The Ben Peterson Show
by Engage Your Destiny
The Ben Peterson Show is for those who refuse to drift in a world being reshaped by AI. Hosted by Ben Peterson, founder of a movement bringing the Gospel to our military, veterans, and their families, the show guides you in navigating your faith through the new age of AI and culture so you can lead with conviction and step forward with purpose.
Episodes
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Why You’re Busy All Day but Still Not Moving Forward | David Benham
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, Ben sits down with bestselling author, entrepreneur, and Christian leader David Benham to talk about faith, artificial intelligence, parenting, and protecting your identity in a digital world. David shares how standing firm in his faith cost him his HGTV show,...
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Russell Brand: The World Is Keeping You Empty on Purpose
This week on The Ben Peterson Show: Faith for the Way Forward, Ben sits down with Russell Brand for a powerful conversation about finding Jesus, the spiritual battle for our attention, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence. Russell opens up about his life before Christ, from...
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Why John Rich Says AI Could Become a Dangerous Spiritual Deception | The Ben Peterson Show
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, Ben sits down with country music artist, entrepreneur, and outspoken Christian John Rich for a powerful conversation about faith, military service, spiritual warfare, artificial intelligence, and what it means to stand for truth in a rapidly changing world.…
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BEN ZOBRIST | World Series MVP Reveals His Hidden Battle
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, former World Series MVP Ben Zobrist shares the side of success that very few people ever see. After reaching the highest level in professional baseball, winning multiple World Series championships, and accomplishing everything he had dreamed of, Ben found…
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Before You Trust AI... Watch This First
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, Ben Peterson shares one of his most urgent messages yet on the intersection of faith, artificial intelligence, and the future of our world. Drawing from Scripture, military experience, and history, Ben explains why he believes our generation is witnessing the...
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Could America Defend Against an AI War? | Sean Hagerty
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Ben Peterson sits down with a retired Special Operations veteran who spent more than 25 years serving America on the front lines of modern warfare. From surviving brutal firefights in Afghanistan to helping advise America's Defense Science Board on…
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America 250! A Special 4th of July Message
This Independence Day, join Ben Peterson for a special message celebrating 250 years of America and the incredible story of faith, freedom, and God's providence. As America marks its 250th birthday, Ben reflects on the courage of the Founding Fathers, the miracles that shaped our nation, and why...
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Emergency PODCAST: AI Just hacked the National Security Agency
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than anyone expected. But what happens when AI becomes powerful enough to challenge national security, reshape global power, and influence the way we seek truth? In this emergency episode of The Ben Peterson Show, Ben unpacks the shocking reports...
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The Truth About AI, Dopamine and the Future
What if the reason you can't focus, feel restless, or struggle to find satisfaction isn't a lack of discipline, but the way your brain has been trained? In this episode of The Ben Peterson Show, Ben explores how AI-driven technology, social media, pornography, and endless short-form content are...
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What You Can Learn About Islam, AI Warfare, & Faith From 17 Combat Deployments | Rob Heber
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, we dive into one of the most eye-opening conversations yet with combat veteran, military strategist, and author Rob Heber. After 17 deployments across the Middle East, Europe, and conflict zones around the world, Rob shares what he has witnessed firsthand about...
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Your Success Or Destruction Hangs On This ONE Thing!
Your success or your destruction may come down to one decision. This week on The Ben Peterson Show: Faith for the Way Forward, Ben shares a direct and personal message about one of the greatest battles people face today: what we allow to capture our hearts. Through stories of Elijah, Samson,...
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A Jew And A Christian Walk Into AI
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, we dive into one of the most thought-provoking conversations on faith, artificial intelligence, mental health, and the future of human connection. Ben sits down with Dr. Fred Moss, a psychiatrist with over four decades in the mental health field, to wrestle…
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My Response To Pope LEO's AI Stance
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than most people realize, and the Church is finally beginning to respond. This week on The Ben Peterson Show, Ben reacts to Pope Leo’s official stance on AI and asks the question many believers are already wrestling with: Is the Church moving fast…
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How To Defeat Your Giant
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, Ben unpacks one of the most powerful stories in Scripture through a lens most people miss. David didn’t defeat Goliath because he was fearless. He defeated him because God had already been forming him long before the battle. But what if the real battle isn’t…
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This is the Most Dangerous Lie You Can Believe
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, Ben sits down with Mick Wienholt for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had yet. After surviving a catastrophic avalanche that left his skull shattered in multiple places, Mick walked away believing he had simply beaten the odds. But years later…
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Founding Delta Force General’s Secret to Living By Faith
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, retired Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin shares the incredible story of how faith carried him through war, leadership, near death experiences, and some of the most intense military operations in modern American history. As one of the original members of Delta...
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Why You Feel Lost, Angry & Disconnected
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, we dive into one of the most important conversations happening in our culture today, the hidden science behind violence, identity, and human behavior. Ben sits down with violence prevention expert Robert Mahoney to unpack why violence is rarely random, how…
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13,000 Messages to Plan a Mass Shooting... WHO's RESPONSIBLE?!
