Best FreePlays Podcasts (2025)

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1KHO 632: Joy is a Skill | Max Lucado, Tame Your Thoughts 58:12

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In this life-giving conversation, Max Lucado joins Ginny Yurich to talk about something every overwhelmed parent and anxious teen quietly craves: a way out of “stinking thinking.” Drawing from his new book Tame Your Thoughts, Max shares how a 20-year-old “converted drunk” became a pastor, bestselling author, and grandfather who now spends his days …

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1KHO 631: Your Marriage is One-of-a-Kind | Dustin and Melissa Nickerson, How to be Married 56:55

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Dustin and Melissa Nickerson are hilarious and surprisingly profound about what it takes to stay married in this day and age. In this episode, they tell the story of getting married as teenagers, building a “big family small business,” and learning that no one hands you a rule book for a one-of-a-kind marriage. Dustin shares why most marriage advic…

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Basement Dads Pinball Podcast - S2E6 - Beetlejuice 1:34:05

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Spooky pinball released BEETLEJUICE pinball last week and Basement Dads break down the game, the shots, the lighting (eww), and more. George and Paul discuss the good, the bad, and the gameplay video that was released. Hold on to those banisters folks because we've got a heck of a show for you! George's Info: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/dontpanicflip…

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1KHO 630: No One Hands You a Rule Book for Belonging | Leland Lucky Vittert, Born Lucky 1:00:21

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In this unforgettable conversation, NewsNation anchor and instant New York Times bestselling author Leland “Lucky” Vittert pulls back the curtain on a childhood that included late speech, crushing loneliness, and a school world that often met neurodivergence with cruelty instead of care. But Born Lucky isn’t an autism “how-to.” It’s a father-son lo…

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1KHO 629: Good Enough Is Both Good and Enough | Niro Feliciano, All is Calm-ish 52:38

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The holidays promise magic but deliver a lengthy to-do list the length as well. In this conversation, cognitive psychotherapist and TODAY Show contributor Niro Feliciano helps us name the real culprit behind our December depletion: comparison culture, commercial pressure, and the quiet belief that we’re failing if we’re not doing everything. Drawin…

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1KHO 628: More Often Than Not, People Don’t Know Their Values | Robert Glazer, The Compass Within 51:52

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Most of us are living with an internal compass we never learned to read. In this riveting conversation, bestselling author Robert Glazer reveals why so many capable, well-intentioned adults feel misaligned, exhausted, or confused. It is because they are making the biggest decisions of life (work, partnership, community) without ever naming the valu…

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1KHO 627: Children Are a Reward Not a Regret| Abbie Halberstadt, You Bet Your Stretch Marks 59:34

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In her second visit to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, bestselling author and mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt (M Is for Mama, Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad, You Bet Your Stretch Marks) sits down with Ginny to lovingly but firmly push back against a culture that treats children as an interruption instead of a reward. Abbie shares what it was like …

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1KHO 626: Our Children Are Being Medicated for Being Tired | Kalli Halle, Toothpillow 59:20

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What if the behavior problems you’re seeing in your child are really exhaustion from a tiny jaw and a blocked airway? In this eye-opening conversation, host Ginny Yurich welcomes back one of her all-time favorite guests, airway-focused dentist Dr. Kalli Halle, to explain why so many kids are snoring, teeth grinding, bedwetting, and struggling with …

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1KHO 625: Childhood Grows Best in a Garden | Sharon Lovejoy, Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots 57:56

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Beloved author and illustrator Sharon Lovejoy returns for her third appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, and this conversation feels like stepping into the kind of childhood we all hope to create. Sharon and Ginny explore why the garden remains one of the most powerful places to raise a child and a parent. From babies whose tiny hands brus…

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1KHO 624: Build a Mind Gallery for Yourself and Your Children | Leah Boden, Brave Princess Aina 58:39

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Motherhood often feels like a season of losing yourself, but what if it’s actually the most profound season of becoming? In this heart-deep conversation, Ginny welcomes back one of the podcast’s most beloved guests, Leah Boden, for her third appearance. Together they explore what Charlotte Mason called the “mind gallery”—the inner storehouse of bea…

