Best David Ian Gray Podcasts (2025)

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CNLP 742 | 2025 Church Trends UPDATE: The Gen Z Revival is Real (New Data) + The Mental Health Crisis is Shifting To A Whole New Front 26:12

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Major update to Carey's 2025 church trends with stunning new data. Gen Z church attendance has quadrupled (4% to 16%), with young men leading at 21%. US data shows similar revival patterns. Meanwhile, AI therapy/companionship has become the #1 use for ChatGPT, potentially worsening the mental health crisis. In this episode, Carey shares updates on …

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Fromology (CHEESE) Part 2 with Kyra James 1:12:09

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We’re back with molten hot cheese trivia in Part 2 with Fromologist Kyra James of OwnYourFunk.com. Part 1 covered the foundations and this week we address your listener questions about cows on boats, plant-based cheese options, how to properly store cheese, how cheese changes your brain chemistry, the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, the grea…

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613. NuCalm: Silence Stress, Meditate Like a Monk, & Access Flow State on Demand w/ Jim Poole 2:30:01

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If you’ve ever struggled with chronic stress, poor sleep, anxiety, or burnout—this episode might just change your life. I’m sitting down with Jim Poole, CEO of NuCalm, to explore the groundbreaking neuroacoustic technology that’s helping thousands of people around the world reset their nervous systems—without drugs or side effects. Jim explains how…

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CNLP 741 | How To Know When You've Crossed A Moral Line: Max Lucado on Church Leadership, Moral Failure, and How to Tame Your Thoughts 1:09:37

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Max Lucado talks about his new role at Gateway Church, how to carry the trauma and disappointment of a congregation after the senior pastor has breached trust, how to know if and when you've crossed a moral line that requires resignation, and how to tame your thought life. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art of …

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Fromology (CHEESE) Part 1 with Kyra James 1:10:40

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Soft. Hard. Fresh. Aged. Stinky. Illegal. Let’s talk cheese with Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) and Fromologist, Kyra James. We chat about proprietary bacterial slurries, basement caves, cheese knife etiquette, rind eating, vegetarian versus vegan cheeses, cheese history, different warm-blooded animals whose milk is used for cheese, American c…

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612. Suppressed Solutions: Homeopathy for Fertility, Hormones, & Ancestral Pain w/ Melissa Kupsch 2:22:13

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I finally sat down with Melissa Kupsch, founder of RMDY Collective, to dive into a healing modality that’s long been overlooked on this show—homeopathy. Melissa brings a powerful mix of personal story, clinical experience, and spiritual insight to this conversation. We talk about the foundational principle of homeopathy (like cures like) and how hi…

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CNLP 740 | Overpoliticized and Undermoralized: David Brooks on the American Church, Culture, Becoming a Christian and Being Pastored By Tim Keller 1:09:05

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What if our culture’s biggest crisis isn’t political, but spiritual and relational? New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and Atlantic columnist David Brooks talks about how American culture has changed in our lifetime and why he thinks it's overpoliticized and undermoralized. Plus, he shares how he became a Christian, his friendship with T…

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CNLP 739 | Young and Fighting About Money, Sex and Power: Ashley and Jaime Wooldridge on How They Radically Transformed Their Marriage and Went On To Lead One of America's Fastest Growing Churches 1:07:50

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There's nothing like honesty when it comes to hearing people's stories. CCV Lead Pastor Ashley Wooldridge returns to the podcast with his wife, Jaime. In a raw conversation, they open up about their first decade of marriage in corporate life, how that almost did them in as a couple, and how a journey into radical generosity transformed their marria…

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Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology Updated Encore with Sara Lewis 1:07:49

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Let’s light up your life and butt. World-renowned firefly expert Dr. Sara Lewis of Tufts University gives us some updates to her 2021 episode, sharing her love of a bug that many think is merely mythological. Learn how these tiny animals illuminate the night, the dos and don’ts of firefly observation, how to take good firefly photos, femme fatales,…

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611. Soul Cleanse: Bufo Toad Medicine, Ego Death, & Astral Hygiene w/ Cru von Holtzendorff-Fehling 2:39:34