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, we confront one of the most unsettling questions of the AI era: what happens when artificial intelligence begins influencing darkness instead of restraining it? After reports surfaced involving mass shooting suspects allegedly using ChatGPT to help strategize...
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AI Religion: Trillion Dollar Business? Be Prepared for Great Deception!
This week on The Ben Peterson Show, we confront one of the most dangerous spiritual and cultural shifts of our generation: artificial intelligence becoming a false source of truth, purpose, and even worship. As AI rapidly advances, some of the world’s leading technologists are already discussing...
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ANNOUNCING: The Ben Peterson Show!
This week, we step into a pivotal moment on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast as we introduce The Ben Peterson Show—a new chapter focused on faith, culture, and the rising influence of artificial intelligence. As technology rapidly reshapes the world, a deeper question emerges: are we using AI as a...
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How To Heal From Trauma, Core Wounds And Lies
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we sit down with Andrea Hand, artist, songwriter, and founder of Sound of Hope, for a powerful conversation about suicide, trauma, mental health, and the healing power of faith. Andrea shares how her life changed after losing three people to suicide…
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Testimony from UNDISCLOSED Base in the Middle East!
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we share a powerful testimony from an undisclosed base in the Middle East, a story of warfare, prayer, and the undeniable intervention of God. In the middle of ongoing incoming attacks, a chaplain cried out for a miracle: a six-hour window to rescue a...
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Is A.I. Eroding Your Faith?
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Ben Peterson takes on one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is A.I. slowly eroding your faith? As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in everyday life, military operations, decision-making, and even the way people search for meaning,...
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Why Strong Men Struggle
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we step into a conversation most people will never hear inside the life of a Special Forces chaplain who has walked through war, brokenness, and redemption. From the battlefields of Ramadi to ministering to elite warriors in the Middle East, Justin...
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AI War and Faith
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we step into a conversation that goes far beyond technology. As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes warfare, culture, and daily life, a deeper question emerges—what is it forming in us? From the frontlines of Iraq to the frontlines of today’s...
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Miracles From the Battlefield In Iran!
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we’re hearing real-time reports from the battlefield—stories most people will never hear. From deployed units in the Middle East, we’re witnessing something undeniable. Drones that should have detonated didn’t. Soldiers survived impossible situations....
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The Fake AI Video of Brad Pitt & Tom Cruise That Fooled Everyone | Deepfake Explained
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Ben Peterson breaks down a viral AI-generated video showing Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in a fight scene that never actually happened. Every frame, voice, and movement was created entirely by artificial intelligence. As deepfake technology rapidly...
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We Got Messages From Inside Iran… From Christians Hiding and Soldiers Fighting
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we bring you urgent messages from inside Iran — from underground Christians praying for freedom and from U.S. soldiers taking enemy fire on the front lines. As war intensifies in the Middle East, we examine what’s really happening beneath the…
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The Military wants to do WHAT with A.I.?
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we confront one of the most urgent questions of our time: What happens when artificial intelligence enters the battlefield? The U.S. military is accelerating AI training across all service branches. A $200 million Pentagon contract with Anthropic has...
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Your New A.I. Bestie?!
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we confront one of the biggest spiritual questions of our time: Is AI becoming your new best friend — or your new master? As artificial intelligence rapidly integrates into military systems, daily routines, and even personal relationships, we unpack...
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The Crisis of Young Men in America & Our Way Through
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we confront one of the most urgent cultural battles of our time — the crisis facing young men in America. From the rise of artificial intelligence and technological acceleration, to workforce withdrawal, fatherlessness, screen addiction, and economic...
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Announcement! What Have We Been Up To?!
his week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Ben Peterson shares a powerful update on where we’ve been and where we’re going next. After months behind the scenes, Ben reveals the mission God has placed on his heart preparing the Church, the military, and families for the coming wave of Artificial...
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How To Silence the Critics
This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Ben Peterson brings a message every warrior needs: the fear of the Lord, the battle you’re in, and why the voice of God must matter more than the critics around you. From Psalm 25, Ben unpacks how honoring God unlocks direction, prosperity, and...
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How to Feel Alive When You've Gone Totally Numb with Eric Newberry
This week we dive into Eric Newberry’s powerful story on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast — a story of trauma, redemption, and the unstoppable power of God’s love. From losing his mother at age two, surviving abuse, addiction, and suicidal thoughts, to encountering Jesus in his darkest hour—Eric’s...
