Dr. Ben Baran – organizational psychologist, award-winning management professor, and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Reserve joins Trending with Timmerie 

 

Episode Guide

• Building fortitude and resilience (2:10)
• Overcome adversity – a worldview that builds meaning, purpose, and community (16:45)
• The revival of baseball and camaraderie 'Tarps Off’ shirtless trend sweeps MLB stadiums (35:37)
• What do millennials need? (42:03)
• Tomorrow on Trending (50:54) 

Resources mentioned: 

 

Dr. Ben Baran 

https://www.benbaran.com/about 

 

Preorder:  Crucibles: How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering

https://www.benbaran.com/crucibles 

 

APOSTOLIC LETTER: SALVIFICI DOLORIS 

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html  

 

How to build friendships episodes

https://relevantradio.com/2025/03/rediscovering-friendship/

https://relevantradio.com/2026/02/a-face-transplant-from-another-person/   

https://relevantradio.com/2026/05/intimate-friendships/