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1KHO 623: The Conversations That Will Protect Your Kids Online | Jessica Joelle Alexander, Raising Digital Citizens 59:06

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When our kids step into the digital world, most of us feel like we’re handing them car keys without ever having learned to drive ourselves. In this episode, Danish parenting expert and author Jessica Joelle Alexander returns to share the tool she created when her own daughter started asking for a phone: Raising Digital Citizens conversation cards. …

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1KHO 622: Choosing the Hard Things on Purpose | Heath and Chrissy Evans, BUILTREADY 55:48

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Choosing the Hard Things on Purpose brings former NFL fullback Heath Evans and weight-loss hero Chrissy Evans into a raw and hope-filled conversation about discipline, surrender, and the kind of transformation that lasts. Together with Ginny, they walk through the rock-bottom moments that reshaped their lives—false accusations, public collapse, a w…

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Basement Dads Pinball Podcast - S2E5 - SPIKE2 The End of an Era (Part 3) 2:22:31

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With the release of SPIKE3 from Stern, we thought we'd try something a bit different. In this episode of Basement Dads, Paul and George continue the long trek through Stern's SPIKE2 era discussing each game in chronological order starting with Foo Fighters and ending with King Kong. This is part 3. Phew... we finished. Watch the Vodcast on YouTube:…

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1KHO 621: Every Child is a Blessing | Sarah Gabel Seifert, Every Life 1:03:23

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What if the most countercultural thing you could do right now was say yes to family? In this deeply affirming conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Sarah Gabel Seifert, co-founder and president of EveryLife, to explore why children are gifts and how slowing down to raise them can become the most life-giving self-care of all. Sarah and Ginny inv…

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1KHO 620: How Do I Make Friends? | Jennie Allen, Find Your People 56:22

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When bestselling author and IF:Gathering founder Jennie Allen sits down with Ginny, they go straight at the question nearly everyone’s asking but few will admit out loud: How do I make friends—real ones—right now? Jennie unpacks why today’s parents are living through a “fast loneliness” era how mixed-age friendships grow resilient kids, and why nee…

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1KHO 619: Ungoverned by Four Walls, | Jess Warner and Adele Hopper, TimberNook Australia 1:00:59

14d ago1:00:59

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When pediatric OT Adele Hopper and early childhood educator Jess Warner stepped outside the clinic and classroom, everything changed—regulation improved, anxiety eased, and play exploded into real learning. In this powerful, hope-filled conversation from Australia, we trace children’s journeys from cautious observers to joyful risk-takers, and the …

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1KHO 618: A Developmentally Appropriate Childhood Is Self-Care for the Whole Family | Dr. Natasha Beck, Dr. Organic Mommy 56:31

15d ago56:31

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When we protect the pace of childhood, everyone in the family heals. In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Natasha Beck—also known as Dr. Organic Mommy—shares how slowing down, simplifying, and removing hidden toxins from our homes can transform not just our kids’ health, but our own. Diagnosed as a child with ADHD and dyslexia, Dr. Beck eventuall…

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1KHO 617: The Courage to Be Left Behind | Erin Loecher, The Opt-Out Family 55:43

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Erin Loechner is back for her third visit with a deeply freeing message for parents: you can step off the conveyor belt and still raise kids who thrive. From TV sets and Disney stages to off-grid cabins and a garden full of slow surprises, Erin has lived a dozen lives—and let many of them go. She and Ginny explore how seasons change slowly, why “su…

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1KHO 616: The Best Ways to Raise Resilient Children | Dr. Michael Gurian, The Wonder of Boys 55:29

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What does it really take to raise strong, confident, and grounded kids in today’s digital world? In this deeply affirming and practical conversation, New York Times bestselling author and family therapist Michael Gurian joins Ginny Yurich to share timeless wisdom backed by neuroscience and 35 years of experience. Gurian explains why children—especi…

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1KHO 615: Moving Forward by Turning Back | Andy Felton, Nourished by Design 52:08

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In this conversation, Andy Felton invites us to see our bodies as organic gardens—living ecosystems that flourish or falter based on what we plant in them. He makes a clear, compassionate case that our modern, convenience-first food culture has left many of us undernourished and overwhelmed, not because we lack willpower but because we’ve been trai…