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Faith Under Fire: Life Lessons from an EOD Operator Who Survived It All
In this powerful episode of the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Navy EOD Commander Brad Penley opens up about his journey from war to redemption — from clearing bombs on the battlefield to breaking free from the emotional and spiritual battles within. After years of performance-driven success…
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Willis Johnson: Wealth Means Nothing Without THIS
This week we dive into Willis Johnson’s story on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast. We see how a combat veteran turned junkyards into a Fortune 100 empire—without ever losing sight of faith, family, and service. From praying over his very first five acres of land, to building one of America’s…
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Willis Johnson: Combat Veteran, Fortune 500 Company Founder, Patriot, Purple Heart Recipient
This week's episode dives into Willis Johnson’s story on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast. We hear the incredible journey of a Vietnam veteran who went from shoveling chicken manure on a ranch to building a $40 billion company — all while keeping his faith at the center. From his father’s…
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How Divorce Led Me Back to God And Saved My Marriage
This week we hear more of Adam’s story on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast. We see a journey of redemption, resilience, and faith after years of trauma on the frontlines of policing in Los Angeles. From enforcing impossible mandates during COVID and facing the chaos of the George Floyd riots, to...
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How to Survive and Overcome Your Silent Struggle
Former California police sergeant Adam Sturgeon shares his journey of trauma, faith, and redemption. For 16 years, Adam served as a police officer, working gang units, narcotics enforcement, robbery task force, and even the COVID incident management team. He faced life-and-death moments…
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Isolation Will Kill You: Here’s How to Find Your Community
In Part 2 of Anna’s story on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we witness her story become one of redemption and faith after enduring sexual assault, abuse, loss, and isolation during her military service. From facing trauma, alcoholism, and jail time, to finding mentorship under a Christian…
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Assaulted and Arrested: How to Find Faith Again
Staff Sergeant Anna Weisel shares her story of resilience, faith, and survival in the U.S. Army. At just 19 years old, Anna joined as a Field Artillery Fire Direction Controller—a rare combat arms role for women. Over seven years, she rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, deployed to Europe, and...
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Processing Kirk’s Murder: Our Mission Forward
The assassination of Charlie Kirk shocked a nation. In this week’s episode, Ben Peterson, Army combat veteran and founder of Engage Your Destiny, processes the murder of a respected leader, Charlie Kirk while issuing a sobering reminder: our battle is not with guns and bullets, but for the soul…
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Charlie Kirk Assassination: A Call To War
The assassination of Charlie Kirk shocked a nation. In this powerful episode, Ben Peterson—Army combat veteran and founder of Engage Your Destiny—issues a call to war. But not a war with guns or bullets. A war for the soul of our nation. From the story of Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls… to...
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Gangs, Suicide, and Born to Fail: How to Rewrite Your Life
In this episode of the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, host Ben Peterson sits down with Army veteran Sylvester Jenkins III—a soldier who survived five combat tours, broken family cycles, and the brink of suicide. From sleeping in a car as a child and joining a gang at 13… to failing grades…
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What 60 Seconds Can Do to Stop Suicide | A Soldier's Story
What if I told you drunk driving, credit card debt, and suicide in the military had one thing in common? They're all preventable. Completely preventable. This week, we share a very special episode telling the raw, personal story of a soldier, Andrew. From a childhood marked by pain and…
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How To Heal When You Feel Too Far Gone
In this deeply moving episode of Engage Your Destiny, host Ben Peterson speaks with Army pilot and combat veteran Paul Jordan, whose journey takes us from the chaos of war and emotional shutdown… to a life-altering encounter with God that healed what war and trauma had broken. Paul’s story is...
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How to Overcome Burnout and Heal Your Mind
Feeling drained, exhausted, or stuck in burnout? In this episode of the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, we dive deep into how to overcome burnout and heal your mind — spiritually, mentally, and physically. From childhood trauma, combat stress, and performance-driven living… to finding hope, healing,...
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From Flying Joe Biden to 1,000 Combat Hours: A Black Hawk Pilot’s Story
In this week's episode of Engage Your Destiny, host Ben Peterson speaks with Army aviator and Marine veteran Paul Jordan, whose journey takes us from a violent childhood, family trauma, and war-torn skies… to divine protection, spiritual awakening, and purpose. Paul’s story is emotional, intense,...
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How to Break Generational Chains and Find Freedom
What happens when you've lost all feeling—and all hope? In this episode, Eric Newberry shares how hitting rock bottom led to a life of meaning, service, and global impact. His path from emotional shutdown and addiction to leading efforts that have helped free thousands from modern-day slavery is...
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Authority That Will Change Your Life
In this powerful message, Ben Peterson—veteran and founder of Engage Your Destiny—shares how to walk in the authority God has already given you. Drawing from the story of Solomon in 1 Kings 1, he teaches how to: ✔️ Recognize your God-given kingdom and calling ✔️ Hear from prophetic voices in your...
About this show
The Ben Peterson Show is for those who refuse to drift in a world being reshaped by AI. Hosted by Ben Peterson, founder of a movement bringing the Gospel to our military, veterans, and their families, the show guides you in navigating your faith through the new age of AI and culture so you can lead with conviction and step forward with purpose.
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Engage Your Destiny