men experience a dramatic change in their souls and bodies when regularly engaging in an acti...
The Importance of the “Other”
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, boys need men other than their fathers to speak into their lives. As a teenager raised on military bases, Stephen was on the receiving end...
The Bighearted Man
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Basically, we found that the persistence of a person's brain in holding on to a negative stimulus is what predicts more negative and less positive da...
From The Archive: Five Truths for Young Men
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen was recently asked, “What are the five essential things a young man under 20 should know?” As we head into the summer, with the generation...
The Principled Use of Power
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The average man can dominate the average woman. If men are not taught the principled use of power, they will become barbarians: murderers, rapists, an...
Getting Right With Our Fathers
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever kind of man your father was (or wasn’t), it’s important that you are rightly aligned with him. In fact, it’s one of the great arts of n...
The Liturgies of Manhood
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen shares his passion for the honor, rituals, and bonds between men. From the haka dance of the Maori people to Viking burials to the Jewish sayi...
The Power of Humility
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s hardly any characteristic more admirable or powerful in the life of a man than humility. It’s not weakness. Humility is the self-awareness...
A Chat With Beverly Mansfield
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen sits down with his wife, Beverly Mansfield, to get a female perspective on the current state of manhood and what we’re doing here at GreatMa...
Manly Fasting
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fasting has always been a part of manhood. In the Middle Ages, knights fasted before they were commissioned or went into battle. In some cultures, men...
The Courage to Confront
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A GreatMan is quick, skilled, gentle, and wise about confronting people. He is also willing to be confronted. The GreatMan understands he alone is res...
When A Brother Dies
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s said that “water is thicker than blood.” So, what should happen when a member of your band of brothers dies? First, a band of brothers shou...
Knowing the Facts: A Manly Art
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an art of the GreatMan that he processes what he hears and ponders whether it is a fact or not. When you hear something juicy about politics, a...
Bodyweight Challenge
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you in the shape that YOU want to be in? Look at yourself in the mirror. Get real. Is this who you are? Stephen is concerned about the health of W...
Men and the Insurrection
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Capitol was invaded. We saw what happens when men do not have noble values set before them. They beat a policeman to deat...
What is a GreatMan?
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A listener recently asked, “What is a ‘GreatMan’ by our definition?” Great question! Stephen kicks off a new 2021 season of the podcast with a...
Teaming for Victory
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Big changes are coming to GreatMan in 2021! For starters, we are excited to share we are officially a 501(c)(3) organization, which means all donation...
2021 Goals
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As 2020 wraps to a close and we set our sights on the year ahead, Stephen encourages men to add these eight goals for 2021. They aren’t big, and the...
The Christmas Gift Podcast
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the annual gift edition of the GreatMan Podcast. (Also known as “Stephen’s favorite things!”) If you’re looking for great gifts for...
Keeping the Darkness Away
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are likely entering into the worst of the pandemic. In this episode, Stephen encourages listeners to keep at bay the darkness of depression, disill...
Building a Tribe
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friendship is vital to noble manhood. It’s one of the great gifts and abilities men possess. Yet the typical man walks alone – to his own destruct...
Debunking the “Controversies” of Thanksgiving
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this video on YouTube. Last week, Stephen told a brief version of the Thanksgiving story. Today, he asks, what’s with the modern controversies...
The First Thanksgiving Story
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode on YouTube. The first Thanksgiving story begins in the North of England with a congregation. In it, we see people who desire to be ...
Building Manly Rituals
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time we talk about rituals. Men have a unique gift for rituals and are deeply impacted by them. In this episo...
Election 2020: The Morning After
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m proud of my country this morning. During a pandemic, and with 400 million opinions to consider, most election results are in, there is no major ...
My Approach to Crisis
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“How do we react during this continued COVID-19 crisis?” many of you have asked. In this episode, Stephen gives his very personal response, sharin...
Manly Music, Part 2
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, Stephen asked for your manly music recommendations. What songs ask us to be great men or raise a noble, manly vision? And, wow, did you gu...
From The Archive: What Porn Taught Us
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a connection between pornography and the sexual abuse brought to light by the #MeToo movement. Most porn depicts women as willing for anythi...
From The Archive: Own Yourself First
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Men are often told they should be good or noble primarily in the context of their roles as husbands and fathers. While, yes, your wife and children de...
Manly Music
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We should have manly music playing in our hearts and ears, music that will inspire us to be GreatMen. So, where is it? In this episode, Stephen descri...
In Praise of Primary Experience
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Oh yeah, my buddy’s done that before.” “I read it in a book.” “There’s a YouTube channel on that.” Many men are living their lives th...
The Varieties of Manhood
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In most men’s movements or ministries, there’s an assumption that men are meant to be outdoorsy hunters who are into sports, motorcycles, whiskey,...
Men and Daughters
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen has spoken often on the subject of fathers and sons. But how should a noble, righteous man relate to his daughter? In this episode, Stephen il...
Making Your Difference
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Men have the power to heal the injustices of racism in our country and around the world. It’s largely men who physically express racism through viol...
Getting There First With The Most
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps you’ve heard the latest about Jerry Falwell, Jr. The particulars of his situation are not the topic of this episode. Rather, Stephen imparts...
Feed the Movement!
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re reading books about noble manhood or attending virtual or in-person events, then you’re a part of the noble manhood movement. But what a...
The Art of Directness
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about one of the arts of manhood, the art of directness. Men are lovingly direct in dealing with situations. When a man is not lovingly d...
Building FX Into Your Life
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen doesn’t normally dish out health and exercise advice on the GreatMan Podcast. However, there’s something very simple that every man can do...
Ending Transference
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t venture into pop psychology often in the GreatMan Podcast. Today, Stephen addresses a phenomenon known as transference. Transference occurs...
From The Archive: Memento Mori
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Memento Mori” has served men as a motivation throughout the centuries. Latin for “remember death,” this phrase has prompted ancients and mode...
Have the Conversation!
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a conversation you’ve been avoiding? Then that’s the conversation you need to have. A man should be quick to reconcile and quick to addre...
The Fellowship of Men
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you are attempting to live out a code of noble manhood, you aren’t alone. You are part of something Stephen’s never talked about before on the ...
The Seven Fires
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are living through a critical time in history. Now, more than ever, we need good, noble, righteous, honorable, Great Men to arise. We need to encou...
The Courage Factor
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen tackles an essential aspect of manhood that he has never before spoken of on the GreatMan Podcast. And, no, it’s not “courage.” It’s a...
Men and Racism
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Racism is morally wrong. It’s a cancer in the souls of men and society. In this episode, Stephen tells of his upbringing with regard to race. Growin...
Swiss Army Knife Manhood
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, yet there he was tinkering with an Erector set during his lunch hour so that he could ...
Men on Fire
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like you, Stephen is living through these very difficult times: coronavirus, protests and riots in the streets, the killing of George Floyd. Like you,...
False Sex
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few months, a lot of men have been home alone. Many have been afraid and in need of comfort, security, and love. Unfortunately, a lot of...
Of Masks and Men
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The editor of a Christian magazine recently lashed out on Twitter, labeling men who wear masks as cowards, “moral monsters” submitting to terroris...
The Trends for Women
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks often about the rise of women and decline of men. From health, to wage increases to higher education, women have been eclipsing men in r...
Learning From The Shutdown
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we begin to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown, Stephen takes a few minutes to level with you and present some fresh challenges. In this episode,...
Answering Aggression
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During this coronavirus season, many guys are living more domesticated lives. You’re sitting at home more, maybe eating or drinking more, and watchi...