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1KHO 614: We Are Wired for Stories | Paul Hastings, Compelled 1:01:59

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Stories are how our brains make sense of the world—and in this conversation, Ginny sits down with friend and master storyteller Paul Hastings (host of Compelled) to explore why narrative cuts through noise and sticks. From his Thai–Ozark family roots to thousands of hours crafting immersive, sound-rich episodes, Paul explains the simple science of …

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Basement Dads Pinball Podcast - S2E4 - SPIKE2 The End of an Era (Part 2) 2:17:23

20d ago2:17:23

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With the release of SPIKE3 from Stern, we thought we'd try something a bit different. In this episode of Basement Dads, Paul and George continue the long trek through Stern's SPIKE2 era discussing each game in chronological order starting TMNT and ending with James Bond 007. This is part 2. Expect part 3 to follow. Watch the Vodcast on YouTube: htt…

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1KHO 613: Kids Are Hurting Because of the World We Gave Them | Mike McLeod, GrowNow ADHD 1:04:54

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In his fifth (and most urgent) visit, executive function specialist Mike McLeod says the quiet part out loud: today’s youth mental-health crisis is not a child problem—it’s an adult-built environment. He previews his forthcoming Executive Function Playbook and companion workbook, laying out why executive functions—not grades, apps, or endless “emot…

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1KHO 612: The Biggest Stage You'll Ever Stand On is Your Living Room | Glen Henry, Father Yourself First 51:59

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Glen Henry went from avoiding fatherhood to embracing it with radical presence, creativity, and faith—and he tells the whole story here. From hip-hop tours to a 24-foot RV with four kids and a tornado warning, Glen shares how “fathering yourself first” rewires your inner voice and spills into patient, playful leadership at home. We talk rough-and-t…

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1KHO 611: 26 Is the New 18 | Tim Elmore, The Future Begins With Z 59:26

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When employers say “26 is the new 18,” what they’re really noticing is Tim Elmore’s Peter Pan paradox in action: the age of authority is dropping while the age of maturity is rising. In this energizing conversation, Tim and Ginny decode Gen Z’s “magic and tragic”—their native fluency with tech and AI alongside lagging people skills—and offer hopefu…

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1KHO 610: Children Have a Right To Play | Russell York, COSMO 56:15

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In this powerful and timely conversation, 1000 Hours Outside founder Ginny Yurich sits down with Russell York, CEO of Cosmo, a leading kids smartwatch company, to explore one of the most pressing issues of modern childhood: the loss of unstructured play and freedom. They also discuss the brand new partnership between their organizations and the lau…

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1KHO 609: It's Hard to Be a Person | Diana Hill, Wise Effort 56:37

27d ago56:37

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Clinical psychologist and ACT expert Diana Hill returns to help us do what feels nearly impossible in a loud, burned-out world—focus our energy where it actually matters. We talk psychological flexibility, why curiosity beats quick answers, and how “positive energizers” can lift a whole family system. Diana explains neuroception and interoception i…

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1KHO 608: Hospitality In The Wild | Abby Kuykendall, Let the Biscuits Burn 42:55

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Hospitality isn’t a styled table—it’s how people feel in your presence. In this heart-tugging conversation, Abby Kuykendall reframes hospitality as the art of helping others feel known, loved, and seen—whether you meet in a tiny apartment, a messy kitchen, or a neighborhood park. She draws a bright line between entertaining (me-focused aesthetics) …

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1KHO 607: Heaven And Nature Sing | Ellie Holcomb, Far Country 53:05

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Ellie Holcomb joins Ginny to trace a clear line from her childhood on the Little Harpeth River to the music, books, and family life she’s building today. She shares how stepping off the tour bus to raise a newborn opened a new creative path—writing Scripture into song during a friend’s battle with depression, which grew into her devotional Fighting…

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1KHO 606: Love No Matter How the Story May End | Peter Mutabazi, Love Does Not Conquer All 58:56

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When Peter Mutabazi ran from an abusive home on the streets of Uganda at age ten, he never imagined he’d one day become a foster and adoptive father to more than forty children. In this conversation with host Ginny Yurich, Peter shares his extraordinary story of transformation—from a boy who had nothing, to a man who gives everything. He explains h…

