Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

In this episode, we welcome Tim Ballard to the show. He spent more than a decade working as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security, where he was assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and deployed as an undercover operative for the U.S. Child Sex Tourism Jump Team. He has worked in that role and since in every type of case in the fight to dismantle child trafficking rings. He’s worked in the United States and in multiple foreign countries to infiltrate child trafficking organizations. He has successfully dismantled dozens of these organizations and rescued children from slavery and exploitation. While working for the government, Ballard saw how much more is needed in the fight against child trafficking and exploitation across the world. In 2013, he and a team of former government operatives left the security of their careers to accomplish the work of rescuing children as a private foundation - Operation Underground Railroad. At O.U.R., Tim has created a team that can work in any jurisdiction and in conjunction with law enforcement to rescue children directly. That team exists today and operates all over the world. His story is depicted in a new movie out now called Sound of Freedom. He is played by Jim Caviezel. In this interview, we discuss how he thought he would spend his career fighting terrorism only to be on the front lines of the fight against child sex trafficking, how common sexual enslavement is in the world, what it was like to view the materials that pedophiles sell online, the dissonance in being able to catch pedophiles without being able to save their child victims, why they had such a hard time getting this film to be released, what parents can do to be more vigilant with their own children, whether he thinks child rapists should get the death penalty if convicted, how sheepdog-minded men can help in this fight, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Nehemiah 8. Let’s get into it…Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Gabe Rench to the show. He is the Co-Founder of the Fight Laugh Feast Network and Co-Host of the show CrossPolitic. He was arrested in September of 2020 for singing Psalms and hymns outside of city hall in Moscow, Idaho. He and other members of his church did this to protest the unconstitutional COVID mask mandates in their town. In this interview, we discuss what preceded his arrest, his subsequent legal battle against his city, how his situation can provide a blueprint for Christians to be able to fight back against their government, the state of manhood inside the Church, what churches should do to encourage masculinity, why Christians should not be too concerned about being nice, why he and his team are building their own business ecosystem, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Nehemiah 7. Let’s get into it…Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Benjamin Watson to the show. He is a retired Super Bowl winning, 1st-round draft pick tight end in the NFL. He played 16 seasons for the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Baltimore Ravens. He and his wife Kirsten have seven children, and he is known for being a devout Christian and a Pro-Life advocate. He’s also the author of the new book The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race, & a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice. In this interview, we discuss the difference between elite-level college football players and elite-level NFL players, why he is so outspoken in the Pro-Life cause, where he differs from your “typical Pro-Lifer”, his reaction to Roe v. Wade being overturned, the role that churches and families have in the fight for life, why he thinks the government should be more involved in helping families, why he didn’t address the epidemic of fatherlessness in his book, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Nehemiah 6. Let’s get into it…Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle announces how you can directly assist a fallen police officer’s family in their time of need. Let’s get into it…Order Thin Blue Line Hats HERE.Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we welcome Eugenia Constantinou to the show. She is a bible scholar, retired professor, and holds five degrees in theology including Master of Theology degrees from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from Université Laval where she specialized in the Apocalypse in the ancient Church. She’s also the author of Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind and her most recent book The Crucifixion of the King of Glory: The Amazing History and Sublime Mystery of the Passion. In this interview, we discuss the damage modernity has done to manhood and boyhood, the differences between Orthodox Christianity, Protestantism, and Catholicism, why the historical and cultural context of the first century is imperative to understanding the crucifixion of Christ, why we can trust the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life, why the Jewish leaders aimed to completely humiliate Jesus while murdering him, the details of a Roman scourging and crucifixion, the significance of the words Jesus said while hanging from the cross, why she plans to focus her future scholarly work on the Resurrection, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Nehemiah 5. Let’s get into it…Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kyle delivers his first post-surgery solo episode! He details his first vocal cord surgery, the circumstances that led to him having a second surgery, his healthy and unhealthy thoughts along the way, how this entire ideal has shaken his faith to the core, and much more. Let’s get into it…Episode notes and links HERE.Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices