Unmasked With Neil Getzlow
by Neil Getzlow
Each week, Neil unmasks the journey of people who are using their faith to impact lives and bring hope and encouragement to the world - whether it is through overcoming addictions or building ministries. Everyone has a story to unmask. What's yours?
Episodes
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Episode 84: Hi, my name is...
The Unmasked podcast is back! On today's show, Neil shares what's been happening in his world over the past six weeks, discusses the future of the podcast, and offers up some encouragement from Philippines 4:6-9. Please share, like and leave a review if this show has encouraged you. Check out...
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Episode 83: Unmasking the Journey of Ehren Dorsey and Cycles of Abuse
Today’s guest is Ehren Dorsey. Ehren is a survivor of online grooming and what she calls “cycles of abuse” and exploitation. Ehren works with organizations like the Stop Trafficking Project and Paradigm Shift, sharing her story to encourage other women struggling with the same issues she has...
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Episode 82: Unmasking the blessing of forgiveness
Ephesians 4:31-32: “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” A special Thanksgiving Day release of episode 82. Forget about all of the...
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Episode 81: Unmasking the Journey of Mike Van Pelt and True Man Life Coaching
I'm excited to share my interview with Mike Van Pelt. Mike is founder of True Man Life Coaching. He helps men unpack the goodness that’s already in their heart and discover the True Man inside of them. Many men live isolated, lonely, and unconnected lives. So we get into the epidemic of…
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Episode 80: Unmasking the Journey of Brandon Puffer - From the Bullpen to the State Pen
Today, I am excited to share my conversation with former major league pitcher Brandon Puffer. Brandon spent four seasons in the big leagues before heading back down to double A ball where he was being groomed to be a coach. But a night of bad decisions out with the team celebrating a victory...
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Episode 79: Unmasking the journey of Alison Jayne Wilson and EXIT
Today, I'm excited to share my interview with filmmaker Alison Jayne Wilson. Alison is director of the documentary film EXIT. The movie uncovers the journey of three women looking for a way out poverty who ended up being victims of trafficking. The movie also touches on about what it means to be...
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Episode 78: Unmasking the Journey of Ruth Hovsepian and the Power of Prayer
I spend a lot of time on this podcast talking about the impact of porn on the lives of men. But given how accessible porn is through technology, we know that women are suffering as well. Today's guest is author Ruth Hovsepian. She is extremely vulnerable in sharing how pornography and sex…
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Episode 77: Unmasking the Journey of Gene McConnell and the Redeeming Power of God
Today's guest is Gene McConnell founder of Authentic Relationships International. Gene has an incredible story to share about God's redeeming power. Sexually assaulted as a child, exposed to pornography at an early age, rejected by his church in his original attempts to heal, and ultimately…
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Episode 76: Unmasking Fred Stoeker and Every Man's Battle
It is UNMASKED MONDAY! We are one month away from Run To Stop It. This is a movement that raises money for organizations that are fighting directly against sex trafficking and providing resources for women looking to get out of that industry. Amy and I are huge supporters of Run To Stop It....
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Episode 75: Unmasking Amy's Interview with Neil Matthews and Other People's Shoes
Today's show is a little bit different as I share a recent interview that my wife, Amy, did with Neil Matthews on the Other People's Shoes podcast. You know my story but you’ve never heard Amy’s story like she shares with Neil. The fact I wasn’t part of the interview made it so unique and honest....
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Episode 74: Unmasking the Journey of Leah Stanley: A Caregivers Long Goodbye
Today's interview focuses on a topic that's very personal to my family. Alzheimer's Disease. My Mom has been suffering with Alzheimer's for the past three years. That's why I am so blessed to talk with caregiver and author Leah Stanley. Leah says she's an ordinary person who went through an...
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Episode 73: Unmasking Andrea Heinz and Sex Exploitation
This week, I am honored to welcome back Andrea Heinz to the Unmasked podcast. Andrea is now 10 years out of the sex trafficking and exploitation industry and is an activist and advocate for women in Canada. You can check out Andrea’s first appearance on Unmasked here. Today, we talk about…
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Episode 72: Unmasking the Journey of Dan Scott and March Madness
I went to school to be a sports broadcaster and actually had a chance to call some basketball and football games at the University of Kansas on KJHK-FM before realizing that sports play-by-play was not going to work for me. That's why I am so excited this week to interview Dan Scott. If you don't...