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1KHO 605: Let Them Fall in Love First | Dan Blewett, This Slump Shall Pass 1:02:42

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Kids don’t need earlier tryouts—they need more backyard joy. In this conversation, former pro pitcher Dan Blewett shares how he started “late” by today’s standards, fell in love with the game through free play, and built the grit to endure multiple career-threatening injuries. He argues that early structure can crowd out wonder, and that the deepes…

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1KHO 604: It's a Beautiful World | In Paradise 1:00:32

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When three hitmakers—Jess Cates, Ethan Hulse, and Jordan Mohilowski of In Paradise—sit down with Ginny Yurich, the conversation turns into an ode to real life. From shy kids who found their voice through a $10 garage-sale guitar to a baseball injury that rerouted a future toward award-winning songwriting, they trace how music, community, and countl…

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1KHO 603: Nature is a Time Capsule for Our Memories | Eryn Lynum, Rooted in Wonder 58:22

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Wonder doesn’t vanish—we just forget how to see it. In this conversation, master naturalist and author Eryn Lynum shows how kids can reboot ours: inviting us to become “collectors of sunrises,” to trade a single scrolling hour for sky, creek, and trail, and even to bring the wild indoors with bird feeders, houseplants, and the surprisingly magical …

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1KHO 602: There's No Such Thing as a Terrible Toddler | Devon Kuntzman, Transforming Toddlerhood 57:23

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In this conversation, toddler expert Devon Kuntzman returns to reframe the years we’re told to dread as a season rich with firsts, wonder, and essential brain development. She explains why toddlerhood and the teen years are “parallel tracks,” and how learning the skills now—setting realistic expectations, scaffolding independence, and embracing the…

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1KHO 601: Learn to Love the Life You Already Have | Kate Strickler, I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen 1:01:53

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So often we think peace is waiting on the other side of “more.” A bigger kitchen. A new season. A little extra space—physically or emotionally. But in this honest and deeply relatable conversation, Nap Time Kitchen founder Kate Strickler joins host Ginny Yurich to explore what it really means to love the life you already have. Together they talk ab…

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1KHO 600: Remember How to Live | Catherine Price, The Power of Fun 1:01:44

1M ago1:01:44

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Six hundred episodes in, we’re celebrating with Catherine Price—the award-winning journalist behind How to Break Up with Your Phone and The Power of Fun. Catherine makes a simple, wake-you-up claim: our lives become what we pay attention to. She shares how a late-night moment with her newborn sparked a phone “breakup,” why a true Digital Sabbath ca…

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1KHO 599: The Antidote to Entitlement | Kristen Welch, Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 57:33

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What happens when a mom says a bravest yes of her life—and then lets it reshape her family? In this conversation, Kristen Welch, CEO of Mercy House Global and author of Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World, traces the moment a Compassion trip to Kenya turned her discontent into calling—and held a mirror up to her own entitlement. She shares h…

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1KHO 598: Let Beauty Do Its Work | Ruth Chou Simons, The Way of the Wildflower 56:25

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What if the cure for our anxious, overconnected lives is right outside the door? In this deeply human conversation, Ruth Chou Simons—artist, author, and mom of six—joins Ginny to explore how beauty, especially in nature, becomes a real antidote to hurry, worry, and screen-saturated living. From Jesus’ invitation to “consider the lilies” to the way …

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1KHO 597: Legacy is What We Set in Motion | David Green and Bill High, Hobby Lobby 48:13

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What if retirement isn’t the goal of a good life—but a detour from your purpose? In this rich, countercultural conversation, Hobby Lobby founder David Green and legacy expert Bill High challenge the empty-nest, me-first script and offer a generational vision families can actually live. They unpack why purpose doesn’t expire at 65, how multi-generat…

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1KHO 596: Chase Down Your Dreams Today | Shawn Johnson, Kiss the Fire 57:21

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When pastor and author Shawn Johnson went to the doctor expecting news about a pinched nerve, he never imagined he’d leave with a diagnosis of an incurable brain disease. What followed was heartbreak, fear, and a hard-won rediscovery of purpose. In this powerful conversation, Shawn shares how faith, movement, and honest community helped him climb o…

