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Do you struggle to ask God for things because you're afraid of what He'll expect you to sacrifice or go through in order to receive those blessings? How often do we let our fear of pain stop us from getting closer to the Lord? Are you defiantly obedient but still unable to feel a real heavently connection? Adam and Tanner talk through these and many other similar questions in this episode.

In this episode Adam and Tanner dive into the topic of intentionally broken families and how having a quantity of children doesn't matter nearly as much as the quality of the families in which they're raised. The dive deep into Tanner's new experiences as a single father and how important it is to give children two loving parents who have time, energy, and attention for their children.

In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about the cultural reaction to President Trump's use of executive power within his first two weeks of taking offfice - especially as it relates to Latter-day Saints and our relationship with power. They discuss the dangers of willful impotence, aligning your power with God's, and what Might really means.

In this episode things get a little fiery as Adam and Tanner talk about the job market debate between the Boomers and the Zoomers, blackpilling vs wise caution, and a whole lot more.

In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about how to combat the more subtle messaging that's found in the media our kids consume, how our need for media is rooted - not in a lack of entertainment but in a lack of emotional ability, and how to cultivate a culture that will allow for the kind of art and creation we want to see and experience.

We've all heard and had the tired debate of when is a prophet speaking as a man vs as the mouthpiece of the Lord, but in this episode Adam and Tanner talk about something a little different - when is the prophet's guidance specific to a speciliazed time and people and when is he speaking on something that is binding for everyone?

In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about how to handle the dissonance between faith and experience, what comfort from God looks like and how to ask for it, and how to handle overwhelming grief.

Adam and Tanner return after a long hiatus and man has a lot changed. This episode is all about integrating living healthy, interesting lives with indirect missionary work and how we often miss the mark by aiming at it too directly.

It's time for Adam and Tanner to take a break, reassess, and then come back with a show that's better than ever.

In this episode Adam and Tanner bring on Todd Michael - a man who's in the midst of a massive leap of faith. Todd tells his story about quitting his job and moving across the country without any safety net other than his faith in the fact that this was revealed to him that he needed to make it happen. He talks about how - while the details may be unique - we're all going to have to commit to our faith and take the risks the Lord wants of us.

Adam and Tanner are both huge proponents of action and have advocating that since the first episode of the show. However, there are times the Lord wants us to wait and rely on Him, instead of always needing to work through our own trials and problems. They discuss this principle, their own limitations with it, why it's so difficult, and much more in this week's episode.

In this episode, Adam talks Tanner into revisiting the culture conversation. They break down the differences between proactive and reactive culture, getting though the "cringe" phase, who it is we're trying to affect with our culture, funding through patrons rather than purchases, and what to do about various barriers of entry.

In this episode, Adam and Tanner go through their takeaways from President Nelson's address to the youth in May of 2022. They talk through the primary and auxiliary identities we're supposed to have, how to differentiate ourselves as individuals while still being primarily children of God. They also work through the genius in making every identity gender and sexuality based and why it's been so effective in detaching us from God and each other.

In this episode, Adam and Tanner work throught the relationship between optimisim and honesty. They talk about the murmuring of the Israelites and Laman and Lemuel, along with how easy it is to over correct and have a facade of everything being awesome all the time. They talk through how the Atonement is the solution to both of these and that real growth comes from doing the right things, for the right reasons, with Christ making up the deficits.

In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about the new show "Under the Banner of Heaven," why it's not worth paying attention to, and what it brings to light in regards to Mormonism vs the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They move on to talk about why we, as members, have a different perspective on cultural events around us. They finish by discussing the merits of perfecting an offering before sacrificing it to the Lord, rather than always expecting Him to work with us through our consecration.