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I’m back with the luminous Cru von Holtzendorff-Fehling, a gifted soul reader, healer, and one of the most tuned-in beings I know. Cru has an extraordinary ability to read the energy systems and soul blueprints of others, and her deep understanding of the human energy field is matched only by the warmth and humility she brings to her work. In this …

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CNLP 738 | Don't Make the Pastor the Product: Ashley Wooldridge on Building One of America's Fastest-Growing Churches Through Team Empowerment 1:32:05

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Lessons from one of America's fastest-growing and largest churches, Christ Church of the Valley (CCV). Senior Pastor Ashley Wooldridge talks about lessons he learned from a decade at Intel before working at a church, how teamwork trumps talent, EQ as a key to success, and why the pastor can't be the product. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️…

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610. Listener Q&A: Addiction, Lost Faith, Sun Gazing, Water Filtration, and More w/ Luke & Alyson 2:03:33

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We’re back with another deep and unscripted AMA episode; just me and my amazing wife, Alyson Charles Storey, answering your most thought-provoking questions on everything from food freedom to fluoride, spiritual sovereignty, and what it means to live in harmony with the Earth. This is one of those wide-ranging, no-topic-off-limits convos where we s…

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Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Emily Taylor 1:21:11

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Fangs. Rattles. Misconceptions. Crawl out from under your rock for the angelic rattle of one of the world’s most maligned, misunderstood, gorgeous, mysterious, efficient creatures. Herpetology professor, rattlesnake scientist and thus, Crotalologist Dr. Emily Taylor discusses why rattlesnakes deserve our love, the parenthood strategies of rattlers,…

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609. Organ Meats Revival: Ancient Nutrition Your Body Needs + Flavor You Crave w/ Aleks Rhybchinskiy 2:41:12

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Today’s guest is Aleks Rybchinskiy, a truly gifted somatic therapist, Master CHEK practitioner, and co-founder of Primal Fusion Health. Aleks is a living example of what it means to be in harmony with your mind, body, and spirit—and in this conversation, he shares the blueprint for reclaiming your primal vitality in a modern world that often strips…

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CNLP 737 | Toxic Masculinity and the Church: Derwin Gray on Using Ministry to Heal Childhood Wounds, Lessons from the NFL, and The Challenge of Finding the Right Team 1:03:51

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Derwin Gray talks about toxic masculinity and how it plays out in the NFL, the culture, and the church. Plus, insights on using ministry to heal childhood wounds and the challenge of finding the right staff in a growing church. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy 🎥 Watch on YouTube Follow @…

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CNLP 736 | Why Dying Churches Need to Give Growing Churches Their Buildings: The Argument and The Main Objections 30:21

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Fact: Many churches with facilities and money lack people, while churches with people often lack facilities and funds. In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof argues why dying churches should transfer their buildings to growing congregations. He addresses the 5 key objections to this transition and demonstrates why overcoming these barriers creates a win f…

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Aquaculture Ecology (SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOODS) with Ben Halpern 1:25:05

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Farmed versus wild. Basement shrimp hustles. Mangrove drama. Anthropology. Animal welfare and plant-based diets. Climb aboard to meet UCSB’s super cool dude, researcher and Aquaculture Ecologist, Dr. Ben Halpern. You’ll hear about sustainable food sources, land vs. sea farming, bycatch, shellfish guilt, salmon who wear makeup, global marine populat…

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608. Protect Your Brain from Cell Phone EMF & Supercharge Your Biofield w/ Philipp VHF & Ian Mitchell 1:12:00

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I’m back with two of my favorite returning guests—Philipp von Holtzendorff-Fehling and Ian Mitchell—for a wild ride through the latest breakthroughs in quantum technology, consciousness, and energetic healing. We dive deep into how quantum energy, delivered through platforms like Quantum Upgrade and Leela Quantum Tech, is proving its potential to r…

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CNLP 735 | 280% More Likely to Come Back: Jason Mitchell on How to Get Visitors To Come Back to Church, The Emotion of Succession and How Preaching Has Changed 1:15:07

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Imagine if your biggest question was, why did our church grow so fast? Jason Mitchell, Lead Pastor of LCBC, talks about what you need to do to see a 280% greater spike in first-time visitors returning to your church, what's changing in preaching, and the emotion of succession. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art…

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Bonus Episode: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. Let's read it together. 1:25:02