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1KHO 595: Your Baby Isn't Broken and Neither Are Your Instincts | Britt Chambers, Good Night Moon Child 58:35

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Somewhere along the way, modern parenting turned into a battle against biology. In this powerful conversation, Britt Chambers—founder of Good Night Moon Child—joins Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to dismantle the myth that babies need to be trained to fit adult schedules. She reveals how industrialized culture, profit-driven baby pr…

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1KHO 594: How to Build Resilient Youth | Bryan Gouge, Compassion International 53:09

2M ago53:09

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On World Mental Health Day, youth mental health expert Bryan Gouge, PhD (Compassion International) sits down with Ginny to flip the script—from “fix the kid” to “build the village.” Bryan explains why mental health isn’t just diagnoses; it’s a practice we do together. You’ll hear the four pillars guiding Compassion’s global work—strength-based, you…

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1KHO 593: It's Our Duty to Protect Childhood | Sean Dietrich, Over Yonder 1:01:03

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Sean Dietrich returns for his fourth conversation with Ginny Yurich, and it’s one of his most powerful yet. From the near-extinction of kids on bikes to the loss of long attention spans, Sean names what many parents quietly feel — that a way of life has disappeared almost overnight. He shares how a few months with a flip phone reshaped his focus, h…

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1KHO 592: Gravity Intolerance Might Be Your Missing Link | Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Pull 57:59

2M ago57:59

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What if your aches, digestive issues, or low-energy days aren’t just about food or stress — but how well your body manages gravity? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Brennan Spiegel unpacks “gravity intolerance,” the idea that our bodies are increasingly out of sync with the gravity force we evolved under. From astronauts losing bone density in sp…

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1KHO 591: Reading Is an Act of Rebellion | Jack Carr, Cry Havoc 1:01:37

2M ago1:01:37

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Filming in Morocco and fresh off the marathon research behind Cry Havoc, bestselling author and former Navy SEAL Jack Carr returns for his fourth 1KHO conversation—this time squarely in our wheelhouse of reading, learning, and family culture. Jack makes a compelling case that books are the antidote to algorithm-driven distraction: stories train att…

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1KHO 590: The Limits of Labels | Joel Salatin, Beyond Labels 56:31

2M ago56:31

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In this unforgettable sixth appearance, world-renowned farmer and author Joel Salatin returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for one of the most powerful conversations yet. Drawing from his book Beyond Labels, Joel exposes how modern life has become trapped in labeling everything — our food, our health, even our families — and what we lose when …

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Basement Dads Pinball Podcast - S2E3 - SPIKE2 The End of an Era (Part 1) 1:35:49

2M ago1:35:49

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With the release of SPIKE3 from Stern, we thought we'd try something a bit different. In this episode of Basement Dads, Paul and George begin the long trek through Stern's SPIKE2 era discussing each game in chronological order starting with Batman '66 and ending at COVID (just before TMNT). Initially we thought we make it through all 28 games on SP…

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1KHO 589: Strong Roots in a Shifting World | Raechel Myers, She Reads Truth 58:35

2M ago58:35

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When parenting feels like quicksand, where do we plant our feet? In this deeply hope-filled conversation, Raechel Myers—cofounder of She Reads Truth—joins Ginny to unpack why Scripture is not just ancient, but alive and profoundly practical for families today. Drawing on Romans 1 and the way creation “preaches,” Raechel shares how her new devotiona…

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1KHO 588: Tantrum-Free Technology is Here! | Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott, Daylight Computer 58:33

2M ago58:33

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What if the solution to tech-induced meltdowns wasn’t another app, but a different kind of screen altogether? In this urgent, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with Daylight founder and CEO Anjan Katta as well as Tristan Scott—two innovators taking on Big Tech with what they call “the least computer possible.” They explain how Daylight’s re…

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1KHO 587: The Family Team Is the Most Important Team | Tim Green, Rocket Arm 35:13

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In this unforgettable episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with former NFL player, lawyer, and New York Times bestselling author Tim Green. Though Tim now lives with ALS and communicates through adaptive technology, his wisdom, warmth, and humor shine through every word. From life in the NFL to raising a family, from wr…