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Episode 71: Unmasking Tim Reigle and Into the Wilderness
This week, I am blessed to interview Tim Reigle. Tim is the founder of Into The Wilderness ministry. His mission is about leading men to overcome sexual addiction and transform their lives by renewing their faith, re-energizing their families, and restoring their masculinity. Tim draws on his own...
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Episode 70: Unmasking Sterling Harris and How to Hear God
This week on Unmasked, the very first NFL player to appear on the show. I'm blessed to be joined by former NFL player Sterling Harris. Sterling played college football at SMU and signed with the Cleveland Browns after college. He hit the mountain top and yet there was still no peace for him. Even...
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Episode 69: Unmasking Neil Matthews and Other Peoples Shoes
This week, I have the honor of talking to another Neil, Neil Matthews. Neil is the host of the podcast, Other Peoples Shoes. Neil created this show as a space that allows people to hear each other's points of view – something that is desperately needed in today’s world. His podcast actually was...
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Episode 68: Unmasking the journey of Jordan Daniel Chitwoood and Will I Always Feel This Way
This week, I start the show spending a few minutes talking the new phone I purchased (don’t worry, it ties into today’s episode) that simply lets me text and call people. A brave new world for me in my attempt to defeat distractions in my life. Those distractions can often lead to anxiety when...
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Episode 67: Unmasking Dan Nash and The Human Trafficking Training Center
$200,000 a year. That’s how much one sex trafficked woman can bring in for her trafficker. On this week’s Unmasked, we talk to Dan Nash. Dan is the co-founder of the Human Trafficking Training Center and a retired Missouri State Trooper. Over his nearly three-decade career, Dan was responsible…
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Episode 66: Unmasking the Journey of Matt Turner - Twice Resurrected
On today’s UNMASKED, I talk to new author Matt Turner. Matt is a successful businessman with a $20 million per year construction business. And he has an incredible testimony. At the age of 22, Matt lost both of his hands in an electrical accident. That left Matt feeling like he lost his identity...
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Episode 65: Unmasking Jen Morgan and Bring it On
Today’s guest is Jen Morgan. Jen is author of the book Bring it On. We actually met at the NRB Convention in 2021 when we were both releasing our books at the same time. We have a great conversation about having a Godly marriage, growing her relationship with Jesus later in life as her faith...
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Episode 64: What is the level of intensity of your relationship with Jesus?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. So before the calendar flips to June, I wanted to share what's on my heart around anxiety and provide an update on how I am dealing with my own mental health three years after getting saved. That's why I am thinking more and more about the intensity of my...
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Episode 63: Unmasking the Journey of Pastor Gale Kragt and God Moments
This week, it was my honor to interview Pastor Gale Kragt. Gale is co-founder of Spiritual Care Consultants and has over twenty years of experience as a Chaplain delivering Christian maturity across all denominations. He is the host of the Healing Begins Podcast and also just wrote the book "God...
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Episode 62: Unmasking the Journey of Nadia Porter / Finding Jasper
On this week's episode, we talk to Nadia Porter, co-founder of Finding Jasper. Nadia leveraged many years of experience with counter sex trafficking operations to start Finding Jasper - an organization that does outreach to help rescue trafficking victims. The mission of Finding Jasper is to…
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Episode 61: Unmasking the journey of Kent Dickerson - The Remade Preacher
This week, we have the honor of talking to Kent Dickerson, the "Remade Preacher." Kent is a Christian writer, teacher, singer and lecturer. He calls himself the “Remade Preacher” because God brought him back to full time ministry after leaving it for almost thirty years. Kent was heavily involved...
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Episode 60: Unmasking the journey of Craig Martin and The Good Road
This week, I have the honor of talking to Craig Martin. Craig is co-host and co-producer of The Good Road TV show on national public TV - now filming its fourth season. Craig has spent the past 30 years filming in war zones, disaster zones and remote villages in more than 85 countries. At the...