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Have you ever read every word of The U.S. Constitution? You don't have to, because I read it with my mouth into your brain in this weird but vital episode on civil liberties. And of course, there are little sidenotes to make sure we both understand it. There has never been a better time to know what your legal protections are. This episode is a fol…

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Macrophycology (SEAWEED) with Patrick Martone, Charles Yarish, Danielle McHaskell, Angela Jones, and Becky Swerida 1:30:20

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Moonlit seaweeds. Dreamy underwater forests. Mounds of beach debris. Not plants. Let’s talk about where seaweed grows and whether or not it will save us all. Macrophycology means “big-ass algae” so let’s join five dazzling seaweed enthusiasts: guest-in-chief Dr. Patrick Martone of the University of British Columbia, UConn Professor Emeritus and “gr…

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607. Breathing Less to Experience More: The Inner Dive of BreathHoldWork & MovNat w/ Erwan Le Corre 2:38:43

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In this episode, I sit down with Erwan Le Corre, founder of MovNat and creator of BreathHoldWork. You might know him as the Godfather of Natural Movement, but today we’re diving even deeper into the frontier of human capability: breath, resilience, and the power of training discomfort. We talk about Erwan’s journey from reclaiming primal movement t…

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CNLP 734 | Is Your Church Overstaffed? Amy Anderson on The Pivotal Differences Between Growing and Declining Churches, and The Legacy of Tony Morgan 58:37

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The Unstuck Group's Amy Anderson discusses how to know if your church is overstaffed (it probably is), the key differences between growing and declining churches, and leading a company after its founder dies. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy 🎥 Watch on YouTube Follow @careynieuwhof Follo…

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Tripping Sober: Luke as Guest on Psychedelics Then and Now with Zach Leary (Bonus Rebroadcast) 1:00:52

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What happens when you’ve spent 22 years walking a sober path—only to realize there are still parts of your soul left unacknowledged and unhealed? In this deeply personal conversation with Zach Leary, I reflect on how I redefined sobriety through the lens of trauma healing, psychedelics, and self-trust. For two decades, I’d stayed clean and sober an…

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CNLP 733 | You Are Not Your Work: Arianna Molloy's Blueprint for Overcoming Toxic Calling and Boundary Shaming 1:16:44

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Has your calling become toxic? Biola Professor Arianna Molloy discusses the identity crisis most church leaders face: identifying with their calling so much that it becomes toxic. She also discusses burnout, how to get healthy, and the problems with boundary-shaming your team. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art…

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Cryptology (SECRET CODES) with Simon Singh 1:15:17

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Secret ciphers. Hidden treasure. Enigma breakers. Mysterious manuscripts. And … hog Latin. Cryptology expert and author of “The Code Book,” Simon Singh finally lets me ask him about the small mistakes that lost huge battles, the prison plots of Mary Queen of Scots, a cryptology reality show that I wish existed, the legacy of Alan Turing, Indigenous…

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606. Heart Matters: Biofeedback + Isometric Training for Cardiovascular Vitality w/ Mark E. Young 2:09:36

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In this episode, I sit down with Mark Young, CEO of Zona Health, for a conversation that bridges the worlds of health tech, personal growth, and taking radical ownership of your wellbeing. With a career spanning multiple startups and a passion for education, Mark shares how his mission at Zona is not just about product innovation—but empowering peo…

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CNLP 732 | When You Want To Punch a Hole in the Wall: Kyle Idleman on Vulnerability, Insecurity and the Spiritual Gift of Disappointing People 1:12:21

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Kyle Idleman discusses why it's easier to admit a fault on stage than to a friend in person, the times you feel like you want to punch a hole in the wall (and what to do about it), vulnerability, insecurity, and the spiritual gift of disappointing people. 🔗 Show Notes 📩 On The Rise Newsletter 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy…

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605. Listener Q&A: Channeling, Creativity, the Existential Void, Ego Death & Maximizing Brain Health 1:50:53

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I’m back answering more of your submitted questions in another wide-ranging Q&A with my wife, Alyson Charles Storey, that spans spirituality, relationships, personal growth, and even some interdimensional curiosities. From the nature of creativity and aging to navigating non-dual states of consciousness, this conversation goes deep. We explore our …