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Modern Man
by Modern Man Podcast
Men aren't what they should be – and everyone agrees. But what should they be? Welcome to the home of that conversation. Modern Man seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. To rediscover the aspects of masculinity that have been lost. To redeem the aspects of masculinity that have lasted. And to respond accordingly.Each episode, Brad, Noah, and Sam grapple with real-life experiences and real-time events to see how we can better develop the heart of man in the modern world.
Episodes
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I'm Against Everything. I'm For Nothing.
Most men know exactly what they're against. Ask them what they're for and the room goes quiet. Brad Pierson, Sam Halligan and Noah Gilchrist sit down for a Modern Man current takes episode, and every take ends up circling the same question: when the world gives you a thousand things to hate, what...
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Everyone's Proud of Me. I'm at 70%.
Two campus missionaries, two conversions, and one question under the whole hour: what is this actually costing you. Noah Gilchrist and BradPierson sit down for Modern Man — College Edition, recorded in the St. Thomas More Student Center at Ohio State with Blake Madsen ofFOCUS and Gavin Gunkel of...
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Is There A Right Way To Pray?
Three Catholic men on prayer: what it actually is, why most men quit, and the one question that decides whether any of it is working. Sam Halligan, Brad Piersonand Noah Gilchrist sit down for Modern Man. No guest. Personal prayer, mental prayer, family prayer, and an hour of disagreement about…
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Stop Numbing Out. Start Showing Up.
Three Catholic men on the present moment, numbing, and what fatherhood actually asks of a man. Sam Halligan, Brad Pierson and Noah Gilchrist sit down for Modern Man's monthly after action report — the September review of what four weeks of conversation did to the three of them. No guest this…
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Stop Being Strong. Start Being a Son.
Catholic priest Fr. Pat Schultz on masculinity, receptivity and spiritual fatherhood. Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish in the Diocese ofCleveland — one priest to roughly 2,000 families — he sits down with Modern Man in a closed coffee shop in Centerburg, Ohio, for the fullconversion story, the...
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Stop Investigating. Go Live Your Life.
Twenty-five years after September 11th, and one year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk — three Catholic men ask what a man is supposed to do with a tragedy he watched from a distance. Three hosts, no guests: where each of them was on both days, what constant tragedy in the news cycle…
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Win the Argument. Lose the Room.
Apologetics or evangelization, truth or connection — Christian men online have split into two camps, and neither one seems able to do it with love. Three hosts, no guests: parasocial relationships, comment-section culture, digital minimalism, and the question underneath all of it. Why do we love…
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Become Yourself. Then Pay for It.
Three men, no guests, and a month to account for. Modern Man's August after-action report looks back at three episodes — the hero draft, the long-form argument with Gabe Gessler and Conall Hughes about screens and real life, and the Sophie Cunningham conversation — and finds the same thing…
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Say the Hard Thing. Stay in the Room.
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Real Life or the Feed...Nobody Backed Down.
Two guests, five men, and an argument nobody wins. Conall Hughes and Gabe Gessler join Noah, Brad and Sam for aconversation that splits the table inside thirty minutes: is ministry that happens on a screen actually ministry, or ispresence the only thing that counts? Gabe makes the case from…
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We Drafted Our Heroes and Argued
Hero Draft, Part 1 — Football. Three men each draft one football hero and defend the pick. Noah takes Tom Brady and argues for the man who said no to everything else for one thing. Sam takes Pat Tillman, who walked away from a $3.6 million contract and never came back. Brad takes Peyton Manning…
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God Is Real. Most Men Have Decided That Changes Nothing.
Part 1 of 3 — Ministry in the Modern World. Brad, Sam and Noah have thirty years of Catholic missionary workbetween them, and they still don't agree on who should do it. This one starts with how each of them got called —a retreat at sixteen, a chapel in St. Paul, a college house with an interview...
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An Agenda-Driven Catholic Will Miss Heaven
Every month Sam, Brad, and Noah tie a bow on the last three episodes with an After Action Report: what was the plan, what actually happened, and what we’ll do differently. July covered masculine maturity, a long-form with Fr. Joseph Rowling, and the SSPX schism — but the AAR goes somewhere the...
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The Church Is in Schism — An Honest Take on the SSPX
The SSPX has formally entered schism — four bishops ordained illicitly, excommunications declared, and Catholics everywhere wrestling with what it means. Brad, Sam, and Noah steel-man the strongest arguments for the SSPX (China, the state of emergency, Trent vs. Vatican II), then answer them:...
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His Game-Winner Made ESPN's Top 10. Then He Left Basketball for the Priesthood
His game-winner made ESPN's Top 10. A year into a college basketball scholarship, he was on his knees in a chapel, calling his coach to say he wasn't coming back — he was going to become a priest. Fr. Joseph Rolwing (Diocese of Columbus, co-host of the Logos Podcast) joins Brad, Sam, and Noah for...
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Masculine Maturity (Ep. 26)
Puberty happens to every man. Maturity doesn't. This week Brad, Noah, and Sam wrestle with what masculine maturity actually is — and why it has nothing to do with certainty, competence, or age, and everything to do with two trainable traits. What you'll get: • The two-trait test one of America's...