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Episode 59: Unmasking Three Years of Freedom
April 14, 2020. That day was the first day I prayed. That was the day I asked God and Amy for forgiveness. And that was the day I gave my life to Jesus Christ. Three years later, the freedom I have from my addictions and sexual sin brings me overwhelming joy every morning. To celebrate three…
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Unmasked Episode 58: Unmasking A Perfect Storm / Sarah Nelson
What do you do when God delivers a perfect storm into your life? On today’s episode, I talk with author Sarah Nelson. Sarah is author of “A Perfect Storm: Devotions During a Crisis.” This is a 28-day devotional that was created out of an unexpected storm in Sarah’s life – dealing with her 2-year...
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Episode 57: Unmasking Into the Light Ministries
There are a ton of great books out today on defeating porn. But if you needed to read one, would you avoid it because of the shame associated with carrying around those kind of books? That's where filmmakers John-Michael Bout and Jacob Valk come in. They are students at the Southern Baptist...
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Episode 56: Unmasking the Journey of Heidi Olson / Sexual Assault Pediatric Nurse
Welcome to the show and the first week of Spring! My annual tradition of having my March Madness brackets busted early continued this year. Check out this video I did about March Sadness here: https://youtu.be/Bww8-Hxaf4Y Check out the video version of this episode here:...
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Episode 55: Unmasking Truckers Against Trafficking / Kylla Lanier
After a brief one-week hiatus, UNMASKED is back for episode 55. This week, we are unmasking the journey of Kylla Lanier. Kyla is co-founder of Truckers Against Trafficking. Through TAT, Kylla and her team are raising up a mobile army of transportation professionals to assist law enforcement in…
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Episode 54: Three Years Post-Unmasking with Amy Getzlow
This is the first episode of year two of Unmasked! Thank you so much for coming on this journey with me over the past 12 months and welcome to all the new listeners (and now viewers). This week marks the 3rd anniversary of God taking a 2x4 to the side of my head in the form of a prostitute who...
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Episode 53: Unmasking Healing Marriages and Building Trust After Adultery / Christy Neal
This week, we are talking with author, podcaster and future media empire giant Christy Neal. Christy appeared on Unmasked last fall to talk about her book, "Don't Ever Tell." As we close out the first year of the UNMASKED podcast, I asked Christy to come back on and talk about surviving and...
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Episode 52: Unmasking Godly marriage with Curt and Brook Vignery
It's Valentine's Week and if I am being honest, I don't like this holiday. It's a made up day to remind us to love our spouses and buy them stuff they don't really need. Shouldn't we love and respect our spouses every single day of the year and treat them like the daughters and sons of God that...
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Episode 51: Unmasking David Bennett / The EPIK Project
It’s Super Bowl week here in Kansas City. This town is fired up for the game and the city is expecting record crowds for a watch party in the downtown entertainment district. Obviously, there are a lot of fans headed to Arizona for the game as well. I wish we could spend this entire episode…
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Episode 50: Unmasking Miracle Sims / God, Sex, Love
We have officially entered the month of February. Of course, that means Valentine's Day is coming up soon and this seems like the one time a year we talk about sex, love, relationships. Frankly, I don’t think we as Christians do a good job talking about what healthy intimacy looks like in a...
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Episode 49: Unmasking Forgiveness / Psalm 51
This week's episode focuses on forgiveness and Psalm 51. David asks God for forgiveness and comes to him with a broken heart. Today, I'm reaching out to some people who don't know the new Neil asking for forgiveness. Be sure to visit neilgetzlow.com to learn more about my journey, my book and to...
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Episode 48: Unmasking the Journey of Paul Ahnert / The Metal Mission
Today, we’re unmasking the journey of Paul Ahnert and the Metal Mission of Knoxville, TN. Paul started his ministry after visiting a punk rock flea market and wondering who was serving the “fringe” members of his community. Inspired by the woman who touched the fringe of Jesus’ garment for…
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Episode 47: Unmasking the Journey of Pastor Phillip O'Reilly / Run To Stop It
January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. And you’ve heard me talk about the fight against human sex trafficking through Run To Stop It in many previous episodes of UNMASKED. Today, I get a chance to talk Pastor Phillip O’Reilly, who along with his daughter, brought RTSI to life in...
