What does it take to build a marriage that lasts?

In this episode, Brandon and Jeri Mammen share an honest, funny, and sometimes uncomfortable conversation about marriage, family, faith, parenting, health, intimacy, and the lessons they've learned along the way.

With three adult children and more than 33 years of life together, they talk about fighting fair, accepting each other's differences, raising kids without losing your marriage, navigating in-laws, becoming grandparents, surviving hard seasons, and what it really means to keep choosing each other.

Plus, we put them through the SOTL Rapid Fire to find out who really knows whom best!

What does it really take to lead a young family?

This week, Lee Cureton, Derek Gunther, and Matt Wright sit down for an honest, completely unscripted conversation about marriage, fatherhood, discipline, providing, technology, raising boys and girls, and the challenge of leading a family while you're still figuring it out yourself.

After hearing from Jessica Cureton and Preslee Gunther in our Unfiltered Motherhood episode, we're flipping the perspective and hearing from the dads. Expect strong opinions, a few uncomfortable questions, and plenty of laughs.

What would it take for you to leave everything?

In this episode, Bryan and Delia Smith share the story behind one of the biggest decisions of their lives: selling their home, leaving the comfort of small-town Missouri, and moving their family to Costa Rica to plant a church and serve in full-time ministry.

We talk about calling, obedience, parenting, uncertainty, sacrifice, and what it looks like to trust God when the future is anything but certain. Whether you share their faith or simply wrestle with life's big decisions, this honest conversation will challenge you to consider what it means to live with conviction when the cost is high.

Brandon Mammen shares his journey from growing up on a farm near Chillicothe, Missouri, to navigating life after a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. We talk about faith, family, parenting, a career in IT, owning a street sweeper (yes, really), and the resilience required to keep moving forward when life doesn't go as planned.

It's an honest conversation full of wisdom, perspective, and practical encouragement for anyone facing challenges they didn't choose.

Part two of our conversation with Ben St. Pierre goes deeper into the highs and hardships of life. Ben shares stories from rising through the ranks of the Walmart organization, managing stores across the country, and the pressure and chaos that came with leadership at a massive scale.

But the heart of this episode is far more personal.

Ben opens up about the sudden leukemia diagnosis that rocked his family’s world, and the faith, fear, perspective, and resilience that followed. It’s an honest and candid conversation about leadership, fatherhood, hardship, and what matters most when life changes overnight.

Nationally syndicated radio host and Missouri congressional candidate Chris Stigall joins us for a conversation about faith, family, conviction, and the cost of living publicly. From his Ray County roots and small-town upbringing to radio, fatherhood, Christian education, and his decision to run for Congress, this episode goes beyond politics to explore the man behind the microphone.

Chris and Cherith Wier join us for an honest, unscripted double date conversation about marriage, faith, family, and what it takes to stay committed through every season of life. After 22 years of marriage and raising five kids together, they share the lessons, struggles, laughter, and convictions that have helped build a faith-filled home and lasting relationship.

Michael Barry’s story is one you’d have to hear to believe. In this episode, he shares a life marked by violence, addiction, prison, heartbreak, and redemption. From growing up in a broken home to becoming a protector, a convicted felon, kidnapped and left for dead—Michael’s journey is raw, honest, and ultimately transformed by grace, healing, and purpose.

In this episode, we sit down with Ben St. Pierre to explore a season of suffering that set him on a long road toward recovery—healing both mentally and physically—and ultimately, finding forgiveness.

Stuart Olinger is back again to talk about the Rock the Parkway Half Marathon and his approach to wellness of mind and body. Health, Sanity, Vanity, Adventure and Competition .