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You Can Provide for Your Family and Still Be Failing as a Father
What does it actually mean to provide for your family? In this After Action Report, Sam, Brad, and Noah reopen a month of episodes — and a debate none of them can let go of. Sam reconsiders his own take on the man on food stamps. Noah argues that calling someone a ‘failed provider’ smuggles in a...
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If Everyone’s a Leader, No One Is — What Actually Makes Men Worth Following
Brad, Sam, and Noah sit with the question every men’s conference dodges: if everyone’s called to be a leader, what does the word even mean — and why do the men we follow keep being the ones who do what they said? What you’ll get: • If everyone’s a leader, no one is — the Incredibles problem •…
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Why 90% of Men Quit at Episode Three – A Top-1% Podcaster on Process, Pride, and Provision (Ep. 23)
Dominic Schlueter joins Brad, Sam, and Noah for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with podcasting and ends with one of the most honest disagreements we've recorded. What you'll get: • Why 90% of podcasts (and most things men start) quit at episode three • The difference between process…
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Why Good Men Fall at the Top -- and How to Build a Foundation That Holds (ep. 22)
Brad, Sam, and Noah sit with a reminder Brad reads every night — remember the fallen giants — and thequestion it keeps asking: why do the men we look up to keep falling, and is any man ever really safe?What you’ll get:• Why “the devil attacked him” is often a way to dodge responsibility• When...
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May AAR — The "Bad Guys" Take, We Want to Take Back
Modern Man's first After Action Report — a monthly episode where Brad, Sam, and Noah react to their own podcast. What did they say last month that they want to defend? What did they say that they want to take back? What did they say that they're still chewing on weeks later? This first AAR landed...
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"Real, Really Real" — Two Brothers on the Burning Forehead and Why Most Men Live a Half-Life (Ep. 20)
Henry and Harrison Schertzinger return for the second long-form Modern Man interview — and this one goes places Part 1 didn't. They tell the full story of their conversion to Catholicism (including a moment at Damascus that Harrison says he'd never shared publicly), then sit through a long…
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World at War: Ukraine, Gaza, Iran – How a Catholic Man Should Actually Think About All of It (Ep. 19)
Three Catholic men sit down to talk about the three biggest active conflicts in the world — Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Hamas in Gaza, and the U.S. and Israel's confrontation with Iran — and the harder question underneath all of it: how is a serious Catholic man supposed to think about war, the news...
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The Twins Who Refuse to Sleep In: Two Brothers on Why Most Men Stay Soft (Ep. 18)
Two brothers, twin lacrosse players from Cincinnati who walked on at UNC, built and broke a dozen businesses by age 28 — and converted to Catholicism on the way. This is the first long-form interview on the new Modern Man, and Henry and Harrison Schertzinger don't pull punches on what it actually...
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The 4 Stages Every Man Has to Live Through (and Why Most Get Stuck on Stage 2) (Ep. 17)
Modern Man is back. After a major life move and a long pause, Brad, Sam, and Noah reunite to talk aboutthe four-stage progression every man is called to live — son, brother, father, patriarch — and why mostmen never make it past stage two.This episode covers:• The reframe that changes everything:...
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The Power of Masculine Stability (Ep. 16)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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The Fight Against Victimhood (Ep. 15)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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The Necessity of Suffering (Ep. 14)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Redeem Adventure (Ep. 13)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Rediscover Chivalry (Ep. 12)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Redeem Motivation (Ep. 11)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Redeem Debate (Ep. 10)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Redeem Failure (Pt. 2) (Ep. 9)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Redeem Failure (Pt. 1) (Ep. 8)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Rediscover the Process (Ep. 7)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Rediscover Gratitude (Ep. 6)
In a world obsessed with "more," how do we rediscover the power of gratitude? This week, we dive deep into the challenges of cultivating gratitude in the modern age. We explore how technology, entitlement, and the pursuit of self-sufficiency can hinder our ability to appreciate what we have.…
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Rediscover Confrontation (Ep. 5)
This week on Modern Man, the guys are talking about confrontation. One of the hosts shares an experience where he felt he was wronged by a friend. This leads to a discussion about when confrontation is necessary and when it is wrong. The hosts explore the different types of confrontation and how…
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Redeem Greatness (Ep. 4)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Rediscover Grit (Ep. 3)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Redeem the Fight (Ep. 2)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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Rediscover the Fight (Ep. 1)
In this episode of the Modern Man podcast, we delve into the concept of "fight" and what it means for men in today's world. We explore the idea of competition and the drive to excel, drawing on personal experiences and philosophical insights. We discuss the importance of finding a balance between...
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An Introduction to Modern Man (Ep. 0)
Welcome to Modern Man, a podcast that seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. In this episode, the guys answer one simple question – why Modern Man? And they lay out a vision for the future of the podcast. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Men aren't what they should be – and everyone agrees. But what should they be? Welcome to the home of that conversation. Modern Man seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. To rediscover the aspects of masculinity that have been lost. To redeem the aspects of masculinity that have lasted. And to respond accordingly.Each episode, Brad, Noah, and Sam grapple with real-life experiences and real-time events to see how we can better develop the heart of man in the modern world.
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Men aren't what they should be – and everyone agrees. But what should they be? Welcome to the home of that conversation. Modern Man seeks to rediscover and redeem the heart of man in the modern world. To rediscover the aspects of masculinity that have been lost. To redeem the aspects of masculinity...
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