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Episode 46: Unmasking the journey of Anita Cordell / I Will Rise
Happy New Year! We kick off 2023 talking to Kansas City filmmaker Anita Cordell. Anita is founder of the I Will Rise Project. I Will Rise is a movement to encourage all of us to rise up through films that educate about social issues like trafficking, homelessness, child abuse, marital abuse and...
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Episode 45: Unmasking Ephesians 5:15-17
The last episode of 2022! Thanks to all of you for faithfully listening this year. I'm excited for where God is going to lead us next year. I'm trying something new today that I hope to do more of in 2023 - a devotional. Today, I'm focused on Ephesians 5:15-17. “Look carefully then how you walk,...
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Episode 44: Unmasking the Journey of Devon Hampson / Praising the Goodness of God in the Middle of a Storm
If you need encouragement today, this episode is for you. This week, we are unmasking the journey of Devon Hampson. Now, unless you go to The Rock of KC church in Kansas City, you likely don’t know Devon. That’s why I am so excited to introduce you to her this week. Would you have the strength to...
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Episode 43: Unmasking the Journey of Karolyn Schrage / Regional Intervention of Sexual Exploitation
This week, I am so honored to share the journey of Karolyn Schrage. Karolyn is a victim response team coordinate for RISE - Regional Intervention of Sexual Exploitation. The mission of is to work together with organizations and agencies within the four states area to increase public awareness...
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Episode 42: Unmasking the Journey of Ed Lane / Lawyer Turned Street Preacher
Would you have the courage to give up the security of a high-paying job if God called you to share the Gospel with strangers in the parking lots of Wal-Mart? That's exactly what Ed Lane did more than seven years ago. Ed is a former lawyer who gave up the courtroom to hand out Bibles…
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Episode 41: Unmasking the Journey of Alison Phillips / Human Trafficking Training Center
Welcome to December! We're starting off the last month of 2022 unmasking the journey of Alison Phillips. Alison is co-founder of the Human Trafficking Training Center - an organization providing resources and education to law enforcement personnel across the US to help address the shortcomings in...
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Episode 40: Unmasking my thankfulness for God
It's Thanksgiving Week! That means I'm going to give you a list of what I'm most thankful for - with a twist. This week I talk about my thankfulness for what God has done in my life. And to help illustrate that, I share the top 10 Bible verses that I am so thankful God has permanently put on my...
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Episode 39: Unmasking the journey of Elly Arrow
It's not often that a self-described radical feminist joins forces with a Christian conservative on the same side of the cultural battlefield but that's exactly what happened on this week's episode. Elly Arrow is an important voice and advocate that's speaking out against prostitution, sex...
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Episode 38: Unmasking the arrival of a new season
Genesis 50:20: As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Today, I share what's on my heart and unmask the arrival of a new season on my faith journey that continues the work God has called me to…
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Episode 37: Unmasking the journey of Sarah Geringer
Welcome to November! Here in the Midwest, we've got a week of 70 degrees to start the month. That means my dog is getting a lot of outdoor time this week. Enjoying walks with her dog during the pandemic is what inspired today's guest to write her latest book. Sarah Geringer is a Christian author,...
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Episode 36: Unmasking the journey of Slone and Drew Adkins
I am so honored and blessed to share this week's episode that features Slone and Drew Adkins. I consider them not only friends but they now part of my family. Slone has been dealing with cancer for a large portion of her life. While not easy, by putting God in the center of their relationship,...
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Episode 35: Unmasking Hilarie Barry and Surviving Infidelity
This week’s episode is another example of how Jesus brings healing to broken relationships and marriages. Hilarie Barry came to faith during her marriage crisis when a simple text message helped her discover that her husband was having affairs with multiple women. She uses her testimony filled…
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Each week, Neil unmasks the journey of people who are using their faith to impact lives and bring hope and encouragement to the world - whether it is through overcoming addictions or building ministries. Everyone has a story to unmask. What's yours?
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